Tech Talk

The "superphone" will be sold in a single storage configuration in India. What you need to know Xiaomi has launched 'new' Mi 11X series phones in India. The vanilla Mi 11X is based on the Chinese Redmi K40, while the Mi 11X Pro is based on the Redmi K40 Pro+. Xiaomi has launched its flagship Mi 11 Ultra in the country at ₹69,999 ($935). Back in February, Xiaomi's Redmi sub-brand launched three K40 series value flagships in China, powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 series processors. The vanilla Redmi K40 and Redmi K40 Pro+ have now made their way to India, but with different names. Along with the "new" Mi 11X series, Xiaomi has also launched the Mi 11 Ultra in India to compete with the best Android phones from Samsung and OnePlus. Redmi's vanilla K40 has been rebranded as the Mi 11X for the Indian market. It features a 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and runs on Qualcomm's Snapdragon 870 chipset. On th

The Galaxy M42 5G will be Samsung's first budget 5G phone for the Indian market. What you need to know Samsung Galaxy M42 5G will debut in India on April 28. The phone will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 750G chipset. It is also expected to feature a 64MP camera and a large 6,000mAh battery. Samsung recently launched the Snapdragon 865-powered 5G variant of the Galaxy S20 FE in India to take on the new OnePlus 9 . The company is now gearing up to launch its first 5G-enabled budget phone in the country. A landing page on Amazon India has confirmed that the Galaxy M42 5G will be launched in India on April 28. Although the complete specs of the phone are yet to be revealed, the Amazon page confirms the Galaxy M42 5G will be powered by a Snapdragon 750G chipset. The 8nm mid-range chipset from Qualcomm also powers the Mi 10i, which is one of Xiaomi's best cheap Android phones . Recent leaks suggest the upcoming phone will actually be based on the Galax

ZTE has entered the flagship conversation with the Axon 30 Ultra What you need to know Leaked renders show off the ZTE Axon 30 Ultra from every angle. The phone will sport a 6.67-inch AMOLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate. There's a new focus on cameras with triple 64MP sensors and an 8MP telephoto lens. While Samsung, Xiaomi, and OnePlus duke it out for the title of best Android phone so far in 2021, ZTE is gearing up to throw its hat in the ring. Evan Blass has shared a series of official press renders showing off the ZTE Axon 30 Ultra, which brings another enormous camera module to the conversation. Blass states that the Ultra will feature a 6.67-inch AMOLED display with those waterfall-curved edges on the sides. This could be a contender for one of the best gaming phones , thanks to its 144Hz refresh rate, which is a bump up from the new 120Hz standard for flagships. Under the hood, there's not too much of a surprise, as the Snapdragon 888 will be powerin

In addition to Snapdragon 800-series chips, the upcoming Xiaomi tablets will apparently also feature quad rear cameras. What you need to know A new leak suggests Xiaomi could launch three new premium Android tablets later this year. All three tablets will apparently feature Qualcomm Snapdragon 800-series chips and 120Hz refresh rate screens. Xiaomi hasn't launched an Android tablet since 2018. The premium Android tablet market is currently dominated entirely by Samsung. However, a new leak suggests things could finally change later this year. According to Xiaomiui Telegram group, Xiaomi is developing three new Android tablets that could give Samsung's Galaxy Tab S7 and Tab S7 Plus a run for their money (via Android Authority ). The three tablets are said to be codenamed Enuma, Elish, and Nabu. As per the report, all three models will sport IPS LCD screens with the same 120Hz refresh rate as Samsung's best Android tablets . Enuma and Elish will be powered by Q

The Mi 11X Pro could be Xiaomi's first 'affordable' Snapdragon 888-powered flagship for the Indian market. What you need to know Xiaomi could launch the Redmi K40 as the Mi 11X in India. The phone is tipped to debut in the country on April 23, alongside the Mi 11 Ultra. The Mi 11X is expected to come with a Snapdragon 870 chipset, a 120Hz AMOLED display, and 33W fast charging. Earlier this month, Xiaomi confirmed that its flagship Mi 11 Ultra will launch in India on April 23. The company has now released a new teaser for the upcoming launch event, which reveals the Mi 11X series will also be making its debut in the country alongside Xiaomi's best Android phone of 2021. Mi Fans, Xcited that '✖️' flagship series is coming to #India ! 😍 🔥 Xtreme performance 🔥 Xceptional display, camera & sound 🔥 Xquisite design 🔥 Xclusive / customized for India Xperience them on 23.04.2021. #Mi11 #Mi11Series #Snapdragon #Snapdragon888 I ❤️ Mi #X

Google is also expected to introduce its first in-house developed SoC later this year. What you need to know A new report claims Xiaomi and OPPO are working on their own custom 5G smartphone chipsets. The chipsets will reportedly be launched by the end of this year or early next year. Fabless chipmaker Unisoc is also said to be developing an in-house 5G chipset. Last week, a report claimed that the upcoming Pixel 6 will be powered by Google's own custom SoC, which it is apparently developing in partnership with Samsung. If a new report from DigiTimes is to be believed, Google isn't the only brand that could ditch Qualcomm for its own mobile chipset this year. Xiaomi and OPPO are said to be developing their own sub-6GHz 5G chipsets, which could be introduced between late 2021 and early 2022. Citing industry sources in Taiwan, the report claims fabless chipmaker Unisoc also plans to take on Qualcomm and MediaTek with its own lineup of 5G mobile chips. Xiaomi alre

Xiaomi's Mi 11 is the company's newest flagship and what is likely its best phone yet. If you're looking for an affordable yet premium flagship to fill the gap left by Huawei, this is the phone to consider. Want to buy a Xiaomi Mi 11? Start here Xiaomi Mi 11 Mi 11 Pro and Ultra Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite Where can I buy a Xiaomi Mi 11? Anything else? What's the Xiaomi Mi 11 got to offer? Like all such phones from Xiaomi , this is a competent phone that follows up from the Mi 10 and Mi 10T with hardware that impresses and offers fabulous bang for your buck. Xiaomi first announced this phone in December 2020, so while we do not have a solid grasp of this phone's release in some Western markets just yet, we know just how well it performs in real life. It was the first phone with a Snapdragon 888 chipset, even beating out Samsung and its lovely but expensive S21 Ultra. Design-wise, it's your typical metal and glass sandwich with a camera bump at the rear.

Unsurprisingly, the Mi 11 Ultra will be a lot more expensive than any previous flagship Xiaomi flagship launched in India. What you need to know The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra will reportedly start at over ₹70,000 ($955) in India. It was announced alongside the Mi 11 Pro and Mi 11 Lite phones earlier this week. The phone will debut in India on April 23. Yesterday, Xiaomi confirmed that its new Mi 11 Ultra will launch in India at a virtual event on April 23 . Just like Samsung's Galaxy S21 Ultra , the Mi 11 Ultra is a premium Android flagship that offers the latest and greatest specs. Unsurprisingly, however, the Mi 11 Ultra isn't going to be anywhere near as affordable as the previous Mi flagships launched in India. According to a report from Gadgets360 , the phone will start at over ₹70,000 ($955) in the country. It starts at 5,999 yuan ($915) for the 8GB/256GB storage version in China, so the rumored pricing certainly doesn't come as a surprise. It is also important

The Mi 11 Ultra is Xiaomi's most impressive Android flagship yet. What you need to know Xiaomi's Mi 11 Ultra will launch in India on April 23. The phone made its global debut alongside the Mi 11 Pro earlier this week. It comes with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888 processor, a WQHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, and 67W wireless charging. At its "Mega Launch" event earlier this week, Xiaomi launched three new Mi 11 series phones in China: Mi 11 Ultra, Mi 11 Pro, and Mi 11 Lite. Xiaomi has now announced that the flagship Mi 11 Ultra will debut at a virtual event in India on April 23. In the world of flagships, we're pushing further. The only #SuperPhone , launching on 23.04.2021. Stay tuned! RT with #Mi11Ultra if you're excited too. pic.twitter.com/sVk73yd0zh — Mi India (@XiaomiIndia) April 1, 2021 At this point, however, it remains unclear if the standard Mi 11 and Mi 11 Pro models will also be coming to India along with the Mi 11 Ultra. The Mi 11

It is the world's first phone to come equipped with a liquid lens camera. What you need to know Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold is the company's first foldable smartphone. It features an inward-folding design, similar to the Galaxy Z Fold 2. The phone sports an 8.01-inch main display and is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888 processor. Xiaomi today took the wraps off its first-ever foldable smartphone, dubbed the Mi Mix Fold. Just as rumored, the new Mi Mix Fold has a similar inward-folding design as the Galaxy Z Fold 2 , which is the best foldable phone on the market currently. The new Mi Mix Fold runs on Qualcomm's 5nm Snapdragon 888 chipset and is equipped with a sophisticated cooling system that uses a vapor chamber and several layers of graphite sheets. It features a massive 8.01-inch OLED internal screen with 2,480 x 1,860 resolution and a secondary 6.52-inch OLED panel with 2,520 x 840 resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. While the main display only offers a 6

The global version of the Mi Smart Band 6 is expected to debut in the second half of the year. What you need to know Xiaomi's new Mi Smart Band 6 is a hefty upgrade over last year's Mi Band 5. It sports a 1.56-inch AMOLED display with over 60 watch faces and includes an SpO2 sensor for measuring blood oxygen levels. The Mi Smart Band 6 is slated to go on sale in China starting early next month from 229 yuan ($35). The Mi 11 Ultra, Mi 11 Pro, and Mi 11 Lite were not the only new products that Xiaomi introduced at its mega launch event today. Xiaomi also unveiled its latest budget fitness tracker, which is a direct successor to last year's Mi Band 5 . The most significant difference between the Mi Smart Band 6 and the Mi Band 5 is the size of the display. Xiaomi's latest fitness tracker features a larger 1.56-inch AMOLED display with 152 x 360 resolution and a peak brightness of 450 nits. Aside from the larger display, the other major upgrade is the addition

Here's everything that's coming today. What you need to know Xiaomi is poised to announce the Mi 11 Ultra later today. The company may also announce other variants of the Mi 11, including the Mi 11 Lite and Mi 11 Lite 5G. Leaker Evan Blass has shared images and press renders of the upcoming phone ahead of the release. Xiaomi is launching the Mi 11 Ultra, true 2021 flagship, in just a couple of hours. A new set of leaked renders from prominent leaker, EV Leaks, gives us a clear look at the device and its standout camera. As far as camera bumps go, this one is set to leave an impression. It's massive and hard to miss, and Xiaomi is throwing in a small screen there ...for some reason. Other than that, the camera is said to be the 50MP Samsung ISOCELL Bright GN2 sensor that we've seen in the Vivo X60 Pro alongside a pair of 48MP cameras, one for ultra-wide scenarios, and another periscope zoom lens with up to 120x digital zoom. Reports indicate that it'll

The new chipset is expected to be a follow-up to the Surge S1 from 2017. What you need to know Xiaomi will introduce its second custom mobile chipset next week. Surge S1, which was the company's first custom silicon, was announced in 2017. Just like its predecessor, the new Surge chipset could be aimed at budget phones. Back in 2017, Xiaomi introduced the Surge S1, its first custom mobile chipset. The chipset powered the Mi 5C, which was launched as a more affordable version of the company's flagship Mi 5. After nearly four years, Xiaomi has now started teasing a successor to the Surge S1. According to a new teaser posted on Weibo by the company, the next Surge chipset will be introduced at Xiaomi's " Mega Launch " event on March 29. Unfortunately, Xiaomi hasn't revealed any information about the upcoming chipset just yet. Since the Surge S1 was not a high-end processor, it is possible that its successor has also been designed for affordable phon

The phone is rumored to have a similar inward-folding design as the Galaxy Z Fold 2 and Huawei's Mate X2. What you need to know Xiaomi's next Mi Mix phone will debut alongside the Mi 11 Pro and Mi 11 Ultra on March 29. The upcoming Mi Mix is rumored to be a foldable phone with a Galaxy Z Fold 2-like design. Xiaomi's last Mi Mix phone was announced back in October 2018. Earlier this week, Xiaomi announced that it will take the wraps off the flagship Mi 11 Pro and Mi 11 Ultra phones at a "Mega Launch" event in its home country on March 29 . The company has now revealed that its next Mi MIX phone will also debut at the same event. Unfortunately, the launch poster shared by Xiaomi on Weibo doesn't give us any clues about the design or marketing name of the upcoming device. If rumors are to be believed, the next Mi Mix will be a foldable phone. Alleged images of the Mi Mix foldable had leaked online recently, hinting at an inward-folding design simila

Xiaomi is now rolling out the MIUI 12 stable update based on Android 11 to a lot of phones. MIUI 12 made its debut earlier this year, and Xiaomi has finished rolling out the stable update to most devices in its portfolio. Xiaomi's latest skin offering an array of new features, including an improved system-wide dark mode, AI-assisted calling features, Dynamic Always-on Display, new visual design, tweaks to system animations, and much-needed privacy fixes. Xiaomi is now turning its attention to the Android 11 update. It is starting to roll out MIUI 12 based on Android 11, with the stable update now rolling out to the Redmi Note 9 Pro and Mi 10. Xiaomi makes some of the best cheap Android phones , and it is good to see the manufacturer rolling out the Android 11 update earlier than usual. So let's take a look at the list of eligible phones slated to switch to Android 11, and when your device might receive the update. MIUI 12 Android 11 update: Now rolling out to Redmi Not

The Mi 11 Pro will also debut alongside the Mi 11 Ultra at the online-only event. What you need to know Xiaomi will announce the Mi 11 Pro and Mi 11 Ultra flagship phones at an online-only event in China on March 29. The Mi 11 Pro and Mi 11 Ultra are both rumored to feature Samsung's 1/1.12" type ISOCELL GN2 sensor. Both phones are also expected to make their global debut on the same day. Xiaomi's rumored Mi 11 Pro, which will be the company's answer to the Galaxy S21+ , will be unveiled at a " Mega Launch " event in China on March 29. The company is also holding a global launch event on the same day, which suggests the phone could make its global debut on the same day. Interestingly, the Mi 11 Pro will not be the only new Mi 11 series phone that will debut at the upcoming event. The Mi 11 Ultra, which leaked online last month, will also be unveiled alongside the Mi 11 Pro in China. Just like the standard Mi 11, the Mi 11 Ultra will have the S

The phone will have a similar inward-folding design as Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 2. What you need to know Alleged images of Xiaomi's upcoming foldable Mi Mix phone have surfaced. The images reveal an in-folding design, similar to Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 2 and Huawei's Mate X2. Xiaomi has already confirmed that a new Mi Mix series phone will arrive later this year. Alleged spy shots of Xiaomi's first foldable smartphone leaked online earlier this year, revealing a similar design to Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 2 . A new set of hands-on images of the upcoming Xiaomi foldable have now surfaced, which suggest it will carry the "Mix" branding. Well..... This looks like a Mix Fold 🤷‍♂️ (Source was Weibo, taken down already) pic.twitter.com/50a5lbzOfJ — Nils Ahrensmeier (@NilsAhrDE) March 17, 2021 The images were quickly pulled down after they were posted on Weibo , but not before Nils Ahrensmeier from TechnikNews managed to save them. They reveal