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Google Pixel Exclusive Magic Eraser Feature Arrives on Xiaomi 13 Series, Alongside Free 6 Months of YouTube Premium

Leo Wong De Quan — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 18:46:03 +0000

Xiaomi launched the Xiaomi 13 series globally today, and besides featuring Leica-branded camera setups and the latest Snapdragon processors, the flagship smartphone series will be also receiving Google’s Pixel-Exclusive Magic Eraser, making it the first non-Pixel Android device to have Magic Eraser at launch.

Xiaomi 13 Launch Event at MWC 2023

As part of the Xiaomi and Google partnership announcement at MWC Barcelona 2023 today, retail buyers will be able to enjoy Google’s Magic Eraser feature on their latest Xiaomi 13 Pro and standard Xiaomi 13. However, there’s a catch, they will only be able to use the Magic Eraser for free on the Xiaomi 13 series for the first 6 months, as part of the free 6-month Google One subscription given to Xiaomi 13 series users to experience Google’s software magic.

For those unaware, this month Google announced that the tech giant is bringing Magic Eraser to all Google One subscribers, including both Android and iPhone users. Magic Eraser is previously a Pixel-exclusive photo-editing feature, which tried to seamlessly remove unwanted parts of a picture with software processing. It is heralded as one of the main reasons why people prefer Google’s camera suite over other Android smartphone makers.

Google Pixel’s Magic Eraser in action

In addition to the free 6-month Google One subscription, Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro retail buyers will also enjoy up to 6 months of YouTube Premium with ad-free access to YouTube and YouTube Music app.

As announced by Xiaomi at MWC 2023, Xiaomi 13 Pro and Xiaomi 13 users will also get one out-of-warranty repair without labour cost within the first 12 months after purchase. Xiaomi also promises that both smartphones will 3 generations of Android system updates, along with 5 years of security patch updates, up from the 3 OS and 4-year promise it offered on last year’s Xiaomi 12 series.

It should be noted that these privileges listed above are exclusive to the standard Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro, and the privileges are not applicable to the Xiaomi 13 Lite.

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Xiaomi Reduces Impact Of Climate Change With Its 40 Eco-Friendly Products – MWC 2023

Leo Wong De Quan — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 18:00:23 +0000

It’s the first day of the annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona Spain, and Xiaomi has just launched the Xiaomi 13 for global markets!

However, the company did not forget to care for the environment as well because Xiaomi also reminded the audience today of its over 40 eco-friendly products. It was also announced today that going forward, the company will begin product carbon footprint assessment to evaluate the impact of its business towards the environment.

Source: Xiaomi

Xiaomi revealed that it has conducted an LCA carbon footprint analysis on its latest flagship smartphone, in a collaboration with an external carbon data analysis and certification organization which enabled the establishment of a comprehensive process and methodological model for assessing the carbon footprint of smartphone products.

In detail, Xiaomi’s latest flagship, the Xiaomi 13 Pro, has a carbon footprint marked as 62.8 kg CO2e. Xiaomi’s measurements cover the evaluation of carbon emissions from raw materials, manufacturing, storage, transportation, use and end-of-life disposal. This measurement is in accordance with PAS2050 to ensure data accuracy and credibility.

“We are committed to this valuable information to inform our decision-making and prioritize sustainability in everything we do,” a Xiaomi spokesperson stated, “This initiative has allowed us to make significant progress in reducing our carbon footprint and ensuring that our products have a positive impact on the environment. We are proud to continue on this path towards a more sustainable future.”

Besides that, Xiaomi claims that it is a brand that champions sustainable living awareness among its users. Currently, Xiaomi provides over 40 energy-saving products and utilizes the One Paper Box design to reduce packaging by up to 40%. By implementing this LCA carbon footprint management system, Xiaomi takes a critical step towards achieving its sustainability objective and underscores its commitment to developing eco-friendly products that benefit both consumers and the planet.

To learn more about the Xiaomi 13 Pro, visit our review of the device here.

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Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro flagship smartphones now available in Italy and Spain

Jeet — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 07:14:02 +0000

It’s been a few months since Google announced its flagship smartphones — Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. Now, both these smartphones from the company are finally available for purchase in Italy and Spain.

With the availability of the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro smartphones in Italy and Spain, the latest flagship devices from Google are now available in 11 countries. This is also the first time the tech giant is expanding the availability of phones to new regions.

The Google Pixel 6 lineup is available in only Just Black or Carbon color option in Italy and Spain. The standard model is priced at €649 for the 128GB storage model while the Pro model with 128GB storage costs €899.

The company says that both the devices will have “limited availability” and adds that additional devices will be made available from May. It remains unknown what’s the stock count for both these new offerings.

For those who are unaware, the Pixel 6 series phones were already available in select European markets ever since their unveiling in October last year, which include United Kingdom, France, the Republic of Ireland, and Germany.

These are the first smartphones from Google that come powered by the company’s own Google Tensor chipset and not Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processor. The strategy seems to have worked as the company recently revealed that these new phones managed to break all the previous phone sales records.

The launch of Pixel 6 series phones in other regions come at a time when the company is expected to soon launch the Pixel 6a smartphone. However, the launch is still months away and we expect to know more about the phone in the coming weeks.

Marijuana search lands Spanish police on €50,000 illegal crypto farm

Zohaib Ahmed — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 11:44:23 +0000

Police have dismantled an illegal crypto mining farm in Santiponce, Spain that was assumed to be a marijuana setup initially, but turned out to be a mining hub with an approximate value exceeding 50,000 Euros.

An official press release (via NotebookCheck) detailing the bust reveals that the farm had an illegal connection to the town’s electricity grid and used elaborate cooling systems, complete with powerful industrial fans designed to clear all of the generated heat.

Image: El Chapuzas Informatico

According to the electric company whose power was being drained, the farm was capable of generating a monthly electricity fraud of 2,000 Euros. Spain has one of the highest electricity rates per kWh in Europe, so the miscreants figured that theft would bring in much higher profits.

Speaking of profits, the setup has been estimated to generate gains of around 2,500 Euros, made possible by a RIG mining equipment with a value of 13,000 Euros.

Investigators analyzing the seized equipment say that the facility was in its early phase of operation, meaning the police intervention halted the operation before it could turn profitable.

Police investigations had begun on a possible indoor marijuana plantation that could be located in some stables located in Santiponce. The cryptocurrency mine came as a surprise but the farm owners are yet to be nabbed.

Tech giants Apple and Amazon faces anti-trust investigation in Spain

Jeet — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 03:05:36 +0000

The competition watchdog of Spain, CNMC, is investigating possible anti-competitive practices in the country by Apple and Amazon related to the online sales of electronic devices, reports Reuters.

In a public statement, CNMC said that it had opened disciplinary proceedings over possible unlawful conduct by both companies that would also include possible restrictions on the Amazon website in Spain. It adds: “(Restrictions) would affect the retail sale of Apple products by third parties and the advertising of competing Apple products, leading to a reduced competition in the Internet retail market for electronic products.”

Amazon said in a statement that it was fully collaborating with the authority on this issue, while Apple in Spain didn’t make a comment on this issue. It’s not yet known how long the agency will take to probe this case by CNMC’s proceedings open a maximum period of 18 months for the investigation and resolution of the case.

The big tech firms have caught the attention of antitrust regulators in several regions in recent times. Recently, the German antitrust regulator confirmed that it is looking into Apple for competition law regulations, making it the fourth investigation into a large digital firm, after cases looking into Facebook, Amazon, and Google before.

The Competition and Markets Authority in the United Kingdom has also launched an investigation, looking into whether the Google and Apple duopoly had suppressed competition and innovation. There was also the six-bill package debated recently by the U.S. House which would help to stop the dominance of these big tech companies.

Xiaomi surpasses Samsung to become the leading smartphone brand in Spain

Jeet — Tue, 11 May 2021 05:56:02 +0000

Xiaomi, a China-based smartphone manufacturer, has dethroned South Korean giant Samsung to take the pole position in the smartphone market of Spain for the very first time in March 2021, reveals a new report from Counterpoint.

As per the report, Xiaomi accounts for 35 percent of the total smartphone market in Spain, followed by Samsung with a market share of 34 percent — just behind Xiaomi. Apple comes in third by capturing 14 percent of the market and the rest of the companies make for the remaining 18 percent.

The market share of Xiaomi in Spain in March 2020 was 24 percent and now it stands at 35 percent in March 2021, registering impressive growth. Even Samsung registered growth from 25 percent in March 2020 to 34 percent in March this year.

The Counterpoint report adds that the sales of Xiaomi increased 3 percent Month-on-Month and were mainly driven by the strong performance of its budget-focused Redmi 9A and Redmi K40 series smartphones.

Xiaomi, similar to other China-based smartphone brands, has been strategically expanding its operations to overseas markets. Companies like Xiaomi, Vivo, and OPPO are trying to fill the gap left by Huawei and Honor.

It’s noteworthy that companies like Xiaomi, OPPO, and Vivo didn’t face issues due to the shortage of chips in the market compared to other smaller manufacturers. This helped them push ahead with new devices in the market.

Xiaomi has been aggressively gaining market share and has now become the third-largest smartphone brand globally after Samsung and Apple. Xiaomi, which now holds 14 percent of the global market share, grew its smartphone shipments by 62 percent in the first quarter of this year to reach shipments of 49 million units globally.

UK consumers prefer buying phones offline while those in Germany & Spain have shifted to online

Sudarshan Ravichandran — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 08:19:09 +0000

Ever since the pandemic became worse, people around the world have been staying indoors as much as possible. Even their shopping preferences have changed over the course of the last few months. A recent survey by Counterpoint Research on smartphone shopping in the UK, Germany, and Spain paints a similar picture.

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UK

Talking about the UK first, the online smartphone sales currently sit at ~35% in the country. According to the research firm, the online sales has moderately increased since Q1 2020. Above all, they sustained even after the re-opening of brick and mortar stores.

The survey revealed that 90% of UK consumers preferred to make their purchase from either electronic stores or supermarkets. That’s because consumers in this country want to experience the device in a “more engaged manner”.

Even retailers like Carphone Warehouse and Currys PC World are aware that consumers prefer buying from large format stores rather than smaller standalone mobile shops

That’s because these companies allow consumers to buy the latest phones without making an upfront full payment. They also provide options to bundle plan charges with phone instalments, in addition to direct debit options with offers and treats.

As per the UK consumers who participated in the survey, convenience was their top-most priority while shopping followed by probability of cheaper pricing.

That said, almost 60% of this survey respondents have a monthly income of less than £ 1600. More than 40% of individuals are planning to buy a phone from an operator are self-employed. Whereas, more than 50% of those willing to make an upfront payment are either homemakers or unemployed.

Germany and Spain

Unlike the consumers in the UK, those in Germany and Spain have changed their preference for buying smartphones to online by a high margin.

For instance, the survey revealed that 35% and 30% of respondents from Germany and Spain respectively purchased their current phone online. Most importantly, a whopping 90% of Germans said that their next smartphone purchase will be online compared to 76% Spaniards, which is not a small number anyway.

Further, consumers in these two countries mostly prefer full up-front payment and retailers like Amazon, Media Markt, Saturn, Comtech, Fnac, Conectrol and Walmart.

As for numbers, 41% of Germans chose upfront payment in the survey and 42% of these respondents are salaried. The numbers for Spain is 53% and 61% respectively.

Last but not least, consumers who selected upfront payment earn less than €1,900 per month. They prefer this mode of buying because of cheaper deals and better offers.

Conclusion

Counterpoint Research says that ASPs (average selling prices) of smartphones will decrease as consumers are expected to reduce their budget. Also, going by their survey, most of the consumers will opt for a full upfront payment for their next phone to reduce a deferred liability.

Lastly, respondents from all the three countries said that they are not looking to reduce touchpoints despite they are concerned about the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Redmi 9 powered by MediaTek Helio G80 and FHD+ display launches in Spain for €149

Sudarshan Ravichandran — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 12:49:29 +0000

Xiaomi officially launches Redmi 9 in Spain after going on sale on Lazada and GizTop last week ahead of any official announcement. The phone comes in two storage configurations – 3GB + 32GB / 4GB + 64GB and costs €149 and €179 respectively. It is available in three color options – Carbon Grey, Sunset Purple, and Ocean Green.

The newly launched Redmi 9 is the direct successor to last year’s Redmi 8. It comes with better specifications overall and even features some firsts in the series. For instance, It is the first device in the Redmi number series phones to feature an FHD+ display and a quad-camera setup.

The Redmi 9 is powered by MediaTek Helio G80 SoC paired with 3GB/4GB LPDDR4X RAM and 32GB/64GB eMMC 5.1 ROM. It sports a 6.53-inch FHD+ IPS LCD panel with 19:5:9 aspect ratio, 394 PPI, 70% NTSC color gamut, 400 nits brightness, Gorilla Glass 3 protection, and a dew-drop notch. Thus, we can say that this handset comes with the best display ever in the series, at least on paper.

The body of the phone is made of polycarbonate (plastic) with a matte finish, unlike glossy on its predecessor. The back of the device houses a 13MP (primary) + 8MP (118° ultra-wide) + 5MP (macro) + 2MP (depth) quad-camera array and a fingerprint sensor. Whereas, the front camera is of 8MP.

Other features of the device include Dual SIM, 4G connectivity, VoLTE, single-band (2.4 GHz) WiFi, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, wireless FM radio, dedicated microSD card slot, multifunctional NFC, IR blaster, 3.5mm headphone jack, USB Type-C, MIUI 11 based on Android Pie, 5,020 mAh battery, and 18W fast charging.

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