Week 36 in review: Xiaomi Mi A1 steals the spotlight
The Xiaomi Mi A1 announcement was certainly the event of this week - its specs page topped our trending chart, while its debut story was the most read of the week. We also got to see an iPhone 8 dummy sized up against its predecessors, giving us an even better idea of what Apple’s next big thing will look like.
Xizomi isn’t done for the season either - it’s Mi Mix 2 bezelless flagship is coming next week and it will be joined by a Mi Note 3. Rumors about those have been coming left and right and there are was no shortage of official teasers either.
Lenovo and vivo had announcements of their own, showing the K8 duo and the V7+, respectively. Huawei’s Mate 10 phablet is still more than a month away but we got a look at that one too, while the Nokia 8 is already starting to make its way to store shelves across the globe.
Xiaomi Mi A1 is official with stock Android
The phone is the latest Android One device with the same hardware specs as the Xiaomi Mi 5X.
Huawei overtakes Apple to become world's second-largest smartphone company
The Chinese firm achieved the feat consistently for the month of June and July.
Samsung Galaxy C8 goes official in China with three cameras
It has a 16MP selfie camera with an LED flash.
vivo V7+ is official with FullView display
A 24MP front-facing camera and slots for two SIMs and a microSD card.
Samsung patents bezel-less design with a cutout for the selfie camera
A design that has gotten quite popular lately. But will we see it on the Galaxy S9?
Xiaomi CEO says Mi Mix 2 has entered mass production, shares retail box photos
Xiaomi spent 6 months communicating with Google to enable a wider aspect ratio and rounded corners for the screen.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 leaked renders show inexistent bezels while Qualcomm confirms Snapdragon 835 is in
The Mi Mix 2 will be officially unveiled on September 11, and it looks to be as revolutionary as its predecessor.
Parts for iPhone 8 shipping in limited quantities, prices will be high
Apple was allegedly busy tinkering with the design as late as last week.
Affordable Honor V9 Play launches alongside even cheaper Honor 6 Play
Both devices will be available in China shortly.
Huawei Mate 10 shown off in leaked renders, video
We're starting to see more and more of it ahead of the officially confirmed October 16 announcement.
Oppo A71 quietly launched with octa-core CPU, 13MP camera
The handset is powered by Mediatek's MT6750 SoC and sports a 5.2-inch HD display.
Watch the first Xiaomi Mi A1 promo video
The 60-second clip emphasizes on the dual camera, the stock Android and the simplicity of the phone’s design.
Essential Phone is essentially impossible to repair
The much anticipated smartphone has been torn down, revealing a very bad repairability score.
vivo X20 with "full screen" display leaks in live images
The phone has already been certified for sale in China, so it should be arriving soon.
Motorola Moto XT1799-2 appears on TENAA with 4GB RAM and Android Nougat
The device sports a 5.2-inch Full HD display, and features 8MP/8MP camera combo.
Xiaomi to unveil one more device alongside Mi Mix 2
Meanwhile another teaser video for the Mi Mix 2 went live today.
Xiaomi Mi 7 to arrive in Q1 2018 with Snapdragon 845
First rumors also claim the phone will come with 6” AMOLED display, built by Samsung.
Android 8.1 is the next version of the OS, Google app reveals
A teardown of the latest iteration of the Google app beta for Android led to this discovery.
Galaxy Note8 undergoes scratch, burn, and bend test
The newest smartphone torture video stars the highly anticipated flagship phablet.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 836 doesn't and won't exist, rumor says
We've seen leaks claiming this year's Pixels would sport it, but apparently not.
Nougat for Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) arrives in India
The update arrives as version J710FXXU3BQHC and weighs in at around 1,030MB.
Nokia 8 UK pre-orders are now live, free smartwatch included
Retailer Carphone Warehouse has started accepting pre-orders for the phone, and is selling it for £500.
Sony Xperia XZ1 and XZ1 Compact on pre-order in Germany
You can score a pair of awesome Bluetooth headphones with noise reduction too (while supplies last).
Galaxy Note8 undergoes scratch, burn, and bend test
The newest smartphone torture video stars the highly anticipated flagship phablet.
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Reader comments
- Alessa
- 11 Sep 2017
- P@Y
Main reason why this phone rise instantly to the top its because of its price. Kudos to Xiaomi though there are some cons.
- TechLover1
- 10 Sep 2017
- LfN
Obviously there's so much to say, but to mention one single point, really looking forward for Xiaomi's launch.
- AnonD-674801
- 10 Sep 2017
- TqY
"Xizomi isn’t done for the season either - it’s Mi Mix 2" hahaha! I bet they aren't!
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