Xiaomi announces Redmi 13R 5G with a familiar set of specs

The Redmi 13R 5G silently debuted today in China and is already available for registration. It has a 50 MP AI Cam, a 6.74” LCD with 90 Hz refresh rate, and is actually a rebadged Redmi 13C 5G for the domestic market.

The Redmi 13R 5G has a Dimensity 6100+ chipset and a single memory configuration – 4 GB RAM and 128 GB storage. It is a dual-5G handset with room for two SIM cards and one microSD card in a long tray.

It also has a big 5,000 mAh battery with 18W charging support, but Xiaomi is providing only a 10W adapter in the box.

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ROG Phone 8 officially teased

Asus is gearing up to launch its eighth installment in the ROG Phone series and we finally have an official teaser directly from the company. The ROG Phone 8 has a new back design featuring a pentagon-shaped camera island with three camera sensors and an LED flash. We can also spot a side-mounted USB-C port just like last year’s ROG Phone 7 series.

ROG Phone 8 teaser

ROG Phone 8 Ultimate already leaked on Geekbench with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset and 24GB RAM. The phone also received certification for 65W charging from China’s 3C agency. The ROG Phone 8 series is expected to...


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Week 46 in review: Galaxy S24 dummies, vivo X100 series is brings Dimensity 9300

Another week is over, so let's recap. If you've seen the Galaxy S22 series, you've seen the Galaxy S24 series, if the dummies that leaked are to be believed. The three S24 phones all look pretty much unchanged, for the most part. There will likely be under-the-hood changes but on the outside, the phones look quite similar to the S23 series.

A new report doubled down on the fact that Huawei's HarmonyOS Next will drop Android support. The OS is nearly ready for release and there has been some serious developer recruitment to bring talent over into Huawei's new OS.

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Check out the best small and large Androids in the UK with these early Black Friday deals

Amazon has never been too patient with its holiday discounts, which is why Black Friday deals are already underway. We picked out some of the best phones from this year (and some from the year before).

The Asus Zenfone 10 is a rare beast – a small, premium Android. It’s not tiny by any means, but it has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset and plenty of RAM (you can have 16GB if you want) plus a 5.92” 144Hz AMOLED display with HDR10+. Small though it may be, it has a 3.5mm headphone jack, which is another thing you don’t see often these days.

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Weekly poll results: most people prefer older flagship chipsets

What chipset powers a phone is a significant factor when choosing your next phone. Of course, this is a result from last week’s poll and our readers are more tech-minded than the general population, but still – very few people picked the “don’t care” option.

The results clearly show that having the latest and greatest silicon isn’t particularly important. For over 40% of voters, an older but still capable chipset is a perfectly fine option. Recently, it is the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and the Dimensity 9200 that have been filling this role.

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Here are the best early Black Friday deals on headphones in the US

Black Friday is still a week away, but the early offers include a wide variety of headphones with solid discounts. We mostly focused on TWS buds, but there are a few over-ear models as well.

Starting with Samsung, the company is pushing its Shop Samsung app and offers exclusive discounts. The Galaxy Buds FE were already the cheapest in the Samsung TWS lineup, now even more so. These sub-$100 buds have ANC and multi-point connectivity and promise up to 6 hours of listening time (with ANC on).

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Samsung Galaxy Fit3's leaked images reveal color options

The Samsung Galaxy Fit3 was expected to go official early this year, but that didn't happen. Samsung hasn't announced when it will unveil the Fit3 but renders that leaked last week revealed what the smartband would look like. Now, more images have surfaced, showing the Fit3 in two new colors: grey and black.

These pictures also corroborate the previous design leak of the Samsung Galaxy Fit3. It has a rectangular screen - rumored to be larger than the three-year-old Fit2's display - with a physical button and a microphone on the right side.

Samsung Galaxy Fit3

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Samsung introduces Bixby Cricket in India

Samsung has introduced a new feature in India for its digital assistant Bixby. It's called Bixby Cricket and is aimed at cricket fans in India, where the sport enjoys a huge fan following.

Bixby Cricket will enable users to check the score of cricket matches and get other updates through their Bixby-enabled smartphones or TVs. Users can ask Bixby "What's the score?", "Show the world cup points table" or "Show me upcoming matches" to get an instant response with relevant information.

Bixby Cricket on smartphone

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Here are the best early Black Friday deals for Motorola, Poco, Sony and others in Germany

Whether you celebrate Thanksgiving or not, Black Friday has turned into a global event. Here’s an early look at what this year has in store for us.

Motorola launched the Edge 40 Neo a few months after the regular Edge 40. Strangely, the price of the newer model is falling quicker – not that we’re complaining. This sub-€300 phone has a curved 6.55” 144Hz 10-bit display (FHD+ resolution) and a Dimensity 7030 chipset. It is rated IP68 and comes in a selection of Pantone colors. It has a 50MP main camera (1/1.5, OIS) and a 13MP ultra wide, plus a 5,000mAh battery with 68W charging.

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Samsung Galaxy XCover 7 appears on Gekbench with Dimensity 6100+ chipset

The Galaxy XCover 7 is Samsung's next entry in the rugged smartphones series and after seeing its leaked renders earlier this week, we now have a Geekbench run which detail its key specs. The phone is listed as the Samsung SM-G556B and is equipped with a MediaTek Dimensity 6100+ chipset and 6GB RAM.

Samsung Galaxy XCover 7 Geekbench score card

The device managed a 663 single-core score and 1,867 points in the multi-core department. The listing also revealed Android 14 which is likely paired with One UI 6. There's no official word when we can expect to see the XCover 7’s...


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Oppo Pad Air2 leaks in new images, looks like a rebranded OnePlus Pad Go

The Oppo Reno11 series is expected to launch on November 23 and we’re also getting a new tablet entry with the Oppo Pad Air2. Oppo shared some teasers for the upcoming Android while Evan Blass went ahead and posted official-looking renders revealing the slate’s design.

Oppo Pad Air2 teasers

The device looks identical to the OnePlus Pad Go and based on Oppo’s post on Weibo will offer an LCD panel with 1720 x 2408 px resolution just like the OP Pad Go. Oppo also boasts about the Pad Air 2’s blue light filter which is rated to filter out 60% more of the harmful blue light compared...


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Redmi K70 runs Geekbench with upcoming Dimensity 8300 chip

MediaTek is set to announce its Dimensity 8300 midrange chipset next week but we now have a Geekbench run for the Redmi 70 which is expected to be amongst the first phones on the market with the new SoC.

Redmi K70 Geekbench scorecard

Redmi K70 (Xiaomi 2311DRK48C) scored 1,512 single-core points and 4,886 multi-core points which is slightly higher than the outgoing Dimensity 8200 and 8200 Ultra. The chip features 1+3+4 architecture with ARMv8-based cores. There’s 1x Cortex-A715 performance core clocked at 3.35GHz alongside 3x Cortex-A715 cores @ 3.32GHz and 4x Cortex-A510 efficiency...


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Oppo, OnePlus, and Realme phones gain Phone Link support

The Oppo Developers Conference took place in the past few days, and one of the final announcements was the support of Phone Link and Link to Windows.

The feature was previously available only to select Samsung and Honor devices, as well as the Surface Duo. Microsoft confirmed some devices from the OnePlus, Oppo Find, Oppo Reno, and Realme series will join them.

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Apple brings Connected Cards to the UK

Apple announced Connected Cards with the arrival of iOS 17, and now the United Kingdom is the first country where the feature is officially available after several weeks of beta testing.

The service essentially brings regular bank accounts into the Apple Wallet through the country’s Open Banking API. The initial trial included Barclays, Lloyds, and HSBC, and it shows transactions, current balance and other basic info.

Connected Cards allows users to nominate one or more cards that are associated with specific accounts in British banks. A similar system is expected to come to the...


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OnePlus 11 gets stable Android 14 update

Today OnePlus has announced the release of the stable Android 14 update for the OnePlus 11. This is rolling out already, but only in India for now. It will be pushed first to those users who participated in the closed beta and open beta programs, and after that will be gradually making it to more units out there.

The new version is labeled as build CPH2447_14.0.0.201(EX01). Before you update, your phone needs to be on either CPH2447_13.1.0596(EX01) or CPH2447_13.1.0595(EX01), and apparently the download requires 5GB of free storage space. The company also advises you not to start the...


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