Huawei‘s consumer Business group is faced with a huge challenge that could crumble the brand’s smartphone business, occasioned by the US ban. Already, the company is already running short of supplies for chipsets that would be used on future models. As a result, the company is reportedly looking for contingency plans. Noted TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has released a research report that predicted and analyzed the potential impact of Huawei’s countermeasures against the US ban.
Ming-Chi Kuo pointed out in the report that after a comprehensive scenario analysis of Huawei’s potential countermeasures against the US ban, one of the most likely scenarios is that Huawei sells the Honor mobile phone business.
He believes that if Huawei sells the Honor mobile phone business, it will be a win-win situation for Honor brands, suppliers and China’s electronics industry.
The analyst noted that if Honor is independent from Huawei, the procurement of parts will not be restricted by the US ban on Huawei. This he said, will help Honor mobile phone business and suppliers grow.
Under the Huawei system, Honor is currently only positioned in low-end models. If it is independent of Huawei, it can develop high-end models.
Ming-Chi Kuo believes that Honor’s current advantage lies in its brand value. If it can maintain its existing brand value after its independence from the Huawei system and extend its brand value to the mid to high-end market, it will help continue its brand advantage and increase market share.
After the US ban on Huawei, the market expects that OPPO, Vivo and Xiaomi’s market share will increase. However, if the Honor mobile phone business can be independent of Huawei, the ASP of Honor mobile phone is similar to that of Xiaomi (about US$150–$220/1,000 yuan–1,500) yuan, so Xiaomi’s market share increase will most obviously be lower than market expectations. OPPO and Vivo’s market share may also be lower than market expectations if the Honor mobile phone business can maintain the recognition of the Honor brand by Chinese users through proper marketing after it becomes independent of the Huawei brand.
Microsoft unveiled its much-awaited Surface Duo smartphone which comes with dual displays and is powered by the Android operating system recently. Despite the device scoring a pass in JerryRigEverything’s Durability test, there have been a few reports of a cracked frame around the charging port apparently due to the thin frame. Looks like the Surface Duo’s woes are not over as there are also users who now report that their units have signal problems.
According to a user’s feedback thread on Microsoft’s official support community, the current problems include weak signal and high latency, and problems will occur regardless of incoming or outgoing calls.
At present, the problem is mainly caused by software, because the conditions for signal problems are often related to location, default location and frequency band settings. Reconfiguring the network settings may improve the signal strength, but there are also users who have responded that the disconnection problem cannot be solved anyway despite tweaking those settings
As of now, Microsoft has not officially responded to this issue. Users can only manually reset the local network settings to temporarily fix the signal problem. The good news is that compared to hardware problems such as broken plastic middle frames and damaged hinges, signal problems seem to be easier to solve. Microsoft officials should be able to fix the vulnerabilities in the software through later updates to prevent this problem from recurring.
Last year in June, LG unveiled three W-series smartphones such as the LG W10, LG W30, and LG W30 Pro in India. Recent reports have revealed that the South Korean company is working on the LG W31 smartphone. The arrival of the LG W31 seems to be close at hand as it has appeared with its key specifications and an image at the Google Play Console.
The LG W31 Google Play Console listing shows that its display delivers an HD+ resolution of 720 x 1600 pixels and a 20:9 aspect ratio. The image of the phone reveals that it is equipped with a waterdrop notch display. The exact size of the screen is not mentioned. Since it is a budget-friendly device, it is likely to sport an LCD screen. The handset is preinstalled with Android 10 OS.
The MediaTek MT6762 i.e. the Helio P22 chipset is present under the hood of the device. The SoC is coupled with 4 GB of RAM. Now that the phone has appeared at the Google Play Console, it is likely to go official soon in the coming weeks.
The other details of the LG W31 smartphone are currently under wraps. The LG W31 moniker suggests that it will be succeeding the LG W30 from 2019. The handset had arrived with a 6.26-inch IPS LCD HD+ display with waterdrop notch, Helio P22 chipset, up to 4 GB of RAM, up to 64 GB of native storage, a 12-megapixel + 13-megapixel + 2-megapixel triple camera system, a 16-megapixel front-facing camera, a 4,000mAh battery, and a rear-facing fingerprint scanner.
The LG W30 Pro was a variant of the W30 with better specifications. It is unclear whether the company has plans to launch the LG W31 Pro phone alongside the LG W31.
A panel set up by the US House of Representative has stated that there is an abuse of market power by four major technology companies in their bid to rake in more profit. This in turn is destroying rivals and forcing small businesses to their knees.
According to the report by Reuters, the panel known as the antitrust subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee holds that Google, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook should not have dual powers to control and compete in the same business. Part of the recommendation is that these companies should be restructured but there was no revelation whether a specific company should be broken up.
The full report by the subcommittee is contained in a 449-page document. The report suggests wide changes to antitrust law and also listed “dozens of instances where companies misused their power”. It also revealed how companies did everything they could to dominate over competitors in order to control large portions of the internet.
One example is Facebook’s acquisition of Instagram back in 2012, when Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO, noted the photo-sharing platform is building a competitive network that could be “very disruptive to us”, the report reads.
Changes suggested by the committee include stopping Google to both run the auctions for online ad space and participate in those auctions. Another suggestion is for Amazon to stop operating on markets where it also competes with other retailers, but the report also urged US Congress to act on allowing antitrust enforcers more freedom to stop purchases of potential rivals.
It is still a long way off for the report to the spun into an act of congress. Reuters noted that if the presidential elections are won by Joe Biden, the Democratic majority in the House might keep pressuring Congress to act on the findings and introduce a revamped antitrust law.
A report by the Korean Investor says Qualcomm has chosen Samsung over TSMC to manufacture its upcoming Snapdragon 750G chipset. Qualcomm is expected to announce the high-end Snapdragon 875 chipset on December 1 and it is built on a 5nm silicon manufactured by TSMC.
Apparently, the US fabless chipmaker is looking elsewhere for the manufacture of its premium mid-range offering. The Snapdragon 750G will succeed the Snapdragon 730G and will also supposedly be made using the 8nm process to keep the cost down.
Despite utilising the same 8nm process, the chipset is expected to come with several improvements over its predecessor. Some of the improvements include better CPU, graphics, and AI performance. The X52 5G modem embedded within the chip supports both mmWave and sub-6 5G. Some of the upcoming models fingered to be powered by the Snapdragon 750G includes the Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite and the Galaxy A42.
Winning the Snapdragon 750G orders is yet another plus for Samsung in its bid to increase its foundry market share. According to a ranking by TrendForce, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is the current market leader with a 53.9 percent share of the market. TSMC is followed by Samsung which controls 17.4 percent of the market. Samsung’s market share is expected to rise above 20 percent next year.
Gone are the days in which you had to opt either for Samsung or Apple to get a top-tier flagship. Now, all the mainstream Chinese smartphones manufacturers have a top-tier option, and in 2020, these options became even more premium. Xiaomi released the Mi 10 Ultra for the Chinese market: one of the most stunning devices of this year. It is currently very hot, but is it the best Chinese flagship you can get? We tried to let you find out by making an in-depth specs comparison between Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra and two other top-tier flagships released by Chinese manufacturers: Oppo Find X2 Pro and Vivo X50 Pro+.
Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra vs OPPO Find X2 Pro vs Vivo X50 Pro+
4500 mAh, fast charging 120W Quick Charge 5, fast wireless charging 50W and reverse wireless charging 10W
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Dual SIM slot, 5G
Dual SIM slot, 5G
Dual SIM slot, 5G
Design
Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is definitely a beautiful device, but OPPO Find X2 Pro and Vivo X50 Pro+ offer something more when it comes to aesthetics. They come in a very original variant boasting a vegan leather back, unlike all the other last-generation flagships. The OPPO Find X2 Pro is my favorite one because it has a less invasive camera module and more accurate details. It was launched in two color variant: a black one made of ceramic and an orange one made with vegan leather and aluminum. Which one would you pick?
Display
The most advanced display belongs to the OPPO Find X2 Pro: we are talking about a stunning 6.7-inch OLED panel with a Quad HD+ resolution which can display one billion colors thanks to its 10-bit architecture. The display supports a refresh rate up to 120 Hz and the HDR10+ certification. Its peak brightness is 1200 nits. Right after, not too distant, we got the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra with very similar specifications: the key difference is the resolution. While OPPO Find X2 Pro is the only one with a Quad HD+ display, the Mi 10 Ultra has a classic Full HD+ resolution.
Hardware/Software
Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra, Oppo Find X2 Pro and Vivo X50 Pro+ are all powered by the octa-core Snapdragon 865 mobile platform by Qualcomm. But on the paper, Mi 10 Ultra is slightly better due to its better memory configuration: the Xiaomi flagship boasts up to 16 GB of RAM and up to 512 GB of UFS 3.1 internal storage, while Oppo Find X2 Pro and Vivo X50 Pro+ stop at 12 GB of RAM. All the handsets run Android 10 out of the box with a highly-customized user interface. All of them have flagship-class hardware and you will hardly notice the difference even with the most advanced usage scenarios.
Camera
According to the famous portal DxOMark, Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is the best camera phone ever. We did not test the cameras of these three devices thoroughly, but we know all of them are amazing camera phones. They boast an astonishing photo quality and, while the Oppo Find X2 Pro and the Mi 10 Ultra are more interesting for photos, Vivo X50 Pro+ looks more convincing when it comes to the videos, thanks to its gimbal-like stabilization.
Battery
Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra has the biggest battery (4500 mAh capacity) and even the fastest wired charging technology with a 120W power. Unlike the Oppo Find X2 Pro and the Vivo X50 Pro+, the Mi 10 Ultra supports both wireless charging (50W, one of the fastest wireless charging technologies) and reverse wireless charging.
Price
Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is priced €645/$760 in its base variant in China, Vivo X50 Pro+ starts from €605/$711, and Oppo Find X2 Pro cost about €850/$1000. On the paper, it is a hard fight between Mi 10 Ultra and Oppo Find X2 Pro. The former has a bigger battery and more advanced charging technologies, while the latter has a better display and design. Further, it is waterproof, unlike the Mi 10 Ultra. Which one would you choose?
Logitech has announced a new mechanical keyboard that it says is designed for work. The Logitech K845 Mechanical Illuminated keyboard packs a lot of features for just $59!
The new corded keyboard is designed to provide users with precision, speed, and accuracy when typing. Buyers will be able to choose from five different switches including linear, tactile, and clicky mechanical switches that best fit their typing style.
The Logitech K845 Mechanical Illuminated keyboard has a floating-key design. The peripheral manufacturer has gone for a premium aluminum top case that further improves the design. It is not just good looking but durable. Logitech says the switches have been tested up to 5 million clicks and the molded characters won’t fade or wear off.
The full-sized keyboard with angled keys also has tilt legs that allow you to switch between 4-degree and 8-degree angles. This way, you can type comfortably for longer.
The keyboard also has a backlight that can be configured in five different ways. There is a breathing mode, random mode, serpent mode (which is really cool), reactive mode, and static mode. You can also increase and decrease the brightness as you deem fit.
The Logitech K845 Mechanical Illuminated keyboard is priced at $59.99 for the red, blue, or brown switches. If you want the version with the Cherry MX Switches, you will have to pay $79.99. The keyboard is compatible with Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7. It weighs 780 grams and measures 127 x 435 x 6.5 millimeters.
The Nokia 3.1 released in May 2018 with Android 8.0 Oreo is now receiving the update for Android 10. The update was released today and has begun rolling out to the smartphone today.
This update comes later than expected. HMD Global had promised the update will roll out to the device in the latter part of the second quarter of the year but it has arrived in the fourth quarter.
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Android 10 brings Dark Mode, Smart Reply, Gesture Navigation, and more features. Sadly, we haven’t seen a screenshot of the update, so we do not know the file size and what security patch is included.
As is the norm, the update is rolling out in waves. The countries under Wave 1 include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.
The official post on the Nokia Community page says that 10% of the aforementioned markets will get it today. By October 10th, 50% of users should have received it and all users should have gotten it by October 12.
Smartphones running on MIUI are generally popular in the custom ROM community for various reasons. Mid-range POCO X2, which also runs on MIUI, has loads of custom ROMs. And now, its successor, POCO X3 NFC, has got a first working custom ROM within a month of its release.
The first working ROM, Nitrogen OS for POCO X3 NFC, is compiled by a senior member at XDA, xyyx. The ROM, however, is based on Android 10 and not 11. That said, this is based on AOSP(Android Open Source Project) and is sure to give a near-stock experience to users. Also, the ROM doesn’t contain any bloatware apart from the essential system apps. It doesn’t even include GApps(Google Apps) and you will have to flash it separately. XDA report also says that the ROM contains certain features hand-picked from LineageOS, OmniROM, Dirty Unicorns. If you wondering what these are, they are some of the popular custom ROMs.
That said, early builds of ROMs are sure to contain bugs. And, Nitrogen OS for POCO X3 NFC also has early bugs like broken video recording, inability to set SELinux to Enforcing mode, absence of Double-tap to wake feature. However, on looking at the current update of bugs on the Nitrogen OS XDA page for POCO X3 NFC, the bug section only lists SELinux. Hence, there is a possibility that the updated versions will fix the above bugs.
Other than this, basic features like Wi-Fi, calling, camera is reportedly working fine. You can visit the XDA forum page to download and install the Nitrogen OS ROM on your POCO X3 if interested. Do note that you need a device with bootloader unlocked, and a custom recovery like TWRP installed on the device as a pre-requisite.
POCO launched the POCO X3 smartphone recently at a price tag of around 199 euros. The device features a 6.67-inch FHD+ LCD display with 120Hz, Snapdragon 732G SoC, 64MP Sony IMX 682 equipped quad rear camera, 6,000mAh battery with 33W fast charging.
Lenovo is one of the few companies that sell Android tablets. In late August, the company announced its high-end tablet for the year 2020 called Tab P11 Pro alongside entry-level Tab M10 HD Gen 2 and Lenovo Smart Clock Essential. Now, over a month later, the vanilla Tab P11 gets listed on Google Play Console and Google Supported Devices list.
Lenovo Android tablets are usually cheaper than the Samsung models. However, they also feature inferior specifications at times. Unfortunately, this seems to be the case with the upcoming Tab P11 as well, at least in terms of chipset.
Because according to its Google Play Console listing (via @stufflistings), it will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 unlike Galaxy Tab A7, which comes with Snapdragon 662. Whereas, on the plus side, the Lenovo tablet is listed with 4GB RAM, opposed to 3GB RAM in the Samsung model.
The listing also reveals it to sport an unknown sized display with a resolution of 1200 x 2000 pixels. Also, It is said to run Android 10 out of the box. Further, Google Supported Devices list confirms its model number to be TB-J606F (via @techpreacher8).
Sadly, that’s all the information available about the forthcoming Lenovo Tab P11 at the moment. Anyway, we expect this tablet to launch soon in the coming days.
The PlayStation 5 is Sony’s next-gen gaming console and it goes on sale next month. Last weekend, we saw a hands-on video of the console alongside several minutes of gameplay footage from Japan. Today, Sony released a teardown video that shows the internals of the gaming console.
The 7-minute long video which was posted on Twitter earlier today further confirms how insanely big the PlayStation 5 is. The console which is clad in white on both sides has a USB Type-C port and USB Type-A port in front while the back is home to two USB 3.0 ports (10Gbps), a LAN port, the HDMI out port, and the power input port.
The PS5 is a really powerful console and to keep it cool, Sony has put air vents in front and on the back. The video also shows that the circular base that the console sits on needs to be screwed on if you intend to place the console in a vertical position. In landscape mode, it clips on to the body with the aid of a clamp. Compared to the Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X that can stand and lay on their sides without the need for a stand, the PS5 is a bit too extra.
The teardown shows that it is easy to take off those white plates on the sides of the console. All it needs a bit of unclamping at the sides. When removed, you are greeted by a large cooling fan that extends to both sides. There is also a plate that can be removed to reveal a PCIe 4.0 SSD slot for storage expansion.
The teardown shows the SSD storage is soldered on the board and there is a custom 12-channel SSD controller that helps it achieve its blazingly fast speeds. We also get a look at the AMD supplied CPU and GPU, the former which uses liquid metal for cooling.
Apart from when trying to add more storage, there should be no need to open up your console. Nevertheless, if you are curious to know what is inside your latest gaming console, this video should be more than enough or others that will be made by YouTubers when the PlayStation 5 goes on sale.
Samsung is definitely leveraging the trade war between the US and Huawei, at least in the UK. A new Marketing Ad for Galaxy Note 20 Ultra has been put up by the company’s UK division on Twitter. And, it straight up mocks the absence of Google Mobile Services(GMS) on Huawei devices.
The company’s official UK Twitter account has a tweet announcing(via PhoneArena) the trade-in offers for the recently launched Galaxy Note 20 Ultra. As per the offer, the company is giving up to £350 off on exchange of old Huawei devices. Specifically, it shows a £350 trade-in value for the Huawei P30 Pro on or before November 8, 2020.
The post also has a video describing the offer along with it. In it, the company has blatantly called out the absence of Google Maps on Huawei devices. The video opens up with a slogan, “How do you upgrade to the latest Huawei phone without using your Google Maps app?”. It is basically encouraging people to buy their device to continue using Google services in Europe. While Samsung is indeed stating the obvious here, is cashing money out of someone’s misery a good thing?
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Huawei has been facing pressure in all directions from the US. After banning Huawei from using the GMS in 2019, the US government is longing for more. It is actively asking countries in Europe to cancel the 5G deal, and has gone further to block supplies like semiconductor chips to Huawei that uses US tech.
The company has been trying everything to get back but is almost toast outside of China. It’s sales started crippling in Europe soon after the ban took center stage. Although it remained strong globally surpassing Samsung to become the leading smartphone brand in Q2 2020, the story of Europe is different. In fact, Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi edged Huawei as the third-largest vendor in Europe recently. That said, we will have to wait and see how this promotion works in favor of Samsung in the UK.
Motorola has announced that it will launch a new range of home appliances under the ‘Motorola’ branding on October 9 in India. A picture shared by the company on Twitter suggests that the products will be Air Conditioner, Refrigerator, and Washing Machine.
The event, as per a Flipkart teaser page(via Gadgets360), will take place on October 9 at 3 PM IST. Motorola will most likely stream the event online. From the looks of it, the company is launching the products on the occasion of the upcoming Flipkart’s Big Billion Days(October 16- October 21). And, the company’s post on Twitter gives us a closer look at the products.
First up, one of the products on the teaser image is Refrigerator. It is black in color and looks like it also has a Water/ice dispenser built-in. There are two long doors that probably houses the section of the majority of storage items. And, two more compartments beneath the doors as well. Besides, there is a Motorola branding and Adaptive Inverter Technology at the top right. The inverter keyword is probably to save the energy smartly.
Next up, the Washing machine in the teaser image is a front-load machine. There is a digital display with a menu dial at the center. Lastly, the Air conditioner takes the shape of a typical split-ac design with a central digital display. Plus, AC is silver in color whereas the washing machine has grey accents. Unfortunately, there is no additional info regarding the products yet. That said, the teaser images repeatedly boast of the word “Truly Smart”. This could either mean energy efficiency or integration of a voice assistant via smartphone but nothing is confirmed yet.
Apart from this, the company is also launching a new range of Smart TVs on October 9. Motorola has been in the Smart product segment for a while starting with the first Smart TV back in September 2019. However, with the new launch, the company will be expanding its footprint across other home appliances as well. Let’s wait for more details on Friday.
Xiaomi will soon launch the Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 Basic TWS earbuds in India soon. A teaser in this regards is already in the open. The teaser doesn’t explicitly state this is the Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 Basic.
The Mi True wireless TWS earbuds made its debut for the global market in Europe in July this year. The new teaser video suggests the product will be hitting India soon. The short video shows a glimpse of the product, and it seemingly shows the insides of the Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 Basic charging case. The earbuds are expected to be launched alongside the Mi 10T 5G and Mi 10T Pro 5 next week. The phones are set to launch on October 15, and Xiaomi may introduce the Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 Basic alongside.
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The Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 Basic has a similar design to the Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 but with a different type of case. The earbuds are only available in white and have pretty thick stems. Each one has a 14.2mm driver and supports touch controls.
It brings support for auto-pair and auto-connect and has smart in-ear detection which means playback will automatically pause when you remove the earbuds. The headset also boasts a battery life of 5 hours that goes up to 20 hours with the case which has support for USB-C charging. It has a feature called Dual-mic Environmental Noise Cancellation for crystal clear calls. It connects via Bluetooth 5.0 and supports SBC and AAC audio codecs.
If the Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 Basic is indeed launching in India, the price will likely be in the same region as that of Europe which is EUR 39.99 (roughly Rs. 3,400).
The Galaxy Note20 Ultra is the most expensive Galaxy Note device ever launched for a starting price of $1,299.99. Unfortunately, that does not make it the perfect phone as certain users are reporting display burn-in issue on their units with the official S-View Flip Cover accessory.
AMOLED displays are susceptible to get burn-ins in the longer run. Poor-quality panels are likely to be affected earlier. The display on the Galaxy Note20 Ultra is definitely not a low-quality panel but still, some users are facing the issue.
These are users who use Samsung’s official S-View Flip Cover made for Galaxy Note20 Ultra. As you can see from the image attached above, the burn-in is visible on the right side of the phone’s display, the part of the screen used by the accessory’s transparent section.
The root cause for this issue is yet to be determined, however, Android Police notes that it could be due to a bug that fails to turn off the portion of the display used by the cover after a long period of time.
Interestingly, the issue got fixed for select affected users when they switched to a different case. That said, Samsung is yet to release an official statement regarding this matter.
Samsung Electronics introduced a UV sterilizer that charges and disinfects the phones recently. And now, it is reportedly planning to launch products like home appliances fitted with UV LEDs more in 2021. A report by TheElec says Samsung’s latest decision is to make people worry less about disinfection amidst a pandemic.
Samsung UV Credits: TheElec
According to the report, Samsung planned to use the UV-C LEDs on consumer electronics products back in September. Apparently, it’s plan is to use the wavelength range of 250-280nm of the UV-C radiation. This is understandable considering UV-C, which generally operates around 200-280nm, is effective to kill germs, viruses, bacteria, particularly around 264nm wavelength. For the unware, UV LED emits ultra-violet light that is invisible to human eyes. There are three range of UV light- UV-A, UV-B, and UV-C. UV-C is Germicidal and has deodorant effects. It kills all the germs, bacteria, viruses by destroying their nucleic acids and disrupting DNAs.
Samsung, so far has only a small range of products like the Bespoke range of refrigerators. And, in case you don’t know, Samsung’s range of home appliances like microwaves, dishwashers, air conditioners, fridges, washing machines, driers and air purifiers, and more. If the report is true, the company will apply the UV-C LED disinfection in 20-30% of home appliances by 2021. However, it is reportedly yet to finalize the list.
Further, the company will reportedly outsource the LEDs from South Korea and China and not from its own sister, S-LED. The report also says that Seoul semiconductor and Semiconlight have the capacity to make UV-C LEDs in South Korea. That said, Samsung might seek after one of them. While the exact reason for the outsourcing is unknown, the complexity of UV LEDs and the requirement of sophisticated technology could be the reason.
Although Samsung tried its best in implementing the disinfection during the early days of COVID-19, it hasn’t been that vocal when it comes to applying UV LEDs to its products. However, it’s rival LG’s Innotek, has experience with InnoUV and already hosts a range of products with UV LEDs. That said, with the outbreak of the virus, UV LEDs are blooming and it will only get better in the future.
5G smartphones are forecasted to account for 50% of the entire market in 2023, as per IDC. Budget 5G smartphones are already a thing in 2020. They are expected to get even more affordable in the coming months. A new report further confirms it.
Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite costs only €279
These days, budget smartphones offer certain features that cannot be found even in premium devices. However, the experience cannot be the same as on those expensive flagships. Nevertheless, these affordable phones are value for money, especially those by Chinese companies.
Now, according to DigiTimes, optical lens module suppliers from Taiwan and China are gearing up to expand their share in China’s entry-level and mid-range 5G smartphone market. That’s because popular smartphone makers like Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi are currently focussing more on these type of devices.
Some of these notable optical lens module suppliers are Taiwan’s Newmax Technology and Chinese firms like Sunny Optical Technology, O-film Tech, and Q Technology.
Talking about Newmax, DigiTimes says that this company’s shipments will regain momentum in the second half of 2020 after slower sales in the first half of this year.
The Taiwanese company’s revenue declined 9.7% YoY due to poor performance in H1. It’s revenue totalled at NT$1.891 billion, which happens to be 28.7% lower than last year.
Transsion Holding Tecno took the wraps off the Camon 16 lineup in Africa a short while back. The company has now hinted that the phone will hit India soon.
A teaser released by Tecno on Twitter shows that the company was planning to launch a Camon 16 series model but there is no indication as to the number of models that will be launched. However, the teaser confirms the product will be launched in mid-October and will disrupt the “photographic experience” with an aggressive price of below INR15,000 ($205).
The teaser further shows that the new Camon 16 smartphone will have four shooters, with the main one having a 64 MP sensor, and will have “AI-enabled Ultra Night lens”.
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Even though the trio of Camon 16, 16 Pro and Camon 16 Premier were all announced, the company did not release pricing and availability details of the Camon 16. It is possible the Camon 16 will make its official debut in store shelves in India first. Also, the teased specs resemble those of the Camon 16 Premier.
The new Camon 16 smartphone will be available on Flipkart, but we don’t know when we’ll have the full info. One tipster said October 10 but we’re yet to hear anything official from Tecno.
A research by Digitimes reveals that shipments of electronic Tablets will decline in 2021 and beyond. In fact, the slip will likely continue for the next five years. And that will mainly occur as demand narrows down to the enterprise and education sectors.
In the estimate report, it is quoted that a dip of about 10.5% in shipments is imminent in the next year(2021). However, the overall shipments will float around 120 million units every year from 2021-2025. Previously, COVID-19 forced people to stay at home while they study and work online. This led to a surge in demand for Tablet and inturn increase in shipments midway of Q1 2020. Particularly, China, which is the epicenter of the pandemic, witnessed a near 30% increase in the educational tablet market.
Following this, the Q2 2020 showed a flat growth of 26% in shipments with Apple leading the way, and Lenovo and Huawei becoming fastest growing brands. However, people are starting to adapt to the situation now by returning to their offices and colleges. And, as operations across the world resume, the latest report states the demand will mainly be from high-end enterprise segments. Also, the report denotes that Huawei might lose a chunk of its hold next year.
This is because the US government has recently started pressurizing the Chinese giant by restricting the supply of key components like SoC to its products. That said, Lenovo and Apple will reportedly grab a bite of Huawei’s global tablet market as a result.
Additionally, Amazon, famous for its Fire tablets, will face a decline in the next five years. The reason for the decline is the focus on small-size tablets. This is understandable considering the demand for large-screen tablets have grown by a near 10% YoY in shipments of tablets above 10-inch displays.
Update: OnePlus has also shared sample photos taken with the ultrawide angle camera. They have been added below.
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The launch of the OnePlus 8T is a week away and with each passing day, OnePlus shares one info of the upcoming flagship. Today, it posted a picture taken with the phone in Nightscape mode.
The picture shows what the OnePlus 8T’s 48MP primary camera is capable of. There is a high level of detail but as you can see, it was taken at sunset. It has been reported that OnePlus will ship the phone with a 48MP primary camera. In addition to the main sensor, its wide-angle camera will also be able to shoot in night mode. The ultrawide angle camera is said to be a 16MP sensor, unlike that of the OnePlus 8 Pro which is a 48MP camera.
OnePlus also posted sample photos (below) taken with the ultrawide angle camera of the OnePlus 8T. However, there is a color inconsistency in all three images.
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We expect OnePlus to announce new camera features at the launch event next week. Earlier this week, it was revealed that the phone will have a selfie camera with an ultrawide angle lens.
The OnePlus 8T launches on October 14 in India and on October 15 in China. It will be powered by the Snapdragon 865 processor, have a flat AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and a hole punch for the selfie camera. OnePlus has also revealed that the phone will have a 4500mAh battery with support for 65W War Charge and will run OxygenOS 11 based on Android 11 out of the box.
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