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iQOO Youth Edition coming soon, powered by Snapdragon 845

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Habeeb Onawole
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Vivo’s gaming phone line, iQOO, may soon announce a new phone. Key details of the phone which will launch as the iQOO Youth Edition (iQOO Lite) have surfaced.

The iQOO Youth Edition will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 processor according to a poster of the phone that was shared on Weibo. The image also reveals the device will have 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. It will also pack a 4000mAh battery.

iQOO Youth Edition Snapdragon 845

With respect to its design, the iQOO Youth Edition may not be different from its more powerful sibling. The upper half of the front is visible on the poster and it has a waterdrop notch for the selfie camera. However, Vivo might go for a different design for the rear of the phone.

The last key info the poster reveals is the price. The iQOO Youth Edition will sell for ¥1998 (~$289), ¥1000 (~$144) less than the base model of the iQOO gaming smartphone. Other than the processor, we have no idea what else Vivo will be trimming in this lite version but $289 doesn’t sound bad for a Snapdragon 845 phone. The chipset is a very capable one and only a very few chipsets currently outperform it.

Vivo 1914A iQOO Youth Edition

The iQOO Youth Edition is believed to be the same Vivo phone that was benchmarked back in May. The phone has the model number V1914A and is powered by the Snapdragon 845 processor. It also has 6GB of RAM and runs Android 9 Pie.

iQOO Youth Edition Snapdragon 710

That isn’t all about this new device. Another poster was also seen on Weibo but this one says the phone has a Snapdragon 710 processor and will sell for ¥1798 (~$259).

iQOO itself hasn’t made mention of a Youth Edition of its gaming smartphone. We, therefore, advise you to take this with a grain of salt until there is more concrete evidence.

(Sources: 1, 2, 3, | Via: 1, 2)

 

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We want the Mi Band 4 on our wrists after seeing these press renders

By
Habeeb Onawole
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Tomorrow, Xiaomi will announce the 4th generation of its fitness tracker. The Mi Band 4 will feature a brand new color display, a bigger battery, and hopefully, new fitness tracking features. Ahead of the launch tomorrow, official press renders of the device have surfaced online.

The images were shared on Twitter by Alvin Tse, the head of Xiaomi’s POCO brand. The Mi Band 4 will be available in several different colors according to the photos. There is the classic black alongside orange, purple, burgundy, and beige.

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We are not sure how many of these colors will actually be available for purchase, probably only black with the option to buy replaceable straps in other colors.

The color screen looks gorgeous in the renders but we can’t wait to see how great it is under direct sunlight. The images also confirm that the Mi Band 4 will have its charging connector underneath which means that the charging cable of the Mi Band 3 won’t work for it.

Just like its predecessor, the 4th gen Mi Band will come in NFC and non-NFC variants. It is reported to be powered by Huami’s RISC-V-based chip and will connect via Bluetooth 5.0.

Will you buy the Mi Band 4 when it launches? Let us know in the comment box.

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Huawei P20 Lite 2019 goes on sale in Switzerland for under €300

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Habeeb Onawole
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The Huawei P20 Lite 2019 is the successor to the P20 Lite that launched alongside the P20 and P20 Pro last year. Even though there is a P30 Lite already, Huawei is refreshing last year’s model. This new version comes with a bunch of new features and is now available for purchase in Switzerland.

Huawei P20 Lite 2019 price

The Huawei P20 Lite is sold by MediaMarkt and has a price tag of CHF 299.95 (~$303/€268). That price gets you a phone with a 6.4-inch 2340 x 1080 punch hole display, a Kirin 710 processor, 4GB of RAM and 128GB of expandable storage.

You also get 16MP + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP quad cameras on the rear and a 16MP camera inside the punch hole for video calls and selfies. It has a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, NFC, dual SIM (nano only), an audio jack, a Type-C port, and a 4000mAh battery.

MediaMarkt has the phone in Crush Blue, Charming Red, and Midnight Black. The listing says the phone will come with a pair of wired earphones.

The price of the Huawei P20 Lite 2019 also gives us a hint as to the price of another upcoming Huawei phone – the Nova 5i. Both phones share the same design, dimensions, and nearly the same specs. The only difference is that the Nova 5i swaps the 16MP cameras on the front and rear for 24MP sensors.

(Source)

 

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Can you use only a flip phone for a week? $1K could be yours if you can

By
Jed John Ikoba
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Flip phones are almost extinct save for some few companies like LG, Samsung, Kyocera that still manufactures them. The advent of smartphones ensured flip phones and other feature phones became near extinct. With smartphones came several apps and features that keep you occupied all day long. However a company in Utah, US is conducting a social experiment dubbed Flip Phone Challenge that seeks to determine how it feels to use a flip phone at this present time.

Make no mistake, there are still some persons stuck with their flip phones with no immediate plan to let go. The experiment isn’t for such persons, rather it is for persons who are smartphone addicts and can’t go a day without turning on their phones. In the words of the company; “Our ideal candidate will be a self-proclaimed smartphone fiend who’s always up to date on the latest tech news. They’ll be organized, detail-oriented, and willing to persevere (through a smartphone-less week)!” The candidate will take home $1000 if he carries out the task successfully.

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You won’t be getting the Motorola Razr, though.

The company says the goal of the Flip Phone Challenge is to send someone “back to the 90s” to find out just how much and in what ways people rely on their smartphones in 2019. The research will also determine if the lack of a smartphone could affect sleep patterns, productivity, punctuality and more. To get the candidate into the right frame of mind that reenacts the 90s, the company will provide the candidate with some stuff which it termed Boredom Buster Swag Bag (survival kit) and this includes a physical map in place of GPS, pocket phonebook which will make up for the limited phone storage space, notepad and some CDs from the ’90s to replace Spotify and other music apps.

Application is still ongoing for anyone willing to apply. The source link takes you to the page.

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Nokia 8.1 gets another price cut in India

By
Habeeb Onawole
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Just last month, the Nokia 8.1 got a massive price cut in India during Nokia’s Fan Festival. If you didn’t buy it then, you are in luck, as the phone is now selling for even less.

Nokia 8.1 featured

During the Fan Festival, the 4GB RAM version was priced at INR 20,999 (~$300) but you can get it for INR 19,999 (~$287) now. However, that isn’t a significant cut compared to the 6GB RAM version.

The Nokia 8.1 with 6GB of RAM is now priced at INR 22,999 (~$330), INR 3,000 (~$43) less than it was last month during the Fan Festival.

You can buy the phone at the new prices on the official online store or on Amazon (even slightly cheaper). It is also said to be available at the new prices in brick and mortar stores.

The Nokia 8.1 is powered by the Snapdragon 710 processor. It also has a 6.18-inch notched display with an FHD+ resolution. There is a 12MP + 13MP dual camera setup on the back along with a fingerprint scanner. It also has a 20MP selfie camera, a 3500mAh battery with 18W fast charging, a 3.5mm audio jack, and support for storage expansion.

It runs Android Pie out of the box and will get 2 years of OS updates, so it should get Android Q and Android R. This is the edge it has over most of its competitors which have similar specs but a lower price tag.

(Source, Via)

 

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OPPO R&D Team details the development of Under-Screen Camera Technology

By
Joel Joseph
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Under-screen cameras are the next big thing in smartphones. The technology is still being developed by a number of smartphone manufacturers in the market right now, including OPPO. In fact, OPPO revealed its under screen camera prototype a few days back. While we saw the real phone in action, we didn’t get any specific details about the technology. Today, OPPO’s R&D team engineer sheds some more details about the development of this next-gen technology.

According to an engineer working for OPPO, the company started studying under-screen cameras as early as 2017. To recall, the industry’s obsession with full-screen displays really kick-started after the launch of the Xiaomi Mi Mix around late 2016. There have been multiple solutions for a truly bezel-less smartphone since then, with the recent emergence of pop-up front cameras. But it’s clear that under-screen cameras are the future of smartphones. And it’s only a matter of time until we see a commercial device sporting this technology.

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OPPO’s engineer reveals that the biggest challenge in implementing this technology is that no one has actually managed to successfully do it yet. He compares its development to crossing a river by just feeling the stones under it as there are numerous difficulties associated with bringing it to a commercial smartphone.

Oppo Under-Display Camera

The under-screen camera has to work with other hardware flawlessly and algorithms are needed to perfect the camera experience. But if implemented properly, the under-screen cameras will perfect the smartphone screen experience. The engineer adds that it doesn’t add any weight to the body and even the display area above the camera functions perfectly. So, there’s no need for any ugly notches or moving parts to bring a truly full-screen experience.

Unfortunately, it looks like it will still take some time before someone manages to perfect the technology. We know companies like OPPO, Xiaomi, and Honor are working on a prototype, but what they revealed last week was just a proof of development. It’s similar to how Xiaomi demoed the 100W fast charging technology earlier this year. It’s still in development and a commercial release is at least a few months away.

So for now, it looks like companies will focus on tweaking existing pop-up camera solutions similar to what we saw in the Zenfone 6.

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Huawei Nova 5i TENAA full specifications leaked on TENAA

By
Anvinraj Valiyathara
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Huawei is expected to debut Nova 5 and Nova 5i smartphones by the end of this month in China. The Huawei Nova 5 could be packed with flagship specs whereas the Nova 5i is rumored to arrive as a mid-range phone. The Huawei Nova 5i has appeared on the database of China’s TENAA authority with its full specifications. Also, it was recently spotted on Geekbench benchmarking platform with two different RAM variants.

Huawei Nova 5i TENAA Listing

Previous reports have revealed that GLK-TL00 and GLK-AL00 are the network variants of the upcoming Huawei Nova 5i smartphone for China. TENAA listings for GLK-TL00 / AL00 contains the entire specs of the Nova 5i. However, the listings lack the images of the phone.

The Nova 5i smartphone measures 159.1 x 75.9 x 8.3mm and it weighs 178 grams. It is fitted with a 6.4-inch IPS LCD panel that supports 1080 x 2310 pixels resolution. The handset houses a 3,900mAh minimum capacity. Its typical capacity will be 4,000mAh. The handset is fueled by 2.2 GHz octa-core processor.

The TENAA listing reveal that the 6 GB and 8 GB RAM editions of the phone will come with 128 GB of native storage. There is no microSD card slot for additional storage on the device. The rear side of the phone will be a featuring a quad camera setup and a fingerprint scanner. The quad camera unit includes a 24-megapixel main sensor, an 8-megapixel secondary lens, a 2-megapixel depth sensor and a TOF (Time of Flight) lens. For capturing selfies, it has a front-facing camera of 24-megapixel. The EMUI 9 based Android 9 Pie OS will come preloaded on the device.

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Huawei Nova 5i Geekbench Listing

The Geekbench listing of the GLK-LX3 variant has already on Geekbench with 6 GB of RAM at the end of the last month. Now, the GLK-LX2 model with 4 GB of RAM has appeared on the benchmarking platform. The GLK-LX3 / LX2 models could be heading to Europe. The base frequency of the processor that powers LX2 model is 1.71 GHz which suggests it could b powered by the Kirin 710 SoC.

Huawei Nova 5i Geekbench

The AnTuTu listing of the phone that had surfaced at the end of the previous month had also revealed that it is powered by Kirin 710 chipset. The 4 GB RAM variant for Europe may come with 64 GB of storage whereas the 6 GB RAM edition may have 128 GB of native storage. In Europe, the phone may debut as Huawei P20 Lite (2019).

Some rumors have claimed that Nova 5 and Nova 5i may debut in China as Nova 5 Pro and Nova 5. It is advisable to wait for further reports to confirm on their exact monikers.

(source 1, 2, 3)

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Huami and XiaoPeng Motors team up to push new features

By
Airyl Jaszly
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Huami are doing quite well when it comes to partnering with other companies. Just a while back we saw the Avengers: Endgame tie-in products. This time, Huami and XiaoPeng Motors are straight up announcing their love for each other on Weibo. They’re even still pushing the Avengers: Endgame by saying “I LOVE YOU 3000”, things are very serious here.

For the uninformed, Xiaopeng Motors is a electric vehicle and technology company that designs and manufactures smart car. Usually referred to as Xpeng, they focus on local needs and the consumer experience, while also integrating autonomous driving and internet electronic technologies. Their vehicles are the result of all their technologies and advances.

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This actually makes them pretty suitable partners for Huami. Working together can allow them to push some synergy between wearables and smart vehicles. It’s very likely we’ll be seeing a new Amazfit smartwatch soon that focuses on enhancing this synergy. We can only imagine the possibilities that could arise from this partnership.

On top of simple things like smart unlocking, it’s fully possible we could browse the car’s condition straight from a smartwatch. Things like the vehicles fuel levels, cruising control, and other things. We’re quite eager to see what comes out of it in the future. In the meantime, we’ll just have to sit and wait to see how things turn out.

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Xiaomi Mi Band 4 NFC variant confirmed to come with support for payments

By
Jeet
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Xiaomi has already confirmed that the Mi Band 4 fitness tracker will get launched in China on 11th June at 2:00 PM local time. The fitness tracker is expected to come in two variants — one with NFC support and another without the NFC support.

Now, in the latest teaser shared by the company on Chinese microblogging platform Weibo confirmed that a variant of the Mi Band 4 will come with support for payment system. This confirms the NFC variant of the fitness tracker will get launched tomorrow.

Xiaomi Mi Band 4 NFC

Huami CEO Wang Huang has teased that the chipset that powers the Mi Band 4 is the AI-powered Huangshang No.1 chip. Given that the official Mi Band page on Weibo has forwarded his post, it’s likely that the new Mi Band is powered by it.

The Xiaomi Mi Band 4 has been listed on AliExpress for pre-order ahead of its launch. The listing confirms the next-gen Mi Band fitness tracker will come powered by a 135mAh battery onboard.

It will also have a curved OLED color display but the curvature isn’t as pronounced was that of the Band 3. In addition, the device will have the latest Bluetooth 5.0 support. Lei Jun has revealed that the screen is about 39.9 percent bigger than that of the Band 3.

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Further, the fitness band will also come with support for several colorful personalized or custom watch faces. The teaser posters of the device also show several Mi Band 4 renders, each having a different watch face.

While the Mi Band 4 is getting launched in China tomorrow, it is expected to soon get launched in other regions, including India and Europe. The shipping date of the device is not yet revealed but it should be available for purchase soon after its official announcement.

(Source)

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Xiaomi to announce 8 new products tomorrow, including the Mi Band 4

By
Airyl Jaszly
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Xiaomi is one of the biggest start-ups of all time, and their announcements are just as important as those from other big companies. Tomorrow however may be one of their biggest announcements to date, with a teaser revealing that we’ll see 8 brand new products launch tomorrow. This includes the much awaited Mi Band 4, as well as a few other rumored products that have been in the works.

Six of these new products will be brand new smart home appliances. Among them will be some brand new smart kitchen appliances from Feng Wei Holdings founder Nicholas Tse. Outside of that, we’ll also be getting some sort of announcement from regarding popular chat application Line. Outside of that, there’s the aforementioned Mi Band 4 and a mysterious product that will allegedly be able to “change fate”, according to the teasers.

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The Mi Band 4 has been in the news a lot lately, and it’s no wonder why. They’re well known for selling very well, and are among the most popular wearables in the world, so it makes sense everyone’s waiting for it. We’ve known for a while now that the Mi Band 4 will pack a 135mAh battery, as well as a curved colour OLED display. What’s more intriguing in the lineup however is the mysterious fate changing product.

The new product is being marketed as something new and revolutionary. In fact, Xiaomi is literally saying we’ve never seen anything like it before. They’re even calling it “the next big thing”, so we can only assume Xiaomi’s incredibly confident it’s going to blow our minds. Like we said earlier, this may just be the biggest launch from Xiaomi we’ve seen in a while, but it’s also starting to look like it’ll be a memorable one as well.

Xiaomi Mi Band 4

We’re quite curious what exactly we’ll be seeing at tomorrow’s launch. It’s possible we’re finally going to see the Xiaomi folding phone, but we also feel it’s somewhat improbable. Whatever this mystery product is, we’ll just have to wait until tomorrow to find out. Until then, stay tuned on Gizmochina for all the latest Chinese technology news.

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(Source)

Xiaomi cuts price of Mi 8 Pro to 1899 yuan for 618 day sales

By
Airyl Jaszly
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618 day represents the opening of China’s JDmall e-commerce website, and it’s normal for companies to offer huge sales on the platform for that day. Xiaomi however are pushing the limits of price cuts by taking the Mi 8 Pro and its 2999 yuan ($430) price tag and slashing it down to 1899 yuan ($274). That’s almost a 30% cut, and historically the lowest price that the Mi8 Pro has been listed for.

On top of this huge price cut, there’s also an extr coupon that cuts the price down ever further to a mere 1799 yuan ($260). This literally brings it down to Poco F1 levels of pricing, and it’s an great buy. While the Mi 8 Pro may be a last generation flagship, but it’s by no means a slouch. It still has excellent build quality, fantastic performance and great cameras.

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The device comes with an on-screen fingerprint sensor, as well as last gen’s Snapdragon 845 SoC. The version on sale here is the 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage version, and it’s the only option. On top of all this, it also features a 6.21 inch of Super AMOLED display having a 2248 x 1080 resolution and a notch.

The cameras on the rear are dual 12MP sensors with OIS and optical zoom. Over on the front, there’s a 20MP f/2.0 sensor in the notch. Its camera supports AI features such as AI scene recognition and AI beautify.  It is powered with a 3400 mAh battery with the fast charging tech. The device runs on Android 8.1 Oreo atop MIUI skin.

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(Source)

Red Magic 3 gaming phone to debut in India on June 17

By
Anvinraj Valiyathara
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In April, China-based Nubia’s gaming arm called Red Magic had announced the Red Magic 3 gaming phone in the home country. The handset is available for international audience through it global page. For India, the Chinese firm has started a dedicated landing page which reveals that the Red Magic 3 will be debuting in the country on June 17.

The company hasn’t revealed the pricing of the Red Magic 3 phone. However, it is speculated that the starting model of the smartphone could be priced between Rs. 33,000 (~$475) and Rs. 35,000 (~$500). Globally, it is available in three editions such as 8 GB RAM + 128 Storage that comes in Black color, another model with same and storage in Red hue and a Camo color edition with 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of native storage.

Red Magic 3 June 17 Launch Date in India

The Red Magic 3 will be rivaling with the Black Shark 2 gaming phone from Xiaomi in India. Its 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 12 GB RAM + 256 GB storage models are respectively priced at Rs. 39,999 (~$575) and Rs. 49,999 (~$719) in the country. The Red Magic 3 will be available for purchase through Flipkart.

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Red Magic 3 Specifications

The Red Magic 3 has a massive 6.65-inch AMOLED full HD+ display with 19.5:9 aspect and support for 90Hz refresh rate. The smartphone features an RGB lighting strip on the backside of the phone. Its rear shell features a fingerprint scanner and a single camera of 48-megapixel. The rear camera supports 8K video recording and 1920 fps slow-motion video recording.

The Red Magic 3 is loaded with Red Magic 2.0 UI based Android 9 Pie OS. For snapping selfies, it has a front-facing camera of a 16-megapixel. The smartphone is fueled by Snapdragon 855 mobile platform. It is packed with a 5,000mAh battery that supports 27W fast charging through USB-C. For heat dissipation, the internal cooling system of the smartphone also features a cooling fan. There is no microSD card slot on the device. It features a 3.5mm audio jack and it carries support for DTX XU1tra sound.

red magic 3

What could be the suitable pricing of the Red Magic 3 smartphone in India? Share us your views by posting your comments below.

(source|via 1, 2)

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Xiaomi Mi Band 4 likely to use Huami’s RISC-V based Huangshan No.1 Chip

By
Joel Joseph
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Xiaomi’s best selling Mi Band series is getting a new update tomorrow i.e. June 11. Before its official release, we have got some exciting news about the processor that powers the new Mi Band 4. Huami’s CEO, Wang Huang has just teased that the AI-powered Huangshang No.1 chip has been mass-produced. He’s likely talking about the Mi Band 4 since the official Mi Band page on Weibo has forwarded his post.

Huangshan No. 1 AI Wearable Chipset

Huangshan No.1 was released late last year by Huami. The processor is said to be more efficient than ARM’s Cortex M4 based competitors. This is a really big move for Xiaomi since it would mean that the Chinese smartphone maker is trying its hands on an open-source RISC-V based processor instead of the more popular ARM alternative. The timing is also significant, since just a couple of days back, we reported that Qualcomm made a big investment in SiFive, the leading provider of RISC-V based processor IP. So, it looks like companies are increasingly looking for alternatives to ARM’s Cortex based chip designs.

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The Huangshan No. 1 (MHS001) is the world’s first wearable processor that features an integrated AI-neural network. There are four core artificial intelligence engines — cardiac biometrics engine, ECG, ECG Pro, and Hearth Rhythm Abnormality Monitoring Engine.

It’s also an important milestone for Huami as well. Mi Band series has a tradition of selling millions of units. This means it will be the first time the Huangshan No.1 is mass produced in millions. Its departure from ARM-based Cortex IP is a big move, especially after what happened to Huawei and Hisilicon after the US ban.

The Mi Band 4 is already listed on Aliexpress on pre-order. You can read more about it from here.

 

(Source)

Xiaomi 90 Point Ultra Light Running Shoes join crowdfunding platform

By
Airyl Jaszly
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Xiaomi‘s crowdfunding platform gets a new pair of shoes. Not as bizarre as your typical Xiaomi crowdfunder, but they’re pretty nice shoes. Specifically, these are Xiaomi’s latest 90 Point Ultra Light Running Shoes, built to be as comfortable as possible for those super long running sessions. Let’s take a look and see what makes these special.

The 90 Point Ultra Light Running Shoes come from Xiaomi Eco-chain Enterprise Shanghai Runmi Technology. The soles are made of lightweight rubber and lightweight EVA, which is lighter than your standard material and provides a soft and comfortable foot feel. This allegedly makes running less tiring and keeps your feet feeling great while you run. The soles are also cushioning, anti-twisting, antibacterial and breathable.

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The outsole hollow built with anti-twist TPU protects the arch in motion and makes running safer. The yarn for the body is made up of a mixture of transparent MONO yarn, ultra-light yarn and antibacterial yarn. These help keep the shoes light, comfortable and strong. On top of that, it also makes the shoe body antibacterial and breathable like the soles.

Even the insoles are designed with the idea of keeping the breathable design going. They have honeycomb shaped holes to minimize contact, improve cushioning and keep things breathing. The entrance of the shoe is sock-like, in that it elastically wraps around the ankle. The shoes go for 219 yuan ($32), but the current crowdfunding price is a mere 169 yuan ($25).

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Vivo Z5x launching soon in India, claims report

By
Anvinraj Valiyathara
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A recent report had claimed that Vivo is planning to introduce its Z-series and S-series of smartphones of India. The Indian wing of the Chinese firm has already started the arrival of a new Z-series smartphone in India. An exclusive report from 91mobiles reveals that the upcoming Z-series phone for India is Vivo Z5x. The publication has also shared two hands-on images of the smartphone.

The report states that Vivo India will be selling the Vivo Z5x exclusively through its online channels in the country. It is expected to be priced around Rs. 20,000. Probably, the smartphone may go official in India by this month. The hand-on images of the phone shared by the publication show that it will be sporting a glass rear, a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and a vertical dual camera setup. It remains to be seen whether the phone will be arriving with Vivo Z5x moniker or it will be simply called on Vivo Z5.

The Vivo Z5x specifications are already known since the smartphone was unveiled in China last year. Also, the Vivo Z5x is not the first Z-series phone to release in India. Last year, the company had launched Vivo Z10 phone which was nothing but a rebranded version of the Vivo V7+ phone. Since then, the company has not launched a Z-series phone in India.

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Vivo Z5x Specifications

The Vivo Z5x is the company’s first smartphone to flaunt a punch-hole display. Its 6.53-inch IPS LCD panel offers full HD+ resolution and 19.5:9 aspect ratio. The Snapdragon 710 chipset fuels the smartphone with up to 8 GB of RAM. It features up to 128 GB of native storage and a microSD card slot for additional storage.

The back panel of the phone features a triple camera setup that includes a main sensor of 16-megapixel, an 8-megapixel wide-angle lens and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. For shooting selfies, it features a 16-megapixel snapper planted inside the small round-shaped cutout on the display. A massive battery of 5,000mAh capacity is present inside the phone. It carries support for dual-engine 18W rapid charging through microUSB 2.0.

Vivo Z5x

The Vivo Z5x is available in Extreme Night Black, Phantom Black and Aurora color editions in China. The Vivo Z5x variants such as 4 GB RAM + 64 GB storage, 6 GB RAM + 64 GB storage, 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage are respectively priced at 1,398 Yuan (~$200; ~Rs, 14,000), 1,498 Yuan (~$215; ~Rs. 15,000), 1698 Yuan (~$245; ~Rs. 17,000) and 1,998 Yuan (~$289; Rs. 20,000).

(source)

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Lenovo Z6 Youth Review: An Excellent Budget Phone

By
Cheky Zhu
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Thanks to a variety of products and marketing methods, Lenovo’s smartphone has become popular. Almost a month after Lenovo Z6 Pro was released, a budget phone called Lenovo Z6 Youth was launched. Let’s check out the Lenovo Z6 Youth.

Design:

Lenovo Z6 Youth looks like Lenovo Z5s on the front side, both come with 6.3-inch LCD water drop screen, having the resolution of 2340×1080 pixels.

The Lenovo Z6 Youth is pretty much bezel-less, and its screen-to-body ratio is up to 93.07% which get a slight edge over other budget phones.

No matter the Lenovo Z5s or the Lenovo Z6 Youth, the display quality is relatively good.

The handset comes with a 16MP front facing camera with AI capability, which parameter is the same as the front-facing camera of Lenovo Z5s.

Excellent touch feeling is one of the biggest advantages of the Lenovo Z6 Youth. The dimension of the handset is about 156.6×74.3×7.88mm, but the weight is 164g, which is one of the lightest smartphones launched recently.

As a budget phone, there is no doubt that the handset comes with plastic rear cover. But don’t worry, the official claims that the handset adopts the material, which is like the Rollcage magnesium aluminum alloy rolling proof frame of ThinkPad, providing better protection.

Lenovo Z6 Youth offers two different color variants, which are Stardust and Midnight Black, having different processing.

The Stardust variant adopts eight layers nanometer NCOC optical gradual plating process. In light, the rear cover of Lenovo Z6 Youth will show green color on the front, and the color will turn to purple from the side.

Lenovo Z6 Youth comes with rear fingerprint sensor, which has fast unlocking speed.

Lenovo Z6 Youth ships with triple cameras, which are 16MP main camera, 8MP telephoto lens supporting 2x zoom, and 5MP depth of field lens. Also, the camera parameters are the same as Lenovo Z5s.

Camera samples below

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Powered by Snapdragon 710 chipset, Lenovo Z6 Youth arrives with 4/6GB of RAM and 64/128GB internal storage.

In daily use, applications are used smoothly. What’s more, the handset is optimized for the game.

In addition, Lenovo Z6 Youth has been pre-installed ZUI 11 OS, which updates the icon and improves fluency. The AI capability can also scan documents and translate texts, which is very convenient.

Lenovo Z6 Youth is fueled by 4050mAh battery with fast charging, which battery is larger than Lenovo Z5s.

It is also worth noting that, as a budget phone, Lenovo Z6 Youth comes with Type-C port.

 

Conclusion:

Lenovo Z6 Youth also has many features worth paying attention to, for example, it is the first smartphone supporting the Beidou 3-signal system in the world, which comes with HD8040 Beidou high precision navigation chip.

The handset also ships with linear speaker, supports Dolby Atmos, and keeps 3.5mm earphone jack.

Overall, Lenovo Z6 Youth can meet most of user demands, and it has a price advantage. If you want to get a comprehensive and budget smartphone, Lenovo Z6 Youth should be your choice.

 

Vivo X27 Symphony Summer official images released; Pre-sales to start on June 18

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Anvinraj Valiyathara
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Each year, China’s major mid-year shopping festival is held on June 18. Many smartphone manufacturers from China make the most of it by providing attractive discounts on their handsets. New variants of smartphones are also introduced for the same shopping event. Vivo has confirmed that it will begin the pre-sales of a new color variant called Symphony Summer on June 18. The Chinese manufacturer has also shared some images of the new color edition of the smartphone.

As it can be seen in the images, the rear shell of the Vivo X27 Symphony Summer model appears light blue at the center. It appears whitish pink towards the left and right edges. There is no confirmation on the pricing of the phone. Probably, it may retain the same price tag as the other color variants of the phone.

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The Vivo X27 features an in-screen fingerprint sensor enabled 6.39-inch AMOLED display. The notch-less display offers full HD+ resolution and 19.5:9 aspect ratio.

The Vivo X27 comes in two CPU editions in China. The Snapdragon 675 chipset variant of the phone features 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of native storage. There is a Snapdragon 710 SoC model with 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of native storage. There is no confirmation yet on whether the X27 Symphony Summer will be available for both or either those CPU models.

The Vivo X27 smartphone is equipped with 48-megapixel + 13-megapixel + 5-megapixelt triple camera setup. For shooting selfies, it is fitted with a pop-up selfie camera of 16-megapixel. Its 4,000mAh battery supports 22.5W rapid charging through USB-C.

What’s your opinion on the new color variant of the Vivo X27? Share us your views by posting your comments below.

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Honor 20, 20 Pro and 20i launching on June 11 in India with Honor Pad 5

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Anvinraj Valiyathara
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The Honor 20 and Honor 20 Pro flagship hones were made official through a launch event in London on May 21. Soon after the announcement of the Honor 20 duo, a teaser page for the Honor 20 series was made live on Flipkart, India’s online retailer site. The teaser page is now updated which now states that the Honor 20, Honor 20 Pro and Honor 20i smartphones will be announced in India on June 11.

The Honor 20 and Honor 20 Pro will be arriving to take on the OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro smartphones in India. Also, Honor 20 phones will be also rivaling with the Asus 6Z smartphone in the affordable flagship phone category. While the pricing of the Honor 20 and Honor 20 Pro are currently under the wraps, they are expected to be priced around Rs. 40,000. The Honor 20i will be an upper mid-range phone with impressive selfie shooting capabilities. It could be priced around Rs. 20,000. The Honor 20i, Honor 20 and Honor 20 Pro will be exclusively available for purchase through Flipkart. Apart from launching the Honor 20 series of smartphones tomorrow in India, the Chinese firm will be also debuting the Honor Pad 5 tablet.

Honor 20, 20 Pro, 20i and Pad 5 June 11 launch date

Honor 20 and Honor 20 Pro Specifications

The Honor 20 and 20 Pro feature 6.26-inch IPS LCD full HD+ panels with a punch-hole at the top-left corner for the 32-megapixel selfie camera. The Kirin 980 chipset powers both smartphones. The Honor 20 has 6 GB of RAM while the Pro variant has 8 GB of RAM.

The Honor 20’s quad camera module has a 48-megapixel main sensor, an ultrawide 16-megapixel sensor, a 2-megapixel macro camera and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. On the other side, the Honor 20 Pro has 48-megapixel, 8-m megapixel telephoto lens, a 16-megapixel ultrawide lens and a 2-megapixel macro camera. The Honor 20 has 3,750mAh battery and Honor 20 Pro has a 4,000mAh battery. Both support 22.5W fast charging. They are also equipped with side-mounted fingerprint scanners. The EMUI 9 based Android 9 Pie OS comes preloaded on these devices.

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Honor 20i and Honor Pad 5 Specifications

The Honor 20i has a 6.21-inch IPS LCD screen with waterdrop notch. It is powered by Kirin 710 chipset and 6 GB of RAM. It includes an inbuilt storage of 128 GB. The rear shell of the phone features 24-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel triple camera setup. It is packed with a 3,400mAh battery that supports 10W charging.

The Honor Pad 5 is a budget-friendly tablet with 10.1-inch display. The older Kirin 659 chipset powers the tablet with up to 4 GB of RAM and up to 64 GB of native storage. Some of its other features like GPU Turbo technology support and stereo speakers powered by Harmon-Kardon.

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Buy Xiaomi Redmi AirDots Wireless Bluetooth Headset for Just $19.99 from Gearbest [Coupon]

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Vinay Patel
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It looks like Xiaomi fans are in for a treat! As part of its recently launched ‘Top Sellers Gear Special’ promo, Gearbest is offering a wide selection of Xiaomi-branded items at lowered prices.

Among other top-branded products, the special event offers you a chance to get your hands on the Xiaomi Redmi AirDots Wireless Bluetooth Headset without emptying your pocket. Aside from shedding light on the discount, we will show how you can save a considerable amount of money at checkout.

Xiaomi Redmi AirDots Wireless Bluetooth Headset

Marketed as a new generation of headphones, the Redmi AirDots is equipped with a built-in Bluetooth 5.0 chip for up to 2 times faster data transfer rate than its predecessor. Thanks to the stable connection, you can enjoy your favorite music without any sort of interruption.

The Xiaomi Redmi AirDots isn’t easy on the pocketbook. In fact, the feature-laden headset would set you back $38.53 on both online as well as offline stores.

Much to the delight of cost-conscious buyers, Gearbest is now offering the Xiaomi Redmi AirDots for a dropped price of just $24.99. Moreover, you can extend this 35 percent discount by applying coupon code GBRFT5ZXB1 before placing your order.

The aforesaid coupon helps you get an extra $5 off. In other words, you can bring the retail price of the Xiaomi Redmi AirDots headset further down to only $19.99 simply by applying the coupon.

On top of that, Gearbest users spending $20 will be eligible for an add-on item for just $0.01. The discount will be valid only for the black color version, and there were 2600 pieces left for this promo at the time of writing.

You can follow this link to avail the discount. Note that that promo is slated to end in just one day.

Buy Xiaomi Redmi AirDots Wireless Bluetooth Headset, Coupon Code GBRFT5ZXB1

 

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Galaxy Note 10, Note 10 Pro may go official on August 10; Note 10 Pro renders appear

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Anvinraj Valiyathara
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Recent reports have revealed that apart from introducing the Galaxy Note 10, Samsung will be also launching an advanced variant alongside it called Galaxy Note 10 Pro. Since the South Korean company had announced the Galaxy Note 9 on Aug. 9 last year, the rumor mill has been speculating that the Galaxy Note 10 launch date will be also scheduled in August. A new report on a South Korean publication reveals that the company will be announcing the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Pro on Aug. 10.

In the recent past, renders of the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Pro have appeared to reveal their design. Both smartphones are expected to release in 4G-only and 5G enabled versions. The Galaxy Note 10 series have revealed they won’t be featuring dedicated button for accessing Bixby AI. And also, the Note 10 lineup will be lacking a 3.5mm audio jack.

The Galaxy Note 10 is expected to feature a 6.28-inch AMOLED display that is curved towards its left and right edges. On other side, the Note 10 Pro has a curved 6.75-inch AMOLED screen. Both smartphones are rumored to support quad HD+ resolution. Talking about the displays of the phone, these handsets will be sporting screens with top-center positioned punch-hole for the front-facing camera.

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The Note 10 may come with a vertically arranged triple camera sensors on its rear whereas the Note 10 Pro will be blessed with a quad camera setup on its rear. No physical fingerprint scanner can be seen on the backside of the Note 10 series since they are equipped with in-display fingerprint scanners. These handsets will be featuring very thin metallic frames that thickens near the physical buttons.

The South Korean publication hasn’t shared any information on the specifications of the Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10 Pro smartphones. However, the Note 10 duo are expected to release in Snapdragon 855 and Exynos 9825 chipset variants depending on the region. The Note 9 that was unveiled on Aug. 9 was made available for purchase on Aug. 24. Hence, there is a possibility that the Galaxy Note 10 lineup may hit the market on Aug. 25 since they were announced on Aug. 10.

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