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Xiaomi Redmi AirDots 3 Pro to arrive on May 26 with ANC

Xiaomi’s brand Redmi is having a huge announcement tomorrow, May 26, where the Chinese fans will also get to see the Note 10 smartphones for the local market. We expect to see the new Redmi Note 10 Ultra, and today we learned the stage will also see the Redmi AirDots 3 Pro – the brand’s… Read more

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 778G chipset will put premium features in midrange phones

Qualcomm has announced a new 700-series chipset for mobile devices: the Snapdragon 778G 5G. It will start appearing in premium midrange phones from manufacturers including Motorola, Xiaomi, Realme, Honor, Oppo, and iQOO in the next few months, bringing with it some video capture and AI capabilities borrowed from the Snapdragon 888, the current chipset of… Read more

The Android 12 public beta is available now

Google unveiled Android 12 at its opening I/O 2021 keynote, and now you can try the new update yourself as part of the first public beta. The Android 12 public beta is currently available for Google’s Pixel phones (Pixel 3 and up) and will also come to devices from OnePlus, Lenovo, Asus, Oppo, Realme, Sharp,… Read more

Hugo Barra is leaving Facebook

Facebook’s vice president of AR and VR Hugo Barra is leaving the company, he announced (where else) on Facebook Monday. “Today is my last day at Facebook Reality Labs, after 4 years working on projects that have been more exciting and more challenging than anything I’ve encountered in my career, with some of the brightest… Read more

Sharp’s new flagship phone has a giant 1-inch camera sensor and Leica branding

It appears that Leica has found a new mobile camera partner, following Huawei’s sanctions-induced retreat from the international smartphone market. Sharp just announced the Aquos R6 in Japan, and its Leica-branded lens sits in front of what is now the largest camera sensor on any phone. The 20-megapixel 1-inch sensor is similar in specs to… Read more

Google Pixel smartphone with under-screen camera

Google patent describes in detail how the search engine giant wants to implement an under-screen camera in future Google Pixel smartphones. Smartphone manufacturers have invested heavily in reducing the bezels in recent years, in order to create a beautiful edge-to-edge display. However, this poses some challenges, in particular because there is too little space left… Read more

Asus ROG Phone 5 review: A gaming phone with little compromise

(Pocket-lint) – Gaming phones have become something of a fixture in the Android space; while many flagship devices push their gaming prowess, for a select few, gaming is their raison d’être, their everything. The ROG Phone is one such device, pushing Asus’ Republic of Gamers brand and weaving into that the experience Asus has gained… Read more

Xiaomi to introduce new noise-cancelling earphones on May 13

Xiaomi brought Mi Air 2 Pro back in October, but now the TWS earphones are getting a successor. The company has posted a teaser on its Weibo profile, revealing a new case with the new Xiaomi logo on the hinge. The image also tells us when the launch will take place – this Thursday, May… Read more

Top 10 trending phones of week 18

Xiaomi is still the dominant maker in our trending chart in week 18, although the order of the phones has shifted significantly. It’s Redmi Note 10 Pro that took the lead this time, followed by the non-Pro Redmi Note 10 and the Poco X3 Pro. Last week’s leader, the Redmi K40 Gamin is down to… Read more

Week 18 in review: Galaxy Z Fold3 to support S Pen, Xiaomi is back in the tablet game

It is time to look back to the more memorable stories that shaped the smartphone world in the past seven days. Leaked promo materials on the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 and Z Fold3 revealed a bigger secondary screen for the clamshell, while the larger foldable phone will finally gain support for S Pen. Apple is… Read more

Weekly poll: Xiaomi Redmi K40 Gaming promises a lot, but is it worth it?

Xiaomi has its Black Shark gaming division, but the Redmi brand wanted something for itself, so it came up with the K40 Gaming smartphone. It is part of the K40 family, but has its priorities set slightly differently. Last week the phone arrived on sale in China and unsurprisingly sold thousands of units in seconds…. Read more

Redmi K series phone with Dimensity 1100 chipset allegedly in the works

It really didn’t take long after last month’s announcement for the Redmi K40 Gaming to basically explode in popularity, raking in 100,000 sales in one minute. It should hardly come as a surprise then than Xiaomi could be looking into launching one or more derivative models in the near future. We already know that the… Read more

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra review: Ultimate flagship or ultra disappointment?

(Pocket-lint) – When the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra touched down at Pocket-lint HQ it made for a moment of genuine excitement. This flagship, which has more features than, well, any other handset we’ve seen in recent times, is one of those rare moments of a company trying to be different; to standout for the right… Read more

MIUI 13 scheduled to arrive on June 25, phones from 2019 or newer to get it

The MIUI 12.5 update is still being pushed to Xiaomi smartphones, but the company is already planning the launch of the next version – MIUI 13. According to sources from China, it could be launched in the second quarter, just like every version in the past few years. This time the date is apparently set… Read more

Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G might be in the works

The Redmi Note 10 Pro definitely has a lot going for it, what with the 108 MP main camera, 120 Hz AMOLED screen and all that – and let’s not forget the affordable pricing. But it is missing one thing, and that is 5G connectivity. The spread of 5G across the globe might have been… Read more