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Refreshed Redmi Book 14 (2025) and Redmi Book 16 (2025) were unveiled today in China. The laptops are identical to the 2024 iterations, but the Xiaomi brand equipped them with Intel Core 5 220H CPUs.Battery life improved by 15.6%, and Redmi said this was due to AI powered by the Intel chip because the cell's capacity remained unchanged.Redmi Book 14 has a 16:10 ratio screen with a resolution of 2,880 x 1,800 pixels. The panel supports 120 Hz refresh rate, 400 nits brightness and covers 100% of the sRGB color gamut. The Book 16 has the same features, with a slightly different...


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Poco announced back in October 2024 that it will close its dedicated po.co website, and now it is officially discontinued. Starting in 2025, all Poco products will be sold through the Xiaomi website in an attempt to streamline its digital ecosystem.The first new Poco product that will be sold on the Xiaomi website is the Poco X7 duo, scheduled to arrive on January 9.New Poco launch available on Xiaomi websiteThe global po.co site and any other regional website are clearly no longer working. The European sites, including the British, French, and German variants, are all...


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Apple celebrates the Lunar/Chinese New Year with the release of a special edition of AirPods every year. Continuing that tradition, Apple has released the limited edition Year of the Snake AirPods 4 to celebrate the Year of the Snake, which begins on January 29, 2025. The limited AirPods 4 share the design and features with the regular model but sport a Snake-themed artwork on their charging case and the retail box. Apple AirPods 4 Year of the Snake Limited Edition These Year of the Snake AirPods 4 are available through Apple's retail stores and official website in Hong Kong,...


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The Black Friday, Prime Day and holiday shopping events of 2024 are now behind us. Everyone who wanted a new phone probably got one during one of those promo campaigns. And there is a good chance they traded in their old phone, so let’s have a look at what the renewed aisle has to offer. We wanted to focus on iPhones this week as Apple devices rarely go on sale, so they are rarely featured in these weekly posts. We will start with the latest models and go back to the iPhone 13 series (which launched in late 2021). Surprisingly, there are renewed iPhone 16 models available....


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Hey folks and Happy New Year - now, let's get to it. Poco announced that its X7 series is coming on January 9 and later we found out we expect the X7 and X7 Pro. Then Poco announced the price range - less than INR 30,000 ($350/€340) - the chipset - Dimensity 8400-Ultra - and the battery - 6,550mAh. The Redmi Turbo 4 is official with the Dimensity 8400-Ultra, and a 6,550mAh battery - sound familiar? These specs are similar to those of the upcoming Poco X7 Pro. The Redmi Turbo 4 comes in black, white, and sea blue colors. Pricing for the 12/256GB trim starts at CNY 1,999 ($273). The...


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2024 is gone and while it hasn't really been a huge year for smartphone innovation, that doesn't mean there haven't been some standout devices released in 2024. Here are the five that most stood out to me. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Let's start strong with the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. This phone has a unique feature that for some reason has remained exclusive to it, and in 2025 it seems like only its successor will also be able to boast it. I am of course talking about the anti-reflective coating on the Gorilla Glass Armor that's on top of the AMOLED display. Long established in the...


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The Red Magic 10 Pro started its global rollout last month. You can find it on Amazon with a €40 voucher. The phone has a perfectly rectangular 6.85” display (with an under-display camera), a 1216p+ panel with 144Hz refresh rate and 10-bit colors. The Snapdragon 8 Elite is actively cooled by the built-in fan and there are two pressure-sensitive shoulder buttons – yes, this is a gaming phone. It has two 50MP cameras on the back (wide and ultra-wide). Inside is a massive 7,050mAh battery with 100W charging. Red Magic 10 Pro ...


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Now that the noise from the fireworks and champagne has died down, we can look back at 2024. It was a great year for smartphones and you can read our 2024 Winners and losers series for a breakdown by brand or have a look at the favorite phones of our editors. What was your favorite flagship of 2024? We tried to narrow down the candidates to keep the list at a reasonable length, but do let us know if we cut your top pick. Also, we split off the foldables in a separate poll. What was your favorite horizontal foldable of 2024? This year saw the launch of the first tri-fold device and...


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We’re back to our regularly scheduled programming and it’s time to find out how the Huawei Mate X6 fared in the polls. Well, the results are in and they are a mix of good and bad. The sad thing is that the negatives aren’t all Huawei’s fault. The Huawei Mate X6 has great hardware, better than most horizontal foldables out there. However, Huawei is cut off from the Google Play ecosystem – that means that the X6 is not a viable option for many outside of China. Some might go for the de-Googled lifestyle, tempted by the excellent hardware. Mostly excellent. Google services are not the...


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The Xiaomi Sound Outdoor Speaker is the latest portable Bluetooth speaker from the brand. The speaker features a 30W output, dual driver design, IP67 protection, and the ability to pair with up to 100 speakers at a time. The Sound Outdoor has a typical portable Bluetooth speaker design with a tubular shape. Almost the entirety of the exterior is covered by a fabric with a rubber strip on the back that also forms a loop. The black model featured here has a contrasting orange loop but the red and blue models get matching red and blue loops. The Sound Outdoor features two active...


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Nothing released the Android 15-based Nothing OS 3.0's Open Beta 1 update for the Nothing Phone (2a) Plus three weeks ago, and it appears the testing has gone smoothly since the brand has released the stable update of Nothing OS 3.0 for the smartphone. The update brings a new lock screen customization page to the Nothing Phone (2a) Plus, along with new Clock face styles. It also adds an AI-powered Smart Drawer and comes with a redesigned Quick Settings menu. You can check the changelog below for more details. Shared Widgets Use widgets to link up with friends and family. See...


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Welcome to the year 2025 and the first installment of our trending chart. As we prepare to start the first full week of the new year we see a phone on top that will likely be there more than a few times through the next 52 weeks. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra will not make its official debut for more than two weeks, but it's already the most discussed smartphone on our website. Right behind it we have one of the first smartphones to be announced in 2025 - the Redmi Turbo 4. We strongly suspect its international version dubbed Poco X7 Pro that will be introduced on January 9 will do at least...


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The Samsung Galaxy A56 is coming soon with a new design for its camera island, an upgraded selfie camera, the Exynos 1580 SoC, and support for 45W wired charging (a first for the Galaxy A series, believe it or not).The phone's journey towards launch has now completed an additional necessary step: certification for sale in China by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). Obviously the Chinese-bound version got the nod, and this one has the model number SM-A5660.Samsung Galaxy A56 leaked imageThe certification reveals that the phone will sport a battery rated...


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iQOO's Z9 family has a lot of members, and now the brand is readying their successors. The iQOO Z10 line will, at least initially, comprise only four members, according to a new rumor out of China. Of course, it may expand at a later point beyond that.The first devices in this series are going to be the Z10, Z10x, Z10 Turbo, and Z10 Turbo Pro. Apparently the main idea behind this line is to give every single handset a "super large" battery, which makes us think of something in the neighborhood of 7,000 mAh.iQOO Z9 Turbo+The Z10 Turbo Pro is currently being tested with the...


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Redmi launched the K80 and K80 Pro in November, and the Xiaomi sub-brand is now busy working on the top of the line K80 Ultra. According to prolific Chinese leaker Digital Chat Station, the K80 Ultra will be powered by the upcoming MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ SoC.It will have a "1.5K" resolution flat screen with extremely narrow bezels, an embedded ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor, a metal frame, and a battery that will be at least 6,500 mAh.Redmi K80 ProThose are some nice high-end specs for sure, and the K80 Ultra is also said to be IP68 certified for dust and water...


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