Yesterday, Realme launched the GT Neo 3 smartphone in the Indian market. Just like in China, the phone comes in two different battery and charging configurations – 5,000/80W and 4,500/150W. The official starting price of the device is Rs. 36,999, which is in the higher range than what the fans expected. However, you can get the device for as low as Rs. 29,999. Let’s see how.
The Realme GT Neo 3 with 80W charging is priced at Rs. 36,999/Rs. 38,999 for the 8GB +128GB and 8GB + 256GB options, respectively. The GT Neo3 with 150W charging is priced at Rs. 42,999 for the lone 12GB + 256GB option.
Realme GT neo3
But, if you own an SBI bank Debit or Credit card then you get flat Rs. 7,000 instant discount. So the phone can be bought for a starting price of Rs. 29,999. Do note that this card discount offer is only for a limited time. The phone can be purchased with this offer starting from May 4 to May 9. It is available in Nitro Blue, Sprint White, and Asphalt Black colors on the Flipkart website.
Realme GT Neo 3 Specifications
The Realme GT Neo 3 comes with a 6.7-inch punch-hole AMOLED display with an FHD+ resolution. The smartphone has a 120Hz refresh rate screen and 1000Hz touch sampling rate support. It has a 100% DCI-P3 color gamut and 10-bit colors.
It has a triple camera system at the rear with a 50MP Sony IMX766 main lens, an 8MP ultra-wide sensor, and a 2MP macro lens with a 4cm focal length. It is powered by the Dimensity 8100 SoC paired with LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 internal storage. The phone houses a 4,500 or 5,000mAh battery with support for 80W or 150W fast charging technology. Lastly, it boots on the Realme UI 3.0 based on Android 12 OS.
The OnePlus 10 Pro is currently the top-most smartphone offering from the brand. The device has some great specifications on paper and its cameras were also boasted to have been improved. However, the smartphone has failed to take the upper spots in DXOMark’s global rankings for smartphone cameras. The device also got defeated by previous-gen flagships.
The OnePlus 10 Pro takes the 27th spot on DXOMark’s camera test with a score of 127. This is way too low for a flagship smartphone. The device has lost to the 2020’s Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro and 2021’s Vivo X60 Pro+. Some premium phones from previous years like the Apple iPhone 12 Pro and Vivo X50 Pro+ have also beaten the OnePlus 10 Pro.
It appears that the Hasselblad branding on the phone just acts as a tag and does not really help in improving the phone’s camera capabilities. However, the device does have an improved camera over its predecessors. For instance, the OnePlus 9 Pro comes in the 33rd spot, while the OnePlus 8 Pro bags the 54th position. So, the cameras on the OnePlus 10 Pro do seem to do well in comparison to its predecessors, however, it doesn’t seem to be as good of a camera as you’d expect from a 2022 flagship.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 has remained in the rumor mills since November 2021. It was hinted that it will be released this year. There had been speculation that the Galaxy Z Flip3 successor will come with the same battery capacity as its predecessor. A new report monitored in the Netherlands has however indicated that the Z Flip4 will come with a bigger battery than the Z Flip3.
Galaxy Z Flip 3 3D renders by LetsGoDigital (Giuseppe Spinelli)
As per the Dutch publication, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 with model number SM-F721 will come with two batteries. The first battery is a sub-battery with a rated capacity of 2,400mAh, while the second battery is the main battery with a rated capacity of 903mAh. Therefore, the overall battery capacity of the Galaxy Z Flip4 is 3,303mAh, which is slightly higher than the Z Flip3’s total rated battery size. It is projected that the typical battery capacity of the new model will be at least 100mAh higher than its predecessor.
While the difference in battery capacity of the two devices is quite small (100mAh), it remains to be seen how much life Samsung will pack into the new battery in terms of efficient design improvements.
The current claims are still in the realm of speculations also, hence Samsung could come up with something quite different from the current speculations. There are no specifics yet about the exact release date for the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4.
Foldable phones are all the hype these days. More and more companies are jumping into the concept. The foldable phone market is dominated by Samsung but slowly more smartphone brands are making room for them. Xiaomi entered the segment with the Mi Mix Fold. The Chinese company will follow it up with the Mix Fold 2 this year, and a new report sheds some light on what the upcoming foldable will look like.
There have been many rumors and speculations flying around regarding the Mix Fold 2. However, a recent report by XDA finally gives us the first glimpse of Xiaomi’s next foldable.
Kacper Skrzypek, a senior XDA member, discovered images of the Mi Mix Fold successor within the latest MIUI China builds.
The image does not provide much insight except the outline of the phone and camera placement. It can be seen that the camera bump on the back of the phone is a square with rounded corners, unlike the rectangular bump of Mi Mix Fold.
The inner display is clean and does not have any camera cutout, the handset can be seen to have a punch hole camera in the center of the external display.
Skrzypek also shared that the foldable phone is codenamed “Zizhan”. The MIUI code further reveals “Zizhan” will have the same display as “Umi” (codename for the Mi 10) which means Mi Mix Fold 2 may come out with a Super AMOLED display carrying support for 90Hz refresh rate and HDR 10+.
Previous leaks suggest that the device will have an improved crease and could be powered by TSMC-made Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus. MIX Fold 2 is likely to have an internal screen size of 8-inches and a cover display size of 6.5-inches.
Samsung sources batteries for its smartphones from multiple suppliers in addition to its SDI subsidiary. It’s now looking to China for the batteries that will go inside its next foldable phones. According to a report by The ELEC, Samsung is considering adopting batteries from a Chinese company called ATL (Amperex Technology Limited). ATL is the world’s leading manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries and also supplies batteries to Apple.
The South Korean tech giant is likely considering using ATL batteries for its foldable phones to cut unit prices down of its existing supplier, Samsung SDI. It is rumored that Samsung will lower the price tags of its forthcoming foldable phones tentatively named the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Z Flip 4.
Batteries constitute about 4% to 5% of the manufacturing costs of smartphones. A single battery costs the manufacturer around $4 to $6 depending on its capacity and other design attributes. Battery is not the most important element when companies decide the prices of their smartphones but it plays a significant role.
The majority of the batteries used in the Galaxy Z Flip and Galaxy Z Fold series were sourced from Samsung SDI. So if the partnership gets approved, it will be the first time that Samsung will use batteries from ATL for its Galaxy Z series of foldable phones.
Samsung is also reviewing batteries from LG Energy Solution on its latest foldable phones which shows that the company is trying to expand its sources and eliminate expensive suppliers in the chain.
It is worth mentioning that ATL once lost Samsung as customer due to the Galaxy Note 7fiasco, however, the partnership between the two companies got reinstated and ATL started supplying batteries for the Galaxy A and M series of smartphones. The Chinese battery manufacturer started providing batteries for flagship phones again with the Galaxy S21.
Earlier this month, Nubia debuted the Red Magic 7 Pro gaming smartphone in the global market. The smartphone is now available for purchase in different regions across the globe.
Nubia Red Magic 7 Pro price & availability
The Red Magic 7 Pro international variant comes in two configurations. The 16GB + 256GB is priced at $799/£679/€799 and the 16GB + 512GB configuration has a price tag of $899/£759/€899 in the US, UK, and European markets respectively.
Nubia Red Magic 7 Pro specs & features
The gaming smartphone has a 6.8-inch Full HD+ OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, 100 percent DCI P3 color gamut, 10-bit color, DC dimming, and more. It also features 960Hz multi-finger touch sampling rate and an in-display fingerprint sensor that doubles as a heart rate monitor.
Under the hood, the smartphone packs Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC paired with 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 512GB of UFS 3.1 storage. It also features the Red Core 1 independent gaming chip to help alleviate some of the load from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip, helping it perform at its peak for longer.
The device operates on RedMagic OS 5.0, based on Android 12. It features shoulder trigger buttons for a seamless gaming experience and houses a 5000mAh battery with 65W fast charging support. For cooling, the smartphone has the ICE 8.0 cooling system with an RGB fan that has a top speed of 20,000 rpm to keep the temperatures under control.
For optics, the Red Magic 7 Pro gets a triple camera unit headlined by a 64-megapixel main sensor. The other two cameras on the rear are an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens and a 2-megapixel macro sensor. On the front, the device features a 16-megapixel under-display selfie camera.
Earlier this week, the Xiaomi 12 Pro debuted in India with the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC and a starting price of ₹62,999. The first sale date of the device is officially set for May 2 in the country.
Now, Xiaomi has announced a special sale for the Xiaomi 12 Pro dubbed the Xiaomi Fan Sale. Customers will be able to purchase the latest Xiaomi flagship on May 1 for up to ₹20,000 off by exchanging their existing Xiaomi or Redmi Note series smartphones.
Users of devices like the Mi 10, Mi 10T, Mi 10i, Mi 11X, Mi 11X Pro, Mi 11 Ultra, etc can get ₹20,000 exchange value for their smartphones while buying the Xiaomi 12 Pro. While the Note 10 Pro Max users can get ₹18,999 exchange discount. Interested readers can check out this link for the complete list of eligible devices and their exchange value. The offer will be valid while purchasing the Xiaomi 12 Pro from Amazon India and Mi.com.
Xiaomi 12 Pro specs & features
The flagship device comes with a 6.73-inch LTPO E5 AMOLED display with a 2K resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, 1500nits peak brightness, HDR10+ support, and Dolby Vision certification.
Under the hood, it features the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC paired with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. It runs on Android 12-based MIUI 13 out of the box and is powered by a 4,600mAh battery with 120W wired fast charging support. It is also capable of 50W wireless fast charging.
For optics, the device features a triple camera setup with a 50-megapixel Sony IMX707 primary camera with an f/1.9 aperture and OIS support. The ultrawide lens is also 50-megapixel with an f/2.2 aperture and a 115-degree FOV and there is another 50-megapixel sensor for the portrait camera. On the front, the device houses a 32-megapixel shooter for selfies and video calls.
Last week, Xiaomi launched the Redmi 10 Power in the Indian market. The smartphone was a surprise launch by the brand and comes with the Snapdragon 680 and a whopping 8GB of RAM.
At launch, the company unveiled the price of the smartphone but kept its sale date under wraps. Now, the Redmi 10 Power has officially gone on sale.
Redmi 10 Power price & availability
The device has a price tag of ₹14,999 for 8GB RAM + 128GB storage. It is available in two colors – Sporty Orange and Power Black. The smartphone can be purchased from Mi.com, Mi Home Stores, Amazon India, and retail stores.
Redmi 10 Power specs & features
The Redmi 10 Power features a 6.7-inch IPS LCD display with HD+ resolution. The display panel has a 20:9 aspect ratio, 60Hz refresh rate, and Gorilla Glass 3 protection.
Under the hood, the device houses a Snapdragon 680 SoC paired with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The storage can be further expanded by 512GB via a Micro SD card. The device packs a massive 6000mAh battery which has support for 10W fast charging. The charger in the box, however, is an 18W charging brick. It runs on Android 11-based MIUI 13 out of the box.
Other features include Bluetooth 5.0, FM radio, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a single speaker setup.
For optics, the Redmi 10 Power houses a dual-camera setup on the back comprising of a 50-megapixel primary camera with f/1.8 aperture and a 2-megapixel portrait sensor. The fingerprint scanner is also housed on the camera island. Upfront, we get a 5-megapixel snapper for selfies and videocalls.
Giztop is giving $150 OFF on Redmi K50 Gaming Edition Smartphone. The gaming phone which generally retails for $799 is now available at a heavily discounted price of $649 only at Giztop.
Redmi K50 Gaming Edition features a 6.67” OLED display with 2400x1080p resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. Powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Chipset it comes with 8GB /12GB LPDDR5 RAM options and 128GB /256GB internal storage options.
Redmi K50 Gaming edition comes with a triple rear camera setup with a 64MP main camera and 8MP + 2MP secondary sensors. For your selfies, you have a 20MP sensor in the front. Fueled by a 4700mAh battery it supports a 120W fast flash charge and runs the Android 12 OS-based MIUI 13.
Available in three exciting colors viz. Silver, Black, and Blue, you can now buy Redmi K50 Gaming Edition at heavily discounted prices only at Giztop. Please note this price is applicable to the 12GB + 256GB variant only. However, you can find other variants also at discounted prices.
Also, note that the special Redmi K50 AMG F1 Versionis also available at a heavily discounted price of $779 only. This is a limited-time offer. So make sure to place your order before the deal expires.
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The Red Magic 7 Pro Transformers edition features a 6.8-inch AMOLED gaming display and supports a 120Hz refresh rate. Powered by the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 octa-core processor, the gaming phone comes with 18GB LPDDR5 RAM and 512GB UFS 3.1 internal storage.
At the back, you have a triple camera setup with a 64MP main camera and 8MP + 2MP secondary cameras. For your selfies, you have a 16MP sensor in the front. The smartphone is fueled by a 5000mAh battery and supports 135W fast charging and runs on the latest Android 12 OS-based RedMagic OS 5.0.
Red Magic 7 Pro Transformers Edition is tailor-made for gaming enthusiasts. Not only does it sport the gorgeous Blue and Red-colored Optimus Prime theme but also comes with the latest ICE 8.0 9 layers multi-dimensional cooling system, making it the first gaming smartphone with a cooling material area of up to 41279mm² and a 4124mm² super large VC cooling plate. This means the phone keeps your thermals low during high-action packed gameplay. Other interesting features include the DTS X Ultra stereo speakers, dual IC touch gaming shoulder keys, 4D game shock feature, etc.
You can now buy the Red Magic 7 Pro Transformers Edition for $1399 only at Giztop. The special edition package includes the Transformers Edition Smartphone, 1 x customized protective case, 1 x cooling back clip, 1 x 165W GaN charger, 1 x 6A Type C Cable, 1 x Transformers needle, and 1 x Optimus Prime classic image badge.
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As Lenovo looks to capture a wider laptop market share with its ThinkPad lineup, the Hong Kong-based laptop manufacturer in 2022 has put out the premium high-end ThinkPad X1 series to cater to the professional who demands fashion with professionalism, the best-selling T-series for conventional business users, the Z-series marketed for the younger Gen Z audience, and its mid-range premium offering the P series for those who want more but not looking to drop a fortune for the product.
Like clockwork, Lenovo has lifted the wraps on its latest 2022 refresh for the ThinkPad P series, the ThinkPad P14s Gen 3 which is powered by Intel’s latest 12th Gen Alder Lake CPUs.
Source: Lenovo
Lenovo claims that the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 3 might be the best release of 2022 for entry-level professionals, educators, and students alike as the mobile workstation provides its users with the ability to innovate freely, anywhere. In simpler terms, the laptop is perfect for high performance on the go users.
The first highlight of the laptop is the screen. The Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 3 can be configured with an up to 14-inch 4K Ultra HD 16:10 IPS LCD display that is equipped with 500 nits of peak brightness, covers 100% of the DCI-P3 colour gamut, supports HDR-400 content and is certified for Dolby Vision support which enables the screen to display content in not only a more vibrant manner but also make colour pop out more realistically than your conventional laptop screen.
Source: Lenovo
Next are the processors powering the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 3. The device can be paired with Intel’s latest 12th Gen CPUs which are respectively the Core i5-1240P or the Core i7-1260P and as for the GPU, buyers can opt for the configuration with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX T550 dedicated GPU with 4GB of VRAM. Coupled with up to 48GB of DDR4 3200MHz, up to 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 of fast SSD Storage, Lenovo promises that the ThinkPad P14s Gen 3 powers through applications like AutoCAD, Revit, and SolidWorks without missing a beat.
In addition, the laptop has a broad array of advanced ThinkShield security features and its ability to meet stringent US military tests for durability, ruggedness, and reliability enables this mobile workstation to empower you to work in almost any environment.
Source: Lenovo
Last but not least, a professional business laptop is not complete without its security features. The ThinkPad P14s Gen 3 comes with ThinkShield— Lenovo’s comprehensive portfolio of end-to-end protection and customizable security features, including advanced data encryption, biometric authentication technology such as an enhanced fingerprint scanner, and a screen privacy filter.
The Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 3 is currently on sale in the US starting from only 2529 USD, and Lenovo is already planning to bring the laptop to more regions soon in the next month like in Europe, Canada, South East Asia and Japan as well.
ZTE has scheduled an event for May 9 in China for the launch of the ZTE Axon 40 Ultra. Before it even debuts, the company has been on a teasing spree. Recently, the company revealed the rear camera setup of the Axon 40 Ultra, and now, the brand has teased the under-display camera of the phone.
ZTE on its Weibo page shared a teaser of its under-display camera technology. The smartphone is touted to come with a 16MP front-facing camera with 2.24μm pixel fusion technology.
ZTE Axon 40 Ultra Under-Screen Camera
In a subsequent post, the company confirmed that it has 400PPI flexible under-screen camera technology. Furthermore, the front camera has support for self-developed Proactive Vision Algorithm 3.0. This means we can expect the Axon 40 Ultra to offer better selfie portraits. The company has also shared a selfie camera sample of the phone.
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Apart from this, the smartphone will have a triple camera system on the back with a 64MP Sony IMX787 main lens with OIS support. It will also have a 64MP ultra-wide and a 64MP OmniVision OV64GB telephoto unit with again the OIS support for the latter.
Other specs of the phone include a bezel-less OLED screen, Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC, and up to 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM/512GB of UFS 3.1 storage. The phone will house a 5,000mAh battery with 65W fast charging support.
A day back, OnePlus released its cheapest 5G smartphone in India dubbed the OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G. Coming under Rs. 20,000, the device offers a great specs sheet that includes the 120Hz refresh rate display, triple cameras, and Snapdragon chipset. Starting today, the phone has gone on sale in India.
The OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G is now on sale on Amazon and the OnePlus’ official website. The smartphone is priced at Rs. 19,999(~$261) for the 6GB + 128GB variant and Rs. 21,999 for the 8GB + 128GB variant. However, those who have SBI band credit cards can get Rs. 1,500 instant discount on the phone.
Buyers will also get 3 months of Spotify Premium for Free, which can be claimed from the Red Cable Club. The device can be purchased in two color options – Blue Tide and Black Dusk.
OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G Specifications
The OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G comes with a 6.59-inch punch-hole LCD display with a 120Hz refresh rate and Full-HD+ resolution. The device has a triple camera system with a 64MP main lens, a 2MP depth sensor, and a 4CM macro lens. Upfront, it has a 16MP camera for selfies and video calls.
It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 SoC paired with 6GB/8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The phone packs a 5,000mAh battery with support for 33W fast charging support. OnePlus claims that it can go up to 50% in just 30 minutes of charging.
OnePlus has retained the 3.5mm headphone jack on the bottom alongside the USB Type-C port. Lastly, it boots on OxygenOS 12.1 and has Android 12 OS out of the box. OnePlus has also promised two years of major Android updates and 3 years of security updates.
What do you think about the OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G? Do tell us in the comments below.
Honor appears to have a new smartphone under the Play series in the pipeline. A new device dubbed Honor Play 30 has now been certified by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology(MIIT) in China. It reveals the key details of the smartphone confirming its screen, cameras, battery, and more.
As reported by the tipster WHYLAB, the Honor Play 30 has the model number VNE-AN00. The device is said to be a 5G phone and we expect it to arrive in the mid-range segment. The smartphone sports a 6.5-inch TFT display with HD+(720 x 1600 pixels resolution). It has the following measurements – 163.66 x 75.13 x 8.68mm. It weighs 194 grams.
Honor Play 30 – VNE-AN00
The smartphone is powered by an unknown octa-core chipset clocked at 2.2Ghz. The certification reveals that the phone has 4GB/6GB/8GB/12GB RAM options and 64GB/128GB/256GB storage options. Furthermore, it will also have a microSD card support of up to 512GB.
Coming to the cameras, the phone will have a dual-camera system with a 13MP main lens and a 5MP secondary unit. The device will also come with a 3.5mm headphone jack support. It will pack a 4,900mAh battery, which is probably the rated capacity.
The phone was also spotted on the 3C certification and it has the model number VNE-AN40. It confirms that the phone has a 5V and 2A charging speed which translates to a 10W speed.
Xiaomi group’s Vice President Lu Weibing announced in a Weibo post that Xiaomi Mi Home’s largest flagship store in China will have a grand opening on April 30. The new flagship store will open in Wanxianghui on Zhongshan Road in the southern Chinese city of Nanning.
Xiaomi has taken the Mi Home stores to a whole new level with the concept of the flagship store in China, which houses all the tech giant’s products.
As per the promotional posts of the Guangxi Province Xiaomi Store, the new Xiaomi Mi home flagship store is built in an area of 1,000 square meters. The store can be seen to have three floors. As visible in the poster, there is also a huge naked-eye 3D digital billboard above the store.
The new store will reportedly host 2000+ smart products and services including smartphones, smart speakers, smart TVs, and other products in the Xiaomi ecosystem. The tech giant is also giving away freebies like Redmi Buds 3, XiaoAI Speaker Play one, and much more to selected people through lucky draws.
From the renders, the store’s architecture looks commendable. So maybe if you happen to be in China, you can drop by the Mi Home flagship store in Nanning and see what it has to offer.
Xiaomi first started as an online-only brand, but gradually began expanding offline. The Chinese tech giant has built a strong offline presence in recent years. Currently, it has over 10000+ Mi home stores in its home country China.
As part of its continued efforts to integrate sales and services, Xiaomi will provide after-sales services in its authorized stores at the county level. Xiaomi plans to establish a service center in every county in China in the future.
P4 3 in 1 Universal Power Bank is now live on Kickstarter. The project which was fully funded from day 1, brings you a completely wireless universal charging solution. With P4 you can forget about the old and obsolete heavyweight power banks as this lightweight device gives you 3 different charging solutions viz: an A/C wall charger, a magnetic power bank, and a smaller magnetic power bank.
The P4 comes with a unique 3 in 1 design which makes it universally compatible and extremely portable. P4 is composed of three different parts namely the Plug, the Hub, and the Mobile. The device comes with an A/C wall charger ( with three global adapters), a large 12000mAh power bank, and a mini 6000mAh power bank. Moreover, you can magnetically connect all three pieces together to convert them into a massive 18000mAh power bank. Thus P4 can be easily converted into a mini power station capable of charging your laptops and tablets on the go.
iQOO’s next smartphone to debut will be the iQOO Neo 6 SE. The smartphone is scheduled to launch on May 6 and will succeed the iQOO Neo 5 SE that launched last year. Ahead of its release, the brand has been teasing the phone’s key highlights. In the newest teaser poster, iQOO has revealed the phone’s camera details.
According to the poster, the iQOO Neo 6 SE will feature a 64MP main camera which is the same as the Neo 6 but differs from the predecessor Neo 5 SE’s 50MP lens. Furthermore, the 64MP sensor will have support for Optical Image Stabilization (OIS).
iQOO Neo 6 SE Camera
Apart from this, the phone’s teaser also reaffirms the 80W fast charging support. It appears that most of the specs of the iQOO Neo 6 SE will be similar to the original iQOO Neo 6.
Other specs of the smartphone were teased recently. The smartphone will feature a 6.62-inch punch-hole display with a Full-HD+ resolution. It will be an OLED panel with a 120Hz refresh rate. Recent teasers revealed that the screen will have a whopping 1200Hz touch sampling rate, 1300 nits of brightness, and HDR10+ certification. The device is expected to come with Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SoC and have a 4,700mAh battery. As said earlier, it has an 80W fast charging support.
Cupertino-based tech giant Apple has reported a massive $50 billion in iPhone shipments for the first quarter of the year. Apple’s iPhone earnings for the first three months of 2022 stood at $50.57 billion, which is a 5.5% improvement from 2021. The current iPhone sales figures are quite remarkable, and Apple CEO, Tim Cook says it was a successful quarter.
The surge in iPhone use is not unconnected with “switchers” – previous Android users who have now switched to using an iPhone. The sales numbers could also indicate a growing demand for the iPhone across several global markets. Apple’s expansion of its customer base could also be due to the production of the more affordable iPhone SE 3 model in addition to the flagships. Apple CEO Cook also says that the company grew switchers by a double-digit rate, reflecting consumer confidence that is picking up after a lull.
On the flipside, iPad sales shrank by 2% to $7.65 billion from the previous year. Cook stated that supply chain challenges were the main reason for declines in iPad sales in the quarter. On the whole, however, Apple’s performance in the quarter was much better than expected. Apple’s services arm also saw a jump in revenues for the first quarter, posting a 17.28% improvement from 2021. The total revenue from the services arm stood at $19.82 billion.
According to CEO Cook, Apple will continue to pursue vigorously its focus on innovation in products and services. He says the company is delighted to see a strong customer response to its new products and its pursuit of a carbon-neutral status by 2030. Due to the strong financials, Apple declared a dividend per share of $0.23 and the board has announced it will authorize a $90 billion share buyback.
Snap has released its first selfie drone called the Pixy. The Pixy is a pocket-sized gadget that does not require a lengthy setup and can be controlled without a controller. It has four preset flight paths which can be chosen at the press of a button on the device.
The Snap Pixy selfie drone is priced at $230 and it can do a few maneuvers before landing in your hands. The Pixy can follow the user, orbit around or float. It has four rotors aligned with the body within a protective casing. The settings dial of the Pixy is located in the middle of the drone.
For now, there are no hands-on reviews of the Pixy, hence we cannot offer greater details on some aspects like its maximum flight time and lift height. The quality of the device camera is not fully ascertained as well.
Interestingly, in-flight shots captured by Pixy can be transferred directly to Snapchat Memories after the flight. Some effects can also be applied to the snaps including jump cuts and 3D bounce, as well as other additions to the snap.
The rumor about Pixy has been on for several years and it is a great addition to the lineup of accessories on the Snapchat lineup. Last year, it was reported that Snap had made some investments in a robotic company Zero Zero Robotics. It seems the Pixy is the culmination of the collaboration between Snap and the robotics company.
The Snap Pixy is currently in the United States and France for $230. There are no indications whether the device will subsequently be available in other markets. Snap however says that the drone will be available in the two markets while the stock lasts.
The Vivo X80 series just hitten the shelves in China with two handsets, including the higher-end Vivo X80 Pro. This year there is no Pro Plus variant and it is rumored to be launched sometime in Q3 2022. That is the reason why the Vivo X80 Pro is not the most advanced flagship out there, and that is also the reason why it is a perfect rival to the OnePlus 10 Pro. While waiting for the launch of the Vivo flagship in the global market, through this comparison between the OnePlus 10 Pro and Vivo X80 Pro, we will tell you the main differences between the spec sheets of these two devices in order to let you understand which one is the best for your actual needs.
OnePlus 10 Pro vs Vivo X80 Pro
OnePlus 10 Pro
Vivo X80 Pro
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT
163 x 73.9 x 8.6 mm, 201 g
164.57 x 75.3 x 9.1 mm, 215 g
DISPLAY
6.7 inches, 1440 x 3216 pixels (Quad HD+), AMOLED
6.78 inches, 1440 x 3200 pixels (Quad HD+), AMOLED
PROCESSOR
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, octa-core 3 GHz
Mediatek Dimensity 9000, octa-core 3.05 GHz or Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, octa-core 3 GHz
The Vivo X80 Pro is more attractive in terms of design because of the materials chosen for its body. This handset comes in three color variants: one with a ceramic back, one with a classic glass back, and one with a vegan leather back. Further, it is waterproof with the IP68 certification. The OnePlus 10 Pro is only available with a glass back and an aluminum frame, and it does not offer any certification against dust and water. Both the phones come with a curved screen, but the punch holes are placed in different positions. Note that the OnePlus 10 Pro is slightly more compact thanks to the presence of a smaller display.
Display
Talking about the displays, the Vivo X80 Pro is a bit more advanced. It features the LTPO 3.0 technology instead of the older LTPO 2.0, improving the energy consumption with an adaptive refresh rate from 1 to 120 Hz. Further, the display includes an ultrasonic fingerprint reader that is more accurate than optical fingerprint scanners like the one of the OnePlus flagship. For the rest, these displays are pretty much the same: they are curved AMOLED panels with one billion colors, a Quad HD+ resolution, and the HDR10+ certification. Note that the OnePlus 10 Pro features better stereo speakers for an improved audio experience.
Specs & Software
These two phones are at the same level if we consider the hardware department. They are powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 mobile platform paired with up to 12 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 512 GB of UFS 3.1 internal storage. But the Vivo X80 Pro has an additional variant fueled by the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 chipset. According to benchmarks, the Dimensity 9000 actually provides slightly higher performances if compared to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. The OnePlus 10 Pro runs Android 12 out of the box, customized by ColorOS 12.1 in China (OxygenOS 12 in the global market), which is actually better than the Origin OS customization found on the Vivo X80 Pro.
Camera
If you are looking for the most advanced camera phone, then your choice is the Vivo X80 Pro as it comes with better cameras. It has a 50 MP main sensor with gimbal OIS and laser autofocus, an 8 MP periscope camera with 5x optical zoom, a 12 MP telephoto sensor for portraits with 2x optical zoom, and a 48 MP ultrawide camera. The OnePlus 10 Pro has an inferior 48 MP main camera, it lacks a periscope sensor and replaces it with a telephoto lens with 3.3x optical zoom, and it adds a 50 MP ultrawide camera. While the ultrawide camera is superior to the one of its opponent, the rest of the camera setup loses the battle.
The OnePlus 10 Pro is equipped with a bigger battery sporting a capacity of 5000 mAh, and this is probably the most important advantage of the OnePlus 10 Pro over the Vivo X80 Pro. The charging technologies are exactly the same: 80W fast wired charging and 50W fast wireless charging.
Price
The OnePlus 10 Pro starts from €700/$739 in China, while the starting price of the Vivo X80 Pro in the country roughly translates into €800/$845. The Vivo X80 Pro wins the comparison thanks to its better cameras, waterproof design, and better display, but the OnePlus 10 Pro has a bigger battery. For the rest, they are very similar.
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