It's nary a week since Android 8.0 debuted and the AOSP repository got updated and owners of a couple of older Xiaomi smartphones are getting sweetened up.
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If it can happen to one of the world’s most successful and, until recently, trusted smartphone manufacturers, it can definitely happen to any other OEM as well. In fact, it did happen several times before the global scandal of chain Galaxy ...
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In the past 48 hours, we’ve seen how badly a publicized distribution deal ended up working out for US Mobile. It announced that was selling Xiaomi and Meizu devices for use in the US and was rebuffed by media outlets and the former of the device manufacturers. Today, the T-Mobile virtual operator went looking for ...
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As last year’s most popular smartphone vendor in China continues to quietly set the stage for its next-gen flagship’s double debut showing in Barcelona and Beijing, this tiny T-Mobile ...
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GSM Nation off-shoot and T-Mobile MVNO US Mobile announced today through PCMag that it was carrying Xiaomi and Meizu phones for its subscribers to purchase. It was a curious get for the carrier as both manufacturers have yet to produce phones fully compatible with US GSM and LTE networks and as we’re about to find out, we ...
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It’d be pretty disappointing to get more of the same from Xiaomi on the non-Note flagship front when it comes to aesthetics, since the Mi 4 will be roughly 18 months old at the time of Mi 5’s announcement.Thankfully, there’s still a chance a number of design tweaks shall enter the equation, not just the adoption of a large physical home button housing a traditional, non-ultrasonic fingerprint scanner. If we choose to disregard the
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While Microsoft is obviously unlikely to ever branch out into development of Android-powered phones, the Redmond-based software and hardware giant has authorized OEMs like HTC to give their customers the choice between Windows and Google’s mobile OS.In just a few days, Xiaomi could also load the world’s third most popular platform onto a handheld initially designed to run Android, as part of an experiment that
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India, Brazil, and now South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya. Xiaomi’s global expansion is clearly in full swing, yet cash-strapped mobile consumers stateside still cannot officially purchase budget heavyweights like the Redmi 2 or Mi 4c.US commercial rollouts for costlier, higher-end Mi Note or
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From the outside looking in, we think Xiaomi to be a crazy little OEM with some crazy devoted fans. But we’d be crazy not to pay attention to what it and the community have been hyping about. Be it the three iterations of the Mi 4 or the
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Even though Xiaomi’s latest “true” flagship phone, the Mi 4, has turned one recently, the up-and-coming Chinese manufacturer opts for unveiling yet another robust mid-range Android soldier rather than the oft-leaked high-end Mi 5 and Mi 5 Plus.Of course, the Mi 4c has itself
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Given the convenience, speed, and did we mention convenience of the USB Type-C standard, we were expecting more high-profile phones than just the OnePlus 2 to offer reversible charging cables by now. Yet here we are, waiting for the likes of Samsung and Sony to get with ...
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Xiaomi’s been a huge smartphone force in China and we’ve covered pieces of that force here on Pocketnow. While we should be past their unconventional ways with the flash sales and cryptic forum press releases (you can thank the ever ...
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Our review of the Xiaomi Mi4 went up earlier this week. In short, it’s a really nice piece of hardware with some serious software issues. However, MIUI has been around for some time and a major update – MIUI version 6 – is just around the corner. It’s always been known for its deep customization options and putting the power in the hands of the user.While we did talk a lot about the software on the Mi4, we had to skip over some of the more nitty gritty features. That’s just the way it goes ...
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Xiaomi has been turning a lot of heads of late. The four-year-old company recently became the fifth-largest smartphone manufacturer in the world, but not without causing a good bit of controversy first. It’s been the target of constant criticism over taking a lot of inspiration from none other than Apple and even caught flak for stealing copyrighted images on its Mi3 product page.However, the company is maturing and its most recent smartphone lends a ...
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Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is making waves – selling out of its Mi 3 handset in mere seconds, becoming the world’s fifth-largest smartphone manufacturer, and announcing a seriously high-end smartphone for far cheaper than all its competitors.Back in July, Xiaomi announced the latest iteration of its Mi series of smartphones, the Mi4. Surprisingly, at just $459.99, it comes with almost the exact same specifications as its toughest competition. It has a Snapdragon 801 SoC, 3GB RAM, 16 or 64 GB fixed ...
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