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Redmi Turbo 4 launch shatters records with 220% sales surge
Do Physical Keyboards Still Matter in Smartphones?
Joel Joseph
January 02, 2025
GIZMOCHINA DAILY
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In today’s newsletter, we’ve got Redmi smashing records with their Turbo 4, OnePlus getting ready with stylish protection, and Honor bringing big batteries to Europe.
Meanwhile, we're questioning if physical keyboards still have a place in our touch-screen world, and Samsung's showing off some impressive benchmark scores.
Here's what you'll find in today's tech roundup:
Redmi Turbo 4's impressive sales debut
OnePlus 13 series case options
Honor Magic 7 Lite's European launch
The debate over physical keyboards
Samsung S25's benchmark results
More reads about Vivo's design changes, Xiaomi's laptops, and Chinese phone advantages
Read on for all the details!
Chinese smartphone maker Redmi launched its latest flagship phone, the Turbo 4, yesterday afternoon. The phone went on sale immediately following the launch, with a starting price of 1,999 yuan ($302).
Now, according to official data from Redmi, first-day sales of the Turbo 4 were double those of the previous generation, with a 220% increase.
Read on to find out more.
 OnePlus is gearing up for the global launch of its flagship 13 series, which includes the OnePlus 13 and OnePlus 13R (rebranded Ace 5), on January 7, 2025. Ahead of the Winter Launch Event, the official smartphone cases for the series have been leaked. Three case options are expected for the OnePlus 13 series. Both the OnePlus 13 and 13R models will feature a Sandstone Magnetic Case, while the OnePlus 13 will also have an Aramid Fiber Magnetic Case. |  Honor has officially launched the Magic 7 Lite smartphone in the Italian market, expanding its Magic 7 series lineup. This follows the October 2024 release of the Magic 7 and Magic 7 Pro in China and the recent appearance of the Magic 7 Pro and Magic 7 Lite on an Italian shopping platform, signaling their European debut. The Magic 7 Lite is essentially a rebranded version of the Honor X9c which launched in Malaysia and Singapore a couple of months back. |
 In an age dominated by touchscreen smartphones, the physical keyboard seems like a relic of the past, yet it still holds a certain allure for a niche audience. Physical keyboards on smartphones, popularized by brands like BlackBerry and Palm, evoke nostalgia and promise unparalleled typing precision. But are they worth revisiting in the current era of sleek and versatile touch interfaces? |  One of Samsung‘s upcoming flagship phones has just flexed its muscles in a popular benchmarking platform. The vanilla Galaxy S25 visited GeekBench with a custom version of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite. It appears that the base storage variant of the Galaxy S25 visited the benchmarking platform with 12GB of RAM. |
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Joel Joseph
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