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We’re nearing the end of the year and the holiday season, and all relevant devices for 2021 have seen their releases, and we’re entering a period of quiet before the industry sees larger refreshes early next year. The biggest shake-up in the last few weeks has been Google’s releases of the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. Although the phones are solid and shine in some aspects, their real strength has been in their pricing, which Google offering very compelling value, especially for US readers. This changed up our recommendations at the top-end quite a bit for this month:
The Xiaomi 11T & 11T Pro Review: Two Chips, With a Battery Focus
Today Xiaomi is announcing three new devices – the 11T, the 11T Pro and the 11 Lite 5G NE. We’ve had the first two in for review for a...
43 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/15/2021The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra Review: Big and Fast, but Inefficient
Today we’re finally taking a deeper look at Xiaomi’s Mi 11 Ultra – the bigger brother of the Mi 11. Featuring the same screen and general design, can the...
41 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/20/2021Mobile Flagship Phone Cameras 2021 H1 Review: Megapixels & Telephotos
It’s been well over a year now since our last extensive camera round-up article, and it’s also been a few months now since the release of most of 2021’s...
60 by Andrei Frumusanu on 6/21/2021Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G Performance Report: First Taste of the Snapdragon 780G
Announced a few weeks ago, we’re looking at the impressive performance and efficiency of the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G SoC, courtesy of Xiaomi’s new Mi 11 Lite 5G mid-range phone.
26 by Andrei Frumusanu on 4/13/2021Xiaomi Announces Mi 11 Ultra: The Largest Smartphone Camera
Today, within a flurry of device announcements, Xiaomi announced the new Mi 11 Ultra as a higher-end follow-up to the Mi 11, representing the company’s newest top-of-the-line smartphone with...
42 by Andrei Frumusanu on 3/29/2021The Xiaomi Mi 11 Review: A Gorgeous Screen and Design
Today’s were reviewing Xiaomi’s new Mi 11 – its baseline model of its 2021 flagship line-up. The phone distinguishes itself by offering a new 1440p 120Hz OLED, and being...
85 by Andrei Frumusanu on 3/10/2021Xiaomi Announces Redmi Note 10 Series: Pro Hands-On at $279
Today Xiaomi is updating one of its most popular and successful phone models with a slew of new Redmi Note 10 variants. Alongside the Note 10, Note 10S and...
70 by Andrei Frumusanu on 3/4/2021Xiaomi Launches Mi 11 Globally: Starting at 749€
Today Xiaomi is launching their new Mi 11 flagship for the global market, following their domestic launch of the phone in China almost 6 weeks ago. The Mi 11 is...
32 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/8/2021Xiaomi Announces the Mi 11: First Snapdragon 888 Device
Today Xiaomi held the Chinese launch announcement of the new Mi 11 – the company’s new mainstream flagship phone for 2021. The new phone features a new super-high-end OLED...
82 by Andrei Frumusanu on 12/28/2020Xiaomi Announces Mi 10T & Mi 10T Pro: More Budget, But With 144Hz
Today Xiaomi is announcing their late-year flagship devices with the unveiling of the new Mi 10T and Mi 10T Pro devices. The refreshes this year are a bit more...
20 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/30/2020The Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro Review - A Solid Overall Value
Amongst the many flagship devices released in this first half of the year, one often overlooked device was Xiaomi’s Mi 10 series. The company’s leading Snapdragon 865 phones were...
45 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/23/2020Xiaomi Releases 34" WQHD 144Hz Curved Gaming Monitor for 399€
This week Xiaomi launched a whole lot of different consumer goods in its European and other markets, amongst which was the new Mi Curved Gaming Monitor. The new monitor...
48 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/17/2020Mobile Flagship Phone Camera Overview 2020 H1: Still Picture Battle
When today you’re picking a flagship smartphone, you generally get more or less the same fundamental formula no matter the vendor you chose. It’s a glass slab with a...
130 by Andrei Frumusanu on 6/18/2020POCO Announces New POCO F2 Pro - An Affordable Flagship
Today we’re seeing the return of the flagship killer – although this isn’t OnePlus we’re talking about, but rather then new POCO F2 Pro. It’s the successor to the...
36 by Andrei Frumusanu on 5/12/2020Xiaomi Launches Mi Note 10 Lite, Redmi Note 9 & Note 9 Pro Globally
Today Xiaomi is launching a trio of mid- to low-end devices, and we’re seeing the global launch of the new Mi Note 10 Lite, Redmi Note 9 Pro and...
28 by Andrei Frumusanu on 4/30/2020Xiaomi Globally Launches Mi 10, Mi 10 Pro; Snapdragon 865 & 108MP Cameras
Whilst the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro haven’t been secret devices, having been launched in China over a month ago, today Xiaomi is catching up on what was...
21 by Andrei Frumusanu on 3/27/2020Micron Shipping LPDDR5 DRAM
Micron has announced their first LPDDR5 DRAM is in mass production and now shipping to customers. The new RAM is significantly faster and more power efficient than LPDDR4x. One...
33 by Billy Tallis on 2/6/2020Xiaomi Spins Off Poco to Separate Company
In a bid to address the smartphone market as broadly as possible, Xiaomi has introduced a number of sub-brands over the years, including Black Shark, Redmi, and Poco. But...
11 by Anton Shilov on 1/22/2020Xiaomi’s Mi Note 10 Family: World’s First Smartphones with 108 MP Penta Camera Array
A couple of months back, Samsung announced a new ultra high resolution 108 MegaPixel sensor for smartphone cameras. At the time we didn't know where this sensor would first...
34 by Anton Shilov on 11/7/2019