Android P is coming. Google’s next operating system will support navigational gestures similar to the iPhone X’s and employ sophisticated AI to help extend battery life. No, it doesn’t have a name yet — Android Plum? Peppermint? Parsnip? — or a release date, but the good news is you can get the Android P beta …
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The Xiaomi Mi 8 has been officially revealed. It has a 6.21-inch AMOLED screen and dual 12-megapixel rear cameras. It’s a big month for Chinese phone maker Xiaomi and it’s only been a week. Thus far, the company has filed for an IPO and announced a spate of upcoming rollouts in Europe and a partnership with Three in the UK. Now we …
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The Xiaomi Mi 8 has been officially revealed. It has a 6.21-inch AMOLED screen and dual 12-megapixel rear cameras. Xiaomi, the fourth largest smartphone company in the world, barely sells its phones outside of Asia. But soon you’ll be able to buy them in the UK. Less than a day after it filed for an IPO on the Hong Kong stock exchange, …
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The iPhone X was the best-selling smartphone in the world during the first quarter of 2018, contradicting analysts’ soft sales predictions. Apple’s flagship handset shipped 16 million units during the first three months of the year, according to figures released Thursday by market researcher Strategy Analytics. Apple also nabbed the next two spots on the list with the iPhone 8 …
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Xiaomi has officially filed for an initial public offering in Hong Kong, according to its regulatory documents listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange. The move comes as Xiaomi gains momentum with its smartphone sales, having bounced back from a slump in 2015, which saw it fall behind rivals Huawei, Oppo and Vivo in China. Since then, the company has returned …
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Apple’s slice of the global smartphone market grew in the first quarter of 2018 despite an industry seeing cooling demand for handsets. Global shipments in the quarter fell 2 percent year-over-year to 345 million units, market researcher Strategy Analytics reported Tuesday. Samsung held on the smartphone sales crown by shipping 78.2 million units, a decline of 2 percent year-over-year, giving …
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Watch out Xiaomi, Asus is eyeing your top spot in India with its new ZenFone Max Pro, and it’s making a pretty good case to do so. The 10,999 Indian rupee phone (which converts to about $165, £115 and AU$215) made its debut Monday in Delhi with a pretty impressive feature set given its rock-bottom starting price for a 3GB …
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A new phone wasn’t the only dish on Xiaomi’s new menu on Tuesday. At its press conference in Shanghai, the Chinese company also introduced a new entry into its line of Mi Notebooks, and this one comes with specs suitable for gaming. Clad in black metal, the Mi Gaming Laptop 15.6, as the name suggests, comes with a 15.6-inch display. …
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Xiaomi didn’t just show off its new Mi Mix 2S at an event in Shanghai today. It also blew away the competition for the wireless charging market with a 99-yuan ($15, £10 or AU$20) charger. Most wireless chargers cost quite a bit. And while there are cheap ones available, quality has always been a concern — many people prefer to …
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The Xiaomi Mi 8 has been officially revealed. It has a 6.21-inch AMOLED screen and dual 12-megapixel rear cameras. Xiaomi’s new Mi Mix 2S is an update to last year’s Mi Mix 2, and it comes with updated hardware to compete with a whole new generation of all-screen flagship phones. Oh, and it doesn’t have an iPhone-style notch. Announced in Shanghai Tuesday, …
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