Xiaomi has announced that it has sold a total of 600,000 Redmi Note 3 units in India within a period of 60 days. The announcement came in the form of a Facebook post from the Chinese company’s VP Hugo Barra, who described it as their “biggest record yet.”

The device was launched in India back in March this year, carrying a price tag of INR 9,999 ($148) for the 16GB model and INR 11,999 ($178) for the 32GB model. And as you might already know, the model available in India is powered by SD650.

The device recently went on open sale in the country, but was out of stock within a couple…

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According to a report out of China, Oppo is producing an impressive number of R9 units each month. The report – citing IHS research director Kevin Wang’s revelation – notes that the Chinese company is currently churning out a whopping 2 million R9s per month.

The monthly production volume of the Xiaomi Mi 5 and Huawei Mate 8 was also revealed – while the former stands at 700,000 units, the latter is comparatively higher at 900,000.

The R9 was made official in March, while the Mi 5 was officially unveiled in February this year. The Mate 8, on the other hand, has been available since…

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Goodbye Motorola, Hello Moto! The first two phones under the “Lenovo Moto” have been unveiled and they are the successors to the Moto G (3rd gen). Yes, successors, plural.

Screens have grown larger and sharper – 5.5″ 1080p – after staying at 5″ 720p for the 2nd and 3rd generations. The processing power has doubled with a higher-end Snapdragon chipset, the camera and memory have been improved as well.

Lenovo Moto G4 Plus

Rather than “Turbo”, this one is a “Plus” and in its high spec option, the Moto G4 Plus places in the upper echelons of the mid-range segment.

The 5.5″ screen has…

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Yet another generation of the Motorola Moto G is on the way and this latest iteration is almost here. Not the best kept secret, the now Lenovo-branded Moto G4 Plus has been the star of a number of leaks with the last one going as far as to give us a glimpse of the smartphone’s retail box.

Most of the specs have already been outed, and we’re looking at a 5.5-inch FullHD display, an octa-core processor, 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. Camera department is represented by a 16MP primary shooter and a 5MP front-facer, and everything’s powered by a 3,000mAh battery.

That’s the broad strokes,…

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Nearly a month after it was officially announced, the Lenovo ZUK Z2 Pro – which is powered by Snapdragon 820 chipset, and comes with whopping 6GB RAM and 128GB internal memory – is now available for pre-orders in China.

The phone costs RMB 2,699, which is $415 at current exchange rates. It’s worth mentioning that currently only the white ceramic variant is on sale – those interested in the black version will have wait a while longer.

Actual availability comes in exactly one week – on May 24. The downgraded version of the phone that has 4GB RAM and 64GB storage will be available for…

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Market research firm IDC has released its latest (Q1 2016) stats for the worldwide wearables market, revealing that Xiaomi is now the number two player in the business, surpassing Apple which is now at the third position.

While Fitbit continued to be the top vendor, Garmin also retained the fourth spot. What’s worth mentioning here is that Samsung has made a come back in the top 5 list, something which the report credits to the success of the company’s Gear S2 and Gear S2 Classic smartwatches.

Overall, the market continued to grow, although growth in Q1 2016 slowed down a bit…

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The Motorola Moto G4 and G4 Plus could be just a few hours away from their official unveiling, but looks like there’s no stopping the leaks related to the devices, with the latest one bringing us the retail box of the Plus variant.

So, the front of the box confirms that the Plus variant comes with a square shaped fingerprint sensor, while the back reveals some of the phone’s key specs, including octa-core CPU, 5.5-inch full HD display, 2GB/32GB memory configuration, 16MP/5MP camera combo, and 3,000mAh battery.

In addition, a couple of live images of the Moto G4 Plus have leaked as…

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Looks like users will soon be able to compose and send longer messages on Twitter. According to a latest report from Bloomberg, the micro-blogging company is considering keeping photos and links out of the purview of the service’s 140-char limited.

Currently, links consume at-least 23 characters. The change, which the report says could happen as soon as in the next couple of weeks, is being seen as part of Twitter’s ongoing effort to make its service more flexible. If you recall, the company removed the 140-character limit on Direct Messages last year.

Earlier this year, there were…

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Big-screen lovers rejoice! Meet the 6-inch Sony Xperia XA Ultra, the replacement for the popular Xperia C5 Ultra.

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Sony has just made the Xperia XA Ultra official. The phone packs a huge 6″ 1080p display resulting in a pixel density of 367ppi. That edge-to-edge display is encased in a metal frame, which is quite nice for a mid-range offering.

Under the hood, the Sony Xperia XA Ultra features a Mediatek Helio P10 chipset and 3GB of RAM, which help it run Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. Internal storage is 16GB, but is easily expandable with the microSD card slot on board.

The phone features two cameras and each sports an LED flash by its side. At the back, there’s the company’s proven 21.5MP…

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