At Xiaomi’s big mid-September global launch event, among many other devices, the company announced the Mi Smart Band 6 NFC for the European market. The non-NFC version of the Band 6 has been out since March, but this time we got the promise of on-wrist payment support, powered by a partnership with Mastercard.
Today the Mi Smart Band 6 NFC is finally available in Europe – not…
Realme Book (Slim) and Pad's green color variants teased, Watch T1's global launch imminent
October 24, 2021
The Realme GT Neo2 unveiled last month comes in three colors, with the green version attracting a lot of attention on social media. Realme also launched the Buds Air 2 TWS earphones in a green colorway and looking at the response, the young brand is set to offer more…
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra breaks cover with a notched display
October 24, 2021
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 series rumored to go official alongside the Galaxy S22 next year reportedly includes three tablets – Tab S8, Tab S8+, and Tab S8 Ultra. Leakster gave us our first look at the vanilla Galaxy Tab S8 yesterday, and now he’s back with a new…
Samsung Galaxy A53's color options leak
October 24, 2021
Samsung announced the Galaxy A52 and A52 5G in March and followed up with the A52s 5G in August. And while there’s still some time for the Korean conglomerate to introduce the Galaxy A53, rumors have already started doing rounds on the Internet, with the latest one talking about the phone’s colors.
According to , the Galaxy A53 will come in at least four colors – black, white…
Weekly poll results: the Realme GT Neo2 eyed with doubt
October 24, 2021
The Realme GT Neo2 failed to stand out against its siblings, judging by last week’s poll. It may be worth another look – since the poll went up, we published our review of the phone and while we found a few issues, the phone does offer great performance and battery…
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 starts receiving October 2021 Android security patch globally
October 24, 2021
Last month, Samsung released the October 2021 Android security patch for the Galaxy Z Flip3 in South Korea, which was rolled out for the unlocked units in the US earlier this month, and is now finally seeding to the Galaxy Z Flip3 globally.
The October 2021 patch for the…
Canalys: Xiaomi tops the Indian smartphone market in Q3, total market shipments down by 5%
October 24, 2021
Based on data from the latest report, smartphone shipments in India few to 47.5 million units in the July-September period compared to 50 million in the same period last year. Supply chain difficulties persisted here as well and were seen mostly in the entry-level segment which forced all key players in India to down mark their more premium devices with promotions to make them more…
Android 12 released earlier this month arrived on Google’s Pixel smartphones a few days ago after the Pixel 6 duo was announced. But those who own a non-Google phone will have to wait for at least a few months before they get the stable Android 12 on their devices.
Reports suggest iPhone SE 3 is coming with LCD next spring
October 24, 2021
The iPhone SE (2020) was warmly welcomed by Apple fans last year, and reports from China revealed they might skip the four-year waiting period for the third iteration of SE.
The new iPhone SE 3 will reportedly be the last phone with LCD and will arrive next spring, Chinese…
Huawei nova 9 launches in Europe with a €499 price tag
October 24, 2021
Nearly a month after its announcement in China, Huawei’s nova 9 has made its way to the global stage as it was part of the company’s in-person event held in Vienna. Sadly, it’s not joined by the larger nova 9 Pro which remains exclusive to China.
Huawei nova 9 (image: Huawei)
Nova 9 packs Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 778G 4G chipset with 8GB RAM and 128/256GB storage alongside a curved…