Week 43 in review: Xiaomi unveils two flagships, HTC bets on crypto

October continues to bring exciting hardware as this week Xiaomi stepped under the spotlight and announced not one but two flagships. We got the gaming-oriented Black Shark Halo and the super cool slider Mi Mix 3.

HTC unveiled another interesting device - the Exodus 1 is targeted at crypto fans and can only be purchased with Bitcoin or Etherium.

Qualcomm refreshed its mid-range offerings by adding the Snapdragon 675 to its lineup, while Samsung announced its first ODM phone (that is, it's manufactured by another company) - the Galaxy A6s.

We also got a bunch of leaks and teasers for next week's events - OnePlus, Apple and Honor are expected to deliver cool hardware in the final three days of October.

Check out the list of our most popular articles below to get you up to speed with the events of week 43.

The phone screen has 93.4% screen-to-body ratio with practically non-existent bezels.

HTC offers a clever way to recover your keys in case you lose the phone (or it gets stolen).

The gaming-centric phone comes with stereo speakers, RGB LED-illuminated back and vapor chamber cooling.

Pete Lau, OnePlus CEO, posted a night shot of the business district of Shenzhen, China.

The device was listed on TENAA without photos, but Chinese actress Zanilia Zhao filled us in.

Smartphones with camera holes in the displays are coming.

Some marketing pictures were included too.

The good and the bad about Huawei's new quartet.

The Omnia and INNOV8 didn't have the "smartphone" thing quite figured out, but their multimedia features rocked.

Snapdragon 855 or 8150, either way, the unconfirmed info also suggests a camera and storage upgrade over the Mi Mix 2S.

We review key features of the triple-camera smartphone.

The platform is an improvement over the SD670 with support for triple cameras.

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The Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 matches the Samsung Galaxy Note9 in its photographic score.

We're way past leaks now - the company itself is publishing pictures of the upcoming device.

Huawei CEO, Richard Yu talks about new things announced and what we can expect following the Mate 20 launch event keynote.

The connectivity will be provided by the Snapdragon X50 modem, bound to arrive next year.

Prices at local retailers have fallen and Nokia.com's "Buy" buttons seem to be broken.

Unsurprisingly, the results are similar to the OnePlus 6 performance.

But there's more to it than it meets the eye.

iPad mini could make a surprising return.

The A6s is ODM versions A6+ (2018) with some upgrades. The Galaxy A9s is just a new name for the A9 (2018).

Samsung's plans for 2019 have been detailed in a new report quoting a company insider.

The device also doubles as a charger and has a stylish fabric finish.

This quarter will be a busy one for Xiaomi.

You can even grab the cases for the phone that hasn't been announced yet.

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