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.
Redmi 8, Redmi 8A budget phones now available in PH
Just a day after Xiaomi officially announced the Redmi Note 8 series in the Philippines, we at Revü have received word that the Redmi 8 and Redmi 8A will also be available locally at the bargain-basement prices we’ve come to expect from the Chinese sub-brand.
Redmi Note 8 Pro, Note 8 PH prices start at P7,990 ($155)
The Redmi Note 8 series is finally official in the Philippines, bringing with it competitive prices for the features they offer.
Redmi 8 vs Redmi 8A: Price and specs comparison
There are a lot of similarities between the Redmi 8A and the just-launched Redmi 8. But the updates? They can be considered incremental.
Redmi 8 with ‘flagship’ Sony camera sensor to launch Oct 9
Manu Kumar Jain, Xiaomi’s global vice president and its India unit’s managing director, confirmed in a tweet that the Redmi 8 will debut in India October 9. He says it will come with a “flagship” Sony camera sensor usually seen in ₹20,000 (around P14,604 or $282) phones.
Redmi Note 8 Pro launching in the Philippines soon
Guess what arrived in our inbox today? An email from Xiaomi Philippines requesting us to block off October 11.
Apple iPhone XR bestselling phone in 1st half of 2019 — report
Introducing a third iPhone model in 2018 — the cheapest of the bunch — may have saved Apple from a further slowing of smartphone shipments.
Redmi Note 8 Pro 64MP camera phone launched alongside Note 8
The Realme XT may have been informally introduced to a select few in China August 28, but it’s only the Redmi Note 8 Pro that has been commercially launched, making it the world’s first smartphone with a 64-megapixel camera.
Redmi Note 8 Pro’s benchmark score, other revealed details
More than 20 million units of the Redmi Note 7 series were sold globally in just seven months. It looks like the successor will be equally successful, with over 1.4 million registrations of interest already received days ahead of the lineup’s August 29 launch.