AnTuTu’s top 10 list of best performing Android smartphones for April was led by Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer Edition, Xiaomi Mi 9 and Black Shark 2 gaming phone. The benchmarking platform the top 10 list of smartphones with topnotch performance for May 2019. Various flagship phones from China were tested between May 1 and May 30 to gauge their performance. Also, at least 100 units per model were tested using the latest edition of the AnTuTu benchmarking app to compile the list for the previous month.

As it can be seen in the list below, the Nubia Red Magic 3 gaming-focused phone has bagged number one position in the top 10 best performing smartphones list with an average benchmarking score of 380,921. Apart from the Red Magic 3, the ZTE Axon 10 Pro is also a new entrant in the list. The ZTE has managed to salvage the second position with an AnTuTu score of 376,916.

The next positions on the list are occupied by Xiaomi devices. The Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer Edition is on the third place with an AnTuTu score of 376,092. It is followed by Black Shark 2 gaming smartphone with a benchmarking score of 374,736. Placed on the fifth position is Xiaomi Mi 9 with a score of 372,422.

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The Meizu 16s has occupied the sixth position with an AnTuTu score of 370,315. Another new entrant on the list is OnePlus 7 Pro. With an average benchmarking score of 368,834, the OnePlus phone is now sitting on the seventh spot on the list. The Lenovo Z6 Pro is on the eight position with a score of 363,399. The Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ are on the ninth and tenth positions. They have respectively scored 362,450 and 361,394.

It is surprising to see the OnePlus 7 Pro only managing to secure seventh position on the list. AnTuTu has claimed that it is because of the high refresh rate of the display that consumes more power. So, the operating system running on the phone has been optimized for increasing its endurance and it does not completely take advantage of Snapdragon 855 mobile platform’s potential. Hence, the smartphone has acquired low average benchmarking score on AnTuTu.

The Vivo iQOO is no longer present on the list because its average benchmarking score is below 360k. AnTuTu has claimed that the AnTuTu score of the phone went down after the recent software update. All the ten phones that have made it to the list of top 10 best performing Android phones for May 2019 are powered by Snapdragon 855 chipset. None of the Kirin 985 SoC driven phone are present on the list. Probably, the upcoming Honor 20 and Honor 20 Pro phones may make it to the list in the next month’s AnTuTu’s top 10 list of best performing Android phone.

Strangely, the OPPO 10x Zoom Edition is missing from the list. Hopefully, it will appear along with some with other phones such as Redmi K20 Pro and OnePlus 7 in the next month’s AnTuTu list.

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AnTuTu benchmarking platform has released its list of top 10 best performing smartphones in China for the month of April 2019. The list has been compiled on the basis of average AnTuTu benchmark scores between April 1 and April 30. The benchmarking platform has carried out benchmark tests on at least 100 units per model. The list is mainly dominated by the Snapdragon 855 SoC powered phones and the top three devices in the list belongs to Xiaomi.

The first position in the list is occupied by Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer Edition with an average benchmarking score of 373,715. The second position is acquired by Xiaomi Mi 9 that has scored 373,511 on AnTuTu. Xiaomi’s Black Shark 2 gaming phone comes third with an AnTuTu score of 371,837.

Placed on the fourth is the new entrant Meizu 16s smartphone with a score of 370,306. The Vivo iQOO Monster edition gaming-focused smartphone with 12 GB of RAM has recorded 363,360 on the benchmarking platform. The Samsung Galaxy S10+ and Galaxy S10 smartphones have respectively scored 395,936 and 358,726 on AnTuTu.

The Vivo iQOO standard edition is placed on the eighth position with 354,138 score. All the aforementioned smartphones mentioned in the list are powered by Snapdragon 855 mobile platform. The Snapdragon 845 SoC powered Nubia Red Magic Mars gaming smartphone is on the ninth position with a score of 310,612. The last phone in the list is the Honor V20 that is equipped with Kirin 980 SoC. It has scored 306,289 on AnTuTu.

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Flagship phone such as Huawei P30, Huawei P30 Pro, OPPO Reno 10x Zoom, Lenovo Z6 Pro and Nubia Red Magic 3 that were unveiled in the previous month in April haven’t made it to the top 10 list of best performing smartphones for the month April. Hopefully, these phones will rank higher on the May month’s best performance smartphones list that will be released in the coming month.

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Each month AnTuTu releases the list of top 10 best performance Android smartphones in China. Today, it has shared the list of top performing phone for March 2019. The February month’s list was led Xiaomi Mi 9 and Lenovo Z5 Pro GT that were powered by Snapdragon 855. The top 10 list for March month has coupe of new Snapdragon 855 powered phones. The list is now led by Xiaomi Mi 9 Transparent Edition (Explorer Edition) with an average benchmarking score of 372,072 points. The regular edition of Xiaomi Mi 9 has ranked second with a slightly low score of 371,878. The Vivo iQOO Monster edition with 12 GB RAM and 256 GB of storage is placed on the third with an average score of 365,430.

The Snapdragon 855 powered Galaxy S10+ and Galaxy S10 have ranked fourth and fifth with respective AnTuTu scores of 359,987 and 359,217. The Vivo iQOO gaming phone and Lenovo Z5 Pro GT are the other Snapdragon 855 mobile platform powered smartphones on the list. These phones that have ranked sixth and seventh have respectively scored 356,510 and 348,591.

The Nubia Red Magic Mars gaming with Snapdragon 845 SoC onboard is on the eighth position with an AnTuTu score of 315,200. The Honor V20 fueled by the Kirin 980 SoC is on the ninth place with 306,306 score. Placed on the tenth position is the Huawei Mate 20 X phone. The Kirin 980 SoC driven phone has scored 303,174 on AnTuTu.

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Some new Snapdragon 855 powered phones are poised to debut in April. The Meizu 16s has been recently spotted with an impressive score on AnTuTu. The upcoming Red Magic 3 was spotted earlier today with highest benchmarking score on AnTuTu. These phones are expected to rank high on AnTuTu’s top 10 list of best performing Android phones for April 2019. The list will also include the recently announced Kirin 980 powered Huawei P30 and Huawei P30 Pro smartphones.

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Honor V20: Giztop, GearBest, Banggood, GeekBuying, Aliexpress

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The Xiaomi Mi 9 that was introduced on Feb. 20 has met with impressive initial sales. The smartphone was always sold out within few seconds of sale. It appears that the Mi 9 and Mi 9 Explorer Edition stocks are finally stable since they are still available for purchase couple of hours after the sales time.

The Xiaomi Mi 9 was also made available for purchase at 10 AM (local time) today in China. While most of the variants of the phone are currently out of stock on Chinese retailer site Jingdong Mall, its 8 GB RAM + 128 GB edition is still available for purchase. Also, the 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage variant of the Mi 9 Explorer Edition is also available for buying. These phones are respectively priced at 3,299 Yuan (~$491) and 3,699 Yuan (~$551). Hopefully, the other variants of these phones may also become available for purchase at any time in the near future.

Apart from the above models, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, Redmi Note 7 Pro and Redmi 7 that are respectively priced at 1,999 Yuan (~$298), 1,599 Yuan (~$239) and 799 Yuan (~$119) are also available for buying on Jingdong Mall.

The Xiaomi Mi 9 comes with a 6.39-inch S-AMOLED display with full HD+ resolution, Gorilla Glass 6 and in-display fingerprint reader. The Snapdragon 855 SoC powers the 6 GB RAM + 64 GB storage and 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage editions of the phone. It includes a 3,300mAh battery that supports 27W fast charging and 20W wireless charging.

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It is equipped with 48-megapixel + 16-megapixel + 12-megapixel triple camera setup on its rear. On the front is a 20-megapixel selfie snapper. The MIUI 10 based Android 9 Pie OS is loaded on the device. It comes in colors like Lavender Violet, Ocean Blue and Piano Black. The base model of the Mi 9 is priced at 2,999 Yuan (~$447).

The Mi 9 Explorer Edition that comes with a transparent rear is packed with the same specs as Mi 9. It comes in two variants such as 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage and 12 GB RAM + 256 GB storage. Both models are respectively priced at and come in Transparent Black color. The 12 GB RAM variant carries a price tag of 3,999 Yuan (~$596).

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Xiaomi has confirmed the list of smartphones that will be treated with Android 9 Pie OS update. Before rolling out the stable update to as many as 10 smartphones, the Chinese manufacturer will be releasing the global beta edition of the update. Among them two are scheduled to receive the beta version by the end of this month. Five more will be getting it in the next quarter and there is no timeline decided for the remaining three phones.

The Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Y2 (known as Redmi S2 in China) are scheduled to be treated with Android 9 Pie beta edition within this quarter. In the second quarter, it will be coming to handsets like Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, Mi 6, Redmi 6A, Redmi 6 and Mi Note 3.

The Android 9 Pie global beta update status for Redmi Note 6 Pro, Mi 6X and Mi 9 Explorer Edition is still in development stage. For Chinese audience, the update will include MIUI China ROM whereas the global users will be provided with MIUI Global ROM. Once the beta edition is available, the company will announce its arrival through its forums and app.

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The aforementioned list had surfaced on the official MIUI forums site. An administrator on the discussion board claimed the that the list is incomplete. He stated that once existing devices are provided with Oreo update, the list will be updated with newer phones that can be upgraded to Android 9 Pie OS.

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Tomorrow, Xiaomi will be announcing the Xiaomi Mi 9 smartphone. The company is also expected to announce a transparent edition of the phone with Alita: Battle Angel branding. The Chinese manufacturer has already revealed plenty of information on the key features of the Xiaomi Mi 9. Here is a rumor roundup on the specifications, features and price of the Xiaomi Mi 9 series.

Xiaomi Mi 9 Launch Event Livestream

The launch event of the Xiaomi Mi 9 will be held in China tomorrow. The event that will be begin at 2 PM (local time) will also be livestreamed online. Here is the link to the livestream launch event of Mi 9.

Xiaomi Mi 9 Specifications

The Xiaomi Mi 9 will be equipped with a 6.4-inch S-AMOLED display with waterdrop notch. It will support full HD+ resolution, 600-nit brightness, Sunlight mode 2.0, Reading mode 2.0, Always-on Display and 103.8 percent NTSC wide color gamut. The display will be shielded by Corning Gorilla Glass 6.

The Xiaomi Mi 9 will offer a screen-to-body ratio of 90.7 percent thanks to the slimmer bezels around the display. With a chin size of 3.6mm, it will be sporting the thinnest lower bezel seen on a smartphone. The Mi 9 blessed with a fifth-generation optical in-display fingerprint scanner which offers a larger unlocking area on the display compared to other phones with screen fingerprint scanner. Xiaomi claims the Mi 9 will have the fastest in-display fingerprint scanner.

The Snapdragon 855 chipset will be powering the device with up to 12 GB of RAM. For smooth gaming experience, the handset will come equipped with Game Turbo mode. It may come with an inbuilt storage of up to 256 GB. For more storage, the handset may sport a microSD card slot. The exact size of the battery of the Mi 9 is not known. Some rumors have claimed that it may house a 3,300mAh battery. Recent reports have revealed that the Mi 9 will carry support for 27W fast charging and 20W fastest wireless charging.

The Mi 9 will be the first Xiaomi phone to feature a rear-mounted triple camera setup. It is rumored to feature Sony IMX586 48-megapixel primary sensor, a 16-megapixel wide-angle lens and 12-megapixel telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom support. The triple rear cameras will be also supported by laser autofocus apart from LED flash. The frontside of the phone is fitted with a 20-megpixel selfie camera.

The Xiaomi Mi 9 could be equipped with stereo speakers that can deliver a sound output that is similar to a 0.99cc spear box. For enhanced sound, the Mi 9 also features Smart PA. The other features of the Mi 9 include IR blaster, dual-band GPS support and 4×4 MIMO W-Fi. Also, the smartphone has a dedicated hardware button for accessing its Xiao AI voice assistant.

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Xiaomi Mi 9: Battle Angle Edition and Mi 9 Explorer Edition

Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun has claimed that there is a Transparent Edition of the Mi 9 that comes with 12 GB of RAM, 48-megapixel lens in its rear camera setup and gradient finish. The Chinese manufacturer has designed this phone in partnership with the move Alita: Battle Angel. Hence, the device may go official Xiaomi Mi 9: Battle Angel. It is speculated that the company will be announcing Mi 9 Explorer Edition smartphone too tomorrow. It may come with 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage.

Xiaomi Mi 9 SE

Just as Xiaomi had launched the Snapdragon 710 powered Xiaomi Mi 8 SE along with Xiaomi Mi 8 and Mi 8 Explorer Edition last year, it is also expected to announce Mi 9 SE tomorrow.

A listing of the smartphone was recently spotted on Jingdong Mall. However, the specs of the phone have not been revealed yet. It is speculated to be equipped with waterdrop-style notched display, in-display fingerprint reader and Snapdragon 712 mobile platform.

Xiaomi Mi 9 Price Leak

It is speculated that the Xiaomi Mi 9 will be arriving in following models such as 6 GB RAM + 64 GB storage with 3,299 Yuan (~$487) price, 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage priced at 3,499 Yuan (~$516), 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage with 3,699 Yuan (~$546) cost and Mi 9 Explorer Edition with 8 GB RAM + 256 GB with 4,999 Yuan (~$737) price tag.

The 12 GB RAM powered Mi 9 Battle Angel edition may cost 5,999 Yuan (~$885). The Mi 9 is expected to release in three color variants such as Lavender Violet, Ocean Blue and Piano Black.

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Xiaomi will be launching the Xiaomi Mi 9 flagship phone on Feb. 20. Last year, the company had announced the Mi 8 Explorer Edition smartphone along with Xiaomi Mi 8. Hence, some rumors have claimed that the Mi 9 Explorer Edition phone will be also debuting alongside the Mi 9. A leaked render of the Mi 9 Explorer Edition with four rear-facing cameras is now doing rounds on Weibo. However, there has been no official confirmation on its existence from the company. Today, Xiaomi co-founder Wang Chuan has confirmed that the Mi 9 Explorer Edition is the most powerful smartphone in the world.

Chuan has claimed that he has been using the Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer Edition since some time and it is the most powerful mobile phone in the planet. He has also said that the handset will be equipped with one additional camera. Also, the smartphone has some surprises for its fans. The Mi 8 Explorer Edition from last year featured a transparent rear. There is a possibility that its successor may come with a similar appeal. Since the predecessor phone was praised for its appearance, the Mi 9 Explorer Edition may come with a radical design.

There is no information available on the specifications of the Mi 9 Explorer Edition. Like the Mi 9, the Mi 9 Explorer Edition is likely to be powered by the Snapdragon 855 SoC. The Xiaomi Mi 8 was introduced with 6 GB of RAM whereas the Mi 8 Explorer Edition had arrived with 8 GB of RAM. The Chinese manufacturer may offer higher specs on the Mi 9 Explorer Edition than the Mi 9 phone.

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The company is already selling the Black Shark Helo and Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 in 10 GB RAM versions in China. Hence, there is a possibility that the Mi 9 Explorer Edition could be equipped with 10 GB of RAM. There is a possibility that it may offer a higher screen space than the Mi 9 by featuring a notch-less display.

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