Author: Adimorah Jude

With MIUI 12.5 expected to commence development next week, Xiaomi will work to bring the MIUI 12 update to more phones. Unfortunately, the Redmi 7 has been ruled out, but the Redmi 7A is very much in contention for the update. Now, the company is sending out a new stable update to the device with a new security patch, which is believed is going to prepare the device for a seamless transition to MIUI 12. The new stable Redmi 7A update is hitting eligible users globally with a version number, MIUI 11.0.5.0 QCMMIXM. It’s OTA bound and will arrive on…

After Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 888 SoC, many smartphone makers, including Xiaomi, promised to release a device that’s going to run the premium SoC. The Xiaomi Mi 11 flagship is expected to debut the Chipset first, and it seems Redmi will wait until next year to release its own Snapdragon 888-powered phone.  However, according to the latest report, the company looks like it’s going to follow the launch pattern of the Redmi K30 series for the successor, the Redmi K40 series. Rumors have it that later this month, the Chinese OEM will unveil the vanilla version, Redmi K40, while the…

AnTuTu has now released the list of global top-performing smartphones of November 2020. A total of 10 phones are on the list, and the Huawei Mate 40 Pro with Kirin 9000 is the most powerful SoC in the flagship category. Also, in the mid-range category, Huawei’s Krini 985 is on top of the list, probably because the Redmi 10X 5G, which is on top of the leaderboard in China, isn’t available in the global market.  Top ten performing flagship phones of November 2020 On top of the list is Huawei Mate 40 Pro with the company’s latest Kirin 9000 SoC.…

Xiaomi has taken the Android 11 update rollout seriously, with over 10 phones expected to receive the update very soon. Earlier today, the company announced it has suspended the MIUI 12 closed beta test for some phones, which are about to adopt the latest Android OS. And surprisingly, both Redmi Note 8 and Note 8 Pro that started internal testing for the update a couple of weeks ago were on the list. Also, among the Xiaomi phones to receive Android 11 updates are Redmi K30S Ultra, Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, Mi 9 Pro, Redmi K20 Pro, Mi CC9, Mi CC9…

The past couple of weeks have seen more Xiaomi phones receive the stable MIUI 12 based Android 11 update. It has also been confirmed that the Redmi Note 8 and Note 8 Pro are going to receive the update after the company initiated an internal beta test. Meanwhile, it seems the company has successfully concluded the test and will now start rolling out the Redmi Note 8 and Note 8 Pro Android 11 update, at least, to open beta testers. According to the note released alongside the latest MIUl 12 closed beta update, closed beta tests are now suspended for…