Surprise, surprise: Another POCO phone will hit stores soon. This time, the red carpet will roll out for the POCO M3 Pro 5G on May 19. It will launch with the tagline “More speed. More everything.”
POCO F3 GT, aka global Redmi K40 gaming phone, listed online
Xiaomi’s Redmi K40 Game Enhanced Edition is currently one of the hottest smartphones on the market, even though it’s only available in China (for now, at least), and you apparently won’t be able to install Google Mobile Services or GMS and Google apps on it.
Asia Pacific’s 10 most popular smartphones in Q1 2021
Which smartphones were most popular in the Asia-Pacific region in the first quarter of 2021? In a new report by a market-research firm, the top three spots belonged to Apple‘s newest models.
Best-performing flagship, midrange phones: April 2021, China edition
After quite a wait, Antutu has finally released the latest rankings of best-performing Android phones — the first results from version 9 of the benchmarking platform — albeit for devices released in China.
Realme takes top spot in PH smartphone rankings in Q1 2021
We’ve been waiting for local information ever since research firms started releasing their first-quarter reports on the global smartphone market. Now, we finally have it, albeit without any analysis.
Need Google? Avoid the Redmi K40 Game Enhanced Edition
If you’re eyeing the Redmi K40 Game Enhanced Edition — or any China-exclusive Xiaomi, for that matter — but can’t live without Google Mobile Services or GMS, we have bad news for you. A while ago, it was reported that Xiaomi won’t include GMS and will no longer allow the installation of Google apps, including the Play Store, on devices from China that ship with the local variant of MIUI.
Black Shark 4 prices in the Philippines revealed
A day after Xiaomi’s Redmi launched its first gaming phone, another Xiaomi sub-brand has made its latest model official, this time in the Philippines.
Redmi K40 Game Enhanced Edition a true gaming phone for cheap
Finally. After several weeks of teasers and speculation, Xiaomi‘s Redmi brand has launched its first gaming smartphone.
Video shows how Redmi’s first gaming phone looks
We’ve seen Redmi post teasers after teasers after teasers of its first gaming phone on Chinese social media platform Weibo. But the best one so far is a video showing an actual unit of the device.
Exclusive: Black Shark 4 to go on sale in PH April 28
Good news for those who’ve been waiting for the release of the Black Shark 4 in the Philippines: We at Revü have spotted it at the official store of Xiaomi‘s gaming-focused sub-brand on Lazada.
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite goes official in the Philippines
The Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 4G, the “lightest” member of the Mi 11 family, is official in the Philippines. And when we say “light,” we mean literally and figuratively.
Redmi gaming phone launch scheduled for April 27
When is Redmi’s first gaming phone coming? The brand has finally revealed the launch date of the device.
Mi 11 Lite launching in PH Apr 22. See prices we spotted here
And just like that, another Xiaomi phone is coming to the Philippines, just some time after the Redmi Note 10 Pro became official in the country.
Confirmed: Redmi gaming phone launching in April
A Redmi gaming smartphone code-named ARES has been rumored to be in the works for a while now. Today, April 13, we finally know it’s coming.
Top-performing flagship, midrange phones: March 2021, global
Antutu has revealed the top-performing global Android phones for March 2021, and the best performer in the rankings is no surprise at all — not to us, at least.
Vivo PH’s top smartphone brand in Q4 2020 in Counterpoint report
According to IDC’s report, OPPO was the top smartphone vendor in the Philippines in the fourth quarter of 2020. In another market-research firm’s tracker, there was a different No. 1 — but it’s a brand that’s still part of the same conglomerate that owns OPPO.
Redmi 9T vs Realme C15 vs Vivo Y20i: Which offers the most value for money?
The Xiaomi Redmi 9T, Realme C15, and Vivo Y20i are among the most popular value-focused smartphones on the local market that not only look good for the price, but are packed with enough specs and features to make consumers take a pause and reconsider similarly priced alternatives or more expensive midrange options altogether.
Xiaomi Mi Fan Festival 2021 exclusive deals in PH
Xiaomi is currently hosting its annual Mi Fan Festival until May 9, 2021, where exclusive deals and offers are up for grabs, including the limited-edition Redmi Note 10 Pro MFF Special Edition and its regular variant, plus the newly launched Mi Band 6 with a larger display and new tracking features, including blood-oxygen monitoring. During the event, Mi fans can get up to P3,000, or roughly $62, off select devices as well.
Redmi Note 10 Pro 108MP camera phone’s PH price revealed
When Xiaomi Philippines launched the Redmi Note 10 about three weeks ago, it also announced that the Pro model will be offered in the country, but stopped short of revealing the smartphone’s suggested retail price.
Best-performing flagship, midrange phones: March 2021, China edition
Popular benchmarking website Antutu Benchmark just published its latest rankings of the top-performing flagship and midrange Android smartphones in China. And the results are, well, quite interesting, especially in the top-end segment, where the likes of the ASUS ROG Phone 5, Black Shark 4 Pro, and RedMagic 6 Pro are included in the mix.