Xiaomi, a few days back, announced the latest iteration of its proprietary Android skin – MIUI 13. The MIUI 13 comes with new widgets, new dynamic wallpapers, face verification protection, document watermarking, telecommunication fraud protection, Mi Sans font, and more.
Continue reading “MIUI 13 Features and First Look on Mi 11X Pro (Android 12)”
POCO launched the POCO M2 Pro handset last year in India. The POCO M2 Pro shares a lot in common with the Redmi Note 9S, Redmi Note 9 Pro, and Redmi Note 9 Pro Max. All these devices came preloaded with Android 10, and have already been updated to Android 11 based MIUI 12. It’s not clear if Xiaomi and POCO have plans to upgrade these devices to Android 12 based MIUI.
Xiaomi has started rolling out MIUI 12.5 Enhanced Update for the Xiaomi 11 Lite NE 5G, and Redmi 9 Prime in India. Redmi 9 Prime’s POCO counterpart POCO M2 is also receiving the same update in India. MIUI 12.5 Enhanced update also brings November 2021 Android security patch to Xiaomi 11 Lite NE 5G, Redmi 9 Prime, and POCO M2. MIUI 12.5 Enhanced comes with features like Focused Algorithm, Atomized Memory, Liquid Storage, Smart Balance, and also lets users Uninstall most of the system apps.
POCO launched the POCO X3 smartphone in India back in September 2020 running MIUI 12.0 Global Stable on top of Android 10. MIUI 12 comes with an all-new design and animations along with new features such as Super Wallpapers, Floating Window, New Control Center, Enhanced Privacy Protection features such as Interceptor, Flare, Hidden Mask Mode, and more. Check out this post to learn more about MIUI 12 features in detail.
Xiaomi’s sub-brand POCO launched the POCO F1 smartphone in India back in August 2018 running MIUI 9.6 Global Stable on top of Android 8.1 (Oreo). POCO F1 currently runs Android 10 based MIUI 11, and is confirmed to get MIUI 12 in the coming months. Xiaomi doesn’t follow any fixed update frequency for the MIUI Global Stable ROM but on average, the Global Stable ROM is updated once in 20-40 days. Continue reading “POCO F1 MIUI 12 Software Update Tracker [Update: MIUI 12.5 / 12.5 Enhanced not coming]”
POCO announced POCO F3 smartphone in the F series back in March this year in Arctic White, Night Black and Deep Ocean Blue colour variants. At the POCO M4 Pro 5G launch event, POCO introduced the Moonlight Silver color variant of the POCO F3. Continue reading “POCO F3 gets a new Moonlight Silver colour variant”
POCO just introduced the POCO M4 Pro 5G, successor to the POCO M3 Pro 5G in a global online event, as it had announced. It has a 6.6-inch FHD+ screen with 50Hz, 50Hz and 90Hz dynamic switch, has a 16MP front camera inside the punch-hole, is powered by Dimensity 810 SoC with support for 13 5G SA/NSA bands, up to 6GB of RAM and dynamic RAM expansion feature. It has a 50MP rear camera along with an 8MP ultra-wide camera. Continue reading “POCO M4 Pro 5G with 6.6-inch FHD+ 90Hz display, Dimensity 810, 50MP dual rear cameras, 5000mAh battery announced”
POCO today confirmed the global launch of POCO M4 Pro 5G smartphone on November 9th. The invite just says “Power up your fun” along with a square with silver and yellow colours, without giving any details about the phone. Continue reading “POCO M4 Pro 5G to be announced on November 9”
Lately, camera prowess has become a defining factor for purchasing a smartphone. And megapixels are one of the most sought-after factors people look into when buying a smartphone for photography.
These days, almost all smartphones, regardless of how much they cost, comes equipped with 48MP, 64MP, and even 108MP cameras. These numbers are a far cry to the 12MP or 16MP sensors in most high-end flagship phones. Continue reading “How this phone turns the megapixel race on its head!”
POCO just launched the POCO C31, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the C series in India, as it had announced. It has a 6.53-inch HD+ LCD water-drop screen, is powered by MediaTek Helio G35 SoC, 13-megapixel primary rear AI camera, 2-megapixel macro and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. There is a 5-megapixel camera on the front. Continue reading “POCO C31 with 6.53-inch HD+ display, Helio G35, up to 4GB RAM, 5000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 8499”
POCO has announced the launch of C31 budget smartphone in India on September 30th. The teaser image shows a water-drop screen, and the company has confirmed 4GB of RAM and Helio G35 SoC which we had already seen in last year’s POCO C3. This is expected to come with a new rear design and could retain the 6.53-inch HD+ display and the 5000mAh battery as the C3. Continue reading “POCO C31 budget smartphone launching in India on September 30”
One of the biggest advantage of owning a Xiaomi or POCO device has to be the third party community development support. Out of third-party ROMs for these devices, OxygenOS ports are often sought after by enthusiasts. Recently, someone ported OxygenOS 11 from OnePlus Nord to the POCO X2. We installed it on our unit, and here is our guide to help you with the installation process. We will be using it as a daily driver for the next couple of weeks, and let our readers know more about the day-to-day performance, battery life, and more.
Continue reading “Get Android 11 on POCO X2 with OxygenOS 11 Port”
POCO has announced that it has emerged as the fastest-growing smartphone brand of India, for the second consecutive quarter of 2021, as per the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, August 2021. The company registered 865% growth in Q2 2021 with the POCO X3 Pro, POCO M3 and the POCO C3 driving the maximum sales volume in H1 of 2021. Continue reading “POCO registers 865% growth in Q2 2021 in India due to strong POCO X3 Pro, POCO M3 sales: IDC”
POCO today announced that it has sold over 2 million or 20 lakh units of POCO C3 smartphones in India since the launch in October last year. POCO said that C3 has received phenomenal response from the users and continues to be an online bestseller. Continue reading “POCO has sold over 2 million POCO C3 units within 9 months of India launch”
