The unique display of the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha was made by Visionox

The unique screen of the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha, which wraps around nearly the entire phone, is being produced by Visionox. CEO Lei Jun revealed that 1,000 engineers have spent the last two years working on the Alpha, an investment that cost the company CNY 500 million ($70 million). This isn't the first collaboration between the two companies - Visionox provided the flexible screen used in Xiaomi's foldable phone prototype. That phone had a dual fold design with the left and right third of the phone folding backwards, a more dynamic version of the Alpha design. Xiaomi even sent out...

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Samsung is reportedly working on a more affordable Galaxy Fold for global release

It was quite an ordeal, but the Samsung Galaxy Fold is finally available in select regions, in limited quantities and at a high price to boot (it's been on sale in South Korea since early September, it's coming to the US later this week and soon in the UK). Samsung is reportedly working on a second Galaxy Fold model that will be available globally and will be more affordable. That phone - bearing a model number SM-F700F - will come with half the built-in storage (256GB) and may feature other cost-saving measures like cutting back on the RAM (from 12GB). However, it's not clear what price...

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Dark Mode is hitting Gmail on Android 10 and iOS 11+ devices

Having your apps with a dark background is the hottest trend right now, and all app developers are chiming in. Google has already released Dark theme for plenty of its applications, and now Gmail will get it too. It should be hitting users with Android 10 and iOS 11 or higher, but might take up to two weeks before it gets to all devices. Dah dah dah dum da da dum da da: Dark theme is coming to Gmail on mobile → https://t.co/hiMaeuDBJD pic.twitter.com/0ElUHzrx8R— Gmail (@gmail) September 24, 2019 If you are using Google Pixel smartphone, Gmail will automatically be in Dark theme...

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vivo V17 Pro in for review

The vivo V lineup has come a long way - it has become the company's mid-range trend-setter. Something like Samsung Galaxy A-series, vivo is often implementing new tech and likes to go wild with experimental features. The new vivo V17 Pro, however, feels more mature in a way. The pop-up mechanism has been refined and it's also bigger to accommodate two cameras, the under-display fingerprint reader has been improved and a fourth camera has been introduced as well - telephoto capable of 2x optical zoom. That makes for a camera setup most flagships would be proud of, let alone...

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MIUI 11 update for Pocophone F1 confirmed by company executive

Xiaomi unveiled the Mi 9 Pro and Mi Mix Alpha smartphones yesterday, but alongside that, the company also announced the latest version of its custom Android skin - MIUI 11. Xiaomi shared a list of 40+ devices which will get MIUI 11, but it didn't include the Pocophone F1 - which is called Poco F1 in India. To clear the confusion, Head of Pocophone Global Alvin Tse took to Twitter and revealed that the list shared by Xiaomi only includes the devices sold in China. Pocophone F1 isn't available in China, so it wasn't on it, but it will still get the MIUI 11 update. MIUI 11 will...

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Latest OxygenOS updates prepare OnePlus 6 and 6T for Android 10 upgrade

Last week OnePlus released the stable build of Android 10 for OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro, and it seems the company will soon release the latest version of Android for its 2018 smartphones - OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T. OnePlus has announced the rollout of OxygenOS 9.0.9 and 9.0.17 for the OnePlus 6 and 6T, respectively, which will prepare the two smartphones for the major update. OnePlus doesn't explicitly say if "later versions" mean Android version, but the company rolled out Open Beta updates for the 6 and 6T earlier this month to prepare them for "major upcoming updates", which is reason...

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