Inside Xiaomi's Beijing factory: The machine behind a smartphone made every 6 seconds

Xiaomi opened its Beijing smart factory to showcase highly automated smartphone production with human quality oversight.

The plant can assemble a phone roughly every six seconds and supports production of more than 10 million devices a year.

It helps refine models like the Leica co-engineered 17 series through extensive testing and camera validation.

Omdia data cited in the article shows Xiaomi gained smartphone market share in China and Europe in 2025, even as its global share fell.