The past few days have been flooded with news about the upcoming Xiaomi Redmi Pro smartphone that will be announced on July 27. In the past three days, the company released a few teasers which hinted and almost confirmed that the phone will come with a metal body, deca-core processor, dual cameras and OLED display. However, now, Xiaomi’s CEO, Lei Jun has officially confirmed the processor on board the upcoming smartphone as well as the presence of dual cameras at the back.
First of all, Lei Jun confirmed that the Redmi Pro will feature the Helio X25 deca-core processor. We had a doubt whether the phone would be using the slightly slower Helio X20, but this confirms that the faster variant is going to end up on the device. Along with the image (above), he asked his fans which other flagships use Helio X25 chipset inside. Well, there are the two popular ones, the flagship Pro 6 and then, the Le 2 Pro. So, looks like he’s trying to say that the new Redmi model will be competing with these two devices.
About an hour later, Lei Jun further took to Weibo to ask another question to his fans: “Some smartphones use two cameras to take pictures, what would you call this technology?”. He even gave three options: Dual cameras, Dual lens and double cameras.
Well, we take this as a confirmation that the upcoming Redmi Pro features a dual camera setup!
Now, we look forward to more details about the rest of the specs of the device, such as the display size, RAM, storage, fingerprint and other features. Expect most of these details to be revealed in the coming days to the launch. Meanwhile, you can read this article for its earlier leaked specs.
Reports have emerged that the much touted Xiaomi Notebook or Mi Notebook if you like, will not be available in large amounts when finally launched. We had earlier quoted supply chain sources who disclosed that Xiaomi targets shipments of about 1 million units of the Mi Notebookwhen launched.
In a new twist, it has been reported by industry sources that Xiaomi is likely to ship just 300,000 units of the Mi Notebook this year, far lower than the 1 million units targeted.
The Taipei Times quoted supply chain sources hinting at a cut in supply occasioned by the persistent postponement of the release date of the notebook PCs by several quarters.
The sources further disclosed that production of the laptops is split between Xiaomi’s long-term assembly partner Inventec Corp and Winstron Corp, with Inventec expected to deliver 150,000 units of the 12-inch sized Notebooks, while Winstron will deliver another 150,000 units but this time of the bigger size 13-inch Xiaomi Notebook.
When contacted by the Taipei Times, an official of Inventec is said to have confirmed that the company would start shipping the 12-inch units of the Mi Notebook laptop beginning from the end of July but the said official refused to confirm the total shipments expected to come from his company. Another official, however, disclosed via telephone, quite disappointingly, that “the initial shipments for the products are not massive”.
While Winstron declined to comment on the matter, industry analysts affirmed the possibility of the Xiaomi’s Notebook shipment terminating at only 300,000 units for this year as a result time constraint.
Xiaomi is expected to launch its first Notebook PC alongside the Xiaomi Redmi Pro flagship smartphone in a news conference already scheduled for next week’s Wednesday. Going by this latest report, fans outside China who have been waiting to get their units of the Mi Notebook may have to wait a little longer even after it is unveiled, as just 300,000 units will be available and that amount would likely get consumed in the Chinese market. It is expected, though, that shipments would increase next year as Xiaomi aims to expand its market outside China and this cheap Macbook Pro look-alike would be one of the company’s drivers for the proposed international expansion.
Xiaomi’s Redmi Pro flagship smartphone had been speculated all along to be among the devices launching on July 27. But confirmation about that has not been officially done by the Chinese company except via teasers in the form of video or images laced with coded messages, leaving it at the mercy of our brains to interpret the messages.
However just this morning, CEO Lei Jun took to Weibo to express his excitement over the Redmi Pro’s release and categorically confirmed that the flagship device would be released next Wednesday. The message ended there but we were able to gather that he was talking about the Xiaomi news conference holding next Wednesday being July 27.
All along, for the past three days, the three spokespersons for Xiaomi Wu Xiubo, Lu Shi and Liu Hao Ran have taken turns to release promotional videos. The first day, we got served “OLED PING” by Wu Xuibo, followed by Lui Shi who served us “ten nuclear double stem head”, and “Mentor” Liu Hao is going to make “brushed gold potato” (literal translations from Chinese).
It is rumored that the Redmi Pro will feature a 5.5-inch 1080pixel OLED display and would be powered by a Deca-core MediaTek Helio X25 chipset, alongside 4GB of RAM and a maximum 128GB of onboard storage. The sleek dual-SIM device is said to boot Android 6.0 Marshmallow-based MIUI and would have support for all three networks in China. Also, the device is expected to pop carrying a price tag of around 1499 yuan ($225).
Ahead of the July 27 official unveiling, the Xiaomi Notebook has continued to feature in leaks almost daily. Xiaomi has not come out to confirm officially if we’d be seeing the Mi Notebook on that day, neither has the company officially released renders of the Notebook PC that is said to be an Apple MacBook look-alike. We also do not have an official statement about the price tag hovering above the device yet. But an alleged leak of the ppt presentation of the Notebook seems to have revealed most details.
A new leaked PowerPoint presentation is the latest we are seeing and not only does the leaked Powerpoint presentations reveal the expected price of the Notebook, it also tackles issues bothering the specifications of the device, and render photos that showcase the beautifully designed laptop Xiaomi has put in place. We must state that the authenticity of the Powerpoint document cannot be guaranteed, it remains a rumor since it is a leak and not officially from Xiaomi.
According to the leaked render document, the top-end version of the Mi Notebook will be powered by an Intel core i7-6700HQ processor with GTX 970 graphics card. The high-end Notebook will also feature a 16GB RAM, 512GB Hard disk drive and a display with 4K resolution.
On the other hand, the Standard edition is rumored to come equipped with an Intel Core i5-6200U processor, HD 520 graphics card, 8GB of RAM and also 256GB of internal memory.
On the aspect of the price, the leaks tout the top end spec of the Mi Notebook to be priced at 6699 yuan ($1003), while the Standard version will carry a price tag of 3,999 yuan ($599).
These prices are way higher than what we heard from previous rumors, so we better take this with a pinch of salt. Hopefully, things will get clearer by July 27.
We have been hearing about the Xiaomi Notebook since last year. In fact, recently, the number of leaks and rumors about the company’s first laptop have increased drastically, with most of the sources stating that the device will be announced at the company’s new conference on July 27. While we still haven’t received an official confirmation from the company regarding the launch of the new device at the event, considering the amount of information that we have received lately, we thought it would be a good idea to bring them all together to paint a complete picture of the upcoming Xiaomi Notebook.
So, let’s see what can we expect from the upcoming Xiaomi Notebook PC.
DESIGN:
Design wise, the Xiaomi Notebook should come with a sleek aluminum light weight body. Most sources have said that the upcoming PC should look similar to the Apple MacBook range, which would make it a good looking laptop. In fact, we did see a leaked real life image of the device (down below ), featuring the Mi logo up front.
If this is indeed the final design, then I am sure that most fans would be happy. But Apple may not like the fact that the laptop looks very similar to its MacBook.
We can expect the laptop to come in three display sizes — 12.5-inch, 13.3-inch, and 15.6-inch.
Since there could be three different variants of the Xiaomi Notebook, let’s take a look at each one of them in detail.
12.5-inch Model:
This will reportedly be the smallest variant in the company’s new laptop series. This could also be the cheapest and the lowest specced model. According to recent rumors, the 12.5-inch variant will feature a modest Intel Atom series processor. We are not quite sure that this would be the case as earlier we had heard that Xiaomi was working on cheap but powerful models. So, something like an i5 processor would be more suited for the 12.5-inch variant.
But if Xiaomi is indeed using an Atom processor inside this variant, then it could be very cheap. Also, the battery life could be amazing. Considering its small size and efficient processor, we can expect this model to be ideal for travelers.
13.3-inch Model:
If you wanted something more powerful, then the 13.3-inch Xiaomi Notebook could be your ideal option. According to the latest rumors, the 13.3-inch variant is expected to feature the powerful i7-6500U chipset with 8GB RAM on board. Further, the laptop is said to run on the Windows 10 Pro version. USB Type-C port could be used for charging the device. However, the screen on the device won’t feature touch, at least that’s what the leak said.
The 13.3-inch variant seems to be the ideal model for power users and it is said that it could retail for somewhere around 3000Yuan ($450). If true, this would be an amazing price tag for a laptop with these specs on board.
15.6-inch Model:
Unfortunately, at this time, there’s hardly any information about this large screen variant. This could be because, only the first two variants, i.e. the 12.5-inch and 13.3-inch models are expected to be released soon. Out of these two, the 12.5-inch model is said to be in mass production already, with latter soon starting production. This would mean that the 15.6-inch model won’t be released anytime soon. So, if you were waiting for a large screen laptop from Xiaomi, then your wait would probably extend till the end of the year or maybe more.
While this basically covers most of the information about the upcoming Xiaomi Notebook variants, there are a couple of things that I would like to add in this article.
Software:
Xiaomi’s smartphones run on the company’s own MIUI OS, based on Google’s Android platform. There have been rumors that the company would continue using MIUI tweaked for PCs on its new Notebook PC, however, that likely won’t be the case. Xiaomi has had a good relationship with Microsoft, with a few of the company’s smartphones like the Mi4 running Windows platform. So, it is highly likely that the company extends this partnership for its laptops. This would be a safer move as well, considering the majority of PCs in the market today run on the Windows 10 platform.
Availability:
Xiaomi always had the issue of low stock, with most of it’s in demand smartphones going out of stock in seconds during its flash sale. Things have improved drastically in the past few months though, all thanks to Lei Jun, who has now taken charge of the company’s supply.
But whether Xiaomi will stock up the upcoming Xiaomi Notebook in plenty is a question. This would be the first laptop from the company, and we may not see a lot of stock of the laptop in the early stages. So, the initial availability of the laptop could be limited.
However, there was a recent report which said that the company expects to easily sell 1 million units of its laptop after launch. So, we can’t really comment much about the availability of the device.
Well, that should sum up what we know/ expect from the upcoming Xiaomi Notebook PC.
Xiaomi is known to shake up the market where it enters, and don’t expect anything less from its first ever laptop!
Global tech market research firm TrendForce recently released their report of smartphone shipments for the second quarter (Q2) of 2016. The report features smartphone shipments and market shares size and displayed stats from both the domestic market in China and globally.
According to the report, Huawei ranks number one on the list of top five Chinese brands, a list which includes strong brands like Oppo, BBK/Vivo, Lenovo, and Xiaomi. This is despite the fact that Huawei’s market share witnessed a slight drop from 21.1% to 20.8% in the local China market and globally from 28% in Q1 to around 24.5% in the second quarter.
Quite surprisingly, Oppo and Vivo continued their ascending flight over Xiaomi and Lenovo, a trend which began in the first quarter. OPPO registered shipments of 18.5 million smartphones in Q1 2016 but this time around dropped a little to 18 million units. However, this didn’t affect its market share which is estimated to have grown from 12.6% in Q1 2016 to 12.7% in Q2 2016 in the domestic Chinese market.
The report also shows that the entire smartphone production around the world totaled around 315 million units in the second quarter, representing an 8.9% increase over the first quarter of 2016.
Globally, Samsung still finished strong in smartphone sales in the second quarter as it did during the first quarter. The Korean giant raked in a total of about 77 million units shipped, representing 24.5% of the overall market share. Samsung is followed by Apple whose global shipment hovered around a distant 48 million units, representing a 0.6% growth in sales from Q1.
Huawei maintains its Q1 position as the third largest selling smartphone brand in the world with a record 29 million units which is a slight improvement from the 28.3 million units Huawei sold in the first quarter of 2016. Oppo, LG, and Vivo completed the list with 18 million, 17 million and 15 million units sold respectively. The global report shows quite cheerfully that of the top six brands globally, three are Chinese companies.
These figures are expected to increase during the second half of the year, with new flagship like the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, Apple iPhone 7, Xiaomi Redmi Pro. Also, the exploitation of offline sales channels will help the Chinese brands who mainly depend on online flash sales, penetrate newer markets overseas.
Like expected, Xiaomi has announced a brand new 360° Rotating Mi Home White Smart Camera for 399 Yuan ($60). This is yet another addition to the company’s smart camera lineup which includes action cameras and surveillance cameras.
Thanks to its rotating design, the new camera boasts of the ability to take 360-degree panorama photos, along with 85-degree wide vertical viewing angle. This ensures that the camera covers a wide area for surveillance. Further, the Xiaomi 360° Mi White Smart camera comes with a large f/1.8 aperture lens. The camera can capture videos at a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080. There’s professional DSP noise reduction technology as well.
If you are looking for a cheap smart camera which can rotate 360 degrees, the Xiaomi Mi White Smart camera can be yours for around $60. We expect the camera to hit third party retailers (at a slightly higher price tag) in the coming weeks, but if you are in China, you can get one as early as 10AM on July 25.
Xiaomi is all set to unveil the Redmi Pro on July 27, which is just a week away. The phone should be the first Xiaomi smartphone to feature dual cameras at the back. We have been seeing leaks, rumors and even hints from the company which confirm the presence of the setup at the back. While we have very little details of the specs of the dual cameras at the back, today, we might have a first glimpse at the camera samples from the Redmi Pro.
Naturally, given that the phone will feature dual cameras at the back, bokeh effect is something that all of us would like to see. Looks like the camera does a fine job of capturing images with blurred background as the two new samples are of high quality. Of course, it looks very good because these photos were taken by professional photographers. But it does give us a glimpse of what can be achieved by the setup.
As of now, these two are the only samples we have seen from the Redmi Pro, but we can expect more such images as we near the launch.
Meanwhile, you can check out our previous coverage on the Redmi Pro from below:
Its just a couple of weeks to the “7 Unpacked” event holding on August 2 in New York, yet more leaks have continued to trail the Galaxy Note7 which Samsung is expected to unveil on that day. The latest leak is a short hands-on video which shows a Galaxy Note7 in operation.
The video (located under this post), comes from the stable of accessory maker Olixer and is actually an exhibition of the testing of a working Galaxy Note7 with three different screen protectors. Even though the video was meant to showcase the accessories, it offers us an opportunity to sample the flagship smartphone giving us a peek at the bezel-less edges and curved edge display the phone sport.
Also, a photo render (pictured above) of the Coral blue color variant the Samsung Galaxy Note7 is said to feature was leaked online by famous leakster Evan Blass @evleaks on Twitter. The image shows the Note7 in all its glory and beautiful color. The press render also reveals the dual curved edges, USB Type-C port, the S-Pen already ejected from its slot, part of the camera sensor which would be used for the iris scanner, a peach-gold type frame, the embedded fingerprint sensor and on the display is the same S-Pen themed background that had featured in lots of recent leaked images.
The Galaxy Note7 brings many innovations like being the first phablet to introduce a dual curved edge display, first to run on Samsung latest TouchWiz Grace UX operating system, and sport an iris scanner. Samsung also skipped the number 6 which is supposed to be the next after the Galaxy Note 5, in order to correct the confusing name anomaly between the Galaxy S series and Note series.
Apple’s iPhone 7 flagship launch is still a couple of months away, yet talks have started shifted to the US tech giant’s flagship for 2017. Just yesterday, we got some surprising news that the next flagship from Apple might be called iPhone 8 and not 7sand that the device will likely see the iPhone changing from its customary LCD display to OLED displays supplied by staunch rival Samsung.
Now there’s a new iPhone 8 concept that shows us what the OLED might look like on the 2017 flagship phone. The concept designed by designer Tobias Buettner features an iPhone 8 whose entire looks bear no semblance with the current crop of iPhones and even with the expected iPhone 7.
The concept iPhone 8 sports a Home button integrated within the display, which is new to the iPhone. There’s also a glass cover on the back of the concept phone, similar to that of the iPhone 4. The entire body of the concept iPhone 8 seem to of glass entirely, save for the top and bottom edges which are made of metal. The glass goes all the way over the edges,on the sides where it fuses with the display screen upfront.
The slim and pretty looking concept phone rocks dual cameras at the rear but with much smaller sensors when compared to other dual camera-packing smartphones. Also, there are capacitive buttons at the sides with a small waistline that might pose difficulty accessing.
Since next year marks the iPhone 10th year anniversary, Apple might decide to overhaul the entire iPhone 8 design and this isn’t a bad looking one. But with an all-glass slim body, one wonders how slippery the iPhone 8 concept might be if it actually sees the light of day.
Here are the top reasons why should you buy Xiaomi products from the official stores and not just from any random online stores or outlets.
Customers’ Protection Who Buy Xiaomi
Xiaomi official stores adhere to strict customer protection policies. This includes, in case of gearbest – upto 45 days money back guaranty with no questions-asked.
Full refund is provided if the product does not arrived within the duration promised by the seller in case of AliExpress. If the product is not as described by the seller, you can ask for full refund and return or partial refund and keep the item.
Everbuying has a policy of 3 months exchange warranty where buyers can resend the items that have stopped working within 3 months of purchase. Except that the buyer pays for the shipping of item, an exchange item will be sent by the seller free of cost including shipping.
Price
The price at which Xiaomi products are available at the official stores will generally be lowest or very competitive. In case of stores like everbuying, lowest price is guaranteed.
Wide Range of Xiaomi Products
Official stores will surely have a wide range of Xiaomi products from which buyers can select.
Shipping of Products
Huge shipping agencies partner with Xiaomi official stores for fast, safe, reliable and frequently free shipping of products ordered by buyers online.
Free Repair Warranty
Xiaomi official stores provide upto one year of free repair warranty for products ordered online.
Secure Payment
Security of payment is very important while transacting online, which is guaranteed by Xiaomi official online stores.
Check Out for More Information
Those are only a few information. Additionally, you may click on to check out for more information about the following Xiaomi official online stores or distributors:
To better equip you with tips on how to know if a Xiaomi store or outlet is official or not, read some resources available online. There are plenty of resources available and one of them is xiaomitoday website which keeps and update of Xiaomi and related products.
And lastly, use the search results wisely as the top results are not necessarily the best options. Any SEO (Search Engine Optimization) service provider might be using tricks to up-rank the search result of a particular website or post. Use your senses to visit the authentic stores, sites and resources to before you buy Xiaomi products.
Know these information to avoid troubles after you buy Xiaomi products. Happy buying!
Barely a day after Meizu officially unveiled its latest MX6 flagship, over 3.2 million persons are reported to have registered within the last 24 hours for the device’s first flash sales in China. The Chinese company officially announced this record number today revealing the popularity of the MX6 which packs a very powerful rear camera.
Meizu MX6
These figures don’t mean Meizu has sold over 3.2 million units of the MX6 in 24 hours but only represent the number of persons who have expressed interest in owning the flagship device which will be made available by flash sale on July 30.
Apart from that, the Chinese company also revealed key figures of the conference yesterday. It said that over 400 media websites reported about the phone’s launch. Full figures are revealed in the image at the end.
As a reminder, the Meizu MX6 brings with it a 5.5-inch 1080 display, powered by a deca-core Helio X20 chipset with Mali-T880 GPU, 4GB of RAM, 32GB of internal memory, 3060mAh battery with fast charging support, a 12MP rear-facing camera, and a 5MP shooter at the front.
The Meizu MX6, which is reportedly the world’s first smartphone to use the custom Sony IMX386 CMOS sensor with 12MP resolution, carries a very affordable price tag of 1999 yuan ($300).
When Chinese Tech company, OnePlus launched the OnePlus 3 a few months back, the device was said to come in two color variants, Graphite and Soft Gold but the Graphite version was the one that went on sale worldwide starting at $399. OnePlus promised to release the Gold version which it uniquely refers to as Soft Gold version later on.
Now feelers from OnePlus indicate that we may see the Soft Gold colored version anytime soon. The Chinese company reputed for cheap flagships, has teased an image on Weibo today featuring the One Plus 3 Gold version, which should be a good indication that the Gold version will soon be unveiled.
The teased image of the Gold version carried a short text which talked about the happiness derived from meeting the best in the best of days and the picture shows the OnePlus 3 looking radiant and elegant in a cool gold colored body. The gold color isn’t looking too shiny or catchy but its subtleness should catch the attention of a lot of OnePlus fans.
OnePlus 3 Soft Gold version
This recent image teaser conforms with OnePlus Co-founder Carl Pei’s response when asked by a fan on Twitter when the soft Gold version of the OnePlus 3 will be unveiled. Pei did not give a specific date but disclosed that the Gold colored version of the highly sought after OnePlus 3 will hit the market sometime in the latter part of July. We are in July, and in the latter part, so we may get to see how the OnePlus 3 looks colored in Soft Gold anytime soon.
While we are still waiting for the release of the iPhone 7s (Seven S), industry analyst, Sun Changxu revealed details of next year’s iPhone 8 (if it gets called that) on Weibo.
Changxu says that the iPhone 8 will see an autumn release next year and will feature a processor (most likely A11) built using TSMC’s 10nm process. An important part of the leak is the move to OLED displays which will be supplied by Samsung. Apple has always used LCD screens in all its phones, so the change to OLED is a big development.
Huawei has been known not only for its mobile phones but also for quite a few wearable devices. The Honor Zero is one of them. It is stylish, well-built and it quite affordable. Learn more in our full review.
The smartwatch comes in quite a premium box (the presentation reminds me the Huawei P8’s box).
The contents include some instruction manuals and a magnetic charging cable, which stays firmly when attached to the bracelet.
Huawei Honor Zero Smart Band Review: DESIGN and DISPLAY
As for design, the smart band is similar to a classic watch due to its round shape. The device is very well-built and it uses a metal frame, which goes around the display.
Also, the bracelet is very light (25g) and it is IP-68 certified, meaning that it is water and dust resistant.
On the back, we have pins for charging.
The band is made of textured rubber and it is comfortable to wear. You don’t have that irritating feeling after you wear the watch for a long time.
The smart band does not have any buttons and everything is controlled by tapping the touchscreen.
As for display, it uses Amoled technology. It is bright and has a great sunlight legibility (tested both in a cloudy day and under direct sunlight).
Huawei Honor Zero Smart Band Review: FEATURES and FUNCTIONALITY
In order to light up the display, you have to simply lift and turn your wrist.
The smart band has some basic features like clock with the ability to select from a variety of watch faces.
Also, we can see the number of steps taken and calories burned, sleep quality information, stopwatch and adjust some basic settings.
In order to take a full advantage of the smart band, you have to download the Huawei Wear application. I didn’t have any issues pairing my phone with the bracelet and it offered to upgrade the firmware.
Within the app, you can track your fitness goals, choose different activities, adjust various settings and so on. Also, you can receive calls, SMS, Facebook and some other notifications on the display of the bracelet.
I didn’t have any connectivity/syncing issues with the device.
Huawei Honor Zero Smart Band Review: BATTERY LIFE
The battery life could be better. I could get just over 3 days of moderate use when I used the display quite often.
A great thing is that you can fully charge the device in less than 1 hour.
Huawei Honor Zero Smart Band Review: CONCLUSIONS
At the price of $66, the Huawei Honor Zero may not be the cheapest smart band around but it is worth the price if you are looking for a basic fitness tracker, which is comfortable to wear and has a premium design with a great display.
Also, it tracks your steps accurately, gives you notifications of calls, texts and more.
However, keep in mind that it lacks some extra features like a heart rate monitor. Also, the battery life could be better, especially if you are coming from the Xiaomi Mi Band 2.
Xiaomi is on a launch spree. Earlier today, the company’s official Weibo account posted a gif of a spinning ballerina. Part of the text on the image which loosely translates into ”360° Panorama” and ”All angles can be seen” hints at the launch of a 360° camera.
This isn’t the company’s first camera. Xiaomi already has about 5 cameras which include action cameras, home security cameras, and a dash camera; all under the Yi brand name.
July 27 is a big day for Xiaomi Inc. The company is set to launch a new Redmi phone and their first notebook(s). The launch of the Mi notebook is a pretty big deal for Xiaomi as the success of the notebook will earn them a lot of respect and definitely money.
According to the latest info from supply chain sources, Xiaomi plans to release 2 versions of their Mi Notebook: a 12.5” version that is already in mass production and a 13” version which will be mass produced later by Wistron.
The 12.5” version is said to be targeted at gamers and is expected to have a competitive price point which will help it conquer the market. Further, the sources added that Xiaomi expects shipments of the notebook to reach at least 1 million units.
The laptops will have the regular clam-shell design, with the 13” version to feature 8GB of RAM, an intel Core-i7 6500U processor, have a metal build, and run Windows 10. There is still no news on the battery life of the two devices but we expect news regarding that before the final launch.
We’ve just got official confirmations about Redmi Pro, one of the devices that will be launched on 27th July 2016. Earlier in the day, Xiaomi confirmed that the Redmi Pro will indeed have an OLED display. Although there are hundreds of other devices with OLED screen in the market, for Xiaomi, it is going to be their first device featuring an OLED screen.
Xiaomi, today, released new official teasers and in one of the teasers, celebrity Chef Liu Shi Shi is shown cooking an “OLED PING”. Other teasers reveals that Liu Shi shi is going to make “ten nuclear double stem head”, and “Mentor” Liu Hao is going to make “brushed gold potato” (literal translations from Chinese).
With these two dishes, which will be revealed in detail in the next two days, Xiaomi could be trying to say that the Redmi Pro comes with a Deca-core processor (Helio X25) and dual cameras. Well, that’s exactly what we will take from the teaser as these features have been revealed before.
What we already know is that Redmi Pro will come with a 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, up to 128GB native storage, would support dual SIM dual standby full CNC and MIUI 8 based on Android 6.0. In terms of pricing, your guess is as good as ours ! But earlier reports have said that it could be higher than other Redmi models.
The Honor V8 Max expected from Huawei’s Honor sub-brand which is rumored to be unveiled this August, is now the subject of a GIF image teaser. The teaser hints about the device adopting the Honor Note 8 moniker on launch day.
Honor Note 8
We all had thought it would be called V8 Max and Huawei kept us holding on to that until now that it has come out to reveal via the GIF teaser on its official account that it would be Honor Note 8, stressing that the Note 8 will open up a new era for large screen device.
Apart from the name, the poster also touts the new Honor Note 8 to feature a 2k display resolution. This is in line with the specifications listed on TENAA for the device. The TENAA listing showed the Honor Note is equipped with a 6.6-inch 2K display and of late, that there are two versions available. While one of the versions feature a Kirin 950 chipset, 3GB RAM and 32GB of built-in storage, the second and higher version features a Kirin 955 processor with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of onboard storage. There may likely be a 128GB internal storage version as well.
In other specs, the phone is said to be equipped with USB Type-C interface, a 4,400mAh battery with fast charging support, a 13MP main camera (IMX278) at the back and an 8MP front facing shooter. In addition, the phone comes in silver and gold and other colors.
The pricing should start at 1999 yuan ($300) for 3GB model, while the 4GB memory version should retail around 2299 yuan ($344).
Xiaomi unveiled the latest version of the MIUI 8 operating system back in May. The company first released the closed beta of the new OS a few weeks back and recently, the open beta ROM was released. Xiaomi had confirmed earlier that the MIUI 8 stable release should be rolled out sometime before August 16. Now, the company confirms that the MIUI 8 Stable ROM will be released starting August 23. So, if everything works on schedule, then Xiaomi phones should start getting the new OS before the end of August this year.
While the MIUI 8 OS comes with a lot of new upgrades and visual changes such as new fonts, redesigned apps etc, the company executives have confirmed that there will be additional features rolled out in the future updates. Things like split screen multitasking are going to be added later.
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