Xiaomi Redmi 8 and Redmi 8A receiving MIUI 11 Global Stable update

The Redmi 8 and Redmi 8A, which were slated to receive MIUI 11 Global Stable update in India starting November 13, have already started receiving Xiaomi's newest custom Android skin in the country. The new firmware for both smartphones sports version number 11.0.1.0.PCPINXM, but the build for Redmi 8 weighs 600MB in size while the build for the Redmi 8A comes at 544MB. MIUI 11 Global Stable update for Redmi 8 and Redmi 8A The MIUI 11 update is still based on Android Pie instead of Android 10 and comes with the October 2019 security patch. However, it does bring in new UI...

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Samsung Galaxy Fold long-term review

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Apple Arcade's library reaches 100 games

Apple's subscription-based gaming service called Arcade just added six new games to its library helping it reach the 100 titles milestone. That's plenty in mobile games standards. The six new games are Sociable Soccer, UFO on Tape: First Contact, Takeshi and Hiroshi, guildlings, Discolored and Marble It Up: Mayhem. The UFO on Tape game, in particular, sounds pretty interesting. It's an AR-based game, which is also a sequel of the UFO on Tape launched back in 2010 for iPhones. It encourages you to look for UFOs in the sky and capture them on video. So if you are into mobile gaming...

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Xiaomi details the benefits of Mi Note 10's 5x camera

Xiaomi announced the Mi CC9 Pro on Tuesday, and on Wednesday it was brought to the global audience as Mi Note 10. The device has five cameras on the back, including two different telephoto units. Xiaomi posted a lengthy Friday read on Weibo, explaining how the difference in cameras can produce a completely different result, thanks to the perspective compression. This means that you can capture the same frame from a further distance, so while the distance the object and the background remains unchanged it's smaller in comparison to the distance from the subject to the...

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Xiaomi details the benefits of the Mi Note 10 5x camera

Xiaomi announced the Mi CC9 Pro on Tuesday, and on Wednesday it was brought to the global audience as Mi Note 10. The device has five cameras on the back, including two different telephoto units. Xiaomi posted a lengthy Friday read on Weibo, explaining how the difference in cameras can produce a completely different result, thanks to the perspective compression. This means that you can capture the same frame from a further distance, so while the distance the object and the background remains unchanged it's smaller in comparison to the distance from the subject to the...

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Samsung's cheap 5G Galaxy A71 smartphone is in the works

With the advance of 5G, manufacturers are starting to develop more affordable 5G-enabled smartphones and Samsung appears to be one of the first to do so. According to inside sources, Samsung's upcoming Galaxy A71 will be an affordable 5G device and the leaked model number is here to prove its existence. A model number SM-A716B has popped up on the web suggesting this is the Chinese variant, which makes sense since this is the country with the largest running 5G network and demand for affordable solutions. Perhaps a global variant with SM-A7160 model number will appear on our radar...

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IDC: Smartphone market grew marginally in Q3, Samsung had the most shipments

According to the latest report from the International Data Corporation (IDC), worldwide smartphone shipments grew by an estimated 0.8% during the July-September period. As a whole, the market saw 358.3 million shipments compared to the 355.6 million over a year ago and also grew by 8.1% compared to Q2 2019. The company confirms the observations of its colleagues that we are just past the first quarter with positive smartphone shipments growth in the past two years. Taking a look at the top-five manufacturers, Samsung came out on top with 78.2 million shipments during the period which...

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Samsung sells out the Galaxy Fold in China in under five minutes

Samsung relaunched the Galaxy Fold and by the looks of it, the second time is the charm. The foldable device is selling in various markets, and today it finally arrived in China. According to the company's account on Weibo, all units of the CNY15,999-priced phone (that's well over $2,000) sold out in five minutes. The Korean manufacturer does not say how many phones were actually available for purchase, but we doubt the number is very high. Nevertheless, some people actually paid the equivalent of $2,288/€2,000 and got a device with a 7.3" foldable Dynamic AMOLED screen and...

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Samsung Galaxy A70s gets 'Link to Windows' and Type-C headset support with first update

The Samsung Galaxy A70s unveiled in late September is receiving its first software update. The new build brings in the Bixby Side key function and adds Type-C headset support, meaning you can use the phone's USB-C port to hook up your headphones in addition to data transfer and battery charging. The update also comes with the 'Link to Windows' feature which lets you connect your phone to a Windows PC and access text messages, notifications, and photos from a computer. It also lets you mirror your phone's screen on the PC. This update, weighing around 315MB in size and bearing...

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Samsung W20 5G set to launch on November 19 in China

While the Galaxy Fold is expanding its availability in more and more markets, the company is slowly approaching the launch of its second foldable phone - the W20 5G. Previous rumors suggested that we'd be getting a clamshell foldable this time around but a new press invite from China Telecom reveals that the design is actually similar to the Galaxy Fold with an inward horizontal fold instead. Some speculations even suggest that the W20 5G will just be a 5G version of the Galaxy Fold. The poster also details that the W20 5G will be unveiled on November 19 in Wuhan,...

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OnePlus 8 Pro to come with a 120Hz display

OnePlus launched the OnePlus 7 Pro back in May this year with a 90Hz display. And at the launch event of the 7T in September, the company said that all its future smartphones will sport a 90Hz screen. This means the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro will feature 90Hz displays. But if recent rumors are to be believed, the OnePlus 8 Pro will go a step further and get a 120Hz panel instead of a 90Hz one. Industry tipster Max J. posted an image on Twitter with the caption "Be a 'pro'". Many thought he was teasing the Samsung Galaxy S11 with a 120Hz display, but to clear the confusion, he later confirmed...

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MIUI 11 Stable version arrives to 12 more phones

Xiaomi has started pushing a stable MIUI 11 update to twelve smartphones. The Chinese maker hasn't said anything about Android 10, so it is safe to assume the new user interface is not changing the the OS the phones are on. The package is seeded to Chinese devices, but the ones that are also sold globally should receive it as well by the end of the month, or in the worst-case scenario, in early December. The list of eligible phones goes at follows: Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G Xiaomi Mi 6 Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Xiaomi Mi CC9 Xiaomi Mi 9 Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro Xiaomi...

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