Xiaomi just… how do we put this?… stole a bit of the Realme C11‘s thunder by revealing the respective price and availability of a competing budget smartphone 30 minutes ahead of Realme’s online launch.
Redmi 9A, Redmi 9C budget phones launching June 30
It’s confirmed: Two Redmi budget smartphones are launching tomorrow, June 30.
Unannounced Xiaomi Redmi 9A coming to PH, brochure reveals
So Grimalkin, distributor of Xiaomi products in the Philippines, has shared the brand’s product brochure for July-August 2020 this morning.
Watch: Redmi 9 unboxing, hands-on video
The Redmi 9 has recently launched in China, following its unveiling in Europe. The phone is now official in the Philippines as well.
Redmi 9 priced from P6,990 ($139) in the Philippines
So the ad that we spotted June 6th was correct, after all. Xiaomi’s Redmi 9 budget phone is indeed priced at P6,990 (around $139) for the 3GB/32GB variant and at P7,490 ($149) for the 4GB/64GB version.
World’s best-performing midrange, flagship phones for May — Antutu
OPPO phones topped Antutu’s May lists of best-performing handsets released in China. Globally, though, Xiaomi devices ruled the Android rankings.
Xiaomi numbawan: Brand is bestselling at Lazada 6.6 sale
Lazada has just wrapped up its Bounce Back Sale, called as such because it’s the online ecommerce platform’s first sale event after COVID-19-related lockdown measures have been eased in many parts of the Philippines.
Redmi 9 unofficial preorders go live in PH ahead of launch
We wrote about the Redmi 9 yesterday, June 5, and detailed the alleged specs and images of the phone which previously surfaced on the web. The entry-level handset — which has been listed on Xiaomi’s website, by the way — is supposed to launch anytime soon.
Redmi 9 prices, other details surface ahead of expected launch
There’s little doubt about the existence of the Redmi 9, as the smartphone has already appeared on Xiaomi’s website.
OPPO phones best-performing midrange, flagship devices for May in China
Antutu has just published the rankings of the best-performing midrange and flagship Android phones for the month of May. To be clear, these are for devices released in China; we’re still awaiting the global lists.
Redmi Note 9 Pro gaming tests, benchmarks: Can this Pro game at a high level?
The newly launched Redmi Note 9 Pro will be available in the Philippines from June 4 through Xiaomi‘s flagship store on Lazada. It is the most specced-out and expensive smartphone in the Note 9 lineup.
Redmi Note 9, Redmi Note 9 Pro priced from P7,990 in PH
Xiaomi‘s new Notes are finally official in the Philippines, almost a month after their global launch and around three weeks since the Redmi Note 9S’ launch in the country.
Redmi Note 9S MFF 2020 Limited Edition coming to PH
Xiaomi Philippines is on a roll. It will launch the Redmi Note 9, Redmi Note 9 Pro, and Mi Note 10 Lite May 26th — with the Mi 10, Mi 10 Pro, and Black Shark 3 probably joining the lineup, too.
Redmi Note 9, Redmi Note 9 Pro to launch in PH May 26
Xiaomi Philippines will announce the Redmi Note 9 and Redmi Note 9 Pro in the country May 26, per the company’s official social media page. Yes, that’s a day before the launch of the Realme 6 Pro — and possibly the Realme 6 — for the local market.
Redmi 10X with Dimensity 820 scores like a winner in Antutu
Realme will announce the X50 Pro Player Edition May 25th in China. The next day, May 26, Xiaomi‘s Redmi brand has revealed that it will launch the first model of its upcoming youth-oriented X series of smartphones.
Bestselling Android phones in Q1 2020 were from Samsung, Xiaomi
Eighty-six percent of smartphones shipped worldwide in the first quarter of 2020 were Android devices. And the top six models of the 86%? They were all from two manufacturers.
Nova 7i, Mi 10 Pro best-performing midranger, flagship in April
Antutu’s global list of best-performing Android smartphones in April is in, and we’re seeing new chart-toppers.
Redmi 9 appears on Xiaomi site. Phone launching soon?
The Redmi 8 debuted alongside the Redmi 8A in October 2019. That’s why we’re expecting its successor to be introduced soon given the six-month product cycle of most phones these days.
Redmi K30 Pro 5G Speed Edition with SD 768G coming May 11
The Redmi K30 family is growing. The former Xiaomi sub-brand has just announced on Chinese social media platform Weibo that there’s another K30 model coming soon. Like in three days.
Redmi Note 8 Pro beats Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus in gaming test
Samsung has insisted that its Exynos 990 is as good as Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 chip. This, after a report came out claiming the company’s mobile-chip division got humiliated when Samsung decided to release the Snapdragon variant of the Galaxy S20 series in Korea.