Meizu, the China-based smartphone maker has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer. The company recently sent a letter to all of its employees at the signature at the bottom indicates Huang Zhipan as the new CEO, reports Sohu.
Huang Zhipan is the younger brother of Huang Zhang, who was the company’s CEO. Surprisingly, the company has not made any official announcement related to this development and it is not known when this move was made.
Nonetheless, the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer at Meizu confirms that the company is looking for a new direction as it struggles to maintain its position in the highly-competitive smartphone market.
The company had recently issued a press statement which claims that it achieved sustained profitability with the two phones it launched last year — Meizu 17 and Meizu 17 Pro. This indicates that Meizu is planning to stick to its current strategy of launching premium flagship-grade smartphones in the market.
A couple of years ago, Li Nan, co-founder and Vice President of Meizu had resigned from the company, saying he would focus on the consumer market and developing new brands. Last year, in August, he officially launched his new company named Numiao Technology aka Angry Miao Technology.
Xiaomi’s sub-brand Redmi has confirmed to launch the Redmi K40 series this month. The company has been teasing its flagship smartphone for the past few days, in addition to leaks and certifications. Hence, we know some of the key specs of this handset. Now, over the weekend, the brand’s general manager had revealed another highlight of this upcoming phone.
On Saturday, Lu Weibing, the GM of the Redmi brand shared a post on Weibo saying that Redmi K40 will offer powerful performance, a flat display, and good battery life. A user commented on this post to not forget dual speakers. To this, the executive jokingly replied that he forgot to mention it in his post.
This confirms that the forthcoming Redmi K40 will feature dual stereo speakers as well. In fact, Redmi GM shared this Weibo post from the said phone. However, it is not sure what kind of speaker system it will come with.
Hence, it is a mystery whether the forthcoming Redmi K40 will have a standalone secondary speaker or earpiece for stereo effect. Also, Lu Weibing only talks about ‘Redmi K40’ and therefore, we cannot tell for sure if all the models in the series will come with dual speakers.
Redmi K40 Retail Box
According to previous reports, the Redmi K40 series is expected to come with three different chipsets, namely Snapdragon 888, Snapdragon 870, and Dimensity 1200. All the models are expected to sport flat displays and at least one of them (or maybe all) will have the smallest punch-hole till date.
Xiaomi has recorded its lowest sales growth in India last year. Although, the company still managed to clock in profit in 2020, despite the overall decline in the world’s second largest smartphone market.
According to an EconomicTimesreport, the Chinese tech giant saw a sales growth of just 7 percent year on year over 2019, reaching 38,196 crore INR (roughly 5.2 billion US Dollars). However, despite its modest growth the company still registered a profit of 401 crore INR (roughly 55 million US Dollars) last year after sustaining a 148 crore INR (roughly 20 million US Dollars) a year prior. At the moment, the company has yet to reveal the exact reason behind its slowed sales growth.
Although, industry experts have stated that the company has been trying to strengthen its presence in the mid to high end smartphone segments. Furthermore, its is also working on expanding within the Smart TVs segments. For those unaware, the premium segments also offer higher profit margins. While Xiaomi did see growth slowing last year, it is still India’s largest smartphone maker in terms of units sold, with its total market share being 26 percent.
Samsung and Vivo arrived second and third respectively in that market, with a 21 percent and 16 percent market share. But in terms of revenue, Xiaomi now ranks third, behind Samsung and BBK Group, which is the parent company of Oppo, OnePlus, and Realme. The Chinese smartphone maker also added that “All efforts shall continue to be made to increase the revenue and retained earnings in the upcoming years.”
Recently, Xiaomi CEO had teased the launch of a new smartphone under the Mi MIX lineup and now he has confirmed that the Mi MIX smartphone is indeed getting launched this year. This will be the fourth-generation model in the lineup.
Several Xiaomi executives have also taken to Weibo to reveal that the company is also set to launch a new tablet later this year. It remains to be seen if the upcoming tablet will be launching along with the Mi MIX 4 smartphone.
Xiaomi Quad-Curved Concept Display
When the upcoming Mi MIX phone was teased by Lei Jun a few days ago, it was touted to be the most expensive phone from the Chinese company. While not much is known about the upcoming Mi MIX smartphone at this time, reports say that the company could be opting for a foldable design that can be opened and closed like a book. In that case, it will be the first foldable smartphone from Xiaomi.
Another possibility is that the company may adopt the new four-side waterfall display with 88-degree curves on all sides. The display was unveiled a few days ago with a concept smartphone and it could end up being used in the Mi MIX 4.
Although Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun has confirmed to launch the company’s new Mi MIX smartphone later this year, there is no timeline available for this. It’s noteworthy that the Mi MIX device will be launching after a gap of two years.
As for the tablet, there is no information available about this at this time, not even its name. But it will be interesting to see what the company has planned given that the last tablet device launched by Xiaomi was Mi Tab 4 in 2018.
Last month, iQOO announced the Snapdragon 888 SoC powered iQOO 7 smartphone in China. It is speculated that the Chinese brand could be working on a new featuring the recently unveiled Snapdragon 870 SoC. New leaks have revealed that the SD870 powered device will be debuting in the market as the iQOO Neo5. A real-life image of the alleged of the Neo5 surfaced on Weibo (via) recently to reveal its design and key specifications.
The leakster shared an image of the engineering prototype of a Vivo phone powered by the Snapdragon 870 SoC. He believes that this handset could be the Neo5. The image reveals that it has a punch-hole screen, 8 GB of RAM, 128 GB of storage, and Android 11 OS.
Another tipster claimed that the iQOO Neo5 has an S-AMOLED display that produces a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a 120Hz refresh rate. He further mentioned that the device has a plastic frame, and it will come with 88W fast charging. The handset is speculated to debut by mid-March in China.
So far, recent reports have revealed two Vivo phones that could be featuring the Snapdragon 870 mobile platform. The first one is the V2045A phone which was spotted at Geekbench and Bluetooth SIG in January. The other one is the Vivo V2055A phone that was recently spotted at the Google Play Console.
Apart from the presence of the SD870 chip, the Google Play Console listing revealed that the V2055A phone features a 1080 x 2400 pixels FHD+ display, 12 GB of RAM, and Android 11 OS. The image of the phone that was found in the listing revealed that it features a punch-hole screen.
Apple is apparently considering to stop the production of its iPhone 12 mini. The news arrives after reports pointed at its lackluster sales, which might push the brand to halt its production in the second half of this year.
According to a BusinessInsiderreport, the Cupertino based giant is reportedly planning on discontinuing its most affordable handset within the iPhone 12 series in Q2 2021. The report is based on a recent forecast note by JP Morgan Chase, with its analyst William Yang stating that the adjusted forecast is for both the iPhone 12 series and the new generation iPhone series launch that is expected to arrive in the second half of this year. Previously, we had reported on Apple lowering production capacity for the iPhone 12 mini in favor of higher end models.
In other words, the company lowered iPhone 12 mini production from 11 million units to 9 million units. The analyst added that “given that demand for the iPhone 12 mini seems to be weak, the supply chain may stop production of the phone in the second quarter of 2021.” He further stated that the sales projection for the iPhone 12 Pro Max has risen by 11 million units, 2 million units for the iPhone 12 Pro, and by 8 million for the iPhone 11.
The iPhone 12 Mini has a 5.4-inch screen, making it way smaller than all flagship Android phones released this year
Yang also predicts that Apple aims to produce 80 million to 90 million units of the upcoming iPhone 13 series. This marks an increase from 76 million units that was scheduled for the current iPhone 12 lineup, which was launched in the second half of last year. The analyst also believes that there might not be an iPhone SE model launching this year as well. The iPhone 12 mini’s less than expected demand is likely the primary reason for the company discontinuing the device, although, this is still an unconfirmed report so take it with a pinch of salt and stay tuned for more updates.
Leaked information that surfaced in December revealed that the RMX2202 model number belongs to the forthcoming Realme flagship phone. The RMX2202 smartphone appeared in the database of the TENAA certification platform of China today. The listing has revealed the design of the smartphone.
Realme Race’s TENAA images
The front image of the Realme RMX2202 shows that it has a punch-hole positioned at the top-left corner of the display. The flagship phone could be sporting an AMOLED screen with an in-screen fingerprint reader. The cameras of the Realme RMX2202 are not clearly visible in the rear image of the device. It seems to be housing an elongated flash unit and at least three or four cameras. What’s surprising about the TENAA images of the RMX2202 is that it differs dramatically from the leaked image that was leaked by GSMArena.
Leaked image of the Realme Race
The publication had revealed that the Snapdragon 888 powered Realme Race will come with 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of built-in storage. It may feature a 64-megapixel main camera and it will boot to Android 11 OS and Realme UI 2.0. Speculations are rife that this device could be the vanilla variant and there could be a more powerful Pro variant.
A recent leak claimed that the Realme Race Pro has a 6.81-inch OLED screen that supports a 3K resolution and a 160Hz refresh rate. The device may come with a Snapdragon 888 chipset and 12 GB of LPDDR5 RAM. It could be available in storage editions such as 128 GB, 256 GB, and 512 GB in China. The handset may come with support for 125W rapid charging for its 5,000mAh battery.
Realme executives have revealed that the Realme Race will debut after the Chinese Spring Festival which falls on Feb. 12. As it is known, Race is just the codename of the device and its final product name is yet to be revealed.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest contract manufacturer for mobile chipsets, is expected to grow its business by 12-16 percent.
A report considers Apple being the top customer for the company when it comes to 5nm chipset manufacturing. It further goes on to add that the Cupertino-based giant could account for 53 percent of the overall 5nm chips production at TSMC.
Qualcomm is expected to account for 24 percent of TSMC’s 5nm chip manufacturing as Apple will reportedly be using Qualcomm‘s 5nm Snapdragon 5G X60 modem in the upcoming iPhone 13 smartphones. It is being reported that TSMC and Samsung have already booked 90 percent of their 5nm chipset manufacturing capacity for the year 2021.
As for the 7nm chipset manufacturing, the report claims that AMD will be the leading customer in this, accounting for 27 percent of the total orders. It will be closely followed by NVIDIA with 21 percent of total production.
A few months ago, it was reported that Apple had booked the full capacity of TSMC for 5nm chipset production. TSMC started giving preferential treatment to Apple as almost one-fifth of the company’s total revenue comes from the Cupertino-based tech giant.
The preferential treatment to Apple is being considered as the reason for Qualcomm giving its Snapdragon 888 chipset manufacturing contract to Samsung. The previous generation chipset — Snapdragon 865, was produced by TSMC.
TSMC is now rushing to develop its 3nm process and it seems that Apple will be the first to contract the initial production capacity. With Apple now making its own chips for smartphones and Mac laptops, it remains to be seen which will be the first to start adopting the new 3nm chips.
China has implemented new anti-monopoly rules in the country which aims to restrict the activities of the country’s major tech companies. The new rules are basically a formalized version of the ani-monology draft law published in November last year.
The guidelines are expected to put new pressure on the country’s leading internet services, including e-commerce sites such as Alibaba Group’s Taobao and Tmall marketplaces and JD.com. The law also covers payment services like Ant Group’s Alipay and Tencent Holding’s WeChat Pay.
The rules have been issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) on its website, reports Reuters. It bars companies from a range of behavior, including forcing merchants to choose between top internet players, a long-time practice in the market.
It also prevents firms from forcing merchants to choose between supporting specific services and applications, as well as stopping actions that would fix prices, restrict technologies, and other market manipulation techniques.
Explaining the reason behind implementing these new rules, SAMR said reports of internet-related anti-monopoly behavior had been increasing, and that it was facing challenges regulating the industry. It added, “The behavior is more concealed, the use of data, algorithms, platform rules and so on make it more difficult to discover and determine what are monopoly agreements.”
SAMR has already launched an antitrust investigation into Alibaba Group in December following the suspended $37 billion IPO for payment affiliate Ant Group. Alibaba was warned by regulators against practices such as forcing merchants into exclusive cooperation pacts and agreements that would prevent their use of a competitor’s platforms.
The upcoming Samsung Galaxy A52 5G has been spotted various certification platforms such as China’s TENAA and 3C regulatory bodies, Bluetooth SIG, and Wi-Fi Alliance in the recent weeks. It appears that the launch date of the Galaxy A52 5G could be nearing as it has now received approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the U.S.
As it can be seen in the above tweet, the FCC listing only mentions the SM-A526B model number and has no information on its specifications. Past reports have revealed that the model number belongs to the 5G version of the Galaxy A52. It was reported by 91mobiles last month that India could be one of the markets that will be treated with Galaxy A52 5G. However, the BIS authority of India has only approved the 4G version (SM-A525F/DS) of the A52.
🚨🚨 As I told you #GalaxyA52 is coming in February..But some changes happened..
Samsung Galaxy A52 is not coming in February it has shifted to 🟥March Around Mid of March you can expect…
🌟No changes will happen after this #GalaxyA52 is definitely coming in March🌟
Tipster Debayan Roy claimed that the Galaxy A52 was previously planned to launch in February, but the company has shifted to mid-March. Another tipster claimed that the 5G and 4G versions of the Galaxy A52 will launch in March.
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G specifications
So far, reports have revealed that the Samsung Galaxy A52 5G has a 6.5-inch AMOLED FHD+ punch-hole display and it could be powered by the Snapdragon 750G chipset. Its 4G edition is expected to feature Snapdragon 720G SoC. The phone may ship with up to 8 GB of RAM and up to 128 GB of storage.
Last month, Hyundai Motor confirmed that the company is in talks with Apple for the production of the tech giant’s ambitious project of making its own autonomous driving vehicle, which is currently being referred to as Apple Car.
It was expected that both the companies will reach a deal by the end of March this year, for the production of Apple Car. But a couple of days ago, it was being reported that the companies may have halted the talks.
Hyundai and Kia have now confirmed that the company has ended talks with Apple related to the production of Apple Car, the tech giant’s upcoming autonomous driving vehicle. In a regulatory filing, Hyundai and Kia said the two firms had received requests from multiple outfits about self-driving electric car development, but no decision had been made as the talks were at the early stages.
During the talks, it was suggested that Hyundai would bring production to the United States, operating a factory in Georgia controlled by Kia with an aim of producing 100,000 cars by 2024. It could have also involved an investment of $3.6 billion from Apple to make the project a reality.
While the talks with Hyundai and Kia have ended without reaching a deal, the status of talks with other companies with Apple is not yet known. Earlier, it was reported that the US-based tech giant was speaking to at least six Japanese automakers at the same time.
Based on the previous reports, Apple plans to make commercial cars by 2024 but that timeline seems aggressive and has already been questioned by many, including notable Apple Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Some reports indicate that it will take around 5-7 years for the Apple Car to go into production.
Last year, Samsung launched the Galaxy F41 smartphone as its first F-series phone in India. It was exclusively sold through Flipkart in the country. Recent reports have revealed that the South Korean company will be soon launching the Galaxy F62 as its next F-series smartphone in India. Flipkart began teasing the arrival of a new phone by the end of last week. Its landing page only gave a glimpse of the device without mentioning its name. The listing has now been updated with plenty of important information. It states that the Galaxy F62 will break cover on Feb. 15. Moreover, it has also revealed the front and rear design of the device.
The Galaxy F62 will be debuting at 12 PM on Feb. 15 in India. As can be seen in the image, it has a punch-hole screen, and its gradient-colored rear sports a square-shaped camera module with an LED flash below it. Also, it has a side-facing fingerprint reader.
Last week, popular tipster Mukul Sharma claimed that the Galaxy F62 is powered by a flagship-grade processor that can offer better performance than the Snapdragon 765G. A Geekbench listing of the phone that was spotted back in November revealed that it is powered by the Exynos 9825 chipset. The updated listing of the F62 at Flipkart has now confirmed that it is indeed powered by the Exynos 9825 chipset. Previously, Samsung had used the same processor to power the Galaxy Note 10 series in 2019.
Another leak from the last week revealed that the Galaxy F62 has a 6.7-inch AMOLED display and it houses a 7,000mAh battery. The leak also revealed other specs such as 8 GB of RAM, 128 GB of native storage, One UI 3.1 based Android 11 OS, a 32-megapixel front-facing camera, and a 64-megapixel quad camera setup. The handset is rumored to be priced under Rs 25,000 (~$343).
A new Black Shark phone codenamed as “kaiser” was seen at the Google Play Console at the end of January. The model number of the device was found to be KSR-A0. Over the weekend, another Black Shark smartphone with the “penrose” codename appeared at the Google Play Console along with the “PSR-A0” model number. While the Kaiser device was believed to be the Black Shark 4, it is speculated that the Penrose handset could be arriving in the market as the Black Shark 4 Pro.
What is weird about the Google Play Console listing of the PSR-A0 handset is that it is seen with the Snapdragon 865 mobile platform, which powered last year’s Black Shark smartphones. The Kaiser phone was spotted with the dated Snapdragon 835 chipset onboard. The name of the processor seems to be incorrectly mentioned for both handsets at the Google Play Console as they are expected to come with the latest Snapdragon 888 mobile platform.
The alleged Black Shark 4 Pro has 12 GB of RAM and it boots to Android 10 OS. The image of the phone found in the listing shows that it could be sporting a punch-hole display with a cutout for the selfie camera at the top-center. The size of the screen is not known yet, but the listing reveals that it offers a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a 20:9 aspect ratio.
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Alleged Black Shark 4 Pro Google Play Console
Black Shark 4 Pro Google Play Console
The left side of the purported Black Shark 4 Pro seems to feature a volume rocker. The right edge of the phone could be equipped with shoulder buttons for gaming. The other details of the smartphone are yet to be revealed.
The PSR-A0 model is yet to appear in the database of China’s TENAA certification. The KSR-A0 variant was certified by TENAA at the beginning of this month. The listing revealed that it measures 16383 x 76.35 x 10.3mm and it has a 6.67-inch display. It was found to be equipped with a 4,500mAh battery and Android 11 OS. Last month, the KSR-A0 handset was seen at AnTuTu benchmarks with a remarkable benchmarking score of 788,505 points. The Black Shark 4 series is expected to arrive with support for 120W fast charging.
We brought you a report that the Nokia 5.4 will be launched in India on February 10. While that is yet to be officially confirmed, the smartphone has now been listed on the website of popular retailer Flipkart. The listing is an indication that the smartphone will be launched in India soon.
The listing feature two short videos on the landing page which are meant to tease the device. The first video teases the device’s camera capabilities and attractive finish. The Nokia phone will feature quad-cameras consisting of a 48MP main camera, a 5MP ultrawide, a 2MP macro, and a 2MP depth sensor. Just below the camera ring, the device packs a fingerprint scanner. There’s also a 16MP selfie camera around front. At the front is a 6.39-inch IPS LCD screen with 720p resolution and a punch-hole cutout for the selfie camera.
The second video teases the 5.4’s battery life. The device packs a 4,000 mAh battery and since it is powered by a power-efficient Snapdragon 662 chipset, the battery is expected to last for long. The phone comes in 4GB and 6GB RAM configurations with either 64GB or 128GB storage options, but it’s still not known which will be available from Flipkart.
The Nokia 5.4 launched in December with a price of €189. In addition to North America, India, and Asia, the phone will also arrive the Middle East and African markets.
Here’s our weekly recap of the top stories from the previous week for those who missed out on them. Last week’s major announcements include an official release date for Huawei’s new foldable, a new and important MediaTek modem, and an interesting concept phone made by Xiaomi.
Huawei Mate X2 gets an official release date
The Mate X foldable phone was released in 2019 as Huawei’s first foldable smartphone and then it got a slight refresh early last year as the Mate Xs. Ever since then, Huawei has been missing from the foldable smartphone scene. Now, the troubled company is back with a new foldable phone which will launch as the Mate X2 on February 22. If you want to know what the foldable smartphone will look like, then you should check out this render.
MediaTek’s spanking new Helio M80 modem has mmWave support
MediaTek has played a significant role in the wide adoption of 5G smartphones thanks to its Dimensity line of 5G mobile processors. Last week, it announced the Helio M80, its first modem with support for mmWave, the high frequency 5G spectrum which is faster but has a shorter range. This means we should see new chipsets with support for both mmWave and Sub-6GHz networks from the chipset manufacturer in the near future.
Xiaomi’s latest concept phone has a quad-curved display with no ports
realme announced the realme X7 and realme X7 Pro in India last week. Both phones not only have support for 5G as a result of the MediaTek processors in them but also have super-fast charging and competitive price tags.
HMD Global planning to revive another Nokia classic
HMD Global, the current licensee for the Nokia brand is known to launch both feature phones and smartphones. Some of these feature phones are old classics with a modern design and new features. Reports have revealed that the Nokia 3650 may be the latest classic phone the manufacturer plans to revive. The Nokia 3650 is one of the standout phones made by the old Nokia phone company and we are excited to see what a modern version will look like.
One of the ways to customize your phone is by choosing a wallpaper. All Phones come with preset wallpapers and manufacturers even ship their latest flagships with newly designed wallpapers that you won’t find on their other phones. Users can also download wallpapers from third party sources or use their own images as wallpapers.
Wallpapers are mainly of three types – Static wallpapers, Dynamic Wallpapers, and Live Wallpapers.
Static Wallpapers are still images that do not move or change. Dynamic Wallpapers are wallpapers that change due to a number of reasons. For example, some dynamic wallpapers change in line with the time of the day, as the weather changes, or when you switch between screens. And lastly, a Live Wallpaper is one that is constantly in motion and doesn’t require any action by the user to change.
For this week’s poll, we want to know which type of wallpaper you use on your device. So please take the poll and also let us know in the comment box why you prefer one over the other.
In line with promoting safe practices, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is collaborating with US firm Clean Remote LLC to offer a sanitization-friendly TV remote control for healthcare facilities in the United States. The program will offer an additional unit of the Clean Remote to every healthcare facility in the United States when they purchase a commercial-grade Samsung TV and is designed to support healthcare facilities if different hues to reduce possible transmission of viruses through TV remotes in such facilities.
The US infectious diseases agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that healthcare and hospitality facilities clean and disinfect remote controls regularly, as some current research have pinpointed that TV remotes are major carriers of bacteria, that could easily be transmitted among humans since they are among the most handled items in a medical facility or other public places.
Both companies are excited about the launch of the Clean Remotes and hope that with this new technology, remotes can now be easily sanitized and limit their transmission of bacteria and diseases.
The new TV remotes were built to be compatible with all Samsung Healthcare Grade and Hospitality Grade TVs and no additional protocols and set up is required to deploy the Clean Remote. Just put in the batteries and you are set to use it. The Clean Remote has a simple layout with large, easily visible keys. With more than 14 million Clean Remotes sold, they seem to have become a mainstay for health and hospitality organizations and businesses, as they provide a cleaner and safer option.
Feedback from some of the facilities using the Clean Remote shows that there is a great acceptance of the remotes, as they are very versatile and easy to use and sanitize.
A spec sheet has surfaced on the web that bares it all with respect to the specs of the Mi 11 series. The spec sheet also includes the prices of the yet to be announced Mi 11 Pro and a third model called the Mi 11 Pro+. We have not been able to verify the details, so we advise our readers to take the info with a pinch of salt.
Alleged Mi 11 Pro
Mi 11 Pro
According to the spec sheet, the Mi 11 Pro has the same 6.81-inch 2K display as the Mi 11. It has a 120Hz refresh rate and a 480Hz touch sampling rate and a JNCD value less than 0.38 and a Delta E value that is less than 0.41.
There are three cameras on the back of the phone along with a dual-LED flash and a laser focus system. The camera specs for the phone include a Samsung GN2 50MP primary camera with OIS, a Sony IMX586/598 48MP sensor, and another Sony IMX586 48MP camera with 5X optical zoom and 120x hybrid zoom. The selfie camera is a 20MP camera.
The spec sheet says the phone will have a 5000mAh battery with support for 67W fast wired charging and 67W fast wireless charging. The phone will charge via a USB-C port (USB 3.0).
Other specifications and features mentioned are NFC, an in-display fingerprint scanner, WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, an infrared blaster, an X-axis motor, and Harman Kardon audio.
The phone’s dimensions are given as 164.3 x 74.6 x 9.0 millimeters and its weight is 220 grams. It will have an IP rating but the source is not sure if it is IP53 or IP68.
The Mi 11 Pro will come in two variants according to the info on the spec sheet. The base variant which will sell for ¥4999 (~$773) will have 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage while the top variant which will have 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage will sell for ¥5399 (~$835). Of course, the processor is the Snapdragon 888 from Qualcomm.
Mi 11 Pro+
Last year, the top model of the Mi 10 series launched as the Mi 10 Ultra but according to this leaked spec sheet, Xiaomi will ditch the Ultra name. The phone is said to be called the Mi 11 Pro+ which shows Xiaomi is following the trend of other Chinese manufacturers such as Vivo and Huawei.
The Mi 11 Pro+ will also get the same display as the Mi 11 and Mi 11 Pro. The processor is the Snapdragon 888 and it is paired with 8GB or 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage.
Where the Mi 11 Pro+ differs is in its camera configuration. It has a 50MP Samsung GN2 camera, a 48MP Sony IMX586/598 camera, a second Sony IMX586 camera with 10x optical zoom, and a 12MP portrait camera with 2x optical zoom. So unlike its siblings which have three rear cameras, it has four. The selfie camera is also a 32MP sensor and not 20MP.
The phone will have the same 5000mAh battery capacity as the Mi 11 Pro but have support for 120W fast wired charging and 67W fast wireless charging. The Mi 11 Pro+ should also have support for Quick Charge 5.0.
The phone will have an IP68 rating and will measure 164.3 x 74.6 x 9.5 millimeters. It will also be heavier than its siblings as it is said to weigh 230 grams.
The Mi 11 Pro+ will sell for ¥5599 (~$866) for the 8GB RAM version and ¥5999 (~$928) for the 12GB RAM version.
Xiaomi will announce the Mi 11 tomorrow but it has not yet revealed when the pro model(s) will be announced.
Sensor Tower has released its download numbers for January 2021, with Telegram leading the pack as it was the most downloaded non-gaming app worldwide with more than 63 million installs, which was about 4 times its downloads one year ago. India accounted for 24% of Telegram downloads within the past month with more than 15 million installs. The second-highest number of Telegram downloads came from Indonesia with over 6 million.
The full top 10 rankings of non-gaming apps worldwide by downloads for January 2021 was compiled by Sensor Tower using estimates from Sensor Tower’s Store Intelligence platform.
TikTok was the second most downloaded non-gaming app worldwide last month with close to 62 million installs. The countries with the largest number of TikTok installs were China, with over 10.5 million installs (17%), followed by the United States, with more than 6 million (10%).
Signal, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, ZOOM, MX Taka Tak, Snapchat, and Facebook Messenger are the other apps that were in the top ten most installed non-gaming apps worldwide for the month of January 2021.
Store Intelligence registered users would be able to view additional content like an overview of the app’s performance over time and several other performance metrics.
Sensor Tower has also provided the top app downloads for January 2021 via the App Store and Google Play Store. TikTok, YouTube, ZOOM, Telegram, and Facebook were the top five non-gaming app downloads on the App Store, while the corresponding apps on the Google Play Store were Telegram, Signal, TikTok, MX Taka Tak, and Facebook.
The estimates include downloads for the App Store and Google Play Store from January 1, 2021, to January 31, 2021. It is noted that Apple apps and Google pre-installed apps were not included in the data, as they consist of unique installs only.
There were rumors that OnePlus will partner with Leica for the cameras of the OnePlus 9 series. However, another leaker said that the info is false and that OnePlus had no partnership with the German camera company. Now, live photos of the OnePlus 9 Pro have surfaced and they show a Hasselblad branding on the camera housing!
OnePlus is not the first smartphone company to partner with Hasselblad. Motorola actually did a few years ago with the launch of a Moto Z Camera Mod that was made in partnership with the Swedish camera manufacturer.
The live photos were made public in a video by Tech YouTuber, Dave Lee on his YouTube channel Dave2D. According to him, the photos were shared with him by a user on Discord.
The video shows the OnePlus 9 Pro in Silver Gray. It has a curved display with a punch hole and a curved glass back that is home to a quad-camera setup. The rear cameras include two large sensors atop each other and two small ones positioned side by side. The camera housing is also home to the LED flash, laser focus system, and a small hole with a grille which we believe has a microphone inside it. The images confirm that the OnePlus 9 Pro will truly not feature a periscope camera lens as all the sensors are round.
There is a USB-C port at the bottom and it is flanked by the SIM tray and speaker grille on each side. The images also show that the OnePlus 9 Pro also has its frame curved around the Alert Slider and power button on the right side.
Some other images show some of the phone’s specifications. The display settings reveal the OnePlus 9 Pro has a QHD+ display with a resolution of 3120 x 1440. Users will be able to choose if they want to set the display resolution to QHD+ or FHD+ (2340 x 1080) or have the phone automatically switch to the appropriate resolution to save battery. We also see that the phone has a 120Hz refresh rate and users can switch between that and the 60Hz standard.
The About Phone section shows a OnePlus 6T rather than a render of the OnePlus 9 Pro. It also doesn’t state the processor, camera specs, and screen specifications. Another weird thing is that the RAM is said to be 11GB and it is paired with 256GB of storage.
This is definitely a prototype of the phone, so it is understandable why certain information is missing.
The OnePlus 9 series is expected to launch this quarter. There will be a total of three models – the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro, and a third model called the OnePlus 9 Lite.
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