Xiaomi shows off 200W fast charging that charges 0-100% in 8 minutes and 120W wireless charging

After introducing 100W fast charging technology in 2019 and 120W fast charging in Mi 10 Ultra last year, Xiaomi today introduced 200W HyperCharge fast charging technology which is currently the highest ever in a smartphone.  The company also posted a video that shows a phone with a 4000mAh battery that takes just 44 seconds for 10% charge, 50% in just 3 minutes and 100% charge takes just 8 minutes.

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Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G could launch in India as POCO X3 GT

Xiaomi under its Redmi brand introduced the Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G in China a few days back. The company did not reveal any details about the global roll-out of the phone yet. A finding by Mi tipster @kacskrz has revealed POCO X3 GT name, so this could be the same Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G for other markets such as India, Turkey, Indonesia and more. Continue reading “Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G could launch in India as POCO X3 GT”

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra with 14.6-inch 120Hz AMOLED display, up to 12GB RAM, 12,000mAh battery, Tab S8 and Tab S8+ surfaces

Specifications of Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S8 series has surfaced in Korea. This reveals three models —Tab S8, Tab S8+ and Tab S8 Ultra, respectively. All these are said to feature 120 Hz refresh rate screen, and the S8 is said to include an 11-inch LCD screen with a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, S8+ with a 12.4-inch Super AMOLED display and the S8 Ultra with a 14.6-inch Super AMOLED screen with up to 92% screen-to-body ratio, thanks to minimal bezels. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra with 14.6-inch 120Hz AMOLED display, up to 12GB RAM, 12,000mAh battery, Tab S8 and Tab S8+ surfaces”

Redmi K20 MIUI 12 Software Update Tracker [Update: Android 11 update rolling out for pilot testers]

Xiaomi launched the Redmi K20 smartphone in India on July 17th running MIUI 10.3 Global Stable on top of Android 9.0 (Pie). Xiaomi doesn’t follow any fixed update frequency for the MIUI Global Stable ROM but on an average, the Global Stable ROM is updated once in 30-45 days. Continue reading “Redmi K20 MIUI 12 Software Update Tracker [Update: Android 11 update rolling out for pilot testers]”

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus Mobile Platform with up to 3GHz clock speed surfaces in benchmark

Qualcomm is said to be gearing up to launch the Snapdragon 888 Plus Mobile Platform, an upgrade to the Snapdragon 888 that was introduced back in December last year. Now that Snapdragon 888 Plus reference device has surfaced in Geekbench listing since it shows 6GB of RAM. It runs Android 11. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus Mobile Platform with up to 3GHz clock speed surfaces in benchmark”

OnePlus Nord CE 5G specs surface: 6.43-inch FHD+ 90Hz display, Snapdragon 750G, 64MP triple rear cameras

OnePlus yesterday confirmed the Nord CE 5G (Core Edition) launch next month in India. The company didn’t reveal any specifications of the phone, which it will reveal throughout next week ahead of launch. Now the specifications of the phone has surfaced ahead of the launch, thanks to Android Central. Continue reading “OnePlus Nord CE 5G specs surface: 6.43-inch FHD+ 90Hz display, Snapdragon 750G, 64MP triple rear cameras”

OnePlus TV U Series U1S launching in India on June 10

Along with the OnePlus Nord CE 5G, OnePlus will also launch the OnePlus TV U Series U1S in India on June 10. The company said that the new U Series TVs will deliver a premium product experience with its superior display, minimalistic design and a host of curated streaming experiences across different screen sizes and price segments in India. Continue reading “OnePlus TV U Series U1S launching in India on June 10”

Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite with 8.7-inch WXGA+ display, 4G LTE, stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos announced

Samsung today introduced the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite, the company’s latest Android tablet. It packs an 8.7-inch WXGA+ TFT LCD screen, is powered by an Octa-core SoC which should be an MediaTek Helio P22T SoC paired with up to 4GB RAM, 8MP autofocus rear camera and a 2MP front camera. It runs on Android 11 with One UI and the tablet packs a 5100mAh battery with 15W fast charging. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite with 8.7-inch WXGA+ display, 4G LTE, stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos announced”

OPPO Enco Free2 with Bluetooth 5.2, Active Noise Cancellation up to 42dB, up to 30h combined battery life announced

Along with the Reno6 series OPPO also introduced the Enco Free2, the company’s latest true wireless earbuds and the successor to the OPPO Enco Free that was introduced back in December 2019. The main highlight of the successor is that it can achieve 42dB depth of active noise reduction, which is higher than the 40dB which the latest Mi FlipBuds Pro claims. The company says that it uses three-core noise reduction chip, which greatly improves the noise reduction power and achieves a more stringent noise reduction effect. Continue reading “OPPO Enco Free2 with Bluetooth 5.2, Active Noise Cancellation up to 42dB, up to 30h combined battery life announced”

OPPO Reno6 Pro+ with 6.55-inch FHD+ OLED 90Hz display, Snapdragon 870, Reno6 Pro with Dimensity 1200 and Reno6 announced

OPPO today announced Reno6, Reno6 Pro and Reno6 Pro+ smartphones in the Reno6 series in China, as it had promised. The Reno6 has a 6.43-inch flat display and the Reno6 Pro and Reno6 Pro+ feature a 6.55-inch curved display, all with AMOLED panel with 90Hz refresh rate and 180Hz touch sampling rate. The Pro and Pro+ models also come with HDR10+ support. Continue reading “OPPO Reno6 Pro+ with 6.55-inch FHD+ OLED 90Hz display, Snapdragon 870, Reno6 Pro with Dimensity 1200 and Reno6 announced”

OnePlus Nord CE 5G launching in India on June 10, Nord N200 5G coming to North America soon

Update: OnePlus has officially confirmed the launch of OnePlus Nord CE 5G smartphone in India on June 10th at 7PM IST. The phone will also launch in Europe on the same day. It also confirmed the launch of Nord N200 5G for North America soon. Continue reading “OnePlus Nord CE 5G launching in India on June 10, Nord N200 5G coming to North America soon”

New OnePlus Nord teased for summer launch in India; Nord 2 and Nord CE 5G expected

OnePlus India has started teasing the launch of new Nord smartphone on Amazon.in after posting a cryptic teaser on its social channels yesterday which said “something new is coming”. The URL of the image confirms it will be a new Nord phone, but company did not confirm the name officially. However, it could be the OnePlus Nord 2, successor to the OnePlus Nord that was launched last year. Continue reading “New OnePlus Nord teased for summer launch in India; Nord 2 and Nord CE 5G expected”

RedMagic 6R with 6.67-inch FHD+ 144Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 888, up to 12GB RAM, 64MP quad rear cameras announced

RedMagic today announced the RedMagic 6R gaming phone in China. It features a 6.67-inch Full HD+ AMOLED screen with 144Hz refresh rate with adaptive refresh rate that can be switched between 30Hz / 60Hz / 90Hz / 120Hz / 144Hz, has 400Hz single finger touch sampling rate and 360Hz multi-finger touch sampling rate. The phone is powered by Snapdragon 888 with 5G SA/NSA, VC liquid cooling and graphene heat dissipation technology and runs RedMagic OS 4.0 based on Android 11. Continue reading “RedMagic 6R with 6.67-inch FHD+ 144Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 888, up to 12GB RAM, 64MP quad rear cameras announced”

Nokia C20 Plus with Octa-Core Unisoc SoC, 3GB RAM, 5000mAh battery surfaces in benchmarks

HMD Global introduced the new C10 and C20 smartphones last month running Android 11 Go Edition with a promise of two years of security updates. Last week in a Chinese forum Nokia 20 Plus with a 5000mAh battery and the Nokia C30 with a 6000mAh battery surfaced in sketches. Now the Nokia C20 Plus has surfaced in Geekbench listing. Continue reading “Nokia C20 Plus with Octa-Core Unisoc SoC, 3GB RAM, 5000mAh battery surfaces in benchmarks”

Xiaomi reports record revenue and profit, 163.8% increase in profit in Q1 2021

Xiaomi has reported its earning for the first quarter (Q1 2020) of 2021 that ended March 31, 2021. It reported revenue of 76.9 billion yuan (US$ 12.03 billion), an increase of 54.7% compared to Q1 2020.  Adjusted net profit (Non-IFRS Measure) was 6.1 billion yuan, an increase of 163.8% year-over-year. The company said that both the revenue and adjusted net profit reached record highs in the quarter. Revenue from overseas markets increased 50.6% year-over-year to 37.4 billion yuan. Continue reading “Xiaomi reports record revenue and profit, 163.8% increase in profit in Q1 2021”