Xiaomi’s Leica Leitzphone mostly earns the name
Xiaomi’s Leica Leitzphone mostly earns the name

Xiaomi and Leica’s long-running phone partnership just got a little closer. Alongside the new international release of its 17 Ultra flagship, Xiaomi has been entrusted with manufacturing a separate version that is the first Leica Leitzphone to release outside of Japan, following three Sharp-made models exclusive to the country. In truth, the Leitzphone is a […]

Elon is in the files, Tesla sales are down, and Ford is NOT working with Xiaomi
Elon is in the files, Tesla sales are down, and Ford is NOT working with Xiaomi

On today’s island-hopping episode of Quick Charge, we have to talk about Elon Musk’s cringey appearance in the Epstein files amid Tesla’s rapid sales decline in Europe, as well as the ultra-fast Xiaomi SU7 Ultra and its own rapid sales decline.

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Sales of the ultra-fast Xiaomi SU7 Ultra have ultra-plummeted to under 50 units
Sales of the ultra-fast Xiaomi SU7 Ultra have ultra-plummeted to under 50 units

The ultra-fast Xiaomi SU7 Ultra made enough headlines with its astonishing 0-60 sprints and record Nürburgring lap times to drum up around 3,000 sales per month – but the good times seem to have come to an end, and Xiaomi sold just 45 units in December…

FSD is for chumps: SC01 is an EV that BEGS to be driven – and it’s coming to Europe
FSD is for chumps: SC01 is an EV that BEGS to be driven – and it’s coming to Europe

Weighing in at just 1,356 kg and packing a 320 kW (~430 hp) electric motor, the Xiaomi-backed JMEV SC01 ditches the extras and keeps the essentials – so if you’re the kind of person that dreams of a self-driving future that lets you pay more attention …

Apple iPhone just had its best year in India as the smartphone market stays broadly flat

Apple shipped a record 14 million iPhones in India in 2025 and gained market share.

This new smartwatch lets you control calls with muscle gestures

Xiaomi Watch 5 adds EMG muscle sensing to trigger gestures like answering calls without relying on arm motion. With a 47mm AMOLED, dual chip design, and multi day battery, it targets premium value.
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Xiaomi’s 17 Ultra Leica edition has a rotatable camera zoom
Xiaomi’s 17 Ultra Leica edition has a rotatable camera zoom

Xiaomi used the Christmas period to launch its top flagship phone for the year, the 17 Ultra. It drops the extra rear display that’s the key selling point of the 17 Pro, but instead adds in the option of a manual zoom ring, built directly into the phone’s camera island. That rotating zoom is only […]

Memory crisis seems to have hit Xiaomi, and it could impact Samsung and Apple in 2026

The memory crisis isn’t theoretical anymore. Xiaomi’s 17 Ultra reveals how rising RAM costs are quietly reshaping flagship pricing, a trend Apple and Samsung may soon follow.
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Xiaomi’s S25 Ultra rival features a DSLR-like physical zoom ring paired with a 200MP zoom camera

The Xiaomi 17 Ultra isn’t just chasing higher megapixels. It’s rethinking how smartphone zoom should feel with a physical zoom ring wrapped around a massive 200MP periscope camera.
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