Honor 30S in Butterfly Red is finally arriving

Honor launched the 30S midranger at the end of March, two weeks ahead of the Honor 30 flagships. At first, the phone was introduced in White, Green, and Black, while a fourth gradient color was only mentioned, but not shown. Today the company revealed it will be called Butterfly Red and will be finally available for sale on May 18. Тhe color is likely the only change - the phone will remain powered by Kirin 820 that has an integrated 5G modem. RAM is 8GB, while storage will be either 128GB or 256GB. Pricing of the phone will also remain unchanged - CNY2,399 or CNY2,699,...

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Analysts: Galaxy A51 was the best-selling Android in Q1, Galaxy S20+ only flagship in the Top 6

Four out of the six best-selling Android phones during the first quarter of this year were made by Samsung, shows data by Strategy Analytics. The other two were Xiaomi phones. The Samsung Galaxy A51 (the 4G version) was on top with a comfortable lead - with 6 million units shipped, it made up 2.3% of all Androids sold globally during Q1. The A51 is popular around the world, but especially in Europe and Asia. Its closest rival is another affordable model - the Redmi 8 from Xiaomi, which made up 1.9% of the market. It has many fans in India and China and is becoming increasingly popular...

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New Realme Watch teaser released, likely to be unveiled on May 25

We've had some pretty extensive leaks about the upcoming Realme Watch with one of them even revealing key software and hardware features. But none of them had any info regarding the announcement date. Well, it's now becoming clearer with the latest teaser from Realme. Watch me! Are you ready to join our journey in becoming India's Most Popular Tech-Lifestyle Brand?Our next AIoT products are on the way? RT to show your excitement. pic.twitter.com/3Ny6EEDMi4— Madhav @home (@MadhavSheth1) May 14, 2020 As you can see, the teaser itself doesn't say when the watch will be made available but...

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Xiaomi unveils Mi AirDots 2 SE - a cheaper version of the AirDots 2s

Xiaomi unveiled a more affordable version of its AirPod-like true wireless headset, the Mi AirDots 2 SE. They are available for pre-order in China and shipments will start on the May 19. At CNY 170 ($24/€22), they are less than half the price of the AirDots 2s. Xiaomi Mi AirDots 2 SE The main difference is that the SE does not support the high definition codec LHDC, but they do offer AAC. Bluetooth 5.0 is used for the connection to your phone, the signal is transmitted simultaneously to each bud (which offers a more stable connection). Each bud weighs just 4.7g and is good...

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Amazfit Ares coming on May 19

Xiaomi's smart wearables subsidiary Huami is set to introduce its latest smartwatch dubbed Amazfit Ares next week on May 19. Thanks to a new post from the brands' official Weibo account we have our first look at the device complete with some of its features which will include sports tracking with 70 distinct sports modes. It features a rugged design with a silicone strap. The watch will also support Firstbeat professional-grade tracking with special modes for VO2Max measurement, training effectiveness and load as well as recovery times. In addition, Huami CEO Huang Wang also posted...

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Mediatek to introduce a new 5G chipset on May 18

Mediatek is introducing chipset after chipset for the growing 5G market. After we saw the Dimensity 800 and Dimensity 1000 back in January, a more powerful follow-up called Dimensity 1000+ was recently unveiled with the vivo iQOO Z1. Today, the Weibo profile of the company teased another 5G chipset, and it might be a Dimensity 800+ with a mightier GPU and improved features for gaming. The poster doesn't reveal anything in particular, so we're left to play the guessing game. Honor will have an event on May 18, but it is later during the day, so an Honor smartphone with a...

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