Top news of 2018: Q4

Premium prices should come with premium quality. There are always issues with large scales mass production though and the Huawei Mate 20 Pro was the latest to experience it - its screen had a green glow seen in the dark. That wasn't the company's biggest headache this year, however, as the USA pushed its allies to drop its products. When the Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro arrived at the office readers were eager to see it unboxed and reviewed. The launch of the Mi Mix 3 was Xiaomi's other win in Q4 in terms of most-read articles. However, Samsung dominated the field, creating a ton of buzz...

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Xiaomi drops prices for its televisions in India

Xiaomi has announced that it is slashing prices on select television models in India. The Mi LED Smart TV 4A 32 will now be available for INR 12,499 ($179), down from the previous INR 13,999 ($201). The Mi LED TV 4C PRO 32 will now be available for INR 13,999 ($201), down from the previous INR 15,999 ($229). The drop in prices is due to the change in government levied taxes on televisions up to 32-inches in size from 28% to 18%, and Xiaomi is passing on the savings to the customer. Xiaomi also dropped the price of the Mi LED TV 4A PRO 49 from INR 32,999 ($473) to INR...

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The Top 20 most popular phones of 2018

We are sending away 2018 and we look back and see what were the most popular phones over the past year. While there are 20 phones in the yearly selection, the list of manufacturers is scarce. To be more precise, two out of every three devices come from either Xiaomi or Samsung. Samsung brought us 7 of the most popular phones in 2018 - hardly a surprise that the world's largest manufacturer dominates the popularity chart. Somewhat less expected is that Xiaomi got 6. Last year, the number for the Korean manufacturer was the same, but the Chinese maker is up by one, showcasing...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/the_top_20_most_popular_phones_of_2018-news-34853.php

Happy New Year 2019!

Joy to the world, the new year is finally here. We say goodbye to 12 entertaining months and welcome the opportunities 2019 has prepared for us with wide-open arms. We would love you, our readers, to stay beside us as we renew our pursuit for a better tomorrow. Our YouTube channel is doing an impressive job - we passed the half a million subscribers mark in 2018 and we are already nearing 600,000. We put a lot of work and thought to provide interesting and entertaining videos and is so amazing to see how well it is received. Our website team has been busy too - nearly 6,000 articles...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/happy_new_year_2019-news-34778.php

vivo is working on a NEX Dual Display Edition with Snapdragon 710 at the helm

vivo recently announced the NEX Dual Display Edition, a high-end smartphone that solves the notch problem by forgoing a front-facing camera altogether, instead outfitting the rear of the phone with a screen too - so you can use the main camera system for selfies as well. Now it looks like the company is busy readying a slightly more affordable version of this handset - which feels familiar because that's what it did earlier in the year with the NEX S and NEX A. The "NEX A" variant of the NEX Dual Display Edition will be powered by the Snapdragon 710 chipset, paired with 8GB of...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/vivo_is_working_on_a_nex_dual_display_edition_with_snapdragon_710_at_the_helm-news-34876.php

Galaxy Note9 receives another Android Pie beta

As we wait for the final release to go out, possibly on January 15, Samsung has now started sending out a new beta build of Android 9 Pie with One UI on top to the Galaxy Note9 units enrolled in the beta program. It's the fourth build that's making it to the company's flagship phablet, and it comes with a bunch of bug fixes. For example, force touching the Home button when gesture navigation is activated didn't work, but now it does. The Gallery app isn't stopping anymore when you play motion photos, and the Bixby service doesn't stop in two phone mode from this point on. Another fixed bug...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/galaxy_note9_receives_another_android_pie_beta-news-34875.php