The new Ryzen 4000-powerd RedmiBook will feature 3 performance modes

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May 23, 2020

Honor X10 launched this Wednesday in China as the brand’s cheapest 5G smartphone at 1,899 Yuan ($266). Now, three days later, the company announces Honor X10 Crazyracing Kartrider Gift Box. Interestingly, it cannot be bought directly, rather customers pre-ordering and ordering the Honor X10 from TMall will be selected based on certain criteria.

Earlier today, Honor announced Crazyracing Kartrider Gift Box for Honor X10. The limited-edition gift box will include toys and stuff from the video game.

This box will be given away to top 100 pre-ordering customers daily from May 20 till 25 and top 200 customers who order the phone in the first sale (May 26) on TMall. Additionally, other customers purchasing the handset from the livestream sale page on May 26 will also be eligible to win the gift box.

But the brand did not announce the total number of winners they will choose. However, TMall does mentions that Honor X10 and the Crazyracing Kartrider Gift Box will be shipped separately.

As for the Honor X10, it comes powered by Kirin 820 SoC with support for 5G connectivity. The handset sports a 6.59-inch full-screen FHD+ IPS LCD panel with 90Hz refresh rate and 180Hz touch sampling rate.

The phone features a triple camera array at the back consisting of a 40MP Sony IMX600y RYYB primary sensor, an 8MP ultra-wide snapper, and a 2MP depth sensor. Further, the handset comes with a side-mounted fingerprint sensor and run the latest Magic UI 3.1 based on Android 10.

Other features of the Honor X10 include a 16MP pop-up selfie camera, LPDDR4X RAM, UFS 2.1 storage, dual Sim, WiFi 5, GPS, Bluetooth 5.1, and 3.5mm headphone jack. Lastly, the device is backed by a 4,300 mAh battery with support for 22.5W fast charging via USB Type-C port.

OPPO Find X2 price in India could be Rs. 69,990 (~$921), reveals Amazon listing source code

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Anvinraj Valiyathara

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May 23, 2020

In March, OPPO unveiled the Find X2 series of flagship phones in China. Last week, a landing page of the Find X2 smartphone emerged on Amazon India. Its appearance suggested that the Find X2 will soon hit the Indian markets. FoneArena came across a product page of the Find X2 on the retailer site. By investigating the source code of the page, the publication could find the possible pricing of the Find X2.

The OPPO Find X2 model that was found listed on Amazon India had 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage. The listing only contained the black variant of the device. The source code of the page showed that the handset is priced at Rs. 69,990 (~$921). The same variant is available in Europe and China for 999 euros (~$,1089) and 5,999 Yuan (~$841), respectively.

Since the landing page on Amazon India mentions the “OPPO Find X2 series,” the company may launch Find X2 and Find X2 Pro smartphones in India. Apart from these two smartphones, OPPO is also selling Find X2 Neo and Find X2 Lite smartphones in European markets. There is no confirmation whether the Neo and Lite will be also brought to India.

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OPPO Find X2 series specifications

The Find X2 and Find X2 Pro features 6.7-inch curved S-AMOLED displays with quad HD+ resolution and 120Hz refresh rate support. The Snapdragon 865 mobile platform powers both phones with up to 12 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 512 GB of USB 3.0 storage. The Find X2 has a 4,200mAh battery, while the Pro variant has a 4,260mAh battery. Both support 65W fast charging.

The Find X2 and X2 Pro have 32-megapixel front cameras. The Find X2 has a triple camera setup on its back. It includes a 48-megapixel lens, a 13-megapixel telephoto sensor, and a 12-megapixel ultrawide shooter. The Find X2 Pro’s triple camera setup has a 48-megapixel main shooter, a 13-megapixel periscope zoom lens, and a 48-megapixel ultrawide sensor.

Redmi Smart TV X series will feature 4 x 12.5W speakers with 8-unit subwoofer system

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May 23, 2020

Redmi will be officially unveiling the Redmi 10X series in China this coming Tuesday (May 26). At the launch event, the brand will be also announcing Redmi Smart TV X series in three sizes – 50”, 55” and 65”. As usual, Redmi has been teasing the features of it on Weibo. Today’s teaser reveals the speaker system of these smart TVs.

According to a teaser poster shared by Lu Weibing, the general manager of Redmi brand, the upcoming Redmi Smart TV X series will come with 4 x 12.5W speakers with 8-unit subwoofer audio system.

The brand claims the speaker system of these TVs will provide sound quality just like in theatres. Though it is a marketing jargon, the speakers do seem impressive as Redmi products are usually priced cheaper than similar products from other brands in the market.

According to previous teasers, the Mi smart TV X series will feature 4K panels all models. The display will have a 60Hz refresh rate with 85% NTSC wide color gamut. Further, the TVs in this series will also feature MEMC (Motion Estimation, Motion Compensation) for smoother content playback.

Since we are yet 3 days away from the launch, we except Redmi to drop a couple of more teasers revealing the further features of Redmi Smart TV X series.

Leak: Mi Band 5 will feature SpO2 sensor, Amazon Alexa, and more

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May 23, 2020

Xiaomi Mi Bands are one of the popular budget fitness trackers in the market. The last iteration in the series, Mi Band 4, brought improvements like larger OLED color display, more fitness functions, XiaoAI voice assistant (only China), and more. As the launch of its successor called Mi Band 5 is nearing, leaks have started emerging on the internet revealing its features.

Xiaomi Mi Band 5 Features Leak

Recently, Huami, the maker of Mi Bands released its financial report for Q1 2020. In that, the company’s CEO confirmed the release of Mi Band 5 later this year. Now, a week later, the upcoming fitness tracker’s features leak courtesy of TizenHelp.

According to the website, just like previous years, there will be two versions of Mi Band 5 – one for China and the other for global markets. But the difference between them will be minute compared to the previous generation.

Internationally, the Xiaomi Mi Band 5 will be called Mi Smart Band 5, a new branding introduced in the last model. The global variant will come with model number XMSH11HM, which goes in line with Mi Smart Band 4’s model number XMSH10HM.

As usual, the international version will lack NFC for contactless payments. But this time around, both the variants will feature Amazon Alexa. The Mi Band 4 comes with XiaoAI voice assistant but it is limited to China.

Further, the Mi Band 5 will also come equipped with a SpO2 sensor to monitor blood oxygen level. Also, it will have features like menstrual cycle tracking and PAI (Personal Activity Intelligence), which is found on Huami’s Amazfit products.

Having said that, the Xiaomi Mi Band 5 was supposed to launch in the first week of June in China. But due to the current situation, the release is said to be postponed to late June or early July. Hence, we can expect the global launch a month or two from that.

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Xiaomi Mi Smart Camera SE PTZ Version goes official for 149 yuan (~$21)

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May 22, 2020

Xiaomi product lineup cuts across all categories. In the smart home segment, the company has several surveillance cameras as well as action cams. The brand has recently launched a new PTZ camera which happens to be the cheapest of its model so far. The model is dubbed Mi Smart Camera SE PTZ version and is priced at 149 yuan (~$21).

The new camera is the fourth of such PTZ camera that Xiaomi will be releasing. Prior to this, Xiaomi Smart Camera is available in three PTZ camera models: one with 1080P resolution, a 2K resolution (1296P) version and a Pro version (1296P). The Mi Smart Camera Pro is even available on Giztop presently.

This model doesn’t have the automatic vertical pan/tilt control but you can manual tilt it vertically. However, it supports automatic horizontal rotation. The camera is equipped with a 2-megapixel camera that can shoot 1080P high-definition video. It uses WDR technology, which allows the screen to retain more details even if it is backlit.

It has a 940nm infrared fill light. By optimizing the arrangement and optical structure of the fill light, the brightness of the fill light is more uniform and the night vision permeability is stronger, ensuring no red exposure at night and no visual pollution.

The Mi Smart Camera SE PTZ version uses a new generation of H.265 video encoding technology. The bit rate is 50% lower than before. Users can watch 1080P HD video smoothly even under 1M uplink bandwidth. The camera supports 32GB external storage but you can also use Network-attached storage (NAS) or cloud storage. The historical records stored in the Micro SD card can also be played back at 1x, 4x and 16x speed, making it easy and faster to quickly scan through a video.

In addition, the smart camera comes with humanoid detection features meaning it identifies humans. This ensures the camera doesn’t raise a false alarm due to movement of pets, wind, grass or other objects.

The Mi Smart Camera SE PTZ version is now on sale on Xiaomi Youpin.

Remote-controlled e-scooters set to revolutionise scooter-sharing service

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May 22, 2020

Recently, Estonian ride-sharing start-up Bolt unveiled its e-scooter that would be deployed across several cities in Europe. The scooter-sharing service would require some ground personnel who would pick up the scooters between rides for disinfection. Also, there is a charge if the scooter is left outside the designated parking area.

A new scooter sharing service which is now being test run in Atlanta, Georgia will eliminate the need to fine users for parking the scooter anywhere after use. The project is backed by three companies. Go X supplies the scooter and operates the service while the scooters are fitted with remote controls by Tortoise. A third company is Curiosity Labs, a “smart city” incubator located at Peachtree Corners. The firms believe this service is the future of shared mobility.

These are not actually self-driving scooters and won’t ride you anywhere you want autonomously. The remote controls are actually deployed if there is a demand for the scooter. A team of remote employees located in Mexico City will then use the controls to move the scooters around the business park to where the request was made. In addition, the remote can also be used to move the e-scooter to a designated parking area where there are employees who will disinfect the ride.

The device looks bulkier than the regular e-scooters as there are a pair of training wheels which ensures the two-wheelers are stabled while being remotely driven. Also, there are a couple of components attached to the deck and handlebars. But wit such features, it becomes easy to redistribute the scooters across the city instead of waiting until the end of the day before sending out scooter hunters to redistribute them.

The service will roll out this week with about 100 scooters made available to rent. Rentals can be made using the Go X app.

Apple iPhone sales surged high in the month of April in China

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May 22, 2020

The sales of smartphones tanked in China, the world’s largest smartphone market, thanks to COVID-19 pandemic. But it has begun to improve from the month of March. A new report by CNBC suggests Apple iPhone sales surged high in April than three months before it.

The coronavirus led lockdowns across China affected all the business in the region just like any other country. But since China started recovering in March, the smartphone sales in the country has drastically improved by April.

According to the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology Institute, the country witnessed a total of 40.782 million units of smartphone shipments in April.

Another report by CINNO Research says Apple alone sold 3.9 million iPhones (160% MoM) in April. Out of those, 24% were iPhone SE 2020 although it was only available from later last month. For comparison, the company sold only 1.9 million units of iPhones in March.

Sales of iPhones in China plunged 60% YoY in February. Apple had to shut down its stores abiding the lockdown rules. But all of its stores were soon re-opened by mid-March, which helped in boosting the sales.

Apple is yet to go through a rough path as demand for 5G smartphones is rising in China and the company has none to offer. iPhone sales are expected to grow in the country only after the launch of the rumored 5G iPhones 12 series.

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Elephone E10 Pro appears in Gradient Purple and Silver Grey colors a few days before its launch

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Simranpal Singh

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May 22, 2020

Elephone is coming with several new smartphones in the coming few days. Already, the company is planning to offer different products including wearables, cameras, etc to boost its product lineup. It also aims to improve consumers’ lives by providing them smart products at affordable prices. The upcoming Elephone E10 Pro will feature two new color variants of gradient purple and silver grey along with the already known green color edition.

Must See: Elephone PX Pro model surfacing soon with improved features

The Elephone E10 Pro will debut along with feature-rich Elephone PX Pro within the next week. The successor to Elephone E10 will feature a similar design and specification along with slight yet necessary changes. Apart from cool new colors, Elephone E10 will feature a punch-hole display instead of the waterdrop screen which is present on its predecessor. However, the display size will remain the same at 6.5-inches with Full HD resolution sporting 90.3% screen-to-body ratio.

Other details about the device are not yet available but the new smartphone anticipated to feature somewhat similar specifications to Elephone E10.

So, there will be the same quad-rear camera encased inside the square module with 48-megapixel primary camera. It also embeds a 120-degree ultrawide sensor, a depth-sensing camera, and a 4cm macro camera for capturing small objects. A 13-megapixel pixel selfie shooter is present on the front. It will house a 6762D octa-core processor, 4GB RAM, and 64GB internal storage. There will be an NFC chip for contactless payments via Google Pay. A 4000m AH battery comes handy for a full day extensive smartphone use.

However, these specifications are not fully confirmed, but from the looks it appears the smartphone will walk in the footsteps of its predecessor. It’s just a matter of a few days now, as both the Elephone E10 Pro and PX Pro will launch soon and official specs will be out.

You can grab the Elephone E10 as of now at a reduced price of $119 from the Elephone official store. You can stay connected with us to know more about the upcoming Elephone devices.

Related: Elephone E10 with 48-megapixel quad-camera arrives on Aliexpress for $108.99

Realme X3 SuperZoom samples showcase the zoom camera prowess

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May 22, 2020

Realme X3 Superzoom has been in the news for quite some time now. The latest news is that the product will be launched in Europe on May 26. As usual, Realme Europe has started teasing the features of the X3 SuperZoom.

As the moniker suggests the Realme X3 SuperZoom features a periscope camera. The camera is capable of 60x digital zoom and 5x optical zoom. The samples showcase the zoom capability of the device. The three samples include one snapped at 1x zoom, a second one at 5x zoom and a third sample going up to 60x zoom.

We find the 5x zoom sample pretty impressive but the 60x zoom sample looks quite grainy with some noise. But then, it is 60x zoom and we don’t expect anything spectacular at that zoom level.

In terms of the design, the Realme X3 SuperZoom looks like the X50. It packs a Quad camera setup at the rear stacked vertically at the top left corner of the rear panel. The first sensor is an 8-megapixel periscope lens said to be capable of 60x digital zoom and 5x optical zoom. The setup also includes a 64-megapixel main camera, an 8-megapixel wide-angle lens and a 2-megapixel macro lens.

In other aspects, the device will be powered by a Snapdragon 855+ chipset and sports a 6.6-inch LCD FHD+ display that supports a 120Hz refresh rate. There is a 32MP selfie camera onboard and side-mounted camera. It also crams a 4200mAh battery under the hood with support for 30W Dart flash charge.

Xiaomi to launch three new MIJIA Refrigerator models on May 25

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May 22, 2020

Xiaomi Smart Home Appliances today announced that it will launch three refrigerators on May 25 (next Monday) in the “Quality Appliance New Season”. The models include the Mijia air-cooled two-door refrigerator with a 170L capacity and a smaller 160L model. Also launching is the 450L-capacity Mijia Smart off-door refrigerator.

At present, Xiaomi has a total of four different refrigerator models and they cut across the four most common types of household refrigerators from two doors, three doors, double doors, and four cross doors, with prices ranging from 899 yuan to 2949 yuan. These three new models that would be unveiled next week will bring the total to seven models.

The company is yet to announce the specifications and prices of the three new models but from the teaser posters released, the models are not different in design just the size of the compartment.

Xiaomi had launched the existing four models in October 2019 and they include the Mijia two-door refrigerator 160L, the Mijia air-cooled three-door refrigerator 210L, Mijia air-cooled door refrigerator 483L and Mijia air-cooled cross-door refrigerator 486L.

All four refrigerators from Xiaomi Mijia have tempered glass shelves and LED lights for illuminating the storage area when the door is in the open position. Besides, they are capable of working under a varied range of power which will safeguard their crucial components in the event of voltage fluctuation.

The two high-end models also have a display panel mounted on the door front which can be used to monitor the temperature of different sections or regulate settings. Moreover, these variants also support Xiao AI voice-guided commands.

Realme Band re-launches in India, Now available on Flipkart too

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May 22, 2020

Earlier today, Realme re-launched the Realme Band fitness tracker in India with firmware v6.0. The same software was recently rolled out to existing users. The brand claims it has enhanced the display by increasing the brightness level so that the content on-screen is legible under direct sunlight.

Realme Band initially launched in March at a price tag of ₹1,499. It features a 0.96-inch LCD TFT color display with 80 x 160 pixels. The display on the fitness tracker was said to have lower brightness according to users and various reviews by media houses. Also, the band lacked many must-have features out of the box.

To fix these issues, the brand has relaunched the product with new firmware v6.0. This version of the software is already out for early birds who bought the product during previous sales.

Apart from higher brightness, the brand claims it has revamped the UI to render clean and minimalistic icons in direct sunlight. Further, the latest firmware also adds ‘Find Phone’, ‘Weather’, ‘Restart’ option.

The new version of the fitness tracker’s software also optimizes heart rate measurement accuracy, data synchronization speed, and extended message display time.

Last but not least, Realme Band can be now purchased from Flipkart as well. Initially, it was only available on Realme online store and Amazon India.

Xiaomi TV maintains No.1 position in China for five consecutive quarters

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May 22, 2020

Xiaomi recently releases its financial report for the first quarter of 2020 and one of them is the smart TV arm which it says ranks among the top 5 globally and is the number 1 brand in China.

Latest data from Avi Cloud (AVC) puts the cumulative sales volume of the entire colour TV market in China at 9.963 million units in the first quarter of 2020. The firm disclosed that Xiaomi shipped an estimated 1.836 million units in China, which is 18.4% of the Chinese market. Although Xiaomi did not reveal how many units it shipped in China, it said a total of 2.7 million units were shipped worldwide. This means it shipped just about 864,000 units outside China in Q1.

The data shows how impressive Xiaomi performed in the smart TV market as its lead has now extended to five consecutive quarters. The company enjoyed an impressive run in 2019 and despite the COVID 19 pandemic, things are looking upbeat in all segment for the Chinese tech giant.

The company’s market share in the first quarter continued to rise steadily, from 17.4% in January to 20.2% in March. The sales market share in March represents a year-on-year increase of 33%.

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Xiaomi releases the OCooker Multipurpose Electric Cooker

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May 22, 2020

Xiaomi has launched the OCooker Multipurpose Electric Cooker for sale in China. The cooker was first crowdfunded in 2018 but is going on open sale for the first time.

The OCooker Multipurpose Electric Cooker comes with an interior cooking surface made from 304 stainless steel and has a 400ml capacity. The cooker utilises a split design where the pot is separate from the heating surface.

The OCooker electric cooker also comes with the ability to retain heat, making it possible to leave hot food on top of the hotpot and still meet it hot several hours later. There is also the ability to adjust the firepower or heat intensity. The cooker comes with control buttons for switching on and also increasing or decreasing the heat intensity. It also features 7 cooking modes with different heat intensity.

Design-wise, the hot pot uses a 2.0mm thick aluminium heating surface for efficient heat transfer. The heating surface also comes with two layers of non-water sticking coating which prevents corrosion. The stainless steel pot can be detached from the electric cooker and other pots mounted on top for other cooking purposes.

The OCooker Multipurpose Electric Cooker comes with a 199 yuan (~$28) price tag. It is presently available on Xiaomi Youpin with a 10 yuan discount bringing the price down to (~$26).

Redmi Note 7 Pro has an Android 11 Port, Here’s how to install it

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