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TENAA is China’s certification authority for electronic devices. All smartphones sold in China are eventually certified by TENAA, so monitoring the website for new listings can be a valuable source of information for upcoming devices. The recently launched Honor 10, for example, had most of its specifications listed on TENAA prior to launch. Now, a…
Last month we heard rumours about how “Black Shark”, Xiaomi’s gaming subbrand, was developing a Razer Phone competitor, largely in thanks to Xiaomi’s continued investment in the company which has thrust them into the spotlight. The phone has finally been officially confirmed and we can finally learn about its major specifications, as well as its…
Late last month, a mysterious Xiaomi device appeared on the Chinese certification website TENAA. This device was widely believed to be the Xiaomi Mi 6X, though there wasn’t really any hard evidence to base that assumption on. Now, thanks to firmware files obtained by XDA-Developers, we can exclusively report that the device is indeed real, and…
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro was released in India in February alongside the Indian Redmi Note 5. Its list of specifications includes the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 system-on-chip, 4GB/6GB of RAM paired with 64GB of storage, 6-inch Full HD+ (2160×1080) IPS display with an 18:9 aspect ratio, dual 12MP primary + 5MP secondary (depth sensing)…
Besides the controversial display notch, another recent trend in smartphones is the introduction of in-display fingerprint sensors. The first smartphone with such a scanner was the Vivo X20 Plus UD with a Synaptics sensor. This was followed up by the Vivo X21 UD and more recently the Huawei Porsche Design Mate RS, both of which utilize…
The Razer Phone was aimed at mobile gamers with a high 120Hz screen refresh rate and top-notch specifications. What was first regarded as a niche seemed to take off and competitors are starting to take notice. “Black Shark,” a company whose primary investor is Xiaomi, is going to be launching a competitor to the Razer…
The Xiaomi Mi Mix foreshadowed the rise of taller displays when it was released in 2016 with a massive 6.4-inch display. In September, Xiaomi released the Mi Mix 2 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 system-on-chip and a smaller 6-inch Full HD+ (2160×1080) display. The phone was Xiaomi’s flagship phone for the second half of 2017,…
Launched in mid-February, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro is one of the most popular new devices in India. The device launched in India with MIUI 9 based on Android 7.1 Nougat, but it later launched in China with MIUI 9 based on Android Oreo (Android 8.1 in particular). The China stable ROM can be…
Xiaomi’s Redmi Note series is one of the company’s most popular. With India being a focus for Xiaomi as of late, the Chinese OEM decided to launch the Redmi Note 5 and the Redmi Note 5 Pro in India last month. We were at the launch event and went hands-on with both devices. Since then they…