ByteDance, the makers of TikTok, is having a major shake in its leadership. Its CEO, Zhang Yiming, has announced that he will be stepping down from his role.
The news which was first reported by Reuters and confirmed by the company said Zhang will be leaving his position for a “key strategy” position at the end of the year. He will hand over to Liang Rubo, his long-time friend who is the current head of Human Resources and who he describes as “an invaluable partner” with “strengths in management, organization, and social engagement”.
Source: Reuters
Zhang Yiming revealed that he lacked some of the skills that make an ideal manager and that he is better at analyzing organizational and market principles rather than actually managing people”.
Zhang will work with Liang for the next six months for a smooth transition. The CEO currently owns about 20% to 30% of the company which was founded in 2012 and 50% of voting rights. It is not known if he will give up his voting rights.
There are speculations that the decision might be to take the spotlight away from him when the company eventually has its IPO which was supposed to happen this year but was suspended last month. The IPO is expected to result in a significant increase in his wealth which may put him on Beijing’s radar.
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Smart TVs, the new favorite product segment of smart hardware manufacturers, are reshaping our imagination of home entertainment. If you’re satisfied with your old TV in your living room and haven’t noticed the evolution of smart TV over the years, this review probably will ignite your interest in it.
Today, we are going to look deeper into one of the hottest Smart TV series in the market, the HUAWEI Vision S smart TV. In this review, we’ll show you how the latest Huawei TV can upgrade your home entertainment experience.
The model we have today is the HUAWEI Vision S65, which comes with an attractive visual presentation and great distributed capabilities for interaction with phones, along with a competitive price. The Vision S series is the first Huawei Smart TV series for the international market, so it is probably the best Huawei Smart TV you can buy at the moment.
HUAWEI Vision S65 Smart TV Review: Design
Let’s look at its design. At first glance, the top camera immediately grabbed our attention. This 13MP camera is designed with a magnetic link and supports up and down rotation. Users can adjust the camera angle for the best shooting position. And thanks to the convenient magnetic design, the camera is removable at any time when it’s not in use, so there is no fear of privacy leaks. In addition to normal photo taking and video filming, the camera also can make 1080P video calls with other devices.
The bezel is made of one-piece plastic without break points. And the backside is made of metal, which we guess is for a better thermal design.
Huawei Smart Screen S65 features a 4K 120Hz LCD screen. This screen achieves a super-high screen-to-body ratio of 94%. The front side is visually stunning. In addition, in order to weaken the presence of other components, so that users can focus on the screen itself, the base is designed into two visually lightweight bars. Of course, you can also choose to wall-mount it and make it a part of your wall decor.
HUAWEI Vision S65 Smart TV Review: Display
Coming back to the display, it supports a DCI-P3 Gamut of up to 92%, which already covers wider colors than most TV products in its price range. In addition, the Vision S also provides multi-color modes. And then we watched various content including TV Shows, movies and sports. The Auto Mode can adapt to different content pretty well, which is quite convenient if you don’t want to change the color mode from time to time.
However, the Vision S didn’t support HDR colors, so when displaying HDR contents, the dynamic range could be a bit
The 120Hz refresh rate really looks stunning. But the viewing experience wouldn’t have been so delightful when watching low-framerate content if not for the supporting Smart MEMC algorithm. Combined with HUAWEI’s MEMC algorithm, it can dynamically insert frames up to 120fps and take full advantage of the 120Hz screen.
And the fact is that most video content that we can watch right now generally are made with relatively low framerates of 24fps or 30fps. But unlike most TV products featuring 60Hz refresh-rate, the Vision S series’ 120Hz refresh rate is an integer multiple of both 30 and 24, which guarantees insertion of consistent frames between every 2 frames. As a result, the Vision S is able to better solve the problems of lag, ghosting, and trailing that exist on 60Hz screens, thereby making the picture smoother and more stable with the double frame rates.
During our experience, the MEMC technique of the Vision S worked well with most content. But we have to remind you that the MEMC technology is not perfect for all the TV products so far. The Vision S is no exception. When it meets complicated or rapidly changing clips, the MEMC may not perfectly work. And after we tested, under the Auto Mode or the Customized mode with Middle level of dynamic picture compensation, the MEMC performed much better to adapt to any content with good picture quality, and smooth motion as well.
HUAWEI Vision S65 Smart TV Review: Connectivity Ports
As for its wired connection, there are 3 HDMI 2.0 ports, one AV-in, a SPDIF Audio out and a USB-3 for file transfer or external storage. Although the screen of the TV supports up to 4K resolution and 120Hz, there is no way to play 4K 120Hz games with the Vision S due to the lack of HDMI 2.1 ports.
So, for wired projection with non-Huawei-devices, such as Gaming consoles and PCs, although the Vision S features a 4k 120Hz screen, so far it can only support up to 4K resolution with 30fps refresh rate or 1080P resolution with 60fps, which is quite a waste of such a great display.
But thanks to the MEMC feature, the gaming experience still got improved with the dynamic compensation. In actual gaming, the huge display made the whole experience much more immersive than just playing games on a PC display, and it didn’t lose much of the smoothness either.
HUAWEI Vision S65 Smart TV Review: Speakers
Another surprise of the vision S is the decent AI speaker mode powered by the built-in 4 speakers. The Vision S uses a 4 x 10W-speaker solution, including two full-range speakers and another two high-range speakers. Because of the use of three-band playback, the Vision S can deliver an extremely wide frequency response range, enabling perfect reproduction of different frequencies in the audio signal.
HUAWEI Vision S65 Smart TV Review: HarmonyOS
When it comes to the Vision series, it’s inevitable to talk about the Harmony OS. Huawei Vision series is one of the first hardware to be built on Harmony OS, from which we can also get a glimpse of the future that will be built under the HUAWEI Smart home project. As the essential feature of HUAWEI’s multi-hardware collaborative operation, the Harmony OS pursues the integration and unification of multiple devices. For example, the Vision S can be an important extension of your phone, and similarly, your phone can be used as an accessory to the Vision TV. You can turn the phone not just into a remote control for the Vision TV, but it can also be a low-latency projection signal of it, and can even be the gamepad when you play games on the Vision TV. It can call on the phone’s various sensors to perform operations that are not possible with other gamepads, such as the phone’s gyroscope and gravity sensor. And of course, all these features are only available on Huawei’s phones right now.
Besides, for convenient projection, the Vision S supports the OneHop projection under 60fps high framerate. Using the OneHop, users can have their Huawei phone’s screen instantly mirrored to the TV through a single contact between the phone and the remote control. Under mirrored projection, the status bar, notifications and message or call alerts would be blocked and will not be displayed on the TV screen, which protects users’ privacy.
And it does not just simply mirror your phone but the TV also can project the phone under desktop mode and turn it into a PC. And then the phone will become a touchpad to control the PC.
Besides, the excellent interaction with Huawei devices also includes fast file, video and image transfer and share.
Another important addition we found is that Huawei has customized different content including online video, music and Apps according to different regions. If you officially purchase the TV in your region, the TV system will show the customized popular local content, along with popular international content as well.
HUAWEI Vision S65 Smart TV Review: Verdict
From the Vision S, it’s quite surprising that Huawei has the real determination to be a global player in the smart connected TV segment, and more importantly, it’s done pretty well: Such as the 4K resolution and 120Hz refresh rate with MEMC dynamic compensation; the removable camera, the multi-device collaboration based on the fluent Harmony OS and the customized contents for various regions. Some of these features are rare even in most competing products in the same price range. And if you’re a Huawei phone user, the Vision series could be the best option for you.
Currently, Huawei is working on updating its phone operating system to the Harmony OS. And when the update comes, we believe that the experience on the Vision TV will definitely be better than the present.
Lately, Samsung has been rebranding a number of smartphones. These rebadged handsets are part of the company’s budget lineup – Galaxy A, Galaxy M, and Galaxy F. This strategy seems to be yielding results, and therefore, we continue to see such devices. According to a new report, the South Korean tech giant is working on a handset called Galaxy M52 5G, which could be a rebranded version of the recently launched Galaxy F52 5G.
Samsung Galaxy F52 5G
Earlier today, Samsung launched the Galaxy F52 5G in China as the company’s first Galaxy F series smartphone in the country. This device shares some of its specs with the Galaxy A52 5G but it is not the same device as Galaxy A42 5G and Galaxy M42 5G.
As per a new report by GalaxyClub, the clone of Galaxy F52 5G could go official as Galaxy M52 5G. This upcoming Galaxy M series will be the successor to last year’s Galaxy M51.
The publication speculates that the Galaxy M52 5G could be the unreleased SM-M425F. For those unaware, this phone is a variant of the Galaxy M42 with a 64MP Samsung ISOCELL GW3 primary camera sensor.
Since the Galaxy F52 5G has an identical name and a 64MP camera, there’s a chance that it could launch as Galaxy M52 5G in some markets. But the problem is that the exact camera sensor of the new device is not known since Samsung has not mentioned it on its website.
Another issue is that the model number of the Galaxy F52 5G is SM-E5260, which is completely different from SM-M425F. So the Galaxy M52 5G could be a standalone smartphone.
Whatever the Samsung Galaxy M52 5G turns out to be, we expect to learn more about it before its official launch in the coming days.
Samsung has officially unveiled a new Galaxy F-series model in China. The model dubbed Samsung Galaxy F52 5G comes just a couple of months after the Galaxy F62 was introduced in February.
The Galaxy F52 5G is yet another attempt by Samsung to bring affordable premium 5G phones and what better market to launch it than China where 5G connectivity is already widespread.
In terms of the specifications, the Samsung Galaxy F52 5G sports a 6.6-inch TFT LCD display with a FullHD+ resolution of 2408x1080p. The display features a punch-hole design located at the top right corner of the screen. The hole punch houses a huge 16-megapixel selfie sensor. The design also affords the device a higher screen-to-body ratio and brings an immersive viewing experience to users. The screen also comes with support for a 120Hz refresh rate.
The Galaxy F52 5G is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G processor paired with 8GB of RAM. The device also comes with 128GB internal storage which is expandable. There is a microSD slot onboard which will allow for expansion of the storage by up to a staggering 1TB.
On the camera aspect, the F52 5G packs a Quad-camera setup at the rear. The sensors are stacked in a vertical module on the top right corner of the back panel. The sensors include a 64MP primary camera teaming up with an 8MP ultrawide sensor, a 2MP depth, and a 2MP macro camera.
At the side of the screen are the volume rockers and power button. The fingerprint scanner is mounted underneath the power button. For interface, the F52 5G runs on Android 11-based One UI 3.1 which brings onboard several third-party apps that can’t be uninstalled.
The premium smartphone is fired up by a 4500mh battery that can guarantee a long battery life. The phone also features a USB-C port for charging and data transfer. There is support for 25W fast charging onboard the smartphone. You also get a 3.5mm headphone jack.
As for the price, the Galaxy F52 5G carries a decent 1,999 yuan (~$310) price tag. The phone is available in two color options – Dusky Black and Magic White and is already open for pre-orders in China. There is no word yet as to when it will be available in other markets.
Oppo India has just announced the new MyOPPO App for the region. It offers its Indian customers an easier method to access the Community and even allows them to seek support for any issues.
As per a press release, the Chinese tech giant announced that it seeks to furthermore improve the user experience of its customer base in the country. This new app will serve as a platform for user interaction with other members of the community to share their own experiences and get direct support as well. This community also brings with it benefits that users can avail directly.
Through the app, the brand will now place a large focus on community, services, and products. Users can even find useful information, tips, and tricks on the platform easily while also being able to get in touch with the company’s service team directly instead of requiring a third party social media platform. This app will be available on the firm’s official App Market and will arrive pre installed in all upcoming smartphones. The app is currently available for download from the App Market and users can check it out by clicking on this link here.
Apple has just showcased a new feature for its Apple Watch. This new feature uses wrist gesture technology that has been patented by the company and will seek to assist specially abled users.
The Cupertino based giant previewed the new AssistiveTouch technology earlier today (20th May 2021), which is designed for users with mobility, vision, hearing, and even cognitive disabilities. Furthermore, the new feature from the iPhone maker is for its popular smartwatch platform and is in line with its philosophy that accessibility is a human right. With this feature, it aims to include more people to benefit from its products.
According to the company, the feature will be rolled out via software updates across all of Apple’s operating systems and will allow people with limb differences to navigate the Apple Watch. Through AssistiveTouch, the brand aims to help users with limited mobility and upper body limb differences to enjoy the benefits of its wearable product without requiring to touch the display or control.
This system will use the device’s built in motion sensors, which include the gyroscope and accelerometer along with the optical heart rate sensor and machine learning as well. With the update, the smartwatch will now be able to detect subtle differences in muscle movement and tendon activity. In simpler terms, users’ movements would let differently abled people to navigate a cursor on the display through a series of hand gestures like a pinch of a clench.
IFA Berlin is an annual trade show for consumer electronics held in Germany. This year, the organizers planned to have an in-person event, but that will no longer be happening as the event has now been canceled.
The info was shared by the official IFA Berlin Twitter account yesterday along with a link to a full statement. The organizers cite the occurrence of new strains of the virus to uncertainties about the rollout speed of vaccination programs across the globe. These reasons have led to uncertainties by not only companies that plan to attend but also the media and visitors.
The organizers have also revealed that part of the exhibition area has been converted into a vaccination center and an emergency hospital and both will be required for longer than originally planned.
“There simply are now too many uncertainties. Therefore, right now it has become near impossible for anyone to responsibly plan their participation in any trade show.” – Kai Hillebrandt, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of gfu Consumer & Home Electronics GmbH
Martin Ecknig, the CEO of Messe Berlin added that the roll-out of vaccination programs and the resumption of international travel didn’t happen at the pace they envisioned, thus they had to make the difficult decision of canceling the event. However, plans are already in motion as well as work with trade partners and the media to get ready for IFA 2022 “which will be held as a full-scale live event at the Berlin exhibition grounds”. The event is scheduled to hold from September 2 to September 6.
Earlier this week, Google announced a new version of Wear OS in collaboration with Samsung and Fitbit. The South Korean tech giant even confirmed that the next-gen Galaxy Watches will run the new operating system. However, we have been hearing about these wearables even before the Google I/O 2021. Now, more specs of one of these watches leak.
Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2 | Source: Samsung
Popular tipster Ice Universe has revealed some features of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Active4 on Twitter. According to him, this wearable will be powered by a 5nm chipset and will sport a 2D glass instead of 2.5D.
Further, the leakster says that the smartwatch will feature narrow bezels and an ‘excellent frame structure’ (titanium alloy). Additionally, other popular leakers replied to this tweet with further more information.
As per Chun, the Galaxy Watch Acive4 will be backed by a larger battery. On the other hand, Roland Quandt tips two variants – aluminum alloy and stainless steel. Lastly, according to Yogesh, the new smartwatch will have the same design as the Galaxy Watch Active2 with narrow bezels due to improved display drivers.
According to previous reports, the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active will be available in two sizes (40mm, 42mm). Last but not least, it is expected to arrive in Bluetooth as well as cellular variants and will lack support for non-invasive blood glucose (sugar) level monitoring.
Earlier today (20th May 2021), the Founder and CEO of OnePlus, Pete Lau announced that Li Kaixin will be officially joining the company. The newly appointed official is also a former executive of Huawei and 360 Mobile.
In an online post on his official Weibo account, a Chinese microblogging website, the Founder stated that he has known Li Kaixin to have successfully led Huawei in China and even helped the brand achieved tens of millions of sales. Furthermore, Pete Lau also called the newly appointed official an industry “veteran”, especially in terms of smartphone sales. Pete also expressed that Li will enable him to focus more on making new products since he is confident that he could leave the sales of smartphones in his capable hands.
Li Kaixin has now officially been appointed as the Vice President of OnePlus. For those unaware, Li was also the Vice President of Huawei and Honor’s Sales and even the Executive Vice President of 360 Mobile as well. Through his work, he had also managed to be promoted to the position of President of 360 Mobile back in 2016.
Interestingly, it has been rumored that Li Kaixin had actually been appointed as the Vice President of OnePlus back in March. However, it was also reported that he was already working with the Chinese tech giant since a year ago and that the company had kept refrained from making the decision official. But now, we have official confirmation that he has been hired by the brand.
Huawei announced its new TWS earphones – FreeBuds 4 in China. It is aesthetically similar to FreeBuds 3 but houses several new advancements in terms of technical specifications. The new FreeBuds 4 True Wireless Earbuds houses Huawei’s Kirin A1 chipset which makes audio processing easier and swift. However, the new TWS earbuds are limited in China and may take some time for the global launch. But, the interested users can pre-order it via the Giztop for $189.
It is available in both Silver and White color options. You can enjoy the latest Human Ear Adaptive Noise cancellation technology on EarBuds 4 before anyone else in your country. There are several other enhancements that the new TWS earbuds have received in comparison with their predecessor.
Apart from the design, their new earbuds come with a high-sensitivity 14.3mm dynamic audio driver. It is built with a classic dynamic speaker structure featuring LCP liquid crystal composite diaphragm for better frequency response up to 40 kHz. Its highly air-tight chamber brings powerful bass performance and a more detailed high-frequency.
It even supports wireless HD recording as it comes with a high-sensitivity microphone and excellent noise-cancellation algorithm. The Bluetooth 5.2 intelligent pairing quickly pairs with the connected devices and it even supports a simultaneous dual-device connection. Moreover, it offers 90ms low gaming latency while gaming.
Huawei FreeBuds 4 supports up to 4-hour battery life with a single buds charge. However, it is extended to 22 hours if we count in the battery encased inside the charging case.
A top regulator within the aviation agency of Europe has stated that the electric flying taxis might be cleared for take off by the year 2025 or even as early as 2024.
According to a Bloombergreport, the news arrives from Patrick Ky, executive director of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency. The official made the statement in an online event earlier this week. Patrick Ky further added that autonomous drones will take at least five years more, while larger aircraft are expected to follow soon after. Furthermore, EASA has just started to work with companies on how to address unmanned flights. As per the regulator, the agency is also working closely with the US Federal Aviation Administration and other international regulators as well.
Patrick Ky stated that it’s easier to start with air taxi based vehicles “because we’re looking at smaller scale aircraft. We’ve not gone too far because it requires a lot of thinking on how you want to deal with the autonomy concepts.” The regulator made the statement in regards to autonomous passenger transport in Europe. Similarly, EASA has even published results of a survey on urban air mobility that had over 4,000 respondents from the region across six different European cities.
This survey found that 83 percent of the citizens had a positive initial attitude, with highlighting uses being emergency and medical transportation getting a boost with the aerial mode of travel. Although, vehicles that traverse over crowded cities would likely be subject to strict safety standards and regulators will likely face issues regarding noise.
As scheduled, nubia, the associate company of ZTE has officially launched the nubia Z30 Pro in China. The latest flagship smartphone from the brand is nothing but a rebranded ZTE AXON 30 Ultra in different hues with a smaller battery, faster-charging support, and higher price tags.
nubia Z30 Pro Specifications and Features
The newly launched nubia Z30 Pro has the exact same design as the ZTE AXON 30 Ultra with different shades. The device comes in three colors, namely Vast Black, Interstellar Silver, and Black Gold Legend. The handset measures 161.83 x 73.01 x 8.5mm in dimensions and weighs 198g.
On the front, the smartphone flaunts a 6.67-inch flexible AMOLED display with a resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels (FHD+), 10-bit color depth (1.07 billion colors), 144Hz refresh rate, 20:9 aspect ratio, and 93.45% screen-to-body ratio. This SGS Eye Care-certified panel covers 100% of the DCI-P3 color gamut, supports DC Dimming, and has a centered punch-hole as well as an in-screen fingerprint sensor.
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nubia Z30 Pro Vast Black
nubia Z30 Pro Interstellar Silver
nubia Z30 Pro Black Gold Legend
The phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC coupled with up to 16GB dual-channel LPDDR5 RAM RAM and 512GB UFS 3.1 storage. To keep the thermals down, the handset houses a five-layer micron graphene and VC liquid-cooled soaking plate.
Further, the device sports a quad-camera setup consisting of a 64MP primary sensor with OIS, a 64MP secondary sensor with a 120° ultra-wide-angle lens, a 64MP ‘humanistic’ camera, and an 8MP sensor equipped with a 5x periscope lens as well as OIS. Whereas, for selfies and video calls, the phone uses a 16MP shooter.
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The smartphone runs nubia UI 9.0 based on Android 11. It comes with various camera features to make use of the incredible hardware. The nubia Institute of Imaging has even partnered with the National Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences for NEOVISION 10 Astronomical Imaging System. The company claims that users can click star trails without using a tripod.
On the connectivity front, the handset supports dual-SIM, 5G, WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1, GNSS, and GPS. It has all the essential sensors like an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, compass, gyroscope, and proximity sensor. The device also sports dual stereo speakers with support for DTS: X Ultra but lacks a 3.5mm headphone jack.
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Last but not least, the nubia Z30 Pro is backed by a 4,200mAh battery with support for 120W fast charging (full charge in 15 minutes). Unlike some brands, nubia ships the phone with a 120W power adapter, a USB Type-C to Type-C cable, a USB Type-C to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter, and a protective case.
nubia Z30 Pro Price and Availability
The nubia Z30 Pro will retail for the following price tags in China.
8GB + 256GB – ¥4,999 ($776)
12GB + 256GB – ¥5,399 ($838)
12GB + 512GB – ¥5,999 ($932)
The base and mid memory variants are already up for pre-order in China. They will go on sale for the first time on May 25 at 10 AM (local time). On the other hand, the high-end storage model, which only comes in Black Gold Legend color does not have a sale date yet.
As of now, there’s no official word from nubia regarding this smartphone’s availability in global markets.
The Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G and Galaxy Tab A7 Lite are the upcoming tablets from Samsung. Both tablets are expected to debut soon as multiple reports have revealed their specifications and design. A fresh report by Winfuture.de has once again leaked the specs of the Tab A7 Lite. The report also contains a few press renders of the budget tablet.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite specifications
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite has an 8.7-inch LCD screen that offers a resolution of 1340 x 800 pixels. It has a 2-megapixel front-facing camera for video calls and its back panel has an 8-megapixel camera, which can capture Full HD videos.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite Wi-Fi
The Media MT8768x (Helio P22T) chipset that clocks at 2.3GHz powers the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite. The SoC is coupled with 3 GB of LPDDR3 RAM. The device comes in 32 GB and 64 GB storage options. For more storage, it has a dedicated microSD card slot.
The Galaxy Tab A7 Lite has a 5,100mAh battery that can be charged through USB-C. Previous reports have claimed that it supports 15W charging. It offers other features like Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, stereo speakers, and a 3.5mm audio jack.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite Wi-Fi
The publication claims that the Wi-Fi-only version of the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite (model number SM-T220) could be priced around 150 euros in Europe. It is also expected to arrive in the LTE version, which will be slightly more expensive than the Wi-Fi variant.
Lu Weibing, the Xiaomi President and Redmi General Manager, said that the global chip shortage that has affected various industries across the globe could optimistically end by the first half of next year.
As per the senior executive post on Weibo, a Chinese microblogging website, the major shortage of semiconductors is not a short term issue. He further added that it is impossible for the supply shortage for chips to be resolved within this year. Lu Weibing believes that even if one is being optimistic, the shortage will only ease up within the first half of 2021. For those unaware, the world is currently facing a major supply issue of semiconductors that has affected various industries.
This has impacted shipments of automobiles from car makers as they need chips for their cars, while even the smartphone and home appliance vendors are facing issues with chip supply for their electronic products. The official from the Chinese tech giant is also set to discuss the global semiconductor shortage in a public speech later this month on 26th May 2021.
Lu Weibing also believes that the chip shortage is also indicative of the growth in demand for 5G processors in smartphones, along with the growing need for high performance computing and even surge in popularity of smart cars and other smart internet of thing products as well. Meaning, supply has to catch up with the explosive demand that foundries are seeing all across the world for different industries.
Realme has just announced the new Watch 2 Pro in its AIoT launch event in Malaysia earlier today (20th May 2021). At the conference, it also unveiled other products as well, including the new Realme Buds Wireless 2 and the Buds Wireless 2 Neo.
Buds Wireless 2
The new Buds Wireless 2 features 13.6mm bass boost drivers along with support for Sony LDAC for high resolution audio and the company’s proprietary R2 chip. A notable addition with the Buds Wireless 2 is the ANC (active noise cancellation) feature that offers up to 25dB active noise cancellation. Furthermore, the new hearable from the Chinese tech giant also offers an 88ms low latency gaming mode as well, which is targeted smartphone gamers.
The Buds Wireless 2 adopts a neckband design and also offers magnetic controls that let users play and pause music and videos by simply joining or separating the two earbuds. Additionally, the wireless earphones support the Google fast pairing feature as well, along with a Quick Switch feature that enables the device to be connected between two paired devices. The brand claims that the Buds Wireless 2 can offer up to 22 hours of music playback on a single charge, although, turning LDAC and ANC will bring this number down to just 10 hours.
Buds Wireless 2 Neo
Notably, Realme Buds Wireless 2 also supports DART fast charging that can deliver up to 12 hours of music playback in just 10 minutes of charge and can even fully charge the device in about 50 minutes. The device is also rated with IPX5 for water resistance and supports the Realme Link app as well. The earphones are currently available in two color variants, namely Kandi Yellow, and Kandi Grey colors, and are priced at 199 Malaysian Ringgit (roughly 48 US Dollars). Along with these earphones, the company also launched the Buds Wireless 2 Neo for 99 Malaysian Ringgit (roughly 24 US Dollars) that also launched recently in Sri Lanka.
A few days back, Chinese handset maker vivo announced the vivo X60 series for Europe. Alongside these flagship smartphones, the company also announced two budget devices, namely vivo Y72 5G and vivo Y52 5G. The former phone went official in Thailand in late March. On the other hand, the latter device is a newer model.
vivo Y72 5G / vivo Y52 5G
vivo Y52 5G Specifications and Features
Though vivo has officially unveiled the vivo Y52 5G for Europe, the company is yet to put up a listing for the phone on its official website. The press release is vague without proper specs. But what we know is that this smartphone is identical to the vivo Y72 5G, except for the cameras.
According to the official announcement, the vivo 52 5G sports a 6.58-inch FHD+ display on the front. The device is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC coupled with 4GB RAM and 128GB internal storage.
vivo Y72 5G / vivo Y52 5G
The handset houses a triple camera setup on the back consisting of a 48MP primary sensor, a 2MP macro shooter, and a 2MP depth sensor. As for selfies and video calls, the phone uses an 8MP snapper.
Other features of the vivo Y52 5G include a MicroSD card slot, 3.5mm headphone jack, Funtouch OS 11.x based on Android 11, 5,000mAh battery, and 18W fast charging.
vivo Y52 5G Price and Availability
Unfortunately, vivo did not reveal the pricing and availability of the vivo Y52 5G in Europe. However, the company has confirmed that the vivo Y72 5G will start from €299 and will be available in July. So we can expect the vivo Y52 5G to be priced below €300.
Earlier today (20th May 2021), Realme held an AIoT launch conference in Malaysia. During this event, the company announced various smartphone products, including new wireless earphones, Bluetooth speakers, and even the Realme Watch 2 Pro.
The device is the latest wearable product from the company and sports a 1.75 inch colored display that has a 320x285px resolution. This panel has a maximum brightness of 600 nits and a 30Hz refresh rate. The Chinese tech giant even offers an IP68 water rating and claims that the device can offer up to 14 days of battery life with its 390mAh in built battery pack. Similar to most smartwatches, the Watch 2 Pro also offers an optical heart rate sensor, and even blood oxygen monitoring as well.
It can even track the heart rate of the user, map their blood oxygen levels, and even track sleep cycles, steps, calories consumed, distance covered, and more. Furthermore, it also offers high precision dual satellite GPS tracking and offers 90 different sports modes as well. This includes activity modes like outdoor running, walking, football, basketball, badminton, jump rope, and various other sports as well.
The Watch 2 Pro can be connected to the users’ smartphone through the Realme Link App, which offers also offers additional functionality as well. It is currently available in Malaysia for a price of 299 Malaysian Ringgit (roughly 72 US Dollars) and is offered in two color variants, namely Space grey, and Metallic Silver. Although, the wearable is expected to hit markets in other countries as well soon.
Realme seems to be on a launching spree. The company had launched several products last month at an event named “AIoT Grand Launch Season 3” and now the company held a similar event in Malaysia today named “AIoT Sports Launch,” introducing a few new products in the market, including Realme Pocket Bluetooth Speaker, Realme Watch 2 Pro, and Realme Buds Wireless 2.
The Realme Pocket Bluetooth Speaker, as the name indicates, is designed to ensure that it easily fits into the pocket of the users, making it easy to carry around. This new light and portable speaker is ideal for good sound quality in almost any situation, says the company.
The device is made of durable material, as per the company, but it is just a clear way to avoid saying plastic. It weighs 113 grams and comes with a wrist strap attached.
It packs 3W Dynamic Bass Boost Driver combined with a passive radiator. As per Realme, it offers rich and deep bass, even when the user is in an outdoor location. It is rated IPX5, making it water sprays and splash resistant.
The product supports stereo pairing and three equalizer presets, meaning two speakers can be connected together to offer a stereo music experience. The three preset equalizers include Bass, Dynamic, and Bright.
For connectivity, there’s Bluetooth 5.0 that has a transmission range of up to 10 meters. There’s also a Game Mode for syncing audio and video while playing games or watching movies. It can be connected to the smartphone using the Realme Link application.
As for the battery life, the company claims that it can offer six hours of continuous playback on a single charge. The device can be charged with a USB Type-C cable which is included in the box.
The Realme Pocket Bluetooth Speaker comes in two color options — Desert Grey and Classic Black. It is priced at RM 79 which roughly converts to $19 and will soon be available for purchase in Malaysia. The product could soon be launched in other regions also.
Xiaomi has seen significant growth in the past years and the Chinese company has now become the third-largest smartphone vendor globally in terms of shipping volume, sitting just behind Samsung and Apple.
The company has several popular lineups and one of them is the Redmi Note series. As per the latest numbers revealed by Xiaomi, so far, the company has shipped more than 200 million units of Redmi Note series smartphones globally. It has only shared an overall number and not individual figures for each generation in the lineup.
A few months ago, in November 2020, the company had announced that the Redmi Note series managed to sell 140 million units. This means that in about half a year, it has managed to sell an additional 60 million devices.
The company believes that the reason behind such popularity of the Redmi Note series smartphones is the brand’s strategy of offering high-end products with better technology, richer experience, and higher quality to everyone at an affordable pricing of around 1,000 yuan, which is approximately $155.
Xiaomi first introduced the Redmi Note series in 2014. A couple of years ago, in 2019, along with announcing the Redmi Note 7 series, it revealed that Redmi has become an independent brand. It is one of the most successful product lines of the Redmi brand.
This announcement from the company just days before Xiaomi is expected to launch the new Redmi Note 10 series smartphones in the Chinese market, likely on 26th May. The phone, powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC, is expected to be made available in China in four color options. The Pro version of the same is expected to come packed with the MediaTek Dimensity 900 chipset.
Lu Weibing, Partner at Xiaomi Group, President of Xiaomi China and International Department as well as General Manager of Redmi brand, is set to host a talk on 26th May regarding the global shortage of chips and shed light on how it affects the company.
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