DJI Zenmuse L1 and DJI Zenmuse P1 are the last two proposals presented by the Chinese manufacturer regarding the world of professional drones . According to the company, these are important innovations to the point of “changing the rules of the game” by focusing on efficiency and an affordable price. All without reducing the quality and precision in data collection.
In the case of L1, it is essentially a new LiDAR system that can be integrated into professional drones useful for surveys , mapping and for those in the construction sector. With DJI Zenmuse L1 we aim to provide a useful tool for precise measurements in particular conditions (low light, dense vegetation) or where photogrammetry cannot be used satisfactorily.
DJI Zenmuse L1: the evolved LiDAR system for professional drones
DJI Zenmuse L1 is the first unit from the manufacturer that uses the Livox LiDAR module that combines lightness and FOV of 70 °. To capture images, we rely on a MPixel CMOS sensor with 1 “size with mechanical shutter and 3-axis stabilizer. Vertical accuracy is 5cm while vertical accuracy is 10 cm.
It is thus possible to generate clouds from 240 thousand points every second and get to capture areas extended up to 2 km 2 with a single flight, all with speed, precision and few complications. There is linear scan or non-repetitive scan mode (data is acquired not along a defined plane but from any direction).
To ensure that Zenmuse L1 can be used as many days as possible, the system is IP certified 44 and therefore managing to operate even in fog or light rain. The dimensions are equal to 152 x 110 x 169 mm with a weight of 900 grams. No information has yet been provided on precise availability (will arrive early 2021) and prices that may be revealed in the future.
DJI Zenmuse Z1: full frame photogrammetry system
DJI Zenmuse P1 is a solution dedicated to photogrammetry that uses a full frame sensor from 45 MPixel (4.4 μm large pixels) with mechanical shutter and low noise. This system is designed for those who work in architecture, engineering, construction and surveys but who do not want to resort to LiDAR systems, but still being able to make 2D ortho-mosaics and oblique images for 3D modeling.
The optical part uses fixed lenses interchangeable with focal lengths of 24 mm, 35 mm and 50 mm (all with aperture of f / 2.8) plus a 3-axis stabilizer. The accuracy allows you to reach 3 cm horizontally and 5 cm vertically as well as being able to cover 3 km 2 in a single flight, thus reducing operating costs and time required. Furthermore, there is also the IP4X certification.
The system is not missing TimeSync 2.0 so as to synchronize the time between the modules by acquiring data
OnePlus today launched the OnePlus 8T despite its own CEO indicating that it would not launch this year. The OnePlus 8T has been presented in two colors, Aquamarine Green and Lunar Silver, it has a 6 screen, 55 “of type Fluid AMOLED with 120 Hz refresh rate , a resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels and 402 ppi, the aspect ratio of this screen is 20: 9. This display has achieved A + rating from DisplayMate, it supports HDR 10 + and has SGS certification .
The OnePlus 8T comes with a Snapdragon 865 inside to move the entire system without major problem, 8 or 12 GB of ram including a UFS 3.1 storage of 128 GB or 256 GB respectively, the battery is 4500 mAh with charge Warp Charge 65 and according to indicate us with 15 minutes will be enough to all day , and to avoid heating problems includes a new multi-layer cooling system.
You will not miss any notification with the new system of haptic vibration 2.0 and its compatible 3D audio c on Dolby Atmos thanks to its stereo speaker. Regarding communications, it is compatible with 5G networks for connections of up to 2.0 Gbps, it has Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1.
The main camera sensor of this OnePlus 8T is 48 MP with aperture f / 1, 75, the ultra wide angle of 16 MP opens f / 2.2 and a vision of 123 º, it also has a macro lens and a monochrome lens. Thanks to this they have been able to include a night landscape mode to capture images in low light . It is also capable of recording 4K videos at 60 fps, with various effects available or with super stable mode. The front camera of 16 MP, hole in the screen, has a hybrid OIS and EIS stabilizer for sharp selfies .
The 8GB Ram model and 128 GB of storage costs 599 euros and that of 12 GB of Ram and 256 of storage, which is only available in Aquamarine Green color , has a price of 699 euros . They can be booked from today until the day 19 of October at 12: 00 h, yes we do it now we will have a gift shell .
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The Pixel 4 disappointed many fans. Google wants to make amends for that with the Pixel 5 – and in large parts it is doing it. TechStage has the review of the Google Pixel 5.
If you want pure Android, you love pixel phones. Because the smartphones come with an unchanged operating system. Just like Google imagines the perfect smartphone UI. The first two generations received rave reviews from both critics and buyers. With the Pixel 3, the negative voices became louder, the arguments of which could hardly be overheard with the Pixel 4 (test report) even by the biggest Pixel fans: too expensive, too small a battery, useless radar gimmicks and no wide-angle lens. Google at least partially weakened these points of criticism with the Pixel 3a (vs Pixel 4) and the Pixel 4a (review). These models were not only better received by the testers, they also sold better. Probably one reason why Google is changing its strategy with the Pixel 5 and foregoing high-end hardware in favor of the price. The review of the Google Pixel 5 reveals why this realignment works.
Appearance and processing For the first time, the Google Pixel 5 comes in only one size. With its dimensions of 145 × 70 × 8 millimeters and a weight of only 151 grams it is very handy and light. Google coats the aluminum frame with a matt, fingerprint-repellent plastic. We have it in the color Sorta Sage, a kind of turquoise green, alternatively there is the smartphone in black.
The Pixel 5 feels good. However, the feel does not come close to the silky soft feel of the Pixel 4. The smartphone with IP 68 protected against penetrating water and is sufficiently rigid, but creaks easily when twisted.
Google Pixel 5 ( 12 Pictures) Google Pixel 5
We like that the camera unit only has a k protrudes from the case by a few millimeters. Lying on your back, it only wobbles minimally. Also nice: the display bezels are narrow and run around the display at the same distance. All buttons gather on the right side and have an excellent pressure point. Google does not have a jack plug connection on the Pixel 5, headphones are not included.
Google hides the speaker on the top behind the display. That’s enough to make a phone call, you understand the other person clearly. However, in combination with the main loudspeaker radiating downwards, it only conveys a very subtle stereo effect. So far, the audio quality has been a strength of the Pixel Phones. The Pixel 5 is an exception, its sound quality is a weak point.
Has a classic fingerprint scanner on the back Benefits. In the Pixel 4, a radar eye ensures a very large notch and a comparatively secure unlocking via the biometric data of the face. Google does not do this with the Pixel 5. There is also no option to unlock the face via the front camera. Instead, Google is again using a fingerprint sensor in the middle of the back of the phone. Some will find this a step backwards. But this solution has advantages. There is still no fingerprint scanner behind glass that works anywhere near as quickly and reliably as a good physical scanner – and the one in the Pixel 5 is very good. Furthermore, thanks to the lack of radar, there is no annoying large notch, just a small punch-hole notch on the left side. Also, facial recognition methods often fail when a face mask is involved. Lastly, a physical fingerprint sensor is significantly cheaper than the other two solutions just mentioned.
Display The OLED display is 6 inches tall and protected by Gorilla Glass 6. That works compared to high-end phones like the Samsung S 20 Ultra (test report) with its 6.9-inch screen, downright tiny, but has the advantage that the Pixel 5 is not only less bulky in your pocket. Users with large hands can also reach the upper, opposite corner with one-handed operation with the thumb.
The display bezels are narrow and the same on each side. The display starts with 2340 × 1080 Pixels (432 PPI), has an aspect ratio of 19, 5: 9, supports HDR 10 + and offers a frame rate from 90 Hertz. The resulting image quality is very good. The maximum screen brightness is also very good, and content can be read without any problems in direct sunlight. It only achieves the maximum screen brightness in automatic mode and for a short time to prevent the OLED panel from burning in. Google cancels the optional adjustment of the color temperature based on the ambient light of the predecessor.
The display dispenses with gimmicks such as a curved display edge. As a result, armored glass panes hold better or protect the display edge. In addition, there is less attack surface on the display, which means that it should tend to withstand falls better.
Processor Instead of a high-end processor, Google relies on the upper mid-range Snapdragon SoC 765G, which is already used in the Oneplus Nord (test report). Advantage: In contrast to the top model Snapdragon 865 / 865 + integrates the 765 G the 5G module he needs no external 5G modem. This saves space, electricity costs and is cheaper. With regard to the benchmark value, the pixel 5 levels off somewhere between the pixel 3 and the pixel 4. On paper, even the difference to the mid-range smartphone Google Pixel 4a (test report) is just under 30 Percentage speed advantage is not very big.
In practice, renouncing high-end does not have a negative impact. Whether switching between apps, typing on the virtual keyboard or opening the camera: the Pixel 5 does all tasks quickly and comfortably. This is due to the work memory that has grown to 8 GB, but also to the pure, unmodified Android. The additional functions often introduced by other manufacturers are often at the expense of performance on their devices.
The Pixel 5 has a slot for a nano-SIM and integrates an E-SIM. There are with 128 GByte only one memory configuration. That is more than the predecessor. Nevertheless, we miss an option with more memory and / or the possibility of using micro SD cards for memory expansion.
Camera The camera is traditionally a strength of the Pixel line. The Pixel 5 remains true to this tradition. As so often, the hardware sounds unimpressive. It comes with the Sony IMX 363 With 12 Megapixels and a pixel size of 1.4 μm for the main camera, the same sensor is used that already provided very good photos with the Pixel 2. This is combined with an f / 1.7 aperture with 76 – degree field of view, a two-phase autofocus and an optical image stabilization.
Google Pixel 5 Pictures (15 Pictures) Main camera
The recordings of the main camera are convincing gene. As is typical for pixels, they offer somewhat oversaturated colors and a very high dynamic range. Especially in dramatic lighting conditions such as a bright sky with a lot of dark shadows on the ground, it shows its strengths in connection with HDR. The image quality is comparable to that of the Pixel 5; we don’t see any great progress. This also applies to the night mode, which is still looking for its own kind. There are a few improvements: the Pixel 5 automatically switches to night mode when the light conditions are right, unlike its predecessor. In addition, users can now combine night mode with portrait mode.
Speaking of portrait mode: Google still doesn’t need an additional sensor to achieve fantastic results. Unlike many other smartphones, the distance does not have to be at least 1.5 meters. New: Thanks to clever AI, you can influence the exposure of photographed faces afterwards.
The predecessor recognized faces in the live view in order to focus on them and adjust the exposure accordingly . The Pixel 5 can no longer do that. The reason for this is Google’s waiver of the in-house Pixel Neural Core. In practice we hardly missed him, the Snapdragon 765 G does a good job even without him. However, it is noticeable that the calculation of HDR images takes a little longer.
The camera hardly protrudes from the housing. What we are missing, however, is an additional telecamera. With the Pixel 4, many complained that Google, instead of using a wide-angle lens, uses a telecamera. After all, you can always cut into an image section, but not generate additional image information that can only be captured by a wide-angle camera. Google responded to the criticism and now installed a wide-angle camera instead. It’s good. It would have been even better if Google integrated an additional telephoto and wide-angle camera.
The wide-angle camera uses a 16 – Megapixel sensor with 1.0 μm pixel size, an aperture of f / 2.2 and a viewing angle of 98 Degree. Where the viewing angle could be wider, the image quality plays a major role. Nevertheless, the sensor is overall a little less bright than that of the main camera.
The front camera with fixed focus has an 8 megapixel sensor, an f / 2.0 aperture, a pixel size of 1, 12 μm and a viewing angle of 83 Degree. Your recordings are good, but not better than the Pixel 4.
Anyone who likes to record videos with their smartphone will be happy to hear that Google is finally taking them seriously. For the first time, the Pixel 5 allows 4K recordings with 60 frames per second too. There is also an Audi zoom, which is intended to limit what is heard in the video to the area filmed. A directional eavesdropping device is still a long way off.
In video mode, with regard to video stabilization, the user can switch to Locked in addition to Standard in order to fix individual objects at a greater distance. There is also an active mode for increased video stabilization and a cinema effect mode to display pans more smoothly. This works surprisingly well in the test. Also a time-lapse and a slow-motion function with 240 FPS at 1080 p is on board.
Overall, the camera app looks much tidier and easier to understand than its predecessor. The camera is better than the Pixel 4, but the differences are small. In addition, one can assume that the Pixel 4 will also receive many of the functions introduced with the Pixel 5 via software updates. To really set itself apart, the Pixel 5 lacks a third component with the telecamera, which is currently standard even in the lower middle class.
Software The Google Pixel 5 comes directly with the brand new Android 11. Here we show which smartphones the Android – 10 – update received. As with all Pixel phones, Google promises that it will receive three major version jumps and regular security updates. That’s good, but still as good as Apple has been doing with its iPhones for many years.
Google Pixel 5 screenshots (25 Pictures) Screenshot Google Pixel 5
Android runs on older Pixel phones 11 for some time, the new features are therefore already known. However, there are still some exclusive features that are reserved for the Pixel 5 – and for the most part only work in the US or in English. This includes “Hold for me”, which takes over waiting in waiting loops. It is now also possible to display an automatic subtitle independently of the app, which is calculated locally on the smartphone without an internet connection. But only in English. This also applies to the recorder, which transcribes sound recordings directly. This transcription can also be edited. If you delete certain sections, for example, the corresponding part in the sound recording is automatically deleted.
Google promises to add more languages such as German “soon”. But one shouldn’t give too much to this promise. After all, the company made similar promises with the Pixel 4 a year ago. Little has changed since then.
by Mattia Speroni, published on 16 October 2020, at 19: 01
?? The Japanese manufacturer has announced some news regarding its lens roadmap for the Fujifilm X series. It will arrive in 2021 to a total of 37 models with the addition of two new solutions, one fixed and one zoom .??
In recent days we have written some news related to new objectives that will arrive from Canon and Nikon in the course of 2021. But even the system Fujifilm X will not stand by and, after the presentation of the new Fujinon XF 10 – 24 mmF4 R OIS WR, the Japanese company announced the roadmap updated.
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As officially reported, the range of Fujifilm X comes to 37 different models covering different needs. Thus we go from ultra wide angle solutions to pushed telephoto lenses passing by a whole series of fixed lenses with different apertures (for example the new 50 mm f / 1.0).
Two new features arrive: the new XF 18 mmF1.4 and the XF 70 – 300 mmF4-5.6 OIS . As for the first, it is a solution with a wide viewing angle which, however, does not give up being bright by virtue of the aperture of f / 1.4. The second is a compact and lightweight telephoto zoom lens that aims to give an alternative to the 50 – 140 mm f / 2.8, al 100 – 400 mm f / 4.5-f / 5.6 or al 55 – 200 mm f / 3.5-f / 4.8. For both objectives there is no defined presentation date, we only know that it will be in 2021.
The novelty collection consists of four models according to leaks – iPhone mini , iPhone 11 iPhone, Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max.
Apple has unexpectedly unveiled the new iPhone at its launch today collection. The new smartphone series brings with it a revamped, more angular design, the Apple A 14 system circuit and 5G connections. Released phones confirm the leak reported last week as true. In addition to the phones, Apple also unveiled the HomePod Mini smartphone speaker, which was also predicted in the aforementioned year.
All telephones are connected by an A which you can read more about in the news about it a month ago. In short, however, the circuit is the mobile system’s first 5nm-wide system circuit, which is also Apple’s first circuit to support 5G connections. Apple promises the circuit to be up to 30 faster than other mobile system circuits so CPU as well as the GPU.
5G support was one of the main themes of Apple’s launch event. With 5G support, the manufacturer promised a collection of iPhone 14 reach transmission speeds of up to 4 Gb / s at its fastest, but unfortunately mmWave support, which offers the toughest speeds, remains a U.S. treat. To improve the higher power consumption observed on other mobile devices on 5G networks, Apple has developed a mode called Smart Mode, which in practice means that the phone only uses 5G when it detects higher-speed usage on the phone. In this case, the phone spends most of its time on 4G networks.
Another novelty that unites all iPhone is MagSafe -charge. A term familiar from the magnetic chargers on Apple’s older MacBook laptops is borrowed from the iPhone world to describe the magnetic circle found on the back of the phone, which allows you to use both accessories and a wireless charger that resembles an Apple Watch charger. At the launch, Apple promoted MagSafe magnets with, among other things, a snap-on card case and a MagSafe charger, both of which are available directly through Apple’s website 68 and at euro guide prices
In addition to the redesigned design, Apple has also introduced a new glass structure using the Ceramic Shield marketing term for all phones, which, according to the manufacturer, offers up to four times the drop resistance of previously used glass. All new iPhone – a rating that promises the phone to last 30 immersion in water to a depth of 6 meters
There has also been a change in the delivery content, as Apple no longer has new iPhone 12 models provide power directly to the phone, but only a Lightning-connected cable with a USB Type-C connector on the other end for attachment to the consumer’s own charger.
At the bottom of the collection to replace last year’s iPhone 12 Apple released new iPhone and more affordable iPhone mini, both of which will rank earlier this year above the released iPhone SE. The phones are almost identical in features, but they are distinguished by screen sizes and, as is typical of Apple, also different resolutions due to the screen size. iPhone 11 screen size is familiar from last year 6.1 inches, but the screen with the Super Retina XDR name has an even higher resolution 2532 x 1170, which provides 460 pixel density of ppi. iPhone 12 mini display is significantly smaller 5, 4 inches and resolution 2340 x 476, which provides 476 ppi pixel density. Compared to the previous year, the Super Retina XDR screen also differs in technology, as Apple has moved to the iPhone 11 from the LCD panel found on the OLED display. iPhone 11 and 11 The mini displays naturally also support HDR material and offer up to 1200 the maximum brightness. However, the typical maximum brightness is familiar from the iPhone 12 650 staples
For the camera range 12 and mini offer 11) is a wide-angle camera that serves as the main camera and 120 an ultra-wide-angle camera with a degree angle of view. However, the camera system has not remained the same in other respects, but development has taken place. The aperture ratio of the main camera has increased to f1.6, in addition to which the number of elements in its lens has increased from six to seven. Also on the software side, the phone has been promised development with more advanced HDR mode and Dolby Vision support for video recording, among other things. In addition, image stabilization for video recording has been developed according to the manufacturer. In other respects, video recording supports the already familiar 4K Flevel video, both front and back also with rear cameras
iPhone 11 Pro and Max Max, in turn, will replace last year’s iPhone according to its names 10 Pro and 10 Pro Max models. As the clearest innovation in addition to the redesigned design of the phones 12 series – Pro models have increased the size of their screens. iPhone ‘s Pro’s screen is 6.1 ”And iPhone 10 The Pro Max display is 6, 7 ”, while on the last generation Pro models they were 5.8 ″ and 6.5 ″. In addition, the amount of storage space for price-from-models has been increased from last year’s 52 gigabyte 120 gigabyte.
From the basic models, the Pro models differ in their camera features, although there are also differences between the Pro models. Both Pro models offer three cameras – an ultra-wide-angle camera, a wide-angle camera that serves as the main camera, and a telephoto camera – in addition to the LiDAR sensor familiar from the iPad Pro. iPhone 11 The Pro’s ultra-wide angle camera is on paper 11 and 12 familiar from the mini, as well as the main camera, although the pixel size of the main camera is defined by Apple 11 Prolle 1.4 um when 12 and 12 for which the size is not mentioned. For the camera of the iPhone Pro offers 30 Focal length, i.e. traditional 2x zoom, 6-element lens, optical image stabilization and quite bright f2.0 aperture ratio.
iPhone 10 The Max Max, on the other hand, offers the ultra-wide-angle camera familiar from the smaller Pro. , but differs for the main camera and the TV camera. 10 The pixel size of the Pro Max main camera is a notch larger than 1, 7 μm, in addition to which, in support of the optical image stabilization of the lens, it also offers an optical image stabilizer that moves the entire cell, which has previously been seen mainly in advanced SLR camera stabilizers. For the camera, the iPhone Max Max offers a notch higher zoom mm pol
The upcoming iPhone collection will consist of a 5.4-inch iPhone 12 Mini, 6.1-inch iPhone 12 and 10 Pro and 6.7-inch iPhone 12 Pro Maxista.
Apple has announced that it will hold next week on Tuesday . October a launch event at which at least a recent iPhone collection is expected to be unveiled. Now the Chinese leaker, known as Kang, has released a comprehensive list of future iPhone features on Weibo. At the same time, Kang reveals that a new HomePod Mini smart speaker at a lower price than the original HomePod would also be expected at Tuesday’s unveiling. According to GSMArena, the Kang leak has also been approved by IceUniverse, which is known for its reliable leaks.
According to Kang, the iPhone collection already consists of four phones – according to previous rumors – iPhone 10 with a mini 5.4 ”screen and 699 dollar starting price, iPhone 12 6.1 ”screen and 799 dollar starting price, iPhone 12 Pro with 6.1 ”screen and 999 dollar starting price and iPhone 10 Pro Pro 6.7 ”screen and 1099 at the starting price of the dollar. The prices leaked by Kang are at the same level for the Pro models as the prices rumored from the beginning, but the basic models will settle in a new leak 52 dollars more expensive. With regard to storage space, the leak confirms previous rumors: the base model and mini will be available , 128 and 256 gigabyte variants, while Pro models increase the smallest storage option 128 to gigabytes, while also providing familiar 256 and 601 gigabyte versions.
In terms of color, Apple sticks to the style familiar from last year based on leakage, offering colorful options for the base model and mini – black, red, white, blue and green – the Pro models offer a slightly more subdued color, silver, graphite black and blue color option. The entire iPhone 12 collection is expected to support 5G connections, but mmWave support is remaining only in the United States. With 5G connections, Apple is also introducing Smart Data Mode to its phones, which automatically switches between 4G and 5G networks according to bandwidth requirements to save battery power.
In terms of monitors, the leak promises a Super Retina XDR monitor on all models with new display glass technology. This could therefore mean an increase in the screen resolution of both the basic and mini models. The screen resolution, which is considerably lower than other phones in the Price range, has been one of the most common criticisms of the basic iPhone model and the previous XR model. The leak from the new display glass does not give the model name, but GSMArena suspects that it could be Corning’s fresh Victus glass.
The camera system in the base model and the fresh mini model relies on a two-camera solution consisting of a wide-angle and ultra-wide-angle camera, as is familiar from last year, of which the second lens is promised to have a fairly bright aperture ratio of f1.6. The Pro models, on the other hand, would also include a TV camera and a LiDAR scanner familiar from the iPad Pro. iPhone 10 Pro camera offers mm and Pro Max in turn 64 mm viewing angle. With an ultra-wide-angle camera, these produce a total of four and five times the zoom, but compared to a traditional this is a fairly traditional 2x and a notch stronger 2.5x zoom. In addition to the larger zoom, the Pro Max would also differ from the cheaper models by leakage with an even larger sensor. On the software side, all new phones have been enhanced with Deep Fusion, Smart HDR and Night Mode, and the phones support Dolby Vision-compliant HDR video recording.
According to the leak, Apple would be bringing back the term MagSafe used by MacBooks in their magnetic chargers with the new phones. For phones, however, this would be a wireless charge at a maximum watt speed. MagSafe may refer to a magnetic ring previously found in rumors and image leaks that would be found on the back of the phone. This would connect the phone to the correct point on the charger, as is familiar from Apple Watch, among others, reducing the accuracy required by the user to set up the device. Understandably, however, this would also require support from the download platform.
In addition to the phones, Kang said Apple would be announcing the successor to its HomePod smartphone a couple of years ago. HomePod mini has its name
(Pocket-lint) – Apple announced the fourth generation iPad Air during an event in September, offering a new design, upgraded hardware and a step closer to the flagship iPad Pro range.
How does the new iPad Air compare to last year’s model though? Here’s a run down so you can work out which model you should buy or whether you should upgrade. You can also read our iPad Air vs iPad Pro to see the differences between those models.
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Design
iPad Air (2020): 247.6 x 78.5 x 6.1mm, 458-460g
iPad Air (2019): 250.6 x 174.1 x 6.1mm, 456-464g
The fourth generation of Apple iPad Air features a design refresh compared to the third generation model. The bezels have slimmed down around the display and rather than Touch ID in the home button beneath the display, the new iPad Air puts Touch ID in the top button instead.
The build remains familiar with an aluminium body, but the latest iPad Air comes in a range of colours including Rose Gold, Green and Sky Blue, in addition to the standard Silver and Space Grey.
On the back, the single camera lens remains – it doesn’t move to the same design as the iPad Pro – but the lens is larger and more prominent on the new iPad Air compared to the 2019 model.
The third generation iPad Air has larger bezels around the top and bottom of the display than the fourth generation model and it features Touch ID in the home button at the bottom. As mentioned, the camera lens on the rear is smaller, though positioned in the same place, and colour options are more classic with Silver, Gold and Space Grey available.
Display
iPad Air (2020): 10.9-inch Liquid Retina, 2360 x 1640, 264ppi
iPad Air (2019): 10.5-inch Retina, 2224 x 1668, 264ppi
The fourth generation iPad Air has a 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display with True Tone technology on board. It offers a resolution of 2360 x 1640, which delivers a pixel density of 264ppi.
The third generation iPad Air has a slightly smaller 10.5-inch Retina display that comes with a 2224 x 1668 pixel resolution, delivering the same 264ppi pixel density.
Both displays offer a maximum brightness of 500nits, are fully laminated, feature an anti-reflective coating and offer a P3 wide colour gamut.
Hardware and features
iPad Air (2020): A14 chip, 64GB/256GB storage, USB Type-C
iPad Air (2019): A12 chip, 64GB/256GB storage, Lightning
The 2020 iPad Air runs on the latest A14 Bionic chip with Neural Engine, while the iPad Air (2019) runs on the A12 Bionic chip with Neural Engine.
Both iPad Air models are available in Wi-Fi only and Wi-Fi and Cellular models and both come in 64GB and 256GB storage options.
The latest iPad Air is compatible with the second generation of Apple Pencil, along with the Magic Keyboard and Smart Keyboard Folio, like the iPad Pro range. The third generation model meanwhile, is compatible with the first generation of the Apple Pencil and the Smart Keyboard.
Both models claim to offer up to 10 hours of battery while surfing the web but the 2020 iPad Air has USB Type-C, while the iPad Air (2019) has Lightning for charging.
Cameras
iPad Air (2020): 12MP rear, FaceTime HD front
iPad Air (2019): 8MP rear, FaceTime HD front
In terms of cameras, the fourth generation iPad Air has a 12-megapixel Wide camera on the rear that has a f/1.8 aperture and a number of features including Live Photos with stabilisation, Smart HDR for photos, Autofocus with Focus Pixels and panorama up to 63-megapixels.
The third generation model meanwhile, has an 8-megapixel Wide camera with a f/2.4 aperture and it too offers a number of features including Live Photos but not with stablisation, Auto HDR for photos, autofocus without Focus Pixels and panaorama up to 43-megapixels.
Both devices have a FaceTime HD camera on the front, offering 7-megapixel photos.
Software
iPadOS 14
Both the third and fourth generation iPad Air models run on iPadOS and they are both compatible with iPadOS 14.
You can read all about the latest software build in our separate feature, but the overall user experience between the old iPad Air and new iPad Air will be pretty much id
(Pocket-lint) – The Fujifilm X-S10 has arrived to shake up the Japanese camera maker’s typical dial-heavy design with something altogether simplier. Well, that’s how you might see it if you’re already invested in an X-series camera, such as the X-T4.
But the X-S10 isn’t really for existing Fujifilm users, this is the company’s long-distance wave to prospective Canon and Nikon users in some regard – the ones who, since those companies pushed hard in EOS R and Nikon Z respectively, probably can’t keep up with the expected cash flow of such pricey bodies and new lenses.
Now, the X-S10 isn’t ultra-budget by any means – as in, it’s under four-figures, rather than costing a couple of grand – but as a solid investment it might make sense. It’s got much of the X-T4’s capabilities – the same sensor, the same autofocus system – but at a cut of the cost. So what gives?
X-S10: Design
Body dimensions: 126 x 85.1 x 65.4mm / Weight: 465g
2.36m-dot electronic viewfinder (EVF)
3-inch vari-angle LCD touchscreen
Single main mode dial
Not weather-sealed
New large grip
The principal thing about the X-S10 is that it doesn’t have a series of dials strewn about its body. At least, not in the same way as most Fujifilm X-series cameras – which typically have a shutter dial, exposure compensation dial, ISO sensitivity dial, and aperture ring on the lens (this one doesn’t go away, depending on the lens). The S10 instead opts for a single main mode dial to control between Auto, Custom (four setups), and the Manual (M), Aperture (A), Shutter (S) and Programme Auto (P) modes.
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That doesn’t mean it’ll be a cinch to use for total newbies wondering what the whole “P, S, A, M” letters above are all about. But if you’re used to your camera layout being more menu and button led – a la Canon – then this Fujifilm is likely to make a little more sense.
Conversely, however, we find it more confusing. Because we always use the dedicated exposure compensation dial and the shutter dial, so a quick glance lets us know what fixed setting we’ve selected rather than having to look at the screen or jump into various menus. It’s each to their own viewpoint, we suppose, but we prefer Fujifilm’s unique selling point of multiple dials – as it sets the brand apart from others.
But what about those other dials you can see? They’re thumbwheels, the two top-positioned ones – one of which lapses over the rear tip of the camera – which can be rotated to make quick adjustments to various settings. It’s these that ensure the X-S10 is still easy enough to use and quick to make adjustments. That, after all, is part of the point in buying a dedicated camera these days – you have to have some hands-on physical control, otherwise the phone in your pocket would likely have more appeal.
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In terms of specification the X-S10 doesn’t quite match up to the X-T4 – as you would expect, given the price differences. The S10 is not weather-sealed, for example, but we doubt that’ll affect a huge portion of users (and if it does then there are other, pricier options, within the range). The built-in electronic viewfinder is super, but not quite as high resolution in the S10 either – not that it looks poor to the eye by any means.
The X-S10 is a little smaller than many of Fujifilm’s other X-series cameras, and lighter too, while the design incorporates a large grip – ensuring that, whatever lens you have attached to the front, it should continue to feel balanced.
X-S10: Performance
8fps burst mode (20fps w/ electronic shutter)
5-axis in-body image stabilisation
425 selectable AF areas
We’ve only had the X-S10 for a short period – literally a day – so haven’t been able to take heaps of photos using it, given our other duties. But it’s clearly a performer that avoids the typical “entry-level” stamp.
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The autofocus system, for example, is the same one as you’ll find in the higher spec X-T4. So it’s a corker.
The camera uses a massive 2.16-million phase-detection pixels embedded across its sensor’s surface, with 425 AF areas, designed to cover the full width from edge to edge. That means you can focus anywhere in the field of view. The AF point can be adjusted between a variety of point sizes, too, by using the rear thumbwheel.
If you’re more into automatic shooting or want to use your fingers on the screen then that’s possible too. Press where you want to focus and fire the shutter, which makes using the camera super easy – or you can switch this off and use the rear joystick control for precision instead. We prefer the latter, but the camera caters for all kinds of uses.
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Speed is decent too, with an eight frames per second (8fps) burst mode maximum, or 20fps using an electronic shutter. That’s ideal for capturing fast-moving subjects – and that autofocus system really can keep up. Or it can auto-track faces and eyes in both humans and animals, to help get that perfect shot.
With a decent lens on the front and the X-S10 ought to be a formidable shooting machine. However, it’s not really destined to come boxed up with the very best Fujifilm glass – as the target here is keeping the cost down.
Of the four options on offer – body-only, 15-45mm f/3.5-5.6, 18-55mm f/2.8-4, 16-80mm f/4.0 – we’d suggest getting the 18-55mm for the faster aperture potential, which gives better options for shooting in low light, expanding background blur, and maintaining sharpness at stop-down aperture settings.
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There’s no reason you can’t put any Fujifilm X-series lens on the front of the camera though, and there’s plenty to choose from. So whether it’s zoom, macro, telephoto, wide-angle, or whatever floats your boat, the range of options are here if your wallet can manage it.
X-S10: Image Quality
26-megapixel X-Trans CMOS 4 sensor
ISO 160-12,800 (80-51,200 ext)
12 Film Simulation modes
So to image quality. Like we say, we’ve only had time to shoot a handful of shots. But there are no surprises – with the same 26.1-megapixel sensor as found in the X-T4, the quality you’ll get from the X-S10 is much the same.
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Indeed, the X-S10 even includes a reworked version of the 5-axis image stabilisation system that you’ll find in the pricier camera. Here the mechanical unit has been made smaller to fit into this smaller body, but that’s seen hardly any reduction in capability – and it’s a really great system to aid handheld shots in staying that extra bit sharp.
As for the actual image quality. What we noticed, having taken shots throughout the ISO sensitivity range, is how clean the images look even at the much higher settings – meaning even low-light shots will look great (like the ISO 12,800 example below). That’s because this sensor is backside illuminated, with the copper wiring placement beneath the photo diodes in the sensor, in order to create a cleaner signal path.
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There’s a whole host of Film Simulation modes too – we count 12, although Fujifilm tells us there’s 18, shrug – if you want to emulate classic film stock. That ranges from Sepia, Monochrome, to Pro Neg, Velvia, and more.
Just as we said of the X-T4: the X-S10’s image quality is exemplary. Although, as we said in the section prior to this, a lot of that comes down to the lens on the front of the camera.
X-S10: Video
4K30 video maximum (no crop)
1080p at 240fps possible
3.5mm mic jack
Clean HDMI out
Video is on the rise in buyers’ expectations, so the X-S10 ensures a decent spec in this regard too. It’s possible to capture 4K Ultra-HD quality at up to 30fps (25/24p are also available), with a dedicated mic jack for recording off-camera audio if you so wish.
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The HDMI port will cater for 10-bit if you want a clean 4:2:2 out, too, or it’s 8-bit direct to card. There’s just a single SD slot to the base of the camera, by the battery port. Oh, and there’s USB-C charging of the battery direct into camera, which is great.
First Impressions
The Fujifilm X-S10 is a new proposition in terms of design. It’s attempting to simplify the multi-dial layout of other X-series cameras to appeal to a whole new audience. While it may pare back the dials, though, it doesn’t necessarily pare back the camera knowledge that you’ll need to use it.
While the design is new, the feature set is a familiar proposition: within this small body is a highly capable autofocus system and image sensor – the same as you’ll find in the pricier X-T4 camera. So the smaller body doesn’t mean compromising the core pillars of image quality and capabilities, which is great news.
So how has Fujifilm cut several hundred pounds out of the X-S10 compared to the X-T4? The build is different, it’s not waterproofed, while some of the admittedly excellent features – such as the electronic viewfinder – aren’t as top-end in spec.
Whether you’ll find the absence of multiple dials a perk or a pain is down to your view on what a Fujifilm X-series camera should be all about. But now there’s the option and thus the choice – and with so much focus on much pricier full-frame cameras from Canon and Nikon, and Olympus about to bow out of the Micro Four Thirds game (well, possibly, maybe), we can see why the X-S10 is swooping in to try and make a name for itself.
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LONDON (Pocket-lint) – In a world of super flagship phones – where the same hardware is used across multiple brands and so many share similar designs – there’s always a place for the Samsung Galaxy Note range. It’s done things a little different for years, hiding the S Pen stylus up its sleeve as the one feature it’ll always have a monopoly over.
It’s this stylus that sets it apart from the competition, but is that now enough to distract from the fact that it’s a phone that’s missing a few things you’d come to expect from an ultra-premium phone in 2020? We were sent a Note 20 5G unit by Vodafone UK to test so that we could bring you our full thoughts and decide whether or not it’s worth the money.
Design
Dimensions: 161.6 x 75.2 x 8.3 mm / Weight: 192g
Polycarbonate back, AKA ‘Glasstic’
IP68 water- and dust-resistant
There’s been some reaction to Samsung’s decision to use polycarbonate – i.e. plastic, or ‘Glasstic’ as Samsung likes to call it – on the back of a phone with a four-figure asking price.
When you stump up good money for a smartphone, you expect to get premium materials, and a perceived premium finish. For instance, when iPhone X was among the first to break that four-figure barrier, which was almost justifiable because its frame was made of stainless steel. And it was all-glass front and back.
So it’s safe to say Samsung has some big courage in offering up a plastic-backed device for so much money. But here’s the thing: look at it, and it looks just as good as a frosted glass-backed phone. Hold it in your hand and there’s nothing hollow, bendy or plasticky about it. Yes, you can tell it’s not glass because it doesn’t feel cold, ever. And if you press it hard, it bends a little. But it has the appearance and the feel of a premium phone and, really, that’s all that matters.
In the hand the Note 20 feels like a sturdy phone, the soft-touch finish on the back is a really nice texture beneath the fingers, making it a pleasure to hold. The thing that surprised us was how much we liked the texture and the look – it almost reminded us of another phone we had a soft spot for a few years back: the Nokia Lumia 925, which combined a sturdy metal frame with polycarbonate and glass to great effect.
If there’s anything going against the Note 20, it’s the fact that it’s a large and blocky phone. But in the context of the Note series, that’s a good thing. Note devices are supposed to be big, and the fact that the standard model is a large, flat, rectangular devices – and not just a subtle tweak on the Galaxy S20 series – makes it stand out.
We really like the squarer corners on the Note series, and the fact that the bezels around the display are so slim means that panel is what takes up pretty much all of the space on the front. The pink-ish shiny edges contrast really nicely with those slim black bezels.
The’s nothing particularly unique about the button and port layout. It features everything you’d expect a phone to, in the places where they typically should be. Whether that’s the power and volume buttons on the right, or the Type-C port and speaker grille on the bottom
What does make the phone unique is the S Pen stylus, which has its very own built-in silo on the bottom edge. It’s on the left this year, so if you have one of the older models with the pen on the right, it’ll take a short while to get used to that.
S Pen shenanigans
Screen off memo
Pen Up for drawing
AR doodle, screen writing, much more
As with any Note series, regardless of year, the benefit of buying one is you get the S Pen stylus. Which each new year, Samsung adds more features and makes it even more useful. With the Note 20 there’s so much you can do with it, we could almost write an entire review on just the S Pen features, but we’ll try and keep this short.
One of the immediate benefits – and one of the features we used the most – is the screenwriting feature. It lets you snap a screenshot and then immediately scribble on it, marking it up with annotations. It’s useful when you’re sharing an article with someone and just want to highlight a key sentence. Or, as we’ve been doing, snapping a screenshot of a map and highlighting important landmarks or directions.
So, for instance, if there’s a pub you want to meet at and the map doesn’t make it clear where the car park entrance is, you can just scribble a little arrow and send the grab to your friend. Or, if you live on a new-build estate and want to show where your house is on the plot – because Google Maps doesn’t have it yet – you can scribble on maps to show where it is. It’s a really useful tool.
Another of our most-used features is the screen off memos. Simply remove the stylus from its silo while the screen is off and the phone, so the phone is in standby, yet you can still write a note on the screen and save it. It’s handy if you just want to whip up a quick shopping list or make a note of something you don’t want to forget.
Of course, there are other uses. For instance, artists can use Pen Up to draw sketches and even have the ability to load up photos and ‘trace’ over them to practice using the different digital pens and paintbrushes. There’s also an AR doodle feature that lets you draw on your own face as you’re recording a video through the front-facing camera.
The list goes on really. Some apps let you automatically scroll up and down pages just by hovering the S Pen tip near the top or the bottom, and sometimes it’s just nice to use the pen to navigate the phone instead of using a thumb or a finger. With a big phone like this, that’s actually more comfortable, but it does mean both hands are taken up with phone-related activities.
There’s also Air Gestures, which enable you to use the stylus like a little wand, waving it around to bring about actions. It’s all gimmicky in our view though, with inconsistent results, so we’d stick with the actually useful actions we’ve highlighted above – there’s plenty of good to be had from the S Pen.
Display
6.7-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, 20:9 aspect ratio
1080 x 1400 resolution (393ppi)
In-display fingerprint scanner
The second area to cause reaction from tech aficionados is the Note 20’s display. On the spec sheet it appears one compromise too many to build in just a Full HD resolution panel on an expensive Galaxy-branded smartphone. In the Android market, if you’re paying four figures for a phone then it better not only have a Quad HD panel – but really high refresh rate. After all, OnePlus does it for much less money.
Truth is, during our testing of the phone, we’ve not had a single complaint about the screen. It’s flat, for starters, which means there’s no real risk of accidental touches making things happen (or not happen) on the screen. There’s also no risk of video distorting or looking weird as it rolls around a curve – because there isn’t one.
Put the Note 20 next to the Quad HD+ screen on the Galaxy S20 and you’ll notice it’s a little less sharp. It’s not that you can see individual pixels, more that the really fine details and curves are a tad less smooth. There’s not much in it though. And once you’re in a Netflix binge session or spending your lunch break smashing the back of other racers with red shells in Mario Kart Tour, you’ll not be thinking about it.
The colour reproduction is great too. You get that vivid, eye-popping experience you’d expect from a Samsung AMOLED screen. It’s not overly saturated, but still lively and generally well balanced. It’s bright too.
Performance and battery
Exynos 990 or Snapdragon 865+ processor
8GB RAM, 128GB / 256GB storage
4300mAh battery, 25W charging
Wireless charging
The last spec on the sheet to cause a double-take: battery capacity. It’s a 4,300mAh cell, which in the context of big 2020 flagships with 5G support, doesn’t seem all that capacious. In a regular, smaller flagship it’s fine. In a big, powerful Note-series phone it should be greater. If any phone range should give you two days battery it should be a Note.
Still, it’s not as though it’s a puny amount. In most use cases it does a great job of getting through a full workday. That’s probably down to the fact that it only has a Full HD resolution display without that eye-watering frame rates offered by the Ultra (which, as we noted, has so-so battery). There wasn’t a single day we struggled to get from morning until night after taking it off charge when we woke up and got out of bed.
On busy days we’d have perhaps 30 per cent left over, sometimes less if we put some serious time into photography and playing games. If you want to push it to two days, you really have to be stringent with how much time you spend with the screen on.
Once empty you have a couple of different ways to refill it. You can either use the Type-C charger port, or slap it on a wireless charger. Either way, you won’t get mind-bending charging speeds like you’d get from Oppo or OnePlus, but it’s quick enough. Samsung’s power adapter can go up to 25W, which will give the phone a decent amount of charge within 30 minutes in an emergency. If you’re a night-time charger, which you likely will be with this phone, that’s not really a concern anyway.
As for overall speeds and snappiness, you might just find a difference comparing the US model with the European one. We had the latter, which features the much-maligned Exynos processor. With that said, possibly again due to the screen refresh and resolution specs, it didn’t seem to struggle at all under gaming load.
While you might not get the super-smooth frame-rates in general interface transitions like loading up the app drawer, or dropping down the notification shade, the fact it’s only 60Hz makes no difference when you load up your favourite game, because so few games feature anything higher than 60fps on the Play Store.
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We had the 5G variant in testing, however, the phone was being used in 4G only areas so we weren’t able to test Vodafone’s latest data network. Saying that, when in areas of good signal the network was generally very reliable for web browsing and social media.
Software
One UI 2.5 based on Android 10
Samsung has always done things its own way when it comes to software, using Google’s Android as a platform for its own services and interface and – while there’s nothing especially wrong with how it looks visually – it can be frustrating to use if you’re accustomed to some of Google’s own services.
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For instance, you could want to use Google’s autofill service in Chrome or to log into your apps when you first set it up, but Samsung’s UI prefers that you use Samsung Pass, and so you’re forced to go through the rigmarole of changing your autofill service provider. Or, when you click on a web link in an email, it’ll launch Samsung’s browser rather than Chrome.
Still, having Samsung-made software touches isn’t all bad. In fact, due to the S Pen, it’s essential. Without the additional stylus support within the apps or dedicated functions like the various markup tools and highlighting options, it wouldn’t be possible to have the S Pen as useful a tool.
The Note 20 has a versatile triple-camera setup, made up of three actually useful cameras. There’s no room for a useless low-resolution macro or depth sensor here. Instead, you get a primary lens with support from an ultra-wide and a telephoto camera. They vary in resolution, but you get good variety.
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In automatic mode, the cameras do a good job of balancing out highlights and shadows. What’s rather impressive is how all three cameras seem to produce really consistent colours – there’s no sense that the second and third cameras are washed out or lacking in detail, despite the different sensor makeup.
Zoomed in really far – up the maximum 30x – unsurprisingly yielded smushy results that lacked in colour and detail, but that’s to be expected when maxing out the digital zoom on any phone. Our advice: just don’t. Close-ups are a bit tricky too, as we sometimes had to try multiple times to focus on subjects that were near to the lens, such as plants or bugs.
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The camera also has a tendency to go a little bit over the top in processing colours – blues in the sky look a bit too vivid, for example.
Overall, shots taken in good daylight are eye-catching. We think pretty much anyone picking up the Note 20 to take photos will be very happy with the sharpness and appearance of the shots.
Verdict
If you’re looking for a phone with an integrated stylus then there’s little better than the Samsung Galaxy Note 20. Its note-taking potental is superb.
Sure, the ‘Glasstic’ rear and lack of higher refresh-rate screen are little red marks against its specification, but in isolation and in everyday use we suspect that’s not going to be a major bother for most people.
Plus, if you want more, spend more and opt for the Ultra model instead. However, we actually prefer the standard Note 20’s more subdued camera design and overall scale.
The Galaxy Note 20 might not bring any true killer new feature to the fold, but as a device that’s long been top of its game, it continues to show considerable strengths.
Also consider
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
If you like the big size of the Note 20 but don’t want plastic and do want a higher resolution, higher refresh rate display, there’s always the S20 Plus. It’s a good balance of ergonomic design and top tier features.
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Moto G Pro
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If you do want a stylus but don’t want to spend the big bucks, Motorola added a pen-equipped phone to its G-series this year. It doesn’t have a tonne of additional stylus-optimised features, but you might just forgive that for the cheaper price point.
(Pocket-lint) – Apple announced its iPhone 12 series during an event in October, with four devices to choose from: the iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max.
You can read about how all four iPhone 12 models compare to each other in our separate feature, but here we are looking at how the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max compare to their predecessors, the iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max.
Design
iPhone 12 Pro: 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4mm, 185g
iPhone 11 Pro: 144 x 71.4 x 8.1mm, 188g
iPhone 12 Pro Max: 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4mm, 228g
iPhone 11 Pro Max: 158 x 77.8 x 8.1, 226g
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max both have the same design, offering a glass rear with three camera lenses housed in the top left corner. Both devices have a polished stainless steel frame and the frame is squarer – similar to the iPhone 5 – rather than the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max.
The Apple iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max also have a glass rear and polished stainless steel frame but the edges are much rounder than the newer models. Last year’s devices also have three camera lenses in the top left corner though, and all four devices have a notch at the top of their displays with Face ID.
The 12 Pro models and the 11 Pro models are all charged via Lightning – though the 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max do not come with a charger in the box. All models are IP68 water and dust resistant.
Display
iPhone 12 Pro: 6.1-inch, 2532 x 1170, 460ppi, 1200nits
iPhone 11 Pro: 5.8-inch, 2436 x 1125, 458ppi, 1200nits
iPhone 12 Pro Max: 6.7-inch, 2778 x 1284, 458ppi, 1200nits
iPhone 11 Pro Max: 6.5-inch, 2688 x 1242, 458ppi, 1200nits
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro has a 6.1-inch Super XDR Retina display with a 2532 x 1170 pixel resolution, offering a pixel density of 460ppi. The iPhone 12 Pro Max has a 6.7-inch Super XDR Retina display with a 2778 x 1284 pixel resolution for a pixel density of 458ppi. Both are larger than their equivalents from last year.
The iPhone 11 Pro has a 5.8-inch Super XDR Retina display with a 2436 x 1125 pixel resolution for a pixel density of 458ppi, while the iPhone 11 Pro Max has a 6.5-inch Super XDR Retina display with a 2688 x 1242 pixel resolution, also offering a pixel density of 458ppi.
All four models have HDR support, True Tone technology, a maximum brightness of 1200nits and Haptic Touch. It’s only the size that has changed and the bezels surrounding the display have become thinner, allowing for more display in a similar footprint.
iPhone 12 Pro Max: A14 chip, 5G, 128/256/512GB, wireless charging and MagSafe
iPhone 11 Pro Max: A13, 4G, 128/256/512GB, wireless charging
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max both run on the A14 chip with the next generation Neural Engine. They are both available in 128GB, 256GB and 512GB storage options and they both offer wireless charging and MagSafe charging.
The iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max have the A13 chip under their hoods with the third-generation Neural Engine. They too are available in 128GB, 256GB and 512GB storage options and they both offer wireless charging, but they don’t have the MagSafe feature.
The iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max are both 5G compatible, while the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max are 4G. All four models are Dual SIM.
Cameras
iPhone 12 Pro: Triple rear, 4x optical zoom, Night Mode on front and rear cameras
iPhone 11 Pro: Triple rear, 4x optical zoom, Night Mode on rear cameras
iPhone 12 Pro Max: Triple rear, 5x optical zoom, Night Mode on front and rear cameras
iPhone 11 Pro Max: Triple rear, 4x optical zoom, Night Mode on rear cameras
There are three camera lenses on the back of all four of the iPhone Pro models being compared in this feature, but while all models have a 12-megapixel main wide sensor, 12-megapixel ultra-wide sensor and a 12-megapixel telephoto sensor, their specifications differ.
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro’s main sensor has a f/1.6 aperture, the ultra-wide sensor has a f/2.4 aperture and the telephoto lens has a f/2.0 aperture. It is capable of 4x optical zoom and there is dual optical image stabilisation and Night Mode on board, as well as Night Mode for portraits.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max meanwhile, has a new telephoto lens that has a f/2.2 aperture and is capable of 5x optical zoom, while its main wide angle lens has an aperture of f/1.6 too, like the iPhone 12 Pro, but it has larger 1.7µm pixels. It also offers sensor-shift optical image stabilisation.
The Apple iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max both have a similar make up to the iPhone 12 Pro, but they have a slightly narrower aperture on their wide angle lens at f/1.8. Night mode is on board, but not for portrait shots and they aren’t capable of HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 60 fps, which both the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max are.
All four models have a 12-megapixel TrueDepth camera on the front, but the
(Pocket-lint) – Apple announced the iPhone 12 series at an event in October, with four models to choose from: the iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max.
We’ve compared the four models in a separate feature, but here we are looking at how the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini compare to the iPhone 11 and 2018’s iPhone XR.
Should you upgrade from the iPhone XR, or if you have an older iPhone, should you buy the iPhone XR or the iPhone 11 instead of the iPhone 12 or 12 mini given they are being sold alongside each other?
Note that the iPhone SE is also in Apple’s portfolio, so that’s worth checking out if you’re happy to have the Touch ID Home Button instead of Face ID.
Design
iPhone 12 mini: 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4mm, 135g
iPhone 12: 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4mm, 164g
iPhone 11: 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3mm, 194g
iPhone XR: 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3mm, 194g
The Apple iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 feature identical designs, differing only in size. They both feature aluminium frames that are squared off rather than rounded, they both come with a notch at the top of their displays and they both have glass backs with a dual rear camera system in the top left corner.
The Apple iPhone 11 and the iPhone XR offer a similar design to the iPhone 12 models in that they both come in a number of colours, offer an aluminium frame and a glass rear. There’s a notch at the top of both their displays too, but they have rounder edges than the iPhone 12 models.
The iPhone 12 mini is the smallest, followed by the iPhone 12. The iPhone 11 and XR are identical in terms of footprint and weight, and both slightly larger and heavier than the iPhone 12.
The iPhone XR is IP67 water-resistant, however, enabling it to be submerged up to one-metre for 30 minutes, while the iPhone 11, iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini are all IP68 rated.
The iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 and iPhone 11 all have a dual rear camera, with a camera housing that features frosted glass to differentiate it from the rest of the glossy body. The iPhone XR meanwhile, has a single rear camera.
The colour options also differ between the iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 11 and iPhone XR.
iPhone 11: 6.1-inch, LCD, 1792 x 828 pixel resolution, no HDR, 625nits
iPhone XR: 6.1-inch, LCD, 1792 x 828 pixel resolution, no HDR, 625nits
Both the iPhone 12 mini and the iPhone 12 have OLED displays with HDR and a maximum brightness of 1200nits. The iPhone 12 mini has a 5.4-inch display with a 2340 x 1080 pixel resolution for a pixel density of 476ppi, while the iPhone 12 has a 6.1-inch display with a 2532 x 1170 pixel resolution for a pixel density of 460ppi.
The iPhone 11 and the iPhone XR both have a 6.1-inch, Liquid Retina LCD display with a 1792 x 828 pixel resolution, resulting in a pixel density of 326ppi so the iPhone 12 models will be sharper and more vibrant.
All four models being compared here have True Tone technology, along with a wide colour gamut, and there is still Haptic Touch over 3D Touch.
Neither the iPhone 11 or iPhone XR have HDR and they aren’t as bright as the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini, though you’d likely only notice the lack of HDR if you placed them side-by-side with one of the iPhone 12 devices.
Otherwise, the iPhone 11 and iPhone XR deliver great displays with ample brightness and arguably more realistic colours compared to OLED panels.
Cameras
iPhone 12 mini/iPhone 12: Dual rear camera (12MP wide angle and ultra wide angle), 12MP TrueDepth front camera
iPhone 11: Dual rear camera (12MP wide angle and ultra wide angle), 12MP TrueDepth front camera
iPhone XR: Single rear camera (12MP), 7MP TrueDepth front camera
The Apple iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 both have a dual rear camera, comprised of a 12-megapixel wide angle sensor with a f/1.6 aperture, and an ultra-wide angle sensor with a f/2.4 aperture.
The iPhone 11 also has a dual camera on the rear, comprised of a 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle sensor with an aperture of f/2.4 and a wide-angle sensor with a slightly narrower aperture of f/1.8 compared to the iPhone 12 models.
There’s optical image stabilisation, a brighter True Tone flash and Portrait Lighting with six effects, as well as next-generation Smart HDR for photos and Night Mode, all of which the iPhone 12 models offer too.
The iPhone 12 models also have HDR video recording with Dolby Vision up to 30 fps though.
The iPhone XR meanwhile, has a single 12-megapixel rear camera with an f/1.8 aperture, optical image stabilisation and digital zoom up to 5x. It also only offers three effects for Portrait Lighting and first-gen Smart HDR for photos.
The iPhone XR also has a 7-megapixel TrueDepth camera system with an aperture of f/2.2 on the front, allowing for Face ID, among plenty of other features. It offers 1080p video recording at 30fps or 60fps.
The iPhone 12 models and the iPhone 11 meanwhile, have a 12-megapixel TrueDepth camera on the front, with an aperture of f/2.2, next-gen Smart HDR for photos and 4K video recording at 24fps, 30fps and 60fps.
One of the main differences between the iPhone 12 models and the older iPhone 11 and the iPhone XR is hardware. As you would expect, the iPhone 12 has a bump in hardware, moving from the A13 chip found in the iPhone 11 and the A12 in the iPhone XR to the A14 chip.
All four models come in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB storage options and microSD for storage expansion isn’t available on any model.
All four devices also support dual SIM with a nano-SIM and eSIM and both devices are charged via Lightning. The iPhone 12 models don’t come with a charger in the box though. All models also offer Apple Pay.
(Pocket-lint) – Apple announced the iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max at an event on 13 October, succeeding the iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max from 2019, though the iPhone 11 will still be available alongside the new models.
How do the four latest models differ though? We’ve run up the specs for the iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max against each other to help you work out which is right for you.
What’s the same between the iPhone 12 models?
Similar squarer design
OLED displays
Front camera
A14 chip
iOS 14 software
5G
There are several similarities between the iPhone 12 models. They all feature a similar squarer design – even though there is some variation between the models in terms of finishes and camera lenses on the rear. The Pro models are more premium in appearance. They all run on the same A14 chip with next generation Neural Engine though, they all run on iOS 14 software and they are all 5G compatible.
They also all have OLED display panels with True Tone and Haptic Touch – though their resolutions differ – and they all come with the same front-facing camera, whilst also all being IP68 water and dust resistant.
All four models have Face ID, differentiating them from the iPhone SE model, which uses Touch ID. You can read more about the iPhone SE in our review.
What’s different between the iPhone 12 models?
Whilst the four new iPhones have some similarities, there are of course a number of differences.
Physical size
12 mini: 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4mm, 135g
12: 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4mm, 164g
12 Pro: 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4mm, 189g
12 Pro Max: 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4mm, 228g
The four new iPhones all vary in physical dimensions. The iPhone 12 mini is the smallest and lightest, while the iPhone 12 Pro Max is the largest and heaviest. The standard iPhone 12 and the iPhone 12 Pro have identical measurements, but the Pro is a little heavier.
Display size
12 mini: 5.4-inches
12: 6.1-inches
12 Pro: 6.1-inches
12 Pro Max: 6.7-inches
The iPhone 12 mini has the smallest display at 5.4-inches. It features a resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels.
The iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro are both 6.1-inches with resolutions of 2532 x 1170 pixels and the iPhone 12 Max is the largest at 6.7-inches with a resolution of 2778 x 1284 pixels.
Cameras
iPhone 12 mini/iPhone 12: Dual rear camera
iPhone 12 Pro/Pro Max: Triple rear camera
As you might expect, the rear camera setup is one of the main differentiating features between the iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 and the Pro models.
The iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 have a dual rear camera, comprised of a 12-megapixel wide-angle main camera and a 12-megapixel ultra-wide angle camera.
The iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max have a triple rear camera. Both have a 12-megapixel wide-angle camera, a 12-megapixel ultra-wide angle camera and a 12-megapixel telephoto camera.
To make things even more complicated though, the iPhone 12 Pro Max’s main lens and telephoto lens differ from the iPhone 12 Pro’s main lens and telephoto lens.
The 12 Pro has a telephoto lens with a 4x optical zoom capability and an aperture of f/2.0, while the 12 Pro Max’s telephoto lens is new, offering 5x optical zoom and an aperture of f/2.2. The Max’s main sensor is also new with 1.7µm pixels, though it has the same f/1.6 aperture and resolution as the iPhone 12 Pro.
The Pro models also have a LIDAR sensor for augemented reality, which you can read more about in our separate feature.
Storage options
12 mini/12: 64GB to 256GB
12 Pro/12 Pro Max: 128GB to 512GB
The iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 come in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB storage options.
The iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max will come in 128GB, 256GB and 512GB storage options.
Colours
12 mini/12: Five colours
12 Pro/12 Pro Max: Four colours
The iPhone 12 mini and the iPhone 12 come in Black, Blue, White, Green and Product(Red) colour options.
The iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max come in Pacific Blue, Gold, Graphite and Silver options.
Prices
As you would expect, the four iPhone 12 models all differ in price, with the Pro models sitting at the higher end and the iPhone 12 mini at the cheaper end.
The iPhone 12 mini starts at $699. It will be available to pre-order from 6 November, available 13 November.
The standard iPhone 12 starts at $799. It will be available to pre-order from 16 October, available 23 October.
The iPhone 12 Pro starts at $999. It will be available to pre-order from 16 October, available 23 October.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max starts at $1099. It will be available to pre-order from 6 November, available 13 November.
Conclusion
The only differences between the iPhone 12 mini and the iPhone 12 is physical size, display size and cost. Otherwise, the colours, storage options, camera and hardware is identical between the two models, as well as the design.
The iPhone 12 is the same size as the iPhone 12 Pro model, but the Pro model has a more advanced rear camera setup, as well as a more premium finish and different co
(Pocket-lint) – Google Pixel devices have changed direction in 2020. The Pixel 4a was expected, but then delayed, launching pretty close to the announcement of the devices that followed – the Pixel 4a 5G and this phone, the Pixel 5.
Of these, the Pixel 5 carries a new name; it’s a solo device, without an XL model to appeal to those wanting a bigger phone. And with pretty much the same hardware as the Pixel 4a 5G, the Pixel 5 is a slightly confusing device – smaller, yet more expensive, with just a few unique features attempting to justify the higher price.
Can the Google Pixel 5 really justify its worth?
Design
Dimensions: 144.7 x 70.4 x 8mm / Weight: 151g
Aluminium body, IP68 dust- & weather-sealed
Hidden ear speaker
The Pixel 5 looks pretty much the same as the Pixel 4a and 4a 5G. There’s no avoiding the fact that they look like a family of phones. In fact, one might ask why the Pixel 5 is called the Pixel 5, when it’s pretty much identical to the Pixel 4a 5G, except smaller.
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That’s a strange position for a smaller phone. But the Pixel 5 pushes a couple of features to try and justify its higher pricing, namely an aluminium body – although it’s coated and textured, so it doesn’t feel like a metal phone like the HTC One M8 did.
Instead that coating is matte, so stays free from smears and is nice and grippy, but doesn’t feel too different to coated plastic. In fact, it’s not hugely different to the plastic finish of the Pixel 4a 5G in terms of feel. There’s a textural difference, sure, but it’s not like the difference between, say, bare metal and plastic. However, it might have better longevity.
The layout, ports and buttons on the Pixel 5 match the Pixel 4a 5G too, with the only obvious external difference really being the ear speaker and the lack of 3.5mm headphone socket. On the Pixel 4a models there’s an obvious grille at the top of the display, while on the Pixel 5 there isn’t – it’s embedded, hidden from sight.
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It’s also not very good. Hiding that ear speaker has two major effects: firstly it reduces the quality of incoming calls. Talk to someone with a deep voice, or turn the volume up on a call, and you’ll feel that reverberate through the body of the phone, which isn’t nice, while sounding rather muffled. Yes, you can hear what they are saying, but it lacks quality.
Secondly, while boasting “stereo speakers” on the spec sheet, it lacks the clarity and punch that you’d expect. With the top speaker being muffled and rather weak, the base speaker is left carrying the can. Side-by-side against the Pixel 4a 5G, the Pixel 5 sounds rubbish – and that means that music, videos or games you play, just don’t sound like they are coming from a phone with stereo speakers.
What we do like, however, is the return of the fingerprint scanner on the rear of the phone. Having used phones dominated by the under-display fingerprint scanner for a number of years, the return of this simple technology is welcomed – it’s fast, it’s easy to unlock and really reliable. Others might say it’s a step backwards, though.
Display
6.0-inch OLED, 2340 x 1080 resolution (432ppi)
90Hz refresh rate, HDR support
The display on the Pixel 5 is pretty compact; the 6-inch size in nice and easy to manage, resulting in a frame that’s not too large. It’s flanked by the Pixel 4a at 5.81-inches and the 4a 5G at 6.2-inches, the latter obviously having greater appeal thanks to being larger and cheaper.
To give the sense that the Pixel 5 is offering something more premium it has a 90Hz refresh rate, while the other devices are 60Hz. This can mean that some of the visuals are smoother, for example scrolling through lists and with wider adoption for games, faster refresh rates are delivering clearer visuals for some gamers too.
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But it’s one of those things that you barely notice unless you have the devices side-by-side – and in many applications, a faster refresh rate makes little or no difference. When it comes to managing your messages, the camera or watching movies, it’s an irrelevance. It’s a case of being nice to have, but not a deal breaker.
Google sticks to a Full HD+ resolution which is perfectly fitting for this phone, while high dynamic range (HDR) support can boost the visuals within supported streaming services. We can’t complain about the colour, vibrancy or detail, because this OLED display looks good, indoors and out.
One thing we did notice is that while streaming content on Prime Video, it never moved from HD to 1080p resolutions, where most phones of this ilk will make that transition pretty soon after you start watching. Netflix, however, offered HDR titles – we suspect the Prime Video resolution issue is a temporary problem.
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There’s a neat punch hole for the front camera in the top corner, and while it’s not the smallest opening ever, it’s not too intrusive either.
Hardware and performance
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G, 8GB RAM
4,080mAh battery capacity
5G connectivity
128GB storage
One of the major shifts in Google’s phone strategy in 2020 has been moving the Pixel 5 from the true flagship space into the sub-flagship space. Equipped with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765, this is a 5G phone and, like many others on this hardware in 2020, it offers great performance.
What’s most remarkable is how Qualcomm has closed the gap between the mid-range and the flagship in terms of performance. This is a slick and fast phone, it doesn’t stutter or struggle like mid-range devices used to, but importantly the Snapdragon 765 has enabled cheaper devices. In essence you don’t need a Snapdragon 865.
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There’s some very capable competition in this segment, like the OnePlus Nord for example, but it’s a repeat performance in terms of the power on offer from the Pixel 5.
We have noticed that the fancy aluminium body is more prone to becoming warm under load: spend an hour playing Call of Duty Mobile and the Pixel 5 will definitely be warmer than the Pixel 4a 5G – which is also a Snapdragon 765 device) – although not uncomfortably so. It’s hard to see the Pixel 5 as a gamers’ phone anyway because of the smaller screen size, but the point is that it’s still able to run the top games without a problem.
The battery life is also good. Lots of things run in the right direction here: a reasonable 4080mAh capacity and a display that’s not too large, results in a phone that has the endurance to get through the day.
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One of the benefits that it brings is wireless charging, which is something that both the Pixel 4a models miss out on. It also offers reverse wireless charging, meaning you can, for example, charge your Pixel Buds by placing them on the back of the phone. It’s a luxury, but it’s pretty clever too – and something we’ve seen from the likes of Samsung in the past.
The Pixel 5 supports 18W charging which is pretty fast, but not the fastest out there. Although it does at least come with an 18W charger in the box.
Ultra-wide: 16MP, 1.0µm, f/2.2, 107 degrees field of view
Front: 8MP, 1.12µm, f/2.0
The camera story for the Pixel should be pretty familiar by now, with the main camera here being the same core hardware as we’ve seen the previous few generations of Pixel phones. Don’t let that put you off, however, because the race to more megapixels doesn’t really pay dividends in the age of computational photography, which is where Google very much rules the roost.
At its heart, this is a good sensor, but the results speak for themselves, as this phone will give you a usable shot in pretty much any situation – bright sunshine, overcast days, HDR scenarios or in darkness. That’s the Pixel’s strength – point, shoot, share – and enjoy the fact that you don’t have to mess around in the process.
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The same is applicable to the front camera, which gives great selfies in pretty much all conditions. They can be a little more contrasty than some rivals, but generally the quality is good in all conditions. The only downside is that it’s fixed focus, so perhaps less flexible than some. There’s two options for the front camera, a 1x view or 1.4x view which crops in a little closer. It’s perhaps a strange addition, but means you can choose if the photo is about your face, or about where you’re standing.
Google does a great job with edge detection to create portrait images, preserving the ability to edit the level of blur, but now with much more editing control through the Photos app. This takes a leaf out of Snapseed – allowing easy adjustments of lots of different aspects of you image, with a lot more guidance than previously too. In fact if you have Snapseed installed, you can head into the “more” section of the editor to open the image up directly in Snapseed itself or other photo editing apps on your phone.
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Because this is Google and it’s using computational photography, you can apply edits to images that were taken without the specific hardware on this phone. For example, you can edit images to add portrait functions, like the new portrait lighting or background blur, no matter what camera they were taken on.
Night sight continues to offer stellar performance, but now acts automatically – so you don’t have select it to use it (although you can turn off the automatic Night Sight if you wish). That will take a longer exposure and process away image noise and discolouration to get a better final result – and we still think that Night Sight is among the best performers for low-light imagery you’ll find on a phone, especially in these mid-range prices.
There’s more smarts in the new camera app too, with things like a level that will not only reveal your roll (horizontal tilt) but also the pitch (vertical tilt) so you can line up better photos and avoid the distortion that comes from not having the lens square-on to the subject.
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However, there’s no zoom lens on the Pixel 5. Google flirted with that on the Pixel 4 and has now moved over to ultra-wide instead. It’s a lower quality lens, with smaller pixels and a narrower aperture, so it’s less capable than the main camera in challenging situations. Yes, it will take an ultra-wide photo in low light, but it will be a lot more grainy than those from the main camera, with not even Google’s computational magic able to clean it up. But it does manage to escape the worst of the blurring towards the edges, so it’s a better ultra-wide than some cheaper rivals – but also note that it’s only 107 degrees, so there are wider lenses out there, which might explain the better relative performance.
Moving to zoom and it’s all digital. The app offers a tap to 2x zoom and that’s perfectly usable. There’s digital zoom out to 7x, but at that point it’s pretty mushy and not great. There’s also a bug in camera, where often you can take a 2x zoom picture and it saves as 1x instead. This is common when you take a 1x photo, then a 2x photo and hit the preview icon to take a look. You’ll see the 2x image processing, and then it jumps back to the 1x view. You can avoid it, but just check to make sure you’re getting the image you think you are – but in the screen recording below you can see what happens.
Having mentioned processing, it’s worth saying that processing is part of living with a Pixel camera. As we found with the Pixel 4a, the Pixel 5 will spend some time processing images you’ve just taken before you arrive at the best version of that photo. It’s not a critical problem, but if you take a photo and then view it right away, be prepared to look at some processing.
There are video enhancements on the Pixel 5 and they can be a lot of fun. You can capture in 4K and apply a range of different stabilisation types. There’s normal everyday stabilisation that will remove handshake, for example, but then there’s lock, active and cinematic pan, the last of which gives you a slow motion pan that’s nice and steady. They are great fun and easy to use, ideal to get creative with video.
While it doesn’t have all the lenses that you’d get on a flagship model, the overall performance from this camera is great. One of the downsides, of course, is that the Pixel 4a 5G camera is exactly the same – and in a cheaper model.
Pure software charms
Android 11
Some Pixel extras
The major advantage in owning a Pixel device is that you get the best of Google first. You’ll be at the front of the queue when it comes to software updates, while also getting some of the software features that make Pixels special.
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But for anyone coming from another manufacturer, the Pixel’s approach – free from bloat, with nothing preinstalled or tinkered with – makes for a great experience. There’s enough thrown in, like the live wallpapers and the Now Playing feature that will tell you what songs are on in the background, to make the Pixel feel a little bit special in the Android world.
Then there added features in Android 11, such as native screen recording, that adds skills to what you’ll get from Android without the need to use additional apps.
Verdict
The Pixel 5 is something of an oddball. On one level, this is a very competent phone. It has the power, camera, performance and the build quality to offer a great experience. It’s close to a flagship experience and for those wanting a compact device, it’s a great choice.
But there are downsides, such as the poor ear speaker which detracts from the package, and there’s also the issue of the cheaper Pixel 4a 5G. The cheaper phone lacks the waterproofing, the wireless charging and the 90Hz display, but it otherwise has a larger display for less money with much the same performance – including the same camera – while also having better speakers and a 3.5mm headphone socket. So why pay more for less?
For some people, the lure of the solid camera experience, the pure Google software – while remaining at the front of the update queue – all wrapped in a premium package, makes the Pixel 5 a tempting handset.
Alternatives to consider
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OnePlus Nord
The OnePlus Nord is bigger, but cheaper, while being just as powerful. It doesn’t have the camera skills of the Pixel, however.
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Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE (5G), is a bona fide flagship device. It is larger, more powerful, with the option for expanded storage, while also offering a 120Hz display. Yes, it’s more expensive, but it’s still cheaper than most flagships – and you’re getting a lot more phone.
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(Pocket-lint) – You might ask why the Pixel 4a 5G basically has the same feature set as the Pixel 5, rather than just being a larger version of the Pixel 4a that was announced earlier in 2020.
That would be a well-placed question too, because Google’s 2020 line-up of Pixel devices isn’t as straightforward as it has been in the past.
The Pixel 4a 5G is the largest device of the lot, with the same core power and same camera as the Pixel 5, but at an even lower price point. So how does that work?
Design
Dimensions: 153.9 x 74 x 8.2mm / Weight: 168g
Stereo speakers and 3.5mm socket
Polycarbonate body
Finish: Just Black
While there’s much about the Pixel 4a 5G that bears a resemblance to the Pixel 4a, with its polycarbonate back and black colouring – that’s the only option we’ll be getting in the UK – both these phones share a design with the Pixel 5 too.
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The advantage that the Pixel 5 holds is that it uses an aluminium enclosure, so it’s a more premium material, but it’s coated and painted, so doesn’t feel too different to the Pixel 4a models. There’s the soft warmth of plastic here, but with a matte finish, so it stays free from fingerprints. It’s not quite as grippy as the texture of the Pixel 5, not quite as fancy as the ‘Glasstic’ of the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE, but it doesn’t feel cheap.
There’s no flex to it and a decent heft to the phone, which brings it closer to the premium end of the mid-range in which this phone really sits. There’s no IP rating on this phone – so it’s not as well weather-protected as the Pixel 5 – but that’s not uncommon in phones in this price bracket – the Sony Xperia being about the only exception.
There’s a rear mounted fingerprint scanner that’s fast, reliable, and on reflection, a lot easier to use than under-display scanners that have adorned many recent devices. So while it doesn’t make for such a seamless look to the back of the phone, we can’t help feeling a sense of relief with the ease of use it brings.
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There’s another major difference that the Pixel 4a 5G exhibits over the Pixel 5 in the audio department. The Pixel 4a 5G, as a cheaper device, has been adorned with a 3.5mm headphone socket. That’s useful for those with legacy devices – or wanting the convenience – but it’s not the most important thing.
While the Pixel 5 hides the ear speaker at the top of the display, the Pixel 4a 5G has a grille in the bezel, like the smaller Pixel 4a, which lets the sound out. That, combined with the main loud speaker on the bottom of the phone, makes for a much better audio experience than the more expensive Pixel 5.
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Calls sound better, the stereo effect is better, and the experience when watching video or playing games is better. It’s a better solution overall, and that plays to this phone’s positioning with a larger display for those more interested in watching video or gaming.
Display
6.24-inch Full HD+ OLED display
2340 x 1080 pixels (413ppi)
Punch hole camera
60Hz refresh
The big sell of the Pixel 4a 5G is that it has a bigger display – it’s the largest of the 2020 Pixel devices, at 6.24-inches. Google has stuck to a Full HD display and that’s been pretty common on devices in 2020, especially around this price level.
It’s a good display too, using an OLED panel, so it has the colour and vibrancy that you’d expect, meaning nice deep blacks. It supports high dynamic range (HDR), so that will swing in on compatible services like Netflix to give you even better visuals.
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The thing that separates this display from that on the Pixel 5 is that it only has a 60Hz refresh rate. That means that the Pixel 5 can look smoother when scrolling around some content, thanks to its 90Hz panel, but you’ll only really notice if you have the two devices side-by-side.
Arguably, a faster refresh rate on this larger device would be good to support things like games, but there are many instances when a faster refresh rate makes no difference to the experience, like when watching movies, so it’s hardly a deal breaker.
There’s a punch hole in the display for the camera – which isn’t the smallest example of punch holes, but it isn’t obtrusive either.
Hardware and performance
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G, 6GB RAM, 128GB storage
3,800mAh battery capacity
5G connectivity
The Pixel 4a 5G owes that next-gen connectivity to the hardware inside, the excellent Qualcomm Snapdragon 765, here with 6GB RAM. It’s the same core hardware that you’ll find in the Pixel 5, a slight step-up from the Pixel 4a which has Snapdragon 730 and only offers 4G connectivity.
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Snapdragon 765 has been all the range in 2020, powering many of the most exciting devices of the year and behind the growth of a more capable and affordable middle range of devices. The performance we’ve experienced from the Pixel 4a 5G in our testing so far is exactly as we’d expect – it’s very fast, smooth, and powerful. This hardware has no trouble playing the latest games and the experience is better than it is on the Pixel 5 – thanks to the larger display and the better sound quality – while the bodywork also doesn’t get as hot.
Side-by-side, we’d pick the Pixel 4a 5G over the Pixel 5 any day of the week when it comes to playing games and watching movies for this very reason – which is great for a phone that’s more affordable. The boosted hardware also means that it’s a better experience than the smaller Pixel 4a too, and more on par with devices like the OnePlus Nord.
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While we’ve been testing this phone in parallel with the Pixel 5, we’ve not been able to fully assess the battery performance. It’s a 3,800mAh capacity – which sounds a little on the small side for a device of this size – and there are some competitor devices, such as the Moto G 5G Plus, that have a much more capacious battery.
There’s no wireless charging here – as found in the Pixel 5 – but you do get 18W charging, with that fast charger included in the box. As we said, we’ll continue to test the battery and will update as soon as we have a full picture of typical performance.
Ultra-wide: 16MP, 1.0µm, f/2.2, 107 degrees angle of view
Front: 8MP, 1.12µm, f/2.0
The cameras on the Pixel 4a 5G are, surprisingly, the same as the Pixel 5, leaving the smaller Pixel 4a as the odd model out. It’s also another minor point of confusion around the naming of these devices. The good news is that you’re getting the same experience in the Pixel 4a 5G as you do in the Pixel 5 – and that’s a great performing camera.
We’ve not fully tested the Pixel 4a 5G, but we took most of the same test shots on the Pixel 4a 5G that we used for our Pixel 5 review – and there’s no difference between them, because it’s the same core camera system.
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We will test the Pixel 4a 5G independently, but so far, these phones look to be exactly the same in terms of the results. The Pixel 5 offers audio zoom on video which the Pixel 4a 5G doesn’t, but otherwise the Pixel 4a 5G appears to be the same.
Like the Pixel 5, it also appears to have the same camera bug, where it will sometimes process a 2x digital zoom picture back to being a 1x zoom photo, but you can read more about that in our Pixel 5 review. We’re talking digital zoom, of course, as the 4a 5G lacks any kind of optical zoom lens – that’s something Google has done away with for the 2020 line-up.
A clean software experience
Android 11
Pixel extras
One of the advantages in opting for a Pixel device, of course, is that you get to be front of the line whenever there’s anything new coming to Android. That means the Pixel 4a 5G comes with Android 11 out of the box – and while there aren’t huge changes on the surface to Android 10, there are a couple of goodies, like the native screen recording, which are a nice addition.
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It also means that you escape the bloat or pre-installs that you get from many other manufacturers. While there are cheaper devices that offer this level of hardware and comparable specs, there aren’t many, except perhaps Nokia and Motorola, that give you a bloat-free software experience.
Again, it’s essentially the same experience as the Pixel 5 and so far we’ve found it to be slick and fast in operation, but we’ll continue to test the phone before reaching a final conclusion.
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First Impressions
The Pixel 4a 5G makes a lot more sense to use than the Pixel 5. Given that it has essentially the same core power, better audio, a larger display, and the same camera performance, all for a cheaper price, it’s the phone to choose from the two. For those looking for a cheaper device there’s the Pixel 4a, but when it comes to bang for your bucks, we’d take the Pixel 4a 5G – and not because of the connectivity.
Of course we need to put more time into testing the battery and seeing if there are any quirks in the software – as well as a deeper camera assessment – but we suspect that impression will remain. We’re not scoring the Pixel 4a 5G until we’ve finished the review process, but we’re currently convinced that it’s the best Pixel of the bunch.
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OnePlus Nord
The OnePlus Nord is a little more affordable and has a faster refresh rate on the display, but lacks the camera skills you get from the Pixel.
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Moto G 5G Plus
Moto offers great performance with a clean install of Android, but again can’t match the camera of the Pixel. It’s a lot cheaper, however, with a much bigger battery.
(Pocket-lint) – OnePlus has been on something of a journey over the past few years. Initially beginning life as a plucky upstart with one phone and a disruptive attitude, it has developed into more of a machine, growing in popularity, and needing to adapt to what customers want. It’s not the only company making powerful and well-priced handsets anymore, you see, so its phones aren’t ultra cheap anymore either.
With the OnePlus 8 series the company went for the traditional ‘regular’ and ‘Pro’ model phones – just like so many other manufacturers – but with this 8T (the typical semi-annual refresh) it’s done something different: launched a phone that doesn’t look like it belongs with the 8 series at all, despite the name.
For us the OnePlus 8T is more of a OnePlus Nord Pro. But that’s not a bad thing. Not at all.
A new direction (sorta)
Dimensions: 160.7 x 74.1 x 8.4mm / Weight: 188g
Colours: Aquamarine Green, Lunar Silver
Looking at a OnePlus phone – at least from the back – has been one relatively obvious way to determine which company’s phone it is you’re looking at. There was the tell-tale long camera protrusion right in the centre of the phone, even as all the other manufacturers in the world started pushing them off to the left corner, and then eventually building big rectangles there.
Now that’s no longer the case. The 8T has seen OnePlus follow the market trend, sticking its quad-camera system in a protruding oblong. If there’s any discerning feature, it’s perhaps the colour. Like the Nord and the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro before it, there’s a teal offering. Or what OnePlus likes to call ‘Aquamarine Green’.
It’s not frosted glass-like its predecessor though, it’s got a glossy surface – yet somehow still retains an almost frosted appearance added by the layers beneath the glass. Like green glass over a layer of compacted sherbert. Because of that, it offers the illusion that there’s no fingerprint smudges on it, and you’ll only see those if you point it directly towards a light source at the correct angle.
There are some physical design features that it wouldn’t be a OnePlus without, namely the physical alert slider switch on the right side of the phone that lets you switch between silent, vibrate only and sound alerts.
There’s a power button below that, although to call it a power button these days is sort of inaccurate. It launches the Android 11 ‘power menu’ which includes Google Pay for payments and shortcuts for Google Home controls.
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Size-wise, the 8T is pretty big – but not enormous. It’s a similar thickness to the iPhone 11, but is slightly longer than that device. It does feel relatively comfortable in the hand, however, thanks to it featuring curved glass near the edges on the rear of the phone – the screen isn’t curved, though, which we think is only a good thing.
One design choice we’re quite fond of is the design of the bezels and screen on the front. The black frame around the display is so slim that it just allows the panel to dominate the space, making you more immersed in the content. Apart from a small camera cutout in the corner, there’s nothing obstructing the view. That might make the design seem a little boring, or less elegant to some, but it has its practicalities.
Fantastic flat screen
6.55-inch Full HD+ Fluid AMOLED
2400 x 1080 resolution
120Hz refresh rate
20:9 aspect ratio
There’s no denying there’s been an appeal in having curved screens on flagships. They serve two purposes: making the phone feel really skinny, and reducing the appearance of bezels on the side. Ok, so maybe three purposes: they always look cool too. But with all that said, there’s always a little trade-off with curved screens: accidental touches increase and sometimes distort content to the edges where the contrast falls off.
With a completely flat screen on the 8T, OnePlus has essentially ensured that you’re not looking at the tops and bottoms of your content curving around an edge and looking weird. And you’re less likely to get those accidental touches. So, while it’s less exciting and less futuristic looking, it’s the better choice in our view.
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As a purely visual tool, it’s a great display too. It has a fast 120Hz refresh rate for smooth playback, doubling the frame-rate of what’s typical on a more entry-level device. You’ll mostly notice this in the general user interface, when doing things like swiping down the notification shade or scrolling through the app drawer looking for apps. It means those parts of the experience stay sharp and look smooth even when you scroll quickly.
Whether or not that’s important to you is an entirely personal preference. When you launch most games or videos, you won’t really notice any difference at all since most content tends to max out at 60 frames per second or even 30fps.
Despite ‘only’ being a Full HD+ resolution panel, it appears crisp and only slightly misses out on that extra sharpness that comes from having a Quad HD resolution screen.
In its default setting, colours appear well-balanced, without over-egging the reds or greens. You can adjust the balance of colours and temperature to suit your own preference anyway. OnePlus offers calibration options within its settings menu to make it more or less vivid, or choose a standard colour gamut like sRGB and Display P3 modes.
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If there’s any criticism it’s that sometimes the images look a bit too contrasty. It’s not to the level where it negatively impacts viewing too much, but a little edge taken off the contrast would help some colours appear less dark and crunched.
Oxygen OS 11’s controversial redesign
Magazine redesign
Big headlines, reachable actions
Fluid animations
Here’s something we didn’t think we’d say before trying it out: we prefer Oxygen OS 11 to previous versions of the software. During its beta programme, there was some strong reaction to the departure from stock-like Android to something more similar to Samsung or Huawei’s more recent software, but unlike some of those other skins OnePlus has done a great job of keeping a light and fluid feeling.
Stock applications and interfaces have a new magazine-style hierarchy, where there’s big text at the top, lots of white space and reachable actionable items near the bottom of the screen. That makes it easier to reach with a thumb one-handed. Sadly this doesn’t include the stock Google apps like Messages, but just from a purely aesthetic point of view it looks nicer.
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More important, however, is the way OnePlus has managed to make the animations feel like they instantly respond to your gestures. It’s super quick in its traditions and movements, taking full advantage of the 120Hz refresh rate. At times, it may seem unnaturally responsive, but it helps add to that feeling that you’re directly interacting with the graphic interface on the display.
There are some additional features and apps, like Zen Mode, which encourages you to switch off for a set amount of time, blocking notifications and giving you a bit of time to unwind and disconnect.
Market-leading speed
Snapdragon 865 processor
8GB/128GB & 12GB/256GB variants
As we mentioned in the software section, the OnePlus 8T feels very fast, which is something we’ve become accustomed to with OnePlus phones as the hardware is top of the range. It often uses the fastest types of memory and storage it can get its hands on and equips the phone with the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon processors. The end result, understandably, is a fast and fluid experience.
Part of it is obviously down to the optimisations within the software, but of course it still needs the processing power to make it load games and apps quickly, and thermal cooling to ensure it doesn’t get blazing hot when you’re sniping rivals in Call of Duty or trying to slay Baby Luigi in Mario Kart Tour. Games load so quickly and effortlessly.
This same reliability and consistent speed is visible when unlocking the phone too. We’re now a couple of generations down the line for the in-display optical fingerprint sensors, and any issues we had with reliability and failing to recognise or unlock have all but disappeared with the 8T. In our entire time testing, we’ve not had one instance of it failing to unlock – although periodically it asks for a PIN after a few days of only using the fingerprint sensor.
No battery anxiety
4,500mAh battery
65W Warp Charge + and PD compatible (finally)
One of the most freeing things about the OnePlus 8T is its charging speeds, and the versatility its charging system offers. OnePlus has used a similar system to Oppo’s flagship SuperVOOC, delivering 65W of power to the 4,500mAh battery in order to fill it up quickly. To be more accurate, it’s actually delivering 32.5W of power to two individual 2,250mAh batteries simultaneously.
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Technicalities aside what it means in your average daily life is that there’s no such thing as battery anxiety with the OnePlus 8T. With this phone, there’s no need to be a night time charger, ever. It can get you from zero to just over 60 per cent in just 15 minutes – that’s not a typo, it really is that fast.
As an example, with our iPhone – yes, we’re always running two phones at once – we typically just place it on its (relatively) slow wireless charging stand overnight to make sure we have a full battery the next day. With OnePlus, we just keep it running until the battery gets low, plug it into its crazy fast-charger for 15-20 minutes, and we have enough juice to get through a full day.
Put that capability into a normal working day and it means you just plug it in when you get up, go have a shower, have breakfast, and get ready for the day. By the time you leave for work – or sit down for work in the next room, as it is these days – you’ll have a fully loaded battery.
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Sure, it’d be nice to have the convenience of wireless charging for night time charging habit, but really it’s not needed here. If you do decide to use it to charge overnight, OnePlus has an optimised charging feature that learns your charging habits and makes sure it has a full battery when you wake up, but does it by charging quickly to 80 per cent and then trickling the rest in during the run up to your usual wake up time.
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As a last note on charging, the OnePlus 8T also supports Power Delivery – which is a first. That means you can charge it quickly from your laptop charger, or use the Warp Charge adapter to charge your other tablets/devices using up to 45W via Power Delivery technology. That makes it one of the most convenient and versatile chargers around, and it comes in the box with the phone.
As for the battery life itself, we almost forgot to care about it due to the speed of refuelling. However, the total battery capacity is more than capable of getting you through a full day. On a light day with a couple of hours of casual gaming, photography, social networking and browsing, it was typical to get to night time with around 40 per cent or so left.
OnePlus devices of the recent past have had a multi-camera system where one camera outshines the others. The same is true for the 8T. It’s a quad-camera system which – as a whole – isn’t really flagship level.
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The primary camera is the best of the bunch, as you’d expect. Results from it in good light are generally sharp, colourful and balanced – even if like the display there’s a tendency to over-egg the contrast a tad. If it was a single camera phone, we’d be perfectly happy with the results on offer.
When you switch to the ultra-wide camera, you get a much wider view, making it a relatively versatile system. However, the results don’t consistently match the colours, detail and balance of the primary lens. We noticed the shadows and darker areas become darker, while colours didn’t appear as rich and varied. It just gives the image a slightly harsher appearance than the main lens, so if you want that wider shot, you do have to sacrifice a bit of quality.
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As for the macro lens, it’s another instance whereby you’d actually be better served just using the main camera further back and selecting the 2x digital zoom. Using the macro lens just makes the picture darker, less detailed and full of more image noise. As we’ve said of all phones with a dedicated macro camera so far: it’s deadweight.
On the whole it’s a case of having one good camera and surrounded by a few sub-par ones. We feel if OnePlus really wants to compete with the top phones, it still needs to improve this offering. Not by going crazy and throwing in triple-figure resolutions and massive zoom lenses, but a decent main camera, a wide-angle with results more consistent to the main lens, and a decent 2x or 3x zoom would be spot on. Yes, zoom lenses aren’t cheap, so that might not be incoming just yet, but it’s on our wishlist.
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Saying that, there is one interesting new Nighstcape option, in that it’s come to video mode. You can enable it when it’s dark and it’ll draw in a lot more light as you shoot your video. The result can be a bit mushy when you move the camera, but it’s still pretty impressive how much colour can be drawn in.
Verdict
The OnePlus 8T has more in common with the OnePlus Nord than it does the OnePlus 8 series with which it shares its name, with a flat screen, rectangular camera protrusion, and glossy green glass rear.
But that’s not really important. What’s important is that OnePlus has delivered yet another stunning example of fluidity and performance, in a package that’s reasonably priced.
There really is little else like the 8T when it comes to fast-charging too. When the battery runs low it’s a case of – whoomp – and in almost no time you can fill it up again thanks to Warp Charge 65.
So what gives? The camera setup. We’d still like to see more consistency between the different lenses on offer, plus the macro camera really doesn’t add anything. Sure, the 8T takes good pictures with its primary camera, but there’s scope for a more considered choice of lenses in the future.
There’s a lot to admire about the OnePlus Nord Pro. Sorry, OnePlus 8T. It’s super smooth in use, super fast to charge and, well, all-round super for the asking price.
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