Xiaomi Black Shark 4 review

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Realme X7 Max 5G is arriving on May 31, Smart TV 4K will tag along

Realme was supposed to unveil the X7 Max 5G in India on May 4, but the announcement was postponed due to the second COVID-19 wave in the country. However, with the situation getting better, Realme has decided to introduce the X7 Max 5G in India on May 31. Realme has revealed the design and a few specs of the X7 Max 5G, including a Dimensity 1200 SoC, 120Hz FullHD+ Super AMOLED screen, 50W charging, and a triple camera setup on the rear comprising 64MP primary, 8MP ultrawide, and 2MP macro units. Realme X7 Max 5G will pack a 120Hz AMOLED screen The smartphone is 8.4mm thick,...

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Redmi Note 8 2021's chipset, camera, and display detailed

Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi will soon launch the Redmi Note 8 2021 to celebrate the sale of 25 million units of the original Note 8 globally, and it recently revealed that the Note 8 2021 will pack a waterdrop notch display, which it has now confirmed will measure 6.3" diagonally. Additionally, Redmi said that the Note 8 2021 will be powered by the Helio G85 SoC and sport a quad camera on the back with the primary shooter using a 48MP sensor. Redmi doesn't tell us anything about the rest of the modules, but previous reports claim it will be joined by ultrawide, macro, and depth units whose...

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Redmi Note 10 5G in for review

We remember when 3G networks started rolling out – they were the first to offer fast Internet on the go. You could browse comfortably the web and even stream video (including video chat). It was a big deal. Then 4G came and improved speeds further, but more importantly it reduced the latency. Now we’re crossing over to the next G and what does that promise? More speed, less latency. With a phone like the Redmi Note 10 5G you can be among the first to experience the next generation networks without the price premium of cutting edge tech – this model starts at just $200. This phone...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 20

Xiaomi lost some positions in our trending chart last week, but it's regrouping now with the newly launched Poco M3 Pro helping it occupy the entire top 5. The new phone managed to split the Redmi Note 10 Pro and Redmi Note 10 on the podium, but came just short of the gold medal. Two more Poco phones follow with the X3 Pro ahead of the F3. We then have three Samsung phones with the Galaxy S21 Ultra ahead of the A72 and the A12. There are not Galaxy A52 phones in the top 10 this week, despite both of them making it the last time around. The nubia Z30 Pro, another newly announced...

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Flashback: these phones and watches could unlock and start your car (Nissan, Mercedes, Audi, BMW)

One of the new features of Android 12 is using your phone to unlock select cars and start their engine – this feature is being co-developed by Google and BMW and will use the new UWB wireless radio. But Nissan did this over a decade ago in partnership with phone maker Sharp and carrier NTT DoCoMo. In 2008 they showed off the Mobile Phone with Built-in Intelligent Key prototype. It could lock/unlock and start/stop the engine of certain Nissan and Infinity cars. And the cool thing was that this didn’t mean future models – there were already over 950,000 vehicles on the road, dating...

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Week 20 in review: Android 12 debuts, Pixel 6 leaks, 1-inch camera a reality

As we see another week's end it's time to recap the major events from it. Android's next major update was announced. Android 12 entered beta phase this week and comes with a major new design, called Material You, that dynamically changes with your wallpaper. You simply choose a wallpaper and the system automatically determines which colors are dominant, which are complementary, and which "just look great". It then applies those colors across the entire OS - the notification shade, the lock screen, the volume controls, new widgets, and so on. Android 12 is available for Pixel phones...

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Weekly poll: can Poco M3 Pro 5G's low pricing tempt you into buying one?

The Poco M3 is a hit, the company has shipped over 3.2 million units since the phone launched. Now comes a Pro version of the device – that should be even better, right? In many ways it is and the early bird price of €160 is just over the current price of the vanilla model (€150, a 4/64GB configuration in both cases). That is obviously a great price for a 5G phone, but does the Poco M3 Pro 5G hold up once you look past its modem? Compared to its 4G-only vanilla sibling, you get a higher refresh rate for the screen (90Hz), a faster chipset (Dimensity 700), newer Android version out...

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Xiaomi Redmi Watch review

The Redmi Watch is Xiaomi's latest affordable wearable. Coming in at a relatively low price of around $55, the Redmi Watch packs in fitness tracking features like a heart rate monitor, sleep tracker, and GPS all inside a traditional watch-shaped, water-resistant body. Let's see how well it performs. Design The Redmi Watch in ivory is a beautiful-looking device and one of the most elegant wearables in this price category. Both the watch body as well as the strap has a perfectly matching shade of off-white with a matching matte finish that looks stunning. The watch is...

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Weekly poll results: the Asus Zenfone 8 excites, Zenfone 8 Flip flops

Asus caused a buzz in the smartphone world – something it hasn’t done in quite a while. The Asus Zenfone 8 in particular lit up people’s excitement with its petite design and reasonable price. It was the clear favorite in last week’s poll. It’s not perfect, but it doesn’t need to be, it just needs to be better than the other phones in its category and there just aren’t many of them. Save for the iPhone 12 mini, this is the smallest 5G flagship around. Sony’s Xperia 5 III and Samsung’s Galaxy S21 come close, but they are still bigger. And pricier. Though they do have telephoto cameras...

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