Z każdym rokiem wydaje nam się, że mamy coraz mniej czasu między innymi dlatego, że wrażenie owo potęguje chociażby rozwijająca się w zastraszającym tempie technologia. Dlatego też powstała (a właściwie to reaktywowała się) seria Najciekawszych informacji minionego tygodnia. Co tydzień w poniedziałek, dla najbardziej zabieganych Czytelników PurePC, pojawiać się będzie materiał prezentujący skrót wiadomości, które w ostatnich siedmiu dniach cieszyły się Waszym największym zainteresowaniem. Być może odnajdziecie w nim także newsy, które dotąd przeoczyliście. Nie przedłużając, zapraszam na przegląd najciekawszych tematów tygodnia od 19 do 25 października 2020.
Najciekawsze informacje minionego tygodnia: 19 – 25 października 2020. Co ciekawego wydarzyło się w branży hardware’owej, gamingowej i szeroko rozumianej technologicznej? Telegraficzny skrót znajdziecie poniżej.
Przegląd najciekawszych tematów tygodnia:
Huawei Mate 40 Pro – poznaliśmy wygląd i specyfikację smartfona
Urządzenia mobilne
Huawei Mate 40 Pro nie wydaje się tak przełomowy jak poprzednie flagowce Chińczyków. Urządzenie będzie miało 6,76-calowy ekran AMOLED o nietypowej rozdzielczości 1344 x 2772 pikseli (zagęszczenie pikseli 456 ppi) z odświeżaniem 90 Hz. Panel ponownie będzie miał zakrzywione krawędzie, ale co ciekawe, tym razem nie zabraknie fizycznych przycisków od regulacji głośności czy wyłączania.
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AMD Radeon RX 6000 – specyfikacja i dostępność kart graficznych
Karty graficzne
Premiera sklepowa niereferencyjnych kart graficznych Radeon RX 6000 ma odbyć się najwcześniej w połowie listopada z większą dostępnością pod koniec miesiąca. Dowiedzieliśmy się także, że topowe układy NAVI 21 będą miały pobór energii przekraczający 300 W. Źródła sugerują, że Radeony RX 6000 mają być dostępne z produkowanymi przez firmę Samsung pamięciami GDDR6 o efektywnym taktowaniu do 16 Gb/s
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Cyberpunk 2077 – ray tracing na premierę tylko na GeForce RTX
Rozrywka
Ray tracing w Cyberpunku 2077 będzie dostępny na premierę wyłącznie na kartach GeForce RTX. Gra korzysta także z opartego na sztucznej inteligencji systemu JALI do symulacji mimiki twarzy, dzięki któremu było możliwe uzyskanie takiego samego efektu w różnych wersjach językowych. O tym, jak to będzie wyglądać w praktyce, przekonamy się już 19 listopada 2020 roku.
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X i 5900X z dobrymi wynikami w Geekbench 5
Procesory
Procesor Ryzen 9 5900X uzyskał 1605 punktów w teście jednowątkowym i 12869 punktów w teście wielowątkowym, co spokojnie wystarczyło na zdeklasowanie 10-rdzeniowego Intela Core i9-10900K w obu sprawdzianach (1467 pkt / 10981 pkt). Pod względem jednego wątku nowy Ryzen jest o 9% szybszy, natomiast w sytuacjach wykorzystania wielu wątków przewaga wzrasta aż do 17%.
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Jakie gry komputerowe otrzymają ray tracing i DLSS w 2020 roku?
Rozrywka
Poznaliśmy pełną listę gier PC na 2020 rok, które obsłużą ray tracing i/lub DLSS. Znajdują się na niej takie tytuły, jak Cyberpunk 2077, Watch Dogs Legion, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord i Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Liczba gier z obsługą ray tracingu i DLSS na 2020 rok mogłaby być nawet większa, gdyby nie przesunięcia m.in. Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, Dying Light 2 czy Atomic Heart.
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GeForce RTX 3070 – data testów wydajności i słaba dostępność kart
Karty graficzne
Testy wydajności GeForce RTX 3070 pojawią się przed premierą – 27 października (Founders Edition), oraz w dniu (przed)sprzedaży – 29 października (autorskie modele). Według wykresu porównawczego, który udostępniła NCIDIA, RTX 3070 zaoferuje wydajność porównywalną do RTX 2080 Ti. Niestety, podobnie jak w przypadku topowych RTX 3000, tak i w tym przypadku mogą być problemy z zakupem upragnionej karty.
Według doniesień, NVIDIA anulowała premierę kart graficznych GeForce RTX 3070 16 GB oraz GeForce RTX 3080 20 GB. Debiut słabszej karty GeForce RTX 3060 Ti nie jest obecnie zagrożony. Niestety nawet źródła blisko związane z NVIDIĄ nie są w stanie wskazać konkretnych powodów zamknięcia obu projektów GPU. W przypadku RTX 3080 20 GB mówi się o problemach z zapewnieniem odpowiedniej ilości pamięci GDDR6X.
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Apple iPhone 12 z przestarzałym modemem 5G Snapdragon X55
Urządzenia mobilne
W smartfonach Apple iPhone 12 wykorzystano modemy 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 i co ciekawe, nie jest to najnowsza propozycja producenta, a ubiegłoroczny układ. Nie wróży to dobrze wydajności energetycznej nowych urządzeń. Mówi się o tym, że nadzieja była pokładana w Intelu, który oferował modemy 4G LTE, natomiast firma nie mogła pochwalić się własną technologią 5G.
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AMD Radeon RX 6800XT w 3DMark pokonuje GeForce RTX 3080
Karty graficzne
W bazach popularnych benchmarków 3DMark pojawił się wpis dotyczący układu NAVI 21 XT, a więc karty Radeon RX 6800XT. We wszystkich testach, za wyjątkiem 3DMark Port Royale (Ray Tracing), układ AMD RDNA 2 pokonuje kartę NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition. W zależności od testu, czasami różnica na korzyść Radeona to symboliczne 3%, a czasami to nawet 18%.
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Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics – prace nad kartą graficzną skończone
Karty graficzne
Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics wyposażony został w 96 jednostek EU, co przekłada się na 768 procesorów strumieniowych. Wciąż nie jest znane finalne taktowanie karty graficznej, jako że producent wciąż nie podał dokładnej specyfikacji GPU. Z informacji jakie posiadamy wynika natomiast, że Iris Xe MAX Graphics posiada 4 GB własnej pamięci LPDDR4x o taktowaniu 4267 MHz.
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A oto wybrane, większe materiały, które pojawiły się na PurePC w ostatnim tygodniu:
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Testing Tests overview Smartphone Pixel 5 in the test: Google just does it better Elephone U5 in the test: It’s that good Cheap phone from China The most popular China smartphones 2020 Xiaomi Mi 10 T Pro in the test: 144 – Hz display and great camera Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC in the test: 90 Hz and the best camera Motorola Moto G9 Play in the test: A lot of power for little money The best monthly h cancellable tariffs in September 2019 Smartwatch Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro in the test: Smartwatch with cross-country battery Apple Watch: Smartwatch with contract from 15 € per month Apple Buy Watch 6: All generations in the price check Skagen Falster 3 in the test: Smartwatch with Wear OS Test Huawei Watch GT 2: Noble fitness tracker in watch form Huawei Watch GT in the test: record-breaking battery life Skagen Falster 2 in the test: good design and a weak point Multiroom Bose Portable Home Speaker in the Tes t: Battery, WLAN, Airplay 2 Sonos Move in the test: The robust all-rounder Musiccast: Multiroom from Yamaha in the test Denon Heos in the test: versatile multiroom System Flat soundbar Teufel Sounddeck Streaming in the test Teufel Raumfeld in the test: rich multiroom sound Technisat Digitradio 580 in the test: The gray all-rounder Keyfinder Tile Slim (2019): key finder in Credit card format Bluetooth key finder Tile Pro in the test: 122 m range! Key finder Tile Pro in the test: the range- Champion Orbit Bluetooth tracker in the test: looking for wallet and keys Nonda iHere 3.0: smart key finder in test Chipolo Classic and Plus: Bluetooth key finder in test Musegear finder 2: Keyfinder without mandatory registration Action-Cam Actioncam Insta 360 One R: 1-inch image sensor in the test Gopro Hero 8 Black in the test: Back to the top Insta 360 One R in the test: The modular action cam Motorola Moto G8 Plus test: Great Smartphone, but … Insta 360 Go: Micro-GoPro in the test Motorola One Action Test: Good hardware, bad camera Actioncam DJI Osmo Action in the test: The better Gopro microSD In the test: Kingston UHS-I U3 microSDXC Kit MicroSD card for smartphone: Samsung Evo Plus 2017 Test report: Lexar Professional 1800 x microSDXC Kit Test report: Intenso Premium microSDXC card With 64 GByte Android Sonos Move im Test: The robust all-rounder Honor 20: Inexpensive high-end smartphone in the test Xiaomi Mi 9: Top technology at a bargain price Doogee S 90 in the test: modular outdoor smartphone ZTE Axon 10 Pro in the test: high-end phone at a competitive price Motorola Moto G7 Power in the test: large battery, low price Sony Xperia 10: Smartphone with 21: 9 display under test Counselor Advisor overview Purchase advice Purchase advice: What good is a leaf blower with battery for 45 Euro? True wireless headphones: How much do you have to invest? Purchase advice water cooling: High-end PCs cool better Advice: air conditioning and fan against the heat wave Sony shows the Xperia 1: Is the predecessor XZ3 worth it now? Purchase advice: Current headphones with ANC to 400 Euro Purchase advice: Smartphones with dual SIM and micro SD Practice Caution, money away: Kickstarter & Co . are not Shops Switch off Android notifications from annoying apps This is how it works: Install the new Android L keyboard now Tip: Use “Ok Google everywhere” in Germany In the test: Does the jailbreak work for iOS 7.1? Goderma and mobile medicine: The doctors apps are coming! Instructions: Jailbreak for iOS 7 on iPhone 5S, 5, 4S and 4 Technology Importing technology from China, part 2: Customs, taxes and tricks Drones & copters: From toys to FPV racers What does the end of an ecosystem mean? Smartphones with a flexible display: What’s the point? Smartphone processors at a glance: Everything Snapdragon? Evolutionary dead ends: the very worst cell phones mpass: Pay with the NFC mobile phone – or the NFC toilet roll Display calculator Calculate pixel density, number and display proportion Best list Test winner Price comparison P travel comparison overview Smartphones from Android 7.0 Phablets with stylus Fitness tracker with GPS Bluetooth headphones with ANR Drones with GPS Video TechStage Adviser Adviser: Technology against dusk Beginning Lighting Alarm systems About wachungskame … Smart locks Conclusion Comments (2) by Daniel and Lenz and Moritz // 25. 10. 2020 17: 16 Clock Twitter
Smart home technology such as surveillance cameras, alarm systems and lights promise protection against burglars. What do they do in practice?
Of the 25. October is the day of burglary protection. It takes place at the same time as the time change, because the twilight season also begins with it. It gets dark earlier, so it is easier for thieves to clear out apartments under cover of twilight when the residents are not at home.
The good news is: The number of break-ins is falling. Of course, this is of no use to those affected. Much worse than losing your valuables is the feeling of not feeling safe in your own home. In addition to the mechanical security recommended by the police – such as safe door and window fittings – electronic security can now be retrofitted with smart alarm systems with app control (purchase advice), surveillance cameras or lights with motion detectors.
Lighting Light scares away dark figures. We don’t have to say a word at this point about classic construction spotlights with LEDs and motion detectors for the driveway, garden and back of the building. Worth mentioning, however, are the inexpensive outdoor lights with LEDs, solar panels, rechargeable batteries and motion detectors, which have been available for a number of years and provide light on the garden fence or shed without an expensive power supply. You don’t tear a hole in your pocket, neither financially nor in terms of the amount of work involved. The video image of the Ring 2 is still attractive even at night. Much more exciting are outdoor lights with integrated WLAN surveillance cameras. You simply replace them with existing lamps with motion detectors; they don’t need anything more than electricity. The Ring Floodlight Cam (test report) is bright enough to illuminate the courtyard and driveway, shows live images via the app and loads recordings with movement into the cloud. The Netatmo Presence (test report) or the Blaupunkt Wifi Lampcam (test report) work similarly.
Thanks to wireless, battery-operated motion detectors, smart lighting systems for the garden are no longer just suitable for mood lighting. The self-sufficient sensors with radio connection can be attached to walls, fences or even flower pots. In addition, you determine which smart lights should switch on in which brightness and color when something happens.
Alarm systems They are often seen as a panacea and are the first thing tech fans think of when breaking in. But they have a very big disadvantage, which the nomenclature already reveals: In official German, alarm systems are called burglar alarm systems and that is exactly what they do. They report when a break-in has occurred. They react when it is actually too late, when the bad guys are in the house.
Depending on the equipment, they can also be a deterrent. A clearly visible external siren leads, at least for some of the perpetrators, to the fact that the house is less interesting; you don’t want to be caught. But this is more true for organized gangs who want to clear as much as possible in the shortest possible time. Procurement crime can be prevented just as little as targeted break-ins. For the latter – with all due respect – most of us are likely to be of little interest.
There are compatible outdoor sirens for the more professional alarm systems. Smart home alarm systems in particular also make you feel good, as the author knows from personal experience. A quick glance at the associated mobile phone app shows: doors and windows are closed, no movement detected, everything is OK. Even when you spend Christmas in the South Pacific.
It is important that you think about what should actually happen in the event of an alarm before buying. It would be professional to activate a security center, which 24 / 7 reacts and, in case of doubt, sends a private guard or the police over. However, this is expensive and cannot be done with most smart home alarm systems – you have to budget a few thousand euros and regular costs for such a system. In the case of smart home systems, one or more contacts are usually specified that the system informs in the event of an alarm; Residents, neighbors or relatives. In combination with a surveillance camera that enables a view into the apartment or house, you can determine from a distance whether there is really a problem and then react accordingly – but with the risk of missing one or the other message.
The sensors from Gigaset Elements not only react to opening, but also to shaking – they can detect break-ins even before the window is opened is levered. We have already carried out tests on the smart home alarm systems from Abus (Smartvest), Bosch (Smart Home Alarm), Gigaset (Elements), the Ring Security alarm system (test report) and Somfy (Home Alarm). Beginner sets, consisting of the always necessary alarm center with internet connection and a few sensors (magnetic contacts for doors and windows as well as motion detectors) cost about 150 to 300 Euro. That is enough for an installation in a small apartment, if you want to secure an entire house, you should buy larger starter sets or get additional sensors. You can find more information on this in our article Planning and installing smart home alarm systems yourself.
The systems from Gigaset and Bosch are particularly easy to set up. The most professional ala rmsystem in comparison is the Smartvest from Abus; Anyone looking for a connection to other smart home components should take a closer look at Somfy Home Alarm. The Taphome alarm system with GSM module or the Blaupunkt SA are significantly less smart, but can also be used without a DSL connection in the holiday home or the allotment garden. – R (Review).
The Blaupunkt system does not require WiFi to inform owners about incidents Both models inform in the event of a break-in via SMS – in the A SIM card is integrated into the systems and sends messages. Those who don’t have WiFi in their holiday home or allotment garden will find a good alternative with these models. Cheap SIM cards are available at every petrol station. We recommend cards that have cheap SMS prices and a starting credit – after all, the gazebo is not broken into every two hours. Ergo cards with for example 01 Euro starting credit and 9 cents per SMS for more than 100 Break-ins. Internet is not necessary.
We have put together some tariffs: The Prepaid Basic S from Congstar with 9 cents per SMS, and 7, 50 Starting credit costs 5 euros. At Lidl there is the Connect Classic with 9 cents per SMS and 10 Euro starting credit for 10 Euro.
surveillance cameras Also surveillance cameras prevent in contrast to more stable door – and window fittings do not break in, but they can deter and help with the investigation. We recommend combination cameras with LED headlights especially in dark places. During the test phase of the Netatmo Presence (test report) we were able to drive away a potential burglar. The light activated by the motion detector was apparently enough to scare away the stranger who was visiting the tester’s garden.
The light of the Netatmo Presence scared off an unknown person Please note the data protection. This is comparatively unproblematic as long as you hang cameras in the house or if external cameras only film your own property; public space – streets, sidewalks, parking lots and so on as well as neighboring properties are taboo. Almost all cameras now offer options with which you can hide or pixelate sensitive areas. You can find more about this in the respective individual test in our topic area on surveillance cameras.
The facility is often quite simple. Thanks to WiFi, in many cases only one power supply is required for the camera. Most products for private users simply save the data in the cloud. This requires registration with the provider and in many cases there is a small monthly fee for the storage, but you do not have to operate your own network storage (NAS in the comparison test), nor can bad guys simply let the memory card or hard drives go with you.
Indoor cameras with WLAN can be used wherever there is a socket. We compared various WLAN surveillance cameras for indoor use. Our favorites are the rotating and swiveling Instar IN – 8015 (test report), the Netgear Arlo Pro (test report), which also works with battery and comes with seven days of free cloud storage, as well the Somfy One (test report). The latter also integrates a small alarm system and is compatible with the Somfy Home alarm system (test report). If you don’t want cloud storage, you should take a look at the Netatmo Presence or the EufyCam 2c (test report). Both models offer local storage at no additional cost and without cloud.
The Ring Spotlight (test report) is interesting for outdoor use. It has a PIR motion detector, informs the user about movements by push message on the smartphone, sends the video stream in the event of an alarm via WLAN to the cloud – and, depending on the application, runs by battery, plug-in power supply or the optional solar -Panel also without a socket; for example in the garden shed or in the garage. Ring is also available as a doorbell Ring 2 (test report) with a WLAN connection. So you can always find out what’s going on at the door via smartphone app; it doesn’t matter whether the visitors ring the bell or not.
Alternatives to permanently installed cameras are the Arlo Pro (test report), Arlo Pro 2 (test report) or EufyCam 2c (test report). These cameras are battery operated and can be screwed, placed or attached magnetically.
Thanks to the solar panel, lights, Also operate surveillance cameras & Co. independently – for example on the garden fence or house. Here in the picture is the optional solar module for the ring
Looks like 26 of October, i.e. next Monday, the product offer of the title electronics manufacturer will be enriched with two new smartphones. The first is the mid-range OnePlus Nord N model 10 with typical for this category technical specification. The second device will be OnePlus Nord N 100, i.e. the first budgetary in the history of the brand that will stand out from the competition a high-capacity 5000 mAh battery. Interestingly, reliable, extensive information about the technical specifications of both smartphones has just got to the network. So only the prices are covered with full secret, but you can be sure that they will be lower than in the case of OnePlus Nord.
We have just learned about the likely technical specifications of OnePlus Nord N smartphones 10 and OnePlus Nord N 100, i.e. new devices from the series initiated by Carl Pei, the co-founder of the company.
OnePlus Nord.
OnePlus Nord smartphone and OnePlus Buds headphones officially
Over the years OnePlus has only offered flagship models of its devices, but this has changed with the Nord model, which can be bought today at a price below 2,000 zlotys. The company intends to continue the new policy and is preparing two new models for us – the medium OnePlus Nord N and budgetary OnePlus Nord N 90. The first proposal will receive 6, 49 – inch FHD + screen with image refresh level 90 Hz, Qualcomm Snapdragon Chip 690 and 6 GB RAM. Pictures taken 64 Mpix main camera, 8 Mpix ultra wide angle camera and 2 Mpix auxiliary cameras, we will save on 128 GB of data memory. The battery is, in turn, a cell with a capacity 4000 mAh.
Motorola Moto G 5G Plus smartphone test – rival for OnePlus Nord
Unfortunately, the 5G modem will only be available in the medium. The budget OnePlus Nord N 100 will be equipped with 6, 52 – inch HD + display, Qualcomm Snapdragon chip 460, 4 GB RAM and 64 GB of data memory. 13 Mpix main camera will be supported by a 2 Mpix module for macro photos and 2 Mpix sensor for bokeh effect. The selfie camera will take photos in a resolution of 8 Mpix. Unfortunately, the appearance of the described devices is not known, but it is quite likely that it will be based on the design of the basic OnePlus Nord model.
Testing Tests overview Smartphone Pixel 5 in the test: Google just does it better Elephone U5 in the test: It’s that good Cheap phone from China The most popular China smartphones 2020 Xiaomi Mi 10 T Pro in the test: 144 – Hz display and great camera Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC in the test: 120 Hz and the best camera Motorola Moto G9 Play in the test: A lot of power for little money The best monthly cancellable Tariffs in September 2020 Smartwatch Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro in the test: Smartwatch with cross-country battery Apple Watch: Smartwatch with contract from 15 € per month Buy Apple Watch 6: All generations in Price check Skagen Falster 3 in the test: Smartwatch with Wear OS Test Huawei Watch GT 2: Noble fitness tracker in watch form Huawei Watch GT in the test: record-breaking battery life Skagen Falster 2 in the test: good design and a weak point Multiroom Bose Portable Home Speaker in the test: battery, WiFi, Ai rplay 2 Sonos Move in the test: The robust all-rounder Musiccast: Multiroom from Yamaha in the test Denon Heos in the test: versatile multiroom system Flat soundbar Teufel Sounddeck Streaming in the test Teufel Raumfeld in the test: rich multiroom sound Technisat Digitradio 580 in the test: The gray all-rounder Keyfinder Tile Slim (2019): Key finder in credit card format Bluetooth key finder Tile Pro in the test: 122 m range! Key finder Tile Pro in the test: the range champion Orbit Bluetooth tracker in the test: looking for wallet and keys Nonda iHere 3.0: smart keyfinder in the test Chipolo Classic and Plus: Bluetooth key finder in the test Musegear finder 2: Keyfinder without registration obligation Action-Cam Actioncam Insta 360 One R: 1 inch image sensor in the test Gopro Hero 8 Black in the test: Back to the top Insta 300 One R in the test: The modular action cam Motorola Moto G8 Plus test: Great smartphone, but … Insta 360 Go: Micro-GoPro in the test Motorola One Action Test: Gu te hardware, bad camera Actioncam DJI Osmo Action in the test: The better Gopro microSD In the test: Kingston UHS-I U3 microSDXC Kit MicroSD card for smartphone: Samsung Evo Plus 2017 Test report: Lexar Professional 810 x microSDXC Kit Test report: Intenso Premium microSDXC card with 64 GByte Android Sonos Move in the test: The robust all-rounder Honor 20: Cheap es high-end smartphone in the test Xiaomi Mi 9: top technology at a bargain price Doogee S 90 in the test: modular outdoor -Smartphone ZTE Axon 10 Pro in the test: high-end phone at a competitive price Motorola Moto G7 Power in the test: large battery, small price Sony Xperia 10: Smartphone with 21: 9 display in the test Advice Guide overview Purchase advice Purchase advice: What good is a leaf blower with a battery for 45 Euro? True wireless headphones: How much do you have to invest? Buying advice water cooling: high-end -PCs cool better Guide: air conditioning and fan against the heat wave Sony shows the Xperia 1: Is the predecessor XZ3 worth it now? Purchase advice: Current headphones with ANC to 400 Euro Purchase advice : Smartphones with dual SIM and micro SD Practice Caution, money away: Kickstarter & Co. are not shops Android notification Turn off the directions of annoying apps Here’s how: Install the new Android L keyboard now Tip: Use “Ok Google everywhere” in Germany In the test: the jailbreak works for iOS 7.1? Goderma and mobile medicine: The doctor apps are coming! Instructions: Jailbreak for iOS 7 on iPhone 5S, 5, 4S and 4 Technology Importing technology from China, part 2: Customs, taxes and tricks Drones & copters: From toys to to the FPV-Racer What does the end of an ecosystem mean? Smartphones with a flexible display: What’s the point? Overview of smartphone processors: Everything Snapdragon? Evolutionary dead ends: the very worst cell phones mpass: Pay with the NFC mobile phone – or the NFC toilet roll Display calculator Calculate pixel density, number and display proportion Leaderboard Test winner Price comparison Price comparison over ersicht Smartphones from Android 7.0 Phablets with Stylus Fitness tracker with GPS Bluetooth headphones with ANR Drones with GPS Video TechStage Best list Top 10: The best smartphones 2020 to 300 Euro Start Display memory chipset Camera Other … Place 1 Place 2 3rd place 4th place 5th place 6th place Place 7 Place 8 Place 9 Place 10 Conclusion Comments from Stefan // 22. 10. 2020 16: 56 Clock
More than an entry-level smartphone should the new cell phone be able to do it, but not cost a lot? We show the best smartphones up to 300 Euro.
Even some 100 – Euro Smartphone now has a surprising amount of technology to offer, like our guide: How many smartphones are there by 100 Euro shows impressively. Nevertheless, modern mid-range cell phones can do a lot more, but buyers have to spend a few more euros for a noticeable technological leap. This is noticeable in almost every area of the equipment. But be careful: As always, older models are attractively priced, but we recommend smartphones that are older than 2019 are to be bought only in exceptional cases. We have for this top 10 even only on devices 2020 – this is the only way to ensure a long update supply.
Display In the price range up to 300 Euro should be excluded from smartphones that offer less than Full-HD + as resolution. In addition, there are the first OLED screens in this price range, which score with a particularly good black value, high contrast, intense saturation and excellent viewing angle stability. In addition, there are now more and more models with a higher refresh rate of 90 or even 120 Hertz on the market. This means that content can be played back even more smoothly. Currently under 300 Euro but mainly LCDs with a higher Hertz number to be found, OLEDs still have 60 Hertz. In our display compendium we give a precise overview of screen technologies and resolutions.
Storage For the main memory, 6 GB should be the lowest limit be in the internal memory 128 GByte – why accept less when there is so much problem under 300 euros there? A few models even offer 8 GB of RAM and / or 144 GByte expandable data memory.
Chipset Especially in the middle class, there are many smartphones with Mediatek chips that are now available but more and more models of chipsets from market leader Qualcomm. The Mediatek chips are usually quite competitive in terms of performance, but have disadvantages in terms of update supply and sometimes in terms of power consumption. In our opinion, there are no real reasons to avoid such models. If you want to be on the safe side, you can of course look out for smartphones with Qualcomm or Huawei chips. The “cheap manufacturers” like Spreadtrum can no longer be found in this price range, the same applies to chipsets with fewer than 8 CPU cores. Examples of reasonable chips are Mediatek Helio P 70 or G 90 T, Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 or 765 or the Huawei Kirin 802.
Camera The majority of smartphones up to 300 Euro comes to the customer with a quad cam, but interested parties must be attentive here. Because while top models beyond the 580 Euro meanwhile deliver a universally applicable package with main, wide-angle and telephoto lens as well as depth sensor, set in the one discussed here Many manufacturers still like to use macro lenses instead of telephoto lenses. To make matters worse, they are often coupled with a very low number of megapixels. These low-resolution macro cameras are usually hardly usable in everyday life, so that of the four cameras advertised, not three, but only two can really be used meaningfully. We have this topic in our budget phone with triple cam guide: More than a marketing gimmick? extensively illuminated.
Other equipment The new data standard 5G is up to 300 Euros are usually not represented in smartphones, but that should come stronger sooner or later. However, this is not yet necessary, as at least in Germany the network coverage with 5G is currently extremely patchy. Otherwise, mid-range smartphones now offer almost everything that the upper class has. This goes from fingerprint sensors on the screen to NFC, Bluetooth, WLAN and GPS to USB-C and fast charging functions. The limitations are often in the details. So far Wifi-6 has hardly found its way into the middle class up to 300 Euro, instead users with Wifi-5 ( 802. 11 ac) take preference. Waterproofness and wireless charging are also extremely rare.
Place 1: Realme X 50 5G The first place in our ranking is occupied by the Realme X 50 5G (test report). It’s not just the only model in our top 10, which despite the price is now just below 300 Euro masters the new radio standard 5G, but it is doing very well in all other respects. So that gives 6, 57 inch large IPS Display 120 pictures per second again, the model has a quad cam with up to 64 Megapixels as well as wide angle and telephoto lenses and it is made of the strong Snapdragon 765 G driven. 6GByte RAM, 128 GByte internal (expandable) memory and a 4200 mAh stronger Battery with 30 -Watt fast charging complete the great overall package. Android 10 is also included ex works, as is the case with almost all competitors in this list.
2nd place: Realme 6 Pro Also just below the 256 – The Realme 6 Pro has fallen (comparison test). When it comes to the screen, there are only a few differences to the first-placed sibling model, but the panel on the 6 Pro only manages 90 Hertz. The camera structure is also largely in agreement, again the manufacturer relies on a quad cam with up to 64 Megapixel, wide angle and telephoto lens. In contrast to the X 50 comes the realme 6 Pro with 3.5 millimeter connection and contrary to the Realme 6 (test report) it is powered by a Snapdragon 720 G driven. In addition, there is an impressive 8 GB of RAM and 122 GByte of expandable internal memory. The battery is with 4300 mAh slightly larger than the X 50, but loads just as quickly.
3rd place: Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite Xiaomi, which has often played at the top of our leaderboards in the last few months, “only” comes third with this update. The Xiaomi Mi 02 Lite (test report) offers for the first time in our top 10 an OLED display with HDR 10 + – Support, depending on personal taste, this can be more Its value as IPS with 90 or 120 Hz. But the model is clearly behind the camera. Although there is also a quad cam in the data sheet, it consists of 48 – Megapixel main camera and wide-angle, the rest consists only of macro and depth of field lens that are superfluous in our experience. In addition to the 3.5 millimeter lens, there is the infrared transmitter that is mandatory for Xiaomi models. The powerful Snapdragon serves as the drive 765 G, which is also in the first-placed Realme model. 6 GByte RAM and 122 GByte of expandable memory are otherwise standard in this price range. The 4160 mAh are only available with 20 Watt filled, that takes longer than with the competition.
4th place: Realme 7 Pro And another Realme model: The brand new Realme 7 Pro also shines with an OLED display and relies on Quad-Cam with up to 64 Megapixels. This time, however, there is only one wide angle, plus macro and depth of field sensors. A telephoto lens is unfortunately missing – that is in the price range up to 300 Euro however still mostly normal. The Realme 7 Pro is powered by a Snapdragon 720 G, which is flanked by 8 GB of RAM. The 128 GB of internal memory can be expanded, as is almost always the case with Android models. A highlight of the new model is the battery with 4500 mAh starting with 65 Watt can be charged quickly.
5th place: Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC Xiaomi is really mixing up the market with the Poco range. The Poco X3 NFC (test report) costs well below 300 Euro and is the cheapest model in our current top 10 – and yet it is not in last place. Instead in the middle: No wonder with an almost 6.7 inch IPS display with 120 – Hz playback and 64 – Megapixel Quad Cam – even if it unfortunately also consists of macro and depth of field sensor. When it comes to the drive, however, the smartphone is back at the top: The Snapdragon 732 G cannot keep up with top models, but it ensures very good performance in everyday life. The chip is supported by 6 GByte RAM, in the version described here everything is written with 128 GByte internal memory combined. 5160 mAh ensure good stamina and thanks to 33 – Watt fast charging the battery is filled again.
Place 6: Motorola One Fusion + With the Motorola One Fusion +, the manufacturer has made a good hit. The 6.5 inch screen represents HDR 10 – content, the Quad-Cam snaps pictures with up to 64 Megapixels. The wide angle is also useful – in contrast to macro and depth of field sensors. A Snapdragon 730 provides a lot of power, with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GByte internal memory buyers are on the safe side. The battery is with 5000 mAh quite persistent, reloading works with 15 Watts but only partially fast.
Place 7: Vivo Y 70 6, 44 Inch OLED – that sounds good. Such a screen is in the Vivo Y 65, a main camera is also included 48 Megapixels. Unfortunately, the triple cam is flanked by macro and depth sensors, and usable lenses such as wide-angle or even tele-optics are unfortunately missing. The Snapdragon 665 in the smartphone is no longer one of the latest chips, but still does a very good job and comes to the customer with 8 GB of RAM. For data stand 128 GByte of internal memory available – of course, expandable. With 33 watt is of the 4100 mAh strong battery right again
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Digitization is also going on Lego does not pass without a trace. With Hidden Side, the company is (once again) trying to link the topic of smartphones directly to the stones. An AR app, which virtually lures ghosts hidden in the models, should help. Powered Up takes a different approach: In this concept, a Bluetooth-compatible mini-computer is controlled via an app, which is built into the models and in turn drives motors, sensors or lights. We have built up models of both concepts, tried them out and explained which idea scores where.
In the update we also look at the new Ninjago sets. Although they are not networked, they can also be used as a board game and starting point for a Ninjago role-playing game.
The models in our short test. Lego Hidden Side Hidden Side is Lego’s attempt to get started in AR. The idea: You build a Lego model, scan it in the app and then go on a digital ghost hunt. Lego wants to combine virtual games with real bricks. The idea is interesting, but unfortunately it doesn’t quite work. On the one hand, because the app does not run on all Android smartphones. Especially the cheaper devices do not support the app. On the other hand, parents and Lego fans are up against the idea that offline Legos have to be coupled with digital features.
The heroes of the Hidden Side series are two ghost hunters with cell phones and dog. In our test with two Construction sets, the shrimp cutter (number 70419) and El Fuegos stunt truck (number 70421), we remain a bit divided back. Because the actual models are very fun. The ghost idea isn’t bad and shows some pretty clever features, like when the tombstone pops up and shows a monster grimace. These little elements are found in almost all models in the Hidden Side series and are simply fun. We also like the color scheme, this special green is rarely represented in Lego models.
On the other hand is the app. There you play a ghost who haunts the models (which you don’t have to own) in a kind of child-friendly 3rd person shooter. Or you slip into the role of a budding ghost hunter who cleans the ghosts of models he or she owns. For that you get fans and Gloom points, the latter are put into virtual improvements. Fortunately, you have to earn these points, Lego did not use microtransactions. After building a model, you scan it in and then perform tasks such as shooting ghosts. Clever: Each model has a colored rotating element that can be used to influence the difficulty or the tasks in the app. The ghost hunt is fun, but rarely challenging. It’s more of a bite to eat than a full-fledged video game.
Unfortunately, the AR function is also subject to the limitations of the technology. If you modify the model too much, the app will no longer recognize it. For example, we packed the stunt truck on the Batmobile frame (see below) and the app only recognized it after several attempts. That’s a shame. If Lego had used special marker bricks or stickers, you could have upgraded your own buildings with AR features – then your own knight’s castle in the app would have become a haunted castle.
Interim conclusion We like Hidden Side as Idea. A creepy side of Lego, with models that have little peculiarities that you only see at second glance, that’s a cool thing. The integration with the app is nice, but unfortunately somehow forced. It would have been nice if the AR features could be integrated into other worlds and sets – Ninjago is almost an obvious choice. It would have been fun if Lego had developed special stickers or building blocks that can be read out and used in the AR app.
The shrimp cutter and ghost captain. Hidden has a big advantage Side: The prices for the actually new models are already falling significantly. The model “Newbury’s Haunted School” (number 70425) was included in the Lego summer catalog 2019 For 119 Euro announced, now it’s for um the 80 euros. This runs through all hidden-side models. So if you are looking for an inexpensive Lego set with funny gimmicks and an interesting color scheme – and can do without the AR app if necessary – you should grab it.
Update : Despite all prophecies of doom, Hidden Side is still there. We think that’s a good thing because it means that interesting models continue to come onto the market. In 2020 these are mainly in the lower price range. Six models, including the subway station with 348 Share there it for under 20 Euro. So if you like Hidden Side, you can use it to expand your collection.
Lego Ninjago The stories about Lloyd, Cole, Nya, Zane and Co are a real money maker for Lego. No wonder Ninjago continues to expand. In the test this time we had the new dungeon of the skull magician (set number 71722). What is special about this is that it is not just a simple model. The board game is easy to understand: everyone chooses a ninja and notes its values. Then you roll the supplied Spinjutzu die and move the number of spaces. There are a few action fields, for example for traps or to search for treasure.
The fights are simple: You roll the dice again, with a skull you have lost, with a heart you win . If the heroes’ hearts are used up, they lose the game. However, you can find new hearts or equipment on the field. The instructions in the form of a comic are easy to understand and you can start playing pretty quickly.
The rules for the board game are easy to understand, here is an excerpt from the instructions. It will be much more exciting when not only the children play, but when someone takes on the role of game master. In addition to the board game, there is a complete role-playing game based on Ninjago, which can be downloaded for free from the associated campaign page. The players can choose a ninja, everyone has different values, which are divided into the areas of body, mind and resilience. These values become relevant when different obstacles have to be overcome during the adventure. The game master leads the players through the adventures, some of which require different sets of Ninjago. With a little imagination and enough components, you can recreate pretty much any scenario. Here the encounters and rules become much more complex.
Lego Ninjago (9 pictures) The Lego Ninjago play set “Dungeon of the Skull Magician” is both a board game and lets use yourself for a role play.
In solving the problem, Lego has apparently oriented itself towards RPG systems such as Pathfinder: In the adventures, obstacles are represented by a difficulty value that must be exceeded by the players. To do this, they add their respective abilities with a die roll. The system works wonderfully, but it does assume that players can read their characters and interpret their skills. The age specification of 9 years and more is appropriate in our opinion.
The sets from this series can be put together so that you can build up an ever larger field. The model itself is surprisingly complex. Inside there are several elements made of Lego technology, over which different parts of the model move. If you turn the cage downwards, the plates on the main aisle are raised and lowered and the knives rotate to the side. The construction is sometimes a bit complicated for children, but it is a lot of fun.
Interim conclusion The Ninjago-RPG is a good introduction to the subject of pen & paper role-playing games. The system is comparatively easy to understand and thanks to the figures for players and opponents, it quickly becomes plastic. A game master who has some experience can probably quickly develop other encounters in addition to the supplied adventures. And once the kids have tasted blood, you can simply introduce them to other systems. Both The Dark Eye and Dungeons & Dragons have special scenarios and rules for young adventurers.
Lego Powered Up Lego goes a different way at Powered Up. Behind it is basically a Bluetooth-enabled mini-computer to which motors, sensors or lights can be connected. The associated app for Android and iOS then controls the model from the mobile phone and allows rudimentary automatic functions to be programmed. Unlike with Hidden Side, we were able to install the Powered-Up app on all Android phones in the editorial office.
Powered Up controls the motors in the Batmobile via Bluetooth and a simple app. The highlight of Powered Up : Although there are several ready-made sets, control modules can be easily installed and used in other models. In the test, we built El Fuego’s truck from the Hidden Side series on the Batmobile’s engine and were able to control it without any problems. This is Lego the way it should be.
If you dig a little deeper into the app, you will discover a rudimentary code editor. It is reminiscent of the boost sets (test at heise online). Actions can be assigned to up to three quick buttons in the object-oriented editor. For example, the Batmobile races away at full throttle at the push of a button. The code editor is a good first introduction to the programming world, especially for children. The code editor is optional, but thanks to its simplicity it creates quick results
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.
Google is in a legal bind with the Unites Stated Antitrust Department for allegedly denying other search service companies a chance to compete with the search engine giant. The lawsuit, published on Tuesday, outlines all the tactics that Google uses to deny other search engines a chance to compete fairly in search.
The lawsuit was brought forth by Republican Attorneys General of Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, South Carolina, and Texas to stop Google’s anticompetitive conduct and restore competition.
Google Search is integrated into the Google Pixel’s app launcher
The lawsuit outlines that search engines are mostly used on smartphones, tablets, computers, and laptops. “Over the last ten years, internet searches on mobile devices have grown rapidly, eclipsing searches on computers and making mobile devices the most important avenue for search distribution in the United States.”
It is true that Google is the default search browser of most smartphones, browsers, and computers. The lawsuit continues to say that having the search engine set as the default is Google’s way to keeping exclusivity because most people won’t bother to manually change the default search service (which is possible on any Google product).
Google Pixel 4 XL
Google allegedly pays billions of dollars to Apple, LG, Moto, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon to set Google to the default engine and specifically prohibit partners from doing business with alternative search services. Google’s bundling of other apps like Maps and Chrome are also mentioned in the lawsuit as another anticompetitive tactic. The document goes on to point out Google’s grand scale as a corporation lets it use ad revenue from its own search pages to fund the anticompetitive agreements.
Google is expected to give a full response to the lawsuit, but it’s preliminary reply via Twitter claims the lawsuit is deeply flawed. People use Google because they choose to and not because they are forced to.
Today’s lawsuit by the Department of Justice is deeply flawed. People use Google because they choose to — not because they’re forced to or because they can’t find alternatives. We will have a full statement this morning.
— Google Public Policy (@googlepubpolicy) October 20, 2020
A parallel was drawn to a lawsuit from nearly 20 years ago when the US sued Microsoft for making it difficult for competing browsers to have room to exist alongside Internet Explorer.
Just last year, Google faced a similar lawsuit from the European Commission for misusing its dominant position to restrict client
The Taiwanese producer of consumer electronics has unveiled its new mid-range smartphone. The device itself is interesting, just like a dozen other models that have recently entered the market. There are no strong features that distinguish the phone, with which the equipment could shine from the competition. Both the technical specifications and the external appearance perfectly match the current standards and if it were not for HTC, I would be inclined to praise the model. I will not do it for one simple reason – the company today cannot afford to be “average” in the subject of smartphones. HTC Desire 20 + is too standard, which may affect the manufacturer with hiccups.
HTC Desire 20 + is the latest offer from the stable of a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer. The smartphone offers a decent technical specification and a fresh look. What is its price?
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On the HTC Desire front 20 + we find a 6.5-inch IPS screen working in the resolution 1600 x 720 pixels. This is the weakest point of the specification, which means that the equipment, although slightly, differs from the competition. It is also hard to look for a refresh rate higher than 60 Hz . In other respects it is already quite predictable. Not the youngest, but the popular Qualcomm Snapdragon 720 G, 6 GB RAM and 128 GB of data memory. The battery is a cell with a capacity 5000 mAh, which with dimensions 164, 9 × 75, 7 × 9 mm and weight 203 mm seems fine.
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Selfie camera with resolution 16 Mpix with f / 2.0 light is hidden in a teardrop-shaped notch. On the back, decorated with an interesting texture, there is a rectangular camera module and a fingerprint reader. The photographic kit consists of 48 Mpix main camera (f / 1.8), 5 Mpix ultra wide-angle camera (f / 2.2), 5 Mpix depth detection module and 2 Mpix macro units. The last two lenses are, in my opinion, art for art. I would like to add that the equipment includes a microSD card slot, Bluetooth 5, WiFi ac, NFC and a 3.5 mm jack audio connector. The equipment is priced at 8490 Taiwan dollars, which gives us about 1150 PLN excluding tax.
HTC Desire 20 +
Display
6.5 inch IPS 20: 9 60 Hz 1600 x 720 pix
Processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720 G 8 nm
Data storage
128 GB
RAM
6 GB
Battery / Charging
5000 mAh 15 In
Main camera
48 Mpix f /1.8 wide angle 5 Mpix f / 2.2 ultra wide angle 5 Mpix f.2.4 depth sensor 2 Mpix f / 2.4 macro
Motorola is preparing a new device with a massive 6,000 mAh battery and it obtained FCC, EEC, and TUV Rheinland certifications which clearly indicate a close launch. The device in question is seen with model numbers XT2091, XT2091-3, XT2091-4 and XT2091-7. A fifth model dubbed XT2091-8 is confirmed to be a re-badged version of the device with Lenovo branding.
Motorola XT2091 FCC listings
The FCC listing gives us a look at the back of the phone which reveals its blue paint job, three cameras and LED flash as well as a capacitive fingerprint scanner. There’s also proof of its 6,000mAh battery which bears the MC50 model number and packs 20W charging.
The XT2091-7 and XT2091-8 were also spotted on TUV Rheinland Japan which confirmed the same 6,000mAh battery and 20W charging speeds.
TUV Rheinland Japan listing
The EEC database revealed model number XT2091-3 will grace Russian users soon. It remains to be seen what else the new Moto/Lenovo phone will bring. According to speculation, it will debut as the Moto G9 Power.
During the premiere of this year’s smartphones from the iPhone family 12, Apple also talked about a completely new solution for the company, which took a well-known name to Mac users. MagSafe, because this particular technology is at stake, will allow you to use the inductive charger in a rather unusual way. Well, it will be literally “attached” to the smartphone housing using a magnetic connector. Of course, not only standard wireless chargers are involved, but also car chargers. This is of course not all, because the giant from Cupertino also presented other accessories that can be used here and it looks like it will not stop there.
The newly presented Apple MagSafe is not only technology that enables wireless charging. Soon, a real flood of accessories using this solution will appear on the market. Here are some examples.
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Probably most of you remember the concept of a modular smartphone. Project Ara was to consist of a so-called stand, to which interchangeable camera, memory, processor, battery, WiFi and Bluetooth modules were to be mounted. Of course, these are just examples. Unfortunately, the project expired before it “really” started, although the idea was partially used by Motorola in the case of Moto Mods. Modules attached to the backs of the device, such as a projector, powerbank or JBL speakers, did not turn out to be as tempting for customers as expected. Apparently the market was not yet ready for this and the manufacturer did not gain sufficient customer confidence. Today we absorb innovation like never before, which is why Apple can provide a similar solution.
Apple iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini smartphones have only 4 GB RAM
At the moment, the company showed an attached case for payment cards and a wireless magnetic charger. However, the company wants to go further. One of the Apple patent applications shows us a module attached with MagSafe, equipped with a place for wireless charging of Apple AirPods headphones. This means that the giant can build a veritable ecosystem of various accessories in the form of modules. Yes, exactly as Motorola did. The difference, however, is the reach and power of convincing the market to its own solutions, and these are the issues that Growers advise
A moment ago, a fresh one from the Motorola stable fell into my hands. The Moto E7 Plus model, because this particular smartphone is about, is not a flagship, not even an average model. It is a flesh and blood budget that should be assessed through the prism of the price. This one is simply low, and thus my requirements for the device have been adapted to it. Moto E7 Plus is pleasantly surprising in many respects, especially since I found the pluses where I would never expect them. Unfortunately, as is the case in the low price range, there are many compromises here. Some were easy for me to accept, while others caused difficulties when using the smartphone in certain scenarios. Here’s how I rate the smartphone as a whole.
Author: Marcin Karbowiak
The prices of smartphones have soared in recent years and today the view of devices for 5 or 7 thousand zlotys is nothing special. However, you have to be aware of the fact that not everyone needs a well-equipped flagship, the possibilities of which would not be used anyway. For many people, even the average shelf is simply unnecessary. In the circle of my friends, I will find at least a dozen budget smartphone users who say that they do not need anything more than what their smartphones offer them. The Motorola Moto E7 Plus was created for such people. The device costs 599 PLN, which is a very affordable amount. Unfortunately, the low price very often goes hand in hand with poor quality of workmanship, a poor camera and software errors. While I cannot call the Moto E7 Plus the perfect device, it is difficult for me to negate the trifles in this price class.
We tested the inexpensive Motorola Moto E7 Plus smartphone. The equipment surprises with a camera with a resolution of 48 Mpix and a battery with a capacity 5000 mAh. We checked the biggest advantages and disadvantages of the model.
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Motorola Moto E7 Plus is a smartphone from the budget segment. I want to emphasize it at the very beginning of the publication, because it is through the prism of a low amount that we should evaluate the capabilities of the device. As you can guess, we cannot count on a display with better parameters than 6.5- inch diagonal, IPS technology or resolution 1600 x 720 pixels. The presence of the economical Qualcomm Snapdragon chip 5000 made in 11 nm technological process, which in 4 GB RAM and Adreno graphics 610 shows clearly that the smartphone will not be doing very well with games and the issue of multitasking. The tests are in line with expectations, although the equipment also has bright sides, which we will go to a bit later. The last irritating issue that I could not deny myself is the lack of a USB-C socket. The design uses only old microUSB. Dear Motorolo, let me remind you that we have 2020 year.
Motorola Moto E7 Plus and Moto E6 Plus smartphone technical specifications:
Motorola Moto E7 Plus
Motorola Moto E6 Plus
Display
6.5 inch IPS 20: 9 60 Hz 1600 x 720 pix
6.1 inch IPS . 5: 9 60 Hz 1560 x 720 pix
Processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 11 nm
MediaTek MT 6762 12 nm
Data memory
60 GB
RAM
4 GB
Battery / Charging
5000 mAh 10 W
3000 mAh 10 W
Main camera
48 Mpix f / 1.7 wide angle 2 Mpix sensor depth
13 Mpix f / 2.0 wide angle 2 Mpix depth sensor
Front camera
8 Mpix f / 2.2
8 Mpix f / 2.0
System
Android 10
Android 9
Dimensions
165. 2 x 75. 7 x 9.2 mm
155. 6 x 73. 1 x 8.6 mm
Weight
200 g
149 g
Colors
Navy Blue, Amber Bronze
Polished Graphite, Bright Cherry, Dark Red
Price
599 PLN
549 PLN
Motorola Moto E7 Plus is a phone with a very good fit and looking both will know which has been properly balanced. Contrary to appearances, this is an important issue. Some of the more expensive smartphones that I have contact with literally “pull” my hands down. A good example here will be the recently tested Xiaomi Mi 10 T Pro. But let’s go back to Motorola. Moto E7 Plus should be praised for almost pure Android with additions from the manufacturer that are basically invisible. Of course, only if we are not going to use them. We also enjoy the presence of the main wide-angle camera 20 Mpix. It is true that the photos are combined here in 12 Mpix image, however it looks really good. Of course, with the right lighting conditions. How is it at night? The answer is – it depends. We will come back to this in the photography chapter.
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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.
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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.
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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.
The specifications of the Moto E7 have been leaked through an online store, unveiling a 6.2 “HD + screen and only 2 GB of RAM.
The Moto E7 is yet to arrive and until now hardly any details were known. Today we can see a leak of most of its components, leaving only the processor covered, which seeing the rest of the specifications will surely be one belonging to the low range In this way, the Motorola Moto E7 will come with a contained 6.2 “HD + resolution screen and remarkable frames, as well as a notch centered on the top and extended from the frame itself. It is known that it will have a single configuration of 2 GB and 32 GB of storage (expandable by microSD), and it will come with Android 10.
The Motorola Moto E7 appears in an online store making use of the microUSB port and with only 2 GB of RAM
Other key specifications are two rear cameras of 13 + 2 MP , while the lead will be 5 MP. The battery of the smartphone Moto E7 aims to be 3550 mAh, a capacity that is sure to last for the entire day given its other low-power specifications. Of course, the manufacturer has chosen to include the microUSB port instead of a USB-C .
Availability is not known, but due to the leak we can know that the estimated price is 122 Euros at direct exchange, very different from your folding smartphone, the Razr 5G that competes face to face with the Galaxy Z Fold2.
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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.
Read our review
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) – 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.
Alternatives to consider
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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.
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Writing by Chris Hall.
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