Early Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3 pre-orders in Korea surpass the Galaxy S21 and Note20 series

Early Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3 pre-orders in Korea surpass the Galaxy S21 and Note20 series Samsung received 920,000 pre-orders for Galaxy Z Fold3 5G and Z Fold3 5G in total in South Korea during the August 17-23 period. This means in terms of first week orders the foldable duo has already surpassed the Galaxy Note20 and even the Galaxy S21. As a reminder, the S21 pre-orders in Korea surpassed those of the S20 series.

This is a signal that the time of foldables has truly arrived. The comparison to last year’s Galaxy Z Fold2 is perhaps even more telling – just two days before the second-gen foldable went on sale, Korean publications were reporting 60,000 pre-orders.

The…

Xiaomi Mi Notebook Pro and Mi Notebook Ultra launched in India with 11th Gen Intel CPU and 65W charging

Xiaomi Mi Notebook Pro and Mi Notebook Ultra launched in India with 11th Gen Intel CPU and 65W charging Xiaomi announced the RedmiBook 15 series laptops in India earlier this month, and today the company introduced the more premium Mi Notebook Pro and Mi Notebook Ultra. These come with very similar bodies, but the latter is more expensive and packs more powerful internals.

Mi Notebook Pro • Mi Notebook Ultra

Xiaomi Mi Notebook Ultra

Let’s talk about the Mi Notebook Ultra first. It’s powered by Intel’s 11th Gen Core i7-11370H processor with a maximum clock speed of 4.8GHz, but you also have the option to buy the one that comes with the same generation i5-11300H CPU, which goes up…

The new Apple Watch Series 7 may come in larger 41mm and 45mm sizes

The new Apple Watch Series 7 may come in larger 41mm and 45mm sizes The Apple Watch had a growth spurt in 2018 when the two size options went from 38/42mm up to 40/44mm. A photo of a wrist strap, one presumably for the Apple Watch Series 7, hints that the new model may grow by another millimeter.

The image shows a close-up of an encircled “45 MM”, which is the way Apple marks wrist straps since ones for different sizes are (normally) not interchangeable. This image ties into what leakster Uncle Pan was saying a few days ago – that the Series 7 will come in 41mm and 45mm sizes.

We’ve been hearing about a redesign for Apple’s smartwatch, that will…

Xiaomi launches Mi Band 6, Mi TV 5X, more IoT products in India

Xiaomi launches Mi Band 6, Mi TV 5X, more IoT products in India Xiaomi capped off a wave of announcements in India earlier today with the brand finally bringing over the Mi Band 6 as well as three smart TVs, two laptops, a home security camera and a new gigabit Wi-Fi router.

Mi Band 6

Mi Band 6 is Xiaomi’s most recent fitness tracker and offers a “full screen” 1.56-inch AMOLED display, SpO2 tracking as well as the usual mix of heart-rate monitoring, sleep and stress tracking. You get 30 exercise modes and a 5ATM water resistance rating as well as two weeks of battery life. You can check out our Mi Band 6 written review here to see our verdict on…

Xiaomi was top maker in 22 markets in Q2 as MIUI reaches 450M users

Xiaomi was top maker in 22 markets in Q2 as MIUI reaches 450M users Xiaomi has been having a blast in the past twelve months capitalizing on the void Huawei left in the world of smartphones. The company has posted its quarterly results and they look mightily impressive with a double-digit increase in revenue, profit, phone shipments and just about every other important metruc.

Between April and June 2021, Xiaomi shipped 52.6 million smartphones, or 86.8% more than Q2 2020. Its global smartphone market share reached 16.7%, making the company the second biggest maker in the world – behind Samsung and ahead of Apple. Of the phones shipped in the first…

Oppo rumored to enter tablet market soon

Oppo rumored to enter tablet market soon There’s a wave of Android tablets coming from Chinese makers recently and it seems Oppo is ready to join in with its own offering. Noted tipster Digital Chat Station took to Weibo to tease a few key specs of the upcoming Oppo tablet and an illustrative image which should give us an idea of what the device might look like when it launches.

Digital Chat Station Weibo post (machine translated)

Oppo’s tablet is said to feature a large 12.6-inch screen which matches Huawei’s most recent MateTab Pro. The actual device render used in the post is the very same Huawei tablet as the tipster…

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