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Redmi M100 Pro: Dimensity 7300 Ultra CPU, 120Hz AMOLED display, 5,500mAh battery

Xiaomi’s latest smartphone is called the Redmi M100 Pro, and it’s now available in China. The Redmi M100 Pro is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra processor, with up to 12GB of LPDDR4X RAM, and 256GB of UFS 2.2 internal storage. It ships with Android 16-based HyperOS 3. A large 6.67-inch AMOLED screen is on the front, with a high 120Hz refresh rate, and Corning Gorilla Victus 2 protection. A 20-megapixel selfie snapper is on the front. On the back, you get a 50-megapixel main shooter, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide, 2-megapixel macro lens. Keeping the lights on is a 5,500mAh battery with 45W fast charging. The Redmi M100 Pro has a price of CNY2,499 (~Php23,800). Judging by the design and specs, it appears to be a Redmi Note 14 Pro . Redmi M100 Pro Specs Android 16, HyperOS 3 Dual SIM, Dual Standby 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, 2712 x 1220 pixel resolution, ~446ppi 120Hz refresh rate, 1920Hz PWM dimming HDR10+, Dolby Visi...

Apple, DepEd deal to supply over 170,000 MacBook Neo laptops to teachers, school staff

Apple and the Philippines’ Department of Education (DepEd) have reached a landmark deal to supply over 170,000 MacBook Neo laptops to teachers and school staff across the country. During a recent quarterly financial call, Apple CEO John Ternus confirmed that the company had secured a deal with the Philippine government, highlighting the country’s education sector as a key driver of Apple’s international classroom adoption. The deal is reportedly Apple’s largest institutional education deal for Mac and the biggest institutional rollout yet for its budget-oriented laptop. “I’m feeling great about the opportunities ahead for Apple, from our product roadmap and broad range of services to promising areas like health, emerging markets, enterprise, and education. As one example, we recently secured our biggest education deal ever for Mac, with the Department of Education in the Philippines. They’re going to deploy 170,000 MacBook Neos to teachers ...

Samsung, Apple, Xiaomi dominate global smartphone market for Q1 2025

Canalys Research has released its report for the Q1 2025 global smartphone shipments. We’re seeing familiar smartphone brands on the top list. However, the global shipments continue to experience a slump as they only shipped 296.9 million units in the first quarter of 2025, which is only 0.2% higher than the same quarter last year. Countries like the United States and Mainland China actually saw a big increase, but were offset by Europe, the Middle East, and India suffering declines. The spike in the United States is attributed to President Donald Trump’s controversial new tariff measure. Apple stockpiled units before the tariffs due to the fear of higher prices. Now, let’s take a look at the top players for Q1 2025. Samsung is still at the top spot with a 20% market share (60.5 million units), followed closely by iPhone-maker Apple with 19% (55 million). Chinese tech giant took the third spot with a 6% difference at 14% (41.8 million). vivo (22.9 million) and OPPO (22.7 m...

HUAWEI beats Xiaomi, Apple, Samsung in the wearable market —IDC

HUAWEI has dominated the global wearable market, which consists of smartwatches and wristband trackers, in Q2 2024. The figures came from market analytics firm IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker Data. As per IDC, there was a 9.7% drop in Q2 2024 shipments compared to the same quarter last year. Despite this, Chinese tech giant HUAWEI achieved a staggering 55.1% year-over-year growth, which could be attributed to popular releases like the budget-friendly Watch Fit 3 and other style-centric releases like the Watch 4 . Xiaomi came in second with an impressive 17.5% YoY growth, despite not releasing any new smart bands during the said quarter — the company’s top seller. Instead, IDC tells Xiaomi they have the S3 Watch and Watch 2 series to thank for their success. Despite suffering an 11.9% YoY decline, Apple came in third. IDC said that Apple Watch shipments were affected by tougher price competition and the global macroeconomic environment. But, IDC did say that...