Weekly poll results: Poco M2 Pro fails to impress fans of the original

The original Poco F1 was born out of unique circumstances – Xiaomi managed to secure a cheap supply of flagship Snapdragon 845 chipsets and made an affordable, powerful phone, a true flagship killer. That was a lucky alignment of the stars that hasn’t quite happened since. Something else happened too – the Poco brand entered the mid-range market and more recently, the segment below that. But does that even make sense? Last week’s poll gives a definite answer – no. Adding 33W fast charging to the Redmi Note 9S (aka Note 9 Pro in India) is not enough to satisfy Poco fans. Was fast...

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Flashback: seeing how watch phones turned into smart watches

Smartwatches had more success in space than they did on Earth. That used to be the case, anyway, as wearables market is on the rise these days. We'll now trace their history all the way back to the early gadgets, which weren't all that "smart". You may remember two "3G watch phones" from 2009 - the Samsung S9110 and LG GD910. Having a phone on your wrist was cool, but these couldn't really run apps (not even J2ME). Texting on them was tricky, web browsing was out of the question. And with no Wi-Fi and tiny battery, tethering wasn't really an option either. So what was the...

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Canalys report: India smartphone shipments shrink by half in Q2 2020

Canalys recently put out India smartphone sales statistics for Q2 2020, visualizing the harsh realities of the country’s strict and lengthy lockdown and battle with the COVID-19 pandemic in numbers. During the period, smartphone shipments in the country, as a whole, fell by 48% year-over-year. In raw numbers, that’s a decline form 33 million units in Q2 2019, down to only 17.3 million in Q2 2020. During the nationwide lockdown, smartphones were classified as non-essential goods, prohibiting even giants like Amazon and Flipkart from distributing them within the country. This...

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Realme C11 may be coming to Europe soon

Ever since its announcement at the end of last month, the Realme C11 has been soaking-up a lot of attention within the budget Android realm. A few days ago, the handset managed to arrive in India, as well and its market conquest might not be over yet. According to industry sources, the Realme C11 should be landing in Europe really soon. realme C11, realme' entry level offering will soon arrive in Europe. Will be be available in Mint Green & Pepper Grey color options, and should cost between €100 - €120#realmeC11 pic.twitter.com/ycJ7NG8ePp— Sudhanshu (@Sudhanshu1414) July 18, 2020 The...

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Redmi Note 9 to come with more RAM in India

The Redmi Note 9 announced in April will make its way to India on July 20. It has two memory configurations - 3GB RAM + 64GB storage and 4GB RAM + 128GB storage. But according to a new report, the Redmi Note 9 won't come with 3GB RAM in India and the company will also introduce a new version with 6GB RAM. There's no information on the storage options yet, but we might see the 4GB RAM model along with 64GB storage onboard and the 6GB RAM variant with 128GB storage. Redmi Note 9 The Redmi Note 9 is built around a 6.53" FullHD+ LCD and has a Helio G85 SoC at the helm. It comes...

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Asus Zenfone 7 and 7 Pro allegedly on their way, sporting the SD865 and SD865+, respectively

Chatter regarding an upcoming Asus Zenfone 7 has been floating about for a few months now. Originally, Qualcomm dropped some hints regarding the existence of the device, followed by some extra leaks, that flew slightly under the radar, since they came alongside news of the eagerly-anticipated ROG Phone 3. In a new potential twist, the Taiwanese company might not only be working on a single Zenfone 7 model, but at least a couple. Hints of a potential Pro variant were discovered while dissecting the kernel source code of a mysterious Asus device, bearing the Asus ZF moniker. Asus is...

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