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Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 is official: 5.99-inch display & Snapdragon 835 in tow

Advertisements Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi on Monday took to the stage to unveil the Mi Mix 2 smartphone. Part of the company’s new Mix-series, which was started last year to showcase the company’s prowess in building smartphones with almost bezel-less displays, Mi Mix 2 comes at a time when even Apple is jumping in the […]

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Samsung’s Note 8 breaks pre-sale records despite Note 7 debacle

Advertisements The massive Note 7 disaster doesn’t seem to have impacted the pre-orders for the Galaxy Note 8 smartphone in the US. The Korean manufacturer on Friday announced that more Note 8 units have been sold than the previous Note phones during the same time period. The Galaxy Note 8 is an amazing smartphone, but […]

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Xiaomi Mi Note 3 to launch alongside Mi Mix 2 on Sept 11

Advertisements Xiaomi has confirmed the rumours that the company is planning to announce the Mi Note 3 smartphone at the Mi Mix 2 launch event next week. The Chinese company’s co-founder Bin Lin earlier today shared a teaser of the upcoming Mi Note 3 on his Weibo page. Xiaomi’s Mi Mix 2 launch event is […]

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Nubia M2 Play debuts in India, priced at Rs. 8,999 (Update)

Advertisements Chinese tech giant ZTE’s subsidiary Nubia has introduced the new M2 Play smartphone in the Indian market. Part of the company’s M-series, M2 Play will join the already available M2 and M2 Lite smartphones in the country. According to a press release issued by the company, the new phone will retail at Rs. 8,999. […]

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Vivo launches V7+ smartphone in India, priced at Rs. 21,990

Advertisements Chinese smartphone maker Vivo on Thursday unveiled the new V7+ smartphone in the Indian market. The phone has been priced at Rs 21,990 and will go on sale beginning September 15, 2017. The pre-orders open today at Amazon India and Flipkart.  Part of the company’s V-series, V7+ is one of the most expensive phones […]

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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 & Zenfone 4 launching in India next week

Advertisements The week starting September 11 is gearing up to be quite exciting in terms of the Android-related launches. The Korean giant Samsung and Taiwanese manufacturer Asus have set-up launch events during the week, where the companies will be showcasing new devices like Note 8 and Zenfone 4-series. Samsung will be launching the Galaxy Note […]

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Why Android One is no longer relevant

Advertisements No matter how much I am excited about seeing a stock Android smartphone from Xiaomi, the so-called second innings of the Android One is ill-conceived. The program is no longer relevant and is bound to fail again. Google says it got the timing wrong when it originally introduced the Android One platform in 2014. […]

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News briefs: Essential phone gets a repairability score of 1 out of 10

Advertisements As the manufacturers try to stuff more and more things in a compact smartphone package, the devices have become harder to repair for DIY enthusiasts. Now, Andy Rubin’s Essential Phone has taken the after-sales repairability to a whole new level. iFixit found the phone to be extremely hard to repair and gave it a […]

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