Huawei, vivo, OPPO, and Xiaomi Team Up for Play Store Alternative

The four brands aim to challenge Google’s monopoly While Huawei is working on developing its own Play Store alternative with App Gallery, a Reuters report reveals that vivo, OPPO, and Xiaomi are joining with Huawei to create a platform where developers outside of China can upload their apps to their respective app stores. The four […]

Pocophone Lead Leaves Xiaomi

Xiaomi Global Spokesperson Donovan Sung is also stepping down from his post The Pocophone F1 is arguably the most-talked about phones from 2018: armed with flagship internals at a ridiculously low price, the Pocophone epitomized great value for money. The phone remains to be a hot seller even at the era of Snapdragon 855-powered phones–the Snapdragon […]

IDC: Huawei’s Wearable Shipments Grow 282% in Q1 2019

Number 3 in wearables While Apple is still #1 in the wearable game for now, the firm from Cupertino will soon have to contend with two powerhouses from China. Research firm IDC is reporting that both Xiaomi and Huawei are hot in the heels of Apple in the wearable segment. And while Apple still a […]

Find the Mi For You: Over 35% off on the best-selling Xiaomi phones from Dec 10-12

Because you and your loved ones deserve the best for less this Christmas Christmas season is here, and a new phone is one of the best gifts you can give to yourself or your loved ones. There are a lot of brands that you can choose from nowadays but none offer the kind of value […]

Xiaomi Partners With IKEA for Smart Home Products

A dream partnership in the making Xiaomi expands its scope with smart home products with its stategic partnership with IKEA. Announced during Xiaomi’s annual MIDC conference, the partnership will have IKEA’s line of smart lighting products be compatible with Xiaomi’s Internet of Things (IoT) platform starting this December in China. This means that all IKEA […]

Xiaomi Flagships Comparo: Pocophone F1 vs Mi 8

So which is the better Xiaomi budget flagship? So you’ve seen our Pocophone F1 review and already want to buy it. But you’re curious to see how it stands up to Xiaomi’s own budget flagship, the Mi 8. The Mi 8 is a few thousand pesos more compared to the F1, but has a few […]

Xiaomi Launches Pocophone F1 In Southeast Asia, Arrives In The Philippines On September 6

The disruptive budget flagship gets a release date and pricing for PH Pocophone, Xiaomi’s new sub-brand has officially launched their market-disrupting, budget flagship, the F1, in Southeast Asia through a media event in Indonesia. The new budget flagship is hailed as the most affordable device to run a flagship Snapdragon 845 processor, undercutting even its […]

Xiaomi’s Pocophone F1 Aims to Be The Next Speed King

Paired with a mind-blowing price Not content in its line of bang-for-the-buck flagship phones, Xiaomi makes another iteration of its bang-for-the-buck flagship with the Pocophone F1. Unlike Xiaomi’s other Snapdragon 845-equipped phones, the Pocophone F1 utilizes a polycarbonate build while sporting a LiquidCool system and a bigger 4000mAh battery. While it keeps the exterior simple, […]

Xiaomi Thinks Other Brands Can’t Compete With Them, And They May Be Right

How exactly do you beat a brand that prices its devices close to cost? Snapdragon 845 processor, 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, with an 18:9 full HD+ display and advanced dual cameras. If you asked us a fair price for a phone that had this kind of hardware, we’d probably quote you a […]

Full Listing for Xiaomi’s Redmi S2 Spotted Ahead of May 10 Launch

One retailer jumped the gun a few days early No need to wait for May 10 for the official specs of the Redmi S2: Online retailer Aliexpress just posted a listing for the upcoming phone, and included several key specs along with it. In essence, the Redmi S2 is positioned as a budget version of […]

Xiaomi Confirms Launch Date of Redmi S2

It’s a new line for the Redmi series After being spotted in hands-on photos and in a hands-on video, Xiaomi confirms via a poster that they will be releasing the Redmi S2 on May 10. According to rumors, the Redmi S series aims to be more affordable than the usual Redmi series while offering decent […]

Huawei Is #1 In China For Q1 2017: IDC

Followed by Oppo and Vivo Huawei is currently the top dog in China according to research firm IDC. The report meshes nicely with the findings of Canalys, which puts the Chinese company at #1, followed by domestic rivals Oppo and Vivo.  Huawei delivered strong results with a shipment of 20.8 million, up 25.5% from a […]