Xiaomi demos its Wi-Fi 6E AX6000 router by pitting the Xiaomi Mi 11 against the iPhone 12 Pro Max

Xiaomi recently made its first Wi-Fi 6E router official. The Mi Router AX6000 is priced at CNY 599 (about $91) and is currently available for reservation in China and will be going on its first sale on January 8. It is chuck-full of next-get Wi-Fi features, which we will mention shortly. However, it's difficult to properly get a sense of the new technology, without a practical illustration. In a short clip, Xiaomi did just that, placing the Mi Router AX6000 in the center of a huge stadium and then testing the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max and the recently-launched Xiaomi Mi 11 for Wi-Fi speed at...

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2020 Winners and Losers: LG

We won’t beat around the bush here, LG hasn't been going so great on the smartphone scene lately. Some sort of re-imagining is definitely in order and we have already seen early signs that the Korean giant is trying to take a new course one way or another. Winner: LG Velvet 5G The LG Velvet family offer a great example of LG's ongoing course-correction. First off, there is the "Velvet" moniker itself, which was a great move to try and get a fresh start by effectively killing-off the faltering "G" line of flagships and transforming it into something new. The LG Velvet 5G arrived...

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Motorola Moto G Stylus 2021 looks quite different in a new set of renders

Back in November, we learned that Motorola is planning a successor to the 2020 Moto G Pro, also know as the G Stylus in the US. That original set of hardware specs was more-recently followed-up by what we believed was a bunch of renders of the phone, courtesy of an Amazon listing slip-up. Or at least, so we thought. Whether intentional or not, it seems that those images were not authentic or at least not representative of the final device that is to be the G Stylus 2021. That's the current working theory, as put forward by reputable leakster @OnLeaks. Reading into the new leak...

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nubia smartphone with Snapdragon 888 appears on Geekbench

The Xiaomi Mi 11 unveiled earlier this week is the only smartphone in the market right now with a Snapdragon 888 SoC, but more are on the way as a bunch of Android phone makers have already confirmed their plans to launch SD888-powered smartphones. nubia is one of them as it has confirmed in will launch a Z series smartphone with Snapdragon 888. While we await more details about it, a nubia smartphone bearing model designation NX669J has popped up on Geekbench with the Snapdragon 888 SoC, 8GB RAM and Android 11. While a Z series flagship is the only one confirmed by nubia to have a...

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vivo Y20A is now available for purchase

The vivo Y20A introduced in India a few days ago is now available for purchase in the country through the company's online store. It's priced at INR 11,490 ($155/€130) and has two color options - Dawn White and Nebula Blue. The vivo Y20A joins the Y20 and Y20i in India which were launched last August. But it isn't an entirely new smartphone. It's a rebranded vivo Y20 (2021) with a Snapdragon 439 SoC and 3GB RAM. vivo Y20A in Dawn White and Nebula Blue colors The rest of the specs remain the same, meaning the Y20A comes with a 6.51" HD+ LCD, an 8MP selfie camera and a triple...

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Oppo Reno5 5G and Reno5 Pro 5G are headed to global markets

Oppo is wasting no time when it comes to its new Reno5 line. After unveiling the Reno5 5G and Reno5 Pro 5G on December 10, the Chinese giant followed-up with an official announcement for the Reno5 Pro+ on December 24 and then a Reno5 4G on December 31, with persistent chatter of yet another Reno5 model on the way. Meanwhile, the company appears to have been keeping busy with an international release for the original Reno5 5G and Reno5 Pro 5G pair. Oppo Reno5 5G CPH2145 certifications The two devices have now managed to bag quite a few certifications under new,...

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Letv launches Super Earphone Ears Pro - an affordable pair of TWS buds with ANC

Remember LeEco? We sure do. A quick search in our news archive reveals that last we heard, despite some financial troubles, the company had managed to procure a lucrative investment from property developer Sunac China Holdings and was seemingly doing well. Letv is one of the public brands used by what was originally the Le.com company, or rather its LeMobile subsidiary and is another name we are familiar with from its involvement in the smartphone market some years ago. Well, despite being more or less absent from the smartphone scene, the LeEco conglomerate is still alive and kicking on...

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Samsung tipped to launch a new Galaxy M series smartphone in India next week

Samsung is expected to unveil the Galaxy S21 lineup on January 14, but before that, the company is tipped to introduce a new Galaxy M series smartphone in India. The new M series smartphone will launch in India next week with a big screen, which a leaked poster reveals will have a waterdrop notch for the selfie camera. The poster further tells us that the smartphone will have the power key and volume button on its right-side frame, but other than that, we don't have any information about this M series phone. However, the poster includes a #MAXUP hashtag, which might be a hint at...

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Samsung Galaxy SmartTag Bluetooth object tracker appears in live images

Samsung is expected to unveil the Galaxy S21 smartphones and Galaxy Buds Pro TWS earphones on January 14, but alongside those, we may also see the Galaxy SmartTag Bluetooth object tracker go official, which has appeared in live images as it got certified by Taiwan's NCC. The Galaxy SmartTag is pictured in Black color, but we know it will also have an Oatmeal color option. The SmartTag looks similar to the popular Tile trackers and has Samsung etched on one side and Galaxy SmartTag on the other. However, a few images show a different design and the tracker also has the Samsung branding in...

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