Realme becomes India’s second largest brand by sales in October, close to Xiaomi

Realme’s development momentum is very strong. Not only has it become the sixth largest mobile phone brand in the world, but according to a recent report by Counterpoint Research, in October, realme surpassed Samsung with an 18% market share and became the second largest smartphone brand in India. . It is very close to Xiaomi, which has a 20% market share and ranks first.

   In addition, during the festival in October, realme also successfully won the top spot of Flipkart (India’s largest e-commerce retailer) with a market share of 52%. Among them, the realme 5G mobile phone series is one of the company’s main contributors to gaining so much market share in India. Realme 8s 5G has become the top 5G mobile phone in India’s 15000-20000 rupees market segment.
   Last month, the overall shipment volume of the Indian smartphone industry remained stable. Xiaomi won the crown with a 20% market share (including POCO’s 2.7% market share). At the same time, Samsung slipped to third place with a market share of 16%, while vivo took fourth place with a market share of 13%.

   In 2021, realme has achieved a milestone of 100 million units shipped worldwide since its debut, and shipped 50 million units in India in the second quarter of 2021. According to the company, sales of the most realme GT series reached 300,000 units.
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How to improve iPhone charging speed A few tips on charging and battery

Nowadays, mobile phones are in the era of fast charging. In addition to using fast heads to increase the charging speed, what other methods are there? Here are a few tips on charging and batteries.
01| Avoid using wireless charging, MagSafe magnetic charging
To speed up the iPhone charging speed, it is recommended not to use the wireless charging version or MagSafe wireless charging. These are convenient charging methods and cannot provide fast charging. If you want to increase the iPhone fast charging speed, you should use Lightning wired charging.

02| Use PD chargers and fast charging cables that support high wattage
If you switch to a new iPhone 12 or iPhone 13 or higher device, it is recommended to switch to a 20W or 30W PD charger to be able to take advantage of the charging speed limit of the iPhone 13. It has been measured that the charging speed of the iPhone 12 series can reach about 23W, while the iPhone 13 Pro Max low battery charge can reach 27W fast charge.

03| Avoid iPhone getting too hot during charging
In the iPhone charging process, if it causes severe heat, the charging efficiency will be greatly reduced if the temperature is too high. If you want to increase the iPhone fast charging speed in a short time, it is recommended to temporarily remove the phone case first. Moderate cooling with an electric fan can ensure fast iPhone charging speed.Apple officially recommends that the best ambient temperature for iPhone is 0° to 35° C. It is ideal to put your iPhone in an environment as close as possible to room temperature 22° C.
04| Temporarily disable iPhone while charging
If you want the iPhone to charge faster, the most important thing is to do not use the iPhone during the charging process, it will not cause continuous power consumption, and at the same time, it will take longer to fully charge the battery, so it is recommended to charge the iPhone. Don’t use it for now, and press the power button to turn off the screen, it can also effectively prevent iPhone from getting hot.
05| Turn on flying mode
In addition, turning on “Airplane Mode” can increase the charging speed of the iPhone. This function can instantly turn off the mobile network, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth connections. If you are in an indoor mobile network with a poor signal environment, it will cause the iPhone to consume more power. .
06| Charging turns on low power consumption mode
In addition to turning on the flight mode, you can also turn on the “low power consumption mode”. This function can reduce the rearrangement and activities of the iPhone background APP, and it can also reduce the processor frequency to achieve iPhone battery consumption and improve battery life. , So turning on the low-power mode when charging can also effectively increase the charging speed of the iPhone.
07| Turn off and charge iPhone
There is another trick that can improve the charging speed of iPhone in a short period of time, which is to turn off the iPhone directly when charging. The main reason is that when the device is turned off, it can be fully charged without any system operation power consumption. Realize to accelerate the charging speed, and then turn it on when you want to go out.
08| Temporarily turn off optimized battery charging
If you are accustomed to charging all the time every day, the optimized battery charging function will temporarily delay the charging to 80%, and it will not be fully charged until you need to use it daily. However, this function will cause a temporary emergency to go out and want to fully charge the iPhone. You can temporarily turn off the “optimized battery charging”, the operation method is as follows:
Go to iOS “Settings”> “Battery”> “Battery Health” to turn off the “Optimized Battery Charging” function.
09| Regularly activate the battery
Apple officials also give recommendations for maintaining the iPhone battery, which can extend the life of the lithium battery. It is recommended to perform a battery cycle calibration once a month to achieve regular battery activation. As long as the iPhone is used until it is completely discharged every month, Fully charge the battery to 100%, which can also enhance the electronic movement in the battery

Counterpoint announces European mobile phone sales, Xiaomi ranks second, up 51%

Recently, Counterpoint announced the sales report of the European smartphone market for the third quarter of 2021. The report shows that although the chip shortage has affected the sales of mobile phones, compared with last year, the sales of mobile phones in the European market in the third quarter fell by only 1%, but compared with the second quarter of 2021, it fell by 4%.

In terms of specific manufacturers, Samsung still occupies the top spot in smartphone sales in the European market with a market share of 30.4%. Sales fell 16% year-on-year and 6% month-on-month; Xiaomi performed well, with a market share of 23.6%. Ranked second, with an increase of 51% year-on-year, and a decrease of 6% from the previous month; the third is Apple, with a market share of 22.1%, an increase of 24% year-on-year, and a month-on-month increase of 5%; fourth is OPPO, which has a market share of 22.1%. The share was 10.1%, an increase of 112% year-on-year, and an increase of 2% month-on-month; ranked fifth is realme, with a market atmosphere of 2.4%, an increase of 160% year-on-year, and a month-on-month increase of 12%. Among the top ten manufacturers, the most outstanding performance is vivo. Its mobile phone sales in the European market increased by 238% year-on-year, followed by realme, which surged by 160%.CELL PHONE BATTERIES – Shop a wide selection of  cell phone Batteries at www.oriccabattery.co.uk Fast Shipping.

Apple releases new firmware for AirPods, version 4C165 covers a variety of products

On December 9, local time, Apple officially released the 4C165 version of the firmware for AirPods. It is understood that this version of the firmware is applicable to products such as AirPods 2, AirPods 3, AirPods Pro and AirPods Max. Same as before, since no information on the content of the firmware update is provided, we still don’t know what improvements or bug fixes the new firmware brings.

   It is understood that the firmware version previously used by AirPods 2 and AirPods Max is 4A400. The previous firmware version of AirPods Pro was 4A402, and the firmware version of AirPods 3 was 4B66. Users can check their headset version in Settings-Bluetooth-AirPods.

   Unlike other devices, the way to update the AirPods firmware is even more nonsensical. Just connect the AirPods device in your hand to the iOS/iPadOS device, charge the AirPods, and wait for a period of time to complete the update. In addition, according to previous feedback from netizens, after the AirPods firmware is updated, there are also some upgrades in noise reduction and connectivity, so it is recommended that you upgrade to the latest version as soon as possible.
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iPhone 13 Pro DXOMARK screen score announced: 98 points ranked second

On December 8, DXOMARK officially announced the iPhone 13 Pro’s screen score: 98 points, ranking second, one point behind the number one iPhone 13 Pro Max. DXOMARK officially stated that the camera performance difference between the two phones is very small. The indoor image color rendering of the iPhone 13 Pro shows slightly more orange color cast than the 13 Pro Max; however, the color uniformity on the entire screen of the iPhone 13 Pro is slightly better than that of the 13 Pro Max.

   For all other screen attributes, the performance of the two iPhone 13 is exactly the same. In fact, the main reason why the 13 Pro is second only to the 13 Pro Max is that the 13 Pro has a smaller screen-to-body ratio. DXOMARK official said.

The advantages of the iPhone 13 Pro screen include ensuring the correct readability of indoor and outdoor pictures; HDR10 content management is good, with appropriate brightness, high contrast, and good color management; the device feels smooth, and no frame drop is seen; from When viewing the device from an angle, the color remains the same.

   Disadvantages include the low brightness of photos in gallery, web pages and SDR video content under low light conditions; the device sometimes displays yellow color casts and blue light filters have a great impact on colors.CELL PHONE BATTERIES – Shop a wide selection of cell phone Batteries at www.oriccabattery.co.uk Fast Shipping.