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Samsung's UD cameras would be in an advanced state of development

by Jordi Bercial 6 hours ago …

As we can read in Phone Arena , it seems that Samsung would be in an advanced stage of the development of its UD cameras , something that we have been able to see for the first time on the market thanks to the ZTE Axon 20 5G despite its obvious image quality issues, as we mentioned shortly after its launch when the first images appeared on the network.

In the article it is mentioned that this technology could reach Samsung terminals this year, at least according to the documents that have been accessed, and we can also see as the technology would serve not only for selfie cameras, but could be arranged so that other sensors could be hidden.

In this way, devices such as the front camera, flash, or infrared sensors could be behind the area of highest transmissivity on the screen , which may be in different arrangements, as we see in the image on these lines, although depending on the differences in image quality, could be an important compromise.

Last but not least, it is mentioned that the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 might not be the first terminal with a UD camera, something logical considering the current complexity of these screens.

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Entry-level smartphones: SoC Snapdragon 480 with 5G and much more performance

One year after the introduction of the Snapdragon 345 chip manufacturer Qualcomm brings the successor Snapdragon 480 for entry-level smartphones. The system-on-chip (SoC) is making big leaps in many ways. There is the computing power, as far as processor and graphics unit is concerned, but also the cellular network: The Snapdragon 480 transmits in 5G -Netz and should ensure an increasing spread of the standard in the smartphone price range below 120 euros .

On the CPU side, eight computing cores are still used, but reorganized. The high-performance cluster changes from four adapted ARM Cortex-A 73 ( Cryo 240) to two adapted Cortex-A 76 (Cryo 460). These are not the fastest CPU cores in the ARM portfolio, but they greatly increase the single-threading performance. Qualcomm updates the more efficient CPU network from four Cortex-A 53 on six Cortex-A 55.

The bottom line is that the Snapdragon 480 should have roughly doubled its CPU performance compared to its predecessor. Even with the integrated graphics unit, an Adreno 610 instead of Adreno 610, Qualcomm speaks of good 100 percent more efficient. The efficiency increases thanks to production with structures of 8 nanometers at Samsung – the Snapdragon 460 was still on 11 – nm technology.

specifications summary of the Snapdragon 480, including with 5G cellular.

(Image: Qualcomm)

5G mobile communications for the masses Qualcomm integrated into the Snapdragon 480 the 5G modem Snapdragon X 51, which covers the middle bands below 6 GHz and mmWave. Theoretically, the SoC can use frequency bundling to download 2.5 gigabits per second and upload 660 Mbit / s; in practice the values should be lower. The logic for Wi-Fi 6 (WLAN 802. 11 ax) is integrated, but smartphone manufacturers must install the right antennas for the high speeds.

The integrated Spectra image processor 345 can control three camera sensors at the same time. The main camera can resolve up to 64 megapixels, with simultaneous data processing are three times 13 Megapixels possible – e.g. for night modes. The digital signal processor (DSP) hexagon 660 prepares images with the help of artificial intelligence. There is no noticeable improvement in video recordings that continue with a maximum of 60 images per second in 1080 p-resolution are possible.

The image output on smartphone displays takes place with up to 120 Hertz at maximum 1080 × 2520 pixels – more than sufficient for the envisaged price range. Devices with the Snapdragon 73 should appear in the coming weeks, according to Qualcomm.

(mma)

Foldable iPhone: Apple seems to be making progress

Is there a foldable iPhone coming in the foreseeable future? Apple actually seems to have been dedicated to the topic for a long time – rumors of this kind have been haunting the scene for months. Now a business paper published in Taiwan reports that the group has successfully completed durability tests with a total of two design prototypes of an “iPhone Foldable”.

Folding device and model with two screens Like the Economic Daily News report at the turn of the year, the inspections were carried out in a Foxconn factory in Shenzhen. The models differ in their structure. The first variant should be a folding device, as it is known from the Lenovo Moto Razr or the Galaxy Z Flip from Samsung. This is a “clamshell” design in which the entire screen is opened.

The second tested design prototype again consists of two individual displays that have a hinge are connected to each other. The screens should still look “largely seamless”, as leaked Jon Prosser said in the summer. Apple has already patented a corresponding design.

Durability is important Apple works cautiously when it comes to flexible displays. While competitors such as Samsung have already brought several generations of this design onto the market, Apple first wants to ensure that the necessary durability is given. The design prototypes tested at Foxconn are said not to have been complete iPhones, instead the main focus was on the functionality of the planned folding mechanism and the hinges. Apple has not yet decided which variant will be pursued further, according to the EDN .

With The paper does not expect a quick market start – “at the earliest 2022” this is forecast “in the market”, possibly not until 2023. In the summer it was leaked that Apple had ordered a “large number” of flexible OLEDs from Samsung. Initially, however, these only seem to be used for test purposes. Apple apparently wants to avoid technical flops like the first Galaxy Fold. Samsung had to take this off the market again after the first testers discovered serious durability problems. Apple is always cautious about new technology; The first iPhone was delivered without UMTS and the group has only been offering 5G technology since the iPhone 12 from last autumn.

(bsc)

2023

Eight smartphones get CES 2021 Innovation Awards

The Consumer Technology Association, the CES organizer, has announced the CES 2021 Innovation Awards Honorees. Devices, platforms, and technologies across 28 categories were highlighted for bringing “outstanding design and engineering in consumer technology products.”

The category Mobile Devices saw eight smartphones – we have a gaming phone, LG’s swivel phone, a foldable, but also a few that are more about value for money than outright innovation:

Asus ROG Phone 3 & Asus ROG Kunai 3 Gamepad
LG Wing
LG Velvet 5G
TCL 10 5G UW
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G
Samsung Galaxy Note20 5G / Note20 Ultra 5G
Samsung Galaxy A51 5G
OnePlus 8 ProThe “elite panel of industry experts,” consisting of 89 people has praised the Galaxy A51 5G “at a great value”, while the OnePlus 8 Pro was called a “leading mobile smartphone”.

The ASUS ROG Phone 3 was awarded for its thermal solution, premium sound, and the “simple yet futuristic game-centric design,” along with the ROG 3 Kunai Gamepad, removes the borders between mobile and console gaming.

The TCL 10 5G UW, available at only one carrier in the United States deserved its award thanks to its unusual camera design and apparently the ability to have a fancy name for every basic feature – the 6.53” Full HD+ NXTVISION display, the Super Bluetooth audio sharing capabilities and the versatile NXTVISION 48 MP AI-powered triple rear camera.

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Samsung patent reveals how the company plans to make under-display cameras

A recently filed patent at USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) by Samsung reveals how the company plans to make the under-display camera tech work. And unsurprisingly, it’s not all that different from the current implementation we’ve seen from Oppo and ZTE. We even had the chance to review the ZTE Axon 20 5G.

The document talks about a “Display Device” with two separate but still connected display panels. The better part of the screen uses a standard matrix while a smaller panel can be positioned near the top bezel or near the top-left or right angle. The smaller panel has a significantly higher light transmission and houses not only a camera but also an IR blaster and a flash beneath. Additionally, the panel has a lower resolution too to help further with the light transmission.

This is almost exactly what Visionox did with the ZTE Axon 20 5G’s display. The small “cutout” at the top has visibly lower resolution and lets more light to pass through it.

However, we expect Samsung to have polished the tech considerably before release, especially if it plans to implement it on a high-end device. Some rumors suggest that the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold3 will be the first Samsung phone to premier the tech but we are still far away from such release and we don’t have any hard evidence too.

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Lenovo announces IdeaPad 5G, IdeaPad 5 Pro and Tab P11: here are specifications and prices

Two laptops and one Android tablet among the innovations introduced by Lenovo at the CES 2021. Here’s everything you need to know about the new products

by Nino Grasso published 07 January 2021 , at 15: 01 in the Laptops channel

Lenovo IdeaPad

In response to people’s changing needs during the COVID pandemic – 19 (which will likely remain thereafter), Lenovo announced a number of new portable systems, including IdeaPad 5G with display 2K and 5G modem, IdeaPad 5 Pro and Tab P 11 . Here they are in detail, as described by the company.

Lenovo IdeaPad 5G

Lenovo IdeaPad 5G is a product designed for mobility but not only that, given that the 4G / LTE and 5G modem (only sub-6) can also be used at home as an alternative to the Wi-Fi network of the home router, when congested. Among the peculiar characteristics of this system we find up to 20 hours of autonomy in video playback, within a slim, lightweight, fanless design, which packs a 14 “with Full HD resolution and support for a maximum luminance of 300 nit.

Under the body we find the processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx 5G combined with the Snapdragon modem X 55 and Adreno GPU 680. The notebook is also offered in a 4G LTE version only, powered by the Snapdragon 8c processor. Both models adopt 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and a SSD) GB on PCIe platform.

The notebook comes with a Light Silver finish and implements Dolby Audio speaker and IR camera to take advantage of Windows Hello in order to log in to the machine in total safety. The weight of Lenovo IdeaPad 5G is only 1.2Kg, while the thickness is 14, 9mm and the built-in battery is from 54 Wh. The notebook also implements a USB Type-C port with support for Rapid Charge Express technology.

Price and availability have not yet been defined at the time of this writing.

Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro (and 5i Pro)

Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro is a notebook proposed in the declinations from 14″ is 16 “and in various configurations. They all adopt AMD Ryzen processors, while Lenovo IdeaPad 5i Pro is based on the same design features but implements Intel processors Eleventh Generation Core. Both use displays 16: 10, for the first time in the family, with screen-to-frame ratio equal to 90% and a hedge of 100% of the sRGB gamut, and are equipped with network adapters supporting Wi-Fi 6.

The model from 14 “has a weight of 1, 45 Kg, while that of 16 “reaches 2Kg, and also in this case we have an IR camera working with Windows Hello. The novelty, on IdeaPad 5 Pro, is the presence of ToF sensors working with software such as Glance by Mirametrix, which allow for example to pause a video when you move away from the display, and much more. Compared to previous generations, the touchpad is wider, and there are several new features. Below are the highlights of the two models with Intel and Ryzen CPUs.

Lenovo IdeaPad 5i Pro

11th Generation Intel Core processors up to i7
GPU up to NVIDIA GeForce MX 450
Display from 14 “up to 2.8K IPS with a refresh rate of 90 Hz and 400 nit of luminance; or from 16 “up to 2.5K with a refresh rate of 120 Hz and 350 luminance nit
Until 16 GB of DDR4 RAM and up to 1TB of SSD on PCIe NVMe architecture
Batteries from 56, 5Whr with Rapid Charge Boost (14″) is 75 Whr con Rapid Charge Express (16 “)
Thunderbolt 4 support, but only on the model from 16 “

Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro

Various Next Generation Ryzen Processor Options (Coming Soon)
GPU up to NVIDIA GeForce MX 450
Until 16 GB of DDR4 RAM (14″) is 32 GB DDR4 RAM (16 “), and up to 1TB of PCIe NVMe SSD
Display from 14 “up to 2.8K IPS with refresh rate of 90 Hz and 400 luminance nit; or from 16 “up to 2.5K with a refresh rate of 120 Hz and 350 luminance nit
Batteries from 56, 5Whr with Rapid Charge Boost (14″) is 75 Whr with Rapid Charge Express (16 “)

Regarding pricing, Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro will be offered in the US starting at 1149, 99 dollars in the variant from 16 “, while that from 14 ” will cost starting from 799, 00 euro in Europe . As for IdeaPad 5i Pro, availability is expected in Europe for March 2021 for the model from 14 “at a base price of 699 €, while it will arrive in May 2021 the one from 16 “with prices starting from 899 €. Prices in Italy have not yet been defined.

Lenovo Tab P 11

Among the news Lenovo also announced Lenovo Tab P 11 , a tablet with optional detachable keyboard (to the Surface Pro ) and pen holder. Offers an IPS display of 11 “at resolution 2000 x 1200 pixels with a maximum luminance of 300 nit, and is proposed with a dual-tone finish in Slate Gray or Platinum Gray. The chassis is made of aluminum, and contains within it a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 662 with up to 6GB of RAM, for a total autonomy of approximately 11 hours in use .

At first start, Android is pre-installed with the apps from the Microsoft Office suite and other Google Play applications, and the Kids Space from Google is natively integrated. We then have a front camera 8MP, and the Keyboard Pack (to be purchased separately) integrates a touchpad. To facilitate writing the tablet implem enta a stand, while there is support for the Lenovo Precision Pen 2, which offers an autonomy of 200 hours and support for charging via USB Type-C.

The price of Lenovo Tab P 11 and of 229, 99 dollars , with immediate availability on selected markets.

Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite – we have already learned the appearance and specification of the smartphone. On board the Snapdragon 732G chip and a 120 Hz screen

Xiaomi quickly presented its flagship at 2021 year. The Mi model 11 was shown to the world in December, but it will be available for a while. As could be expected, the basic top mount is only the first device in this series. There is even the most powerful Pro variant on the way, as well as a medium-budget version with the note Lite, which we will now focus on. The latest information about this smartphone comes from Vietnam and it can be said that we already know a lot about Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite . There will be a decent layout, a screen with a high refresh rate, and … the familiarly presented backs of the device.

Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite from the visual side, it is an almost perfect combination of Pixel 4a / 5 and iPhone 11 / 12. Most importantly, the device should not be too expensive – the price is now around 350.

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Xiaomi Mi 11 makes its debut in China. The first smartphone with Qualcomm Snapdragon chip 888 shines with powerful specs

Mi 11 Lite will offer an IPS screen with an unknown diagonal yet characterized by a refresh rate of 120 Hz and Full HD + resolution. In its upper left corner there is a hole for the front camera 5 Mpix The processor is Qualcomm Snapdragon 732 G, so an efficient mid-range SoC without support for 5G networks. The user will have 6 GB at his disposal RAM and 128 GB memory internal. On the back we find a triple camera consisting of lenses 64 Mpix + 8 Mpix (wide-angle) + 5 Mpix (depth sensor) .

Redmi Note 9T is the first budget smartphone from Xiaomi with 5G support. Onboard MediaTek Dimensity processor 800 U

Missing more information about the battery or additional equipment Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite, but knowing the Chinese manufacturer, we should not disappoint. Let’s stop for a moment at the appearance of the smartphone, which is an almost perfect combination of Pixel 4a / 5 (front) and iPhone 11 / 12 (backs). Most importantly, the device should not be too expensive – the price is now around 350. Model availability expected in March.

Source: GSMarena, The Pixel

New Lenovo notebooks with CPUs from AMD, Intel or Qualcomm

Windows devices with Qualcomm’s ARM processors from the Snapdragon series are in a difficult position, but Lenovo still sees potential. Although the Yoga 5G announced a year ago is still not available in this country (unlike in the USA, for example, where it is already being sold as the Flex 5G), the cheaper sister model IdeaPad 5G is now making its debut at the CES. In both, the second version of the Snapdragon 8cx (Gen2), which has been announced for some time, works with an additional 5G modem. Under the name IdeaPad 4G / LTE there is also a version with the slimmed-down CPU variant Snapdragon 8c, which (as the name suggests) only works in LTE cellular networks.

The 1 , 2 kilograms light 14 – Zöller (1920 × 1080 pixels, 16: 9) has 8 GByte LPDDR4X main memory and SSDs with 256 or 512 GByte on board; a battery charge should last up to 20 hours. Sales are scheduled to start in May; Lenovo has not yet given any prices.

x 86 – IdeaPads with 16: 10 – Comfort The starting April new IdeaPads with x 32 processors will be available with both AMD (IdeaPad 5 Pro) and Enter Intel CPUs (IdeaPad 5i Pro) – and each with 14 or 16 inch large screens in aspect ratio 16: 10. The latter provides a noticeable plus in image height and was previously reserved for expensive high-end notebooks. The IdeaPads are priced from 830 Euro (AMD) or 900 Euro (Intel), on the other hand, is in the middle class. Another novelty in this class: The 14 – Zöller is available with 90 Hz refresh rate, the 16 – Zöller even with 90 – Hz panels.

The new IdeaPad notebooks (in the picture the IdeaPad 5 Pro 14 with AMD Ryzen) screens in 16: 10 – Format.

(Image: Lenovo)

While the Intel-fired IdeaPad 5i Pro with 11th generation Core-i processors (Tiger Lake) and the low-end GeForce MX graphics chip 450 is equipped, customers in the AMD – 16 – Zöller IdeaPad 5 Pro can also use stronger GeForce RTX Select -GPUs.

There is no further information about the GeForce graphics chips or about the built-in Ryzen processors, as they are probably CES innovations from Nvidia and AMD which will only be revealed in the coming days. Lenovo provides up to 1 TB of SSD storage; the maximum RAM depends on the model: The Ryzen RTX – 16 – Zöller is available with up to 32 GByte, the other three with up to 16 GByte.

(mue)

“iPhone 13”: More mmWave on the approach

Apple is apparently working on improvements to 5G support for its next iPhone generation. That can be heard from Asian suppliers. Currently the fastest 5G technology, the mmWave tape, which promises a maximum speed of 4 gigabits per second, is only available with the iPhone – 12 – and 12 – Pro models that are intended for the United States of America – and also only in the networks there. Special antenna windows, which the European devices lack, allow reception in the frequency ranges n 260 (39 GHz) and n 261 (28 GHz).

Second antenna producer found With the upcoming “iPhone 13” Apple mmWave antennas are now also planned for other models. For this purpose, according to a report by Patently Apple , supposedly large quantities of corresponding components were ordered from the specialist manufacturer Qiqi Queping from Taiwan. The mmWave antennas for iPhone and 12 Pro currently come from the Japanese supplier Murata; this could remain the second producer next to Qiqi.

The fact that Qiqi’s chairman recently announced a significant expansion of production in the 5G area speaks in favor of the order. In addition, Apple’s not undisputed contract manufacturer Wistron is said to have invested a lot of money in Qiqi and is now the company’s largest single shareholder.

Wireless technology for notebooks Patently Apple continues to report on a “close cooperation” between Qiqi and Apple’s current radio chip manufacturer Qualcomm, which is probably also used in the “iPhone 13” 5G components will have before Apple finally succeeds in installing basebands from its own production in its smartphones. Qiqi still has expertise in the areas of Wi-Fi 6 and 6E and has also built cellular antennas for notebooks, which Apple has so far left out completely.

mmWave technology for the “iPhone

“will hopefully coincide with an expansion of the brisk radio standard in new countries. mmWave is currently not offered in Germany and is only being tested in field trials; the expansion could take years, as a lot of local antennas are required. (bsc)

TechStage | Top 10: The Best Mobile Mini Photo Printers 2021

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Mini Photo Printer are small, cost 50 to 130 Euro and print photos anywhere thanks to the battery. In this top – 10 – List we show the ten best – including a few exotic ones.

Whether on a children’s birthday party, a family celebration, an event or for letters to grandma and the photo wall at home: pictures from the photo printer are in great demand, as they usually only allow digital data to be touched. Photo printers become really flexible when they are still mobile and compact. Zinc photo printers are the most common. But some exotic species are also shaking up the market.

We have tested twelve mobile photo printers, the list is constantly growing. In the comparison test 2019: We compare them with mobile photo printers. We collect the comparison test and all individual tests on the photo printer topic page. This list of the best sorts the ten best models and helps with the purchase decision at a glance.

Product Huawei CV 80 Canon Selphy QX 05 Canon Zoemini HP Sprocket Plus Polaroid Zip Prynt Pocket Instax Mini Link Fujifilm Instax Share SP-3 Canon Selphy CP 1300 Mbrush (Princube) Peripage A6 TechStage Note 1 1 1 2 4 5 2 2 1 2 2 Print quality Well Well Well Satisfying Well Satisfying Very good Very good Very good Sufficient Inadequate Printing method zinc Thermosublimation zinc zinc zinc zinc OLED exposure OLED exposure Thermal sublimation Inkjet B / W thermal paper Processing Very good Well Very good Very good Very good Inadequate Sufficient Very good Well Very good Well Weight in g 189 445 160 204 186 162 244 312 860 162 155 Display – – – – – – – – ✔ – – Images per battery charge approx. 15 – 20 approx. 15 – 20 approx . 15 – 20 approx. 15 – 20 approx. 15 – 20 approx. 15 – 20 up to 100 approx. 160 approx. 30 – 40 lots N / A Compatibility Android / iOS Android / iOS Android / iOS Android / iOS Android / iOS iOS Android / iOS Android / iOS / Camera Android / iOS / Camera Android / iOS / Windows / Mac OS Android / iOS Connectivity Bluetooth WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS Bluetooth Bluetooth Bluet ooth Lightning port Bluetooth WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS WLAN / USB stick / SD card WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS Bluetooth Image size in cm 5 × 7.6 6.8 × 6.8 5 × 7.6 5.8 x 8.7 5 × 7.6 5 × 7.6 8.6 × 5.4 6.2 x 6.2 10 x 15 1.4 × 130 5.7 × XX Pictures self-adhesive ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ – – – / ✔ – – / ✔ Price in euros (as of Jan. 21) 90 120 110 — 123 — 105 170 115 (+ 50 for battery) 113 37 Picture price in euros (as of: Oct. 18) approx. 0, 50 approx. 0, 80 approx. 0, 50 approx. 0, 50 approx. 0, 50 approx. 0, 50 approx. 0, 70 approx. 0, 80 approx. 0, 20 low nearly nothing 1st place: Huawei CV 80 The Huawei CV 80 Mini photo printer is the best zinc printer we have tested so far. Not only does it look very chic, it is superbly made and extremely compact. It has a really good app with all the important functions, which convinces with very good user guidance. The quality of the printed images is surprisingly good and better than other zinc photo printers.

What made us decide to use the Huawei CV 80 to sit on the throne, is its low price of 90 Euro. We think it’s great that the Huawei CV 80 equal 49 pieces of photo paper are enclosed, which are good 20 cost Euro and are compatible with all zinc printers that use the same photo format.

Review Huawei CV 80

2nd place: Canon Selphy CP 1300 The Canon Selphy CP 1300 is the largest photo printer we have tested and only deserves that to a limited extent “Mini” rating. It fits easily in backpacks, not even in large trouser pockets. At least he’s clearly mobile, comes but with an optional battery, which then increases the total weight to 1290 g increased.

He uses thermal sublimation as a printing process. The CP 1300 when printing from a wax foil cartridge supplied with the photo paper, individual color foils roll over the in four steps Picture. The image quality is very good, comparable to the instant printers in Müller, Rossmann, DM and Co. The individual prints are cheap compared to the competition, so they cost 108 Printouts only good 20 Euro.

Test report Canon Selphy CP 1300

3rd place: Canon Zoemini The Canon Zoemini is very compact and small. It also looks superbly processed. Only the clearly visible fingerprints on the black version bothers us in the test. The Zoemini uses the zinc printing process. Its image quality is above average for this printing technology and the app is impressive and easy to use. It even offers some more or less useful augmented reality functions: placing sunglasses & Co. over faces works well. Contrastingly, “funny” facial contortions produce creepy results. All in all, the Canon Zoemini is a very good fun printer for parties and events.

Test report Canon Zoemini

4th place: Fujifilm Instax Share SP-3 The Fujifilm Instax Share SP-3 looks futuristic on the outside and is a real eye-catcher. It is exceptionally well made. In contrast to its widely used Bluetooth colleagues, it uses WLAN as the connection standard. That makes the connection to the smartphone a bit more cumbersome. Allegedly one battery charge is enough for up to 160 Printouts. With our about 20 test prints we could not suck the battery empty.

The printing process used here is OLED exposure. The pictures come out of the printer very quickly, after which it takes a few more minutes, equivalent to the iconic Polaroids, until the picture shines in full color. The image quality is good, but it always looks like there’s a retro filter over it. The waterproof plastic material of the prints is great. They feel valuable like no other photo printer. Unfortunately they are with about 80 Cent per printout expensive.

Test report Fujifilm Instax Share SP-3

5th place: Canon Selphy QX 10 The Canon Selphy sets like the CP 3000 from the same manufacturer on thermal sublimation as a printing process. Here, too, the image moves out and back in several times during printing to apply the various layers. Unfortunately the QX offers 10 not the outstanding print quality of the CP 3000. Even so, the image quality is good and better than that of the zinc printer.

The printed area of the self-adhesive pictures in the Polaroid look is a maximum of 6.8 × 6.8 centimeters. The photo paper always includes a roll of colored film. The printer itself is with 115 Euros not overly expensive, but the pictures do. They each cost 70 Cent.

Test report Canon Selphy QX 10

Place 6: Instax Mini Link The Instax Mini Link uses the same OLED process as the Fujifilm Instax Share SP-3. Correspondingly, the roughly 70 Cent expensive pictures from the printer very quickly and then need some time to fully expose. The picture quality is good, a retro effect can also be seen here. With one battery charge up to 100 pictures be in there. With our 20 We did not reach the battery limit for test prints.

The We didn’t like weird app. The appearance of the Instax Mini Link takes getting used to and is somewhat reminiscent of a hard case – including creaking.

Test report Fujifilm Instax Mini Link

7th place: Mbrush (Princube) The mbrush, identical to the Princube, is a real exotic. He uses an enclosed HP for printing 50 XL ink cartridge. To create an image, the user pulls the mbrush over a surface. A 10 mm wide print strip that can produce a large picture with several strokes on paper. This works quite well after a little practice, but does not produce consistently high print quality. Among other things, the selected surface is decisive for them. Paper, cardboard, plastic, and wood work well. Here the material absorbs the printing ink well. If these materials are coated, the ink cannot penetrate, which leads to a washed-out printed image. Since the ink in the supplied cartridge is water-soluble, the print image smears even with light touch. Printing on skin works rather poorly than right – despite the supplied attachment for the print head, which increases the distance a little.

Nevertheless, the mbrush is fun. It is a very satisfying feeling to glide over a surface with it and to leave behind a colorful stripe of motif. We don’t like the uninspired software and the cumbersome control via WLAN. The quick drying of the print head is also annoying.

Test report Mbrush (Princube)

Place 8: Peripage A6 The Peripage A6 is only partially suitable as a photo printer. Its black and white display is simply too bad for that. He uses thermal paper as is often the case with receipts. Still, it’s really fun. Because the small, self-adhesive notes come out of the printer in a flash and are suitable for all sorts of nonsense. They are also dirt cheap. Ordered from the China shop, a meter of printing paper costs only a few cents.

Test report Peripage A6

9th place: HP Sprocket Plus The HP Sprocket Plus prints in the zinc process , but his pictures are a bit larger than those of the other printers. In most cases, the image quality is okay. It shows details clearly, color gradients can lead to the formation of clusters. It also shows partially clear stripes, especially in light areas of the picture, which probably come from the rollers over which the printout moves when it comes out. Overall, the printer is a bit too expensive; buyers spend less money on other zinc printers. A photo costs about 45 Cent.

Test report HP Sprocket Plus

Place 10: Polaroid Zip Too bad, Polaroid, that was nothing. Even if the Polaroid Zip makes a decent impression at first glance thanks to its good and compact workmanship. Even the image quality plays a role in the zinc printer’s front field. But the app completely spoils the fun. It apparently randomly distorts photos, has problems with portrait images, is hungry for data, offers some features that simply don’t work and regularly crashes. Here Polaroid has saved in the wrong place.

Test report Polaroid Zip

Conclusion The Huawei CV 80 has hardly any weaknesses and is still the most affordable. The Canon Selphy CP 1290 prints on the most beautiful and his pictures are quite cheap. But it is unwieldy. But we can also recommend the OLED printers from Instax, especially because of their extremely charming printouts.

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Brief information: retail, car wash, Slack, Snapdragon 480

Retail can look back on increased sales In November the German retail trade 2020 done good business despite Corona restrictions – at least according to the estimates of the Federal Statistical Office. Including the price increases, retailers would have made 6.5 percent more money in November compared to the same month last year. However, not all retailers should have benefited equally from the development. While the sales of mail order and Internet retailers compared to November 2019 in real terms by 31, 8 percent increased, retailers for textiles, clothing, shoes and leather goods had to lose 20 Percent manage.

The car is dirty and goes to the car wash Developers at the Japanese car company Toyota have devised a method by which a car should be able to determine whether it is ready for the car wash. The patent application states that the data on journeys made is used to examine whether the car has been driving on a dirt road or in snow or rain since it was last washed. Toyota is thinking above all of operators of car sharing with autonomous cars. According to the patent application, the car wash is also connected to the server and washes the car fully automatically.

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Massive disruption in Slack resolved after hours The massive disruption in the Slack office communications service has largely been resolved. More than four hours after the first problems occurred, the US company announced that the service had largely been restored. At first there were still problems with the integration of calendars and other apps. The causes remained unclear. Slack was paralyzed for hours on Monday afternoon European time – just as the first working day of the new year began in many places in the USA. Users had problems logging in and sending messages, among other things.

SoC Snapdragon 480 with 5G and much more power One year after the launch of the Snapdragon 460 chip manufacturer Qualcomm brings the successor Snapdragon 480 for entry-level smartphones. The System-on-a-Chip is making big leaps in many ways. There is the computing power, as far as processor and graphics unit is concerned, but also the cellular network: The Snapdragon 480 transmits in 5G -Netz and should ensure an increasing spread of the standard in the smartphone price range below 31 euros.

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Chip manufacturer Qualcomm initiates a change of power at the top

At the chip company Qualcomm, an expert for 5G data radio takes over the chief position. The 50 – year old Christiano Amon replaces Steve Mollenkopf, who had successfully brought the company through a series of legal turbulence.

Amon has been a driving force behind Qualcomm’s efforts to become a leader in the 5G technology business over the past several years. Among other things, there are 5G modems from Qualcomm in this year’s models of Apple’s iPhone. Previously there had been a bitter patent dispute between the two companies that had lasted for years, which was 2019 settled with an agreement. The license agreement concluded between Apple and Qualcomm now runs until 2025, Apple is already working on its own iPhone modems.

Business with Patent licenses defended During Mollenkopf’s tenure, Qualcomm was also able to defend its business model against a lawsuit brought by the US competition authority FTC. According to the ruling of a US court of appeal, the group may continue to make the purchase of a chip dependent on the acquisition of a far-reaching patent license. The patent license business is Qualcomm’s second – and more lucrative – pillar alongside chip sales.

The 52 -year-old Mollenkopf has been running the business since March 2014, but is now withdrawing from the first ranks. He will stay with the company as a consultant for a while. Amon has been with the group since 1995. Qualcomm chips are at the heart of many smartphones and tablets as the processor core. The company also offers network and communication chips for various applications.

Last year, the company’s share price was strong after the Corona crash in spring , meanwhile the group is on the stock exchange around 168 billion US dollars (137 Billion euros) and thus more than the most valuable German stock exchange group SAP.

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CES: Dell brings the noble 14-inch Latitude 9420 notebook

beginning 1920 made its debut at the then CES, the noble business -Notebook series Latitude 9000 with a 15 – tariff. Well, a year later, a 10 – Zöller joins: That Latitude 9000 in a stylish metal case weighs around 1.3 kilograms and is less than one and a half centimeters thin.

Like its big brother, the device is available with two lid and hinge options, namely as a classic notebook or with 360 – Degree hinges and touchscreen as a hybrid device that can also be used as a tablet. In both cases, according to Dell 500, there is a cd / m² bright panel in the lid that supports the sRGB color space completely covered and in the more work-friendly 16: 10 format comes along. Depending on the model, the screen has different resolutions: The pen-operated touchscreen of the 2-in-1 variant shows 2560 × 1600 pixels, while the matte, touchless panel of the laptop 1920 × 1280 provides pixels.

In the frame above the display there is always an IR camera suitable for Windows Hello, including a proximity sensor. This combination can automatically lock the screen or put the notebook to sleep if you move away from it, or reverse it without user interaction as soon as you sit down again. Some models also have an electronic shutter in front of the camera so that the camera is covered when not in use.

Except for Wi-Fi 6 (and later Wi-Fi 6E), the Latitude 9420 also in LTE or 5G networks, provided that a corresponding cellular modem can be installed. Admins also have the option of using 16 – or 60 – Wh battery to order. The processors used are vPro-capable Core-i CPUs of the eleventh generation (Tiger Lake); Docking is possible using Thunderbolt 4.

The USB-C sockets of the Latitude 9420 speak Thunderbolt 4.

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CPU upgrades for Latitude 7000 and 5000 The vPro processors mentioned will only be available from March, which is why the Latitude 9420 cannot buy earlier. The same applies to the revised 14 – inch model of the 9000 series (Latitude 9520) and the renovated business notebooks the classic Latitude – 7000 – series. In the also freshly renovated mainstream series Latitude 2560, on the other hand, Core-i CPUs without vPro remote maintenance functions are used, which is why such equipment should be delivered in January.

So far, Dell has not disclosed German prices or more specific information on the local market launch for any of the above-mentioned business notebooks. (mue)

Apple rumors 2021: iPhone 13, AirTags, mini-LED, an augmented reality gadget

The Apple rumor mill turns up right at the beginning of the year: Apple is planning to bring its first augmented reality device onto the market this year, expects the usually well-informed analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, but details about the hardware are for the time being not leaked. Most recently it was said that Apple was working on both an AR / VR headset and classic glasses with AR functions, the introduction of which is probably still a long way off.

AirTags and mini-LED devices Kuo also expects Apple to launch the AirTags key finder 2021 on the market. Observers assume that the AirTags rely on both Bluetooth and ultra-broadband radio and are in a simple, small button housing, Apple could offer accessories such as key rings.

Likewise 2021 the first Apple devices with mini-LED screens are on the horizon, both MacBooks and iPad Pro could rely on the technology enable the playback of high-contrast HDR content. The analyst had previously forecast that Apple would introduce a new 14 “MacBook Pro with mini-LED display and in-house chip. Also a new 16 “MacBook Pro and an iMac with Apple Silicon should be on the program.

iPhone 13 with lidar throughout Suppliers assume that Apple will use lidar sensors for all model series of the iPhone 13. So far, these can only be found in the Pro models and the iPad Pro 100. Lidar allows a three-dimensional recording of the environment, which, for example, augmented reality apps can use. In the iPhone 12 Pro (Max), this also supports the camera’s auto focus, making it faster even in dark surroundings and ensure more reliable focus on objects or people. It can also be assumed that Apple will expand support for 5G networks in the millimeter wave range (mmWave), so far such devices have only been offered in the USA. In Germany mmWave is unlikely to play a role for the time being.

According to another report from the supply chain, Apple is also using gallium nitride transistors (GaN) interested in high-performance power supplies from 60 watts to 100 watts are intended. The manufacturer could thus introduce more compact USB-C power supplies for MacBooks, some of which are already offered by third-party manufacturers.

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Lenovo’s new IdeaPad 5 Pro includes AMD Ryzen mobile processors

Lenovo has announced a new lineup of IdeaPad laptops for 2021. But American readers should note that only one of them is coming to the US: the 16-inch IdeaPad 5 Pro.

Lenovo says that the IdeaPad 5 Pro is one of the most powerful IdeaPad laptops the company has ever made. The device can be configured with up to an H-Series AMD Ryzen mobile processor and “next-gen” Nvidia GeForce RTX GPUs. You can also get up to 32GB of DDR4 memory and 1TB of SSD PCIe M.2 storage.

Image: Lenovo

One thing I’m excited about: the 5 Pro is the first IdeaPad laptop to offer a 16:10 display. Coupled with a 90 percent screen-to-body ratio, that should provide extra space for productivity and multitasking over a 16:9 device. The display also has a 90Hz refresh rate and can reach 400 nits of brightness.

Lenovo says you’ll also get a larger trackpad than those of previous IdeaPads, as well as an improved keyboard with “soft-landing switches.”

Image: Lenovo

You’ll be able to buy the IdeaPad 5 Pro in May 2021, starting at $1,149.99.

In addition to the IdeaPad 5 Pro 16, Lenovo has announced the IdeaPad 5G 14 (coming to “select markets” at a not-yet-announced time), and the IdeaPad 5i Pro (available in Europe, Middle East, and Africa starting March 2021) which contains Intel processors. The 14-inch IdeaPad 5 Pro isn’t coming to North America, but it will also be available in Europe, Middle East, and Africa in March 2021.