Honor’s current midrange X10 family has two representatives available only in China – the X10 5G and the X10 Max 5G. Now the family is getting a third member, which will appear on the global scene – the Honor X10 Lite. The launch is scheduled for tomorrow, October 23, and the first market to get it will be Russia.
The leaked image of Honor X10 Lite
While the official website does not reveal much, a leakster on Twitter provided a bit more depth into the specs sheet, alongside with image of the phone. The chipset of the Honor X10 Lite is said to be Kirin 710A, and the phone will have an LCD on the front as hinted by the fingerprint scanner placement on the right side.
The image also reveals a 48MP main cam, a punch-hole design for the selfie shooter, and SuperCharge support.
The official image of the incoming Honor X series
Honor X10 Lite is officially arriving tomorrow, with pre-orders scheduled for November 6 and market launch in Russia on November 13.
The most popular smart watches available on the market are hardly cheap. Amounts oscillating around PLN 1500, and sometimes exceeding the barrier 2000, seem to be a standard. Of course, we will also find cheaper proposals, although in their case we have to accept some shortcomings in functions and the low quality of construction. However, this is not a rule, as one of the manufacturers of consumer electronics from the Middle Kingdom convinces us. Huami presented Amazfit Pop, a freshwater that does not save on the presence of SpO2, NFC measurements and device operation time on a single battery charge. You will pay really “funny” money for the equipment.
Huami Amazfit Pop is an inexpensive smartwatch with NFC, SpO2 sensor and efficient battery. Here are the essential details.
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Admittedly, for the amount of up to 200 we can already buy a smartwatch, but its possibilities will be quite limited, not to mention the execution and style. The exception is the recently presented Huami Amazfit Pop. The equipment continues the company’s policy, in which an attractive price combined with quality play the first fiddle. The device design refers to the previous designs of the Amazfit series and after all, we also see a strong inspiration here with the Apple Watch model. The housing is made of polycarbonate. For many, this will be an advantage. Picture resolution 320 x 302 pixels (305 PPI) is displayed on 1, 43 – inch TFT 2D LCD screen, which has been covered with a layer that protects against streaks. How effective this protection is will be shown by the time.
Premiere of the new Xiaomi Mi Watch Color Sports Edition
Weighted design 31 grams are submersible up to 50 meters. The built-in battery with a capacity 225 mAh should last up to 9 days of work with standard use. Naturally, we find here a pedometer, calorie counter and heart rate sensor. There was also an SpO2 sensor, NFC for contactless payments and 60 sport modes. Connectivity with smartphones is realized via Bluetooth 5.0 technology. Fans of personalizing the appearance will appreciate the presence 50 of different shields.
Back in September, Oppo first unveiled the A33 in Indonesia, as a lower-end sibling of the A53. While the A53 has been official in India for a while, it’s only today that the A33 has joined it in the spotlight in the subcontinent.
The Oppo A33 is definitely an entry-level model, with its Snapdragon 460 chipset, 3GB of RAM, and 32GB of expandable storage. It does, however, have a feature that’s usually unseen in this price range: a high refresh rate display. Specifically in this case, it’s a 6.5″ 720×1600 90 Hz LCD panel. The A33 also boasts a 120 Hz touch sampling rate, to make things feel even smoother. That’s obviously a far cry from the 240 Hz of some flagships, but again, consider where this device sits in Oppo’s portfolio.
The A33 has a 5,000 mAh battery with 18W charging, a rear mounted fingerprint sensor, a 13 MP main rear camera aided by a 2 MP depth sensor and a 2 MP macro cam, and an 8 MP selfie snapper sitting pretty in the left-aligned screen hole-punch. The A33 has twin bottom firing speakers, a USB-C port, and it runs Android 10 with ColorOS 7.2 on top.
It will become available in India this month in Moonlight Black and Mint Cream for INR 11,990, which is approximately $162 or €137 at the current exchange rates.
A few weeks ago I read an editorial by Bob O’Brien at DSCC about OLED versus LCD. He stated that when his company was founded in 2016 its focus was on OLED research as this is clearly the coming one Technology. In his article he examines why OLED technology is developing more slowly than previously thought.
Three reasons against OLEDs In his opinion, the following factors have contributed to the fact that the OLED growth has proceeded more slowly than hoped:
1. OLEDs are really difficult to make.
I would say That was exactly the reason why the Koreans gave priority to the development of OLEDs. When I wrote my report on the SID keynote, in which Samsung Display announced that the company wanted to manufacture RGB OLEDs based on polysilicon for televisions, I even pointed out that Samsung wanted to clearly differentiate itself from China. In the end it turned out that it was too difficult even for Samsung to produce OLEDs – despite its great display technology!
2. OLEDs are expensive to manufacture.
O’Brien indicates the capital cost of the OLED factories, and the large number of process steps means additional costs. For years, OLED proponents argued that OLEDs were cheaper than LCDs because of their lower material costs. Again, one could argue that this was an advantage for the Koreans because it made the OLED business similar to semiconductor fabs, where material costs are low, but process and investment costs are high.
3. LCDs get better and better.
Meanwhile, the prices are continued to fall due to oversupply. In addition, the image quality of the LCDs has improved thanks to mini-LEDs and other technologies. Given that the US market has moved away from expensive televisions to inexpensive but large TV displays, it has become more difficult for OLED to compete.
O ‘Brien concludes that OLEDs still look the best and would catch on for the same price. But OLEDs couldn’t simply push LCD technology aside.
Factories are written off I agree with everything, but I think there is another point: the influence of capital. Over the years, the LCD business and its supply chains have accumulated a tremendous amount of investment capital. Part of the investment in production facilities of the first generations was lost because these fabs have since been closed. But a considerable part of the industry has written off its investments in LCD factories, but can continue to produce there.
Bob Raikes is the founder of Meko Ltd., a UK market research company. Bob is the publisher and editor-in-chief of Display Daily, a daily blog and lots of news about display technology.
This business can last for a long time be continued, because ultimately these factories no longer need “capital” and only have to cover their direct costs for material, labor, energy and overheads. Take Hannstar, for example: Despite a years old LCD fab and years of terrible panel price capers, the company is still alive.
Risky OLED investments To replace all LCD capacities with OLEDs, one would have to raise a lot of capital. That would be problematic at any time. But knowing how difficult Samsung is making large OLEDs, and how LG is struggling with its new OLED factory in China, it could be difficult to convince investors that it is worth the risk.
In addition, Samsung Display has spoken out in favor of QD-OLED (a combination of quantum dots and OLED backlighting) and now for QNED (a combination of quantum dots and mini-LED backlighting). If I were an investor, given the known risks, I would think twice about investing in large OLEDs.
The delivery capacities for LCDs are many times greater than those for OLEDs. Investments of 15 billion dollars or more would likely be required to replace the current LCD production capacity. (Mr. Tamura of the DSCC presented the data at the DSCC / SID Business Conference in June).
Huawei has announced the Y7a smartphone, a model with reduced frames with the Snapdragon 710 A and quad rear camera with main sensor of 48 MP.
The manufacturer has unveiled its new smartphone intended for the mid-range, the Huawei Y7a , integrating some distinctive elements such as a camera 48 MP and 5000 mAh of battery. The SoC that Huawei has chosen for this mobile has been the Snapdragon 710 A , which is accompanied by 4 GB of RAM and options of 64 or 128 GB of internal expandable by microSD. The display is 6. 67 “LCD with FHD + resolution and makes use of a notch centered in the shape of a hole that houses an 8 MP camera for selfies.
The rear is completely occupied by the 4 cameras that it integrates, thus having an arrangement of 48 + 8 + 2 + 2 MP in vertical alignment.
The main sensor of 62 MP along with the 5000 mAh battery and the Snapdragon 710 A are the main features of the Huawei Y7a
There is no rear fingerprint sensor, but which is placed on the side (remember that until now it is only possible to have fingerprint sensors on the screen only for OLED models and derivatives). However, the Huawei Y7a retains the 3.5 mm jack connectivity and integrates a USB-C for charging and data transfer. The battery is a generous 5000 mAh and supports fast charging of 22. 5 W .
There will be three initial colors for choose in the Huawei Y7a : Midnight Black, Crush Green and Blush Gold, all starting from the 160 Euros at direct exchange or. It will first go on sale in Malaysia on 30 October. In this way, this model is somewhat below the recently announced Huawei Y9a, while it turns out to be an interesting improvement of the Y6a, launched at the beginning of the year.
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With 15 years ago I started overclocking my PC to get every extra FPS I could in games and scratching a few milliseconds on SuperPi, while relentlessly posting about hardware on the Geeknetic forum as a user and reader. They were probably so fed up with continually reading me on the forum that I became part of the writing team, where I continue to report on the latest in technology. Astrophysics and PC games are the hobbies that, after hardware, cover most of my free time.
io-tech tested HMD Global’s first smartphone with 5G connections – Nokia 8.3
There will be no end to the test cluster of io-Tech’s mid-range 5G smartphones, and this time it will be the turn of the new Nokia 8.3 from domestic HMD Global, which, however, differs from the previous crowd in its price. Despite the relatively similar iron, the Nokia 8.3 costs 599 euros and in the test article we will find out what the phone does to be worth the price difference and whether it is
. The key features of the Nokia 8.3 are 6, 81 – inch IPS LCD screen, Snapdragon 765 G system chip, 6 or 8 GB of RAM, 64 or 128 gigabytes of storage and 4500 mAh battery. The quadruple camera of the phone consists of 64 megapixel main camera with f1.9 aperture, 12 megapixel ultra wide angle camera with f2.2 aperture and two 2 megapixel sensors, of which the other works in depth
(Pocket-lint) – The smartphone market is as crowded as ever – there’s plenty of choice, almost too much in fact.
If you’re reading this feature, you have at least narrowed your options down to Apple’s iPhone. Even that isn’t totally simple, though, with a range of models to choose from.
Apple offers the iPhone SE, the iPhone XR, the iPhone 11, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro and the iPhone 12 Pro Max. With seven options, the big question is which one is the one for you? Let us explain the differences to help you figure out where you should spend your cash.
Quick summary
The iPhone 12 mini is the base model of the most recent range of iPhones, and the smallest in the line up, offering a dual camera, OLED display, aluminium build, five colour options and a processor bump over the older iPhone 11.
The iPhone 12 offers exactly the same hardware and features as the iPhone 12 mini but on a larger scale, with a 6.1-inch display like the iPhone 12 Pro.
The iPhone 12 Pro has the same hardware as the iPhone 12 but it offers a more premium build and a triple rear camera with a few extra camera features compared to the iPhone 12 too.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max is the iPhone that has it all. Its hardware is the same as the iPhone 12 Pro, but it offers a more advanced camera and everything in a larger package with a 6.7-inch OLED display.
The iPhone 11 offers slightly older hardware to the iPhone 12 mini and 12 along with an LCD display over OLED, but it still comes in a good range of colours, offers water and dust resistance and has a dual camera.
The iPhone XR is the entry-level model into the Face ID iPhones with an all-screen front design and Face ID over Touch ID. It has the oldest core hardware of all the current phones offered by Apple though and it offers a single camera on the rear.
The iPhone SE (2020) carries over the design from the iPhone 8 with Touch ID over Face ID, so the display isn’t quite as impressive as the other models in the company’s portfolio. It has the same core hardware as the iPhone 11 models and it has a single camera on the rear.
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Apple iPhone 12 mini
Dimensions: 131.5. x 64.2 x 7.4mm, 135g, IP68 water resistant
The Apple iPhone 12 mini is the smallest iPhone available – smaller than the iPhone SE (2020) despite offering a larger display. It comes with Face ID like the rest of the iPhone 12 models and it features an aluminium body with squarer edges than the iPhone 11 and a ceramic shield front.
There is a dual camera on the rear – like the older iPhone 11 and the larger iPhone 12 – and it comes with Night Mode on the front camera, as well as improvements to Night Mode on the rear too.
Under the hood, the iPhone 12 mini has the A14 chip, which is the same as all the iPhone 12 models. It also has an OLED display with HDR, True Tone and Haptic Touch and it offers MagSafe, though it misses out on a couple of camera features compared to the Pro models.
The iPhone 12 mini is the iPhone to buy if you want some of the latest and greatest features Apple has to offer but in a smaller package.
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Apple iPhone 12
Dimensions: 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4mm, 164g, IP68 water resistant
The Apple iPhone 12 offers all the same features and hardware as the iPhone 12 mini, but in a larger package. Rather than a 5.4-inch display, it has a 6.1-inch display, which is the same as the iPhone 12 Pro.
It has the same aluminium frame, ceramic shield front and it’s available in the same five colours as the iPhone 12 mini and it comes with the same camera capabilities, with a dual rear camera.
The iPhone 12 is the iPhone to buy if you want most of the latest features and hardware in a larger package than the 12 mini, but you don’t want to pay the extra for the more premium build and additional camera features offered by the iPhone 12 Pro.
Apple iPhone 12 review
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Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Dimensions: 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4mm, 189g, IP68 water resistant
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro is the iPhone with most of the latest and greatest technology from Apple. It’s the direct replacement for the iPhone 11 Pro and it features a stainless steel frame, matte glass rear and a very premium finish with an all-screen design.
An OLED screen dominates the front with Haptic Touch, True Tone and mobile HDR compatibility. Like the iPhone 12, the 12 Pro has the A14 Bionic processor with next-generation neural engine, no headphone jack and it supports wireless charging and fast charging. It also has a waterproof rating of IP68.
A triple-rear camera is present on the iPhone 12 Pro, featuring a wide-angle, ultra-wide-angle and telephoto lens and the iPhone 12 Pro. The same features as the iPhone 12 are offered in terms of camera, as well as a few extras including Night Mode Portraits, Apple ProRAW and optical zoom.
The iPhone 12 Pro is the iPhone to buy if you want a more premium finish than the iPhone 12 and some extra camera features.
Apple iPhone 12 Pro review
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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
Dimensions: 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4mm, 228g, IP68 water resistance
The iPhone 12 Pro Max is the iPhone with the largest display, offering a 6.7-inch OLED screen on its front, as well as the most advanced camera offered by Apple with a new telephoto lens and new main lens offering 1.7µm pixels.
Aside from physical size, display size and camera however, the iPhone 12 Pro Max has everything the iPhone 12 Pro does. This means you’ll get the A14 chip, a stainless steel body, textured glass back, wireless charging, all the display technology including HDR and Haptic Touch and it also has the IP68 water resistance.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max is the iPhone to buy if budget isn’t an issue and you’re after the best Apple offers in the largest possible format.
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Apple iPhone 11
Dimensions: 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3mm, 194g, IP68 water resistant
The Apple iPhone 11 takes its design ethos from the older iPhone XR, with an aluminium frame and a coloured glass rear.
There’s a dual camera on the rear – like the iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 – and it has a few extra camera features compared to the older iPhone XR, including Night Mode and Auto Adjustments, though a few less than the iPhone 12 models.
The iPhone 11 runs on the A13 chip, and it has a slight battery boost over the older iPhone XR. It offers the same size and resolution display as the iPhone XR however, meaning it sticks with LCD over OLED – and it lacks HDR too. It does have True Tone though, as well as Haptic Touch like the iPhone 12 models.
The iPhone 11 is the iPhone to buy if you want some great features, a great camera and a powerful phone despite running on last year’s hardware, and you don’t have the budget for the iPhone 12.
Apple iPhone 11 review
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Apple iPhone XR
Dimensions: 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3mm, 194g, IP67 water resistant
The iPhone XR is the cheapest way to get your hands on the latest iPhone design with the full-screen front, no Touch ID home button and Face ID, sitting between the iPhone SE and the iPhone 11 in terms of price. The XR has a glass back with IP67 water and dust resistance and it comes in six colour options.
The display size increases from the iPhone SE to 6.1-inches but the footprint of the XR makes it slightly larger than the iPhone SE. It’s an LCD display that offers Haptic Touch. It also has True Tone technology.
The iPhone XR runs on Apple’s A12 Bionic chip and its battery life is good, longer than the iPhone SE. It supports wireless charging and fast charging, but it doesn’t have a fast charger in the box.
A single-camera is present on the back of the iPhone XR, differentiating it from the iPhone 11 and iPhone 12. It’s a 12-megapixel wide-angle sensor with OIS, but despite not offering the secondary telephoto sensor, the iPhone XR still has Portrait Mode with Depth Control, Smart HDR and Portrait Lighting features like the iPhone 11.
The iPhone XR is the iPhone to buy if you want a Face ID iPhone but aren’t that fussed about the dual camera of the iPhone 11.
Apple iPhone XR review
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Apple iPhone SE (2020)
Dimensions: 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3mm, 148g, IP67 water resistant
Display: 4.7-inch, 1334 x 750 (326ppi), Haptic Touch, True Tone
Storage: 64GB, 128GB, 256GB
Battery: Up to 13 hours
Colours: Black, White, Product Red
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The iPhone SE (2020) is the entry point into the the iPhone ecosystem. It picks up the iPhone 8 design, retaining the exact same measurements, while also offering IP67 protection.
That design means that the iPhone SE retains Touch ID, the only model that doesn’t have Face ID, and the display also sticks to the old 16:9 aspect, rather than the 19:9 aspect of the iPhone XR, iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 models.
Outside of that design, the iPhone SE is powered by the A13 Bionic, the same chap that’s in the iPhone 11 models, meaning that it’s more powerful than the iPhone XR.
There’s a single 12-megapixel camera on the back offering the same functions as the iPhone XR, but going a step further to offer the same Portrait Lighting effects as the iPhone 11, as well as next-gen Smart HDR. That means that it’s a better offering on the rear camera than the iPhone XR.
(Pocket-lint) – Qualcomm has been offering its solution for mobile laptops for some time now. Problem is, it doesn’t make a lot of sense in most Windows machines because it hinders some compatability with certain apps, rendering the machine a half-way house between great battery and limited functionality.
But with Qualcomm entering the Chromebook space, in Acer’s Chromebook Spin 513, it makes a lot more sense. Sure, Chrome OS won’t do everything for everyone – but here it’s possible to land the great battery life that the Snapdragon 7c platform assures, without hindering Chrome’s functionality.
And with Chromebooks having only improved over time – they’re prevalent in the education space, so kids are used to them – the Spin 513 makes a lot of sense.
Design
360-degree hinge modes: Clamshell, Tablet, Display, Tent
Screen: 13.3-inch Full HD IPC LCD display
Thickness: 15.55mm / Weight: 1.2kgs
Don’t expect the Spin 513 to blow your socks off in the way it looks. It’s not a pricey high-end laptop, really, pulling on the typical design of this series.
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But there’s a fair amount of good to take away from that: the dual hinge mechanism, for example, permits a full 360-degree rotation so you can position the laptop as it is, or adjust it to be tablet-like, or standing up in ‘display’ or ‘tent’ positions.
That’s all really handy when using the touchscreen if you’re performing tasks that don’t need the keyboard exposed. You might not use it like this all the time, but it add versatility that makes a lot of sense.
The screen is only so-so, though, as it has been in this series for some time. Don’t expect searing brightness or the most pixels on display, but it’ll more than do the job – and is a far cry from the hard-to-see Chromebook screens from the early days.
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Besides, the bezels – despite being black – aren’t all that different to a MacBook Air’s silver equivalents from just a couple of years back.
Specs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c compute platform
8nm octa-core Kyro 468 CPU
Adreno 618 graphics
up to 8GB RAM
Ports: 2x USB-C (3.2 Gen 1), 1x USB-A
Wi-Fi: 802.11ac with 2×2 MIMO
Optional: 4T LTE connectivity
14 hours battery life
But it’s under the hood where the Chromebook Spin 513 really makes sense. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 7c platform powers this machine, which – given that Chrome is able to run Android apps and is like a laptop adaptation of a phone in some senses – means strong battery life is assured.
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The claim is 14 hours per charge – which, although we’ve obviously not tested in full based on our brief time with this machine, is likely to be a reasonable claim, based on our experience with Qualcomm’s other compute platform chipsets.
All without cutting off the potential of what you can install on Chrome OS, unlike when Snapdragon is found in Windows-based machines.
So Snapdragon has finally found it’s sensible home in Chromebook. Why it’s taken so long we have no idea. But we’re glad it is here. Well, almost: don’t expect to see the Spin 513 until early 2021 in all territories.
The other benefit is the option for 4G LTE connectivity in a model variant. No unnecessary 5G here – that’s far too expensive in such laptops right now – rather a more accessible and less-battery-draining alternative that’s more than fast enough. Otherwise the ac Wi-Fi spec is more than speedy enough.
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In terms of ports the Spin 513 straddles current with future, bringing together USB-C and full-size USB-A ports to handle all things. Nothing fancy, mind, but at this price at least there’s no compromise in limited numbers of ports.
The Acer Chromebook Spin 513 will be available priced £399/€399/€429 in Wi-Fi only configuration, or £499 for the LTE model (other pricing TBC for this version).
First Impressions
Acer’s handle on the Chromebook market is already strong, but the introduction of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c into this Chromebook Spin 513 might make it one of the company’s most attractive and fairly priced to date.
That compute platform means long battery life is assured, plus there’s on-the-go 4G/LTE connectivity if you select that option – and no need to overpay for a 5G setup.
No, the screen and overall spec won’t blow your socks off, but that’s not the point of this machine. It’s all about being affordable, flexible – thanks to that 360-degree hinge – and is a real workhorse. Hats off.
Huawei today added a new mid-range smartphone to its Y series, dubbed Huawei Y7a. It is built around a 6.67″ FullHD+ LCD, that has a hole up top in the center for the 8MP selfie camera.
Around the back, you get a 48MP primary camera that’s joined by an 8MP ultrawide, 2MP macro and 2MP depth sensor units.
On the inside, the Huawei Y7a has a Kirin 710A SoC paired with 4GB RAM. The smartphone boots Android 10-based EMUI 10.1 sans Google services and has two storage options – 64GB and 128GB. The former will be restricted to Latin American markets, but you do get a memory card slot in both variants for storage expansion by up to 512GB.
Completing the package is a side-mounted fingerprint reader, 3.5mm headphone jack, USB-C port, and a 5,000 mAh battery with 22.5W charging. All this might sound familiar to you because the Huawei Y7a is a rebranded P Smart 2021 that was announced last month.
The Huawei Y7a is priced at RM799 ($190/€160) for the 128GB variant and will go on sale in Malaysia starting October 30 with three color options – Midnight Black, Crush Green, and Blush Gold.
Huawei Y7a in Midnight Black, Crush Green, and Blush Gold colors
The iQOO lineup of vivo is quickly expanding with the latest addition called vivo iQOO U1x. It comes with an ultra-affordable price tag and big battery as its key selling points.
The iQOO U1x is powered by a Snapdragon 662 chipset, coupled with 4GB or 6GB of RAM. Storage is either 64GB or 128GB.
On the front sits a 6.51” LCD with 720p resolution and a waterdrop notch for the 8MP camera. The triple shooter on the back brings a 13MP main unit alongside a 2MP depth sensor and 2MP macro cam.
vivo iQOO U1x
Inside there is a 5,000 mAh battery that charges over the dated microUSB port. There’s no support for fast-charging of any sort.
Since the phone is launched initially in China, it will come with no Google services but will have Jovi AI assistant out of the box, as well as iQOO UI, based on Android 10.
Launching in Silver or Black colors, the price of the vivo iQOO U1x starts from CNY899 for the 4/64GB memory option, which translates to about $135.
vivo also announced a new memory combination of the iQOO Z1 that has a mightier chipset and 5G connectivity. The new combination is 12GB RAM + 128GB storage and costs CNY2,598.
Both the new iQOO U1x and the updated memory iQOO Z1 option are up for pre-order on vivo’s store and major online Chinese retailers such as JD and Tmall.
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Four smartphones have been announced for ‘entry of Vivo into the Italian market, including Vivo X 51 5G and three Y Series devices.Here are pricing and specifications
of Nino Grasso published on 21 October 2020 , at 12: 34 in the Telephony channel I live
I live is certainly not a new brand in the world of mobile technology, but its arrival in Europe is a novelty. The company announced last Tuesday four smartphones for the European market, specifically in France, Germany, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom and, of course, also in Italy. In order of market range, from highest to lowest, we have:
Vivo X 51 – Full review
Vivo Y 70
Vivo Y 20 s
Vivo Y 11 s
Di Vivo X 51 , which is proposed in Italy at 799 ??, we talked in depth in our full review, while Vivo Y 70 and Vivo Y 20 s represent the proposals in Europe for as for the mid-range. The first has a list price of 269 ?? for the colors Oxygen Blue and Gravity Black, the second costs 179 ?? and is sold in Italy in Nebula Blue and Obsidian Black. Finally we have the entry-level from 149 ?? , Vivo Y 11 s , which will arrive in November at 149 ??.
Vivo Y 70 is an extremely interesting smartphone in its price range: it integrates a display AMOLED 6, 44 ” with drop notch, an under-glass fingerprint sensor and a triple module for the rear camera with main da 48 MP plus the usual depth and macro modules. Then we have a 4 battery. 150 mAh with fast charging from 33 W, a thickness of less than 8mm and a pe I am contained in only 171 grams. The processor is the Snapdragon 665 and the resolution supported is Full HD + (2400 x 1080 pixels). The only version proposed is with 8GB of RAM and 51 GB of expandable storage and, as Android customization 10, we find the excellent Funtouch OS 11.
I live Y 20 s and Y 11 s are smartphones for less demanding users, with HD LCD display (1600 x 720 pixels) of 6, 51 “, Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 460, 4GB of RAM and 128 GB of expandable storage. The 5 battery. 00 0mAh should guarantee excellent autonomy, and is supported by a technology ia refill from 21 W. Weighs 192 grams and implements three cameras at the rear: from 13 MP the main one and we also have here the modules for macro and depth. Vivo Y 11 s is very similar, but has two modules on the rear (the one for macros is missing) and the recharge is from 10 W. The memory compartment is also based on 3GB of RAM and 32 GB of expandable storage.
A manufacturer of mobile devices known and respected in the Middle Kingdom enters the European market. Poland is one of the countries where vivo will operate. We will start with lower models of the Y series and the flagship vivo X 51 5G. The latter offers solutions such as a built-in gimbal, a periscope lens, and 56 – Huper Zoom times. The equipment was valued at PLN 2999 PLN, which is a low value in terms of the higher price range, but it is worth take into account the fact that the device is not particularly “trimmed” in the subject of technical specifications, as you will see later in the post. What is missing here is, above all, a more powerful processor and a more capacious battery.
Polish premiere of vivo X smartphones 48 5G, Y 70, Y 20 s and Y 11 s shows which direction the manufacturer intends to go. We check what the new models offer and whether they can be called attractive.
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Let’s start with vivo X 51 5G. It is a visually interesting smartphone that fits perfectly into the current design trend of mobile devices. The frame here refers to LG Velvet and Motorola Edge, while the rectangular camera module hides a powerful photographic set containing units: 48 Mpix (f / 1.6), 12 Mpix (f / 2. 47), 8 Mpix (f / 2.2) and 8 Mpix (f / 3.4). The screen is 6, 56 – inch AMOLED with resolution 2376 x 1080 pixels with an image refresh level of 90 Hz. The Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 765 G, 8 GB RAM is responsible for the performance and 256 GB of memory for data. The battery with a capacity of 4315 will be charged with power 33 W.
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In the European product portfolio, which is also intended for Poland, we can also find vivo Y models 70, Y 20 si Y 11 s. The first is a solid average of 6, 44 – inch AMOLED and Qualcomm Snapdragon 655 and 8 GB RAM. Y 20 s is a weaker proposition based on the Snapdragon chip 460 and 4 GB RAM with an IPS screen with poor resolution 1600 x 720 pixels. The last proposal is a budget carrier with SoC Snapdragon 460, 3 GB RAM and only 32 GB of internal memory. Noteworthy, however, the presence of a battery with a capacity of 5000 mAh. The smartphones will be available for purchase on November 3.
Six years after making its first steps on the international scene, vivo has officially entered the European market. The Chinese maker and BBK subsidiary is now doing business in France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Its first phones on the Old Continent are led by the vivo X51 5G which is a rebranded X50 Pro.
In addition, vivo is also bringing its Y70 and Y20s midrangers, which have been available in other markets for a while. We also have the all-new vivo Y11s which is an entry-level device powered by the Snapdragon 460 chipset, 5,000 mAh battery and 6.51” HD+ LCD.
vivo Y11s
Currently, vivo operates in over 30 markets and the second leading smartphone vendor in China and India. It also commands a 9% share of global smartphone sales.
Back to the star of the show the X51 5G is up for grabs starting today for £749 in the UK in the single 8GB/256GB trim. Sales in other parts of Europe will begin soon though there are no specifics on pricing and availability. There are talks with carriers and retailers across Europe to bring vivo phones to more consumers and the brand will bring its other smart products soon.
The X51 5G sports a 6.56-inch AMOLED panel with a 90Hz refresh rate and a built-in fingerprint. It’s powered by the Snapdragon 765G and comes with a 4,315 mAh battery with 33W fast wired charging. It boots Android 10 though an Android 11 update will arrive shortly.
Its key selling point is around the back where it boats one of the more impressive camera in the market. There’s a 48MP (f/1.6) main lens with an unprecedented four-axis OIS – micro gimbal stabilization. We also have a 13MP (f/2.46) portrait lens, 8MP ultrawide snapper and an 8MP telephoto module with 5x optical zoom and OIS.
In our review we found the gimbal stabilization quite impressive though not as groundbreaking as advertised. The device performed very well in daylight and produced among the best low-light shots we’ve seen.
vivo also unveiled its partnership with UEFA for the Euro 2020 Championship (to be held June 11- July 11, 2021) as well as the subsequent Euro 2024 tournament. There are also plans to update the company’s Funtouch interface closer to stock Android to suit European user’s needs.
(Pocket-lint) – Apple announced four new iPhones in 2020, with the iPhone 12 sitting pretty in the middle as the everyday model, replacing the iPhone 12 all looking to appeal to a wide audience.
By trying to appeal to everyone though, has Apple created a phone that actually doesn’t work for anyone? We’ve been using the new iPhone 12 to find out.
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New shiny design
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4mm, 164g
Black, white, blue, green, red colours
New squarer design
IP68 protection
This year brings a new design to the Apple iPhone that is more akin to the current iPad Pro and iPad Air design, or if you want to go back further in Apple’s design history, the iPhone 4. The curves have gone and now everything sits within a thin coloured aluminium band with a glass rear and nano-ceramic crystal front covering called Ceramic Shielding. It’s designed to be tougher than previous glass treatments to help fend off the scratches and keep your iPhone looking its best through the years of ownership.
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Unlike the iPhone 4 that only came in black or white, the iPhone 12 gets five colours – black, white, green (which is more a mint green), blue, and (Product) Red. The colours are striking, but certainly not as fun as the iPhone XR or iPhone 11 – there’s no yellow for example. The Blue, which we’ve got for review, is probably best described as a royal blue, but indoors, under regular lights soon looks like a dark blue. Unlike the frosted iPhone 12 Pro rear, it’s also a fingerprint magnet, so it’s going to need regular cleaning unless you plan to put it in a case.
We would have liked the screws to match the colour of the casing, and more colour options, but there’s little to complain about.
Like the iPhone 11, the iPhone 12 still features a 6.1-inch display, now improved, with the usual array of power and volume buttons down the sides. Yes, it’s still got a Lightning connector on the bottom, and you also get wireless charging support too.
The iPhone 12’s design works, it’s comfortable in the hand and the new design looks smart, a welcome progression from previous design we’ve had for a few years. It is essentially the same as the iPhone 12 Pro, but with different materials and finishes.
Tougher OLED display
6.1-inch Super Retina XDR OLED display
2532 x 1170-pixel, 460ppi
True Tone
Still has the notch
Along with the new design comes a new display for this level of device, with the iPhone 12 now getting Apple’s Super Retina XDR OLED display over the LCD display found in the iPhone 11.
It’s virtually the same screen tech as found in the iPhone 12 Pro and the shift to OLED over LCD perhaps accounts for the shift in price for this device over the previous generation. Apple has ditched LCD altogether, with even the new iPhone 12 mini getting an OLED display and that’s likely to bring parity across the range both in terms of performance and to support the Dolby Vision certification. The new display is brighter and more impactful than the iPhone 11, so we feel that’s a great move, even if this phone costs more.
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Having used the iPhone 11 Pro over the last 12 months, it’s a great screen both indoors and out that has no problem making everything from iOS 14 to games to movies and more sing. It’s especially good when it comes to viewing your photographs.
And this year it’s protected with a new material that Apple calls Ceramic Shielding. It’s tougher than previous outings, but still prone to fingerprints and scratches.
Superfast 5G
Auto 5G mode means only uses 5G when needed
Works with all 5G networks
This year’s iPhones all come with 5G as standard and that applies to the iPhone 12 too – there isn’t a 4G-only version. However, even if you have 5G coverage, the chances are that the iPhone will try and use 4G whenever possible to try and save battery life, thanks to a feature called Auto 5G. It tries to work out when you need 5G and when you don’t – like when the screen is off – and therefore limit how and when you use it. Purists will be happy to know that you can turn it off if you must have that 5G all the time, although it’s unlikely you’ll ever do that unless you find your phone sticking to 4G when you want it on the faster networks.
When you can find it 5G delivers blisteringly fast speeds. We were able to achieve up to 260Mbps downloads in our tests, although it’s worth noting we had to drive 30 minutes to find a 5G connection. What does that mean in real life? A 400MB file downloaded in 15 seconds. Crystal clear FaceTime calls, and an array of other fast access times to games, movies, or other such things.
It certainly feels like the future and will come into its own over the next couple of years as the networks get better, and we start venturing out into the world again. The catch is that while the networks continue to roll out their 5G efforts, you’ll more than likely be using 4G, possibly still when Apple announces its 2021 models.
Tech specs and battery life
A14 Bionic processor
64GB, 128GB, 256GB storage sizes
Wireless charging support
The iPhone 12 might be junior to the iPhone 12 Pro models, but that doesn’t mean Apple has given it any less of a processor. It gets the A14 Bionic processor, as do all the other iPhone 12 models, which brings more power, greater efficiencies and boosts the performance over older iPhone models.
As you would expect, you get buttery smooth menu swiping and games and apps will load faster than previous iPhone models, but you’ll also get camera features previously unavailable on an iPhone in this position.
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Apple doesn’t declare the capacities of its battery, instead saying that performance on the iPhone 12 will match that of the iPhone 12 Pro and it will get you through the day without any concerns. There are things that will push the battery harder – 5G usage, Dolby Vision movie shooting, or playing the latest hardcore games – but we’ve not found these changes to cause concerning battery drain.
There’s now no charger in the box – just the cable – and you’ll need to plug this into a USB-C charger. That might be a socket on your MacBook, or indeed your MacBook or iPad Pro charger, although the phone itself still carries the Lightning connector, so if you have an old charger, you’ll still be able to use that.
There’s support for fast charging at 20W, although you’ll have to buy the charger for that, as we’ve said.
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The iPhone 12 also supports wireless charging, and you’ll either need a Qi wireless charging pad or a new accessory Apple has launched called MagSafe. It’s a wireless charger with a ring of magnets around it that allows the charger to snap on to the back of the iPhone 12, just as you’d charge the Apple Watch. The centre of the MagSafe charger is padded, so it won’t scratch your phone, and it’s a convenient solution to keeping the phone and the wireless charger together, rather than having to position it in the right place on a pad.
Wireless charging has the obvious advantage of letting you charge your phone while you’re using the Lightning connector for something else, like wired headphones, but obviously, you’ll have to invest in the system. If you want to use a case and MagSafe charging, you’ll have to have a case that’s compatible to make sure the system continues to work.
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Master of photography
Dual cameras system:
Main: 12MP, f/1.6, OIS
Ultra-wide: 12MP, f/2.4
Night mode, Smart HDR 3, Deep Fusion, Portrait mode
The biggest difference between the iPhone 12 and the iPhone 12 Pro is on the photography side of things. The iPhone 12 doesn’t come with the 2x telephoto lens nor the LiDAR scanner to help auto-focusing that the Pro models get. That shouldn’t limit your photography too much, but if you use zoom a lot, you might want to consider the 12 Pro instead. The zoom on the iPhone is limited to 5x digital.
The main camera has a 12-megapixel sensor, with Apple (like Google on the Pixel phones), avoiding the temptation to move to a higher resolution sensor. We feel that’s the right decision because bumping the megapixels doesn’t immediately equate to better images. Here Apple has paired the sensor with an f/1.6 lens, so it’s a slightly wider aperture than the iPhone 11 that camera before it, boosting the potential for low-light performance, while also using optical image stabilisation to reduce handshake.
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The iPhone 12 pairs this great main camera with a 12-megapixel f/2.4 ultra-wide camera, allowing the fun that comes from having a wider angle, especially good for landscapes where you want to add that sense of expansiveness. There is a 12-megapixel selfie camera on the front of the phone.
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The great thing is that you can take advantage of all the tech from across the camera system on any of the lenses – portrait mode, night mode, HDR, works on the front and rear cameras. The combination of all this tech are pictures that are impressive time and time again. Colours are strong, images crisp, and although the Portrait mode algorithms can still be a little aggressive at times, considerably better than they’ve previously been, although edge detection isn’t the best out there. And switching between the two cameras isn’t noticeable. Everything matches. It’s one seamless experience.
Night Mode, added to Apple’s arsenal in 2019, is like night and day when it comes to low-light photography, and we’re equally impressed with the iPhone 12’s HDR photography capabilities, all the while not really bothering you with dozens of settings to master. Point, shoot, snap, and enjoy seems to be Apple’s mantra here and it works.
The same can be said for recording video. You now get Dolby Vision recording up to 4K 30fps (it’s up to 60fps on 12 Pro) and that means your videos have an almost hyper-real quality to them, popping out of the screen. Apple has been strong on video capture for many generations of iPhone and the addition of HDR, with the fun of that Dolby certification, is going to continue that trend.
Verdict
Like the iPhone 11 before it, the iPhone 12 offers many of the important things that you want from the iPhone: a decent camera, 5G, great screen, fast processor, and leaves out many of the “nice to haves” like 60fps video recording, a telephoto lens, or the LiDAR scanner.
Look closely and there are differences, but for that group of people that want a new iPhone, but just can’t justify the price of the iPhone 12 Pro range, this is a great choice without having to feel like you are settling for second best.
Although most of us know OPPO as a smartphone manufacturer, the company also operates in other areas. Wireless headphones are quite an important segment of the company’s activity, but OPPO is not limited to the mentioned category only. During the last product conference “One More Step”, two new TV sets were announced. OPPO TV S1 comes in one version with a QLED screen 65 – inches and resolution 4K, while OPPO R1 comes in two options – with 4K LCD screens 55 – inches and 65 – inches. Let’s check what exactly the new smart TVs offer and how much the manufacturer priced the models he developed.
OPPO TV S1 and OPPO TV R1 are new TV models that were presented on the occasion One More Step product conference. Here are the technical specifications and the most important features of the devices.
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Let’s start with OPPO TV S1, the higher model, which was priced at 7999 yuan which gives us the direct conversion amount 4661 PLN excluding taxes. Here we find 65 – an inch QLED screen with Quantum Dot and an ultra-wide NTSC color gamut 120%. The TV displays the picture in 4K resolution (3840 x 1600 pixels), which can be refreshed with a frequency 120 Hz. We also have something for fans of good sound. The manufacturer has equipped OPPO TV S1 with eighteen surround speakers with a total power 85 W with Dolby Atmos support . The quad-core MediaTek MT chip 9950, Mali G graphics 2020 MC2 plus 8 GB, 5 RAM and 128 GB of data memory. The equipment offers network access via WiFi 6.
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OPPO TV R1 comes in two options with screens with diagonals 55 – all and 65 – inches. The devices use LCD displays with a resolution of 4K with a refresh rate of 60 Hz. The DCI P3 coverage is as high as 93%, and the brightness depends on the model. Option 55 – inch has a brightness level of 250 rivets, while 65 – the inch TV is already bright 300 nits. MediaTek MT 9652, Mali-G graphics 2490 watches over the smooth work. MC1 and only 2 GB RAM. There are two speakers 20 into Dolby Audio compatible units. As in the case of OPPO TV S1 on board we find WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5. Model with 55 – costs 3299 yuan (about 7999 PLN), variant with 65 – inch screen valued at 4299 yuan (2490 PLN).
Source: OPPO
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