Xiaomi takes top two slots on India’s list of best-selling 2017 smartphones

Samsung may have been India's top overall 2017 smartphone vendor, but Xiaomi won the final quarter, also leading the full-year model popularity chart.

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Xiaomi quietly expands smartphone lineup officially available in Spain

In addition to the promised Mi A1 and Mi MIX 2, Xiaomi also lists the Redmi 4A, 4X, Note 5A, Note 4, Mi 6 and Mi Max 2 as available or coming soon to Spain.

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Apple’s iPhone 7 and 7 Plus were the world’s best-selling models again, Galaxy S8 settled for Q2 bronze

According to Strategy Analytics research, Apple's iPhone 7 and 7 Plus managed to easily keep Samsung's Galaxy S8 and S8+ at bay in Q2 sales.

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Xiaomi Redmi 4 starts at $103 with fingerprint sensor and big battery, Redmi 4A costs just $74

Somehow, Xiaomi has done it again. China’s low-cost Android device champion returns to doing what it knows best after also hogging the local high-end spotlight, incredibly charging the measly equivalent of $103 (and up) for an all-metal, 2.5D curved 5-incher with fingerprint support.

The Xiaomi Redmi 4 substantially improves on its already impressive dirt-cheap predecessor in a number of key departments, looking extremely polished for that irresistible price point, packing at least Snapdragon 430 processing power, as well as 2GB RAM.

A standard configuration with the aforementioned specs, plus 16GB expandable storage, will go on sale next week at 699 Yuan, alongside a CNY 899 ($133) “high-end” variant upping the ante to a Snapdragon 625 SoC, 3GB RAM and 32GB ROM.

Both models promise to keep the lights on and on, thanks to 4,100 mAh battery capacity, while sporting 5-inch Full HD screen resolution, 13 and 5MP cameras, Android 6.0 Marshmallow with MIUI 8 atop, 8.9mm profiles, and 4G VoLTE connectivity.

But wait, there’s more, in case you want to pay even less. Namely, CNY 499, or roughly $74, for a non-fingerprint-reading Xiaomi Redmi 4A with HD display resolution, a Snapdragon 425 processor under the hood, 2GB RAM, 16GB local digital hoarding room, and 3,120 mAh battery. And we thought the Lumia 640 XL was a steal

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