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Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 7 Pro debuts in India with more nut-cracking specs

Xiaomi on Thursday unveiled its upper mid-range challenger in the form of the Redmi Note 7 Pro. The phone, which looks awfully similar to…

Gearburn’s MWC 2019 smartphone power rankings

We’re barely into day two of MWC 2019 and already, we’ve seen a slew of new flagship smartphones from almost every big manufacturer. So…

Xiaomi’s Snapdragon 855, triple-camera Mi 9 will cost €449

Update: At the company’s MWC 2019 conference today, Xiaomi finally gave us a European price for the Xiaomi Mi 9. The device, the first…

Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5G will cost just €599, available in May

Xiaomi kicked off MWC 2019 by talking none other than 5G. But after a long song and dance about IoT and 5G’s performance, the…

The Xiaomi Mi 9 could be 2019’s most beautiful smartphone

The Xiaomi Mi 9 was only supposed to be unveiled next week, incidentally on the same day as Samsung’s Unpacked event. But not to…

Samsung leads the chip-buying war, but China’s firms are quickly gaining

Samsung retained the title of top semiconductor buyer for 2018, according to a report by Gartner. The South Korean tech firm spent $43.4-billion on…

Smartphone shipments tank by 14% in China, Huawei leads

Smartphone shipments in China have slowed for a second consecutive year, research firm Canalys revealed in a report. In total, smartphone shipments in China…

Xiaomi rolls out MIUI 9.2 to many devices, including Redmi Note 2

You wouldn’t generally place Xiaomi high on the list of brands delivering brisk firmware updates, but when it does roll out an update, it…

Need an Android TV box? Xiaomi Mi Box 4, Mi Box 4C now official

The Xiaomi Mi Box 4K (review) represented great value for money, but what if you want something a little more up-to-date? Fortunately, Xiaomi has…

Xiaomi just beat Samsung to number one in India – report

Chinese smartphone brands are enjoying a ton of growth, although established contenders like Apple and Samsung are still ruling the roost. But there has been…

5+ great smartphones we can’t officially get in South Africa

Between Apple, Samsung, Huawei and Xiaomi, we’ve got a rather healthy variety of smartphone brands in South Africa. However, there are a few standout…

Now Xiaomi has copied Apple’s gestures

Xiaomi gained a reputation in its early years as a company that heavily copied Apple, from hardware design and product names to the look…

Xiaomi Mi A1, Mi 6 priced for South Africa

We’ve been eagerly anticipating new Xiaomi devices in South Africa, particularly the Mi 6 flagship, Mi Mix 2 and Mi A1 pure Android handset….

6 smartphone trends that need to be stopped right now

Smartphones have evolved at an amazing pace, going from single-core Symbian devices with 2MP cameras to today’s octacore, dual-camera-toting superphones. Despite this rapid evolution,…

India overtakes US to be second biggest smartphone market

It’s taken a little bit of time, but the latest smartphone stats from Canalys show that India has overtaken the United States for smartphone…

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 coming to SA – report

The Xiaomi Mi Mix caught our eyes last year, popularising the current-trend of high screen/body ratio smartphones. Unfortunately, we didn’t receive the phone in…

Xiaomi Mi Box review: what to expect from cheap 4K Android TV box?

On paper, the Xiaomi Mi Box seems like a cheap and viable alternative to the Apple TV, being equipped with 4K and HDR capabilities….

Xiaomi Redmi 4A vs Redmi 4X: which should you buy?

Xiaomi’s Redmi 4X is here, but with near identical specs to this year’s other release, the Redmi 4A, it may be difficult to make…

All the updates from Xiaomi Mi Mix 2, Mi Note 3 event

Chinese brand Xiaomi seems to be enjoying a very solid year, bouncing back with growing sales and some intriguing devices. Today sees the company…

Mi A1: Xiaomi reveals SA-bound Mi 5x with stock Android

True to the rumours, Xiaomi has launched the Mi A1 handset, being the company’s first Android One smartphone. The phone, which features Android One branding…

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2: what do rumours, teasers suggest?

Last year’s Mi Mix was a revelation, popularising the thin bezel, high screen/body ratio trend that would be followed by Samsung, LG and countless…

5 mobile brands that could be doing a better job in SA

Between Apple, Samsung, Huawei and Xiaomi, there’s no doubting that we’ve got a pretty healthy variety of smartphone brands in the country. From budget-minded…

Is this the final design for Xiaomi Mi Mix 2? [Video]

The Xiaomi Mi Mix is arguably one of the most beautiful smartphones released in the last 18 months, popularising the current trend of thin…

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