POCO is expanding. After recently introducing the POCO X3 Pro and POCO F3, the Xiaomi subsidiary is now back in the budget segment. The POCO M3 Pro 5G NFC not only plays name bingo, but also looks somewhat familiar.
Smartphones
What are the best smartphones on the Chinese market? Which phones can do it bigger, better, faster – and cheaper? Those are only a few of the questions we’d like to get behind in this category. Ranging from Xiaomi to Leagoo, Doogee, OnePlus and others: If it’s from China and able to make phone calls, we want to write about it!
During the mega launch event, Xiaomi surprised us by launching a new smartphone series, at least for Europe. The Xiaomi Mi 11i is positioned as the first i-smartphone somehow between the Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite and the Xiaomi Mi 11.
We were already expecting it, especially since the Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite and Mi 10 Lite 5G were two of the community favorites in recent years. Fortunately, there is now also a Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite in addition to the Mi 11 and Mi 11 Ultra: one with 5G and one without.
Hardly any question arrived in our inbox more often last year than the question about a global version of the Mi 10 Ultra. The fact that we had to do without it is finally paying off now. Xiaomi today unveiled the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, a smartphone full of superlatives. And yes, it is also coming to us!
The Redmi Note 9S had a difficult time in 2020. Despite its strong overall package, it was the only device without NFC. That rightfully annoyed the customers. At least Xiaomi does not make this mistake with the Redmi Note 10S. Is it the golden mean?
The Redmi Note series is the most important smartphone series from Xiaomi in terms of sales. The Redmi Note 9 series has four offshoots in total. The company continues this trend this year and releases four devices. However, even the cheapest Redmi Note 10 gets an AMOLED screen.
With the Redmi Note 8 Pro, Xiaomi released a Pro version of the Redmi Note series globally for the first time. Now we are two generations further with Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 10 Pro. The first Redmi Note smartphone with a 120 Hz AMOLED display. Xiaomi wants to redefine the flagship killer position.
The highlight of the OPPO Inno Days was the OPPO X 2021, a concept smartphone with a retractable or roll-out OLED display. OPPO Germany has now invited us to Düsseldorf and we were the first to take a look at the OPPO X 2021 in Germany. Is this the future?
The new Xiaomi Mi Air Charge Technology allows wireless charging over several meters, for multiple devices and even through objects!
The 1st Honor smartphone after the separation from Huawei! Is the Honor V40 with Google services also coming for the Western market?
After the trade dispute between Huawei and the US, not only Huawei suffered, but also the subsidiary Honor. However, Huawei sold the budget subsidiary in November, and since then there has been some guesswork as to how Honor will continue. Sources close to the company now say that Honor is planning its “comeback” in the spring.
The Mi series is Xiaomi’s flagship series, which celebrated an anniversary in China in 2020 with the Mi 10, Mi 10 Pro and Mi 10 Ultra. Now, the brand-new Xiaomi Mi 11 was unveiled shortly before the end of the year. The flagship is the logical consequence of the predecessor, which is not only an advantage, as our review shows. Should you rather wait for the Pro version?
As Reuters reports, the Trump administration has blacklisted Xiaomi, one of the world’s largest smartphone manufacturers, shortly before the end of its term. Is Xiaomi now facing the fate of Huawei?
The Redmi Note series has three offshoots in this generation. Now, a fourth model was just released, the successor of the popular Redmi Note 8T. What can we expect from the Redmi Note 9T?
In addition to the new Redmi Note 9T, Xiaomi has also introduced another budget smartphone, which brings the current Redmi generation to eight devices. The Redmi 9T surprises with a Snapdragon processor, which sets it apart from the other Redmi phones. However, it also reminds us strongly of the POCO M3. Where are the differences?
If one were to take a critical tone, one could say that Xiaomi’s subsidiary now stands for the amazing value for money for which Xiaomi was once known. No matter what you want to call it, the brand new POCO M3 apparently wants to be the best smartphone up to $150. And the signs are damn good.
Ulefone is one of the Chinese manufacturers that have been around forever, focusing on battery and outdoor smartphones. The latest coup is the Ulefone Armor 9, with integrated thermal imaging camera, huge battery and interesting accessories.
After the Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G and the Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite, Xiaomo was not tired of releasing another Lite smartphone. The Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite is even equipped with a new processor and 120 Hz display.
The Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro has become the favorite smartphone of many Xiaomi fans last year. The T-series was brand new and with the release of the Poco F2 Pro we hardly expected a continuation. But now the manufacturer has expanded the Mi 10 series with two more top models: the Xiaomi Mi 10T and Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro. Xiaomi makes some surprising decisions.
The Royole Flexpai was the first smartphone with a folding display at the end of 2018. It served as a prototype, was therefore very expensive and not intended for mass production. But it did spark this movement and forced major manufacturers like Samsung and Huawei to introduce their foldable smartphones. Now the manufacturer has introduced its successor: the Royole FlexPai 2.
