After the US government emplaced new sanctions against Huawei, the Chinese tech giant lost its chip supply from TSMC. Since then, the company as invested in various local semiconductor and is reportedly also looking for other alternatives. One of the rumored alternatives was the Samsung, but now, a new report suggests that it South Korean tech giant might not be its new chip supplier.
For those unaware, Samsung already supplies Huawei with OLED panels and memory chips for its electronics products. Furthermore, the companies semiconductor department would’ve also benefitted from Huawei’s loss of chip supply, but it is being reported that Samsung might not end up supplying the Chinese company with chipsets.
At the moment, it is unclear as to why exactly Samsung may not supply Huawei, but it does mean that the smartphone vendor will probably have to turn to other companies like MediaTek and Spreadtrum for processors. Huawei’s HiSilicon Kirin processors are found in the company’s laptops and smartphones, although, HiSilicon doesn’t manufacture the processors and depends on TSMC.
Huawei’s Kirin chipsets are manufactured by TSMC
TSMC is the world’s largest contract chipmaker and is generally ahead of the market curve, especially in terms of process node sizes and generations. At the moment, the current flagship chips are built on a 7nm while the next generation is expected to be built on an even smaller 5nm process. Unfortunately, finding alternatives with such capabilities will be hard and even Chinese semiconductor firms that Huawei is investing in will take time to reach this stage in technological advancement. So, we may see slower and less power-efficient chips, in comparison to its rivals, in Huawei phones in the near future.
Huawei has launched its 2020 Windows laptop models in Canada. The company has brought three models to the country namely MateBook X Pro 2020, MateBook 13 2020, and MateBook D 15 2020.
The MateBook X Pro 2020 is the costliest model of all priced at $2,499. The primary specs of this laptop include 13.9-inch 3K FullView display with 91% screen to body ratio, 14.6mm thickness, 1.33Kg weight, 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10510U processor (Comet Lake), 16GB LPDDR3 RAM and 1TB NVMe PCIe SSD.
Consumers buying it between June 15 and 30 will get a two-year manufacturer warranty, one-year Microsoft 365 Personal subscription, Huawei FreeBuds 3 TWS, and a Huawei backpack.
The MateBook 13 2020, on the other hand, is priced at $1,899 for the same processor and RAM as the previous laptop but only 512GB SSD. It features a 13-inch display with 88% screen to body ratio and weighs 1.3Kg.
Freebies on this model include a two-year manufacturer warranty, one-year Microsoft 365 Personal subscription, a Huawei Watch GT, and a Huawei backpack.
As for the last model, the MateBook D 15 2020 comes with a 15-inch display powered by AMD Ryzen 7 3700U processor. It features 8GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, and costs $949.99.
Customers who pre-order it will be given a two-year manufacturer warranty, one-year Microsoft 365 Personal subscription, a Huawei Band 4 Pro, and a Huawei backpack.
All three of them can be pre-ordered from any of these online retailers – Visions Electronics, Newegg, Canada Computers and Memory Express.
Tomorrow, Qualcomm will be holding an unveil event to announce new chipsets. It is speculated that the chip maker will take off covers from the Snapdragon 775G upper-midrange SoC. There are speculations that the company will also announce the Snapdragon 865 Plus that is said to be an enhanced version of the Snapdragon 865 that debuted in December last year. The upcoming ASUS ROG Phone 3 gaming smartphone could be the first phone to feature it. The Lenovo Legion gaming phone arriving in July is also expected to arrive with the new SoC. A fresh leak states that the Snapdragon 865 Plus will drive the iQOO 3 Pro smartphone.
According to a tipster who recently the specs of the forthcoming Vivo S6 Pro 5G, the iQOO 3 Pro will be arriving as a gaming version of the Vivo X50 handset that went official recently in China. He revealed the expected specifications and pricing of the smartphone.
iQOO 3 Pro specifications and pricing (Rumored)
The leak states that the iQOO 3 Pro has a 90Hz 6.56-inch S-AMOLED Samsung E3 display that can be found on the Vivo X50 handset. The Full HD+ display will offer a touch sampling rate of 180Hz and in-display fingerprint reader. The display and rear side of the phone is safeguarded by Gorilla Glass 5 panel. It is equipped with a series-6 aluminum alloy frame. The Snapdragon 865 Plus SoC on the device will be assisted by LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage. It will not feature a microSD card slot. The device will be loaded with Android 10 OS.
The punch-hole on the display of iQOO 3 Pro will be home for its 16-megapixel selfie camera. The rear side of the device will have a triple camera system comprising of a Sony IMX586 48-megapixel main lens, an ultrawide shooter of 8-megapixel with super macro capabilities, and a Samsung S5K4L6 portrait lens of 13-megapixel. The phone has a 4,500mAh battery with a rapid charging technology that can fuel it just 30 minutes. Other specs of the phone include liquid cooling technology along with graphite sheet heat dissipation, X-axis linear motor, super line dual stereo speakers, and NFC.
The iQOO 3 Pro is expected to arrive in China in three variants. The 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage will cost 3,998 Yuan. Its 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage will be priced at 4,298 Yuan (~$607) and the 12 GB RAM + 256 GB storage variant will cost 4,698 Yuan (~$707). There is no confirmation on whether the iQOO 3 Pro specs and pricing leak will come true. Hence, it’s advisable to wait for further reports to know about the iQOO 3 Pro.
Earlier today (16th June 2020), HMD Global launched the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic feature phone in India. The device is a refresh of the original and nostalgic Nokia 5130 XpressMusic that launched back in 2007 and brings with it the classic features that the original was known for.
Nokia 5310 XpressMusic
Similar to the 5130, the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic also features an MP3 player and FM radio. Although, the latter can be used wired or wirelessly as well. On the front, a dual front facing speakers can be found, which is the case since the device and its predecessor place an emphasis on listening to your favorite songs on the go. The Nokia 5310 XpressMusic also features dedicated buttons for music, similar to the original.
Through these buttons, the user can adjust the volume, shuffle tracks, and more. The device also boasts expandable storage up to 32GB via a microSD card. Under the hood, a MediaTek MT6260A SoC runs the mobile, which runs Nokia Series 30+ software and also includes the typical physical keypad. It houses 8MB of RAM and an in built storage of 16MB.
The Nokia 5310 sports a 2.4 inch QVGA colored display and is powered by a 1,200mAh battery pack. Its battery offers an impressive standby time of up to 30 days. The phone is priced 3,399 INR (roughly 45 US Dollars) and will be available online for the first four weeks through Amazon India and then will be available across leading retailers in India.
Poco came into existence with the launch of Poco F1 in 2018. For over more than a year, the brand did not announce any new phone. Instead, it was spun-off into an independent brand in early 2020, followed by the release of its second smartphone called Poco X2. A couple of weeks back, the brand posted a teaser for its next phone in India. Now, it has been confirmed that this handset will launch within the next 20-25 days.
Poco’s General Manager (GM) C Manmohan was recently interviewed by Hindustan Times Tech. In which, he confirmed his brand will release its new phone in the next 20-25 days.
He said, “We are definitely going to launch a new phone soon… We want to ensure the philosophy we had is brought to different price ranges.”
Poco had already shared its plans to launch phones in different price segments. It even crowdsourced the name for its first TWS, which was finalized to be called Poco Pop Buds.
Though nothing about this forthcoming phone has been yet officially teased by the brand, we can expect it to be a variant of Redmi Note 9 series going by the previous leaks.
It could be called POCO M2 Pro with model number M2003J6CI and might be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G.
Motorola introduced the One Hyper smartphone with a notch-less display and pop-up selfie camera back in December 2019. The One Hyper did not make it to India. However, the Motorola One Fusion+ that sports a recently went official in the European market has landed in India today with an enticing price tag of Rs. 16,999 (~$224). The Snapdragon 730G powered handset also features a notch-less display and a pop-up camera for capturing selfies.
Motorola One Fusion+ price in India
The Motorola One Fusion Plus costs Rs. 16,999 (~$224) and its first sale will be held at 12 PM (local time) on June 24 on Flipkart. The phone will be available in Moonlight White and Twilight Blue color options.
The polycarbonate bodied Motorola One Fusion+ features an HDR10 complaint 6.5-inch IPS LCD display that offers a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. It has a pop-up selfie camera of 16-megapixel. The rear side of the device has a quad-camera setup that comprises of a 64-megapixel primary camera, a 118-degree 8-megapixel ultrawide shooter, a 5-megapixel macro lens and a 2-megapixel depth sensor.
The Snapdragon 730G SoC of the One Fusion+ is coupled with 6 GB of RAM. Apart from external storage slot, the phone offers users with a big internal storage of 128 GB. My UX based Android 10 OS runs on the device. The One Fusion Plus includes a massive 5,000mAh battery that fuels up fast with 15W TurboPower charger. The phone features a dedicated button for accessing Google Assistant.
Offline smartphone retailers in India have accused the industry giants, Xiaomi, and Samsung of bias. They claimed that the Chinese and South Korean vendors have diverted a majority of their devices’ stocks to the online channels to avoid giving margins to physical stores, thereby, making it difficult for them to maintain a profit.
Samsung Galaxy M31
The offline vendors said that Samsung was not maintaining price parity, particularly for its mid range Galaxy M series, namely M21 and M31 models. Reportedly, the Korean smartphone maker is selling these smartphone models at more affordable rates on online channels, which in turn, is hampering the offline sellers’ business. Furthermore, Xiaomi is also accused of favoring the e-retailing sector as it is apparently supplying more stocks to its online partners and significantly reducing supply to offline channels.
The reason for this is most likely profit for Xiaomi, along with customers’ preferences. According to a Xiaomi spokesperson, “The biggest reason for the increase in online sales is the comfort of door-step delivery which gives the informed consumers a sense of safety, without having the need to step out.” This holds especially true now of all times as the world is suffering from the Coronavirus pandemic.
A leading Indian offline retailer said in a statement that, “only Vivo has been consistent when it comes to maintaining stock supply. Even Oppo brought new stocks via imports for new models. They are supporting us but even their margins have come down.” For those unaware, due to various issues in raising production capacity back up to 100 percent in India, various vendors, especially Chinese companies, have been importing newer models to India, which has raised cost as well. The viral outbreak is affecting various manufacturing sites and their reopening. Thus, the imported smartphone arrives at a higher cost due to import duties.
While companies like Samsung and Huawei are already set to launch their next-generation foldable smartphones this year, Apple is yet to announce its foldable iPhone. But the US-based company seems to be working on its design.
A prototype of a foldable Apple iPhone has been surfaced online. Although it’s a foldable smartphone, the device does not feature a foldable display. Instead of that, the company has two separate display panels which are connected by a hinge.
Jon Prosser, who shared the leak, says that even though there are two different display panels, it looks fairly continuous and seamless when the displays are extended. He also adds that the phone has a rounded, stainless steel edge like the current iPhone 11 without any kind of notch, but a “tiny forehead” on the outer display for Face ID.
The memes are funny — but it doesn’t look like they just stuck two phones together.
Even though they’re two separate panels, when the displays are extended, it looks fairly continuous and seamless.
Samsung Galaxy Fold comes with a foldable display where the single screen panel can be folded into two screens or be extended to be used as one larger display. However, the design of the foldable iPhone is different than this.
In fact, the design of the foldable Apple iPhone seems similar to that of Microsoft’s Surface Neo and Surface Duo, both of which have foldable dual display panels which are connected through a hinge.
It remains to be seen if Apple decides to move ahead from the prototyping stage and actually being this foldable iPhone to the market. Even if a foldable iPhone is coming, it’s probably not launching in the near future. But a 5G iPhone will be released this year.
Even though the United States continues to crackdown on Huawei and trying to cut it off from its vendors, the U.S. Commerce Department has announced that it will allow American companies to work with Huawei to set standards for the 5G networks.
With this rule change, the companies can disclose U.S. technologies to the Chinese giant without the need for a license but only if the purpose is of 5G standards development. For those who are unaware, Huawei was put on Entity List by the United States last year and now requires any American company doing business with the Chinese company to obtain a license from the government.
The announcement from the Commerce Department says that the amendment is meant to ensure that Huawei’s placement on the entity list “does not prevent American companies from contributing to important standards-developing activities despite Huawei’s pervasive participation in standards-development organizations.”
The change in rule follows the U.S. government’s order last month to clamp down on Huawei’s semiconductor supply. It now requires companies to get an export license to sell to the Chinese giant.
Although Huawei has not been able to get permission for the 5G infrastructure development in countries like Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, the company has emerged as one of the leading in 5G development.
Huawei is currently ranked first in the world in contribution to 5G standards development, having 3,147 related patents filed as of January 2020. Following Huawei is Samsung, ZTE, and LG Electronics.
Meanwhile, Huawei became the world’s largest smartphone maker in the month of April 2020, surpassing Samsung for the first time. This is quite impressive given that the development comes despite the company has been banned by the United States.
Samsung has confirmed that the Galaxy A71 mid-range smartphone will be available for purchase in the United States from 19th June. Initially, the device will up for sale through T-Mobile, Sprint, and Samsung and will later be available widely.
The Samsung Galaxy A71 5G smartphone was announced in April this year for a price of $599.99. With such pricing, it will be the cheapest 5G smartphone in the US, undercutting OnePlus 8 by about $100.
As the name itself indicates, the device is a step-up compared to the Galaxy A51 5G, with the main difference being the camera department. Also, the variant coming to the United States is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset instead of Samsung’s own Exynos 980 SoC.
In the camera department, it comes with a quad-camera setup that includes a 64-megapixel primary sensor, a 12-megapixel ultrawide camera, a 5-megapixel depth camera, and a 5-megapixel macro lens.
The phone features a 6.7-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED Plus Infinity-O display with a 32-megapixel selfie shooter housed inside the notch. Under the hood, it is powered by a 4,500mAh battery with 25W fast charging support.
For the price of $599.99, Samsung is offering Galaxy A71 5G with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. In the USA, the phone will support sub-6GHz 5G with its initial launch on T-Mobile and Sprint, and AT&T confirmed that its version will also be Sub-6GHz only. The company will reveal more information about mmWave support later this summer.
Xiaomi recently unveiled the highly anticipated Mi Notebook laptops in India. The Mi Notebook 14 comes with a starting price of Rs. 41,999 ($554) whereas the Mi Notebook 14 Horizon starts at Rs. 54,999 (~$725). A fresh report on TechPP reveals that Xiaomi India is planning to bring Redmi branded laptops to India with a starting price tag of less than Rs. 20,000 (~$264).
Before Xiaomi introduced the new Mi Notebooks in India, Mi fans were expecting the devices to carry cheaper price tags. Leading laptop brands in India are selling around notebooks that are priced around Rs. 25,000 (~$330). In order to rival with these notebooks, Xiaomi seems to be gearing up to launch new notebooks with Redmi branding in India.
The publications state that the RedmiBooks may start at less than Rs. 20,000 in the country. The report further mentions that the notebook could feature the Intel Core i3 processor and lower. Also, the RedmiBooks may come with the older generation Intel Core i5 processor.
The Core i3 RedmiBooks may start at less than Rs. 25,000 while the less powerful models may cost lower than Rs. 20,000. The highest model could be priced around Rs. 33,000 (~$435). The RedmiBooks are expected to be manufactured in India. And also, the Redmi laptops are said to be quite different from the RedmiBooks that have launched in China.
The upcoming RedmiBooks could be aimed towards students and people who are looking for budget-friendly laptops. These devices won’t have premium appeal like the Mi Notebooks since their construction will have more plastic. Also, the RedmiBooks for India may not have the same kind of RAM and storage that are available on the Mi Notebooks. However, the Redmi laptops will have attractive design and color options and they are expected to offer long-lasting battery life of around 10 hours. The Redmi notebooks are also expected to offer users a wide range of connectivity options and ports. Lastly, the Redmi notebooks will be running on Windows 10 Home edition.
The arrival of the RedmiBooks in India could be timed with the re-opening of schools and colleges in the country. Hence, there is a possibility that the Redmi notebooks may launch around mid-July to mid-August.
After launching the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro smartphones, the company is now getting ready to launch a new budget smartphone next month. The phone is expected to be named OnePlus Nord, which was earlier said to have been named OnePlus Z and OnePlus 8 Lite.
When rumors started circulating about the budget OnePlus smartphone, the device was said to have a dual-camera setup on the back. Later, it was said that the phone will feature a triple-camera setup. Now, the latest report claims that it has now been upgraded to a quad-camera setup on the back.
Although the exact camera specifications have not been revealed yet, the report indicates that the phone could come packed with a 48-megapixel primary sensor, a 16-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens, and a 2-megapixel macro lens. The fourth camera sensor in the setup could be a depth sensor or a color filter.
The smartphone will reportedly come powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 chipset, along with support for 5G connectivity. The device should have up to 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage.
As for the display, we are expecting a 6.4-inch OLED display with Full HD+ screen resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. Running on Android 10, the device is said to be powered by a 4,000mAh battery with the company’s own Warp Charge technology.
Along with the OnePlus Nord or whatever the company ends up calling this new budget smartphone, OnePlus Pods, the Chinese company’s first true wireless earbuds are also expected t get launched.
Meanwhile, the company has confirmed that a new lineup of affordable OnePlus Smart TVs will be unveiled in India on 2nd July. It has also been confirmed that the starting price of this new lineup will be under ₹20,000. To know more, we will have a wait for a couple of weeks more.
The Redmi 10X series was made official in May. The 4G and 5G editions of the Redmi 10X went on sale at the beginning of this month. In its first sale, the handset met with more than 100 million Yuan in just 5 minutes. The phone comes in multiple variants, but they were not made available on its first sale. Starting from today, the Chinese brand has begun with the sales of the top variant of the Redmi 10X 5G.
The Redmi 10X 5G with 8 GB RAM + 256 GB priced at 2,399 Yuan (~$339) is now available for purchase in China. Deep Ocean Blue, Night Purple, and Hazy Moon Gold are the three color variants of the smartphone.
The Redmi 10X 5G features a 6.67-inch S-AMOLED waterdrop notch that produces Full HD+ resolution and 20:9 aspect ratio. The Dimensity 820 chipset is present under the hood of the device with LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 2.1 storage.
The MIUI 11 based Android 10 OS comes preinstalled on the smartphone. It has a front-facing camera of 16-megapixel. The back panel of the phone has a triple camera system. It is pioneered by a 48-megapixel main lens, an 8-megapixel ultrawide sensor, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor.
The Redmi 10X 5G has a 4,520mAh battery that supports 22.5W fast charging. It is equipped with an under-display fingerprint reader.
China Unicom, which is already using Nokia’s equipment for the 4G technology, will now be expanding the partnership for the new 5G technology as well. The Finland-based Nokia has announced that the telecom network has awarded approximately 10 percent share of the company’s 5G core network.
For those who are unaware, the core network performs a variety of functions, including setting up connections, bandwidth management, scaling and securing the network, and now with 5G, opening up the network to support new, software-enabled use cases such as network slicing.
The Nokia Cloud core products selected by China Unicom provides Unified Data Management, Session Management, and User Plane functions, which are complemented by Data Refinery and NetAct, all deployed on Nokia’s CloudBand.
The company says that the deal also includes products from Nokia’s Cloud Packet Core portfolio, including the Nokia Cloud Mobile Gateway. It provides the 5G standalone Session Management Function and User Plane Function, in addition to supporting the 4G Serving Gateway and the Packet Data Network Gateway in China Unicom’s network.
Nokia currently has a 17 percent market share in China Unicom’s rapidly expanding VoLTE network, where it has deployed Nokia’s cloud-based vIMS platform. This deal is expected to further enhance the partnership between China Unicom and Nokia.
China Unicom has already deployed around 130,000 5G base stations across China, in which around 115,000 were built in partnership with China Telecom. As per the company, its 5G base stations would reach 300,000 by the end of this year.
Wang Xiaochu, CEO of China Unicom, says that the growth of 5G could accelerate in the second half of this year after the deployment slowed down and impacted business development in the first half because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
ASUS ROG Phone 3 with model number ASUS_I003DD had appeared at the database of China’s TENAA telecom authority with minimal specs. The listing is now updated with its entire specifications. Moreover, the smartphone has been benchmarked on AnTuTu with an impressive score. The Taiwanese company is still silent on the launch date of the ROG Phone 3. These listings are a good hint that it may either launch by the end of this month or early July. Also, these listings suggest that it could be equipped with Snapdragon 865 Plus SoC.
ASUS ROG Phone 3 specifications
The TENAA listing reveals that the ROG Phone 3 measures 171 x 78 x 9.85mm and it weighs 240 grams. Only Bright Black color variant is listed on TENAA. Hence, it is unclear whether it will be available in other color options. The device houses a notch-less 6.59-inch AMOLED display that offers 1080 x 2340 pixels Full HD+ resolution and 19.5:9 aspect ratio. The rated capacity of its battery is 5,800mAh battery. Past reports have revealed that the phone may ship with a 30W fast charger.
The ROG Phone 3 is powered by a flagship chipset that clocks at 3.091GHz. This clocking speed is faster than that of the 2.85GHz clocking speeds of Snapdragon 865. The increased processing speeds spotted even on AnTuTu listing on the phone indicates it could be fueled by the unannounced Snapdragon 865+ SoC. The variant of the ROG Phone 3 that appeared on AnTuTu has 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of native storage. The phone is loaded with Android 10 OS. The handset recorded a marvelous benchmarking score of 646,310 on AnTuTu. The benchmarking platform speculates that the ROG Phone 3’s screen supports up to 144Hz refresh rate.
The ROG Phone 3 has 8 GB, 12 GB and 16 GB RAM variants, reveals TENAA listing. Its storage variants are 128 GB, 256 GB, and 512 GB. It lacks a microSD card slot. The TENAA images of the phone show that the design of the ROG Phone 3 is almost identical to the predecessor i.e. the ROG Phone 2. The inclusion of an additional rear camera brings slight design changes and at the front, it features dual front-firing speakers.
It has a front camera of 13-megapixel. On it back is a horizontally aligned triple camera setup that includes a 64-megapixel main camera. The other features of the phone include iris recognition and under-display fingerprint scanner.
Xiaomi has launched a new product under the Youpin crowdfunding platform. The product is the NextClass.ai NX1 which has a massive 15.6-inch display screen. The product is manufactured by NextClass.ai, a Chinese startup which manufactures tablets focused on early education for kids. The company’s tablet has a large number of online classes, practise sets and audiobooks, and provides a rich interactive experience, increasing children’s interests in studying.
As stated, the NextClass.ai NX1 is equipped with a 15.6-inch capacitive touch screen which is certified by TUV Rhineland as having low blue light, preventing damage to the eyesight. The tablet also supports functions such as ambient light detection and reminders of too close distance. Not only is the display effect outstanding but also the eye protection effect is topnotch.
The device is also equipped with a dual-camera setup designed impressively to capture both the pull and his book. The main camera is mounted in a cone-shaped housing on top of the screen while the second sensor is housed in a cutout at the bottom of the cone facing the desk. The camera can be adjusted as desired. The tablet is also equipped with infinitely adjustable brackets that can be adjusted to different angles.
The NextClass.ai NX1 is also equipped with HiFi audio and 360° omnidirectional microphone. It is powered by a Quad-core Cortex-A55 processor paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. There is also a built-in 1.2T deep neural network computing NPU, support for 2.4/5G Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2, USB, HDMI and other output interfaces. The device even comes with a stylus pen.
The NextClass.ai NX1 learning tablet is on crowdfunding for 1999 yuan (~$250) but will be sold for 2699 yuan (~$338) after the exercise.
As likes the Black Friday deals, the Double 11 sales festival is popular in China. Apart from the Double 11 discount extravaganza, the companies also celebrate summers with the 618 shopping festival. To celebrate the festival, the popular Chinese smartphone maker Uelfone has published its 618 Sale page. Various new offers and discount items have been unleashed after the Ulefone 618 Sale page went live.
Ulefone will host 618 Sale from June 15 to June 21 with considerable and excellent discounts on most of its popular products. The company will put forth its Armor series on sales starting with the entry-level Note series. Furthermore, there will be Ulefone Armor X7 Pro and Note 8P like smartphones which will be part of the Ulefone 618 Sales festival. Below we are listing some of the best discounts available at the sale:
Ulefone Armor X7 Pro
Ulefone Armor X7 Pro is a rugged smartphone that was launched a few days ago with a 5-inch display, 4000 mAh battery. It is a fully 4G-rugged smartphone running on Android 10 OS. The smartphone is powered with Helio A20 quad-core processor and coupled with 4GB RAM and 32 GB internal storage. A beautiful 5.0-inch HD screen is present on the front, whereas there’s a face unlock and fingerprint ID for quick unlock.
It offers contactless payments using NFC via Google Pay. Ulefone Armor X7 Pro will be on sale at the discount price of $79.99.
If you’re looking for an entry-level smartphone at a super affordable price, then you can look after the Uelfone Note 6P. The smartphone is available for a quad-core CPU, 2GB RAM, and 16GB ROM. It runs on Android 10 Go Edition OS and focuses an 8-megapixel dual rear camera. The users can easily face unlocking the device.
In connectivity, the user will get a GPS navigation system and dual SIM dial stand. Ulefone Note 8P is available at a jaw-dropping price of $54.99 at 618 promotions sales.
The company is offering massive discounts on its best-selling smartphones. Similarly, Ulefone Armor 7E rugged smartphones with Helio P90 SoC is available for $219, which usually retails at a much higher price. A walkie-talkie rugged Armor phone 3WT is available for $247. There are many other attractive discounts that you might found useful. We suggest you head over to the event page to know more about the sale.
Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy S20+ BTS Edition as well as the Galaxy Buds+ BTS edition. The limited-edition models are the products of a partnership between the Korean tech giant and K-Pop band BTS.
The new custom edition of the Galaxy S20+ is available for both the 4G and 5G versions of the smartphone. The models all come with purple glass and metal body. The truly wireless earbuds also get the purple paint job as well as the charging case. They also carry the band’s logo and purple heart iconography.
Further, the Galaxy S20+ 5G and S20+ BTS Editions come with pre-installed BTS-inspired themes and a fan community platform app, Weverse. There are also decorative stickers and photo cards featuring pictures of the band members inside the box. The BTS Edition of the Galaxy Buds+ also comes with the photo cards of the band right inside the retail packaging.
As for the pricing and availability, the Galaxy S20+ 5G BTS Edition unlocked version and Galaxy Buds+ BTS Edition will be available for pre-order on Samsung.com in the US from June 19 till July 8. Those who pre-order the Galaxy S20+ BTS Edition can get a 50% discount on the Galaxy Buds+ BTS Edition as well as one, free limited edition poster of BTS.
Also, fans who pre-order both the Galaxy S20+ BTS Edition and the Galaxy Buds+ BTS Edition will receive two free limited edition posters. Yet another perk is that the Galaxy Buds+ pre-orders come with a BTS wireless charger.
The new editions will go on sale from July 9 on Samsung.com and Amazon.com in the US. It will also go on sale in Korea on the same date. The prices in the US are yet to be announced but in Korea, the Galaxy S20+ 5G BTS Edition is priced at 1397,000 won (~$1,155) and the Galaxy Buds+ BTS Edition is priced at 220,000 won (~$181) in Korea.
After waiting for such a long time, Oukitel launched the Oukitel WP7 rugged smartphone last week, featuring impressive specifications at an affordable price. Initially, the smartphone was made available via the official Oukitel store, but now it has surfaced on Banggood and that too at a special price of $299.99. The smartphone with a built-in infrared Night Vision camera also hosts traditional functions apart from being a rugged smartphone.
Oukitel WP7 is a fully IP68 certified device for protection against dust, water, and accidental drop. It also features high-end features like night vision detection, high-intensity light for UVC sterilization.
High-End Camera with Infrared Cameras
OukiTel WP7 packs triple camera sensors consisting of a 48-megapixel primary sensor, an 8-megapixel IR Night vision sensors, and a 2-megapixel depth lens. It is among rare smartphones that feature a built-in infrared night vision camera enabling you to get a clear photo in a night environment without any light. It can snap beautiful scenes in the low-light environment supporting LED fill-in light.
Ultra Flashlight
Oukitel WP7 supports the Ultra Flashlight external module, which can fully lit dark environments. The high-intensity torch supports five different smart modes, including intense light, mediate light, weak light, flashlight, and SPS. It is the best source to send SOS signals in danger.
UVC Sterilization
The backlight is easily switchable to UVC sterilization mode. It enables the users to eliminate 99.99% bacteria and kill viruses within 10 seconds. In the ongoing Pandemic era, users can easily sterilize their hands whenever and wherever.
Other Features
The smartphone features a powerful MediaTek Helio P90 chipset, 8GB LPDDR4X RAM, and 128GB UFS 2.1 ROM. A triple rear camera resides to capture high-quality and detailed photos. There’s a 5000 mAh massive battery with support for NFC, IP68, IP69K, and MIL-STD-810G certification.
It is among the most potent yet rugged smartphones available at a reduced price. The smartphone is available for $299.99 at a reduced rate on Banggood between June 15 and June 21. The smartphone features competitive specifications at such a jaw-dropping price of $299 from Banggood. You can know more about the features by heading to the official website.
Top tier flagships became incredibly expensive but also incredibly powerful. Unlike 2019, this year, Samsung and Huawei launched three variants of their flagship lineups. The most expensive variants are the Huawei P40 Pro+ (which just hitten several European markets) and Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra. Meanwhile, Motorola is back in the flagship segment after years of silence with its Motorola Edge+. All of these devices carry a price tag superior to €1,000, but are they worth the money asked? And which one should you prefer? We will try to answer these questions through the following specs comparison between Huawei P40 Pro+, Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, and Motorola Edge+.
Huawei P40 Pro+ vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra vs Motorola Edge+
Motorola Edge+
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
Huawei P40 Pro+
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT
161.1 x 71.4 x 9.6 mm, 203 g
166.9 x 76 x 8.8 mm, 222 g
158.2 x 72.6 x 9 mm, 226 g
DISPLAY
6.7 inches, 1080 x 2340p (Full HD+), OLED
6.9 inches, 1440 x 3200p (Quad HD+), Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Dual SIM slot, fast reverse wireless charging 27W, 5G, eSIM
Design
If I had to make a choice by considering the design only, I would go for the Motorola Edge+. First of all, it has a higher screen-to-body ratio. It is more compact and its rear side is more elegant due to its smaller camera module. But several people may not agree with me because Huawei P40 Pro+ comes with more unique and premium materials (it is made of ceramic). Further, unlike the Motorola Edge+ which is just splash resistant, Huawei P40 Pro+ is waterproof with the IP68 certification. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra should be sturdier thanks to its waterproof certification (IP68) and the Gorilla Glass 6 protection for both front and back glasses, but its dimensions are big, just like its camera module.
Display
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra provides the most impressive display: not only it is wider with its 6.9-inch diagonal, but it also supports a higher 120 Hz refresh rate, despite you can only use it by setting a Full HD+ resolution. The Dynamic AMOLED display of the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra has the HDR10+ certification and a high Quad HD+ resolution, while Huawei P40 Pro+ and Motorola Edge+ stop at Full HD+. Currently, we believe the only displays which can compete with the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra in the Android world belong to OPPO Find X2 Pro and OnePlus 8 Pro.
Hardware/Software
The Motorola Edge+ has the most interesting hardware department because it is fueled by the Snapdragon 865 mobile platform which has currently no rivals among Android phones. On the other hand, while providing a less powerful chipset, Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra comes in a variant with a higher amount of RAM and internal storage: 16 GB and 512 GB respectively. Motorola Edge+ only comes in a configuration with 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of native storage, while Huawei P40 Pro+ stops at 8 GB of RAM. Note that if you get the global version of the Huawei P40 Pro+, you won’t get Google services out of the box due to the U.S. ban.
Camera
The most amazing camera (and not only of this comparison) is on board of the Huawei P40 Pro+. It features a 50 MP Penta-camera (the fifth sensor is a TOF 3D sensor) including 10x optical zoom and a 40 MP ultrawide lens. Further, on the front side, the 32 MP selfie snapper is accompanied by another TOF sensor for 3D facial recognition. The silver medal goes to the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra offering a 108 MP quad camera with a 48 MP periscope lens, 4x optical zoom supporting 8K video recording, and awesome stabilization.
Battery
Since it packs a huge 5000 mAh battery and a less energy-demanding display than Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, Motorola Edge+ is more satisfying in terms of battery life. However, the Motorola Edge+ has slower charging speeds (just 18W with wired charging and 15W with wireless charging), while Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra and Huawei P40 Pro+ charge at 40W and 45W, respectively.
Price
Huawei P40 Pro+ is priced €1399 globally, Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra starts from $1199/€1099, and Motorola Edge+ costs $1199/€1200. Is it worth getting one of these handsets? Well, if you need an astonishing camera quality or you are a power user, then yes. But if you do not want the max you can get, there are a lot of more affordable devices that will let you save a lot of money while still giving you nearly perfect user experience.
Despite Huawei P40 Pro+ does not have Google services, it remains a very impressive phone due to its ceramic design, better cameras, and very fast wireless charging technologies. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra has the best display, while Motorola Edge+ has longer battery life than S20 Ultra but inferior cameras and display. What do you think about actual top tier flagships? Do they cost too much or they deserve a chance? Let us know by using the comment box below.
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