Recently, a Chinese tipster known for Huawei leaks had claimed that Huawei will announce the Nova 8 and Nova 8 Pro smartphones in China on Dec. 23. Today, another well-known leakster from China posted on Weibo that Huawei will not only launch Nova 8 series smartphones but also other products on the said date.
In November, Huawei unveiled the Huawei Nova 8 SE in Dimensity 720 and Dimensity 800U chipset variants. It is unclear which chipsets will be powering the Nova 8 and 8 Pro smartphones. The new leak reveals that the company will also take off covers from the Huawei Enjoy 20 SE smartphone and the Huawei Watch Fit.
The Huawei Nova 8 and Nova 8 Pro are speculated to sport a dual punch-hole display design. Both phones are expected to sport high refresh rates. The vanilla model may feature a flat-screen, whereas the display of the Pro model may have curved edges. There is a possibility that the Nova 8 Pro could be driven by Kirin 9000 flagship chipset. These phones arrive with respective starting prices of 3,000 Yuan (~$459) and 4,000 Yuan (~$611).
Nothing much is known about the Huawei Enjoy 20 SE smartphone. The moniker suggests that it will be positioned lower than the Dimensity 720 powered Enjoy 20 5G.
While the company launched the Huawei Watch Fit globally in September, it is yet to be land in the home market. Hence, it appears that the same Watch Fit may land in China on Dec. 23 along with other products. The key features of the Watch Fit include a 1.54-inch AMOLED display, 10-day battery life, and 12 kinds of workout modes. The Watch Fit bears resemblance to the Honor Watch ES, but the major difference between the two is that the Huawei model has built-in GPS.
Xiaomi has reportedly been working on launching its flagship smartphone dubbed Mi 11, powered by the newly launched Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC, later this month in China. At the same time, it’s sub-brand Redmi is also working on its flagship smartphone.
Now, a new report coming from China indicates that the launch of Redmi K40, the brand’s upcoming flagship smartphone, should happen quite soon. In fact, it is expected to go official by the end of this month, just like the Mi 11.
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It has been confirmed that the upgraded variant of the same, dubbed Redmi K40 Pro, will be launched in the first quarter of 2021. The Pro variant is expected to be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC, given that Lu Weibing had said that the company will be among the firsts to launch an SD888-powered smartphone.
On the other hand, the Redmi K40 is rumored to come powered by the unannounced Qualcomm Snapdragon 700-series chipset. In that case, even though the phone will be announced this month, it will go on sale in 2021.
It seems that the company is following the launch schedule similar to the Redmi K30 and K30 Pro of last year. Redmi had launched its K30 smartphone in December 2019 and then launched the K30 Pro powered by SD865 SoC in early 2020.
As per the recent reports, the Redmi K40 lineup is expected to ditch the pop-up front-facing camera mechanism and will instead come with a punch-hole cutout on top of the display that is expected to have an OLED screen and 120Hz refresh rate support.
It was officially confirmed yesterday that the Redmi 9 Power will be announced on Dec. 17. Soon after the confirmation, a leak appeared to reveal the configurations of the rear cameras of the smartphone. A microsite for the Redmi 9 Power is now active on Amazon India. This indicates that the phone will be available for purchase through the retailer site after its announcement.
The Redmi 9 Power will debut at 12 PM IST on Dec. 17. There is a “Notify Me” button on the microsite, which users can click to stay updated on its arrival. It is speculated that the Redmi 9 Power will be a slightly modified version of the Redmi Note 9 4G that went official in China last month.
It may arrive with a starting price of Rs 10,999 (~$149) or Rs 11,999 (~$163) in India. It is expected to arrive in variants like 4 GB RAM + 64 GB and 4 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and it could be available in colors like blue, black, and green.
The Redmi 9 Power has a 6.53-inch IPS LCD panel with a waterdrop notch. The phone supports a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. The Snapdragon 662 mobile platform is present under the hood of the device. It may house an 18W fast charging enabled 6,000mAh battery.
For capturing selfies, it may possess a front camera of 8-megapixel. The rear camera setup of the phone may comprise of a 48-megapixel primary shooter, an 8-megapixel ultrawide lens, a 2-megpaixel depth sensor, and a 2-megapixel macro lens. It may come with MIUI Based Android 10 OS and a side-mounted fingerprint sensor.
Soon after the announcement of the Snapdragon 888 mobile platform at the beginning of this month, ZTEconfirmed that its next Red Magic gaming smartphone will be fueled by the Snapdragon 888 5G mobile platform. A leaked photo of the alleged upcoming Red Magic gaming smartphone was shared by a digital blogger on Weibo. The image suggests that the phone will be equipped with electrochromic technology.
In the below-shown video, it can be seen that the alleged next-generation Red Magic smartphone has a dedicated key through which its rear shell can turn transparent or change color. This could be the company’s own version of electrochromic technology.
In September, Vivo had showcased a smartphone prototype with electrochromic glass that could change color. The electrochromic glass can change colors and opacity based on the voltage applied to it. Using electrochromic technology, smartphone makers may launch a phone in a single color and let users change the color of the rear panel according to their preference.
According to MyDrivers, the principle behind the color-changing technology relies on the usage of an alloy called indium tin oxide. When it is applied to the glass, it can make the surface conductive, and the passed charge can change the composition of glass molecules, thereby changing the color of the glass.
It is advisable to wait for further reports to known whether the next Red Magic phone will really arrive with a color-changing rear. Since the authenticity of the above image could not be confirmed, it is advisable to digest the leak with a grain of salt. At present, there is no word on the specifications of the SD888 powered Red Magic gaming phone. Considering the Red Magic 5G was made official in March this year, it is likely that the next Red Magic phone may go official by the end of Q1 2021.
Whenever the story of the Apple brand is told, there is no missing out on the massive role played by the enigmatic Steve Jobs whose innovative ideas saw to the growth of the company to where it is today. The late Apple CEO led the team which developed some of the most iconic devices in smartphone history. This includes the iPhone 4, which is considered by some persons as being Apple’s best work yet.
Apart from his dope ideas, Jobs is well known for his casual dressing style. Whenever he montts the centre stage to unveil a new product, he does that donning his iconic black turtleneck, jeans, and New Balance sneakers.
Luxury brand Caviar best known for its premium customizations of various gadgets, is celebrating the historic moment of the release of the iPhone 4 with a custom variant of the latest glagship iPhone 12 Pro dubbed iPhone 12 Pro Jobs 4. There is equally an iPhone 12 Pro Max version.
The design of the premium customised version is said to have been inspired by the iPhone 4. In this regards it bears the design style of the iPhone 4 but packs all the cutting edge tech of the iPhone 12-series.
The customizations on the iPhone 12 Pro Job 4 includes a small piece of Job’s turtleneck housed on the Apple logo at the rear. The Gold-plated version has an 18 karat gold logo and a rear casing made from hardened, blackened titanium. This version starts at just under $9,000.
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The cheapest version is the Black variant which starts at $6,500. The back panel and Apple logo are both made out of titanium. While there is a mid version available in White and priced a little over $7,000. The back panel of the white varaint is made of G-10 and the Apple logo is 925 sterling silver.
Furthermore, there is a fourth variant known as the Steve Jobs 1st and it looks like a throwback to the original iPhone 4. It has an all-titanium back panel, but with the lower part blackened for a dual-tone finish.
Do note that all the editions will be available in only 10 units each.
Apart from the custom iPhones, Caviar is also selling 30 pairs of custom New Balance 991 sneakers. These also have a piece of turtleneck in them, plus a titanium plate with the famous “Think Different” slogan. The sneakers carry a price tag of $1,830 a pair.
Earlier this week, Huawei announced its first desktop computer – the MateStation B515. The computer which is designed for commercial use comes with a monitor, mouse, and keyboard.
If you already have your own system unit, keyboard, and mouse but need a monitor, you can now purchase the Huawei monitor on its own. Chinese tech blog, ITHome, reports that the monitor is now listed on JD.com for ¥899 (~$137).
That price gets you a monitor with a 23.8-inch screen, 1920 x 1080 resolution, and eye protection. It also has a 178° viewing angle, a 90% screen-to-body ratio, a 1000:1 contrast ratio, and a 72% NTSC color gamut.
The Huawei AD80HW monitor, as it is called, has a full-screen design with top and side bezels measuring just 5.7mm in thickness. The screen can be tilted upwards and downwards to a certain degree. For connectivity, there is an HDMI port and a VGA port.
The monitor is the first from Huawei but will definitely not be the last. We expect the Chinese manufacturer to announce more models with larger screens and even high refresh rates in the coming year.
Huawei will be joining Xiaomi in the computer display market. The latter has announced a handful of monitors in the past year. Its first gaming monitor was announced in October 2019 – a 34-inch curved gaming monitor with a resolution of 3440 x 1440, a 144Hz refresh rate, and a 1500R curvature. Xiaomi’s monitors are also sold outside China; while there is no announcement that Huawei will sell its monitor in other countries, we won’t rule out the possibility.
Another Chinese manufacturer that is expected to make its own entry into the computer display market is Honor, a former Huawei subsidiary. A render of an Honor monitor leaked back in October but it is yet to be announced.
The Huawei AD80HW Monitor is currently listed as “Sold Out” on JD.com but we think it hasn’t even gone on sale yet. Nevertheless, you can sign up to be notified once it is available.
Korean tech giant LG Electronics has introduced a new disinfection robot in South Korea aimed at helping to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. As you may be aware, a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is sweeping through several countries bringing back the need to maintain precautionary measures ranging from the use of nose masks, physical distancing, and other such measures.
In order to help check the spread of the virus, LG has launched a disinfection robot that is equipped with ultraviolet-C (UV-C) lamps on its sides. LG says the UV-C lamp features an emission wavelength between 100 to 280nm that is effective in killing germs. The company also disclosed that research by the Korea Conformity Laboratories, a national research institute shows that the UV-C lamp on the robot is 99.9% effective in killing bacteria coliform and staphylococcus aureus from within a metre radius.
In terms of the build, LG’s disinfecting robot is 160cm tall and comes with autonomous driving technology so it can wade through obstacles. It was designed to disinfect objects and areas that are reachable by hand. The company plans to deploy them in places such as hotels, hospitals, and schools which contained many separated and independent spaces.
The robots will help to alleviate health workers’ workloads at a time when disinfection is more important than ever due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the company said.
LG is equally developing an alternative version that sprays disinfectants instead of having UV-C lamp. This version will be more suitable for places with more open areas such as offices, restaurants, and transportation stations, the company hinted.
The Korean tech giant is expected to officially display the disinfecting robot at the 2020 Korea Electronics Show in COEX from December 9 to 12.
China was able to contain the novel Coronavirus outbreak with robots playing a big role. Robots ranging from disinfection robots, nursing robots, consultation robots, to transport robots were deployed to fight the disease, in order to prevent the spread.
The FlexPai 2 launched as the second foldable smartphone from the Chinese manufacturer, Royole, a few months ago. When it was announced, the manufacturer said it will be available in two configurations but since it went on sale on September 25, only the base model with 8GB RAM and 256GB of storage has been up for purchase.
Today, Royole announced that the FlexPai 2 can now be bought in a 12GB RAM + 512GB configuration. This version has a price tag of ¥11088 (~$1694) and it is available for purchase on Royole’s official stores on Tmall and Jingdong.
The FlexPai 2 is a more affordable foldable smartphone when compared to the Galaxy Z Fold 2 which sells for $1899 for the base model with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
Royole’s tablet has a 7.8-inch OLED display with a 1920 x 1440 resolution. It does not need a cover display as it folds outward. This means when it is in the folded state, you have two screens on each side – a 5.5-inch screen in front and a 5.4-inch screen on the back.
There is a Snapdragon 865 processor powering the FlexPai 2 and it draws power from a 4450mAh battery with support for 18W fast charging. There are four cameras on the tablet – a 64MP main camera, a 16MP ultrawide angle camera, an 8MP telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom, and there is a 32MP for portrait images. Because it folds outwards, you have to close the device to take a picture except it is a selfie you want to take.
The FlexPai 2 runs WaterOS 2.0 based on Android 10. It also has dual SIM support, 5G, stereo speakers, a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, and Bluetooth 5.1. It is available in Sunrise Gold, Midnight Black, and Cosmic Gray.
Apple launched its first-ever over-the-ear wireless headphones, AirPods Max yesterday. It is already available for pre-order and Apple said that it will go on sale from December 15. However, it looks like the shipping will get delayed across regions.
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As reported by 9to5Mac(via Gadgets360), Apple is showing a shipment period of up to 12-14 weeks for certain colors of AirPods Max. If you recall, AirPods Max comes in Space Gray, Sky Blue, Silver, Green, and Pink colorways. However, unlike the reports say, I looked upon Apple’s website and the details have changed for regions. You can look a the shipping estimate(at the time of writing this) for China, USA, UK, Australia, India below:
Do note that, except in India, other regions have Personal Engraving options like etching smileys to the headphones. Hence, their estimate might vary from this. That said, apart from Australia, where the shipping timeline is somewhat acceptable, other regions have it as high as 14 weeks. This means you might be able to get your favorite colors only by March 2021.
Apple has either failed to stock the wireless headphones well across regions due to COVID-19 or it has got overwhelming orders. Either way, Apple has placed the headphones in a premium segment with its pricing. You can take a look at the pricing below:
China- 4,399 yuan
India-₹59,900
USA-$549
UK- £549.00
Australia- A$899(AUD)
Also, do note that the shipping estimates mentioned above are subjected to change further according to stocks in respective regions. Nevertheless, if you are wishing to get your favorite color sooner, the only way is to hope for Apple to reduce the shipping time in your region.
AirPods Max has a unique knit mesh canopy for comfort, memory foam earcups, and stainless steel frame for strength. It has a 40mm dynamic driver, dual neodymium ring magnet motor for THD<1, H1 chip(like AirPods 2), and better software optimization. It has audio features like Adaptive EQ, ANC, Transparency Mode, Spatial Audio, 4xmicrophones.
Additionally, the wireless headphones have a battery life of up to 20hrs, support Apple’s one-tap setup, automatic pairing, wear detection, Siri, and more.
The foldable smartphone market is going to get so much bigger next year if the latest report is true. So far, the key players in the foldable smartphone space have been Samsung, Motorola, Royole, and Huawei but a new leak says that more manufacturers including Google will be joining the list.
The info comes from Ross Young, the founder and lead analyst at Display Search and DSCC. In a tweet posted earlier today, he revealed that the second half of the coming year is going to be an exciting one for the foldable smartphone market. He said Samsung will announce at least three models, OPPO, Vivo, and Xiaomi will announce four models between them, and Google will also announce one model.
Second half of 2021 is going to be really exciting for foldable smartphones. At least 3 models from Samsung, 4 models from Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi and 1 model from Google…BTW, no Z Fold Lite – Z Flip Lite. Specs for all are in our latest Foldable Report.
We already know Samsung will announce the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and the Galaxy Z Flip 3 in the third quarter of the year from leaks from the past couple of weeks but Ross’s tweet says there will be at least three models. In the same tweet, he says there will be no Galaxy Z Fold Lite but there will be a Galaxy Z Flip Lite.
Samsung Galaxy A52 is one of the company’s expected A-series of devices this year. A couple of days back a massive leak revealed the renders and specs of the device. Now, it appears on the HTML5 test page courtesy of the Sammobile report.
Galaxy A52 renders by Onleaks
Accordingly, a Samsung device with model SM-A526B appears on the HTML5 test page. Now, if we recall, a device with a similar model number appeared on Geekbench. The device is likely to be a variant of Galaxy A52 considering Samsung’s pattern of model numbers in the past. That said, the test page shows that the device is tested on Android 11 suggesting that it will debut with the latest OS.
However, if you ask me if it would carry Samsung’s One UI 3.0, or the already in-works One UI 3.1, I will vote for the former. The reason being, Samsung has so far kept new iterations of it’s UI with the flagship launches. And considering the A52 5G is rumored to debut before the Galaxy S21 series, it is unlikely for it to have the One UI 3.1.
That said, these are our speculations, and hence, let’s wait for the official launch. Moving on, the report says that the device will also have an FHD+ display with a resolution of 2,400×1,080 pixels. If you recall, an earlier leak by @Onleaks revealed that Galaxy A52 5G will have a 6.5-inch display with an Infinity-O punch-hole at the center.
As mentioned above, the earlier benchmark indicates that it will feature a Snapdragon 750G SoC. If leaks are true, the device won’t differ much from the predecessor, Galaxy A51. And have a similar GLasstic back(with metallic frame), rectangular layout with quad-cameras, AMOLED display with in-display fingerprint sensor, and 3.5mm audio jack.
Chinese tech powerhouse, Huawei today announced the implementation of its brand-new Health Lab in the Chinese city of Xi’an. In a press release, the company disclosed that the Health Lab is an innovative facility that provides an avenue for researchers from Huawei, as well as engineers, and developers to cross-fertilize ideas and concepts and jointly explore the innovation and application of emerging technologies in sports and health, bringing a scientific and conducive experience through their smart wearables, which are tiny gadgets that provide consumers with a more comprehensive and scientific exercise experience and healthier living.
Today, Huawei’s smart wearables, as with many other branded products, are very popular and as a response to consumers’ trust and loyalty, Huawei has shown commitment to innovate and enhance its research and development capabilities so as to get a foothold into the budding health technology market.
Huawei launched seven smart wearables this year. These include smartwatches such as Watch GT 2, Watch GT 2 Pro, and Watch FIT, which won accolades from the industry for their extensive professional fitness and health tracking functions. Indeed, a market research report by IDC, showed that Huawei’s wrist wearables ranked No. 1 in Q2, 2020.
In line with the ideals of the company to maintain its excellent momentum, its R&D staff spent nine months integrating existing R&D resources and introducing new professional sports and health research devices to consumers. The Huawei Health Lab was conceptualized and built to further enhance the research capabilities of its smartwatches and other wearables. Dozens of researchers, developers, and testers will work together closely in the Huawei Health Lab to achieve the goal of an active and healthy lifestyle from a wide range of specialized equipment and innovative research methods.
The smart wearables are borne out of rigorous research and testing to provide an excellent user experience. There are complex R&D processes developed from within the Huawei Health Lab aimed at improving health and fitness tracking. According to the Press Release, Huawei says that their devices are a culmination of a comprehensive testing and simulation regimen to provide consumers with the best possible experience while using any of Huawei’s smart wearables.
The Huawei Health Lab, therefore, provides the perfect setting for accurately capturing health data and simulating all possible consumer experience to provide devices that give great value for money spent, as a health and fitness device.
With an array of state-of-the-art research equipment on sports and health, coupled with the creativity and resourcefulness of the researchers and developers from various professional backgrounds, the Health Lab is a breeding ground for more innovative smart wearables from the stables of Huawei. This much was stated by Rico Zhang, President of Smart Wearable and Health Product Line in Huawei Consumer Business Group (BG). The experts working in the Lab span many areas across the spectrum of sports and human health sciences and they are creating new research directions and methodologies in sports fitness and wellbeing.
The Health Lab has an experimental smart wearable product testing area and a sports health innovation area, where extensive and rigorous tests are conducted for extended periods on wearable devices before being released to the market. Using more than 20 professional research devices, the product testing engineers rely on national and international standards of product hardware and software to simulate extreme conditions for these devices as a means of establishing their durability under extreme scenarios.
Huawei says it will continue to scale up investment in sports and health and plans to build another sports health lab in Songshan Lake, Dongguan to interface with Huawei’s science institutes to build an innovative health ecosystem and also provide its teeming consumers with cutting-edge health and fitness products that are easy to use.
With the rapid expansion of Huawei’s sports R&D facilities matching the brand’s growing repertoire of wearable devices to suit different consumer needs, the future certainly looks bright for Huawei’s smart wearable and health product line.
Huawei Smart Selection has launched another smart product, an A-level smart table lamp dubbed Darren Smart Table Lamp 2i. The product carries a price tag of 99 yuan (~$15). This launch comes not too long after a smart air purifier was launched by the brand.
The Darren Smart Table Lamp 2i is a new product jointly developed by Huawei Smart Selection and Jiangsu Dalun Electronics Co., Ltd. It is a table lamp which adopts a stylish design and other smart features.
The smart lamp not only has functions such as national A-level illuminance, one-key night light wake-up, intelligent step-less dimming, and no blue light hazard, but also comes with voice control of the desk lamp through Huawei’s smart screen, AI speaker, and voice assistant.
Huawei Smart Select Darren Smart Desk Lamp 2i uses high color rendering lamp beads with low blue light radiation, reaching the high color rendering index of Ra95. The color temperature is controlled at 4000K, reducing blue light to the RG0 non-blue light hazard level. At the same time, the constant current control light technology ensures the stable current, and the large-capacity filter filters out the ripple current that produces the light strobe, and rejects the strobe.
This desk lamp also features innovative side-emitting technology, uniform, and soft light, and the user will not get dazzled when looking directly at the light source, a wide range of light exposure, wide field of vision and no dark areas, color rendering index up to Ra95, high color saturation, learning Work can effectively relieve dry eyes.
In order to take care of the night time, there is also an independent night light, which is turned on with a soft warm yellow light. The light is gentle, comfortable, and not glaring.
Huawei Smart Select Darren Smart Desk Lamp 2i is not only able to adjust the brightness in three levels (dark, medium, and bright) on the touch panel but you can also slide the brightness bar through the Huawei HiLink app to achieve 1-100% brightness step-less adjustment.
Earlier today, Redmi confirmed that it will launch the Redmi 9 Power in India on December 17. The teaser page on Xiaomi’s website teases the device’s power-packed battery, performance, display, camera, and more. While the device is likely a tweaked version of the Redmi Note 9 4G(China), tipster Ishan Agarwal shares an exclusive render of the device.
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As reported by 91Mobiles, the tipster shares a rear image of the upcoming Redmi 9 Power. Accordingly, the image shows the rear panel of the Redmi 9 Power in Blue Color. As you can see below, the rectangular camera layout is similar to the Redmi Note 9 4G that launched in China last month. However, it has an additional sensor, unlike the Chinese variant.
This is something we have already reported courtesy of FCC and Google Play Console listings. Consequently, the Redmi 9 Power and other versions(Redmi 9T) will have an additional 2MP macro sensor replacing the ‘AI’ logo on the Chinese variant.
Anyway, the rest of the render shows a ’48MP’, ‘SUPER QUAD CAMERA'(instead of TRIPLE) logo. Additionally, the device’s textured rear panel, LED Flashlight placement are similar to the Chinese variant. As for the rear camera specs, the device will have a 48MP main(wide), 8MP ultra-wide, two 2MP macro and depth sensors.
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The extra sensor aside, the Redmi 9 Power will mostly be the same as the Note 9 4G in China. It will feature a 6.53-inch IPS LCD FHD+ display, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 662 SoC, 4GB RAM, and 64/128GB storage.
Other specs will include an 8MP selfie shooter, 6,000mAh battery with 18W charging, MIUI 12 based on Android 10 out of the box. Also, the teaser page confirms that Redmi 9 Power will come in Orange, Black, Green colors apart from the Blue render shown above.
The Reno5 series will be getting an additional model in a few weeks according to OPPO. The new model will launch as the Reno5 Pro+ and it will come with the Snapdragon 865 flagship processor.
The Reno5 Pro+ will be the fourth Reno phone to come with a Snapdragon 800 series chipset since the Reno 5G, Reno 10x Zoom, and Reno Ace that were announced last year. The Reno 5G and Reno 10x Zoom are powered by the Snapdragon 855 processor while the Reno Ace launched with the slightly more powerful Snapdragon 855+.
OPPO released a poster showing us what the phone looks like, and it sure looks really nice. The phone will be available in two color variants – black and a color-shifting blue – with a luster-like finish. The front, which is not visible in the image is home to a 6.55-inch AMOLED display with a punch hole and a 90Hz refresh rate.
The Reno5 Pro+ will also maintain the lightweight + slim design of its other siblings. its dimensions have been given as 159.9 x 72.5 x 7.99 mm and its weight is 184 grams.
The phone has four rear cameras, one of which is a periscope zoom lens. It has been reported that the Reno5 Pro+ will come with Sony’s IMX766 50MP sensor as its main camera. It will also have a 16MP ultra-wide camera and a 2MP macro camera. The selfie camera is said to be a 32MP sensor.
Other specs of the phone that have been leaked are a 4500mAh battery and support for 65W fast charging. It should also run ColorOS 11 based on Android 11 out of the box.
We expect the Reno5 Pro+ to be available for pre-order immediately after it launches but we can’t say if it will go on sale before the year ends or in early January 2021.
Giztop is offering a massive discount of $11 on the Xiaomi Mi Watch Lite (Global) which is now available for $59.90. It usually retails for the price of $69.99. The flash sale on the retailer’s website has made it possible for the users to grab the watch for the best price. However, the sale will last until December 15 and it is available with global shipping. The users will get 2 years warranty on the products purchased from Giztop.
The discount is applicable directly, the user need not to enter any coupon code. The smartwatch is available only in black color.
Xiaomi Mi Watch Lite comes with a 1.4-inch square display having pixel density of 323 PPI. It comes with 20 custom dials to match the look and attire. Bluetooth 5.0 and NFC availability improves the user control and eases the connectivity. It supports 7 different sports modes including outdoor cycling, indoor cycling, walking, swimming, and other activities.
Its 5ATM waterproof certification confirms its use upto 50 mteres of water depth. Xiaomi Mi Watch Lite houses a 230 mAh battery which can last upto 7 days ipon a single full charge. However, the users can easily use it for wireless payment using NFC via Google Pay or AliPay.
We might be just a few weeks away from the Xiaomi Mi 11 launch. Ahead of the launch, leaks are floating around on the internet and are building up to the scenario. Recently, we saw leaked images of Mi 11 and protective cases of Mi 11 Pro. Today, an alleged live image of the Mi 11 has appeared online.
Xiaomi Mi 11 render by Benjamin Geskin
As noted by Tipster Abhishek Yadav, a user (@毒舌数码 ) on Weibo has posted what he claims to be the real-life version of the Xiaomi Mi 11. As I write this, the image seems to be removed on the page but the post is still intact. However, thanks to early birds we have the image. Speaking of which, the supposed Mi 11 on the shot is Black in Color.
But it could just be a covering for a prototype or a test model as well. Anyway, the camera module is the elephant in the room. The image shows a similar squircle design with horizontally stacked triple-cameras. There are two big cut-outs and a small one above the LED flashlight. Having said that, let’s reserve our verdict on the authenticity of the Mi 11’s real-life shot till the official launch.
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Alleged Mi 11 real-life shot
Although we are devoid of concrete info, leaks say that the camera sensors would be 108MP main, 13MP ultra-wide, and 5MP macro. That said, the Mi 11 is not the only device on the radar of leaks. Xiaomi is likely to follow the predecessor’s trend by launching Mi 11, Mi 11 Pro as a part of the series.
According to Xiaomi, it will be the first to use Snapdragon 888 SoC. The Mi 11 non-Pro is expected to feature an AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, 4,780mAh battery with 55W charging. Considering the device is strongly rumored to go on sale this month with sufficient stocks we wouldn’t have to wait that long to know the official pricing.
Redmi general manager Lu Weibing insists that the demand for small phones has been on the increase in recent years. He also said battery technology needs to advance to deliver the same battery size in a smaller form factor.
Weibing also made some mention of the future of fast charging and LCD-based in-display fingerprint sensors.
Fast-rising Chinese phone maker, Xiaomi has released various competitive devices this year, but smaller phones are not among the devices released so far. Weibing had previously said that the firm wants to build a small phone but that battery capacity will be sacrificed because the technology is yet to achieve longer-lasting batteries for such small phones.
In an interview session with Android Authority, Weibing acknowledged that indeed there is a growing demand for smaller phones. In his comments, he stated that extended battery life is a fundamental requirement for all Redmi smartphones, stressing that the challenge is developing a physically smaller battery with the same capacity as the larger one requires a tremendous breakthrough in battery technology.
In 2017, the Redmi 4X was released with a 4,100mAh battery while the phone was just 5 inches long. However, a greater challenge awaits the firm in this age 5G, with key components and multiple cameras taking up vital space, while 5G and high refresh rate screens require larger batteries too.
A bigger battery usually requires faster-charging speeds to maintain standard fast charging times. Xiaomi indeed launched 120W charging in 2020. But is there a limit to charging speeds? Improved battery technology holds the key, in the words of the Redmi Executive.
Inevitably, with recent tech advancements, low-end phones will soon have fast charging capabilities.
Although Weibing was silent on the kind of charging speeds Xiaomi is expecting for sub-$300 phones in 2021, the company has already revealed several low-budget phones with 30W or higher speeds in 2020, including the Redmi Note 9 Pro series. So it should be expected that fast charging technology may be more prevalent by 2021.
Of course, super-fast charging was not the only technology Weibing has touted in 2020. He also demonstrated in-display fingerprint sensors using LCD screens earlier this year. However, the implementation of technology seems to be stalled at the moment.
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Zhiyun Smooth Q2 Gimbal is a compact-sized Smartphone gimbal stabilizer which weighs 9.2 ounce. It carries automatic smartphone balancing and supports up to 16-hours of runtime upon a full charge. You can get it for the discount price of $107. Make sure you use the coupon code mentioned above.
Zhiyun Smooth 4 Gimbal is a bit light than then Smooth Q2 and weighs 7.4 ounces. It features a large left-side focus/Zoom Wheel for better controlling the gimbal. It even houses PhoneGo Mode for instant scene transition. Other features include Object tracking, timeplapse expert, Vertigo shot and others.
OPPO’s Reno series has gotten a refresh six months after the Reno4 series was announced in China. The new Reno5 series was announced in China today and it comes along with a pro model.
Reno5 Series Design
The Reno5 series comes with an upgraded design language. OPPO says the new patented process uses a pyramid-like crystal structure for the glass back panel that gives it an extra shine. They have also added an oleophobic coating to reduce smudges. The Galaxy Dream version of the two phones has a color-shifting feature as a result of the different refractive indexes of the thousands of nano-film coating used. OPPO has also added a fluorescent coating to the top of the phone and the camera housing which absorbs light and then glows in the dark.
Both phones are also light and thin. The Reno5 is 172 grams with a thickness of 7.9mm while the pro model is 173 grams but is thinner at 7.6mm. The Reno5 and Reno5 Pro will be available in Galaxy Dream, Aurora Blue, and Moonlit Night color variants.
Reno5 5G Specs
The Reno5 has a flat 6.43-inch OLED screen with a 2400 x 1080 resolution. The display has a 90Hz refresh rate and a 180Hz touch sampling rate. It has a pixel density of 410 PPI and a peak brightness of 750 nits. There is a hole at the top left corner of the screen for the front-facing camera.
The standard model comes with the same Snapdragon 765G processor as its predecessors – the Reno4 5G and the Reno4 Pro 5G. Buyers will be able to pick up the phone in two configurations – an 8GB RAM version with 128GB of storage and a 12GB RAM version with 256GB of storage. The storage type is UFS 2.1 (dual lane) and there is no support for expansion.
There are four rear cameras on the back of the phone, though we are sure only two of them will get much use. The primary camera is a 64MP f/1.7 sensor with 6P Lens and it comes along with an 8MP f/2.2 ultrawide angle camera, a 2MP f/2.4 macro camera, and another 2MP f/2.4 camera for capturing depth details. The selfie camera is a 32MP f/2.4 sensor. There is no OIS but OPPO claims its electronic image stabilization does a good job.
There are a number of interesting camera features bundled with the phone. You can record from both the front and rear cameras at the same time; live HDR for videos even when recording at night; bokeh videos; and a professional portrait photo tool.
The Reno5 5G has a 4300mAh battery and supports 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 fast charging. It is also backward compatible with SuperVOOC and VOOC 3.0 and has support for 18W power delivery and Quick Charge.
Other features are an in-display fingerprint scanner, support for face unlock, dual SIM card (nano only), Bluetooth 5.1, USB-C, and an audio jack. OPPO ships it with ColorOS 11 based on Android 11.
The Reno5 Pro 5G has a slightly bigger display. It is a 6.55-inch curved OLED panel with the same resolution as the standard variant. It also has a punch hole, a 90Hz refresh rate, and a 120Hz touch sampling rate. Its peak brightness is also much higher at 1100 nits.
OPPO specifically states on the website that the Reno5 phones use displays sourced from different manufacturers, so there may be a difference in the displays of different units due to the varying manufacturing technology. The display supplier is stated on the retail box of the phone.
Unlike the Reno4 Pro 5G that has a Snapdragon 765G processor, the Reno5 Pro 5G is powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 1000+ processor. It comes in the same configuration as the standard model.
For cameras, OPPO has carried over the exact configuration from the standard model but the 32MP camera has a slightly lower field of view. You also get practically the same camera features.
The Reno5 Pro has multifunctional NFC, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, and a USB-C port but skips the audio jack. It has dual SIM support and runs Android 11 out of the box. Its battery capacity is 4350mAh with 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 fast wired charging along with support for the other charging protocols as the standard model.
Price and Availability
The standard model is ¥2699 (~$413) for the 8+128GB version but if you want more RAM and storage, you can pick up the 12+256GB version for ¥2999 (~$458). The Reno5 Pro 5G is priced at ¥3399 (~$519) for the 8+128GB version while the 12+256GB version is ¥3799 (~$580). Both phones will be available for purchase starting December 18 but they can be pre-ordered now.
There is a New Year’s Edition of the Reno5 Pro 5G that has 8GB RAM and 128GB of storage but it will go on sale on December 29.
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