The Nubia Red Magic 3 was the brand’s flagship gaming smartphone for the first half of 2019. It launched with Redmagic 2.0 based on Android Pie. Now, after a year from its release, the handset is finally receiving Redmagic 3.0 Android 10 update in China.
The new software update for Nubia Red Magic 3 brings all the bells and whistles of Android 10 along with some additional features to further enhance the gaming experience.
Here’s the official changelog for Redmagic 3.0 Android 10 update, which is being seeded to Nubia Red Magic 3 units in China (translated).
Game space: New UI design, add one-click combo, front sight assist and more gameplay.
Wireless projection screen: a new projection screen experience, supporting functions such as computer and TV.
Neo Al smart system: add smart sidebar, smart screen and more functions.
Basic function upgrade: Picture-in-picture experience optimization, new functions such as split screen, split screen, three-finger screenshot, dark mode, etc.
Brand-new application visual effects optimization, presenting a brand new interface.
More animation effects adjustment, smoother operation experience.
More than 80 details optimized.
As mentioned earlier, the update is currently limited to China. It is not known when the company will roll out this to global units. Lastly, it is worth noting that some features may not be available internationally just like any other Chinese ROM.
A couple of months ago, Xiaomi Youpin launched the Haylou Solar Smartwatch. We have been keeping a close eye on the watch for the past few weeks and finally decided to get this for review. And to our surprise, the Haylou Solar turned out to be a pretty good smartwatch.
Before we go on to the review, let me clear one thing first: The Haylou Solar is NOT solar powered.
First of all, the biggest question about the Haylou Solar is its pricing. It’s almost a fact now that all those smartwatches that retail under $50 are not really smart. Even in 2020, there are hardly any real smartwatches that we could recommend under $40. Not to mention these cheap watches have poor design too.
But that’s not applicable for the Haylou Solar.
At first glance, it’s really hard to believe that such good design could be seen on this $40 smartwatch. It follows the same minimalistic philosophy of Xiaomi’s design. The single button at the right side of the round watch dial did not confuse me at all. On the contrary, it always reminded me of the modern watches we’ve seen from popular watch brands.
The watch dial (22mm) sports a 1.28-inch TFT display with a resolution of 240 x 240px. Although it is not a high-end display, considering the pricing and the primary function of displaying information, it turns out to be a solid screen with a superb 30-day standby. More importantly, it is so lightweight (54g band-included) that you almost feel you are wearing a Mi Band. And the band is made from silicon, which allows me to wear the watch for long periods of time, even during workouts without any discomfort.
Haylou Solar Review: Features
The Haylou Solar features 12 sport-mode guidance to help users get professional workout plans. The basic step detection is my favorite feature, as it could provide accurate step information with distance and calorie consumption. And to facilitate better health lifestyle, the watch has a built-in heart rate sensor that monitors heartbeat 24 hours. it detects any underlying heart issues and accordingly adjusts inside exercise recommendation.
In daily use, since I have no heart issues, there was no chance to experience any warnings or suggestions for my activities. But it’s really an interesting feature and potentially life-saving too.
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In addition, like most other smartwatches, it supports sleep management and lets me know what’s going during the night. But of course, you’ll have to wear it through the night which might be uncomfortable for some users.
As we mentioned, it features 30-day standby power. In reality, the battery life is good enough for a few weeks. Honestly, I have not charged it since I topped it up to 100% a few weeks ago. Although it doesn’t provide Wi-Fi connection, so far, the Haylou Solar is the first watch giving me the same comfort as wearing a traditional watch: no need to worry about the battery endurance and connectivity issues. But pay attention here, when I activated 24H heart monitoring, the battery consumption was obviously larger. A full-charge could last around 15-days with the 24H HR monitoring feature turned on.
Despite lacking Wi-Fi, the Haylou Solar comes with Bluetooth which allows users to synchronize smartphone notifications to the watch. And if you are carrying an iPhone, the official app is able to synchronize the Apple Health data as well. The watch also supports basic music player controls which can come in handy during exercise.
Note that that watch doesn’t support app-download and installation. However, I’m sure there are people like me that don’t really want an extra smart watch that aims to replace your smartphone. After all, simple design and software are its specialty.
Haylou Solar Review: IP68 Waterproof
The Haylou Solar is IP68 water and dustproof. It is resistant to sweat and rain and allows me to wear it all the time in most of my daily activities. But according to the watch team, it is not suggested to expose it to activities like swimming or diving.
Other features like Breathing training, find my phone, timer/stopwatch, or weather forecast were also helpful. With these features, the Haylou Solar is definitely a smart choice to get your money worth.
Haylou Solar Review: Conclusion
I will probably keep wearing the Haylou Solar for a long period. Not just because it provides the most necessary features as a convenient wearable but also for its design. Especially for those who are looking for their first smartwatch, you simply can’t go wrong buying this watch for $40!
Google Chrome is notorious for RAM consumption, especially on Windows since its early days. Thankfully, it is going to get a fix after these many years. The latest Windows 10 May 2020 (20H1) update brings new segment heap memory improvements. Win32 applications like Google Chrome that make use of it will able to reduce their overall memory usage.
The new ‘SegmentHeap’ value introduced by Microsoft for developers in the latest Windows 10 update is a modern heap implementation. According to the Redmond-based company, it will “will generally reduce your overall memory usage” on machines running Windows 10 version 2004 or newer.
The software giant also confirmed that it has already started using this new SegmentHeap value its latest Chromium-based Edge browser. It also mentions that memory usage has bee reduced by 27% as per early tests on Windows 10 May 2020 update.
In the same manner, developers of Google Chrome can also make similar changes to benefit from this new implementation. Fortunately, a comment has been recently spotted on Chromium Gerrit, which reveals the changes to follow soon.
According to it, the new segment heap instead of legacy heap “could save hundreds of MB in the browser and Network Service utility processes”.
Having said that, it is not sure when it will be implemented in the Google Chrome stable channel.
The Snapdragon 690 Mobile Platform has been announced as the first Snapdragon 600-series 5G chipset. The processor should appear in affordable 5G phones later this year; a category that is currently dominated by MediaTek with its Dimensity 800 5G processor. If you want to know which processor is more powerful, you are on the right page.
Node size
The Snapdragon 690 is built on Samsung’s 8nm LPP process while the Dimensity 800 is built on TSMC’s FinFET 7nm process. A smaller node size translates to better efficiency, so MediaTek has got this round.
CPU
The two chipsets are octa-core processors but with different core arrangement. The Snapdragon 690 uses a 2+6 core arrangement while the Dimensity 800 uses a 4+4 core arrangement. Below are their CPU configurations:
Snapdragon 690 = 2x Kryo 560 cores (Cortex-A77) clocked at 2.0GHz + 6x Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 1.7GHz
Dimensity 800 = 4x Cortex-A76 cores clocked at 2.0GHz + 4x Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 2.0GHz.
So which chipset has better CPU performance? The Cortex-A77 cores in the Snapdragon 690 are definitely more powerful than the Cortex-A76 cores in the Dimensity 800. However, there are just two of them whereas the Dimensity 800 has four Cortex-A76 cores. The higher number of performance cores, albeit less-powerful ones, should result in better performance for the Dimensity 800 over the Snapdragon 690. The Cortex-A55 cores are also clocked higher on the Dimensity 800. MediaTek wins this round too.
The Snapdragon 690 has an Adreno 619L GPU inside it while the Dimensity 800 has a Mali-G57 GPU. Which GPU is more powerful? First, there is no benchmark result for the Snapdragon 690 5G but we can infer its GPU performance from that of close siblings.
Based on the naming, the Adreno 619L should be more powerful than the Adreno 618 GPU inside the Snapdragon 720G. But that may not entirely be the case.
Qualcomm is known to use a higher nomenclature for some GPUs that are not practically more powerful than those with a lower number, though they may have some additional features.
When we compared the GPU of the Snapdragon 720G against that of the Snapdragon 690, the only difference seems to be the Adreno 619L having support for DX12 while the Adreno 618 doesn’t. Based on this, we believe the Adreno 619L should offer similar GPU performance to the Adreno 618.
Mali-G57 versus Adreno 618
Comparing the AnTutu results of the Huawei Enjoy Z 5G which is powered by the Dimensity 800 and that of the Realme 6 Pro powered by the Snapdragon 720G (Adreno 618), the Mali-G57 is a much more powerful GPU. Even if the Adreno 619L scores higher than the Adreno 618, the chances of it catching up to the Mali-G57 are really slim.
Other features
The two chipsets support Bluetooth 5.1 but only the Snapdragon 690 supports Wi-Fi 6. The two SoCs also support FHD+ displays with a refresh rate up to 120Hz but the Snapdragon 690 also adds support for QHD+ displays at 60Hz.
Conclusion
The Dimensity 800 is definitely the more powerful processor when it comes to CPU and GPU performance. We expect more phones powered by the chipset will continue to launch but it may lose some of its share of the budget 5G smartphone market to Qualcomm. With the arrival of the Snapdragon 690, it should be the chipset of choice for manufacturers that will be launching their products outside China.
Some manufacturers that have said they will launch Snapdragon 690 phones are HMD Global, LG, Motorola, Sharp, and TCL. For Dimensity 800 phones, we expect more from brands such as Xiaomi, Huawei/Honor, OPPO, and ZTE to continue using the chipsets. If you want to grab a Dimensity 800 phone, your options include Huawei’s Enjoy Z 5G, OPPO A92s, and the ZTE Axon 11 SE 5G.
Earlier today (18th June 2020), known leakster Digital Chat Station (@数码闲聊站) revealed the first look at the upcoming Asus ROG Gaming Phone 3 on Weibo, a Chinese microblogging website.
In the Weibo post, the leakster shared certain key specifications regarding the upcoming gaming smartphone and also revealed its design. According to the leak, the Asus ROG Gaming Phone 3 will feature a 6.59 inch FHD+ display, which will feature either 120Hz of 144Hz OLED panel. On the rear, Asus has bumped the number of cameras to three, with a 64 megapixel primary sensor, while the front sports a single 13 megapixel shooter.
Under the hood, the Asus ROG Gaming Phone 3 will reportedly house the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC paired with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of internal storage. This processor is also reported o cross the 3GHz mark, so it is definitely a powerful chip for gaming. The device will be powered by a whopping 6,000mAh battery pack, which will also support fast charging up to 30W. Its thickness was also revealed, coming in at 9.85mm and weighing a hefty 240 grams.
Looking at the images, the design of the 3rd gen gaming handset from Asus highly resembles the previous generation, ROG Gaming Phone 2. The rear panel still sports the LED ROG logo but with a new Tencent Games branding at the bottom as well. A notable feature on the back is the triple camera module and angular lines and patterns on the back. Unlike its predecessor, however, these designs are subtler and the finish seeming a lot more polished and glossier.
Xiaomi India has been recently increasing the price of its smartphones every other week. It all started when the new 18% GST(Goods & Services Tax) went live for mobile phones in April. The last hike for the whole Redmi 8/Redmi Note 8 series was in late May. Now, once again, the second cheapest model in that series, Redmi 8A Dual (3GB + 32GB) gets a new price bump along with Redmi Note 9 Pro Max.
This is the second price hike for both Redmi 8A Dual (3GB + 32GB) and Redmi Note 9 Pro Max respectively. The price of these two handsets has been increased by ₹1,300 and ₹2,000 from their launch.
The Redmi 8A Dual launched as the cheapest Xiaomi smartphone with a dual-camera setup in India. Unfortunately, the company has hiked the price of the base 2GB + 32GB three times and mid-3GB + 32GB variant two times apart from launching a new 3GB + 64GB version for ₹8,999.
Here’s the current price of all the variants of Redmi 8A Dual in India after the new ₹300 price hike for the mid-variant.
Device
Launch Price
GST Hike
Early May Hike
Late May Hike
Mid-June Hike
Current Price
Redmi 8A Dual (2GB + 32GB)
₹6,499
₹500
₹300
₹200
–
₹7,499
Redmi 8A Dual (3GB + 32GB)
₹6,999
₹1000
–
–
₹300
₹8,299
Redmi 8A Dual (3GB + 64GB)
₹8,999
–
–
–
–
₹8,999
Further, Xiaomi also increased the price of Redmi Note 9 Pro Max, by another ₹500 for the 6GB + 64GB and 6GB + 128GB storage configurations. The base variant is now only ₹500 cheaper than the POCO X2 but the mid-variant of both the handsets cost the same.
However, the high-end 8GB + 128GB version did not receive any price hike this time.
Device
Launch Price
GST Hike
Mid-June Hike
Current Price
Redmi Note 9 Pro Max (6GB + 64GB)
₹14,999
₹1,500
₹500
₹16,999
Redmi Note 9 Pro Max (6GB + 128GB)
₹16,999
₹1000
₹500
₹18,499
Redmi Note 9 Pro Max (8GB + 128GB)
₹18,999
₹1000
–
₹19,999
The new price of Redmi 8A Dual and Redmi Note 9 Pro Max is live on Mi Online Store and Amazon India.
Samsung is reportedly seeking to improve the production yield of 6th generation NAND flash memory chips. The South Korean tech giant has apparently set up a special task force for this goal.
This new task force will seek to raise the competitiveness of its 128 layer V-NAND chip production. The group will include executives from Samsung Device Solutions’ Manufacturing Technology Center and officials from the department that run the NAND flash production. This new team will help solve any issues that may arise during the chip production process and will implement steps to improve overall productivity.
Currently, Samsung utilizes the channel hole etching technology, which pierces holes from the top to the bottom of the stacked 128 layers. This offers an electrical connection between layers, with higher stacks enabling higher memory capacity. One of the primary drawbacks of this method is the production time since this process for the 128 layers requires twice as long when compared to 96 layer NAND flash chips.
Thus, the new task force will work to overcome such limitations to improve the company’s overall competitiveness. This move from Samsung is a part of its “Super Gap” strategy, which essentially means, leaving the competition so far behind that they can’t catch up. The company has already achieved competitive pricing through its 128-layer NAND flash chip production process but is seeking to improve its margins even further.
AMD has officially announced the new Ryzen 3000XT series of processors. These new chips are refreshed chips of their popular 7nm desktop processors and offer a higher boost clock than the regular versions.
The new chips feature the refreshed Zen 2 architecture that the Ryzen 3000 series is built on. The announcement revealed three new chips, which included the Ryzen 9 3900XT, Ryzen 7 3800XT, and Ryzen 5 3600XT. These are built on a more refined 7nm process, which results in slightly higher performance than the base variant. Despite having slightly higher boost clocks, the overall TDP of these CPUs have remained the same.
Furthermore, the primary focus of these chips was to improve single threaded performance, which is an area their competition, Intel, generally win at. According to official notes, the Ryzen 9 3900XT offers 4 percent higher performance than the Team Blue’s counterpart, Intel Core i9-10900K. Interestingly, AMD has also announced that the new processors will also be offered at the same retail price as the non-XT chips.
Notably, only the Ryzen 5 3600XT is bundled with a Wraith air cooler, since the company recommends water cooling for both the Ryzen 9 3900XT and Ryzen 7 3700XT. The high end Ryzen 9 3900XT only boasts a 100MHz higher boost clock, which is also reflected with the Ryzen 5 3600XT. On the other hand, the Ryzen 7 3800XT arrives with a 200MHz higher boost clock than the non-XT versions. So while these are great offerings, they aren’t exactly ground breaking improvements over the pre-existing lineup.
Xiaomi is gearing up for the launch of its Mi Wi-Fi Range Extender Pro in Malaysia. The company had previously announced that it would be expanding its smart IoT (internet of things) products in the region, in which the Wi-Fi extender also falls under.
The Mi Wi-Fi Range Extender Pro from the Chinese tech giant will be launched in the country on 25th June 2020. As the name suggests, the product is specially designed to boost the overall Wi-Fi signal coverage inside your home or workplace. In other words, it boosts the original connectivity range of your wireless router. The Xiaomi gadget is equipped with two external antennas and is powered by a MediaTek chip.
It is relatively easy to set up and can even be controlled and paired through the Xiaomi smart Home application. This device can offer speeds of up to 300Mbps. A notable aspect regarding the product is the fact that it can pair up to 16 devices at the same time. Keep in mind, however, that the Xiaomi Mi Wi-Fi Range Extender Pro can only support 2.4GHz Wi-Fi band. The new smart product will be available through the official Mi Stores in Malaysia and is priced at 59 RM (roughly 14 US Dollars).
Oppo, the Chinese smartphone vendor, has showcased a few of its new camera technologies at the Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) 2020. In the event, the company earned first place twice and third place twice awards at the conference.
The technology that got Oppo the awards includes perceptual extreme super-resolution technology, visual localization, and human activity recognition in videos. Oppo’s Research team was tasked to solve the issues with perceptual extreme super-resolution for a single image with a 16x magnification in the event. The goal of this challenge was to develop an AI model that is capable of producing high resolution results with the best perceptual quality and similarity to the actual subject.
Perceptual Extreme Super-Resolution
In this event, Oppo’s team showcased the effectiveness of RFB-ERSGAN neural network, which beat the other 280 other participants. To expain this technology in layman’s terms, it can be used in smartphones and can help adapt original low resolution images into high resolution ones while retaining greater levels of details. Another application is in restoring old or damaged photos and even in satellite imagery.
Moving forward, Oppo also received first place in the Visual Localization for Handheld Devices challenge, where it created a monocular visual localization pipeline. This utilized semantic and depth cues to pinpoint the location of any image. In the challenge, Oppo received first place for outdoor visual localization and third place for the indoor one. This technology has a varied field of application including, robotics, augmented reality, and navigation. AI’s can also potentially guide users through the camera, guiding them through advanced location tracking and navigation system.
In the Activity Detection in Extended Videos challenge, Oppo came in third again. The company had to design automatic activity detection algorithms that could identify and reorganize the characters in each frame. The algorithm would have to recognize multiple human activities in complex dynamic videos. This technology could potentially play a huge role in the future of human-computer interaction and even sports analysis videos.
Xiaomi officially announced MIUI 12 in late April and even started seeding out beta updates from the day of the conference itself. After almost two months, the company has now begun to roll out stable builds to eligible devices in its home country. Last week, it was made available for Mi 10/Mi 10 Pro. Now, this week, the availability of MIUI 12 China Stable update has been extended for handsets like Mi 9, Mi 9 Pro 5G, Mi 10 Youth, Redmi K30 5G, and Redmi K30 Pro Zoom.
It is worth noting that not all the features are available for eligible devices. For instance, phones with LCD panels don’t get the new Always-on Display option. Further, the build version also varies by handsets.
Having said that, here’s the complete list of Xiaomi and Redmi smartphones that have received MIUI 12 China Stable update so far.
Xiaomi Mi 10/Mi 10 Pro
MIUI 12.0.1.0
Xiaomi Mi 9
MIUI 12.0.1.0
Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G
MIUI 12.0.1.0
Xiaomi Mi 10 Youth
MIUI 12.0.2.0
Redmi K30 5G
MIUI 12.0.1.0
Redmi K30 Pro Zoom
MIUI 12.0.1.0
Globally, MIUI 12 is currently available as Stable Beta update for Mi 9, Redmi K20/Mi 9T, and Redmi K20 Pro/Mi 9T Pro.
When Samsung launched the Galaxy Watch Active 2 smartwatch, it came with support for heart rate monitoring and ECG. However, the device lacked support for blood pressure monitoring, which is now being rolled out.
A couple of months ago, Samsung had announced that the blood pressure monitoring support will be added as the feature and now it is being rolled out as it was cleared by the South Korean drug safety agency to measure blood pressure.
Today, the South Korean giant has finally started rolling out the blood pressure monitoring support to the Galaxy Watch Active 2 devices in South Korea. With this, users will now be able to measure and track their blood pressure. The company has also launched the Health Monitor application.
To get started with blood pressure monitoring, users will first need to calibrate their watch using a traditional cuff-style blood pressure monitoring equipment. Then, they can use the Galaxy Watch Active 2’s pulse wave analysis for measuring blood pressure.
The application needs to be installed on both the devices — the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 and the smartphone connected to it. Blood pressure readings are synced to the app and users can track it by days, weeks, and months, and can also share the data with their doctor or health professionals for consultation.
The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 comes in two sizes — 40mm and 44mm. It features an S-AMOLED display that supports 360 x 360 pixels resolution. The 40mm device has a 1.2-inch display whereas the 44mm model is fitted with a 1.4-inch screen.
Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 – 40mm Aluminum
It is an IP68 rated and MIL-STD 810G rated water-resistant and dustproof device that can remain unaffected from harsh climatic conditions. The device offers 39 workout options with different categories. It features an improved optical heart rate tracker with 8 LEDs for faster readings and also comes with an electrocardiogram (ECG).
It runs Tizen OS with One UI which also allows users to create a customized watch that matches the clothes of the user. Under the hood, it is powered by Exynos 9110 chipset along with 768MB of RAM. However, the LTE supported premium stainless steel edition of the smartwatch has 1.5 GB of RAM.
As for the pricing, the 40mm aluminum edition of the Watch Active 2 is priced at $279 and the 44mm variant carries a price tag of $299.
A fresh report has stated that the Huawei Mate 40 will feature a high 120Hz refresh rate panel for its display. The news was shared by Ross Young, who is the CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC), through his official Twitter handle.
In the tweet from the senior executive of the known display analysis agency, a list was shared of all smartphones that will feature a 120Hz panel in 2020. Looking at the list, it included smartphones from notable brands like Samsung Galaxy Fold 2, Galaxy S20, Apple iPhone 12 Pro, OnePlus 8 Pro, and more. The Huawei Mate 40 was also seen within this list, and considering that some of these devices have already launched with this feature, it is likely that the Chinese OEM will also step up in this regard.
The Mate 40 series is the Huawei flagship that will launch in the second half of this year and feature top notch specs. Earlier reports had hinted at a 5nm SoC with Cortex A77 or A78 CPU architecture with Mali G77/G78 GPU. Furthermore, a few recent news also mentioned the handset featuring 9P lens FreeForm lens technology and more. Unfortunately, we have no means of confirming these reports at the moment and will have to wait for the official Huawei announcement. So stay tuned, as we will be providing more updates.
Xiaomi launched its first-ever smartwatch called Mi Watch in November 2019. A month later, the company released a stripped-down version of this wearable called Mi Watch Color. Unlike the previous model, this one does not run Wear OS and features a circular design instead of square. Now, as per new findings, it might launch globally as Mi Watch Revolve.
According to XDA Developers, the new version of Mi Watch app has a listing for Mi Watch Revolve, which is nothing but a rebranded Mi Watch Color. Similarly, there’s also a listing for Mi Smart Band 4C, which was previously tipped to be a rebadged Redmi Band for global markets.
Further, there’s also an unboxing video of Mi Watch Revolve on a Spanish YouTube channel called eSavants. The YouTuber purchased it from AliExpress but the product listing has its original name ‘Xiaomi Watch Color’.
The Mi Watch Color shares its features with Amazfit GTR, however, it is not manufactured by Huami like Mi Bands. Instead, it is made by Shanghai Suo Prime Technology Ltd., another company under Xiaomi’s ecological chain.
Anyway, it is still a good wearable, at least on paper, retailing for 799 Yuan ($113) in China. Having said that, the global price could be slightly higher and may vary depending on regions it will be sold.
AMD is gearing up for the launch of its Ryzen 4000 series of desktop CPUs. But another highly anticipated launch is the Renoir APUs, which finally feature Team Red’s Zen 2 architecture. While news and leaks regarding these chips are growing as we get closed to launch, a fresh listing has revealed that Huawei is also planning on launching a desktop PC that features the new APUs.
This is quite interesting since Huawei has primarily focused on the laptop and ultrabook market in recent times. So, the fact that the company is now eyeing the desktop market as well, might lead to a few noteworthy launches and product offerings. During this time of crisis, work from home has become a norm with PC and laptop markets both seeing a market growth.
The listing was first shared on Twitter and was discovered by a leakster (@_rogame). Looking at the image shared the Huawei desktop sports an AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4400G processor with integrated Radeon Graphics. This chip is from the Renoir lineup of APUs that feature Zen 2 architecture. It features 6 physical cores and 12 threads with its clock speed reaching up to 4.3GHz and a base clock of 3.7GHz, all of which is impressive for an APU.
The integrated Radeon Graphics has a VRAM memory of 512MB, with 1,600MHz base clock and 1,900MHz boost clock. Unfortunately, finer details regarding the PC is currently unknown. We don’t know that name of the desktop in question or its purpose, although, these specs might be for a PC with a small form factor which will have enough horsepower for dedicated professionals, while there may even be higher end or even lowered end APUs offered in this range. So stay tuned for more updates.
Last week, we gave away two units of the Mi Band 5 to our readers. For this week, we have the new QCY T5 Pro gaming wireless earbuds to give away. Its predecessor, the T5 was pretty popular among wireless gaming users, all thanks to its low latency mode.
The new Pro version adopts a high-precision full-frequency moving iron unit, which has a richer sense of layering and lower distortion than a moving coil unit. The unit is especially excellent in mid-high frequency outputting a full and bright tone.
With Bluetooth 5.0 and a dedicated gaming mode with 65ms low latency, you can enjoy 4+ hours of continuous gaming on the QCY T5 Pro. You can further charge these earbuds 6-7 times via the provided 600mAh charging case. The case supports MicroUSB as well as wireless charging.
You can read more about the QCY T5 Pro gaming earbuds from our earlier coverage.
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Huawei launched the P40 flagship series smartphones in China in March this year and started selling the top-end variant in the lineup — Huawei P40 Pro+ earlier this month which comes with a penta-camera setup.
Now, a user has disassembled the back panel of the Huawei P40 Pro+ smartphone, showcasing the camera module. The video of the same, shared on Weibo, shows that almost a quarter part of the device is covered by the camera system.
It shows that the five-camera setup on the smartphone has a compact layout without any ball motor. It also has a suspended wire structure design which is composed of memory alloy. Thanks to this design, it guarantees zoom and anti-shake features along with the stability of the lens.
The smartphone features a 40MP f/1.8 Ultra Wide Cine Lens, an upgraded 50MP RYYB f/1.9 sensor with OIS, an 8MP f/2.4 Optical Super Periscope Telephoto camera, an 8MP f/2.4 Optical Periscope camera with OIS, and ToF depth sensor.
It is capable of capturing 10x optical zoom, 20x Hybrid zoom, and up to 100x digital zoom. On the front side, the device is equipped with a dual 32MP selfie shooter and an IR depth sensor, capable of capturing 4K selfie videos.
As for the other specifications, the phone features a 6.58-inch 19.8:9 aspect ratio display with 2640 x 1200 pixels screen resolution, 441 PPI pixel density, and a 90Hz refresh rate. Under the hood, the device is powered by the flagship Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G processor, coupled with 8GB of RAM.
The device comes with Wi-Fi 6 Plus support with transfer speeds up to 2600Mbps. It runs the latest EMUI 10.1 user interface out-of-the-box, based on Android 10 operating system and comes with the company’s own Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) and its own AppGallery App Store as a replacement of Google services.
The Huawei P40 Pro+ is powered by a decent 4,200mAh battery and comes with support for 40W fast charging technology. It also comes with the world’s fastest 40W wireless charging support as well as reverse wireless charging.
Xiaomi-backed Redmi had introduced the flagship Redmi K30 series in December last year and the company keeps adding new devices at regular intervals — K30 Pro, K30 Pro Zoom, K30 5G Racing Edition, and K30i.
Now, it seems that the company is finally done launching the K30 series smartphones and is now gearing up to launch its successor. In line with this, an alleged Redmi K40 has surfaced online through 3C certification.
The smartphone in question carries model number M2006J10C and is listed to support 33W fast charging technology. It will also come with an MDY-11-EX charger, which is the same charger that ships with the Redmi K30 Pro. While the listing doesn’t mention the phone’s name, it is speculated to be the Redmi K40.
Rumors also indicate that the smartphone could launch as the Mi CC10, which as the name indicates, will be the successor to the Mi CC9 launched last year. However, there’s nothing known about this and we’ll have to wait for more information to surface online.
While nothing much is known about the Redmi K40, the Mi CC10 has been rumored earlier and is said to have been codenamed CAS. It reportedly features a 108-megapixel primary sensor which will be Samsung HM2 — an improved version of the Samsung HM1 sensor.
The handset is expected to come with support for 120x digital zoom and 12x optical zoom. Under the hood, the phone could come powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 775G chipset with 5G support.
Since the smartphone has been certified by 3C, we expect more information about the device to surface online in the coming days or weeks. It also seems that the launch could happen in the coming weeks or months.
A tipster known for leaks on upcoming Huawei and Honor products claimed that Honor will be launching the Honor 30 Youth and Honor 10X Max in early July. The same tipster has speculated that both handsets may go official on July 4 or July 5. He also shared a few key details of the two smartphones.
The tipster claims that the Honor 30 Youth Edition 5G is codenamed as ‘Maxwell’ and its model number is MXW-AN00. The device will be equipped with Dimensity SoC. It could be the Dimensity 800 or 820 5G SoC.
The Honor 30 Youth Edition 5G is likely to be called Honor 30 Lite 5G outside China. The image of the watermark reveals that the Honor 30 Lite 5G will come with an AI-powered triple camera system. It will have a 28mm 48-megapixel main camera with f/1.8 aperture. It could be priced around 1,600 Yuan.
The Honor X10 Max is codenamed as King Kong. The codename reveals that it will be arriving with a huge smartphone. The tipster is of the view that it will be succeeding the Honor 8X Max phone from 2018.
Past reports have revealed that the Honor X10 Max could be coming with a 7.09-inch display. It is likely to feature the Kirin 820 5G processor that fuels the Honor X10. It is also likely to house a behemoth battery. As far as the Honor X10 Pro is concerned, the launch date of the phone is yet to be finalized. The Pro model may come with the same 6.63-inch notch-less display available on the Honor X10 5G. Also, it may feature an additional camera on its back.
Now, Meizu is pushing a new update which further enhances the display performance on the flagship smartphones. The company has announced that it is now enabling support for 90 frames per second for the “Peace Elite” game.
For those who are unaware, Peace Elite is the Chinese version of the popular PUBG Mobile game. Recently, the OnePlus 8 series became the first in the world to support the Fornite game in 90 frames per second. However, it came at a compromise as enabling 90fps mode changes the graphics settings to low.
Coming to the specifications, both Meizu 17 and 17 Pro features a 6.6-inch S-AMOLED Full HD+ display which comes with an in-display fingerprint sensor. Under the hood, the devices are powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 octa-core processor.
The Meizu 17 has a quad-camera setup that includes a 64-megapixel primary shooter, a 12-megapixel wide-angle lens, an 8-megapixel ultrawide sensor, and a 5-megapixel macro lens. On the other hand, the Pro model comes with a 64-megapixel main lens, an 8-megapixel telephoto shooter, a 32-megapixel ultrawide sensor, and 0.3MP ToF lens.
Both the devices are equipped with a 20-megapixel front-facing snapper for taking selfies and video calling. Compared to the standard model, the Pro variant comes with features like ceramic chassis, LPDDR5 RAM, and 27W fast wireless charging.
As for the pricing, the Meizu 17 with 8GB RAM + 128GB storage is priced at 3,699 yuan while the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage variant costs 3,999 yuan. On the other hand, the Pro model has 8GB RAM + 128GB storage and 12GB RAM + 256GB storage models which cost 4,299 yuan and 4,699 yuan respectively.
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