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Here’s why China Tablet Market is still growing

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Sudarshan Ravichandran
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The COVID-19 global pandemic brought back the Android tablets from the dead. But it is only China where the market for tablets is still growing, while the demand in other regions has started slowing down. A new report by IDC sheds more information on this matter.

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Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro and Lenovo Xiaoxin Pad Pro 2021

According to a report by IDC, the China Tablet PC Market shipped around 7.65 million units. The market registered a 10.6% YoY growth. In fact, the country witnessed the highest number of shipments in a single quarter in the last 7 years. It was also the only country in the world to maintain double-digit YoY growth in Q3 2021.

Approximately 6.32 million units of shipments came from the consumer market as opposed to only 1.31 million units from the commercial market. The former saw a 19.7% YoY increase in shipments, whereas the latter declined by 19.1% YoY.

Unlike other regions, China still has a strong demand for tablets. That’s because this product category has become a key requirement for education users in the country for self-learning, following the government’s new “double reduction” policy.

Therefore, the shipments of consumer tablets in the August-September school season were even more than in 618 sales earlier this year. On the other hand, the commercial tablet shipments declined as the government procured units in large-scale for census projects in the same period last year.

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HUAWEI MatePad 11

Additionally, with the entrance/comeback of local Android tablet players, the competition has become intense. The market share of Android tablets increased from 59.4% to 62.3% in a year. Consumers also have a wide range of options in the ¥2000-¥3000 price segment.

But unfortunately, due to supply shortages and high demand, the price of tablets has increased in China. However, during the ‘Double Eleven’ sales, promotions brought down the average price of tablets to ¥2,580 from ¥3,082 last year.

IDC says that China Tablet PC Market shipments in 2021 will reach a new high since 2014. The firm also predicts further growth in the future.

 

 

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Vivo S12 series to debut around the same time as Reno7 next month: Tipster

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Sean
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A new report from a known tipster has revealed that the Vivo S12 series could be arriving next month. The lineup might be announced in December, which would also have it launch around the same time as the Oppo Reno7 series.

The news arrives from tipster @Arsenal on Weibo (a Chinese microblogging website). Arsenal claims that both the Reno7 series and the S12 series will be released around the same time. The tipster further added that Oppo on flat displays for its smartphones while Vivo is more inclined towards curved screens. Reportedly, the S12 Pro from the Chinese smartphone maker would even sport a curved display, which is also in line with our previous reports.

Vivo

The tipster also stated that the primary camera on the Vivo S12 Pro will be a 50 megapixel camera. Apart from this, no finer details were shared like specifications or exact launch date were shared. But looking at our previous reports, it is rumored that the curved display on the S12 Pro is manufactured by BOE. Additionally, the tipster had also previously revealed that the Pro variant will be available in three color options while the base model will launch in just one variant. Keep in mind that this is still just an unconfirmed report so take it with a pinch of salt for now and stay tuned for more updates.

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ZTE Libero 5G II announced: a budget Dimensity 700 phone with IPX7 water resistance

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Zohaib Ahmed
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The ZTE Libero 5G II smartphone is set to be released soon through the Y! Mobile carrier in Japan. It will come with water and dust resistance, have a 6.67-inch FHD+ display, and be powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 700 processor.

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The phone’s rear camera module is comprised of three lenses – a 16MP primary, an 8MP wide-angle sensor, and a 2MP (depth?) sensor. The camera hardware is paired with software features like “Super Night Mode” and “Background Blur Shooting.”

Upfront you get a 6.67-inch FHD+ (2400×1080) display with a center-aligned punch-hole cutout for the selfie shooter. The CPU is a MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833 2.2GHz octa-core and the RAM and storage peaks at 4GB and 64GB, respectively. For security, there is a side-mounted fingerprint sensor.

ZTE-Libero-5G-II-2

The device is a budget offering but comes with waterproof and dustproof resistance ratings of IPX5, IPX7, and IP5X, which is quite rare at the more wallet-friendly end of the spectrum. It also comes with eSIM support.

ZTE has promised “large-capacity content downloads at high speed” thanks to the phone’s 5G network support, powered by the Dimensity 700 5G chipset.

The ZTE Libero 5G II comes with a large-capacity battery of 3,900mAh that can be filled up through a USB Type-C port. The phone also supports Osaifu-Keitai – Japan’s de facto standard mobile payment system.

Details of a global launch are still awaited.

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Motorola tipped to launch dual flagships with Snapdragon 888+ and Snapdragon 8 Gen1 in December

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Anvinraj Valiyathara
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Motorola is gearing to unleash the Moto Edge X powered by Qualcomm’s forthcoming flagship chipset in December. While the rumor mill has been calling the chipset as the Snapdragon 898, a new report from today claimed that the U.S. based chip maker will announce it with the “Snapdragon 8 Gen1” name. According to reliable tipster Digital Chat Station, the Lenovo-owned company is planning to launch dual flagships in China in December. These models are said to be powered by an existing Snapdragon 8-series chip and the next-generation 8-series SoC.

The tipster claimed that in a bid to launch dual flagship phones, Motorola will also announce a phone powered by the Snapdragon 888+ chipset. This chipset has powered some flagship phones such as iQOO 8 Pro, Vivo X70 Pro+, Red Magic 6S Pro, ROG Phone 5S, Honor Magic 3 Pro, and Meizu 18s. As it is known, the Snapdragon 888 Plus is an overclocked version of the Snapdragon 888 SoC.

Motorola Edge 30 Ultra renders
Motorola Edge 30 Ultra renders by 91mobiles/OnLeaks

The tipster did not share any information on the specs of the upcoming Snapdragon 888+ SoC powered flagship. Considering that the Snapdragon 8 Gen1 powered Motorola flagship will carry the Moto Edge X moniker, it is likely that SD888+ could also arrive as an Edge series phone. He added that this device will carry a low price.

Moto Edge X specifications (Rumored)

Reports have revealed that the Edge X will have a 6.67-inch OLED FHD+ 144Hz display, up to 12 GB of LPDDR5 RAM, up to 256 GB of UFS 3.1 storage, and a 5,000mAh battery that supports 68W fast charging. It will come preinstalled with MyUX based Android 11.

The Edge X may feature a 60-megapixel front-facing camera. Its back panel may house a 50-megapixel + 50-megapixel + 2-megapixel triple camera unit. This model is speculated to debut with the Motorola Edge 30 Ultra moniker in Europe in January.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 2021 gets certified by FCC, BIS, TÜV Rheinland

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Sudarshan Ravichandran
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The Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 2021 is in the news since September. Almost two months later, the tablet gets certified by three different certification bureaus, namely FCC, TÜV Rheinland, and BIS. Let’s take a look at what these entries have to say.

Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 2021
Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 2021 | Source: @OnLeaks via 91Mobiles

From Geekbench listings, we know that the Galaxy Tab A8 2021 will arrive in WiFi-only and LTE variants with model numbers SM-X200 and SM-X205 respectively. However, only the LTE version has been certified by FCC so far.

Whereas, both variants have received certifications from BIS. This means the duo could launch in India.

Further, TÜV Rheinland certification reveals that the tablet will be backed by a 7,040mAh battery. Unfortunately, it will only support 7.8W (1.5A) charging, and therefore, it will take more time to refuel.

According to previous reports, the Galaxy Tav A8 2021 will sport a metal body design with quad-speakers, a USB Type-C port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. It will flaunt a 10.4-inch FHD+ TFT LCD panel and will measure 246.7 x 161.8 x 6.9mm in dimensions.

The device will feature an 8MP single rear camera and a sole 5MP front-facing camera. It will be powered by a UNISOC T618 SoC and will run Android 11. Last but not least, it will be available in three colors (silver, gray, gold).

The Galaxy Tab A8 2021 will most likely go official silently like the previous entry-level tablets from Samsung.

 

 

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Redmi K50 series will likely feature the MediaTek flagship Dimensity 2000 processor

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Zohaib Ahmed
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At least one of the models from the Redmi K50 series will be sporting the MediaTek Dimensity 2000 processor (via My Drivers). The upcoming chip will supersede MediaTek’s current flagship – the Dimensity 1200 – and the Redmi K50 will likely be one of the first devices to be powered by it. The other model from the series will feature the Snapdragon 870 SoC.

Redmi K40 Pro+
This year’s Redmi K40 Pro+

This isn’t the first time Redmi has opted for a flagship Dimensity processor for its K series though, so it doesn’t come as a surprise. Looking at the lineup’s history, the Redmi K30 Extreme Edition came equipped with the Dimensity 1000 Plus, Redmi K40 Gaming is equipped with Dimensity 1200, and the K50 series will now be equipped with Dimensity 2000.

Coming to the processor itself, the Dimensity 2000 is a flagship unit, which according to benchmark scores will be a direct competitor to Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 898 chip. A leak had recently shown a phenomenal AnTuTu score of over a million. For comparison, its predecessor Dimensity 1200 scores around 715,000.

The CPU will be using the same architecture as the Snapdragon 898 and feature 1x 3.0GHz X2 super large core + 3x 2.85GHz large cores + 4x 1.8GHz small cores. It will be paired with a Mali-G710 MC10 GPU.

It is worth noting here that the Redmi K50 model equipped with the Dimensity 2000 will likely be a standard model. The Pro or Pro+ variant is expected to be powered by the Snapdragon 898, just like the K40 Pro+ is powered by the Snapdragon 888.

Also worth mentioning is that the Redmi K50 series will most likely be sold with different names outside of China. Take the Redmi K40, for example, that sells as Poco F3 globally and as Mi 11X in India.

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Xiaomi to launch the Redmi Note 11T 5G on November 30 in India

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Sean
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Xiaomi has just announced the launch date for the upcoming Redmi Note 11T 5G. The new smartphone will be the latest entry in the company’s popular Note series of handsets and will be launched in India later this month.

The Chinese tech giant officially shared the news on its official Twitter handle and also updated its webpage on Amazon India. Looking at this image poster, the Redmi Note 11T 5G will be unveiled in India on the 30th of November 2021. Notably, this is in line with a leak we had covered previously, which was from a reliable tipster. But now, we finally have an official confirmation.

Xiaomi

Talking about the device itself, the Redmi Note 11T 5G will sport a MediaTek Dimensity 810 SoC, which is an octa core processor that clocks at 2.4GHz and is based on the 6nm process. Furthermore, it will be paired with up to 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 128GB of UFS 2.2 storage. The Note 11T will also be available in multiple storage configurations, like 6GB+64GB, 6GB+128GB, and 8GB+128GB.

On the front, the smartphone sports a 6.6 inch FHD+ panel with 2400×1080 resolution, 90Hz refresh rate, and 240Hz touch sampling rate. Meanwhile, the rear houses a 50 megapixel primary camera with an 8 megapixel ultra wide angle lens. Its selfie shooter is a 16 megapixel sensor, while the device is powered by a large 5,000mAh battery pack that supports 33W fast charging solution. Although the company has unveiled the launch date, it has yet to reveal the pricing for the Note 11T, so stay tuned as we will be covering the launch event.

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iQOO Z5 5G Cyber Grid edition launched in India

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Anvinraj Valiyathara
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In September, iQOO announced the iQOO Z5 5G smartphone in India. It was announced in two colors such as Mystic Space and Arctic Dawn. Starting from today, the Z5 is now available in a color called the Cyber Grid.

As can be seen in the below, the iQOO Z5 Cyber Grid sports a gradient blue rear panel with vertical stripes. In comparison, the Mystic Space and Arctic Dawn variants of the phone has plain design on the back. Interested buyers can head to iQOO India’s website or Amazon India to purchase the iQOO Z5 Cyber Grid edition.

iQOO Z5 5G Cyber Grid
iQOO Z5 5G Cyber Grid

Like the other color variants, the iQOO Z5 Cyber Grid will come in two choices such as 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 12 GB RAM + 256 GB storage. These variants are priced at Rs 23,990 (~$322) and Rs 26,990 (~$363), respectively. On Amazon, the handset can be availed with a Rs 1,500 (~$20) coupon discount.

iQOO Z5 5G specifications

The iQOO Z5 has a 6.67-inch IPS LCD FHD+ display that offers a 120Hz refresh rate. It has a 16-megapixel front-facing camera, and its rear camera setup has a 64-megapixel main snapper, an 8-megapixel ultrawide lens, and a 2-megapixel depth assist lens.

The Snapdragon 778G SoC powers the iQOO Z5 with LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage. It has a 5,000mAh battery that supports 44W fast charging. The handset offers other features such as Android 11, a side-facing fingerprint scanner, liquid-cooling system, dual stereo speakers, dual SIM, 5G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, and a 3.5mm audio jack.

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Samsung reveals One UI 4 stable release timeline for South Korea

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Sudarshan Ravichandran
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Android OEMs have been beta testing Android 12 on eligible devices for the past few weeks. Samsung is one of those companies and its version of the latest Android release is called One UI 4. Earlier today, the South Korean tech giant revealed the Android 12 stable rollout plan for its home country.

Samsung One UI 4 Featured

According to @FrontTron, Samsung announced One UI 4 stable update timeline for South Korea on Samsung Members. However, for unknown reasons, the firm took down the announcement post.

But we think this schedule should be almost finalized. That’s because a Canadian carrier also suggests the same, at least, for the Galaxy S21 series. For those unaware, Samsung is known for releasing updates at around the same time in all markets.

Hence, the below-mentioned Android 12-based One UI 4 stable update plan for South Korea should be applicable to other regions to some extent.

Samsung Android 12 One UI 4 Stable Release Plan South Korea

  • November 2021

    • Galaxy S21 Ultra
    • Galaxy S21+
    • Galaxy S21

  • December 2021

    • Galaxy Z Fold3
    • Galaxy Z Flip3
    • Galaxy S20 Ultra
    • Galaxy S20+
    • Galaxy S20
    • Galaxy Note20 Ultra
    • Galaxy Note20
    • Galaxy Z Fold2
    • Galaxy Z Flip 5G

  • January 2022

    • Galaxy Fold 5G
    • Galaxy Z Flip
    • Galaxy Note 10+
    • Galaxy Note 10
    • Galaxy S20 FE
    • Galaxy S10 5G
    • Galaxy S10+
    • Galaxy S10
    • Galaxy S10e
    • Galaxy A52s 5G
    • Galaxy A42 5G
    • Galaxy Quantum2

  • February 2022

    • Galaxy Tab S7+
    • Galaxy Tab S7

  • April 2022

    • Galaxy A51 5G
    • Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G
    • Galaxy Tab S7 FE
    • Galaxy A90 5G
    • Galaxy Tab S6 5G
    • Galaxy Tab S6
    • Galaxy Jump
    • Galaxy A Quantum

  • May 2022

    • Galaxy Tab S6 Lite
    • Galaxy Tab Active3
    • Galaxy A32
    • Galaxy A31
    • Galaxy A12
    • Galaxy Buddy
    • Galaxy Wide5
    • Galaxy Tab A7 (2020)

  • June 2022

    • Galaxy Tab A7 Lite

  • July 2022 

    • Galaxy A21s
    • Galaxy XCover5
    • Galaxy M12

As mentioned in the beginning, the post on Samsung Members, which detailed the update timeline has been now deleted. Hence, there might be some changes but they shouldn’t be drastic.

That said, what are your thoughts on Samsung’s Android 12 update schedule? Let us know in the comment section below.

 

 

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Xiaomi 11T ranks much lower than 11T Pro on DxoMark, scores just 108 points

By
Sean
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DxOMark has just released the camera review for another smartphone model. This time, the company reviewed the Xiaomi 11T, which is the more affordable version of the previously reviewed 11T Pro.

Xiaomi

For those unaware, DxOMark is a known firm that tests and reviews cameras and smartphones cameras, being a known benchmarking platform as well in the industry. Looking at scores, the Xiaomi 11T scored 108 points in total, with the Photo category scoring 111 points while the Zoom and Video segments scores 42 and 105 points respectively. Despite the base 11T and 11T Pro featuring the same camera hardware, the Pro performed noticeably higher scoring 117 points.

So, the difference is likely the processor, with the former featuring a MediaTek Dimensity 1200 SoC while the latter sports a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC. According to DxOMark, the difference “goes to show that chipset and tuning have a big impact on image quality.” Coming back to the review, the firm praised the device for its accurate autofocus in outdoors and indoors environments. Furthermore, it even offered low noise in photos in videos as well. It was also touted for its color rendering in videos, which even retained great detail.

Xiaomi

However, DxOMark found a loss of fine detail in photo mode and images also had unnatural skin tones in some images. The autofocus also fails and is unstable in low light scenarios. While zooming the smartphone unfortunately offered low levels of detail and night shots were often underexposed, which again goes to show how big an impact a chipset and tuning has on image quality.

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Qualcomm may call its upcoming Snapdragon 898 processor something else entirely

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Zohaib Ahmed
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Qualcomm’s much-awaited Tech Summit has been scheduled for November 30 and is set to lift the curtains on this year’s flagship processor – Snapdragon 898. Except there’s a catch. There are rumors doing rounds that the latest chip will not be called Snapdragon 898 at all, with Qualcomm changing the naming scheme and going for “Snapdragon 8 Gen1” instead, as the new name.

The info comes from a well-known tech blogger (via My Drivers) who has implied that the familiar triple-digit naming convention will be coming to an end.

Still, based on the info from the blogger, the flagship chip from Qualcomm will be retaining the ‘8’ from its older moniker, which should be enough to convey its flagship status. For those unaware, Snapdragon 8 series chips have always been the top of the line and have mostly been limited to high-end smartphones.

Coming to the Snapdragon 8 Gen1 itself, or whatever you want to call it ahead of its launch, it is said to offer a 20 percent performance improvement over its predecessor. It will be featuring a prime ARM Cortex-X2 CPU core running at 3.0GHz, three Cortex-A710 based mid-cores clocked at 2.5GHz and four efficient Cortex-A510 derived cores running at 1.79GHz.

Paired with the CPU will be the Snapdragon X65 5G modem which can theoretically offer a maximum downlink speed of 10Gbps. The graphics bit will be handled by an integrated Adreno 730 GPU.

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Realme GT 2 Pro product testing begins ahead of early 2022 launch

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Anvinraj Valiyathara
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Realme GT 2 Pro is reportedly in the works and it is likely to debut with the Snapdragon 888 chipset next year. According to a new report on 91mobiles, which cites tipster Mukul Sharma as the source claims that the GT 2 Pro’s product testing has begun, and it will launch around early 2022.

While the phone is expected to debut in China, Sharma also claimed that the Realme GT 2 Pro is heading to India and global markets in early 2022. To recollect, the Realme GT 2 Pro moniker was first seen on Realme’s website and later in the IMEI database. The latter revealed that the phone’s model number is RMX3301.

Sharma also shared some camera details of the GT 2 Pro that was found listed at Camera FV-5. It reveals that the device will be equipped with an 8.1-megapixel sensor with an f/2.4 aperture on the front. Its primary camera on the back may include a 12.6-megapixel main sensor with an f/1.8 aperture. It will also support autofocus, OIS, and EIS. It appears that with the 4-in-1 pixel binning technology will allow it to capture 50-megapixel shots.

Realme GT 2 Pro specifications (Rumored)

Earlier this month, reliable tipster Digital Chat Station tipped the specifications and pricing of the phone. The leak claimed that the Realme GT 2 Pro will feature a 6.51-inch S-AMOLED FHD+ punch-hole display with an in-screen fingerprint scanner. It is expected to offer a high refresh rate and 404ppi pixel density. The device may house a 5,000mAh battery, which may carry support for 65W or 125W fast charging.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SoC may fuel the device with 8 GB of RAM. It may come with 128 GB of built-in storage. For photography, it may feature a 32-megapixel front camera, and a 50-megapixel or 108-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 5-megapixel triple camera unit. It is likely to come preinstalled with Realme UI 3.0 based Android 12. It may cost around 5,000 Yuan (~$738).

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Huawei FreeBuds Lipstick TWS earbuds to launch in China on November 17

By
Jeet
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In a couple of days, on 17th November, Huawei has scheduled a launch event in its home country China where the company will be launching products like Huawei Watch GT Runner and Huawei MateBook E 2-in-1.

Now, the company has confirmed that it will also launch its Huawei FreeBuds Lipstick true wireless earbuds in the Chinese market. These are the same earphones that were announced for the global markets last month.

Huawei FreeBuds Lipstick China Launch Teaser

While the company has not confirmed this, the Huawei Freebuds Lipstick is a redesigned version of the Freebuds 4 with an attempt to make the in-ear earphones into a fashion accessory. The charging case, made of stainless steel, looks like lipstick.

The Huawei FreeBuds Lipstick were designed by multinational designers from luxury fashion, automotive and digital industries, in Huawei’s Paris Aesthetics Research Centre. The earphones also inherit Huawei‘s open-fit design based on the ergonomic shape of 10,000+ human ears.

Similar to the FreeBuds 4, they feature 14.3mm dynamic drivers with a frequency range spanning up to 40kHz. There’s adaptive active noise cancellation and EQ tuning that projects a tone into the ears, applying one of 16 modes for the best audio quality based on the user’s surroundings.

As for the battery life, the earbuds are rated to offer about four hours of usage while the charging case provides an additional 22 hours of playback time. They are priced at £200 or $275, based on the region. To know about its pricing in the Chinese market, we will have to wait a couple of days more for the launch event.

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Honor 60 series likely to launch in December

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Anvinraj Valiyathara
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Back in June, Honor announced the Honor 50, Honor 50 Pro, and Honor 50 SE smartphones in China. Recent reports have claimed that the Chinese manufacturer is working on the Honor 60 lineup. Chinese tipster WHY LAB has claimed that the company will announce the Honor 60 series in December.

The below-shown image shared by the tipster gives a look at the rear design of the Honor 60 series. It appears that it will continue dual-camera rings like the Honor 50 trio. It is speculated that the series will include the Honor 60, Honor 60 Pro, and Honor 60 SE.

The tipster claimed that the vanilla and the Pro model will carry support for 66W fast charging. On the other hand, the SE model will support only 40W charging.

Honor 60 series

There are a couple of Honor phones that have been spotted at China’s 3C certification platform with support for 66W fast charging. These include GIA-AN00, ELZ-AN00, TNA-AN00, ANY-AN00, and LSA-AN00. It is likely two of these devices could be the Honor 60 and Honor 60 Pro handsets.

There is no information on the other specifications of the Honor 60 trio. To recollect, the Honor 50 and 50 Pro were fueled by the Snapdragon 778G chipset, whereas the 50 SE was driven by the Dimensity 900 chipset. Hopefully, the Honor 60 will come equipped with an improved chipset and cameras.

Honor is yet to confirm the arrival of the Honor 60 series. With the lineup expected to debut in December, the company release some teasers by the end of this month in China.

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ZTE S40 series smartphone’s 3C certification reveals 65W fast charging support

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Jeet
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A new ZTE smartphone with model number 9040N has passed through the 3C certification process, revealing the phone’s charging capabilities. A tipster on Weibo has claimed that the device could be the ZTE S40 series model, a successor of the S30 lineup.

The 3C certification process reveals that the device will come with support for 65W fast charging technology. However, apart from this charging speed, nothing much is known about this upcoming smartphone.

ZTE S40 3C Certification

ZTE 9040N (S40) 3C Certification

Given that the smartphone has now passed through the certification process, we expect the device to soon get launched in the Chinese market. If the phone is indeed a part of the S40 lineup, then we expect it to be the Pro model given the charging speed.

The ZTE S30 series smartphones were launched in March this year, which could mean that its successor could also be launched around the same time, within a few months. This time also we expect three different models — ZTE S40, S40 Pro, and S40 SE.

The top-end model in the lineup — ZTE S30 Pro features a 6.67-inch AMOLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate, 360Hz touch sampling rate, and 800nits peak brightness. The device comes powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 786G chipset and packs a 4,200mAh battery with 55W fast charging.

On the other hand, the S30 is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 720 SoC and 4,000mAh battery with 30W fast charging. Everything else remained the same as the Pro model. The S30 starts at 2,198 yuan (~$344) while the Pro model starts at 2,998 yuan (~$470). We are expecting similar or slightly higher pricing for its successors.

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Infinix Note 11i launched with 6.95-inch FHD+ display, Helio G85, 48MP triple cameras

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Anvinraj Valiyathara
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Infinix has silently announced yet another Note 11 series smartphone. Announced in Nigeria, the newly unveiled Note 11i will sell alongside other models such as Note 11, Note 11 Pro, and Note 11S. Here is all the information on the specs, features, and pricing of the Note 11i.

Infinix Note 11i specifications and features

The Infinix Note 11i has a 6.95-inch IPS LCD panel that delivers a 20.5:9 aspect ratio, a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2460 pixels, a 180Hz touch sampling rate, and a 91 percent screen-to-body ratio. The Helio G85 chipset is present under the hood of the device.

Infinix Note 11i
Infinix Note 11i

The device is equipped with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of built-in storage. For additional storage, it offers a microSD card slot. It comes preinstalled with Android 11 OS and XOS 7.6 UI. It features a side-facing fingerprint scanner for security.

The Note 11i has a 16-megapixel camera for capturing selfies. Its back panel has a 48-megapixel primary camera with an f/1.79 aperture, 2-megapixel portrait lens, a 2-megapixel macro camera, and a quad-LED flash unit. There is a 5,000mAh battery under the hood of the device, which is coupled with 18W fast charging. The Note 11i is equipped with other features like dual speakers with DTS audio processing, AI noise reduction, a side-facing fingerprint scanner, face unlock, dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, a USB-C port, and a 3.5mm audio jack.

Infinix Note 11i pricing and availability

The Note 11i has arrived with pricing of GHS 979 (~$160). It comes in three colors such as green, black, and blue.

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Alleged model numbers of Xiaomi 12, Redmi K50 smartphones emerge

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Sudarshan Ravichandran
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Xiaomi and its sub-brand Redmi are all set to introduce their next generation of premium smartphones. These devices are expected to go official as Xiaomi 12 series and Redmi K50 series. We have been hearing about these phones for the past few days. Now, we get to learn about the model numbers and the chipsets of some of these handsets.

Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro and  Mi 11
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro and  Mi 11

A tipster on Weibo who goes by the name of 熊猫很禿然 (Panda is Bald) shared the alleged model numbers and processors powering the upcoming high-end smartphones from Xiaomi and Redmi yesterday. He also revealed details about four unknown devices.

Below-listed is the information detailed by the leaker.

Xiaomi 12 Series

  • Xiaomi 12 Ultra – L1
  • Xiaomi 12 Pro – L1A
  • Xiaomi 12 – L2

Redmi K50 Series

  • L10
  • L10A
  • L11
  • L11R

Unknown Xiaomi Devices

  • L9 – Xiaomi (Snapdragon 778+)
  • L9B – Xiaomi (Snapdragon 778+)
  • L3 – Xiaomi 6.3” (Snapdragon 870)
  • L3A – Xiaomi (Snapdragon 870)

The phones with model numbers L9 and L9B were recently tipped to be part of the Xiaomi 12 Lite series. But the tipster does mention it.  Going by the 6.3-inch screen size of L3, it could be a long-rumored clamshell foldable smartphone, while L3A could be a variant of the same handset.

Lastly, according to Xiaomiui, L10, which is a Redmi K50 series phone, is codenamed Matisse. It is expected to feature a MediaTek Dimensity 2000 SoC underneath.

We look forward to grasping more details about the forthcoming premium handsets from the Xiaomi group in the coming days.

 

 

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Xiaomi, Leica may team up for Xiaomi 12 Ultra’s cameras

By
Anvinraj Valiyathara
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Qualcomm is expected to announce the Snapdragon 898 flagship chip by the end of this month. Reports suggest that Xiaomi’s next flagship i.e., the Xiaomi 12 powered by the SD898 may go official in December. The lineup may also include other models such as Xiaomi 12 Pro and Xiaomi 12 Ultra. Fresh information suggests that the Ultra could be equipped with Leica engineered cameras.

Since 2019, Huawei has been launching its flagship phones with Leica engineered cameras. The cooperation between Huawei and Leica ended this year with the launch of the Huawei P50 series. In May, tipster Teme claimed that Leica is looking for a new manufacturer for its brand. He also claimed that the brand may partner with Honor, Xiaomi, or Sharp.

A fresh leak by Digital Chat Station suggests that Leica and Xiaomi may have struck a deal for the upcoming Xiaomi 12 lineup. The Chinese tipster recently shared an image of the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, which showed the Leica branding on its secondary display. This indicates that the Xiaomi 12 Ultra may feature Leica optimized cameras.

At present, only a few details are available on the Xiaomi 12 Ultra, which is expected to debut in early 2022. The same tipster had previously claimed that the phone will be sporting three 50-megapixel cameras. One of them could be a 1/1.5-inch periscope zoom lens with 5x optical zoom support.

The Xiaomi 12 Ultra is also expected to feature an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint scanner. In terms of design, it may not too be different from the Xiaomi 11 Ultra.

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Google fixes ghost-dialing issue on the Pixel 6 series with a new update

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Jeet
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Google’s newly launched Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro smartphones are the most impressive devices coming from the technology giant but similar to the previous models, these ones too have plenty of issues. Among them is the issue of the device randomly auto-dialing contacts in the middle of the night.

Later, the hot word detection feature of Google Assistant was found to be the culprit, and turning the feature off fixed the problem. The search engine giant quickly acknowledged the issue and has now resolved this with the latest version of the Google app which is now available in the Play Store.

Google Pixel 6

According to a Pixel community manager on the /r/GooglePixel subreddit, updating to the latest Google app (12.43.18 or higher) should now fix the problem. They say that the update is rolling out on the Google Play Store. If you have disabled the “Hey Google” hotword detection feature, then it is now safe to re-enable it.

So, if you are using the Google Pixel 6 or the Pixel 6 Pro smartphone, then you should quickly update the Google app to the latest version as soon as possible to fix the ghost dialing issue on the device.

For those who are unfamiliar, some users of the newly launched Pixel series smartphones reported that even in quiet rooms, their phone would light up and say that it’s calling a  random contact from the phone’s contact list. This was happening at different times with different contacts, and some have even reported it happening on older Pixel devices.

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Redmi GM teases the arrival of MIUI 13

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Sudarshan Ravichandran
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It has been over one and a half years since the announcement of MIUI 12. However, Xiaomi is yet to introduce MIUI 13. Instead, the company released MIUI 12.5 Enhanced Edition recently. Since MIUI 13 has been confirmed to go official before the end of 2021, the firm’s executives have started teasing its arrival.

Xiaomi MIUI Logo Featured

A few days back, Xiaomi revealed its MIUI 12.5 Enhanced Edition update plan for the third batch of devices. Sharing that post, Lu Weibing, Redmi GM, hinted that MIUI 13 is ‘not far behind’.

This somewhat suggests that the next iteration of MIUI could go official in December at the rumored Xiaomi 12 series launch event. In case you do not remember, Xiaomi introduced MIUI 12.5 at the Mi 11 launch conference at the end of December last year. Hence, we can expect a similar thing this time as well.

MIUI 13 is said to bring improvements over the previous generations of Xiaomi’s mobile operating system. We can assume that MIUI Pioneer Group will play an important role in fixing the issues faced by users.

As far as features are concerned, MIUI 13 may officially bring iOS-like widgets, Smart toolbox, Front camera assistant, MIUI Pure Mode, Memory extension, new MIUI+ features, and more. Last but not least, there could also be a customized version for Redmi devices.

 

 

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