Jio puts the Redmi Note 11T through 5G trial, the phone will support seven 5G bands

While plenty of 5G-enabled phones have launched in India, the country is yet to flip the switch on its first commercial network. The government is still planning the spectrum auction that will determine which carriers get to use which frequencies. However, it’s never too early to start testing whether phones will actually work with the next-gen networks once they become operational. This is exactly what Reliance Jio has done with the upcoming Redmi Note 11T 5G. The carrier and phone maker put the device through its paces, trying out different usage scenarios in a lab trial. The phone...

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The Honor 60 series will be unveiled on December 1

As it turns out, the November 22 teasers were about when the reveal date for the upcoming Honor 60 series will be announced – and that is December 1, Wednesday next week. This teaser continues the cosmic theme of the earlier ones, which will tie into an astrophotography mode for the phone’s camera. We expect that there will be three models – vanilla, Honor 60 Pro and an SE model. The Pro model will be powered by the Snapdragon 870 according to some rumors and its 4,500 mAh battery will charge at 100W (or perhaps even higher). That’s speculation, but we know from the 3C that the vanilla...

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Google Pixel 6a renders suggest compact midranger in the works

It seems Google is still open to new A-series phones in its Pixel line and we now have renders of the rumored Pixel 6a. The design is line with the current Pixel 6 and 6 Pro sporting a punch hole display upfront and a visor on the back for its dual-cam setup. The OLED display on the Pixel 6a is said to measure 6.2-inches. Google Pixel 6a renders (images: 91mobiles) At 152.2 x 71.8 x 8.7mm Pixel 6a would be noticeably more compact than the regular Pixel 6 which measures at 158.6 x 74.8 x 8.9mm. The rest of the spec sheet should include a 50MP Samsung ISOCELL GN1 sensor for the main...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 46

Xiaomi's Redmi Note 11 Pro is the new leader in our trending chart, while the Samsung Galaxy A52s managed to secure the silver medal. The Redmi Note 11 Pro+ is down to third, while newly announced Motorola Moto G200 came just short of a podium position. The iPhone 13 Pro Max retained its fifth position as the Poco M4 Pro slid back down to sixth place. The Redmi Note 10 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra each lost a place and are now seventh and eight. The Samsung Galaxy A12 is still ninth, while the Poco X3 Pro got the last available spot and kicked the Pixel 6 Pro off the...

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Week 46 in review: Motorola drops five phones, OnePlus 10 specs leak

Welcome to another week's recap. Motorola unveiled five G-series smartphones with the best of them the €450 G200 5G, complete with a Snapdragon 888+. It has a 6.8-inch LCD with 144Hz refresh rate and a 5,000mAh battery with 33W charging. On the camera side of things, the G200 5G has a 108MP camera that binns pixels 9-to-1 for a resulting 12MP, 13MP ultrawide with AF and a depth sensor. The Moto G71 5G brings a 6.4-inch 60Hz OLED panel, Snapdragon 690 chip with 6GB or 8GB of RAM, 50MP main camera, and a 5,000mAh battery. It will cost €300. The Moto G51 5G uses a Snapdragon 480+, a 50MP...

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"Loki" and "Thor" phones are actually part of the Xiaomi Mix lineup

Earlier this week a leak suggested that a second version of the upcoming Xiaomi 12 Ultra is in the works. However, the same "Loki" and "Thor" codenames associated with model numbers 2203121C and 2203121AC popped up on a Chinese certification website. Screenshots from the certifications The listings clearly state that the certified phones belong to Xiaomi's Mix series. The listings are only for the Chinese market but that might change in the future. Judging by previous Mi Mix generations, at least one of the two versions will step outside of China. The new report may not be that...

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