Tag: Xiaomi
Tech Digest daily round up: Burberry designs clothes for Honor of Kings
Luxury fashion brand Burberry has designed outfits for one of China’s biggest video games. Players can buy the clothes - known as skins – to adorn in-game characters. Tencent-owned developer TiMi Studios collaborated with the designer for its multiplayer online battle game Honor of Kings. The new skins - which feature Burberry's signature trench coat…
Oppo Find X3: Experts give their opinion
Oppo is launching a trio of Find X3 series phones in the UK from April, all of which are 5G-ready and house cutting-edge cameras, the Chinese firm said. The top-of-the-range Pro includes a quad-camera system and screen which Oppo says is industry-leading because it allows the phone to capture and then display up to one billion…
Xiaomi brings Mi 10T 5G smartphone range to UK
Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite: The UK's cheapest 5G smartphone at £229 Following Apple's recent 5G announcement, Chinese brand Xiaomi has announced several new 5G Android models for the UK including the Mi 10T Lite (pictured above) for £229. Building on Xiaomi’s existing technology, the Mi 10T Pro and Mi 10T feature…
Xiaomi launches £399 Mi 9T Pro
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has introduced the Mi 9T Pro as the latest addition to its Mi 9 flagship line. Equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor and pop-up camera, the Mi 9T Pro features an 8-layer graphite cooling system and holographic design. The Mi 9T Pro's processor consists of an octa-core CPU with a…
Xiaomi announces £99 Redmi 7A smartphone in the UK
Xiaomi has unveiled its latest budget smartphone for the UK. Dubbed the Redmi 7A, the £99 device can last two days on a single charge, claims the manufacturer. A complete upgrade over its predecessor (the Redmi 6A), it also comes with the more powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 and larger 4000mAh battery. Other improvements, claims the…
Xiaomi brings compact Mi 9 SE to the UK. Prices from £349
Chinese phone manufacturer Xiaomi has announced it is bringing its compact flagship, the Mi 9 SE, to the UK. A compact version of Mi 9, it features Qualcomm’s brand new Snapdragon 712 processor, an upgrade to the Snapdragon 710 chipset. The phone, which Xiaomi claims is comparable to a classic phone with a 5.1 inch…
Oppo and Xiaomi reveal ‘under-display’ selfie cameras for more screen space
Smartphones could soon hide the front-facing selfie camera underneath, rather than in the display, as tech giants race to find new ways to avoid notch and pin-hole designs in order to provide more screen space. Chinese handset makers Oppo and Xiaomi have launched into an early battle over the technology, revealing a taste of the…
Xiaomi announces Mi MIX 3 5G smartphone with Vodafone
Chinese firm Xiaomi has announced the UK arrival of its first 5G smartphone, Mi MIX 3 5G. Launching via Vodafone UK, the 6+128 GB variant is available in Onyx Black, becoming one of the first 5G smartphones in the UK. The price will be announced by Vodafone very soon. Since the launch of Mi MIX…
Vodafone confirms 5G rollout on July 3, excludes Huawei handsets
Vodafone will introduce 5G in seven UK cities in July as the telecoms firm revealed its plans to launch its version of the next generation mobile network. The firm said it will also be the first network to launch 5G roaming overseas. Vodafone’s 5G network will launch in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool and…
uSwitch research suggests four in five of us not planning to upgrade smartphone
The latest mobile phones are not convincing people to upgrade, with the majority believing new handsets are too expensive and too similar to existing models, a new survey from uSwitch claims. A report by comparison service uSwitch.com found that 80% of UK adult smartphone users think the devices are too highly priced and only 20%…
