Week 44 in review: In anticipation of Xiaomi Mi Note 10/CC9 Pro, Mi Watch
Xiaomi dominated the tech world's attention this week with devices set for announcement on November 5 next week.
One of the week's biggest stories was a video of Xiaomi's upcoming Mi Watch. It's an Apple Watch-esque device that will bring the Snapdragon Wear 3100 SoC, GPS, NFC for payments, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and eSIM. Xiaomi also has a Mi TV ready for the event.
The other huge story is the Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro, which will be globally known as the Mi Note 10. The device will be announced on November 5, will have 5 cameras (including the 108MP unit meant for the Galaxy S11 and a 5x optical zoom snapper) and 30W fast charging. The Mi Note 10 will get its own event on November 14.
Apple finally unveiled the AirPods Pro - they bring active noise cancellation, better sound quality and new design along with a heftier $249/€289 price. The other Apple-related story of the week concerns next year's iPhones, which are supposed to come with 120Hz ProMotion OLED screens and 5G.
A new leak suggested that the Samsung Galaxy S11 will come with the Exynos 9830 or Snapdragon 865 with support for LPDDR5 RAM. Meanwhile the Galaxy S10 Lite is nearing announcement, as evidenced by its visit to the Geekbench database.
Samsung showed off its One UI 2.0 in a video, detailing its new, more minimal design, and new features. Samsung also showed off its next foldable design - a clamshell one.
Speaking of clamshells, the first images of Motorola's razr foldable surfaced - it looks very much like the RAZR flip phone of old. Rumor has it the RAZR foldable is due on November 13 with a price of $1,500.
Those are the biggest stories of the past week. See you next one!
Xiaomi Mi Watch shown on video, will run MIUI for Watch
The first Mi branded smartwatch will be announced on November 5.
Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro shines on TENAA, will arrive as Mi Note 10 outside China
The phone will have a huge battery - at least 5,170 mAh - without having an extra bulky body.
Xiaomi posts camera samples from Mi CC9 Pro, focusing on its zooming skills
The company has also promised a smartwatch for November 5 and may also unveil a smart TV.
Samsung details new One UI 2 features
Unified, clean and functional experience over varying form factors.
Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro will have five cameras, arriving on November 5
The main shooter will be 108 MP, Xiaomi also promises 5X optical zoom.
Motorola razr 2019 appears in new official looking images
Our best look yet at the upcoming Moto razr.
Samsung Galaxy S11 to come with Exynos 9830/SD 865 and LPDDR5 RAM
Everything was found in One UI 2.0 beta software for Galaxy S10.
Apple announces AirPods Pro, available for $249 starting October 30
Features in-ear design, active noise cancellation, water-resistance, wireless charging, and audio sharing.
Samsung unveils Galaxy Xcover FieldPro for government agents and first responders
For once "pro" means "pro". This is a rugged phone aimed at professionals with support FirstNet and push-to-talk.
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 to arrive on the global scene on November 14
The date is revealed by the Xiaomi Poland page on Facebook.
Xiaomi teases a curved screen for the Mi CC9 Pro, shows off its zoom camera on video
It posted teaser photos showing the camera going from 1x to 10x along with a video of the camera interface.
Xiaomi teases Mi Watch and Mi TV ahead of next week’s event
The wearable looks a lot like the Apple Watch; the Mi TV 5 a 4K quantum dot screen and NTSC color gamut of 108%.
Next year's flagship iPhones to come with 120Hz ProMotion OLED screens
The high refresh rate iPhones might finally be a reality next fall.
CAT's S52 is pretty yet still rugged, arrives in Europe in November
The S52 looks nothing like Cat's usual utilitarian phones.
Samsung Galaxy S10 update introduces slow-motion selfie videos
An Auto Hotspot feature has also been introduced.
EMUI 10 beta goes international, adds support for 8 devices
The beta was previously exclusive to Chinese users.
Upcoming Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite passes through Geekbench
The phone will offer flagship components but the design is still a mystery at this point.
Pocophone F1 is getting MIUI 11 update
Rollout is still limited, but barring any major issues it should expand to everybody soon.
Reader comments
- DroidBoye
- vx2
There's not that much Xiaomi needs to do for Realme. For now, Realme X2Pro for example is hard to acquire in South East Asia with Global ROM, mostly what was available were CN ROM while Xiaomi's Mi 9T Pro were already available in Xiaomi Stores, and ...
- Anonymous
- Fv1
With Realme X2 and X2 pro, Xiaomi would need to keep the aggressive pricing as it has done in the past if it wants any chance of winning the competition.
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