Xiaomi has launched a new variant of the Poco F1 (globally known as Pocophone F1) in India. More specifically, this is a variant of the Armoured Edition. While previously this particular color variant could only be purchased in the top of the line configuration of 256GB storage and 8GB RAM, the new variant has 128GB…
Xiaomi has launched a new budget smartphone in China, called the Mi Play. The phone is priced at ¥1099 ($159). The phone is available in three colors, blue, red and black. The Mi Play has a modern design, with thin bezels and a notch on the front and a glossy back with two tone gradient…
Smartphones are such advanced pieces of technology and their process of manufacturing, developing and testing is quite fascinating. All major companies have their own testing centers where they make sure the phone in our hands will be able to take a beating. We got the opportunity to tour the Device Laboratory of the…
As the year 2018 draws to a close we are taking the chance to look back at what the past twelve months brought. We already went through Q1 and now it’s time for Q2. AI infiltrated every corner of mobile realm, from digital assistants to algorithms that improve image quality. Other big trends highlighted on…
Xiaomi has started selling a cheaper version of its Mi Car Charger, aptly called the Mi Car Charger Basic. This new model is priced at INR 449 ($6) and is available on Mi.com. The new Mi Car Charger Basic has two USB output ports. One of them supports Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, with 5V/3A, 9V/2A,…
Oppo has started selling the R17 in India. The phone is priced at INR 34,990 ($500) and will be available exclusively online on Amazon. The R17 is a mid-range smartphone from Oppo. It has a 6.4-inch, 2340×1080 resolution OLED display with a built-in fingerprint sensor. It has a teardrop notch design with a thin chin.…
Xiaomi has released its Mint Browser on the Google Play Store. A lightweight version of the browser that comes built-in to MIUI, Mint Browser is available to install on all Android devices running Android 4.4 and above. Mint Browser is a lightweight browser, designed to consume fewer resources. Whether that’s browser download size, install size,…
As the year 2018 draws to a close we are hoping 2019 will be an interesting one. We are also taking the chance to remind ourselves what the past twelve months brought. We’ll go about it chronologically, starting with the most interesting stories from the first quarter of 2018. The first three months of the…
In the last but one week of 2018 we find the two phone with punch hole displays topping our chart of most popular phones. This time it’s the Huawei nova 4 on top, which took advantage of its official announcement to overtake the Samsung Galaxy A8s. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro and Samsung Galaxy…
Just before Googles October 9 Pixel 3 event, I wrote a piece about how the Pixel 3 XL is going to be a big deal. And I was wrong. It turned out that the Pixel 3 is the bigger deal of the two. It’s Googles best phone yet and its the Pixel worth getting this…
