Xiaomi air purifier was again questioned by the official flagship store

Recently, Xiaomi Air Purifier was notified by Shanghai Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau (referred to as "Shanghai Quality Supervision Bureau") that the "quality problem of clean air" and "noise" were unqualified. The official flagship store of Xiaomi in Tmall Mall and Jingdong Mall has removed the air purifier products. It should not be overlooked that since Xiaomi launched the air purifier product, the negative news has not stopped since the copying of the door, the fake door to the nearest quality door.

At the same time, the "Economic Information Daily" reporter found that Beijing Xiaomi Air Purifier Co., Ltd. ("Zhi Mi Technology"), a millet air purifier manufacturer that has always claimed to be a millet eco-chain enterprise, had its shareholders from the original Beijing Xiaomi software at the beginning of last year. Technology Co., Ltd. changed to two natural persons, Su Jun and Liu De. In this regard, some analysts believe that the control ability of the Xiaomi ecological chain is inevitably worrying.

Was notified that "quality problems are serious"

On January 14, the Shanghai Quality Supervision Bureau issued the "2015 Shanghai Air Purifier Product Quality Supervision and Spot Check Results", showing that 36 batches of air purifier products were inspected and failed to pass the test, including 4 batches of inspections. Maimi Trading Co., Ltd. (Jingdong Online Mall) sells the model "AC-M1-CA", the Xiaomi Air Purifier (Zhi Mi Technology, produced in July 2015), which does not cover the clean air volume and noise of solid pollutants. Qualified and remarked as "a serious quality problem."

The insiders pointed out that the clean air volume of solid pollutants is also called the CADR value, which indicates the amount of clean air supplied by the air purifier per unit time, in cubic meters per hour. The larger the output ratio, the purification of the purifier. The efficiency is also higher. The two major indicators of "CADR value" and "noise" are the "top priority" for measuring the quality of air purifiers. It is worth noting that Xiaomi claims that the CADR value of the air purifier being inspected is as high as 406 cubic meters per hour, while the sampling results of the Shanghai Quality Supervision Bureau show that its CADR value is only 346 cubic meters per hour.

However, Xiaomi official has doubts about the results of this random inspection. On January 14th, Zhimi Technology publicly responded: "The reason for this difference is that the inspection is conducted. The reason for this difference is that the clean air volume test speed does not continue to use the high speed mode. The test procedure exists. Dissent. "It is reported that Xiaomi has applied for a review of the test results.

On January 27th, the "Economic Information Daily" reporter logged into Taobao Tmall Mall Xiaomi official flagship store, search product classification "smart hardware" found Xiaomi air purifier 2 and Xiaomi air purifier two products, priced at 699 yuan And 899 yuan, but after clicking the "Buy Now" button, the page "Sorry, the item you viewed could not be found!" appeared. The reporter then went to the official flagship store of Jingdong Mall Xiaomi, and also found that the Xiaomi air purifier was no longer quoted, and it was displayed as "The product has been removed, I am very sorry!". However, some Taobao shopkeepers other than the official flagship store are still selling Xiaomi air purifiers online.

Repeated controversy

Since the advent of the Xiaomi air purifier, the controversy about this product has not stopped.

On the morning of December 9, last year, Weibo users broke the news that the Xiaomi air purifier could still consume the filter element without unpacking the filter plastic film, and in this case, the indicator light can change from red to green (ie, purify the air). After being forwarded by Wang Hai, a well-known counterfeit person, this microblog quickly caused public opinion to question the alleged data fraud of Xiaomi Air Purifier. On the evening of the same day, Zhimi Technology CEO Su Jun responded by Weibo that when the filter plastic film is not used, the air quality detected by the sensor will also change due to particulate precipitation and local air flow, while the mobile phone App shows the filter consumption. It is calculated by the algorithm and has nothing to do with whether to remove the plastic film. However, the Weibo was deleted in the near future.

According to the analysis by the industry, the Xiaomi air purifier may have problems in display technology, that is, sensing technology. Prior to the end of November 2015, netizens "mad words" said that the millet air purifier filter has a phenomenon of leaking toner, and the leaked toner is blown everywhere by the purifier. Xiaomi officially responded that this situation is rare and promised to be replaced.

As early as the Xiaomi air purifier was released on December 9, 2014, it was caught in the whirlwind of the plagiarism. On December 10, 2014, Balmuda publicly stated that the appearance, internal structure and propaganda copy of the air purifier released by Xiaomi Technology are similar to the AirEngine Anzhifeng air purifier released in early 2014. This statement alluded to the suspected plagiarism of the millet air purifier, and Zhimi Technology quickly responded that the Xiaomi air purifier is completely complementary to the airEngine air purifier of Bamenda in terms of technology and appearance. Different designs have deeply regretted the speech of Bamuda. According to the statement of Bamuda, Xiaomi had hoped to cooperate with Balmada, but the rumor refused, and Mr. Dai Benxiong, who participated in the development and design of Xiaomi Air Purifier, worked in Bamuda and in May 2014. Bambarda left.

The reporter noted that the quality supervision news journal headed by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, “China Quality Miles” released the “Top Ten Dimensional Complaint Analysis Report for Air Purifier Products”, from January to July 2015. The number of air purifier brands that consumers complained was as many as 17, and the number of complaints ranked first was Xiaomi, with a ratio of 17%. According to statistics, many consumers have reported that the brand's air purifiers have problems such as excessive noise, sensor failure, air odor, and failure to replace the filter.

How does Xiaomi guarantee the quality of eco-chain products?

As we all know, Xiaomi ecological chain enterprise is an important layout of Xiaomi Empire. Xiaomi's goal is to invest in 100 ecological chain enterprises. Up to now, there have been more than 50 Xiaomi eco-chain investment companies, covering dozens of products in many fields such as mobile phones, televisions and smart devices. The Xiaomi Air Purifier is a product produced by Xiaomi Ecological Chain Enterprise Zhimi Technology, which accounts for about one-tenth of the market share of the entire household air purifier.

In an investigation of Zhimi Technology, the reporter of the Economic Information Daily found that the company that claimed to be a millet eco-chain company changed its shareholders as early as last year. The National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System shows that Zhimi Technology was established on June 19, 2014 with a registered capital of 20 million yuan. It was originally a wholly-owned subsidiary of Beijing Xiaomi Software Technology Co., Ltd. On March 6, 2015, its shareholders changed significantly, from the original legal person shareholder Beijing Xiaomi Software Technology Co., Ltd. to two natural person shareholders, Liu De and Su Jun. Liu De and Su Jun contributed RMB 19 million and 100 respectively. Ten thousand yuan, the nature of the company has also changed from the original limited liability company (legal-owned) to a limited liability company (natural person investment or holding). The reporter noted that Liu De is the co-founder of Xiaomi Technology, and Su Jun is currently the CEO of Zhimi Technology.

Why are the shareholders of Zhimi Technology quietly changing? What does this change mean? The "Economic Information Daily" reporter called Zhimi Technology to interview, but the phone was never answered. The reporter also sent the relevant written interview outline to the open mailbox of Xiaomi Technology and Zhimi Technology, but as of press time, there was no reply.

The detail worthy of attention is that Xiaomi, the founder of Xiaomi Technology, said on Weibo on the evening of December 8, 2015 that Xiaomi Air Purifier is the work of Xiaomi Ecological Chain Enterprise Zhimi Technology. In order to avoid confusion, Xiaomi Ecological Chain Products will be launched. New independent brand. The industry is concerned about how to ensure the quality of the products of these eco-chain companies after the eco-chain products launch new brands.