Author: Jonjo

The POCO F3 is one of the most affordable budget smartphones at the moment. It’s a rebadged Redmi K40 that debuted in China before making its global debut under the POCO F3. It has a tall 6.67-inch AMOLED display with a refresh rate of 120Hz. The display supports HDR10+ and up to 1300nits peak brightness. There’s a centered punch-hole for the front 20MP selfie camera, while at the back, there’s a primary 48MP shooter, 8MP ultra-wide-angle lens, and 5MP macro shooter. All the sensors can shoot exquisite shots, but with Gcam on Poco F3, details are improved. Google camera app,…

Xiaomi is one of the major OEMs that are swiftly pushing the Android 11 update, although the company has complained about the resources required for the adoption. No doubt about that, given the changes Google made on its current Android OS. That alone required a series of work, but we’re not sure if it constitutes the bugs being faced by Mi Fans after the update. Perhaps, some bugs were introduced by Android 11, like third-party gestures not working. However, Xiaomi has promised to fix some of these issues with MIUI 12.5, and that might just be the reason why Redmi…

The first-ever Redmi gaming device ticks all the boxes of a basic gaming smartphone. It features an impressive OLED display with 120Hz refresh rate and 480Hz touch sampling. There’s a physical trigger and a massive battery that tops up in 42 minutes with the super-fast charge. The device features two Dual stereo speakers – on the bottom and top – delivered by JBL. Redmi K40 Gaming Edition specs highlights 6.67-inch OLED display120Hz refresh rateHDR10+500nits brightnessCorning Gorilla Glass 5Mediatek MT6893 Dimensity 1200 5G12GB RAM and 256GB ROM64MP + 8MP + 2MP rear camera sensors16MP front camera sensor5065mAH battery67W wired chargingSide-mounted fingerprint…

It no news that Google is blocked in China, and as a result, ROMs developed for use in that country don’t feature Google play services. Xiaomi, a Chinese company, doesn’t pre-install Google play services on its phones running Chinese ROM but makes it easy to install until the recent development. A couple of months ago, the company announced it’s going to block the Google framework for its Chinese phones. That move saw Google play store removed from the company’s GetApp store in China. Since then, those running Chinese ROM can’t install Google play service on their phones. However, not everyone…

Xiaomi MIUI remains one of the most sophisticated Android skin out there. The company is currently pushing the latest iteration (MIUI 12.5) to eligible users. It presents some fascinating features, which is, perhaps, an improvement over MIUI 12. The latest MIUI Android skin promises to fix the bugs affecting MIUI, which gained momentum after the release of MIUI 12. And with the adoption of Android 11, the build has become more buggy. However, Xiaomi has promised to fix these bugs with MIUI 12.5, and they’re currently working on a virtual RAM expansion. That’ll improve the performance of Xiaomi phones, more…