Civi was Xiaomi's 2021 answer to OPPO Reno and Vivo S — slim bodies, pastel finishes, beauty-optimised front camera, lifestyle-heavy marketing. The line has run Civi 1, Civi 1S, Civi 2, Civi 3, Civi 4 Pro. Xiaomi's official English transliteration is 'sívi' (with a long 'i'), but Chinese users mostly just pronounce it letter-by-letter.
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Always written as 小米Civi in mixed script, never fully Romanised or fully Sinicised. Competes in the same slot as OPPO Reno, Vivo S, and Honor 200.