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The Raspberry Pi Pico is a radical change from previous Pis, because it’s not a Linux computer, but a a microcontroller board like Arduino . The biggest selling points of the Raspberry Pi Pico are the price, $4 and the new RP2040 chip which provides ample power for embedded projects and enables users of any age or ability to learn coding and electronics. If you have a Windows, Apple, Linux computer or even a different Raspberry Pi, then you are already well on your way to using the Raspberry Pi Pico in your next project.

Getting Started with Raspberry Pi Pico

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The Raspberry Pi Pico is vastly different to any model before it. It is the first device to use RP2040 “Pi Silicon” which is a custom System on Chip (SoC) developed by the Raspberry Pi team which features a dual core Arm Cortex M0+ running at 133 MHz, 264KB of SRAM and 2MB of flash memory used to store files.

The one downside of the Raspberry Pi Pico is that there is no wireless connectivity. The RP2040 is the first microcontroller in the Pi range and this brings with it a new way of working. The Pico is not a computer, rather we need to write code in an external application on a different computer and “flash” the code to the microcontroller over USB. In our tutorial on how to get started with Raspberry Pi Pico, we explain how to connect a PC to the Pico and use it to upload MicroPython code.

Coding with the Raspberry Pi Pico

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Writing code for the Raspberry Pi Pico is handled in C/C++ or MicroPython, the latter being the officially supported language for general and education use, as confirmed by James Adams, Chief Operating Officer of Raspberry Pi.

MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico

MicroPython is a version of Python 3 for microcontrollers. It was created by Damien George and first used with the PyBoard development board back in 2014. Since then, more devices have adopted this easy to use language and there is a further fork of MicroPython,CircuitPython created by Adafruit which adds further enhancements for their range of boards. Writing MicroPython code for the Raspberry Pi Pico is possible using the Thonny Python IDE, which is available for all the major OSes, and it is the most accessible way to get started with your Pico.

A fork of MicroPython, CircuitPython has been released for RP2040 boards. Created by Adafruit, CircuitPython has an impressive library of pre-written modules for sensors, LCD / OLED / LED screens and output devices such as thermal printers. Flashing CircuitPython to the Raspberry Pi Pico is as simple as flashing MicroPython, and it is reversible should you wish to revert back to MicroPython or C/C++.

C/C++

Writing code in C/C++ is made possible via two methods. Firstly we can write the code directly in a text editor of our choice and then follow a workflow to build the files which are then flashed to the Pico. Or we can use a graphical workflow and have Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code handle the creation, build and flash process in one application.

Arduino have announced that they will be adding support for the RP2040 to their Arduino IDE, which will simplify the C/C++ workflow immensely and bring it more inline with how Arduino hackers have worked for many years.

Raspberry Pi Pico GPIO Pinout

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26 × multi-function 3.3V GPIO pins
2 × SPI, 2 × I2C, 2 × UART, 3 × 12-bit ADC, 16 × controllable PWM channels
8 × Programmable I/O (PIO) state machines for custom peripheral support.
Castellated module allows soldering directly to carrier boards.

Operating at 3.3V, the Raspberry Pi Pico has a 40 pin GPIO, but it does not share the same form factor as the Raspberry Pis before it. We have GPIO pins for digital inputs / outputs, pulse width modulation (PWM) and for specialist communication protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART/Serial. The GPIO also has three Analog inputs, something other Raspberry Pis lack, that use variable voltages to connect to, for example, a potentiometers, joystick or light-dependent resistor.

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The GPIO pins themselves feature castellations, small cutouts that permit the Raspberry Pi Pico to be soldered in place into a project or carrier board.

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More importantly, we can also solder header pins to the Pico and use it in a breadboard. See our tutorial on how to solder Raspberry Pi Pico pins for more details.

What You Do With a Raspberry Pi Pico

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Retailing for $4, the Raspberry Pi Pico is a cost effective means to tinker with electronics projects and study physical computing.

We can use the power of Pico at the heart of robotics and motorized projects, collect data using sensors for temperature, humidity, light and pollution and we can learn the basics of programming and electronics.

The RP2040

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The Raspberry Pi Pico is currently the only board to offer the RP2040 but it won’t be that way for long. Adafruit have announced two new boards based upon the RP2040. The Feather 2040 and ItsyBitsy 2040 follow Adafruit’s own range of board layouts and bring extra features such as battery charging, larger storage capacity, STEMMA QT and Neopixels to the mix. Arduino have announced that they are working on the Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect, a variant of the RP2040 with WiFi and Bluetooth. SparkFun have also released the own board based upon the RP2040 which sees their design add a micro SD card and larger onboard flash storage to accommodate projects and corresponding files. Pimoroni have announced the smallest RP2040 based board, aptly named the Tiny2040, this board has less GPIO pins than most, but it has a large onboard flash storage just like SparkFun’s board.

The RP2040 may be the new kid on the block, but it has already brought lots of alternatives to the table, and this is just the start for this low power, high speed chip.

RP2040 Board Comparison

	SoC	GPIO	Extra Features	Dimensions
Raspberry Pi Pico	Dual-core Arm Cortex M0+ processor, flexible clock running up to 133 MHz, 264KB of SRAM, and 2MB of on-board Flash memory	26 × multi-function GPIO pins 2 × SPI, 2 × I2C, 2 × UART, 3 × 12-bit ADC, 16 × controllable. 8 × Programmable I/O (PIO) state machines for custom peripheral support	Accurate clock and timer on-chip. Castellated module allows soldering direct to carrier boards.	21 x 51mm
Adafruit Feather RP2040	Dual-core Arm Cortex M0+ processor, flexible clock running up to 133 MHz, 264KB of SRAM, and 4MB of on-board Flash memory	21 GPIO Pins, 4 x 12 bit ADC, 2 x I2C, 2 x SPI, 2 x UART, 16 x PWM, STEMMA QT	200mA lipoly charger, RGB Neopixel, Reset Button, USB C	50.8 x 22.8mm
Adafruit ItsyBitsy RP2040	Dual-core Arm Cortex M0+ processor, flexible clock running up to 133 MHz, 264KB of SRAM, and 4MB of on-board Flash memory	23 GPIO Pins, 4 x 12 bit ADC, 2 x I2C, 2 x SPI, 2 x UART, 16 x PWM, STEMMA QT	RGB Neopixel, Reset Button, Micro USB	36 x 18mm
Pimoroni TinyRP2040	Dual-core Arm Cortex M0+ processor, flexible clock running up to 133 MHz, 264KB of SRAM, and 8MB of on-board Flash memory	12 GPIO Pins, 4 x 12 bit ADC	RGB LED, User Switch	22.5 x 18mm
SparkFun Thingy Plus	Dual-core Arm Cortex M0+ processor, flexible clock running up to 133 MHz, 264KB of SRAM, and 16MB of on-board Flash memory	30 GPIO Pins, 4 x 12 bit ADC, 2 x UART, 2 x I2C, 2 x SPI, QWIIC Connector	500mA lipoly charger, RGB LED, Rest Button	58.4 x 22.8mm

Accessories and Addons

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First and third part accessories are the life blood of the Raspberry Pi and maker communities. They bring extra features and enable projects to be realised more easily. With the Raspberry Pi Pico’s new form factor there is a need for new accessories and the first to market at Pimoroni, a UK based official Raspberry Pi reseller. They have released 12 new accessories for the Pico, nine of which are available at launch. They range from simple breakout boards enabling multiple addons to be used at once, to advanced audio output devices and a VGA Demo board which uses the Programmable IO of the RP2040 to create DVI video signals. If your interest are more LED inclined then the Unicorn Pack sees 112 RGB LEDs ready to dazzle your eyeballs.

Tutorials and Support

The best things about Raspberry Pi is the great community and the thousands of tutorials that have been created. From basic to complex there are great tutorials to help you learn new skills.

Right now the Raspberry Pi Pico is so new, that there are only a handful of tutorials available, but as this $4 makes its way across the world, more enthusiasts, such as those who work at Tom’s Hardware will create new ways to help you get the most out of the Raspberry Pi Pico.

Related articles:

How to Set Up and Program Raspberry Pi Pico
How To Solder Pins to Your Raspberry Pi Pico
Raspberry Pi Pico Review

OLED panels for laptops have been around for a while now but they came with a number of trade-offs. Notebooks launched with OLED screens suffered from high power consumption and ghosting issues. However, Samsung promises it has resolved those and is now mass producing 90Hz OLEDs for laptops.

The “large quantity” of OLED displays will be adopted by multiple notebook manufacturers and they would offer 10x better response time than other OLEDs and are on par with their 120Hz LCD counterparts. The panels are said to be 14″ but resolution and aspect ratios aren’t mentioned.

Given the size and the fact that they cap at 90Hz, we suspect they will end up in standard business or commercial laptops and not gaming ones. We will know for sure soon as Samsung says announcement are close.

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SparkFun and Pimoroni, partners in the recent Raspberry Pi Pico project, have announced their own RP2040 ‘Pi Silicon’ based boards with extra features and changes to the Pico form factor. Pimoroni is also the first partner to have add-on boards available for purchase for release day. This follows announcements from Adafruit and Arduino, who are also releasing boards based upon the new RP2040 SoC. All of these new RP2040 boards have the same Arm Cortex M0+ CPU and 264KB of SRAM, but they each bring something unique to the table.

SparkFun Thing Plus

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SparkFun’s Thing Plus shares the same form factor and basic pinout as Adafruit’s Feather RP2040, but hidden on the underside of the board is a micro SD card slot useful for larger project files or data logging projects, with 16MB of flash storage granting the SparkFun Thing Plus a large storage capacity. Thing Plus also has a JST battery charging port, 30 GPIO pins including four 12-bit ADC channels, SparkFun’s Qwiic Connect I2C sensor connection, and a WS2812 RGB LED. Thing Plus can be used with C/C++ and MicroPython.

Priced at $16 and available in mid-February, SparkFun’s Thing Plus is an interesting board for data logging and science experiments.

Pimoroni Tiny 2040

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Pimoroni’s Tiny 2040 is an RP2040 based board that can fit on the end of your finger.

Given the name “Tiny,” we see that a few sacrifices were made to reduce the board’s size. There are now only 12 GPIO pins, four ADC channels and a button for basic input and selecting the boot option. The Tiny 2040 also shares the top spot for storage capacity with SparkFun’s Thing Plus; both have 16MB of flash storage available.

Currently priced at £8.40, around $12, Tiny 2040 is coming soon on Pimoroni’s website, and we can’t wait to take a look.

Raspberry Pi Pico Accessories

Pimoroni was the first Pico partner to have its own range of accessories available for purchase on release day.

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Pico Breakout Garden Base for use with Pimroni’s range of Breakout Garden boards.
Pimoroni Pico VGA Demo Base, used with Programmable IO to emulate a VGA output.
Pico Omnibus / Decker Expanders, providing 2/4 times the number of GPIO pins for addons.
Pico Proto, quickly prototype permanent Pico based projects,
Pico RGB Keypad to create your own USB keyboard with 16 RGB keys.
Pico Explorer Base, an electronics playground with speakers, 1.54″ IPS screen, motor drivers and Breakout Garden connectors.
Pico Unicorn Pack, 112 RGB LEDs and four buttons for light based animations.
Pico Audio Pack, to create a 32-bit 384KHz stereo audio synth or it can be used as a custom USB soundcard.
Pico Scroll Pack, a 7 x 17 grid of single color LEDs which can be used to scroll messages.
Pico Display Pack, a 1.14″ IPS LCD and four buttons that can be used to display images, text and basic user interfaces.

The Raspberry Pi Pico and the RP2040 SoC seem to have come from nowhere, but it looks like in just a few hours, they have already made their mark on the Raspberry Pi and greater Maker community.

Samsung has developed a panel OLED from 14 inches and refresh rate at 90 Hz intended for notebooks. Volume production will start in March.

by Manolo De Agostini published 21 January 2021 , at 10: 21 in the Portable channel

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Samsung Display announced the start in March of the volume production of an OLED panel a 90 Hz intended for notebooks . The new solution from 14 inches , according to Samsung Display CEO Joo Sun Choi, “can best meet the diverse needs of consumers in laptops used in telecommuting, online education, video streaming and games “.

South Korean manufacturer believes new panel will be welcomed by consumers thanks to images with better contrast and color, together with a better response time which should ensure a motion blur comparable to that obtained with an LCD screen at 120 Hz when viewing content at high speed.

Samsung has not provided further technical details (aspec ratio, gamut, etc.) nor indicated any OEM ready to adopt the panel in question. OLED displays are not a total novelty in the laptop industry, but they are certainly not common. Some models offer an OLED panel as an option, but these are 60 Hz solutions. Samsung itself, l ‘last year, it presented a Galaxy Chromebook with an OLED display, while this year it turned to a cheaper QLED.

However, it should not be forgotten that in recent days the Asian company has anticipated the arrival of a future notebook with OLED screen and webcam “under” the display, a novelty able to eliminate as much as possible the frames to the advantage of a larger viewing area and a better design.

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Samsung Display has announced plans to mass-produce the world’s first 90Hz OLED screens designed for laptops and says that “several global IT companies” are expected to release models with the new panels this year. Manufacturing will begin in March in “very large quantities,” the company says in a statement attributed to CEO Choi Joo-sun.

The panels are 14-inch in size, though Samsung Display hasn’t given details on specs like aspect ratio or resolution; it’s possible that there will be multiple versions available. Samsung does cite the faster response time of its OLED panels, claiming “practically” the same amount of blurring as a 120Hz LCD when displaying fast-moving content. No potential laptop OEM partners were named in the statement.

OLED displays aren’t unheard of in laptops, but they’re not at all commonplace. While quite a few gaming laptops offer them as an option, the tradeoff there is that you’ve had to give up on high refresh rates. And despite Samsung itself launching an OLED-equipped Galaxy Chromebook last year, the 2021 followup uses a cheaper QLED-branded LCD display instead.

Samsung is the world’s biggest vendor of OLED display panels, so the announcement today suggests that OLED laptops are likely to become much more of a common sight this year.

HMD Global is planning to launch a new ultra-affordable smartphone, and it looks like a successor of the Nokia 1.3 is on its way. It will be called Nokia 1.4 and will have basic specs and a low-low price of under €100.

The new phone will have a quad-core CPU at 1.3 GHz rates. That looks like the very same Qualcomm QM215 platform for affordable phones, but Nokia might have decided to go with something different. Aside from that, there are updates pretty much everywhere else – the camera on the back is said to be a dual setup, the battery got a massive increase to 4,000 mAh, and the screen grew bigger – the Nokia 1.4 will have a 6.51” LCD.

The new phone will support dual SIM variants but only one of the cards will work with 4G networks, the other slot is for 2G – if there are no such networks anymore, users should use the hybrid slot to put a MicroSD card, because the internal memory of 16 GB does not sound enough. Interestingly enough, it will have a fingerprint scanner. The question remains whether it will be on the back or will make its way on the side, doubling as a fingerprint scanner.

The Nokia 1.3 was introduced back in March 2020 so we expect the new Nokia 1.4 to stick to the timeline and arrive in the first quarter of the year.

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Xiaomi is preparing for a busy first quarter in India. The latest rumor quoting insiders has it that company will introduce the Redmi Note 10 and Redmi Note 10 Pro to fans in the South Asian country in February. It also reveals spicy details about the Mi 11 series, but nothing on the actual launch date.

The Redmi Note 10 series will have an aggressive price tag for two reasons – the Redmi Note 9 lineup did not match company expectations, and the competition in the face of Realme. The Redmi Note 10 might arrive with Snapdragon 750G chipset, four cameras, and a 6.67” LCD, while the Pro is said to have a better display and bigger battery than its vanilla sibling.

Speaking about the Xiaomi Mi 11, local company reps have decided to bring two memory options to India – 8/128 GB and 8/256 GB. There will also be a Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite that will sell in 6/64 GB or 6/128 GB or 8/128 GB memory combo, and will have three color options – Pink, Blue, or Black.

Given the fact there’s about a month before all these phones arrive in India, we expect to hear more from leaksters, as well as to see some official teasers.

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The latest Chromebook additions in Acer’s fleet are the Spin 511 and Spin 512. Both are 2-in-1 convertibles that are targeted at the education market though you will be able to pick them up for personal use as well. Both new laptops are powered by Intel chipsets, come with Wi-Fi 6 connectivity offer 8GB RAM and up to 64GB eMMC storage.

The Spin 511 packs an 11.6-inch touchscreen IPS LCD with HD resolution and a 16:9 aspect ratio. Spin 512 ups the size to 12” and offers HD+ resolution in a 3:2 aspect ratio. Both new Chromebooks are MIL-STD 810H certified to withstand daily wear and tear in the classroom and also offer antimicrobial screen and keyboard coatings.

The chipsets powering the two laptops are Intel’s N4500 and N5100 which should ensure up to 10 hours of battery life. The port selection on both includes two USB 3.2 Type-C ports as well as two standard USB 3.2 Type-A ports alongside a microSD slot and headphone/mic combo.

Chromebook Spin 511 goes on sale in April for $400/€369 while the Spin 512 model will be available from March for $430/€400.

Floe RC 360 and RC are already in the regular variants very exotic AiO cooling that cools both the processor and the RAM. Floe RC Ultra 240 and 360 are now even more unusual. Because Thermaltake also integrates two displays on the pump cover and on the RAM.

The A-RGB lighting of the standard versions is no longer available, but Thermaltake is likely to be the first manufacturer with two displays on AiO cooling. The company’s own Toughliquid Ultra models with a display on the pump cover are also put in the shade. The LCD on the pump cover measures 2.1 inches in diameter, the LCD on the RAM cooler has a diagonal of 3.9 inches. Users should be able to set up the screen content individually.

In addition to displaying system data such as temperatures, you can also display your own JPG and GIF files. The TT-RGB-Plus-2.0 software can be used to monitor the AiO cooling on the regular screen. The fans can also be controlled via it.

Instead of the A-RGB fans of the standard models, Thermaltake uses the new Toughfan for the Floe-RC-Ultra models 12 Turbo PWM. These 120 – mm fans work PWM-controlled with 500 up to 2. 500 RPM, so cover a wide range of Dreg number. The Floe-RC-Ultra-AIO models should be easy to install despite the RAM cooler. Current AMD and Intel sockets will be supported. In order to be able to use the RAM cooler, suitable Thermaltake TOUGHRAM-RC memory modules are required. Thermaltake offers 2x 8GB kits with 3. 200, 3. 600, 4. 000 and 4. 400 MHz.

Thermaltake has not yet given any information about the prices of the two Floe-RC-Ultra-AiO cooling systems. The prices for the TOUGHRAM-RC memory kits start in the Thermaltake shop at 94, 99 Euro for DDR4 3200 MHz 16 GB and extend up to 154, 94 Euro for DDR4 4400 MHz 16 GB. In the price comparison there are these kits a little cheaper, the price for the DDR4 – 3200 MHz – 16 GB kit is around 83 euros.

Yesterday vivo announced the Y20G in India and today the company further expanded its Y series with the vivo Y31. vivo launched a Y31 back in 2015 with a 4.7″ screen and a single rear camera, so we’ll refer to the new one as vivo Y31 (2021).

The vivo Y31 (2021) is powered by the Snapdragon 662 SoC, runs Android 11 with Funtouch OS 11 on top, and comes with 6GB RAM. The smartphone has 128GB storage onboard, but it also comes with a microSD card slot for storage expansion by up to 1TB.

The Y31 (2021) is built around a 6.58″ FullHD+ LCD that has a notch for the 16MP selfie camera. The back of the phone is home to a triple camera setup which is reminiscent of the X50 Pro and is a combination of a 48MP primary, 2MP depth and 2MP macro units. The last one lets you take pictures from as close as 4cm.

The smartphone features Ultra Stable Video that uses Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS), and Super Night Mode that uses the multi-frame noise reduction algorithm to reduce the noise in your photos.

For biometric authentication, the vivo Y31 (2021) relies on a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, and keeping the lights on is a 5,000 mAh battery with 18W charging and support for reverse charging. The smartphone also has a USB-C port and a 3.5mm headphone jack in tow.

vivo Y31 (2021) in Racing Black and Ocean Blue colors

The vivo Y31 (2021) is offered in Racing Black and Ocean Blue colors. It’s priced at INR16,490 ($225/€185) and is already available for purchase in India through the company’s online store, Amazon.in, Flipkart, Paytm, and partner retail stores.

Last September, Samsung unveiled it’s latest ruggedized tablet. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active3 8.0 is positioned as a work-oriented tablet with ruggedized endurance and long battery life. This 8-inch tablet comes with a tough case that can survive drops from 5 feet high and even without the case it should survive falls of 4 feet. The Tab Active 4 will also include a waterproof S Pen for productivity in the most demanding of conditions.

A waterproof S Pen for using the tablet with thick gloves

As of right now, the new tablet has officially gone on sale starting at $489 for the 64GB Wi-Fi only variant while an LTE-connected version will run $589. There’s also a 128GB version, whose Wi-Fi variant will start at $509, but it appears those might only be available for Samsung’s enterprise clients.

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The tablet has physical navigation buttons at the bottom bezel, and the bezels themselves are quite large –typical of a device built for durability. That middle button doubles as a fingerprint scanner. There’s an 8-inch LCD screen that is designed to accept input even when wearing gloves or using the IP68-certified S Pen.

Internally, the Exynos 9810 powers the tablet and this is the same chipset that powered the Galaxy Note9. The chipset is paired with 4GB of RAM and the storage is expandable via microSD card slot. The tablet runs Android 10 and DeX mode offers a desktop-connected experience with or without the dock.

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There’s a 13MP main camera with LED flash and a 5MP front-facing camera is useful for video calls and virtual meetings. There’s a removable 5,050 mAh battery – which makes hot-swapping easy for an instant full charge. There are also docking pins at the bottom for quickly throwing the Tab Active3 for a charge.

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Wiko continues to make smartphones and having realized he could not fight the high end, he decided to go straight to the medium-low one. Wiko View 5 is a smartphone from 169 ?? and therefore the demands are not many. On autonomy, certainly few people beat it but otherwise it is really difficult to find peculiarities to recommend it. Here because.

by Bruno Mucciarelli published 19 January 2021 , at 12: 41 in the Telephony channel

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It is always difficult to make a smartphone that can be very successful in the low end of the market . In this case all manufacturers, some more or some less, are able to make more smartphones that can be sold at low prices. Too bad that these must really hit users for some feature or specification that makes them truly unique and attractive.

Wiko in recent years has decided to experiment with this price range and to focus more and more on medium-low range smartphones. Wiko View 5 is just one of these that is characterized first of all by its very low price of only 169 ?? but which tries to aim a little higher for the technical data sheet and for some peculiarities first of all the battery.

Unfortunately, the field test does not fully reward the company’s will to create a smartphone with a low price but also with interesting features that allow at least to use the smartphone every day and for a long time without seeing slowdowns, lag or interface blocks. On autonomy, however, as we will see you can be on the safe side because you can also forget the charger at home since you will not have to recharge your smartphone for days.

UNBOXING

Wiko View 5 is sold with a classic packaging. The endowment we received sees the presence primarily of the smartphone but also of:

a charger from 10 W , a Type-C cable, the tool for ejecting the dual SIM slot and headphones in ear.

The smartphone is positioned in such a way that the user can see it immediately as soon as he removes the lid of the sales package while the usual manuals are placed underneath it and in the recesses of the box the cable and power supply.

DESIGN

Aesthetically we cannot expect who knows what from a smartphone of this price and actually Wiko takes little personality to characterize its View 5. A classic smartphone with slightly curved lines for the back that is clearly in glossy polycarbonate that tends to create a texture of particular color with black in the center and green on the sides, typical of this version.

On the left side there are no buttons while on the right one we find the one for turning on and off, the one for the volume, which is unique, and finally a special button that is slightly knurled and is made to recall the Google assistant. For the rest in the lower part there is a USB Type C 2.0 port, then the system speaker and no 3.5 mm jack which is instead placed in the upper part.

On a constructive level we admit that we are in front of a good terminal for the price at which is sold. We are clearly talking about a low-end device and this means that we cannot expect premium materials but the polycarbonate at the rear is also rigid if perhaps it tends to scratch a little easily. For the rest, the dimensions as well as the weight are balanced and this allows you to hold it well and easily with a grip that is not excellent due to the smooth cover but in any case it will not be easy to drop it from your hands.

DISPLAY

As far as the display is concerned, we are facing a 6-inch LCD panel. 55 inches which allows you to observe the contents in a broad way especially thanks to frames that are not really like that important for size. At the top left there is the hole for the front camera which therefore guarantees the absence of a notch, perhaps more cumbersome, and allows you to have little discomfort during gaming or even entertainment. Moreover, the Wiko UI allows you to view the charge level that is consumed and reduced by changing color based on the percentage of remaining charge right around the hole of the camera.

Qualitatively we are talking about a economic panel with HD + resolution that is 1600 x 720 pixels. One can only reveal the fact that the display is average for this price with a good brightness even outdoors but with a change of color according to the viewing angle. Of course, even at this price, a switch to Full HD + resolution would be necessary because if it is true that from Full HD + to 2K the difference to the human eye is almost imperceptible, from HD + to Full HD + instead the contents and daily usability change and how. This could have been a plus for Wiko View 5.

HARDWARE

At the hardware level unfortunately comes the real sore point of the smartphone. Wiko View in this case has a processor MediaTek MTK 6762 D Helio A 25 which is basically a 1.8GHz Octa-Core which unfortunately does not stand out at all on performance. In this case we used Wiko View 5 in everyday life between calls, web browsing, social media, photos and videos but unfortunately the processor if stressed can not keep up.

There are lags and slowdowns and it is not just having to wait a few seconds for the loading of the applications more than legitimate in smartphones of this price. Here it seems that there is really a lack of RAM that allows the device to have a minimum of fluidity in scrolling applications or even simply surfing the web. It is difficult and this unfortunately, in our opinion, is certainly due to a not too advanced processor and perhaps also to a really too basic amount of RAM. Specifically we have 3GB of RAM while for the internal storage we speak of 64 GB which can still be expanded with microSD giving up the dual SIM.

Connectivity side we have Bluetooth 4.2, FM radio but the absence of NFC chip for digital payments. The only interesting upgrade, fortunately, compared to the old View 4 is instead the Wi-Fi which now supports 5 GHz networks. Unlocking with the fingerprint reader is placed at the back of the smartphone, in the old way, and is not too fast but still good from a point of view of safety and recognition at the first touch. Mono audio even if quite high.

GRAPHIC INTERFACE

Regarding the interface, Wiko as always installs on its smartphones practically stock versions of Android. And here it does the same thing by deciding to insert a software with very few customizations from the graphic point of view. We have Android 10 which manages to impact very little on the battery side even if, as we have seen, it cannot keep up with the rhythm when opening applications or continuously using the smartphone.

What do we find customization from Wiko? First of all there are the navigation gestures customized by the brand, but also the battery indicator around the front camera: a nice and nice way to view the remaining charge . Then the one-handed mode and then other features like the screenshot editor. In the smartphone we also find some applications already pre-installed but which can still be deleted immediately.

Overall the software is that of Google but it is inevitable not to reiterate the disappointment on performance. The smartphone has never locked up in such a way as to have to restart it completely but in fact the overall experience is a bit penalizing due to slow navigation, as well as animations and screen transitions that too often leave the time they find. Sin.

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Camera side , Wiko View 5, undoubtedly sees an important update compared to the previous version. Here we are faced with a photographic sector consisting of 4 photographic sensors which as always only two are really important then for the final purpose of the shot. In fact on a technical level we have a main sensor wide angle 30 MP which is accompanied by an 8MP sensor for ultra shots wide-angle with widened vision. And finally two sensors both from 2MP for macros that is close-up views and bokeh mode with blur effect.

How to take this Wiko View 5? In short. First of all, the price range at which the smartphone is sold must be considered and therefore we cannot clearly expect prestigious results. However, I admit that given the number of sensors and also given the technological development of the moment I would have expected a little more quality. Probably there is something to fix in terms of optimizations by Wiko.

In general during the day the shots if seen on the smartphone are good. This means that even on social media, always from mobile, we will be able to use the shots taken without having to resort too much to the fear of noise or little colors realistic. The shots are seen well, the colors are quite real and in short we can use them. What I like to underline from this point of view is the qualitative leap compared to the View 4 version : actually photos with good light are now less noisy and above all have fewer errors and more natural colors. There is perhaps so much contrast in some situations with the ultra wide angle that it struggles a bit in ‘straightening’ the enlarged shots.

In the dark, View 5, fatigue to eliminate the clicking noise. It also struggles to illuminate the scene with its night mode. They are in fact photos that are not very convincing in the dark and that certainly deserve a better optimization on the software side. Good selfies with the front 8MP camp.

On videos, Wiko View 5, can record at most up to Full HD. This serious flaw is because it remains a bit in step compared to other competitors in this price range that instead allow 4K. In fact, the videos are good overall with an electronic stabilization which unfortunately acts badly and often fails to eliminate the shaking of the footage.

AUTONOMY

As already mentioned by the title it is clear that the winning feature of Wiko View 5 is undoubtedly the battery or more precisely its autonomy. In fact, the device offers a battery of well 5. 00 0 mAh which, thanks to the technical characteristics not exaggerated but probably thanks also to the optimization of Android 000, allows those who use it to go even beyond two days.

Clearly the three days of autonomy are a goal for those who do not use the smartphone too much but which, however, always keeps notifications active with all messages, web browsing features and even on social networks. If you use the camera more, especially in videos, and if you are out and about using the 4G mobile network, it is clear that it will take a few hours of life from the smartphone which will almost always allow you to reach two days of autonomy. Too bad for the recharge that remains slow and therefore takes quite a while to complete a complete cycle from 0 to 55%.

CONCLUSIONS

Wiko therefore it updates its version of View and in this fifth generation it undoubtedly affects the price and autonomy . Yes, they are the things that struck us in everyday use and that reward the 169 ?? smartphone list price. In fact, however from a device of this kind these days we would also expect something more.

At a photographic level we say that the smartphone behaves well if the lighting conditions are perfect. So with a lot of brightness and also with not too uncomfortable situations of the subjects or scenes. In the dark, unfortunately, we are unable to take home a noteworthy shot as well as in the videos that are a bit too shaky.

Fortunately there is Android 10 almost stock that had deluded us to be able to have a responsive smartphone because without any customization. The reality has brought us back to a device instead a bit too slow but above all with delays also in the execution of the menus. One thing that other devices on this price range do not have and on which Wiko will have to work and think if it wants to continue to attack the market in this range.

vivo has launched a total of five smartphones under the Y20 series – Y20, Y20i, Y20s, Y20A, and Y20 (2021). Today it added a sixth one dubbed vivo Y20G.

The vivo Y20G is built around a 6.51″ HD+ LCD that has a notch up top for the 8MP selfie camera. Around the back, we get a triple camera setup which is a combination of 13MP primary, 2MP macro, and 2MP depth sensor modules.

The vivo Y20G has a Helio G80 SoC with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage. The smartphone boots Android 11-based Funtouch OS 11 and also comes with a microSD card slot which allows storage expansion by up to 1TB.

The Y20G features a side-mounted fingerprint scanner claimed to unlock the phone in 0.17 seconds. The smartphone is offered in Obsidian Black and Purist Blue colors and ships with a 5,000 mAh battery that charges through a microUSB port at up to 18W.

vivo Y20G in Obsidian Black and Purist Blue colors

The vivo Y20G is manufactured at the company’s Greater Noida facility in India as part of the ‘Make in India’ program. It’s priced at INR14,990 ($205) and will be sold in India through the company’s local site, Amazon.in, Flipkart, Paytm, Tata Cliq, and offline retail stores across the country. Its availability in other markets remains unknown, though.

Apparently NVIDIA has made some changes to the requirements for monitors offered with G-Sync Ultimate support. With defined requirements and certification, NVIDIA wants to ensure that certain standards are adhered to. One of these specifications is a brightness of 1. 000 cd / m².

But this one NVIDIA seems to have reduced the default, because monitors have appeared in the past few weeks and days that do not support these 1. 000 cd / m² comply more and still be offered as a G-Sync Ultimate Monitor. At the CES, NVIDIA presented the GeForce RTX 3060, which should come on the market at the end of February, but much focused on the mobile Ampere offshoot of the GeForce RTX – 30-Series. But NVIDIA also wanted to point out new monitors that were advertised together with the Reflex technology. Some of the new monitors offer “only” DisplayHDR 600, so by definition cannot be set to 1. 000 cd / m² come. In the meantime, NVIDIA apparently also offers monitors as G-Sync Ultimate models that only offer DisplayHDR 400 and therefore only 400 cd / m² come.

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It looks like NVIDIA has changed the definition for HDR – at least internally. While so far there has always been talk of nits or cd / m² for the brightness or this was also a requirement for G-Sync Ultimate, NVIDIA now uses the description “Lifelike HDR”, which is now really far from any technical definition.

The colleagues at ComputerBase now have a Statement received from NVIDIA:

“Late last year we updated G-SYNC ULTIMATE to include new display technologies such as OLED and edge- lit LCDs.

All G-SYNC Ultimate displays are powered by advanced NVIDIA G-SYNC processors to deliver a fantastic gaming experience including lifelike HDR, stunning contract, cinematic color and ultra-low latency gameplay. While the original G-SYNC Ultimate displays were 1000 nits with FALD, the newest displays, like OLED, deliver infinite contrast with only 600 – 700 nits, and advanced multi-zone edge-lit displays offer remarkable contrast with 600 – 700 nits. G-SYNC Ultimate was never defined by nits alone nor did it require a VESA DisplayHDR 1000 certification. Regular G-SYNC displays are also powered by NVIDIA G-SYNC processors as well.

The ACER X 34 S monitor was erroneously listed as G-SYNC ULTIMATE on the NVIDIA web site. It should be listed as “G-SYNC” and the web page is being corrected. “

NVIDIA justifies the reduction in this that they wanted to include monitors compatible with G-Sync Ultimate, which use panels with OLED and edge-lit LCD. In the case of OLEDs and edge-lit LCDs, these achieved 600 to 700 cd / m² in brightness, but G-Sync Ultimate would never have been defined by brightness alone wrongly listed a certain model as G-Sync Ultimate, although this should only have been categorized as a G-Sync display. This error has now been fixed.

Nevertheless, the impression is spreading that NVIDIA is softening the categorization as G-Sync Ultimate. OLEDs certainly have outstanding properties and this also applies to edge-lit LCDs, but in terms of brightness, “Lifelike HDR” can certainly mean a lot.

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DESIGN

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AUTONOMY

CONCLUSIONS

vivo Y20G announced with Helio G80, triple camera, and 5,000 mAh battery

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