For the first time ever, India beat the United States as the world’s second largest smartphone market after China on an annual level, according to Counterpoint Research.
Redmi K30 launching as POCO phone outside China?
The Redmi K30 models were launched in China December 10. Now, there’s information that suggests the 4G version of the K30 will be available in India — and probably other markets like the Philippines — as a POCO phone.
Xiaomi products launching in PH seen in Jan-Feb 2020 brochure
Xiaomi Philippines has unveiled a bunch of new products for the Philippine market via its January-February 2020 product brochure.
Look! This is OPPO, Xiaomi, Vivo’s file-transfer tech in action
Remember the Peer-to-Peer Transmission Alliance, formerly known as the Inter-Transfer Alliance Group, which was formed by Vivo, Xiaomi, and OPPO to establish a cross-brand platform for sharing files from one device to another?
Vivo, Xiaomi, OPPO to roll out AirDrop-like feature soon
Back in August 2019, Vivo, Xiaomi, and OPPO announced a partnership called the Inter-Transfer Alliance Group, which is now called Peer-to-Peer Transmission Alliance. It will enable their devices to have an AirDrop-like file-transfer feature for wireless and seamless sharing of data at high speeds.
Editors’ picks: The top phones that impressed us in 2019
Many smartphones have made their mark on us this year. From budget models to sub-flagships and flagships, there are a lot of memorable products out there. More than we care to mention here.
GCam on Redmi Note 8: Installation guide; vs stock camera app
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 is one of the most feature-packed camera phones in the Philippines, launched with a starting price of P7,990 (around $158) in early October.
iPhone XR tops list of 10 bestselling smartphones in Q3 2019
A new Counterpoint Research report names the Apple iPhone XR as the best-selling smartphone in the third quarter of 2019, taking 3% of the worldwide market share.
Xiaomi issues statement on ‘top phone brands in PH’ report
Almost a week ago, we shared market-research firm Counterpoint’s report on the top 5 bestselling smartphone brands in the Philippines from July to September 2019.
PH’s top 5 smartphone brands in Q3 2019 — Counterpoint
Counterpoint has released its report on the performance of smartphone brands in the Philippines last quarter.
Launched: Redmi K30 models headlined by cheapest 5G phone
With the launch of the Redmi K30 series, Xiaomi‘s sub-brand pulls off another impressive feat. Redmi brings remarkable specs in a more affordable package and introduces the world’s cheapest 5G-enabled smartphone.
Antutu’s best-performing flagship, midrange phones for Nov 2019
Benchmark app Antutu just released its lists of the 10 best-performing flagship and midrange phones for November. And while there aren’t a lot of surprises here — the top spots are still occupied by the ASUS ROG Phone 2 and Redmi Note 8 Pro — we wanted to do a quick rundown of which brands made it to the lists this month.
Redmi K30: Everything we know ahead of its launch
We’re less than a week away from the December 10 launch of the Redmi K30 5G in China, and information keep pouring in — most of it we get from Redmi’s official account on Chinese social media platform Weibo.
Redmi Note 8 series smashes record, sells 10M units in 3 months
Xiaomi has a new global milestone to celebrate. The Redmi Note 8 series crossed the “10 million units sold” mark in just three months.
Redmi K30 teased as first to get class-leading image sensor
Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi is all set to launch the Redmi K30 with a router and smart speaker in China on December 10. And just ahead of its unveiling, we learn that the phone might get a “world’s first high-resolution image sensor.”
Xiaomi tops bestselling mobile brands at Lazada 11.11 sale
Xiaomi, number one? The Chinese technology company was certainly the king of the hill yesterday.
Redmi K30: Early info on the Redmi K20’s successor
The Redmi K20 and K20 Pro, which we know outside of China as the Xiaomi Mi 9T and Mi 9T Pro, introduced compelling specs at affordable price points. So we’re excited that the Xiaomi sub-brand’s general manager, Lu Weibing, already confirmed that the Redmi K30 is coming.
Redmi Note 8 Pro with 64MP camera: Sample pictures
So we were organizing our photography equipment when we found the microSD card where we placed the sample pictures taken with Xiaomi‘s Redmi Note 8 Pro, silly us.
When your Xiaomi phone will get MIUI 11
Xiaomi is just about ready to roll out the newest iteration of its custom Android interface — MIUI 11. The firmware based on Android 7.1 up to Android 10 (depending on the device) will be coming to 42 devices during a staggered rollout that starts October 22.
Redmi Note 8 with 48MP quad camera: Sample pictures
The Redmi Note 8 Pro with a 64-megapixel camera may be the star of the Note 8 series launch in the Philippines on October 11. But admit it, the non-Pro model is hard to ignore as well, especially with its low price tags.