Blackview is launching a new brand called OSCAL this month (June 2021). It is reportedly targeted at millennials and youngsters and will focus on launching stylish and trendy products at affordable prices. From a novice smartphone brand in 2013, Blackview has now emerged as a market leader in affordable rugged smartphones. Banking upon its success, Blackview is now launching the brand OSCAL globally.
The brand OSCAL aims to provide the latest technology to the youth at an affordable cost. And to that end, OSCAL will debut its first smartphone series, OSCAL C20 and OSCAL C20 Pro very soon. Though the details of these entry-level smartphones are yet to be revealed, it’s rumored that the two phones will be aimed at the budget market segment.
OSCAL’s official website is expected to be live around early June 2021. Nevertheless, all our curious readers can head out to their under-construction website to check out the images of their debut products.
Blackview as a technology brand has served a large consumer base with its varied product line. Thus, we can hope to see some interesting products from their sub-brand OSCAL as well. Information about OSCAL’s product line, featured products, and pricing will be revealed in the coming weeks. So stay tuned for more information and updates about the upcoming brand.
Last evening, Lenovo held a ThinkBook Summer launch event in China. At this conference, the company announced a bunch of laptops for its home country. One of these notebooks was Lenovo ThinkBook 13x. Let us take a detailed look at this product in this article.
Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Specifications and Features
The Lenovo ThinkBook 13x was first unveiled at CES 2021. It comes in two colors (Silver, Dark Gray) and two processor options (11th Gen Intel Core i5-1130G7, i7-1160G7). It is Intel Evo Platform-certified with Intel Iris Xe GPU.
The laptop features an anodized aluminum unibody design with a dual-tone finish. It measures around 12.9mm in thickness and weighs about 1.13kg. It comes with a 180° hinge, a full-size backlit keyboard without Numpad, and a one-piece precision touchpad.
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The notebook flaunts a 13.3-inch IPS LCD panel with a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels (WQXGA, 2.5K), Dolby Vision, 400 nit peak brightness, 100% sRGB color gamut, DC Dimming, and anti-glare coating. This 10-point touchscreen display with a 16:10 aspect ratio and a 90% screen-to-body ratio is TÜV Rheinland as well as Eyesafe Display-certified for low blue light emission.
Further, the ThinkBook 13x comes with a 16GB dual-channel LPDDR4x-4266 RAM and 512GB PCIe SSD. If required, interested customers can upgrade the SSD capacity to up to 1TB.
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Other features of this laptop include an HD webcam with ThinkShutter, 2 x 2W (4W) Harman Kardon speakers with support for Dolby Atmos, 4 x microphones, fingerprint sensor, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0, 2 x Thunderbolt 4, 1 x 3.5mm combo mic/audio jack, MIL-STD-810H certification, Microsoft Windows 10, 53Whr battery, and 65W fast charging.
Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Price and Availability in China
The Lenovo ThinkBook 13x retails for the following price tags in China.
Huawei today officially unveiled the self-developed HarmonyOS which is the brand’s response to the U.S ban on the use of Google Mobile Services. Alongside the new OS, the company also announced some new products that are powered by the HarmonyOS. The Huawei Watch 3 series is one of the products launched. The Watch 3 series is made up of the Huawei Watch 3 and Watch 3 Pro.
Huawei launched its first smartwatch – the Huawei Watch in 2015. This was followed by the Huawei Watch 2 launched in 2017. Since then, the company hasn’t launched a smartwatch until now. The two smartwatches won’t be selling in China only. Huawei will be releasing the models in the UK and other markets.
The Huawei wearables come with several professional health and fitness monitoring features and on top of these features, you get ultra-long battery life. For the first time, Huawei included a high-precision temperature sensor that detects skin temperature. The watch also comes with several new features like handwashing detection and fall detection. Users can also monitor their workout sessions as well as health and fitness parameters.
In terms of the design, the sleek Watch 3 series packs a polished stainless steel watch body with ultra-curved 3D glass and a large display. The Watch 3 series also comes with a 3D rotating crown that offers tactile feedback. The rotating crown has a high-precision finger movement recognition which affords users the ability to zoom in and out of images and slide across the menu options accurately. These features are made possible, thanks to HarmonyOS 2.
During the press conference, Huawei disclosed that it stayed four years without releasing a smartwatch due to the unavailability of an intuitive OS for its watches. The HarmonyOS 2 solves this challenge with the avalanche of features it brings. The OS introduces a whole new user interface with a grid launcher app menu, which complements the 3D rotating crown to deliver a smoother and more intuitive user experience. The Watch 3 series also comes with several watch faces and watch straps, allowing users to personalize their smartwatch. The watch also features several attractive and innovative themes including technology, gaming, DIY, and short videos. The available straps include fluoroelastomer, nylon, leather, stainless steel, and titanium straps and the watch faces easily blend with any choice of the user.
The watch also gives users the convenience to view taxi information or flight status by raising their wrist while traveling, removing the cumbersome and most times inconveniencing routine of bringing out their smartphones for such purpose. You also get a pre-installed AppGallery which allows users to download compatible apps.
In terms of battery life, the Watch 3 Pro’s battery can last up to five days in Smart mode, and in the Ultra-long battery life mode it can stay powered on for 21 days. The vanilla Watch 3 will remain powered on for 3 days in the Smart mode and 14 days in the Ultra-long battery life mode.
Huawei Watch 3 & Watch 3 Pro Pricing & Availability
The Huawei Watch 3 will be available in Active, Classic, and Elite Edition while the Pro version will be available in Classic and Elite Edition.
In the UK, the Huawei Watch 3 will go on sale from June 18 via Huawei Store and will retail for £349.99 (~$495). The device is presently on pre-order with a £20 deposit from now till June 17. Buyers who pre-order the smartwatch will get an additional £20 off the retail price and a free pair of Huawei FreeBuds Pro. On the other hand, the Huawei Watch 3 Pro will go on sale via Huawei Store and selected retailers from June 28 with the pricing starting at £499.99 (~$708). Reservation opens today with a £50 deposit and will run till June 27. The reservation guarantees the buyer the Watch 3 Pro with an additional £50 off as well as a free pair of the Huawei FreeBuds Pro.
In China, the Watch 3 starts at 2599 yuan (~$407) while the Watch 3 Pro starts at 3299 yuan (~$517). The prices are notably way cheaper than the UK pricing.
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Infinix unveiled the Infinix Note 10 series in mid-May. The lineup includes three smartphones, namely Infinix Note 10, Infinix Note 10 Pro, and Infinix Note 10 Pro NFC. The former two models have been now confirmed to launch in India next week.
The duo features identical specs and design. The phones only differ in terms of chipset, storage configuration, refresh rate, rear camera setup, and charging speed. The vanilla model sports a MediaTek Helio G85 SoC, up to 4GB RAM/128GB storage, 60Hz refresh rate, 48MP (wide) + 2MP (monochrome) + 2MP (depth) triple camera setup, and 18W fast charging.
On the other hand, the Pro variant comes with a MediaTek Helio G95 chip, up to 8GB RAM/256GB storage, 90Hz refresh rate, 64MP (wide) + 8MP (ultra-wide) + 2MP (monochrome) + 2MP (depth) quad-camera setup, and 33W fast charging.
The common features on these Infinix smartphones include a 6.95-inch FHD+ LCD panel with a centered punch-hole, XOS 7.6 based on Android 11, 16MP selfie camera, 4G, dual-SIM, dual-band WiFi, Bluetooth 5.0, USB Type-C port, 3.5mm headphone jack, MicroSD card slot, dual stereo speakers, side-mounted fingerprint sensor, and a 5,000mAh battery.
OnePlus has confirmed that its next mid-range device will launch as the OnePlus Nord CE. The device has been described as a cheaper version of last year’s OnePlus Nord with a focus on the core features of the phone. Ahead of the launch, the full specifications of the device have been leaked.
The specifications were posted by Yogesh (@heyitsyogesh) in collaboration with MySmartPrice, and from the details, OnePlus has truly trimmed down the original Nord. For example, there are now fewer cameras.
The Nord CE will have a 6.43-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with an in-display fingerprint scanner. It will have a notch at the top left corner but it will house a single camera – a 16MP sensor. Gone is the Snapdragon 765G processor of the Nord, and in its place is a Snapdragon 750G. The source says that users will be able to pick up the phone in two configurations – 6GB RAM + 64GB and 8GB RAM + 128GB. However, it appears there will also be a 12GB RAM version as seen on Geekbench by Nashvillechatterclass. The storage type is said to be UFS 2.1.
For the rear cameras, there are now three. A 64MP main sensor from OmniVision, an 8MP ultrawide angle camera, and a 2MP depth sensor. One area where the Nord CE improves upon is its battery capacity. It packs a 4500mAh battery, a bump from the 4150mAh inside the Nord. The device will support a new fast-charging technology called Warp Charge 30T Plus which will refill the battery from empty to 70% in 30 minutes.
Other features are a plastic build with an overall thickness of 7.9mm, a mono speaker, an audio jack, and Android 11 pre-installed. It has also been revealed that the phone will not have an alert slider, a feature the OnePlus Nord has but which was not included in the cheaper Nord models.
The OnePlus Nord CE is expected to be priced at around ₹25,000 for the 8GB RAM version. It will be available for pre-order on June 11 along with free gifts worth ₹2,699
The smartphone market in the EMEA region registered a record growth in the first quarter of this year. Shipments crossed more than 93 million units, with Samsung and Xiaomi leading the handset market.
For those unaware, the EMEA region includes Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. According to an IDCreport, the EMEA smartphone market recorded a growth of 20.9 percent year on year in Q1 2021. During this time, the region brought in 31.676 billion US Dollars in smartphone sales, which marked a sizeable growth of 29 percent over the first quarter of last year. In Europe alone, the region saw an increase of almost 33 percent year on year.
The South Korean tech giant led the EMEA smartphone market followed by Xiaomi in the second spot. Samsung accounted for 32.8 percent market share during the first quarter, which marked a 34.7 percent growth year on year with shipments reaching 30.6 million units. On the other hand, the Chinese smartphone maker held a 15.4 percent market share, with shipments reaching 14.4 million units. Notably, Xiaomi even saw a jump in rankings, coming second in 2021, up from the fourth spot from a year prior by beating both Transsion and Apple.
Furthermore, the growth in EMEA arrives despite the region facing new lockdowns over the resurgence of the Coronavirus pandemic. Amid this, Samsung recorded a strong first quarter performance, accounting for nearly two fifths of all European smartphone shipments in this period. This also marked its largest quarterly market share in the last six years.
Lenovo has just launched new laptops within its ThinkBook series earlier today (2nd June 2021). In the lineup, the company announced the new ThinkBook 13x, ThinkBook 14p, ThinkBook 16p, and the ThinkBook Plus 2 along with related products as well.
ThinkBook Plus 2
While the ThinkBook lineup has traditionally been aimed towards office work, the series has since expanded to include content creators and others that require extra performance from their notebooks. The ThinkBook Plus 2 is a thin and light laptop that is built for individuals in the creative field. The new notebook features a 12 inch E Ink display panel, which offers a viewing experience close to paper that makes it suitable for long hours of use.
This laptop offers touch and stylus support, and can even be flipped to be used as a tablet as well. The device offers wireless charging support and weighs just 1.16kgs and is only 13.9mm thick. This laptop also features an Intel chip ranging from an i5 to an i7 processor depending on the configuration one chooses, paired with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of internal storage. The laptop runs on Windows 10 OS and offers Intel Iris integrated graphics as well.
Pricing and Availability
The Lenovo ThinkBook laptop will be available for purchase in China in the arriving days and will be priced between 8,999 Yuan to 10,999 Yuan (roughly 1410 to 1722 US Dollars) depending on the configuration one opts for.
Last year, the Samsung Galaxy S20+ Olympic Games Edition was canceled as the 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo was postponed to 2021. Hence, the South Korean tech giant announced a Galaxy S21 Olympic Games Edition a couple of weeks back. This special edition smartphone has now officially launched in Japan.
The Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics could get postponed once again due to the rising COVID-19 cases in Japan and other parts of the world. However, Samsung is not canceling its Galaxy S21 Olympic Games Edition this time around.
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The limited-edition smartphone to commemorate the games is now up for pre-order in Japan (via SamMobile). The device is sold by NTT DoCoMo for ¥112,464 ($1,024) in the country. It will start shipping to customers as soon as two days from their pre-order.
Talking about features, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Olympic Games Edition has the exact same set of specs as the vanilla Galaxy S21 model. It comes with 256GB internal storage and sports a Phantom Blue paint job with ‘Galaxy’ as well as ‘Olympic Games Worldwide Partner’ logos. This color can be termed as a darker version of Phantom Violet.
Apart from a different color, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Olympic Games Edition also comes with a customized theme, icons, wallpapers, and an AOD clock style designed after the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Last but not least, it ships in a different package but that also does not include a charger.
Samsung had previously been rumored to discontinue its Galaxy Note series of smartphones. But since the launch of the Galaxy S21 lineup, it was officially revealed that the company will not end its Note series device. Now, we have the reason why the firm is aiming on continuing one of its most popular Android handset lineup.
Galaxy S21 Ultra with S Pen
According to a new tweet from tipster @FrontTron, the South Korean tech giant will be bringing back its Note models due to the lackluster market response to its high end flagship Galaxy S21 Ultra with the S Pen. The sales of this model were lower than what the company had expected. Thus, the brand is reportedly “discussing” launching the Galaxy Note series again next year. Although, this isn’t exactly news as Samsung had already announced its plans to launch new Galaxy Note devices in 2022.
For those unaware, the Galaxy S21 Ultra has failed to meet the expectations of the company’s Note series userbase. While the Galaxy Note devices offer a port to house the S Pen, this basic feature is missing on the Galaxy S21 Ultra. Furthermore, the high end model even lacks Bluetooth support for the S Pen as well. In other words, it doesn’t offer the same gesture based feature that the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra offers.
It will come back. Yes. You heard it right. They are discussing about it since the S21 Ultra with S-Pen's market response and sales record hasn't met their expectations. https://t.co/ZfgILVfg9I
Unfortunately, if this reasoning is true, Samsung is even rumored to follow a similar design philosophy for its upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 3. This upcoming foldable model may not incluse a built in port for the S Pen either. But, this is still an unconfirmed report so take it with a pinch of salt, and stay tuned for more updates as we will be covering the Unpacked event that is expected to reveal additional details regarding this device.
A new rumor regarding the Apple iPhone 13 series has just surfaced online and also unveiled the battery capacities of the upcoming lineup. This new rumor has also revealed that the iPhone 13 models will feature larger battery capacities.
The news arrives from a known tipster on Weibo, a Chinese microblogging website. As per this rumor, the upcoming iPhone 13 lineup will be powered by battery capacities that are larger than the previous generation. The social media post claims that the high end iPhone 13 Pro Max will feature a 4352mAh battery, which is a notable jump from the current iPhone 12 Pro Max’s 3687mAh battery.
Similarly, the iPhone 13 and the iPhone 13 Pro will house an identical 3095mAh battery, which is higher than the 2815mAh battery from the previous generation. The smallest lineup of the model, the iPhone 13 mini, will also feature a larger 2406mAh battery capacity compared to the iPhone 12 mini’s 2227mAh battery pack. Keep in mind, that even if this rumor was true, battery sizes do not paint a clear story regarding smartphone’s battery life.
The Cupertino based giant’s new A15 chipset is likely to also bring improvements in performance along with power efficiency as well. So, the larger batteries paired with a more efficient chipset could noticeably improve battery life throughout the entire iPhone 13 series. Unfortunately, this is still an unconfirmed report so take it with a pinch of salt and stay tuned for more, as we will be providing updates when additional information is available regarding the upcoming smartphones.
The Redmi 9 made its global debut in early June 2020. The budegt smartphone made its way to China later that month. The handset released with MIUI 11 based on Android 10. It was updated to MIUI 12 at the end of September. Now, nearly a year after its launch, the device has started receiving the Android 11 update.
The Redmi 9 was one of the best budget smartphones released last year. This phone is also known as Redmi 9 Prime in India. The POCO M2 is a clone of this handset. The POCO version was so popular that the brand relaunched it recently as POCO M2 Reloaded.
Anyway, despite being well-known, the device is receiving the Android 11 update only now. Currently, the update is live in China with build number V12.0.1.0.RJCCNXM.
Like any other newly released public MIUI build, this one is also in the Stable Beta phase. Hence, it is only avaialble for a select few users. However, it should be rolled out to all the units in China in the coming days.
Similarly, the Redmi 9 (Redmi 9 Prime) Android 11 update should reach other regional variants of this phone as well as the POCO M2 very soon. Last but not least, these smartphones are also eligible for the MIUI 12.5 update.
Realme recently announced the expansion of its TechLife ecosystem with the addition of a new partnering brand named DIZO. The India-based brand will apparently be promoted as a sub-brand of the Realme brand to leverage its popularity.
DIZO Star 300
Some of the products that would be unveiled under the DIZO sub-brand have now appeared online. The company will delve into the phone market with the planned release of two feature phones. The phones dubbed DIZO Star 500 and Star 300 have now appeared in real skin via their listing at FCC.
DIZO Star 300
The images show that the Star 500 will have a slightly larger screen even though the two models will each have a physical keyboard under the screen. The phone will come with support for 2G connectivity only as well as dual-SIM support. It equally packs a single camera with an LED flash underneath which we believe will also function as a flashlight. The phone will be powered by a 1,830mAH battery. There will also be a microSD slot onboard.
DIZO Star 500
On its part, the DIZO Star 300 packs a bigger 2500mAh removable battery. It also has dual-SIM card slots as well as a single camera and flash at the back. One notable feature is the prominent loudspeaker fused with the camera module at the back. The phone has a microSD slot too.
DIZO Star 500
Recently, two TWS earbuds and a smartwatch that would be released under the DIZO brand were listed by online retailer Shopee Vietnam. The listing shows the products were basically rebadged Realme products. We also expect the brand to release a Bluetooth speaker and a robot vacuum cleaner, going by a previous teaser.
Xiaomi, which is now the world’s third-largest smartphone manufacturer, continues to grow its footprints. As per a new report from Strategy Analytics, Xiaomi smartphone shipments in Chile grew by over 1000 percent.
The report adds that shipments of Xiaomi from near-zero in Q1 2020 to a record 0.5 million units during Q1 2021. The company surged from 2 percent to 16 percent market share during the past year.
The rise is mostly due to the strong presence of the Redmi smartphone models, which helped Xiaomi secure third place in the Chile smartphone market share. Also the pullout of Huawei helped Xiaomi grow in the market.
The report adds that if Xiaomi’s growth continues, then the brand will soon become the second-largest smartphone brand in Chile before the end of this year, overtaking the Lenovo-Motorola brand.
Smartphone shipments in Chile jumped 71 percent Year-on-Year from 1.7 million units during Q1 2020 to a record 2.9 million in Q1 2021, despite COVID-19 and political uncertainty. This is being attributed to a buoyant economy, strong exports, and a perceived high vaccination rate. Chile is the third-largest smartphone market in Latin America, after Brazil and Mexico.
Samsung’s market share in Chile grew 63 percent YoY from 0.8 million in Q1 2020 to 1.2 million units in Q1 2021. Samsung’s smartphone market share in Chile remains relatively stable for now, around 42 percent. Lenovo-Motorola holds second place and grew its smartphone market share from 12 percent during Q1 2020 to 17 percent in Q1 2021.
TSMC has recently announced that it is expecting to start the trial production for its 4nm process ahead of schedule. This news also arrives as the firm begins construction of a new 5nm process based chip factory in the US.
According to an iFengreport, the world’s largest contract chipmaker will be starting the trial production for the 4nm process in the third quarter of this year. In other words, the company will be beginning the trial production one quarter earlier than what was previously planned. Meanwhile, the 3nm process will be completed in the year 2022, as per schedule, with mass production starting within half a year.
In a recent tech forum, TSMC announced the latest technological developments in advanced logic technology, specialty technologies, and the additions of its 3DFabric advanced packaging and chip stacking technologies as well. Furthermore, the firm is also projected to lead the industry in mass production of 5nm technology in 2020, while its yield rate is said to increase faster than 7nm technology. The company’s CEO further added that 3nm process development is progressing as planned, with mass production to start from Fab 18 wafers in the second half of 2022.
Interestingly, the company also announced new technologies like the N5A for automotive applications, N6RF for next-generation 5G smartphones and WiFi 6/6e performance, and enhancements across the range of 3DFabric technologies. For those interested, you can read more about these technologies by following this link here.
OnePlus just launched the OnePlus 9 series consisting of the OnePlus 9, the OnePlus 9 Pro, and the OnePlus 9R. However, details about the OnePlus 9T have already started appearing months ahead of its release.
OnePlus 9 Pro
OnePlus is known for launching two flagship smartphone series every year. The number lineup goes official in the first half of the year, followed by the T series in the second half.
Usually, the OnePlus T series smartphones are termed value for money (VFM) devices. Looks like the trend will continue this year as well.
According to a tipster called 搞机阿森 on Weibo (via @techdroider), the upcoming OnePlus 9T will sport an LTPO Samsung E4 flexible AMOLED display with a resolution of FHD+ and 120Hz variable refresh rate (VRR). In other words, the panel on this phone will be able to refresh as low as 1Hz like the screen on the OnePlus 9 Pro, the Galaxy S21 Ultra, and the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra.
Further, the leaker says that there won’t be a OnePlus 9T Pro this year. Hence, the OnePlus 9 Pro should continue as the brand’s main flagship smartphone until the release of the OnePlus 10 Pro or whatever it will be called.
Unfortunately, there’s no more information on the OnePlus 9T. But we expect to learn more about this handset before its official launch later this year.
OnePlus has launched the flagship OnePlus 9 series smartphones and today, the company has officially announced that a new variant of the device — OnePlus 9 Pro Flash Silver Limited Gift Edition will be on sale on 9th June.
The device is priced at 5,499 yuan which roughly converts to $861 and the brand will be selling on 1,500 units of the device. The sale will being at 10:00 AM local time in China.
The OnePlus 9 Pro empty mountain-based flash silver gift edition comes packed with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. The package also includes a limited-edition T-shirt and a mobile phone case, both following the phone’s design language.
The specifications on the device remain the same as the standard OnePlus 9 Pro, featuring a 6.7-inch QHD+ LTPO AMOLED display with a 3216 X 1440 pixel screen resolution and 525PPI pixel density. It offers a 120Hz refresh rate panel, that is covered under Corning Gorilla Glass protection.
Under the hood, the device is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset which is built on the 5nm process and has Adreno 660 GPU. As for the camera, there’s a quad-rear camera setup with Hasselblad branding.
The primary sensor on the handset is a 48MP Sony IMX789 sensor, coupled with a 50MP Sony IMX766 sensor. While the other two lenses include an 8MP telephoto sensor and a 2MP monochrome sensor. On the front, there’s a 16MP Sony IMX471 sensor for selfies.
Features on the device include a dual stereo speaker setup, a Type-C charging port, and an optical in-display fingerprint sensor. The smartphone runs Android 11-based OxygenOS 11 and is powered by a 4,500mAh battery that supports 65W Warp Charge 65T. It also supports 50W wireless charging.
A mysterious new gaming smartphone from ASUS has just surfaced online. This new device is unique from the company’s own ROG gaming series, as it sports the Qualcomm “Snapdragon” branding on the rear.
The gaming smartphone was spotted on TENAA, the Chinese certification site, which revealed the images of the device along with certain key specifications and details as well. Looking at these images, the design of the handset is in clear view. On the rear, the bottom sports the ASUS logo while the middle sports the Snapdragon branding. Just above this is the rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and a horizontally configured rear camera module as well.
The device carries the model number ASUS_I007D, which also matches the device codenamed VODKA that was recently spotted in the kernel source code of the ROG Phone 5. In other words, this device might be the rumored Qualcomm branded gaming smartphone. Furthermore, the TENNA listing also reveals certain key information regarding the device. It will sport a 6.78 inch OLED display and will house the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor.
Under the hood, a 3840mAh battery will power the device while its rear cameras will include 64 megapixel and 12-megapixel sensors. This device will also run Android 11 OS and will offer 16GB of RAM and 512GB of internal storage as well. Unfortunately, this is all the information that is available as of right now, so stay tuned for more as we will be providing updates when additional news surfaces regarding this device.
Samsung Electronics is a global leader in the soundbar segment of the home appliances market. According to global market research firm Future Source, Samsung had accounted for almost a quarter of global sales for seven consecutive years. In its domestic market of South Korea, Samsung’s soundbars heavily dominate that segment of the market, and this is set to continue with a new set of soundbar offerings.
In what looks like its flagship offering so far in 2021, Samsung has unveiled two new high-end soundbar models for its domestic market. The two models are the HW-Q950A and the HW-Q900A, both from the Q series of 2021. They both are expected to go on sale in the last week of June 2021.
Both the Samsung Soundbar HW-Q950A and the HW-Q900A offer a superior sound output with a clutch of additional features and functionality and several stunning and vivid sound effects. The improved SpaceFit Sound+ feature with an Auto Equalizer provides a richer sound experience for users.
The Q-Symphony function enables a seamless synergy between the TV and the soundbar so that there is no lag in the audio output from the device. At the same time, the TV’s internal sound output also can be maintained. With the incorporation of the Q-Symphony function to a broader array of TVs, consumers who purchase even the products on the lower end are guaranteed to enjoy high-level three-dimensional surround sound. Both devices could make their entry into the global market soon.
Samsung Soundbars HW-Q950A will retail for 1.89 million won (about $1,700) in Korea while the HW-Q900A model is priced at 1.39 million won (about $1,250). The company is yet to release the launch itinerary for the global market.
Despite the world suffering from a global shortage of semiconductors, the demand for various end devices has seen a sizeable surge in recent times. This has caused various tech giants to increase their component procurement efforts, which has led to foundries seeing record high revenues, with TSMC seeing a steady rise in revenue thanks to high demand for its 7nm process from AMD, Qualcomm, and MediaTek.
According to a TrendForce report (via BusinessWire), the top 10 foundries across the globe registered record high revenue in the first quarter of this year. This was enabled by the price hike for semiconductors since foundries are facing tight production capacities for semiconductors at the moment. These top 10 foundries accounted for 22.75 billion US Dollars in revenue in Q1 2021, with TSMC taking the lead.
The world’s largest contract chipmaker alone recorded 12.9 billion US Dollars in revenue in the first quarter alone. This was enabled due to high demand for its 7nm, 12nm, and even 16nm process node. Fabless chipmakers like AMD, Qualcomm, and MediaTek were a major part of the record high revenue as their orders remained consistent despite the price hike. TSMC saw a 23 percent rise quarter on quarter in revenue from the 7nm process in Q1 2021.
This is indicative of the high demand for chips built on the advanced processes as well. But due to the foundry capacity shortages that are expected to continue through the second quarter of this year, the prices of wafers will continue to rise. In other words, the revenue of top foundries is expected to continue to rise. Meanwhile, various governments and chipmakers are looking to invest in expanding chip production sites across the globe to help alleviate the semiconductor shortage issue.
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