On May 20, Nubia will take off covers from the Nubia Z30 Pro flagship in China. Ahead of the launch, the company has been confirming its key features. Today, the Chinese brand revealed that the Z30 Pro will carry support for 120W rapid charging. At the same time, the handset has also appeared in the database of the TENAA certification platform (via) with a few key specs.
The new poster confirms that the Nubia Z30 Pro will arrive with support for 120W Neo Charge technology. It further revealed that the phone can fully charge in just 15 minutes. The company is yet to confirm the battery size of the Nubia Z30 Pro.
Earlier this month, a new Nubia phone with model number NX667J was approved by the 3C authority. The same device has now appeared in the database of the TENAA certification platform with some of its key specs.
The TENAA listing states that the phone features a 1,985mAh (rated capacity) dual-cell battery. The device has a 6.67-inch display, and it runs on Android 11 OS. In terms of dimensions, it measures 161.83 x 73.1 x 8.92mm. The TENAA listing is likely to get updated with all its major specs soon.
Other reports have revealed that the Nubia Z30 Pro will be featuring an OLED panel with a centrally aligned punch-hole. The screen is expected to carry support for a 144Hz refresh rate. This flagship phone will be powered by the Snapdragon 888 mobile platform, LPDDR5 RAM, and UFS 3.1 storage.
For photography, the Nubia Z30 Pro is expected to feature three 64-megapixel cameras along with a periscope camera on the back. The official camera samples of the phone revealed that it will offer an impressive photography experience in low-light conditions. It will also carry support for 50x zoom.
Qualcomm has announced a new chip called the Snapdragon 778G. The 6nm chipset is a new variant of the more powerful Snapdragon 780G chipset, which was announced in March. According to a well-known tipster from China, Honor 50 could be the first phone to feature the Snapdragon 778G 5G mobile platform.
Snapdragon 778G 5G specifications
The Snapdragon 778G 5G (SM7325 part number) is equipped with a Cortex-A78 custom-made Kryo 670 CPU that tops at 2.4GHz. The SoC includes Adreno 642L graphics, which brings support for Vulkan 1.1, OpenGL 3S 3.1, OpenCL 2.0 FP, HDR10+, and HDR10.
The phones featuring the SD778G chip can support up to Full HD+ resolution with 144Hz refresh rate, up to 10-bit color depth and Rec2020 color gamut. For AI, it features the 6th AI engine with Hexagon 770 processor that 12 TOPS performance. For enhanced gaming, it comes with Snapdragon Elite Gaming features.
Snapdragon 778G
When it comes to ISP, the Snapdragon 778G offers a triple 14-bit Spectra 570 ISP. It supports up to 192-megapixel single camera, up to 36-megapixel + 22-megapixel dual-camera system, and up to 22-megapixel triple camera system. The ISP also supports 10-bit HDR HEIF / HEIC photo capture, AI-based autofocus, multi-frame noise reduction, 720p/240fps slow-motion video shooting, HDR10, HDR10+, and HLG.
For 5G connectivity, it features Snapdragon X53 5G modem-RF system that promises peak download speeds of 3.3Gbps. It supports mmWave (400Mhz bandwidth with 2×2 MIMO) and sub-6 GHz (100Mhz bandwidth with 4×4 MIMO) 5G spectrums. It supports up to Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC, dual-frequency GPS, USB 3.1, and USB-C. For security, it comes with support for Qualcomm 3D Sonic and 3D Sonic Max fingerprint scanners. It also supports other biometric authentications such as iris, voice, and face. While the Snapdragon 780G supports Quick Charge 4+ fast charging, the Snapdragon 778G has arrived with support for faster Quick Charge 5 technology.
Tech giant LG who recently announced it was exiting the smartphone market, may have decided to sell off the remnants of its unreleased models to the company’s staff. A recent tweet by a Twitter user with the name @FrontTron indicates that the company’s staffers in South Korea have the opportunity to purchase the few remaining models at an extremely cheap price.
The tweet also detailed around 3,000 units of the unreleased models to be available to the Korea-based staff of LG Electronics. The devices on offer are the LG Rainbow/Velvet 2 Pro and the LG Rollable, both of which were never released.
The Velvet 2 Pro is what should have been the successor of the LG Velvet that was released last year but it wasn’t released before the company announced its exit from the smartphone market. The stand-out feature of the Velvet 2 Pro is its pressure-sensitive touch sensor button which controls the volume and serves as the power button.
The Velvet 2 Pro is an all-around improvement from its predecessor, although the Twitter post did not offer much on the specifications of the models that were on sale. We, however, know that it comes with a triple camera setup at the rear and a front camera housed in a waterdrop notch.
The leak mentioned that the auctioned devices would only enjoy six months of technical support and no software updates. It also indicated that the Velvet 2 Pro would be sold to staffers for around $170. The outlook is that there could be a surge of demand in-house. The company is also prohibiting a resale of the models by successful buyers.
The moves by LG in selling off unreleased products is a culmination of its decision to pull out from the smartphone market, which was made public in April 2021. There could still be a few other unreleased LG models that may also be sold off via the in-house template.
Modular smartphones haven’t taken off as intended and foldable phones have become more popular compared to modular phones even though they were launching a couple of years after the introduction of modular phones.
There are only a couple of companies that launched — Motorola under its Moto Z series and Dutch-based Fairphone are among those. Now, it seems that China-based Xiaomi could be working on a modular smartphone as it has been awarded a patent for the same.
Xiaomi had filed a patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for an ‘electronic device.’ The documents revealed a few weeks ago, describes a smartphone that is made of different modules with differing functions.
A concept render of the smartphone based on the images in the patent application has been created by Concept Creator for LetsGoDigital. There are basically three modules — the first one contains the motherboard and the camera system, the second module is for the battery while the third module is the one that forms the underside of the telephone.
Two of those three modules feature a screen and when both of them are connected together, it forms a large display panel without a visible seam. The modules can be attached and removed through a rail-like sliding mechanism.
The company has shown and described two different types of camera modules. One of them is a square-shaped camera system with a triple-camera setup and an LED flash, a design we saw on the company’s Redmi 9C smartphone. There’s also a vertical camera configuration with a quad-camera setup. The lens at the bottom has a square-shaped design, indicating a periscope zoom camera.
As for the front-facing camera, the documents don’t reveal much. At this time, it’s likely to be a punch-hole notch on the display for housing the front camera but the company could also use the under-display camera technology for this.
Xiaomi co-founder and CEO Lei Jun had shared several photos of the Xiaomi Magic Cube modular phone on Weibo a few years back. Although the phone was not released in the market, it appears that the Chinese company is still playing with the idea and could launch a smartphone with a similar concept in the future.
According to sources, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 will be a heavily revamped version of previous models and run on a new operating system. There have been suggestions and hints that an overhaul of the Galaxy Watch series will be carried out this year.
Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 45mm
Pro-Samsung tech blog Sammobile has now released an “exclusive” report which it claims to confirm that the Korean tech giant would be ditching the Tizen OS in favor of the Android Wear OS for the upcoming Galaxy Watch 4 models. Hence, for the 2021 lineup, Samsung’s watches will be running on the Wear OS.
Incorporating the Wear OS and the One UI will produce a mix of the classic look of the Samsung wearable and additional functionalities. Like the new Apple Watches, the upcoming Galaxy Watch 4 will have a feature that allows a user to send short audio messages to their contacts, akin to the functionality of a walkie-talkie.
Three new models are reportedly lined up for release this year, and they are codenamed Wise, Fresh, and Lucky. One of the models will have a classic look similar to a conventional watch, while the two other models will highlight Samsung’s innovative and attractive designs with a sporty look.
As for the price range and expected date of unveiling of the three Galaxy Watch 4 models, no specifics have been given yet. Samsung already has a July event slated for the launch of its foldable smartphone, and the Galaxy Watch 4 may also be unveiled during that event.
OPPO is reportedly working on the Reno6 series of smartphones. The Reno6, Reno6 Pro, and Reno6 Pro+ smartphones have already appeared in the database of the TENAA certification site of China. Hence, it is speculated that the Reno6 line may go official before the end of this month in China. It appears that the global launch of the series may not be far away. The reason behind it is that the Reno6 Pro, which was spotted at the Malaysian SIRM certification site, has now bagged approval from the National Broadcasting Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).
The NBTC listing (via) of the OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G has no information on its major specs. It confirms that model number CPH2247 belongs to the Pro model. The Chinese variant of the smartphone has a PEPM00 model number.
OPPO Reno6 Pro’s TENAA imagesThe Reno6 Pro is expected to house a 6.55-inch AMOLED curved edge display that offers an FHD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. The Dimensity 1200 chipset may fuel the phone with up to 12 GB of RAM. It may offer native storage of up to 256 GB.
The Reno6 Pro may feature a 4,500mAh battery that supports 65W fast charging. It could be coming with a front camera of 32-megapixel and its rear camera setup has a Sony IMX766 50-megapixel primary camera, a 16-megapixel ultrawide lens, a 13-megapixel telephoto lens, and a 2-megapixel camera for depth effects.
OPPO is yet to tease the arrival of the Reno6 series of smartphones. While the company is speculated to launch the Reno6 line in China later this year, its global launch may take place in June.
Last month, Realme held an event tagged AIoT Grand Launch Season 3 where the Watch 2, Buds Q2, Watch S Masters edition, and several other smart products were launched. The Chinese company has now released yet another poster which points to a similar event dubbed AIoT Sports Launch and scheduled to hold virtually on May 20.
Just as the name implies, the event will see the Chinese tech giant launch four different sports-centric products. The products expected to be unveiled include the Realme Watch 2 Pro which is likely a higher model to the Watch 2 that was launched in Malaysia last month. The Watch 2 Pro was spotted alongside the Watch 2 in the source code of the realme Link app back in January. The Pro model was equally certified by the FCC in February. Perhaps, Realme is saving the best for the last by not launching the watch last month alongside the Watch 2.
Furthermore, Realme will also launch the Buds Wireless 2, Buds Wireless 2 Neo and finally, the realme Pocket Bluetooth Speaker. While the watch will keep track of your work out session and monitor the user’s fitness level and progress, the wireless earbuds and Bluetooth Speaker are being projected to keep the user entertained while working out. The earbuds will comes with some level of waterproof rating that’ll make them suitable for use during work out session without fear of getting damaged by sweat.
The earlier FCC listing for the Realme Watch 2 Pro shows that it will packs a bumped up 390mAH battery as against a 315mAh cell on the vanilla Buds 2.
Amazon has announced a new miniTV free video streaming service for its growing clientele in India. The miniTV video streaming service will be available to users of the Amazon shopping app. The new service will allow users to access free video content via the app directly at zero subscription cost.
The Amazon miniTV is a free video streaming service that has ad support. The free service does not need installing a separate app for the service, but rather users of the Amazon app in India can now watch videos directly through the shopping app.
Amazon has thus joined the long list of video streaming platforms and would have a comprehensive list of video content from several genres. The service will include high-quality content, including web series, comedy, tech news, food, and several other aspects of interest. Several leading production studios will supply the video content within and outside India. These include TVF, Pocket Aces, and a raft of leading Indian comedy acts, tech, fashion, and beauty experts.
Amazon also said that it would continue to expand the frontiers of the miniTV service to include additional content that would appeal to the Indian audience. The additions, according to Amazon, will be new and exclusive video content, and the rollout could begin almost immediately.
The Amazon miniTV service is accessible from the Amazon shopping app for Android. Presently, support for iOS devices is lacking, but this will be remedied shortly. Amazon says the extension of the service to iOS users will be achieved within the next few months.
Amazon hopes to attract more customers into its platform either for entertainment or shopping with the incorporation of the miniTV free video streaming feature inside its shopping app.
The buzz surrounding the 2021 Google I/O event has reached the crescendo on the eve of the event slated to run from May 18 to 20 this year. The virtual event is bound to throw in some surprise announcements and releases. The Google I/O is even touted to be the event that would herald the release of the latest Android version – the Android 12 operating system.
The suspense has further been heightened with a teaser by tipster Jon Prosser, posted on Front Page Tech. The seemingly last-minute leak revealed some new widgets, buttons, and animations that could highlight the shape of things to come with the release of Android 12.
In recent days, Prosser had shared images and information concerning a couple of Google’s upcoming products and is believed to be an inside authority in such matters. Several developer previews have highlighted the changes that will come with Android 12 and how it will work with devices. There had been a gradual progression in the setup and functionality of the OS when a new version is released, and this is still reflected on Android 12 billed for unveiling during the 2021 Google I/O.
All the little changes, as usual, combine to create an impressive Android UI, with lots of redesigned notification bars, widgets, and elements. Prosser indicates in his video leak that the focus of the latest Android version is the user interface which has been redesigned from its predecessor. There is an almost perfect synergy of the keyboard, app icons, and other elements in the UI. It is also possible that the user interface could be more friendly for one-handed use.
New Music Widget
However, there is still much we don’t know about Android 12. Hopefully, the Google I/O event will illuminate the situation better.
Taiwanese tech giant ASUS last week launched the Zenfone 8 series for the global market. The India launch was postponed by the company due to the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic in the Asian country. The Zenfone 8 has now been spotted on Google’s website, listed under the Google Play supported devices.
What makes the listing spectacular is that the phone bears the moniker ASUS 8Z. The model also comes with the model numbers ASUS_I006D and ZS590KS. The ASUS _I006D model number aligns with the number with which the device appeared on India’s BIS certification website. There was no mention of an alternate name for the higher-end Zenfone 8 Flip which is an indication that the Flip model may not launch in India.
There is precedence to this pattern of naming the Zenfone series models differently in China. The Zenfone 6 released in 2019 was launched in India as ASUS 6Z. This is due to a court order issued over a trademark issue about the use of the ‘Zen’ or ‘ZenFone’ moniker.
Thus, expect the Zenfone 8 as ASUS 8Z in India soon. The device will likely retain the same specs as the Zenfone 8. To refresh our memories, the smartphone is powered by the flagship Snapdragon 888 processor paired with up to 16GB LPDDR5 storage. The device sports a 5.9-inch E4 AMOLED screen with support for a 120Hz refresh rate. The screen is covered by a Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection.
The phone runs on the custom Zen UI based on Android 11. As for the camera, the phone packs a dual-camera set up made up of a 64MP main sensor assisted by a 12MP ultra-wide camera. At the front, there is a 12MP front camera. There is also a generous 4000mAh battery under the hood with 30W Quick Charge 4.0 fast charging support.
Samsung’s Galaxy F-series line of affordable phones has been exclusive to India since it launched last year but that will no longer be the case. Now, the series is heading to other markets starting with China and the first device is the yet-to-be-announced Galaxy F52 5G.
An official poster for the Galaxy F52 5G was shared on Weibo a few days ago by a user that goes by Instant Digital. The image shows the phone in two color variants – Black and White. It also reveals that it will be available for pre-order starting on Thursday, May 20.
According to the Weibo user who shared the poster online, he was already aware the Galaxy F52 5G would be released in China as far back as December 2020 judging from a screenshot of an earlier Weibo post.
It has been reported that the Galaxy F52 5G will have a 6.57-inch FHD+ LCD display with a hole punch at the top right corner of the screen. It will have a Snapdragon 750G processor powering it, 64MP quad rear cameras, a 16MP selfie camera, and a 4350mAh battery with support for 25W fast charging. It will also have an audio jack at the bottom as shown in the poster above.
The device is said to have a price tag of ¥1999 (~$310). It will go on sale on June 1 and Samsung will ship the phone with a free bathroom scale for early buyers.
OnePlus’ CEO, Pete Lau, is reported to have disclosed to the press that it plans to bring its TVs to Europe in the future. This will pit it against Xiaomi, another Chinese phone manufacturer that has been selling its TVs in Europe for years. Unfortunately, there is no info on when the TVs will be launched in Europe.
OnePlus TV U1
When OnePlus eventually launches its TVs in Europe, they will most likely be imported which will raise their price tags compared to India where the TVs are manufactured.
In related news, Pete Lau also revealed that the company has no plans for a foldable device yet. The top executive believes there is still significant development that has to be made most especially with respect to the software. This should not come as a surprise as OnePlus is known to not be an early adopter when it comes to trends in the industry. The manufacturer didn’t launch a phone with support for wireless charging until last year, so something as monumental as a foldable device will take some time.
MIUI 12.5 is the latest version of Xiaomi’s mobile operating system. The new version brings improvements to devices running MIUI 12.
The company has been rolling out MIUI 12.5 stable update to eligible devices in China for the past few days. The latest phone to get it is Mi 10 Youth Edition, which is also known as Mi 10 Lite Zoom.
The MIUI 12.5 update for the Mi 10 Youth Edition arrives with build number V12.5.2.0.RJVCNXM. This software build is in the ‘Stable Beta’ as of now. This means it is being seeded out in batches for a select few users.
Anyway, the update should be available for all users in the coming days. Lastly, since the Mi 10 Youth Edition (aka Mi 10 Lite Zoom) is a China-exclusive smartphone, there’s no other regional MIUI build for this headset.
Xiaomi recently launched the Mi 11 Ultra: the most powerful and advanced flagship it ever brought to the market, as well as one of the most expensive. It powerful and innovative features, but is it worth spending all that money on a smartphone in 2021? For less, you can get several other top-tier flagships, such as the OnePlus 9 Pro. This is a comparison between the specifications of the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra and the OnePlus 9 Pro which will help you understand the main differences between these handsets.
OnePlus 9 Pro vs Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
OnePlus 9 Pro
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT
163.2 x 73.6 x 8.7 mm, 197 g
164.3 x 74.6 x 8.4 mm, 234 g
DISPLAY
6.7 inches, 1440 x 3216p (Quad HD+), LTPO Fluid2 AMOLED
Due to the huge camera module on the rear side, the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra is not my favorite phone. But it is actually made with more premium materials, including a ceramic back, an aluminum frame, and the Gorilla Glass Victus protection by Corning for the front glass. However, I prefer the OnePlus 9 Pro because it has a more minimal look, it is a more compact phone and it is also lighter than Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra. Both the phones offer protection against dust and water with the IP68 certification: they are waterproof.
Display
OnePlus 9 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra are equipped with outstanding displays among the best panels in the whole market. They both come with one billion colors AMOLED panels including the HDR10+ certification and a high 120 Hz refresh rate, as well as a very high brightness. The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra has a wider 6.81-inch diagonal, while the OnePlus 9 Pro is more compact; both have curved panels at the edges and both come with a Quad HD+ resolution. The differences between these displays are very marginal, so we will consider it as a draw.
Specs & Software
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra and OnePlus 9 Pro are close not only when it comes to the display, but also when it comes to the hardware. They are both fueled by a Snapdragon 888 mobile platform paired with up to 12 GB of RAM. The only important difference between their hardware departments is the internal storage if we consider the higher-end configurations. The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra offers up to 512 GB of storage, while the OnePlus 9 Pro stops at 256 GB.
Camera
Despite the OnePlus 9 Pro comes with cameras co-engineered with Hasselblad, the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra is the camera king here. It has a 50 MP main sensor with laser autofocus and OIS, a 48 MP periscope sensor with OIS and 5x optical zoom, and a 48 MP ultrawide camera. It is able to record 8K videos with HDR10+ and it also comes with a secondary rear display which allows shooting selfies with the rear cameras.
The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra has a bigger 5000 mAh battery, so it is able to provide a longer battery life on a single charge. The components of the phones have a similar energy consumption, that is why the battery capacity makes the difference. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra features faster charging technologies (67W wired charging and 67W fast wireless charging against 65W fast charging and 50W fast wireless charging), but given that the OnePlus 9 Pro has a smaller battery, it is actually quicker to reach 100 percent.
Price
The OnePlus 9 Pro has a starting price of €900/$1100 in the global market, while the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra starts from €1200/$1450. As you probably understood from the prices, Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra is a superior phone. It has more advanced cameras, a bigger battery, and a secondary display. Further, you get a ceramic design and a wider panel. But do you really need these features? With the OnePlus 9 Pro, you still get amazing cameras and good battery life while saving a lot of money. Which one would you pick after considering their prices?
Most of us would agree that it’s high time for smartphone manufacturers to shift their focus from slamming humongous cameras to some other vital components. Seems Ulefone has realized the need of the hour, that is a phone promising the best battery life. Addressing the concern of many, Ulefone is all set to release a new Ulefone Power Series phone with a monstrous 13200mAh battery.
The Ulefone “Power Series” as the name suggests is a series of devices promising full of power thanks to the high capacity battery they board. Ulefone has so far released multiple iterations of Power Series – Power, Power 2, Power 3, and the last model was Power 5S which was launched a couple of years ago in the market. As a sequel in 2021, the company is gearing up for the launch of a new Power Series boasting a 13200 mAh battery.
To be honest, a smartphone with excellent battery backup can be a boon for frequent travelers, business persons, and so on. With the 13200 mAh in the pocket, it’s an assurance that the phone will last with you for a long period of time without the support of a charger.
While other factors also affect the battery endurance, we expect the 13200 mAh on the upcoming Ulefone can last at least 3 days easily on a single charge with normal day-to-day use. We don’t have the exact date by which Ulefone will release the new Power Series neither its proposed official model name. Nonetheless, it’s expected to be Power 6 or similar going by the pattern followed by Ulefone.
That being said, do hit the comment section and let us know your views on the upcoming Ulefone product.
Huawei is expected to officially launch the FreeBuds 4 true wireless earbuds in China on May 19. Ahead of the launch which is just around the corner, pictures of the wireless earbuds have appeared online lying side-by-side with those of the FreeBuds 3.
The leaked pictures were shared on Weibo with the source also dropping some details. He hinted that the new earbuds are lighter, smaller and that the design is more in line with the human ear compared to the third-generation model.
Further, the earbuds are expected to come with stronger noise reduction capabilities while retaining the touch control and other features found in the previous Huawei FreeBuds 3 model. The storage case is shorter which indicates that the FreeBuds 4 will have a shorter stem. The case also seems to have an LCD screen at the front that’ll possibly display the battery level. The wider storage box also suggests the FreeBuds 4 have a longer battery life than its predecessor.
Huawei FreeBuds 4 Silver
The earbuds are also tipped to be available in three colors: silver, white, and red. The red variant is said to go on sale at a later date. However, the leaked pictures are those of the silver variant and they look pretty cool. Both the earbuds and storage box got the silver paint job.
The Huawei FreeBuds 4 is already available to pre-order on Huawei’s Vmall. The product page shows the device will be available in white, gray, and red. The wireless earbuds are also expected to get a black variant.
Apart from the FreeBuds 4, Huawei is also expected to unveil a couple of other products, including Huawei Smart Screen SE, earphones, and a smartwatch with BP check function. The tech giant may also launch a high-end notebook and a Mate-branded tablet, among other products.
Generally retailing for $79, you can now buy Shanling MTW100 V2 TWS Earphone for a discounted price of $75.05 only at AliExpress. Please note that this deal is applicable only on the V2, White Graphene Dynamic Driver variant. You can also get the Red Balanced Armature Driver variant which retails at $89 for a discounted price of $84.55. The above-mentioned deals will expire on 20 May 2021. So place your orders asap.
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DOOGEE S96 Pro features a 6.22” waterdrop display with 750*1520 high resolution. The smartphone is fueled by a massive 6350mAh battery and supports 10W wireless charging. Powered by an Helio G90 Octa-Core processor, the smartphone comes with 8GB RAM and 128GB ROM.
The smartphone sports a rear quad camera set up with a 48MP main camera and in the front, it has a 16MP selfie camera. With IP68/IP69K and MIL-STD-810G certification, the phone is basically waterproof, dust, and shockproof and further comes with a 20MP Sony Night vision camera, making it World’s first Infrared Night Vision Rugged Phone.
The stylish and rugged smartphone is perfect for traveling and outdoor adventures as it comes with 4 satellite navigation systems viz: GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and Beidou. Other interesting features include NFC, Facial ID recognition system, Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, etc.
Generally retailing for $300, you can now buy DOOGEE S96 Pro for $269.99 only at AliExpress. Please note that this deal is applicable on the 8GB + 128GB, Black, Green, and Orange color variant. This is a limited-time offer. So place your order asap.
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Vivo-owned iQOO has a new smartphone launching next week. The phone which will be sold as the iQOO Neo5 Vitality Edition is a budget flagship phone that is powered by the Snapdragon 870 chipset.
The iQOO Neo5 Vitality Edition will be announced on Monday, May 24, in China. The phone is a toned-down version of the iQOO Neo5 that was launched in March. This means it will sell for a more affordable price but you will get a similar performance since they are powered by the same chipset.
Some of the tradeoffs include swapping the AMOLED display for an LCD panel albeit one with a higher 144Hz refresh rate. The screen on the iQOO Neo5 Vitality Edition also has its punch hole at the top right corner of the screen, unlike the standard version which has a centered punch hole. It has also been reported that the phone will support 44W fast charging which is a slower charging speed than the 66W that the iQOO Neo5 supports.
With respect to price, the iQOO Neo5 Vitality Edition will have a price tag of about ¥2000 (~$310). This is about the same price as similarly configured phones such as the Motorola Edge S which launched as the first Snapdragon 870-powered phone in the world.
A couple of days from now, ZTE-backed Nubia will be launching its flagship smartphone in its home market in China, dubbed as Nubia Z30 Pro. The phone will be coming with an updated version of the under-display camera technology.
Ahead of the official launch on Thursday, Ni Fei, CEO of Nubia and President of ZTE Mobile Devices, has shared the camera samples of the upcoming smartphone. This gives us a look at the phone’s camera capabilities, including Super Night Mode and 50X Zoom Mode.
A Weibo account which goes by the name “WHYLAB” has also shared some more camera samples of the upcoming Nubia Z30 Pro smartphone. However, unlike the official samples, these images showcase the indoor lighting conditions.
The phone is expected to have three 64-megapixel camera sensors along with a periscope lens on the back. This is the same camera configuration as the Axon 30 Ultra. The front-facing camera setup is not yet known but it has been revealed that the phone has a center punch-hole cutout on the display to house the front camera.
As per the reports, the smartphone will come with an OLED display panel and offer an ultra-high refresh rate. We expect it to be a 144Hz refresh rate, similar to the one found in the ZTE Axon 30 Ultra.
Underneath, the device will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset which was confirmed by the company months ago. While the battery capacity is not yet revealed, it is revealed that the phone will have support for 120W fast charging.
It’s pretty clear that the smartphone offers top-of-the-line specifications for a premium experience. What remains to be seen is how much money the users will have to shell out from their pocket for this premium experience. We will get to know this in the coming days when the smartphone goes official.
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