Xiaomi, Asus, and Huawei are integrating premium features such as high refresh rate displays, advanced backlighting, and gaming optimisation into budget smartphones, monitors, and TVs, signalling a shift towards mainstreaming high-end technology.
Xiaomi, Asus and Huawei have each unveiled new devices aimed at different corners of the consumer technology market, but the common theme is the same: features once reserved for premium products are being pushed into more affordable categories. According to Ean Libya, Xiaomi has introduced the Redmi 17C, Asus has refreshed its gaming monitor line with 420Hz panels and Huawei has launched its first televisions with RGB MiniLED backlighting.
Xiaomi’s Redmi 17C is positioned as a budget smartphone, but it carries a relatively large 6.9-inch IPS LCD display with a 120Hz refresh rate, a 50-megapixel main camera, Android 16 and a 6,000mAh battery with 33W charging, according to the lead report. Independent listings from NanoReview, GSMChoice, Smart-GSM and Notebookcheck describe the phone as slightly smaller and differently specified in some areas, citing a 6.88-inch screen, a 13-megapixel rear camera, a 5,160mAh battery and 18W charging, which suggests either regional variation or a discrepancy in early reporting. Even with those differences, the handset is clearly aimed at buyers seeking long battery life, expandable storage and basic connectivity features such as a headphone jack and dual SIM support.
Asus is targeting competitive gaming with the ROG Strix XG259QNSR-W Ace and its sibling model, both of which use 24.5-inch Fast IPS panels at 1,920 by 1,080 resolution and a 420Hz overclocked refresh rate, according to the company’s product page. Asus says the monitor also offers a minimum 0.3ms response time, ELMB Sync to reduce motion blur and tearing, and support for NVIDIA G-SYNC. The company has also built in DisplayWidget Center software for quicker access to on-screen settings, while the white “W” version is intended to give buyers a second finish without changing the core hardware.
Huawei’s Vision Smart Screen 6 SE RGB marks the company’s first TV line with RGB MiniLED backlighting, a system that uses red, green and blue LEDs rather than a conventional single-colour light source. According to Huawei, the approach improves colour coverage and can reach 105% of BT.2020, while also increasing colour saturation compared with standard MiniLED sets. The range is available in 55-, 65- and 75-inch sizes and runs HarmonyOS 4.3, with support for 4K Super Casting, Harmony AI and tighter integration with other devices in Huawei’s ecosystem, including smart locks.
Huawei has priced the range in China at 3,499 yuan for the 55-inch model, 4,699 yuan for the 65-inch version and 5,799 yuan for the 75-inch set, which the report converts to about $520, $700 and $860 respectively. The broader pattern across all three launches is clear: manufacturers are continuing to compress high-end functions into mainstream products, whether that means faster displays in monitors, larger batteries in phones or more advanced backlighting in televisions.
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