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Even the standard version of Xiaomi 14 is not inferior to the iPhone 15 Pro After the publication of the financial report, Lu Weibing, partner and president of Xiaomi Group, spoke about the reasons why the Xiaomi 14 series achieved sales figures that surpassed historical records. Lu Weibing said that the Xiaomi 14 series was released this year one and a half months earlier than the Xiaomi 13 was released last year. The new line is in the same release cycle with the iPhone 15 and Huawei Mate 60. Many were concerned that the clash of these products could hurt Xiaomi, but in the end, Xiaomi and Huawei smartphones sold well, and iPhone 15 sales were significantly lower than expected. The Xiaomi 14 Pro has something that the iPhone 15 Pro doesn't have. [caption id="attachment_83862" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Xiaomi 14 Pro[/caption] Lu Weibing said that Xiaomi 14 is in no way inferior to iPhone 15 Pro, and Xiaomi 14 Pro also has several innovations that are not present in iPhone 15 Pro. This is one of the main and important reasons why the new Xiaomi flagships are selling so well. According to official data, the sales volume of Xiaomi 14 series exceeded one million in the first sales period, and the satisfaction rating reached 99%.

Vivo X100 is a new record holder in AnTuTu The new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 single-chip system turned out to be truly powerful, but... not powerful enough to compete with the latest Dimensity 9300. This is easy to understand from the example of the Vivo X100 test in AnTuTu. [caption id="attachment_78165" align="aligncenter" width="412"] Vivo X100[/caption] As you can see in the picture above, the Vivo X100 has earned almost 2.25 million points, a level that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is unlikely to reach. For example, the Xiaomi 14 Pro scored 2.092 million points in the same test (picture below). For top models, a difference of 150 thousand points is a lot. Of course, there will probably be more powerful smartphones with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for example, gaming Asus ROG Phone or Nubia), but they are unlikely to be able to reach the level of Vivo X100 and Dimensity 9300. And the point here is the difference in approaches to CPU architecture. Vivo X100 on Dimensity 9300 destroyed Xiaomi 14 Pro in AnTuTu [caption id="attachment_78166" align="aligncenter" width="408"] Vivo X100[/caption] The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has only one Arm Cortex-X4 super core, while the Dimensity 9300 has four such cores (though only one of them operates at a high frequency of more than 3.25 GHz, the rest are lower). At the same time, the Dimensity 9300 does not have energy-efficient cores at all, while the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has two of them. But if everything is clear regarding the processor, then what about the GPU, since the Adreno graphics processor has always (or almost always) been more powerful than Mali graphics? It turns out that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is inferior here too! For graphics, it received 884 thousand points versus 918 thousand points for Dimenisty 9300.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen2 SoC makes its way into the low-cost segment The AnTuTu benchmark team has published the latest ratings of the best Android smartphones in terms of price and performance in different price categories - as of the end of September 2023. [caption id="attachment_64670" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Android smartphones[/caption] In the cheapest category (up to $274), the first place continues to be occupied by the Redmi Note 12 Turbo, but the Redmi Note 11T Pro has dropped to third place, behind the OnePlus Ace Racing Edition. [caption id="attachment_64671" align="aligncenter" width="765"] Android smartphones[/caption] In the category from 2000 to 2999 yuan (from 275 to 411 dollars) there is a real revolution - a smartphone based on the flagship SoC Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen2 has entered this fairly budget segment. Of course, it immediately took first place - Nubia Z50. AnTuTu experts called it "crazy" because for $343 you can buy a device with "the most powerful Android platform yet." Lenovo Legion Y70 took second place, and Redmi K60 took third place. The best Android smartphones in terms of price and performance: the AnTuTu ranking is going crazy [caption id="attachment_64672" align="aligncenter" width="765"] Android smartphones[/caption] In the next price category, from 3000 to 3999 yuan (from 412 to 548 dollars), the first three places belong to iQOO Neo8 Pro, Redmi K60 Pro, and Oppo Reno10 Pro+. [caption id="attachment_64673" align="aligncenter" width="765"] Android smartphones[/caption] In the 4,000 yuan to 4,999 yuan ($549 to $685) category, the top performers were the Red Magic 8S Pro, OnePlus 11, and Nubia Z50 Ultra. [caption id="attachment_64674" align="alignnone" width="765"] Android smartphones[/caption] Among the most expensive flagships priced above $686, the iQOO 11 Pro, Oppo Find X6 Pro, and Xiaomi 13 Ultra are in the lead. [caption id="attachment_64675" align="aligncenter" width="765"] Android smartphones[/caption] Statistics were collected from September 1 to September 30, 2023. This AnTuTu rating uses not average, but the highest results. For each smartphone, the results of at least 1000 tests were taken into account - models with fewer tests are not included in the rating.

Four major system updates and another year of security updates Xiaomi presented a pleasant surprise for everyone who is considering purchasing the flagship Xiaomi 13T or Xiaomi 13T Pro: These smartphones will receive expanded software support, as announced by the head of the Xiaomi PR service, Daniel Desjarlais. [caption id="attachment_53528" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Xiaomi 13T and Xiaomi 13T Pro[/caption] Xiaomi 13T and Xiaomi 13T Pro will be updated for five years “ We are proud to announce a significant expansion of our software support commitment. Xiaomi 13T and Xiaomi 13T Pro will receive 4 Android OS updates, as well as 5 years of security updates,” he wrote on the social network X (formerly Twitter). Thus, Xiaomi is finally starting to catch up to Samsung's software support level. I just wish that a similar support program would apply not only to flagships but at least to mid-level models. Let us remind you that earlier the Xiaomi Watch 2 Pro smartwatch was shown in renderings. They may be presented together with the Xiaomi 13T line.

On some old platform The ZTE company knows how to make smartphones that are quite distinctive in design, but when creating the Azon Z50 Lite model, the manufacturer for some reason decided to take the simple route and copy the iPhone. [caption id="attachment_52317" align="aligncenter" width="780"] ZTE Axon 50 Lite[/caption] iPhone-like design and 256 GB of memory. ZTE Axon 50 Lite smartphone introduced The model, as you can see, is very similar to older Apple devices. At the same time, technically this is even close to the iPhone. For example, here is a display with an old waterdrop notch. 6.6-inch Full HD+ screen with no increased frame rates. There is only one full-fledged camera here: the main one with a resolution of 50 megapixels. ZTE does not reveal the model of a single-chip system at all, talking only about eight poisons with a frequency of 1.6 GHz. However, the device has 256 GB of flash memory, which is very unusual for other parameters. The same RAM is only 4 GB. In addition, there is a 5000 mAh battery with 22-watt charging. At the same time, the novelty costs about $ 250, but this is the price for the Mexican market.

The presentation will take place soon Today, September 5, Xiaomi released a teaser video on social networks. At the end of the video, the letter T appeared, which hints at the imminent announcement of Xiaomi 13T. At present, the Xiaomi 13T series, including the Xiaomi 13T and Xiaomi 13T Pro models, has passed foreign certification. The Xiaomi 13T Pro will reportedly launch a smartphone known as the Redmi K60 Extreme Edition, but they will be slightly different. The company teases with the announcement of the Xiaomi 13T In particular, the Xiaomi 13T Pro main camera will have a Sony IMX707 image sensor, while the Redmi K60 Extreme Edition will receive a Sony IMX800 sensor [caption id="attachment_52296" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Xiaomi 13T[/caption] In addition, the Xiaomi 13T Pro will be equipped with a Leica mobile imaging system and will be the first flagship on the Dimensity platform with a Leica camera in Xiaomi history. The price is rumored to be around $850.