Xiaomi Mi Note 10 – 6 cameras and an enormous battery

With smartphone manufacturers getting increasingly desperate to differentiate their offerings from the competition, having the biggest, fastest, lightest etc. etc. is viewed as essential. To most users this is not important. They want a decent quality handset, with a good screen that takes clear pictures and does not cost the earth. Basically, they want a […]

Xiaomi 9T Pro – excellent value for money

The 9T Pro is another in a long line of Xiaomi smartphones that offer premium specs at mid-range prices. Released in August 2019 it is likely (at the time of writing) to be superseded by an updated model soon. So, the prices are likely to drop further as time goes on, even though the handset […]

Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha – is this is the real life, is this just fantasy?

The recently launched Mi Mix Alpha might only be a concept smartphone available in limited numbers in China, but it has the potential to change the future of mobile phones. I wrote recently about the need for innovation in smartphone design to take us back to the heady days of the iPhone launch and to […]