Samsung Exynos 9820 vs HiSilicon Kirin 980 vs Snapdragon 845
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Samsung Exynos 9820 vs HiSilicon Kirin 980 vs Snapdragon 845

Samsung yesterday announced its latest premium SoC, the Exynos 9 Series 9820, which will feature in their flagship devices such as the Samsung Galaxy S10 next year. The Exynos 9820 features a fourth-generation custom CPU, 2.0-gigabits-per-second (Gbps) LTE Advanced Pro modem, and an enhanced neural processing unit (NPU) to bring new smart experiences to mobile…

Xiaomi UK Phone Prices VS Chinese imports from GearBest etc
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Xiaomi UK Phone Prices VS Chinese imports from GearBest etc

After weeks of build-up, Xiaomi has finally landed in the UK with their phone available across multiple online sellers including Amazon and Three and the official Mi Store opening in Westfield London on the 18th of November. Xiaomi has famously produced extremely affordable and well-specced flagship phones in recent years, and this is why so many UK buyers…

Sapphire Radeon RX 590 Nitro+ &  XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy AMD GPU Images
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Sapphire Radeon RX 590 Nitro+ & XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy AMD GPU Images

More images and details of the new AMD Radeon RX 590 series have leaked, and it is looking to be a surprisingly decent card. The new card is based on the  12nm FinFET based Polaris 30 GPU technology and will sit in the middle end of the GPU market. Details of two custom models have been released…

Rumour Huawei Hisilicon 5G Kirin 990 /985 could arrive in Q1 2019
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Rumour Huawei Hisilicon 5G Kirin 990 /985 could arrive in Q1 2019

2019 is going to be big for mobile phones, for the past few years the industry has stagnated somewhat with market saturation and a lack of major technological breakthroughs. While Huawei and Xiaomi have bucked the trend of declining sales globally others have not faired so well with Samsung seeing a 13% dip. This could be set…

Xiaomi UK launches with Mi 8 Pro for £499, Redmi 6A for £99 & Xiaomi Band 3 for £26.99
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Xiaomi UK launches with Mi 8 Pro for £499, Redmi 6A for £99 & Xiaomi Band 3 for £26.99

We have been eagerly waiting for Xiaomi to officially land in the UK for weeks. Xiaomi has been a bit of a sensation in the tech world forming just 8 years ago they already have a  turnover of over $21 billion and unlike many other tech companies with questionable finance morals, Xiaomi has a unique approach of…

Xiaomi Pocophone F1 now officially launched on Amazon UK for £329.99
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Xiaomi Pocophone F1 now officially launched on Amazon UK for £329.99

The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 is the cheapest Snapdragon 845 phone on the market, offering flagship performance for mid-range prices. Unfortunately for the past few months, there has been no official UK stock with all the options being via grey imports either from Amazon or Gearbest and the like. This all changes today and Xiaomi officially launch in the UK. The…

Oppo RX17 Pro & RX17 Neo arrive on 16th of November for €599/£522 & €349/£304
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Oppo RX17 Pro & RX17 Neo arrive on 16th of November for €599/£522 & €349/£304

While we may be excited about the UK launch of Xiaomi tomorrow, Oppo is also making moves into the international markets. While no official UK availability has been announced the Oppo RX17 Pro and RX17 Neo are coming to the EU which was announced yesterday at the Chinese company’s launch event in Milan, Italy. Both phones will be available to buy in…

Huawei EMUI 9 Android Pie Release Date for P20 Pro, Mate10, Honor 10 etc
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Huawei EMUI 9 Android Pie Release Date for P20 Pro, Mate10, Honor 10 etc

I have found Huawei to be one of the better companies for rolling out software updates, though admittedly with the increase in the number of Android One phones they are not quite as quick as other companies such as Nokia or OnePlus. Huawei has been running a beta program for these devices for a while now and…

Qualcomm Snapdragon SM6150 & SM7150 Mid-range SoC Details Leak
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Qualcomm Snapdragon SM6150 & SM7150 Mid-range SoC Details Leak

While we eagerly wait for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8150 which will be the flagship SoC from the company superseding the superb Snapdragon 845, details of new mid-range chips have been revealed. The company is currently testing two new mid-range processors named Snapdragon 6150 and Snapdragon 7150. Both chips are octa-core processors but with likely different GPU, CPU cores…

Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Priced at 279 Euros / £245 in Europe – possible UK launch
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Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Priced at 279 Euros / £245 in Europe – possible UK launch

With Xiaomi launching in the UK next week a lot of people are wondering what phones will be available in the UK market. The launch will start with Three allowing consumers to buy Xiaomi products both instore and online this will then be followed by the launch of a Mi Store in the Westfield Shopping Center in…

Xiaomi and Huawei international sales grown by 60% & 83% in Q3 2018
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Xiaomi and Huawei international sales grown by 60% & 83% in Q3 2018

Xiaomi and Huawei appear to be taking over the global smartphone market. Going from being obscure Chinese brands Huawei is now the number 2 phone company in the world and it looks like Xiaomi are hot on their tails. The global sales in smartphones have declined by 3% in the past year, with Samsung, Lenovo and LG also seeing…

Xiaomi UK sales to begin on 8th of November. UK store opens in Westfield London shopping centre on the 10th
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Xiaomi UK sales to begin on 8th of November. UK store opens in Westfield London shopping centre on the 10th

Xiaomi is finally entering the UK market officially. Mobile operator Three has confirmed that Xiaomi devices will be sold online and in its 327 high-street stores from Friday 9 November. For the first time in the UK you will be able to buy a Xiaomi phone on a contract, rather than having to find the budget for…

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