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Clearance of Samsung Galaxy phones at the El Corte Inglés outlet with discounts of up to almost 60%

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The outlet of the El Corte Inglés online store has a huge number of refurbished devices that generally have very reasonable prices. Now, the store has added a lot of Samsung Galaxy phones. Some are from a few generations ago, which can be used if we are looking for a mobile phone solely to play with a controller, but others are more recent. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE by 299 eurosa mobile phone that, although it is from a few generations ago, is brand new with a very reasonable price. Samsung Galaxy S22 by 399 eurosa slightly more recent mobile that comes with 256 GB of internal storage. Samsung Galaxy S23 by 399 eurosFor the same price we can have this other mobile, although 128 GB. Samsung Galaxy S24+ by 599 eurosa large mobile phone from the previous generation that is brand new. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra by 899 eurosthe best mobile phone of the last generation that comes with 512 GB of internal storage. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE If we want to spend little money and are looking for a good brand mobile, the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE We have it in El Corte Inglés for 299 euros (52% discount). It is reconditioned Brand New, which means that it may have some damage to the box. It is new, with the packaging slightly scratched.. He Samsung Galaxy S21 FE It is a mobile that comes with a 6.4-inch 2X AMOLED screen. Its panel offers a 120 Hz refresh rate, has wireless charging and has the Snapdragon 888 processor. In this case it comes with 256 GB internal storage. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE (256GB) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Samsung Galaxy S22 The store also has at a similar price the Samsung Galaxy S22a mobile that can be purchased refurbished for 399 euros (56% discount). In this case we are talking about a smartphone Grade A refurbishedwhich means that it has some physical damage that cannot be seen with the naked eye. He Samsung Galaxy S22 mounts a somewhat smaller screen than the brand’s previous mobile, reaching the 6.1 inches. It incorporates the Samsung Exynos 2200 processor, offers resistance to water and dust (IP68) and again has 256 GB internal storage. Samsung Galaxy S22 (256GB) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Samsung Galaxy S23 If we talk about somewhat more recent mobile phones, the store right now has the Samsung Galaxy S23 for a price of 399 euros (58% discount). Is Grade A refurbishedcomes with 128 GB of internal storage and its screen is also 6.1 inches. The processor is the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and the speakers are compatible with Dolby Atmos. Samsung Galaxy S23 (128GB) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Samsung Galaxy S24+ Entering the most recent generation of this list we find the Samsung Galaxy S24+a larger mobile phone that is available for 599 euros (48% discount). It’s a smartphone reconditioned Brand new It has a 6.7-inch screen, its processor is the Exynos 2400, it has 256 GB of internal storage and its software will be updated for several years. Samsung Galaxy S24+ (256GB) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Moving on to the most powerful and complete mobile phone on this list, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is in El Corte Inglés for 899 euros (43% discount). It’s phone Grade A refurbished which incorporates a 6.8-inch screen, has 512 GB of internal storage, its processor is the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, includes S-Pen and its software will be updated for several years. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra (512GB) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | El Corte Inglés and Compradicción (header), Samsung In Xataka | The best mobile phones, we have tested them and here are their analyzes In Xataka | Best Samsung phones in quality price. Which one to buy based on use and five recommended models

We have top prices on mobile phones, laptops and more

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It is often said that the first months of the year are quite calm as far as offers are concerned, but there are always promos that break with this. The last one to arrive is brought to us by MediaMarktwhich has once again started its campaign with which we can benefit from a direct discount of 15% if we buy through their mobile app. Buy from this app, which is available on both Google Play Store as in the Apple App Storeit is as simple as doing it from the web. with her, we can benefit from very good prices right nowlike all these that we leave you below: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra by 976.65 eurosone of the best Android phones of 2025. Asus TUF Gaming Laptop by 1,274.15 eurosa device with 32 GB of RAM ideal for playing at 1080p. DualSense V2 by 62.04 eurosthe PlayStation 5 controller that is also compatible with PC. Dyson V15 Detect upright vacuum cleaner by 509.15 euroshistorical minimum price for this Dyson model. Google Pixel 10 by 636.65 eurosa great mobile phone if we are looking for a compact device. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra We start with the Galaxy S25 Ultrawinner of the Xataka award for best super high-end mobile of 2025. It is a device that stands out for offering a 6.9-inch screen with QHD+ resolution that also has one of the best anti-reflective treatments there is. Its performance is outstanding thanks to the Snapdragon 8 Elite, it has a very complete camera system and has seven years of guaranteed updates. Right now it is discounted to 1,149 eurosalthough if we make the purchase from the app, its price remains at 976.65 euros. Mobile – Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, Titanium Black, 256 GB, 12 GB RAM, 6.9″ WQHD+, Snapdragon 8, 5000 mAh, Android 15 The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Asus TUF Gaming Laptop These types of promos are very interesting for renewing a laptop, especially if we are looking for a gaming option. This one from Asus, model TUF Gaming FX608JMR-RV003, is a very balanced device. Its graphics card is an RTX 5060, ideal for playing any current title at 1080p and compatible with the new DLSS 4.5. In addition, it has an Intel Core i7-14650HX, 32 GB of RAM and 1 TB of SSD. All rounded off by a 16-inch screen with 165 Hz. Its price is now 1,499 eurosbut from the app it stays on 1,274.15 euros. Gaming laptop – ASUS TUF Gaming FX608JMR-RV003, 16 “WUXGA, Intel® Core™ i7-14650HX, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, GeForce RTX™ 5060, No operating system The price could vary. We earn commission from these links DualSense V2 The DualSense is a very interesting controller to play, both on PlayStation 5 and PC. It is wireless and has a built-in battery, which is always a plus. Its ergonomics make it quite comfortable and on the Sony console we can enjoy a series of functions that are great for immersion, such as adaptive triggers or haptic vibration. Its price on MediaMarkt right now is 72.99 eurosbut we can get one from the app by 62.04 euros. PS5 Controller – Sony Dualsense V2, For PlayStation 5 and PC, Bluetooth, Haptic feedback, White The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Dyson V15 Detect upright vacuum cleaner Within all the upright vacuum cleaners what’s up, this one Dyson V15 Detect It is one of the best currently available. It offers 240 AW of suction power and has laser lighting so that we don’t leave any dirt behind while we pass it. Its LCD screen will show us information in real time such as its autonomy and, as it comes with several accessories, it will be easy for us to vacuum any corner of the house. It is reduced to 599 eurosalthough from the app it stays on 509.15 euros. Stick vacuum cleaner – Dyson V15 Detect™ Absolute, Suction power 240 AW, 60 min, Intelligent and Powerful, 3 Modes, Laser Technology, Dirt Sensor The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Google Pixel 10 We close with another mobile, also one of the best Android phones of 2025. We talk about the Google Pixel 10an ideal device for those who like compact phones. It uses a 6.3-inch OLED display with 3,000 nits of peak brightness, and under the hood comes the Tensor G5 (as well as 12GB of RAM). Its battery is 4,970 mAh and it has a triple rear camera system, as well as seven years of guaranteed updates. It is reduced to 749 eurosalthough we can get it for 636.65 euros from the app. Mobile – Google Pixel 10, Obsidian, 256 GB, 12 GB RAM, 6.3″ Actua OLED, Google Tensor G5, 4970 mAh, Android 16 The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Purchase addiction, Samsung, Asus, PlayStation, Dyson, Google In Xataka | The best mobile phones, we have tested them and here are their analyzes In Xataka | Best cordless upright vacuum cleaners. Which one to buy and seven recommended broom vacuum cleaners from 139 euros

Chinese mobile phones conquered the market by dividing into a thousand different brands. Now they are doing just the opposite.

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A few days ago OPPO made it official: after the merger with OnePlus (although with “independent” operation“), now brings Realme under its umbrella. Thus, both Realme and OnePlus go from going on their own to becoming sub-brands within a differentiated organizational chart. If the beginning of the decade was one of separations, with the division (forced by circumstances) from Honor and Huawei and the “independence” of POCO and Xiaomi following the steps of Redmi and Xiaomithe roaring 20s have taken a turn of the script to do just the opposite: associate even more (with one exception that swims against the current: Nothing and CMF). The quotes are important insofar as these separations, although announced with great fanfare, hid a reality of sharing certain processes and technologies to a greater or lesser extent. Why is it important. OPPO is the fifth best-selling mobile brand in the world, according to CounterPoint data for the third quarter of 2025. And if we go to 2024, Canalys data They show that OPPO (at that time together with OnePlus) had a global market share of 8%. With the merger, the three teams will work together although each continues to develop their own devices to share resources and thus reduce costs. But also, the direct consequence can be sensed in this graph: there is a small piece of Realme’s 4% pie that increases OPPO’s portion. Canalys As confirmed by OPPO and Realme to Xataka Mobilethis decision is a strategic measure to “make better use of resources and amplify synergy (…). This allows OPPO, Realme and OnePlus to present a unified and improved offer, offering more innovative and differential products and more optimized and user-focused customer service worldwide.” In short, to be more competitive. The context. Oppo’s share grows and approaches the top 3 of Apple, Samsung and Xiaomi. In a saturated market with reduced margins, competitiveness low-cost It’s brutal. and with runaway RAM pricessurvival depends on being strong to negotiate in the supply chain and reinforcing an ecosystem to build loyalty. Xiaomi already did it when POCO website loaded to integrate with the matrix in a simplification movement. In fact, OPPO is doing a Xiaomi by differentiating its sub-brands: the main one is the premium one, POCO is the one that offers some groundbreaking features at an eye-catching price and Redmi for tight budgets. The brand has not yet commented, but the history of each one leads us to think of premium devices with the OPPO seal, the good cost-performance ratio of Realme and OnePlus as a kind of flagship killer with differential functions. Inthree lines. In the complex ecosystem of Chinese mobile manufacturersthe huge conglomerate BBK Electronics It makes up a series of brands of different importance: there are the strong ones, led by OPPO and Vivo, and other smaller brands that have been developing their trajectory such as OnePlus and Realme, but also Iqoo. Although each had their own communication, sales and marketing strategies and some development elements, shared production, logistics and R&D&I processes. With this move, OPPO, Realme and OnePlus will share a structure. In Xataka | In the midst of a protectionist retreat, Xiaomi wants to be the new Huawei and knows where to start: with its own chips In Xataka | “The mobile industry was boring and monotonous.” Oppo is willing to change it Cover | Xataka and Wikipedia

Years ago we ridiculed China for copying Western mobile phones. The fact is that now they copy them… and improve them

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We Europeans have integrated into our culture that copying is something negative, an act of theft according to tech industry figures such as John Ive. In China, the culture of ‘shanzai’ It tells us the opposite: learning and replicating what the best teachers do is the best way to reach (or surpass) their level of knowledge. In China, the logic is different. The culture of ‘shanzhai’ It starts from a much more pragmatic premise: learning by replicating the best is the fastest—and most effective—way to reach their level, or even surpass it. For years, seeing Chinese brands copying giants like Apple was a source of ridicule on social networks. Until the country’s technological advance has made the outcome inevitable: copies that no longer only imitate, but also technically improve the products from which they are inspired. The Honor Magic 8 Pro…Air. Apple sets the conceptual pace for where industry trends will move. And, although Samsung was the first with its Galaxy Edge, the race to create increasingly thinner flagships has been started by Apple with its iPhone 17 Air. A model that It is not working very well on a commercial level.precisely because of the sacrifices that supposedly entail creating such a thin mobile phone. It only has one camera. It is the iPhone with the worst autonomy of the entire family iPhone 17 It is, in practical terms, inferior in some key aspects to a base iPhone The most talked about mobile phone this week is the Honor Magic 8 Pro Air, of which we have leaks through JD’s own pageand whose presentation date and part of the design are already confirmed by Honor itself. We will meet him on January 19 in China. Don’t take away my basics. “I’m willing to lose two cameras and suffer with the battery in exchange for a thinner phone.” Said nobody, ever. According to the information leaked, this Honor It has three cameras It has a 5,500mAh battery The rest of the specs will be those expected in any high range honor Power 2. The Honor Magic 8 Pro Air will not be the only Honor model “inspired” by Apple for this 2026. Recently, the company presented its Power 2a mid-range with just 8mm thickness and only 216 grams of weight. In addition to having specs that border on the first line, it is practically a humiliation in terms of battery for all its rivals: it has 10,000mAh, the same as the powerbanks that I have at home for my trips. It’s not a player thing. Xiaomi has even renamed its star flagship from Pro to “Pro Max”, in a model in which even the case of an iPhone 17 Pro Max fits almost perfectly. Differences with the Apple model? Battery… 7,500mAh. In less thickness. Screen with more peak brightness. Double the base memory. Three keys. China It is in one of the best moments to lead the smartphone race. The generational leap in batteries is leaving Western manufacturers behind. The maxim is clear: add all the hardware that fits in the body of the phone. A strategy focused on volume. Giants like Apple or Google need to hit the mark with their flagship model to make their mobile division profitable. Chinese manufacturers maintain their profitability thanks to broader catalogs, with dozens of models that cover all price ranges. A market of traditions. The data of Counterpoint in Q3 2025 They make one thing clear: the lack of technological innovation does not affect Samsung or Apple. The two leading companies maintain their position, followed by Xiaomi, which is already practically traditional in markets such as Europe. Despite this, China is demonstrating something key in a market that aspires to win in the coming years. He not only knows how to copy: he knows how to improve what already exists. In Xataka | China has a replica of 12 European cities with Parisian neighborhoods and part of the Alhambra. And it belongs to Huawei

cell phones, TVs and more at bargain prices

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After the end of the Christmas holidays, it’s time to get back to routine. Maybe the Three Wise Men didn’t bring you what you asked for or you were waiting for the January sales to buy a technological device at a good price. On Amazon, these are the best technology deals we have found today. smartphone Xiaomi POCO F7 by 379.99 euros: 6.83 inches and 512 GB. Robot vacuum cleaner Roborock Q10 S5+ by 229.99 euros: with 10,000 Pa and self-emptying base. Power Bank UGREEN Nexode by 69.99 euros: with 20,000 mA capacity and retractable USB-C cable. Smart TV TCL 55V6C by 299 euros: 55 inches and with Google TV. Notebook computer HP 15-fc0242ns by 599 euros: 15.6 inches and with Windows 11 Home. Xiaomi POCO F7 smartphone This LITTLE F7 from Xiaomi is a good smartphone that Xiaomi added to its catalog last year. Its recommended price is 499.90 euros but, now, on Amazon, you can get it with a discount of 120 eurossince it is available for 379.99 euros. It is a terminal with a 6.83 inch AMOLED screenso you can say that it is quite large. It offers 1.5K resolution, 120 Hz refresh rate and 3,200 nits peak brightness. Its battery has a capacity of 6,500 mAh and comes with 512 GB of storage. Its main camera is 50 MP and works under the operating system HyperOS 2. XIAOMI POCO F7 – 12+512GB Smartphone The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Roborock Q10 S5+ Robot Vacuum Cleaner If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to keep your house clean at all times, a robot vacuum cleaner is one of those devices that cannot be missing in your home. Now, this Roborock Q10 S5+ It is one of the bargains of the day on Amazon. It’s almost half price, you can buy it now for 229.99 euros. There are many characteristics for which this one stands out. robot vacuum cleaner (and more so at the price it has). To begin with, one can highlight its impressive suction power of 10,000 Pa. In addition, it comes with a self-emptying base and VibraRise 2.0 scrubbing system. It also has laser navigation and can be controlled from a mobile app. roborock Q10 S5+ Robot Vacuum Cleaner and Floor Mop 2 in 1 The price could vary. We earn commission from these links For those for whom traveling is one of their goals in 2026, carry a external battery in your suitcase or backpack should be almost an obligation. This UGREEN Nexode It is one of the most complete on the market and is now on sale. It has gone from costing almost 90 euros to 69.99 euros on Amazon. With a 20,000 mAh capacityalso stands out for its compact size (which makes it ideal to put in your suitcase or travel backpack). It offers fast charging at 10W and incorporates a USB-C cable 65 cm retractable. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Smart TV TCL 55V6C If in this new year you want to change the TV in your home, this TCL 55V6C smart TV is one of the options with the best quality-price ratio that we have seen on Amazon. It has applied a 33% discountbeing able to buy it for 299 euros. This smart tv from the TCL firm mounts a 55-inch Direct LED panel with 4K HDR resolution. It is compatible with Dolby Vision & Atmos and works under the operating system Google TV. In addition, you can control it using voice commands, since it is compatible with Alexa and Google Assistant. TCL 55V6C 55″ Direct LED Smart TV The price could vary. We earn commission from these links HP 15-fc0242ns Laptop If you are looking for a portable Good, pretty and cheap, this one from HP is now a bargain on Amazon. Sold in exclusive on Amazonbut now it’s discounted. Its recommended price is 769 euros and now you can get it for 599 euros. This laptop has a 15.6 inch screen with Full HD resolution. Its processor is the AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, accompanied by 16 GB RAM and a SSD internal storage of 1 TB. The operating system under which it works is Windows 11 Home. HP 15-fc0242ns – 15.6″ FHD Laptop The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | HP, TCL, UGREEN, Roborock and Xiaomi In Xataka | The best mobile phones, we have tested them and here are their analyzes In Xataka | Which Kindle to buy: buying guide with recommendations to get it right with Amazon e-book readers

Motorola has perfectly understood what it needs to continue growing: expensive mobile phones

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If there is a manufacturer putting all its efforts to achieve a premium product that is far from its competition (for better or worse), it is Motorola. The smartphone market has taken giant steps in the last five years with the arrival of AIthe folding mobiles and recently high density batteries. A tug of war between Asian manufacturers and the rest of the world, with two clearly marked identities: China betting everything on the latest technology and the rest being more conservative. Along the way, we have a Motorola (now owned by the Chinese Lenovo, but maintaining its identity as an American company), striving to achieve a premium identity, trying along the way not be a clone of the rest of your rivals. And, at this CES 2026, we have two good proofs of this. The missing fold. It started RoyoleSamsung consolidated it, and manufacturers such as OPPO and Xiaomi refined the concept. The Fold-type folding devices are still alive as an alternative for users who want a pocket tablet, and Motorola has wanted to fully enter this field. A new Razr. Motorola Razr Fold is the name that the company has given to its first book-type folding, after years of betting on the clamshell type. The bet is clear: 8.09-inch AMOLED external screen, with 2K resolution and LTPO type technology. 6.56-inch AMOLED external screen. Triple camera system: 50 megapixel Lytia main sensor, 50 megapixel ultra wide angle and three optical magnification telephoto lens and also 50 megapixels. 32-megapixel external and 20-megapixel internal selfie camera. Bet on Pantone colors: Blackened Blue and Lily White. Optimized software with adaptive interface. Support for the Moto Pen Ultra pen. Little secrets to discover. Motorola has not revealed the rest of the specifications, but we can sense one of the best Qualcomm processors inside (Snapdragon 8 Gen 5), as this chip manufacturer is one of Motorola’s main partners. It will not be able to come short on memory configurations if it wants to be competitive, and the big unknown is reserved for the battery, one of the critical points in clamshell-type folding devices, with panels larger than 8 inches. The premiumization of Motorola. Xiaomi was clear that to make money it had to put cheap mobile phones in the background and bet on premium terminals. Something that Motorola also knows very well. For some time now, Motorola’s main bet is on your Edge familyolder brothers of the Moto G classics. Mid-premium range and high range with the software as the main star feature and an alliance with Pantone so that the design is a key point and differential compared to its competition. Edge, Edge Fusion, Edge Pro… And, to go one step further, The Signature family arrives now. Motorola Signature. Motorola’s new high-end is not an Edge Pro, it is a Signature. The design tells us that this model inherits quite a bit of essence from the Edge (it is practically identical to the brand’s latest models), but betting on even more ambitious specs. The latest Qualcomm chip. Memories up to 1 TB. Zoom up to 100x. 5,200mAh silicon-carbon battery. 6.8-inch screen with peak brightness of up to 6,200 nits. A key year. 2026 will be a very important year for Motorola. Its year-on-year growth in shipments was 24% in 2024. Still far from the global podium, but managing to gain a foothold little by little. Image | Motorola In Xataka | Motorola Edge 60 Fusion, analysis: I had been waiting for years for a worthy heir to the legendary Moto G. I just found it

Some of the best mobile phones of 2025 at a historic low, Nintendo Switch 2 with a good discount and more. Hunting Bargains

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We start another year and we do it, as it could not be otherwise, with a Hunting Bargains. This first Friday of 2026 comes with quite interesting offers, especially on some top mobile phones. In addition, other discounts are also still active on the most diverse devices, such as consoles, super-automatic coffee machines and more. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra by 890.10 eurosthe best super high-end phone in its 512 GB version. Krups Roma EA81K870 super-automatic coffee machine by 239 eurosa top option if we are looking for good value for money. nintendo switch 2 by 432.46 euros with the coupon ESCD13, in a pack with ‘Mario Kart World’. Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 by 95.74 euros with the ESCD13 coupon, a great option if we are looking for a new tablet for less than 100 euros. Google Pixel 10 Pro by 854.10 eurosoutstanding device and highly recommended if we want the purest Android experience. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra We start this Bargain Hunting with the Galaxy S25 Ultraphone that took the award for best super high-end mobile of 2025. It is true that its successor will not take long to be announced, but it is still a top option if you are looking to have one of the best Android phones. Outstanding 6.9-inch screen, plenty of power and a great camera system. Plus, it’s loaded with AI and offers seven years of guaranteed updates. Registering at myMediaMarkt (it’s free and only takes a couple of minutes), go out to 890.10 euros in its 512 GB version. Galaxy S25 Ultra (512GB) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Krups Roma EA81K870 super-automatic coffee machine If you are a lover of good coffee or want to give a gift to a person who is, this Krups super-automatic coffee maker is a great option. Not only because of the price it has right now (it is reduced to 239 euros), but for the very good results it offers. It has a grinder that allows you to achieve different textures, a steam nozzle to give that final touch to drinks and a tank that allows you to prepare up to 9 coffees without having to refill it. Super-automatic coffee maker – Krups Roma EA81K870, 1450 W, 15 bar, 1.7 L, 3 temperatures, 2 cups, Thermoblock System, Cleaning kit included, Black The price could vary. We earn commission from these links nintendo switch 2 One more week, nintendo switch 2 is back in Bargain Hunting. In recent weeks we have been seeing it on sale repeatedly, although it is true that not at the same prices that we saw during last Black Friday. However, this AliExpress offer is not that far away: it costs 432.46 euros with the coupon ESCD13 in your pack with ‘Mario Kart World‘, so we would already have a great game as standard to debut the console. Nintendo Switch 2 + ‘Mario Kart World’ The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 If we are in the middle of searching for a cheap tablet that is perfect for simple tasks like studying or simply watching movies on the couch, this one Redmi Pad 2 It can fit us very well: it comes out 95.74 euros with the coupon ESCD13 on AliExpress. It has an 11-inch screen with 2.5K resolution and a 90 Hz refresh rate. Its battery is 9,000 mAh, so it has enough autonomy to give us a day of use without problem. In addition, it has a good speaker system. Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 (128GB) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Google Pixel 10 Pro We start this Bargain Hunting with a great mobile from 2025 and we end with another. He Google Pixel 10 Pro It is an ideal device if we want the best Android experience in a compact mobile. It has a 6.3-inch screen, a Google Tensor G5 chip that performs well and 16 GB of RAM. In addition, its camera system is quite balanced. By registering in miMediaMarkt, we can get it for 854.10 euros in its version with 256 GB of storage. Mobile – Google Pixel 10 Pro, Obsidian, 256 GB, 16 GB RAM, 6.3″ Super Actua OLED, Google Tensor G5, 4870 mAh, Android 16 The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Samsung, Krups, Nintendo, Xiaomi, Google In Xataka | The best mobile phones (2025), we have tested them and here are their analyzes In Xataka | Best tablets in quality price. Which one to buy based on use and recommended models

They have dismantled the latest Huawei phones and what they have found is bad news for the US: 57%

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May 2019, this was the date the United States declared that Huawei was “a threat to national security”thus becoming the first major victim of the trade war against China. Without being able to use American technology, the company was mortally wounded, or that’s what we believed so. Today, Huawei has not only achieved return to the top of mobile phones in Chinahas also become the banner of technological independence. 57%. It is the percentage of Chinese-made components that we can find in the Huawei Mate 70 Ultra launched in 2024 and the Huawei Pura 80 Ultra launched this same year. They tell it in Nikkei Asia where, in collaboration with the Japanese firm Fomalhaut Techno Solutionshave disassembled both models to analyze the internal components. It is the result of six years of efforts to become independent despite the vetoes. The turning point. The US veto forced Huawei to look for alternatives and create new national supply chains. In 2020, the percentage of Chinese components in Huawei flagships was only 19% and in 2023 it increased to 32%. Reaching 57% in 2024 represents a jump of 23 points, which is said to be early. The countries where most of the components that Huawei managed to supply came from were Japan, the United States and South Korea. Processor. It is the Kirin 9020, the first manufactured entirely in China and most critical component of all. It is a 7nm chip manufactured by SMIC. To achieve the 7 nanometer process they would have used multi-pattern techniquesquite a technical feat considering that they do not have access to the newer machines, but rather have done so by “tweaking” old ASML machines. More components. There are more key parts that have managed to be manufactured entirely in China, such as the RAM memory, which is produced by ChangXin Memory Technologies, or the storage, produced by Yangtze Memory Technologies. For OLED screens, almost all the components are Chinese, specifically from the company BOE Technology Group. Challenges. The 2019 veto was a near-death blow for Huawei; sales fell dramatically and there were moments when we had serious doubts about its continuity, until it began to resurface. Being able to manufacture critical components in China is an enormous achievement, but there is a reality and that is that, technologically, Huawei is several years behind. To put it in context, the Kirin 9020 that they launched in 2024 is at the level of the Snapdragon 855 or the A12 Bionic launched in 2018. The challenge now is to manage to cut positions and Huawei is already doing it. The Huawei Mate 80 Pro mounts the Kirin 9030which has managed to cross the 7nm barrier and reach 5nm. Furthermore, recent leaks indicate that They have managed to copy an ASML SVU machine which would allow them to go even further, although at the moment it is not ready to produce commercial chips. Image | Xataka In Xataka | Huawei is coming back. And not everyone is prepared for what is coming

The runaway price of RAM threatens more expensive phones than ever. And that’s not even the biggest problem

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Neither the car nor the house, the new indicator that someone is good pasta is the RAM memory that you have available. The RAM crisis is extremea price increase planned for 2026 that will hit the entire industry. Such is the seriousness of the matterthere are already those who predict that the manufacturers of telephones are considering returning to figures of the past: the 4 GB of unified RAM for smartphones of the next year. Samsung has doubled the price of DDR5 RAM after running out of stock, a movement that completely threatens the entire smartphone industry. And no, RAM is not just an element to ensure the fluidity of the mobile phone and efficient multitasking: RAM is a pillar on which the advancement of technology itself depends. How to know the components of your PC (RAM, Graphics, CPU…) and the state they are in The rise in prices. In just six months, RAM prices have skyrocketed between 100% and 400%. Giants like Samsung and SK Hynix are allocating around 40% of its resources to supply RAM to Stargatethe OpenAI infrastructure. Consequence: the RAM market has entered a valley of scarcity. The 4 GB of RAM. There are clear pillars for not recommending a phone even to my worst enemy: That it does not have good update support. That has a processor that can’t handle basic apps. That has less than 6 GB of RAM There are already those who predict that 4 GB of RAM will return in 2026a significant leap back even for entry-level devices, where 6GB of RAM was starting to become the standard. What they didn’t tell you about RAM. Advances in RAM go far beyond basic performance in multitasking and everyday apps. RAM memory is one of the vital organs of any smartphone, and the advances in it are what have allowed us, today, to have smartphones that are much more capable than those of years ago. Local AI processing– Without sufficient RAM, it is not possible to run local AI models. He iPhone 15 is the best example. Photographic quality: functions such as processing HDRcomputational zoom, and even the processing of the photograph itself (subsequently processed RAW data) depend largely on the mobile phone’s ability to move all that data in RAM. Exactly the same applies to video recording. Multi-window and multitasking: Multitasking is not just about not having a heavy game crash while you browse in Chrome. It’s that Google Maps can run in the background without slowing down your phone, that YouTube can run in mode PiP (window), that your keyboard is capable of managing translations and corrections in real time in any heavy app, etc. Gaming experience: We usually focus on CPU and GPU when thinking about a mobile phone capable of running a heavy game, but RAM is essential to avoid microcuts, speed up loading times despite having open apps, and ensure that the game will not close in the middle of a game. The consequences. We have been complaining for the last few years that there is hardly any real progress in smartphones and that, perhaps, we are close to their peak. But there are nuances in this interpretation. We have never had humble mobile phones with AI implementation, the ability to move triple A games on budget devicesand such a positive experience in practically any product range. The RAM crisis is a major brake on the advancement of upcoming proposals, and may make it more than likely that some 2026 phones will end up performing worse than their predecessors. There is no solution in sight. DDR5 RAM, although it has been on the market since SK Hynix released it in 2020is not common in entry-level proposals. DDR4 RAM is still the standard here and, unfortunately, so is its price. has been increasing by close to 200% in recent months. More expensive RAM, more expensive mobile phones or mobile phones with less RAM. Image | Xataka In Xataka | How to know how much RAM you have and what type it is, in Windows, macOS and GNU/Linux

which 13 phones from Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO stop receiving updates

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We are going to tell you the Xiaomi mobiles that They will stop receiving updates in 2026. This marks the end of support for the devices, which will neither have new versions of Android nor security updates. You will still be able to use them, but they will no longer be as safe. Therefore, we are going to give you the mobile list for support purposes, so that if your mobile appears in it know that its useful life in terms of software is over. Xiaomi will consider them as dead. And then, it will depend on you whether you continue using them or not. These are devices that reached the market between 2022 and 2023. Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO phones without support in 2026 Below, we leave you the list of Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO devices that will stop receiving updates. Remember that this It does not mean that the mobile stops workingbut you will no longer receive new features and security improvements against upcoming viruses and malware. These are the devices and the date your support ends in 2026: Xiaomi 12 – Support ends in the first quarter of 2026 (it will stay on HyperOS 3 and Android 15) Xiaomi 12 Pro – Support ends in the first quarter of 2026 (it will stay on HyperOS 3 and Android 15) Xiaomi 12X – Support ends in March 2026 Xiaomi 12 Lite – Support ends in March 2026 Xiaomi 12T – Support ends in October 2026 (it will stay on HyperOS 2 and Android 15) Xiaomi 12T Pro – Support ends in October 2026 (it will stay on HyperOS 3 and Android 15) Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G – Support ends in October 2026 (it will stay on HyperOS 2 and Android 15) Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G – Support ends in October 2026 (it will stay on HyperOS 2 and Android 15) Redmi Note 12 5G – Support ends in March 2026 (it will stay on HyperOS 2 and Android 15) Redmi Note 12 4G – Support ends in April 2026 (it will stay on HyperOS 2 and Android 15) LITTLE F5 5G – Support ends in May 2026 (it will stay on HyperOS 2 and Android 15) POCO X5 5G – Support ends in the first quarter of 2026 (it will stay on HyperOS 2 and Android 15) POCO X5 Pro 5G – Support ends in the first quarter of 2026 (it will stay on HyperOS 2 and Android 15) Cover image | Ivan Linares In Xataka Basics | HyperOS 3 on Xiaomi phones: these are the 13 models that are already updated, and the other nine from Redmi and POCO that will update later

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