Realme 9 Pro vs Realme 9 Pro+ vs Realme 9i: Specs Comparison

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Feb 18, 2022

POCO X4 Pro 5G appears to arrive soon as the phone’s specs were leaked earlier and we also saw the hands-on images of the device, a day back. Now, PassionateGeekz has shared some official-looking renders of the smartphone.

The renders show all three color variants of the device. The phone has three color variants namely Poco Yellow, Laser Blue, and Laser Black. The device seems to have some white-colored pattern at the back. It has the 5G branding at the bottom and the POCO logo on the camera island.

It has an AI-powered triple camera system and the primary lens here is a 108MP shooter. Previous rumors suggest that it will be a Samsung HM2 sensor. Notably, this seems to be a global model as the tipster Yogesh Brar recently revealed that the global model will have a 108MP sensor, whereas, the Indian model will boast a 64MP primary lens.

Moving to the front, the phone has a punch-hole display with thin bezels. The smartphone is said to have a 6.7-inch 120Hz AMOLED DotDisplay. It will feature a 16MP selfie snapper and out of the three, there will be an 8MP ultra-wide and a 2MP macro sensor.

Inside, it will be fueled by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G SoC paired with 6GB or 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM. It is expected to have up to 128GB of UFS 2.2 internal storage and run on MIUI 13 based on the Android 11 OS. The phone is tipped to come with a 5,000mAh battery and 65W fast charging support.

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Here is the List of Xiaomi Devices Eligible for Android 13

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Feb 18, 2022

Earlier this week, Google has just released its first Android 13 Developer Preview. Codenamed “Tiramisu”, Android 13 bring many changes by building upon the features introduced by Android 12, such as Material You style system-wide styling to the OS.

Android-13-tiramisu-xda — Source: XDADevelopers

Although Android 13 is still only in its infancy stages, Xiaomi is already planning out which Xiaomi devices will get Android 13 and which will not.

The info comes from Xiaomiui.net, whereby they have compiled a list of Xiaomi devices eligible to receive the Android 13, using insider contacts within the MIUI team. Do note that Xiaomi has not yet officially revealed its Android 13 rollout for its devices yet, so there may be changes before Xiaomi’s official announcement.

Xiaomi-android-13-list — Source: xiaomiui.net

The Android 13 Eligibility list from Xiaomiui.net includes phones from the likes of Xiaomi, Redmi and Poco which all use MIUI as their user interface.

Xiaomi Devices That Will Get Android 13

Mi 10S
Mi 11/Pro/Ultra
Mi 11i/11X/11X Pro
Xiaomi 11X/HyperCharge
Xiaomi 11T/Pro
Xiaomi 12 / Pro / Lite / 12X
Mi 11 Lite 4G/5G/LE/Lite NE 5G
Xiaomi MIX 4 / MIX 5 / MIX 5 PRO
Xiaomi MIX FOLD
Xiaomi CIVI
Xiaomi Pad 5 Series

Redmi Devices That Will Get Android 13

Redmi 10/Prime/2022/Prime 2022
Redmi Note 10/10S/Pro/Pro Max/Pro 5G
Redmi Note 10T/10 5G
Redmi Note 11/NFC/11S/Pro 4G/Pro 5G
Redmi Note 11 Pro / Pro+ / 11E Pro
Redmi Note 11T/11 5G/4G
Redmi K40/Pro/Pro+/Gaming
Redmi K50/Pro/Gaming/Gaming Lite

POCO Devices That Will Get Android 13

POCO F3/GT
POCO X3 GT / X3 Pro
POCO F4/Pro/GT
POCO M3 Pro 5G /M4 Pro 5G/M4Pro 4G
POCO C4

Devices That May Get Android 13

Redmi K30 Pro / Zoom Edition
Redmi K30S Ultra
POCO F2 Pro
Mi 10 / Pro / Ultra
Mi 10T / Pro
Redmi Note 8 2021

Unfortunately, there is also a list of Xiaomi devices that won’t receive the update. However, as the Android 13 rollout is still in its planning stages, maybe Xiaomi will reconsider adding several more devices into the rollout.

Devices That Will Not Get Android 13

Redmi 9 / Prime / 9T / Power
Redmi Note 9 / 9S / Pro / Pro Max
Redmi Note 9 4G / 5G / 9T 5G
Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G
Redmi K30 4G/5G/Ultra/K30i 5G/Racing
POCO X3 / NFC
POCO X2 / M2 / M2 Pro
Mi 10 Lite/Youth Edition
Mi 10i/10T Lite
Mi Note 10 Lite

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Another variant of the POCO M4 Pro 4G (2201117SI) appears on the Geekbench

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Feb 18, 2022

A few days back, POCO took wraps off the POCO M4 Pro 5G in India. The smartphone comes with a 90Hz display and has MediaTek’s Dimensity 810 chipset. Now, the company is expected to launch the POCO M4 Pro 4G in different markets. Today, the smartphone has appeared on the Geekbench listing giving away some key details.

The POCO M4 Pro 4G has model number 2201117SI and it has scored 526 points in the single-core department and 1832 points in the multi-core department. The device has a chipset codenamed “miel”. It is believed to be the MediaTek Helio G96 chipset.

The smartphone boots on Android 11 OS and has 6GB of RAM. We expect the handset to run on either the MIUI 12.5 or the MIUI 13 skin.

Previously, another model of the M4 Pro 4G made it to the same listing. It carries model number 2201117PG and has a little variance in the scores. Although nothing is confirmed, we speculate that the difference in model numbers could be because there will be different variants for different markets.

Also, as per a previous leak, the Poco M4 Pro 4G could be a rebranded model of the Redmi Note 11S. It is worth noting that model number 2201117SI originally pertains to the Redmi Note 11S. So, we might end up seeing the Note 11S’ design on the M4 Pro 4G.

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BLU G71L with UNISOC chipset and 5,000mAh battery goes official

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Feb 18, 2022

This month, BLU launched two budget phones in the market, the BLU G51S and BLU G71+. Both phones offer a UNISOC chipset and a fairly sized battery. Now, the brand has unveiled a new device dubbed BLU G71L as an addition to the G71 lineup of phones. The smartphone brings a textured body and has triple cameras.

The pricing of the smartphone is yet to be known but we do know the colors. The smartphone has Green and Blue shades. It will be available in the US market in the forthcoming weeks.

The BLU G71L comes with a 6.5-inch water-drop notch display with an HD+ resolution. It is an IPS LCD panel with a 20:9 aspect ratio.

It features an 8MP selfie snapper and a triple camera system at the rear. Out of the three rear sensors, a primary lens is a 13MP unit, and the other two are depth and macro units. The camera can shoot 1080p videos at 30fps.

Powering the device is the UNISOC SC9863 processor clocked at a 1.6GHz octa-core chipset. As for the graphics, it has the PowerVR GE8322 GPU. The 4G handset runs on Android 11 OS out of the box. It comes with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage.

It also supports a microSD card of up to 128GB. The device houses a 5,000mAh battery with support for 10W charging speed. It has a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner for added security.

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Xiaomi partners YouTube to offer free YouTube Premium on select devices

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Feb 18, 2022

Chinese tech powerhouse Xiaomi has announced a partnership with YouTube that will see some of its current and upcoming devices enjoying free trials on YouTube Premium. The Free Trial period for Xiaomi device owners is three months, within which users will enjoy the best of the YouTube Premium bouquet.

YouTube Premium is a subscription-based package from YouTube which offers access to music and video content in an ad-free environment. The bouquet also includes YouTube Music Premium, offering more than 80 million official songs in addition to live performances and remixes.

The eligible Xiaomi smartphones for the YouTube Premium offer includes the Xiaomi 11T Pro, Xiaomi 11T, Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE, Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G, Redmi Note 11 Pro, Redmi Note 11S, and Redmi Note 11.

Interested users of these Xiaomi devices can enjoy the YouTube Premium Free Trial by opening the YouTube app and following the instructions. Alternatively, users could visit youtube.com/premium.

YouTube Premium guarantees uninterrupted, ads-free, and premium audio and video content on the go for users. Its flexibility also allows for multi-tasking, as the content can continue playing in the background while the user is doing other tasks. The YouTube Premium offer is however understood to apply only to new eligible Xiaomi devices and may not be applicable in some regions. Terms and conditions are also applicable

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Xiaomi 11T Pro Finally Receives Android 12 MIUI 13 Update

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Feb 18, 2022

The Xiaomi 11T Pro is one of the more premium offerings from Xiaomi with its Snapdragon 888 flagship chipset and 108MP Samsung HM2 flagship sensor. However, Xiaomi had already pushed out the Android 12 updates to its more budget offerings first like the Redmi 10, Redmi Note 10, Redmi Note 10 Pro while the Xiaomi 11T Pro had not yet received any news of its Android 12 update.

Well, the good news is that from today, Xiaomi is officially pushing out the Android 12 based stable MIUI 13 update to Xiaomi 11T Pro users worldwide!

Since the Xiaomi 11T Pro has just received the Android 12-based MIUI 13 update, here are the new features and system optimisations Xiaomi made that you need to know.

For new features, there are 3 things to note:

Xiaomi has added a new widget ecosystem with app support.
A new super wallpapers lineup is added to MIUI 13 called “Crystallization”.
Apps can be opened as floating windows directly from the sidebar.

For system optimisations, there are 3 things to note as well:

Improved overall system stability in MIUI 13.
Enhanced accessibility support for Phone, Clock, and Weather system apps.
MIUI Mind map nodes are more convenient and intuitive now.

The changelog is quite short. However, Xiaomi does indeed provide more features for its MIUI over time and considering that MIUI 13 is still in its toddler stages, more features and optimisations can be added over the year 2022.

The Xiaomi 11T Pro was originally launched globally 5 months ago on September 15, 2021. The device came preinstalled with MIUI 12.5 based on Android 11. During the launch, Xiaomi brought great news for Xiaomi 11T and 11T Pro buyers that their phones would be guaranteed for 3 major Android OS updates and 4 years of security updates. To elaborate, the Xiaomi 11T Pro will not only receive the Android 12 update, but also the Android 13 and Android 14 update as well in the upcoming years.

This was a first from Xiaomi to guarantee long term software updates for their flagships and it also benefits the environment as well, since users won’t be as eager to upgrade their phones if their phones still run on perfectly capable hardware running on supported software by the phone manufacturer.

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Apple unveils the Powerbeats Pro NBA75 Ivory earbuds limited edition

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Feb 18, 2022

Apple is pitching itself into the season-long 75th anniversary of the NBA by unveiling the limited-edition Powerbeats Pro NBA75 Ivory earbuds priced at $249.99. The soon-to-be-released pair of earbuds is one of Apple’s contributions to the important milestone in the history of club basketball in the United States.

The NBA’s 75th anniversary will pay tribute to the vast array of stellar performers that have graced the game over the past seven decades since the NBA was established. The Apple Powerbeats Pro earbuds are been themed as Apple’s love letter to millions of NBA fans. This limited edition pair of earbuds is not significantly different from the regular model but it comes with a dose of adornments that reflects its celebratory purpose. The NBA75 Ivory earbuds will soon be available for purchase.

The NBA75 Ivory earbuds offer up to 9 hours of activity on a single charge, are sweat and water-resistant, and could give up to 24 hours of activity when attached to its charging case. The NBA75 Ivory earbuds have in-built Siri Voice Assistant support, volume/track controls on each bud, and AutoPlay/Pause functionality, among others.

Although there are no specifics on the release date, we expect the Powerbeats Pro NBA75 Ivory earbuds to be limited to mainly the United States and Canada, and a few sprinkling of other regions where the NBA has a huge followership.

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Motorola Edge 30 Pro 5G full specifications revealed ahead of launch

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Feb 18, 2022

Motorola has scheduled a launch event on February 24 for the launch of the Motorola Edge 30 Pro 5G. Ahead of its launch, we learned the pricing of the smartphone. Now, 91Mobiles has revealed the specification of the smartphone.

The Motorola Edge 30 Pro is touted to come with a 6.7-inch punch-hole AMOLED display. It will be a Full-HD+ panel with a 144Hz refresh rate and HDR10+ support. The device will have Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection and have a side-facing fingerprint scanner. As for the build, the phone will have a plastic frame around it.

Under the hood, the smartphone will come powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset paired with 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 128GB of UFS 3.1 onboard storage. The phone will pack a 5,000mAh battery and have a 68W wired fast charging support.

In terms of the optics, the phone will feature a triple rear camera system with a 50MP OmniVision OV50A40 primary sensor with an f/1.79 aperture. It will be accompanied by a 50MP ultra-wide secondary lens and a 2MP depth camera. One of its highlights will be the 60MP selfie shooter placed in the punch-hole cutout.

The smartphone will run on MyUI custom skin based on the Android 12 OS. The device is said to get 2 years of OS upgrades meaning that it will support Android 13 and Android 14. Wifi 6E, 5G with 13 bands, Bluetooth v5.1, and GPS will be some of its connectivity options. The phone will also have a USB Type-C port at the bottom.

Regarding the price, the Motorola Edge 30 Pro 5G was previously tipped to be priced between Rs. 45,000(~$603) and Rs. 50,000(~$670).

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MediaTek confirms the Dimensity 9000 will debut on the Find X5 series

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Feb 18, 2022

MediaTek‘s take on Qualcomm‘s flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip is already confirmed to be the Dimensity 9000. Already, we have seen the flagship chipset show some promise over the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Samsung’s Exynos 2200. But as they say, the taste of the pudding is in the eating. MediaTek’s flagship chip is yet to find its way into a smartphone. Well, we may soon see a Dimensity 9000-powered smartphone.

MediaTek has now released a couple of teasers on its official Weibo account confirming that the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 chipset will launch first on the OPPO Find X5 series. The company categorically stated that the Dimensity 9000 will be launched onboard the OPPO Find X5 series on February 24.

MediaTek’s Dimensity 9000 will be based on TSMC’s 4nm process with a 3.0GHz Cortex-X2 super core, three 2.85GHz A710 large cores, and four 1.8GHz A510 mid-core architecture.

In terms of benchmark performance, the Dimensity 9000’s AnTuTu score exceeded 1,017,488 points which is higher than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1’s score. On GeekBench, the flagship processor scored 1273 points on the single core test and 4324 points on the multi core test. The multi-core test score exceeds that of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, which falls between 3,800 and 3,900 points.

We’ll find out more about the Dimensity 9000 when the Find X5 series go official on February 24.

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Infinix ZERO 5G goes on sale in India for Rs. 19,999(~$268)

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Feb 18, 2022

Earlier this week, Infinix launched the ZERO 5G smartphone in the Indian market. The device comes with the Dimensity 900 5G chipset and offers a triple camera system. Starting today, the device has gone on sale in the country.

The Infinix ZERO 5G is priced at Rs. 19,999(~$268) for the sole 8GB RAM and 128GB storage variant. The device has two color options – Cosmic Black, Horizon Blue, and Skylight Orange.

Infinix ZERO 5G Specifications

The Infinix ZERO 5G has a 6.78-inch IPS LTPS LCD display with an FHD+(2460 x 1080 pixes) resolution. It comes with a 120Hz refresh rate and has 240Hz touch sampling rate. The phone has a 20.5:9 aspect ratio and 500 nits of brightness.

It comes with a new camera island design as compared to the company’s other phones. The device has a triple camera system with the camera island protruded. It has a 48MP primary lens, a 13MP telephoto sensor, and a 2MP depth lens. Upfront, it sports a 16MP selfie camera.

Under the hood, it is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 900 5G SoC paired with 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 128GB of UFS 3.1 internal storage. It has a virtual RAM feature that offers up to 5GB of RAM expansion.

The phone also has expandable storage via the microSD card slot. The dual-SIM phone packs a 5,000mAh battery and has 33W fast charging support. The phone runs on Android 11 and has XOS 10 on top of it.

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Volkswagen reportedly in talks with Huawei to buy its autonomous driving unit

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Feb 18, 2022

A new report indicates that German carmaker Volkswagen is in talks with Huawei for a possible acquisition of the tech company’s autonomous vehicle unit. The autonomous driving unit of Huawei is a fast-evolving enterprise that draws massively from Huawei’s rich vein of technology and proprietary products in the autonomous driving evolution. The deal is expected to be worth several billions of Euros, sources say.

Although Huawei was mum on the matter, this could be a win-win situation for both companies, as Huawei continues to grapple with the harsh US sanction regime that has heavily limited its capacity as a global player. The sanction regime had led the company to diversify its operations, leading to the setting up of a raft of businesses dealing in diverse products. Volkswagen China has also not made any formal statement concerning the news.

Since 2019 when Huawei created the autonomous driving unit, it has grown rapidly, tapping from the rich resource of technology available from Huawei, although there had been speculation that Huawei may develop its autonomous vehicle. However, Huawei’s goal is to be a component supplier for different car brands.

Volkswagen had also been pursuing electric vehicle dominance with some of the latest partnerships it had entered. The new direction in pursuit of dominance in the autonomous driving space seems to be part of the strategic goals of the German automaker. China remains a fertile business ground for Volkswagen. Indeed, it was the company’s largest market in 2020 and the outlook remains bright, moving forward. And the pace of development of autonomous driving solutions has been quite rapid. Recently AutoX reached a milestone of 1,000 RoboTaxis deployed across the country.

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iPhone 11’s A13 chip floors the Galaxy S22’s Exynos 2200 SoC in benchmark test

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Feb 18, 2022

Samsung Galaxy S22 lineup is the latest offering by the Korean tech giant, and the smartphones pack lots of functionality and performance capacity. The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is the flagship device in the lineup and it’s a great device when measured across several parameters. However, some of the models in the S22 series have been indicated to be outperformed by older Apple iPhones that are powered by the A13 Bionic chip.

Even the Galaxy S22 Ultra seems to be lacking – at least through the performance benchmarks when it is paired against the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, which is powered by the A15 chip. It should be noted, however, that benchmarks do not indicate the full picture, but they can be quite illuminating for devices. The latest benchmarks regarding Exynos 2200 when compared with the A13 Bionic chip, indicate a better GPU and CPU performance for the iPhone 11 (released in 2019) than the Galaxy S22. Another issue that has been closely connected with the Exynos 2200 flagship chip is overheating of the device.

This seemingly under-par performance of the Galaxy S22 due to chip issues just adds to the growing issues relating to the device. Some industry watchers hold the view that the Galaxy S22 was rushed to the market, and may have in its trail, a litany of complaints and malfunction. It should be noted that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip is also used in some S22 models in place of the Exynos 2200, and the chip offers better performance than the Exynos 2200. In addition, some of the observed issues relating to the Galaxy S22 models could be fixed or alleviated by subsequent updates, so the model is still a good choice overall, although caution is the word.

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Vivo Y15s launched with Helio P35 SoC and Android 11 Go Edition in India

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