AnTuTu has just released its list for the best Apple iOS devices for the month of October 2020. This list excludes the newly launched iPhone 12 series and has the iPad Pro top the ranking.
The reason for the exclusion of the iPhone 12 series is apparently its launch. The 2020 flagship lineup was finally unveiled on October 13, however, it was only received by a relatively small number of users. Thus, AnTuTu decided to exclude it from its list. The iOS devices ranked in their October list is based on the user reviews and its overall reception that have been received last month.
Looking at the list, the iPad Pro (12.9 inch model) took the top spot with 99.48 percent 5 star ratings from users. The iPhone SE came in second with 98.07 percent while the iPad Pro (9.7 inch) and iPad Pro 2 (10.5 inch) came in third and fourth with 98.06 and 97.3 percent respectively. The only other iPhone that made it to the top 5 in the list is the 5 year old iPhone 6S Plus with a 97.25 percent 5 star ratings.
This list is indicative of how popular Apple devices remain despite their age. Other notable older models the iPhone 7 (96.03 percent), the base iPhone 6S (96.82 percent, and a couple of other iPad models as well. We might see the iPhone 12 lineup make an appearance in the November 2020 list. So stay tuned for more updates.
Various smartphone makers in China are launching new phones to make the most of the upcoming Double Eleven (Nov. 11) shopping festival. Today, OPPO announced the OPPO K7x 5G smartphone, Vivo unveiled the Vivo S7e 5G phone, and now ZTE has unveiled the Blade 20 5G. The phone bears resemblance to the ZTE Blade A7s 2020 4G phone in terms of design. The Blade 20 5G appears like a 5G variant of the A7s.
ZTE Blade 20 5G specifications and features
The ZTE Blade 20 5G is fitted with a 6.52-inch IPS LCD screen with a waterdrop notch. The 20:9 screen produces an HD+ resolution of 720 x 1600 pixels. The handset comes loaded with Android 10 OS.
It has a front-facing camera of 8-megapixel. The backside of the device features a triple camera unit that includes a 16-megapixel main camera, an 8-megapixel ultrawide lens with a 120-degree field of view, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. It carries support for 4K video recording.
The Blade 20 5G draws power from Dimensity 720 chipset and 6 GB of RAM. The phone comes with a native storage of 128 GB and it has a microSD card slot for more storage. The phone is backed by a 4,000mAh battery, which lacks support for fast charging. The Blade 20 5G comes with other features like a built-in FM radio antenna and a rear-facing fingerprint sensor.
ZTE Blade 20 5G pricing and availability
The ZTE Blade 20 5G is aimed towards the offline markets of China with a pricing of 1,499 Yuan ($223). The phone comes in two colors such as Light Blue Mint and Jazzy Gray.
Researchers in the CUHK (Chinese University of Hong Kong) are studying a new method to harvest energy from human movements. The results of the study could bring about a shift in the technology used in wearable technology like smartwatches in the near future.
According to an SCMPreport, the researchers are studying a swinging metal pole that is designed to mimic the movements of the human arms. The device that is built to harvest energy from this movement utilizes a highly compact generator, which contains under 10 components. This includes a motion capture unit and a power generation unit. The primary aim of this study is to harvest energy created by human motion to power smartwatches and wristbands.
The research began earlier this year after a boom in wearable devices was observed across the globe. In recent times, the industry for smartwatches and other wearables has grown and is expected to rise even further once the market recovers from the Coronavirus pandemic. In 2019, the wearable industry had become a 20.65 billion US Dollar market, which is projected to reach 96.31 billion US Dollars by 2027.
Furthermore, this category has also become increasingly health centric, with OEMs offering features that help users map their blood oxygen levels, heart rate, sleep patterns, and more. With the growth of health enthusiasts, this technology will also benefit the entire consumer market as well. At the moment, the primary concern with such devices is always the battery life, but the technology might be a stepping stone to a device that can sustain itself through just human motion. Since wearables have already saved lives in the recent past, not having to remove them for charging is another positive outcome.
Apart from smartphones, the new segment of smart-sports accessories has taken the market by storm. Contributing to this sector, UMIDIGI recently launched a new GPS Sports smartwatch- Urun that packs features like built-in GPS, multiple sport modes, 5ATM water resistance, and blood oxygen monitoring. This smartwatch will be available for just $39.99 at the upcoming 11.11 Global Shopping Festival on AliExress.Precise GPS
As its name suggests, Urun allows the user to identify the exact coordinates of their location with the help of 3 different positioning systems- GPS, GLONASS, and BeiDou. This sports smartwatch combines these functions to enhance the calculation speed and tracking accuracy when the user is running, for added efficiency. One can also carry out a detailed analysis of their workout with real-time pace, route, stride, and cadence to know more about their performance.Sports Mode
Urun GPS smartwatch features 17 sports modes ranging from indoor to outdoor. It can calculate the calorie-count of activities like yoga, walking, running (indoor and outdoor), and dancing, to name a few. This smartwatch is water-resistant up to 5ATM (50m), allowing the user to go swimming and rowing with ease. The versatile form makes this unit an ideal companion for workout and outdoor adventures.
Blood Oxygen Level
Apart from the sports mode benefits, UMIDIGI Urun enables the user to know more about their health. It is a well-known fact that blood oxygen can reflect many health problems, so this sports watch effectively monitors the blood oxygen to alert the user in case of any irregularities. This unit automatically detects the oxygen level at a specific time during sleeping. Urun also features an advanced PixArt sensor that can track the user’s heartbeat throughout the day.
Design
Urun has a full-color circular display and dual crown design with well-spaced icons for convenient usage. It features a circular silhouette for an elegant appeal, while the silicone straps offer wearability comfort. Furthermore, this smartwatch allows the user to control music playback for hassle-free use.
UMIDIGI Urun comes in 5 colors- Space Grey, Icy White, Titanium Grey, Rose Gold, and Ocean Green. The watch will be up for sale at 11.11 Global Shopping Festival on AliExress for just $39.99. Apart from this smartwatch, UMIDIGI’s various new smartphones will be up for sale at discounted prices. And if that’s not all, UMIDIGI is also running a huge giveaway, of which 30 winners can get a chance to win a UMIDIGI smartphone or smartwatch for free. To know more about this deal, interested users can visit UMIDIGI’s official website.
UMIDIGI’s Best Deals on 11.11 Global Shopping Festival (November 11-12 PST, 2020)
Apple has just recently been granted a patent for the next generation of Touch ID. The company had filed a patent application back in 2019, which was for an infrared light technology that is housed under the display.
The patent was granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office, which involved a new image sensor that is housed under the device’s screen. Looking at the patent, the primary element is the new optical imaging system that will emit a shortwave infrared light through the display, while a photosensitive element will be configured to receive a reflection from the interface surface to map the image of the users’ fingers.
In other words, it is what appears to be an in display fingerprint scanner from the Cupertino based giant. The Apple patent also places a heavy emphasis on this “Shortwave Infrared light,” which is a crucial component of what appears to be next generation Touch ID.
Unfortunately, this is just a patent, and have no way of actually knowing if the company is developing or actively working with the technology at the moment. Furthermore, Apple has also been mainly focusing on Face ID for its flagship iPhones. Although, we might see this technology implemented on iPads or even a few budget iPhones in the near future.
AnTuTu Benchmark has released the report for the month of October. The HUAWEI Mate40 Pro now leads the list of flagship smartphones. OPPO Find X2 and Mi 10 Pro are no longer in the top 10 list. On the other hand, the mid-range smartphone list is virtually unchanged with only one minor difference, compared to last month’s report.
In case you are not aware, AnTuTu, a popular Chinese benchmarking platform publishes reports every month with lists of top-performing Android smartphones. The scores considered by the firm are average points garnered by the devices and not their highest score.
Right now, the HUAWEI Mate40 Pro is the only Android smartphone in the world powered by a 5nm chipset, HiSilicon Kirin 9000 to be exact. Hence, it makes sense for it to top the list for October with 685,359 points.
But despite being based on a 7nm process, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865-equipped iQOO 5 Pro at second place scores 663,979 points. That’s because the amount of RAM and refresh rate affects scores. Both of which are higher in the iQOO device (12GB, 120Hz) compared to the Mate40 Pro (8GB, 90Hz).
Then, surprisingly, vivo X50 Pro+ (661, 342 points) overtakes the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra (659,561 points). That’s not all, the newly launched Redmi K30S Ultra (660,133 points) aka Mi 10T also scores than Xiaomi’s 10th-anniversary flagship.
AnTuTu Benchmark October 2020
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Further, the ASUS ROG Phone 3 with 630,765 points overshadows Lenovo Legion Pro, which scored 625,394 points. Whereas, as mentioned in the beginning, the Mi 10 Pro, which has been now discontinued and OPPO Find X2 don’t make it to the list.
On the other hand, the list for mid-range smartphones has only one change and that is the HUAWEI nova7 Pro (382,866 points) is now ahead of the vanilla nova7 (382,771 points).
Apple recently launched its new iPhone 12 series smartphones in the market and two of the models are already available for purchase — iPhone 12 and 12 Pro. The other two models — 12 Mini and 12 Pro Max will go on sale in a couple of days.
Now, ahead of the Apple iPhone 12 Mini goes on sale, it has been revealed by the company’s new support documents that the phone will have slower MagSafe wireless charging speed compared to other models in this lineup.
The iPhone 12 Mini 12 supports 12W wireless charging over MagSafe while all the other three models in the series support 15W. While the slower speed is surely disappointing, it is still faster than the 7.5W support over standard Qi wireless charger.
This is the first time Apple is offering a Mini model in the iPhone lineup, something that the company did years ago for the iPad lineup. Apart from a smaller 5.4-inch display, almost every specification of the phone is similar to the standard iPhone 12.
The phone is powered by the company’s new A14 Bionic chipset and comes with support for 5G connectivity for the first time on iPhone. Also, the device has a dual-camera system that is aimed at offering better photography results.
Apple iPhone 12 Mini starts at $699 for the base model with 64GB internal storage but the company is also offering 128GB and 256GB storage models. The device will be available for pre-order in several regions from 6th November.
Vivo-backed iQOO had launched a new smartphone as a part of its Neo series a few months back — iQOO Neo3, which went on sale in China in late April. Now, as a part of the Double Eleven promotion, the company is offering a discount on the device.
The iQOO Neo3 smartphone’s 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage model which is priced at 2,698 yuan (approximately $403), is being offered for a price of 2,398 yuan (~$358), a discount of 300 yuan (~$45).
The smartphone features a 6.57-inch FHD+ LCD display panel with 98% sRGB color gamut, DCI-P3, and HDR10. It offers a 144Hz refresh rate, an aspect ratio of 20:9 with a screen-to-body ratio of more than 90 percent.
Under the hood, the device is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC clocked at 2.84GHz, along with Adreno 650 GPU. The company has also upgraded the storage standard to UFS 3.1 which promises sequential reading speeds of up to 1733MB/s and write speeds of 731 MB/s.
The device comes with an 11-tier cooling system which the company claims can cool the internal temperature by up to 10 degrees. For connectivity, the phone supports dual-mode 5G SA/NSA, NFC, and Wi-Fi 6+.
As for the camera department, it comes with an AI triple-camera setup that includes a 48MP primary sensor, an 8MP 112-degree ultra-wide-angle lens, and a 2MP macro lens. On the front, it has a 16MP snapper housed inside the punch-hole cutout.
The phone runs the latest Android 10 operating system with the company’s own iQOO UI on top. As for the battery, the iQOO Neo3 is powered by a 4,500mAh battery and comes with support for 44W fast charging.
Huawei is all set to launch the Nova 8 SE smartphone tomorrow in China. At the end of the previous month, a tipster from China claimed that there will be two CPU variants of the smartphone. Another leak (via) has surfaced ahead of launch to corroborate that the Nova 8 SE will come in Dimensity 720 and Dimensity 800U chipset editions.
The leaked specs sheet that has appeared on Weibo states that the Huawei Nova 8 SE will come in a Standard Version powered by the Dimensity 720 chipset and a High Version featuring driven by the Dimensity 800U chipset. The D800U edition has support for 5G + 4G dual SIM connectivity, whereas the D720 model has support dual 5G connectivity. Apart from these differences, both variants are equipped with the same specs.
The Nova 8 SE measures 161.6 x 74.8 x 7.46mm and it weighs 178 grams. The device is equipped with a 6.53-inch OLED screen that offers a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. It has a front-facing camera of 16-megapixel with f/2.0 aperture.
The Nova 8 SE’s rear-mounted quad-camera setup has a 64-megapixel with f/1.9 aperture, an 8-megapixel superwide lens, a 2-megapixel macro lens, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. The phone is preinstalled with EMUI 10.1 based Android 10 OS.
The Nova 8 SE houses a 3,800mAh battery that supports 66W fast charging through USB-C. The SoC is coupled with 8 GB of RAM. The device includes an internal storage of 128 GB. Other features available on the device include an under-display fingerprint scanner, handheld super night scene, and 4K video recording. The leak has no information on the pricing of the Nova 8 SE.
Xiaomi has entered into a mutually beneficial contract with China’s Tell Labs that’ll help bolster its Internet of Things (IoT). The contract was signed on November 3 at Xiaomi’s Mobile Internet Industrial Park in Beijing.
Fan Dian, general manager of Xiaomi IoT Platform Department and Wei Ran, director of China Institute of Information and Communications Technology’s Tell Terminal Laboratory, respectively signed the cooperation agreement on the joint AIoT laboratory on behalf of the two parties.
The outfit will be known as Xiaomi & Tell Intelligent Internet of Things (AIoT) Joint Laboratory and will focus on the typical application scenarios of the intelligent Internet of Things, such as smart homes, to carry out user experience research, plan formulation, test evaluation, and exploration of new technologies and new scenarios. The joint laboratory will be built in Xiaomi Yizhuang Industrial Park and Taiercui Lake Base. It will create a one-stop service platform to provide technical guidance, standard interpretation, test plan customization, test verification, and technical consultation and training services for Xiaomi and Xiaomi’s IoT ecosystem partners.
Further, the joint lab will help Xiaomi and its IoT ecosystem partners to continuously improve product quality and user experience. The laboratory will also work with other partners in the industry to jointly create industry standards and evaluation programs to promote the healthy and orderly development of the industry.
As the world’s leading AIoT smart home brand, Xiaomi’s IoT platform has more than 271 million connected devices, serving 55.99 million households around the world, with Xiaomi’s virtual smart assistant XiaoAI having more than 78.4 million monthly active users.
TCL’s Alcatel tablets have come to become a fitting alternative to Amazon Fire tablet which costs less than $100. They provide a decent tablet experience at pretty affordable prices. Moreso, they arrive without the usual bloatware that comes pre-installed on the Amazon Fire tablets.
Alcatel Joy TAB 2
The Alcatel Joy Tab 2 has now been launched in the US on Metro by T-Mobile. The carrier has the tablet for an affordable offer despite getting 4G LTE connectivity. Originally, the Joy Joy Tab 2 carries a retail price of $120 but Metro is launching it with a 50% off promotion bringing down the price of the tablet to $60.
The Alcatel Joy Tab 2 is a medium-size tablet that features an 8-inch IPS HD display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. The display is protected by a layer of Asahi Glass. Under the hood, the Alcatel tablet crams a generous 4,080 mAh battery that the company claims can deliver up to 9 hours of video playback time and the standby time in 4G mode can even go up to 25 days.
The Joy Tab 2 is powered by a 2GHz quad-core MediaTek processor paired with a 3GB RAM while there is a 32GB expandable storage. The tablet even packs a camera apiece at the front and the rear aspect. A 5-megapixel sensor sits at both the front and the rear aspects. Furthermore, the device runs Android 10 OS out of the box and has a single micro-SIM slot for calls.
OPPO K7x has been in the news for the past few weeks and now the company has finally made the smartphone available for purchase in China. This is the company’s second device in the K-series after the launch of OPPO K7 a couple of months ago.
The smartphone features a 6.5-inch Full HD+ LCD display that offers a 90Hz refresh rate and 180Hz touch sampling rate. Under the hood, it is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 720 chipset which supports 5G connectivity.
As of now, there’s just one variant of the phone in terms of memory configuration — 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage. It also comes with a side-mounted fingerprint sensor for added security on the device.
In the camera department, the smartphone features a triple-camera setup on the back that includes a 48-megapixel primary sensor, an 8-megapixel sensor, and two 2-megapixel camera sensors. On the front side, there’s a 16-megapixel snapper for taking selfies.
The device is running the Android 10 operating system out-of-the-box with the company’s own ColorOS 7.2 on top. It is powered by a 5,000mAh battery that supports 30W VOOC fast charging technology.
The OPPO K7x smartphone comes in two color options — Mirror Black and Shadow Blue. The phone is priced at 1,399 yuan which roughly converts to $209. It is currently up for pre-order in China for 100 yuan (~$15) and will start shipping from 11th November.
Xiaomi has launched a lot of smartphones this year in China, but there are fans who eagerly waiting for the arrival of the new MI MIX series phone. Last year, Xiaomi announced the Mi MIX Alpha concept phone in September. With just two months remaining for the year 2020 to end, Xiaomi is still mum on the arrival of the Xiaomi Mi MIX 4 that is expected to succeed the Mi MIX 3 5G that was announced in February 2019. Today, a reliable tipster from China claimed that Xiaomi will not be launching a new Mi MIX phone this year.
According to the tipster, there is no news about Xiaomi mass-producing a Mi MIX series smartphone this year. The Mi MIX branded phones by Xiaomi has always featured top-notch design and specs. However, it now appears that Xiaomi fans will get to see a new Mi MIX phone only in the coming year.
He added that Xiaomi has plans to mass-produce phones with technologies like under-display camera, 200W+ fast charging, and foldable phones with internal in-folding design. The flagship and high-end phones from Xiaomi only support Full HD+ resolution. It can be said based on the leak that the Chinese firm will launch more phones with Quad HD+ displays next year.
The Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra that launched a few months ago supports 120W fast charging. The support for 200W+ on a smartphone sounds too be good to be true. Probably, it could be made available on a foldable phone that features a large capacity dual-part battery. As far as the under-display camera technology is concerned, it could be made on the Mi 20 series or even on a budget-friendly phone as ZTE did.
Qualcomm Tech Summit is scheduled to start from 1st December and the company will be announcing its next-generation flagship smartphone chipset — Qualcomm Snapdragon 875. Now, just weeks before the official announcement, details about the upcoming SoC have been leaked online.
A new report coming from China claims that the Snapdragon 875 will be manufactured using a 5nm node. It’s noteworthy that this is not new information as it had already been revealed earlier. Also, it won’t be the first chipset to be made using the 5nm process as Apple A14 Bionic and Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 9000 have already been launched.
The report reveals that the upcoming octa-core chipset will come with one oversized core clocked at 2.84GHz, three Cortex-A78 cores clocked at 2.42GHz, and four Cortex-A55 cores which are clocked at 1.8GHz. It is also said to pack Adreno 660 GPU for enhanced graphics performance.
Previously, it was reported that for the SD875 chipset, Qualcomm is opting for an “oversized” core which is Cortex-X1 that is claimed to offer 23 percent improvements in terms of performance than the Cortex-A78.
As for the connectivity support, the SoC is expected to come with Snapdragon X60 5G modem but it remains to be seen if the company opts to make it an integrated modem, similar to what it did with its predecessor.
Just a couple of days ago, a prototype device powered by the Qualcomm SD875 SoC was spotted on the AnTuTu benchmarking platform, revealing that the chipset scored 899,401 points with a CPU score of 333,246 points and a GPU score of 342,225 points.
Earlier this year, Vivo had launched a new smartphone under its S-series of selfie-centric devices — Vivo S7. Today, the company has announced a new variant of the same, dubbed as Vivo S7e which is now listed for pre-order in China.
The smartphone features a 6.44-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with 2400 x 1080 pixels screen resolution and a 90.1 percent STB ratio. Under the hood, the device is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 720 SoC that supports 5G connectivity.
It also comes with an in-display fingerprint sensor for added security. In terms of memory configuration, it comes packed with 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 128GB of UFS 2.1 internal storage, along with a microSD card slot for expanding the storage capacity.
As for the camera department, the phone features a triple-camera setup on the back that includes a 64-megapixel primary sensor, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide macro lens, and a 2-megapixel sensor. On the front side, there’s a 32-megapixel snapper for taking selfies and video calling.
The device is running the Android 10 operating system out-of-the-box with the company’s own FunTouch OS 10.5 on top and Multi-Turbo 3.0 for advanced features. It is powered by a 4,100mAh battery that comes with support for 33W fast charging technology.
The Vivo S7e smartphone is being offered in three color options — Phantom Blue, Mirror Black, and Silver Moon. The phone is currently up for pre-order in China but the company has not yet revealed its pricing details.
There have been reports that the Galaxy S21 series will be arriving earlier than the Galaxy S20 did. If you are wondering how early it is, a new leak has revealed the dates the phones will be announced as well as pre-order and launch dates.
Galaxy S21 Ultra render
The source of the leak is Jon Prosser, and in a tweet posted just a short while ago, he has confirmed the names of Samsung’s next Galaxy S flagships, revealed their announcement, pre-order, and launch dates, as well as the colors they will be available in.
The next Galaxy S series will arrive as the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, and Galaxy S21 Ultra. This naming makes sense as it goes with the year the phone will be launched. So if you are among the few that want the phones to launch as the Galaxy S30 series, you will have to wait until the year 2030.
Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+, S21 Ultra 👀
Announcement: January 14, 2021 Pre-order: January 14, 2021
The Galaxy Unpacked event will hold on January 14, 2021, according to the leaker while pre-order will begin the same day. Roughly two weeks later, on January 29 to be precise, the Galaxy S21 series will go on sale.
The leaker also revealed that the phones will come in Black, White, Grey, Silver, Violet, and Pink. It appears Samsung has dropped blue and red colorways but we won’t be surprised if more colors are announced later in the year or for select regions. It is important to state that there is no assurance that all three phones will come in all of the aforementioned colors. A leak from a few days ago already revealed the colors each Galaxy S21 phone will be available in.
With respect to specs, all three phones will come with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 875 processor/Exynos 2100 depending on the market and Infinity-O displays with centered punch holes. The Galaxy S21 and S21 Plus will have three rear cameras while the Ultra model will have four rear cameras.
The Galaxy Z Fip launched early this year as Samsung’s first vertically folding smartphone. Some six months later, Samsung announced a 5G version that also swapped the Snapdragon 855+ processor for the more powerful Snapdragon 865+. Rumors of a successor have been flying around for a while now and the latest says that the Galaxy Z Flip 2 will be arriving much later.
According to Ross Young, the founder and lead analyst of DisplaySearch, the 2nd generation Galaxy Z Flip will not arrive until the summer of next year. Just a few days ago, he had reported that the phone will be announced in spring.
Sorry Z Flip fans, hearing the Z Flip 2 launch is being moved back to the summer…
According to the latest tweet, the launch was moved back to the summer but there is no reason attached to the decision.
In the replies, he confirmed that the Galaxy Z Flip 2 will come with a larger cover display than that of the 1st-gen model but which will still be smaller than that of the Motorola Razr. The Z Flip has a 1.1-inch cover screen while the Motorola Razr has a 2.7-inch cover screen.
There is still a lot we do not know about the upcoming phone but it should come with Qualcomm’s top-end processor. However, an Exynos-powered version will be a surprise. It has also been reported that the phone will have a bigger battery and upgraded hinges.
The Mi 10 Pro 5G was one of two flagships that Xiaomi announced in the first half of the year. The phone packed better cameras and a faster charging technology than the standard model. Eight months after its release, it appears Xiaomi has discontinued the flagship.
If you check the official Xiaomi China website now, the Mi 10 Pro is no longer listed among the Mi phones for sale. The current lineup of phones includes the Mi 10 Ultra, the Mi 10 5G, the Mi 10 Youth Edition, and the Mi MIX Alpha. The absence of the Mi 10 Pro leads us to believe that Xiaomi has discontinued the phone in China.
Chinese blog, ITHome, also reports that the phone is listed as “Out of Stock” on Xiaomi’s official stores on Tmall and Jingdong. We also checked the Youpin store and found that the phone is no longer available there too. However, the phone is still available for purchase in other countries where it was launched.
The Mi 10 Pro 5G was announced in mid-February. It packed a 6.67-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate and a hole in the top left corner of the screen for a selfie camera. Powered by the Snapdragon 865 processor, the phone was made available in multiple variants with the highest configuration having 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage.
For its cameras, the Mi 10 Pro 5G had a 108MP primary rear camera with OIS. It also had a 12MP telephoto camera with 2x optical zoom, a second 8MP telephoto camera with OIS and 10x hybrid zoom, and a 20MP ultrawide angle camera. The selfie camera was a 20MP sensor.
Other features of the Mi 10 Pro 5G include an in-display fingerprint scanner, stereo speakers, NFC, IR blaster, and a 4500mAh battery with support for 50W fast wired charging and 30W fast wireless charging.
For the first time ever, the new Apple lineup contains four smartphones. We are talking about iPhone 12, 12 Pro, 12 Mini, and 12 Pro Max. This year, consumers have more choices but several people also have more confusion in mind. Should you opt for iPhone 12 or 12 Pro or you should wait for the Mini and the Pro Max? A lot of potential buyers are wondering which is the best iPhone to buy in terms of value for money among the 2020 lineup, naturally depending on their needs. If you are one of them, this comparison will help you. We will highlight the main differences between iPhone 12, 12 Pro, 12 Mini, and 12 Pro Max in order to let you understand which one is worth buying.
Apple iPhone 12 vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro vs Apple iPhone 12 Mini vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
Apple iPhone 12
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Apple iPhone 12 Mini
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm, 164 g
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm, 189 g
131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm, 135 g
160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4 mm, 228 g
DISPLAY
6.1 inches, 1170 x 2532p (Full HD+), Super Retina XDR OLED
6.1 inches, 1170 x 2532p (Full HD+), Super Retina XDR OLED
5.4 inches, 1080 x 2340p (Full HD+), Super Retina XDR OLED
6.7 inches, 1284 x 2778p (Full HD+), Super Retina XDR OLED
The iPhone 12 lineup comes with exactly the same design with the exception of the camera module, the dimensions and the weight. The iPhone 12 Mini is the most beautiful because it is the most compact and even the lightest Apple phone of the lineup. But it is not for everyone due to its very small display. Despite the different dimensions and battery capacities, the four iPhones come with exactly the same thickness: 7.4 mm. What changes is the weight. All of them are waterproof up to 6 meters deep for max 30 minutes with the IP68 certification.
Display
The best display belongs to the 12 Pro Max. It is wider than the other phones (6.7 inches) and it contains more pixels. But the differences between the display of the Pro Max and the other variants are marginal, at least if we compare it with iPhone 12 and 12 Pro. These two handsets come with exactly the same panel, while the iPhone 12 Mini has an inferior and smaller display with a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels (instead of 1170 x 2532 pixels of the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro). These devices do not rely on an in-display fingerprint reader, but they got Face ID thanks to the sensors found in the notch.
Hardware/Software
iPhone 12, 12 Pro, 12 Mini, and 12 Pro Max are powered by the same chipset: the Apple A14 Bionic built at 5 nm with 5G support thanks to an external modem. What changes are the memory configurations: the 12 Pro and Pro Max are actually better because they pack 6 GB of RAM, while you get just 4 GB with iPhone 12 and 12 Mini. Further, with the Pro variants, you can get up to 512 GB of internal storage instead of 256 GB. This may be relevant on a phone without expandable storage.
Camera
Besides packing more RAM, 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max have a better camera department. They include two more sensors in their camera modules: a 12 MP telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom and OIS, and a LiDAR scanner to calculate depth info for AR appliances. With the iPhone 12 and 12 Mini, you get the same main camera and the same ultrawide camera as the Pro variants, but they lack the LiDAR scanner and the telephoto lens. There are no differences when it comes to the front cameras.
Battery
With its bigger 3687 mAh battery, 12 Pro Max is the battery life champion. Right after, we got iPhone 12 and 12 Pro with 2815 mAh, while the iPhone 12 Mini takes the last place with its 2227 mAh battery.
Price
Which iPhone should you go for? It depends on your needs. The 12 Pro Max is naturally the best, but it is costlier. You do not need it if you are not a productivity user and, if you are ok with smaller dimensions and you do not need the best cameras, the iPhone 12 Mini can be enough for you. The iPhone 12 is an iPhone 12 Mini with bigger dimensions, a bigger battery, and a slightly better display, while the 12 Pro is just a smaller Pro Max with a smaller battery. The vanilla version starts at $799/€939, 12 Pro begins at $999/€1189, iPhone 12 Mini costs $699/€839 in its base variant, and the 12 Pro Max starts from $1099/€1289 (note that prices vary depending on the market). Which one would you pick?
The latest Digitimes Research says that Global Tablet shipments will peak in Q4 2020. To be precise, it is reportedly going to hit a 13-quarter high towards the end of the year(Q4 2020).
The report predicts that Tablet shipments will rise 7.3% QoQ(Quarter-over-Quarter) in Q4 2020 globally. Such a result will reportedly be due to a steady rise in orders from SEA(South East Asia), India. And Latin America(LA) for educational purposes. Total tablet shipments globally in Q3 was about 43.83 million units with 10.5%QoQ and 0.4%YoY(Year-on-Year) rise. In this, non-Apple vendors dominated with aggressive pricing.
However, Apple leads the pack that has Samsung, Huawei, Amazon, and Lenovo in the next 4 places of Top vendors. Besides, Lenovo will likely topple Huawei, and Amazon to capture the third spot by expanding shipments in Q4. Back in Q2, Lenovo and Huawei were the fastest-growing tablet brands. However, Huawei is now hit by the US-sanctions which might bit it more at least in the near future.
Further, the report says that 10.1-inch and above-sized tablets shipped below 80% in Q3 as demands for lower sizes rose. However, when the pandemic was at peak, higher sized-tablets were in great demand for education, and media purposes. That said, If the report is true, this will further fall below 65% in Q4 due to new attractive offerings from Samsung, Microsoft(8x-11x size).
Additionally, shipments of ODMs(Original Design Manufacturers) in Taiwan like Compal Electronics rose to 40% as they clinched onto the new iPad Air 4. However, Foxconn slipped in Q3 albeit hovering just above 50%. iPad Air 3‘s shipments will reportedly die down more meaning Foxconn might fall below the said percent in Q4. Besides, rivals like Quanta and Pegatron will sore up in Q4 thanks to the new Microsoft Surface series of Tablets.
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