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…

ZTE Nubia X: An unusual dual display phone with no notch or selfie camera
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ZTE Nubia X: An unusual dual display phone with no notch or selfie camera

It has been interesting to see how the notch has become ubiquitous among many brands, especially when Apple received so much criticism when they introduced the notch in the first place. On the flip side of this, other companies have approached the problem of increasing the screen to body ratio a different way. Vivo Nex started…

Nubia Red Devil gaming phone 2 lands on November 6 with 10GB RAM
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Nubia Red Devil gaming phone 2 lands on November 6 with 10GB RAM

So the trend of smartphones appears to be moving towards gaming phones this year. We have seen numerous devices released with the Razer 2, Asus ROG phone, Mate 20X, and Xioami Black Shark. Another player in the Chinese market is Nubia, and they will be releasing a gaming phone of their own next week. The Nubia…

OnePlus 6T Announced – £499, 3,700mAh battery and in-screen fingerprint reader
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OnePlus 6T Announced – £499, 3,700mAh battery and in-screen fingerprint reader

OnePlus 6T has already leaked extensively over the past couple of months, so we know just about everything there is to know about it. However, the phone is now official and we can finally confirm all the leaks. The new phone now has a slightly larger screen at 6.4-inches, while the 6 has a 6.28-inch display….

Anker Launches Nebula Capsule II powered by Android TV & Soundcore Model Zero Plus Portable Home Speaker
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Anker Launches Nebula Capsule II powered by Android TV & Soundcore Model Zero Plus Portable Home Speaker

Anker continues to expand their range of high-quality audio and visual options with an updated version of their Nebula Capsule pocket projector and an upgraded version of the Soundcore Model Zero now named Zero+. Anker Nebula Capsule II The new Capsule II comes with the same compact and soda can inspired design as its predecessor, but adds…

MediaTek announces Helio P70 – How does it stack up against Snapdragon and Kirin?
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MediaTek announces Helio P70 – How does it stack up against Snapdragon and Kirin?

MediaTek is the third player in the mobile system on chip world, they typically are used for budget phones and a lot of Chinese phones, they also have a strong market share with streaming devices like the Fire Stick and processors in TVs such as the Sony AF8. Their flagship SoC in the Helio P60 which…

PayPal Teams up with Vodafone’s VOXI to Appeal to Millennials

PayPal Teams up with Vodafone’s VOXI to Appeal to Millennials

Vodafone’s so-called “youth” mobile brand designed to appeal to millennial customers, VOXI, has recently secured an agreement with PayPal to give consumers under 30 a new way to purchase their next smartphone. This month, VOXI has started selling feature handsets as well as SIM-only contracts, giving millennial consumers the chance to get their hands on…

Xiaomi Black Shark Helo is a gaming phone with 10GB of RAM & dual liquid cooling pipes
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Xiaomi Black Shark Helo is a gaming phone with 10GB of RAM & dual liquid cooling pipes

The trend towards dedicated gaming smartphones is in full swing now, in recent weeks we have seen the launch of the Asus ROG phone, Razer 2, Honor Play, Mate 20X and it has recently been reported that Samsung is working on a gaming phone. The original Xiaomi Black Shark was launched earlier in the year, and it…

DDR5 production to start in 2019 offering 1.36x more performance at the same speeds
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DDR5 production to start in 2019 offering 1.36x more performance at the same speeds

I only switched to a DDR4 based system late last year close to the peak pricing pf memory, things are finally settling down so as you might expect, manufacturers are looking to supplant DDR4 with the next generation DDR5. Each iteration of DRAM improves clock speed while reducing power consumption and DDR5 is no different. Over its lifespan,…

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