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Watch the Xiaomi Mi 11 global launch event here

February 8, 2021
Xiaomi announced the first Snapdragon 888-powered smartphone back in December, the Mi 11, but the phone was exclusive to the Chinese market until today. The company is hosting its global launch event for its Mi 11 smartphone and the event itself will kick off at 2PM UTC. While the specs sheet is already known, we are still waiting on availability dates and, of course, prices. Last week a report…
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Xiaomi Mi 11 makes its global debut

February 8, 2021
Xiaomi has finally announced the Mi 11 for the global markets and as expected, there are few changes to the specs sheet compared to the Chinese variant. The company also hinted at new color variants coming soon. The most notable changes are the absence of a 12GB/256GB…
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You can set Spotify as your default music player in iOS 14.5 beta

February 8, 2021
Apple has finally offered the ability to set Spotify as your default music player for Siri commands. This was previously only available on HomePods, and was a feature we asked for back in 2019. The new behavior appears in the beta of iOS 14.5. The first time you ask Siri to play something, it lists all the streaming services you have installed on your device and ask you which of them you want to…
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OxygenOS 11 Open Beta 2 rolls out for OnePlus 7/7 Pro, 7T w/ Canvas AOD

February 8, 2021
The OxygenOS 11 Open Beta 2 update is now rolling out for the OnePlus 7/7 Pro and 7T series with the update touting some serious software improvements and important performance boosts plus the widely anticipated Canvas AOD feature. While there are complaints in the delay in getting the OnePlus 7 and 7T series updating in good time, for those willing to run preview software, it isn’t too…
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Exynos 2100 vs Snapdragon 888: Benchmarking the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra versions

February 8, 2021
For quite some time now Samsung has been releasing two versions of most of its premium smartphones – one with a Qualcomm chipset and another one with its own Exynos chips. We won’t be delving into the whole story of why that is right now, but one natural consequence has always been comparing the performance and characteristics of the two. Granted, it’s more of a curiosity-driven…
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