Google is expected to announce a new Android TV dongle this year. The device which is codenamed “Sabrina” has been in the news lately and we already have an idea of what it will look like. if you are wondering what it will pack inside, then you are at the right place.
A leak has revealed the specifications of the Android TV dongle, and actually, the specs are not unusual. According to XDA-Developers, Sabrina will have 2GB of RAM and will come with Amlogic’s S905X2 chipset. The processor is built on a 12nm node, has four Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.8GHz while the GPU is Arm’s Mali-G31 MP2.
This is a pretty popular chipset used in several Android TV devices and set-top boxes. It supports 4K decoding (4Kp75) and can output 4Kp60 over HDMI 2.1. It also supports HDR10, HLG, and Dolby Vision.
Sabrina will also come with a Broadcom BCM43569 Bluetooth+Wi-Fi chip and will have a feature called ALLM (Auto Low Latency Mode). ALLM is a feature that will automatically toggle on game mode on TVs with the feature. Game Mode actually reduces latency when playing games on a TV and it appears Sabrina will be able to automatically turn it on on supported TVs. This feature is believed to point at Sabrina having support for Google’s game streaming service, Stadia.
Other details revealed about the dongle include having a Bluetooth remote with support for a long-press action for one of the keys. The remote is also believed to have dedicated buttons for Netflix and YouTube.
The tablet market has continued to perform poorly due to the emergence of phablet-sized smartphones. Notwithstanding, some of the top players in the industry such as Samsung, Apple and Huawei have continued to keep faith with the market. Samsung has got a high-end tablet in the works and it has just appeared on Geekbench.
The tablet appears with the model name Samsung SM-T976B but is believed to be the Galaxy Tab S7+. The flagship Galaxy Tab S7+ had earlier received Bluetooth SIG certification under the same model name. GeekBench data shows the tablet will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset which has the code-name “Kona”. The processor will be paired with 6GB of RAM but there may be other higher variants.
Earlier on, the Bluetooth SIG certification of the SM-T976GB reveals the support for Bluetooth 5.0 on the device. Based on the past reports, it can be said that its Wi-Fi only version has SM-T970 model number whereas its 4G variant has SM-T975. The 5G version of the Galaxy Tab S6 was only available in South Korea. It is being said that the Galaxy Tab S7+ 5G could be coming to markets like Europe and the U.S.
The Galaxy Tab S7+ is rumoured to be equipped with a mammoth 12.4-inch S-AMOLED display. The screen may likely be integrated with a fingerprint reader. A recent leak tips the tablet’s display to feature support for120Hz refresh rate. It runs on Android 10 OS and will have a humongous 9,800mAh battery.
Do 4G smartphones still make sense in the second half of 2020? Yes, because 5G is still not widely used and it is currently not necessary to do every activity with satisfying connection speeds. In the coming years, the situation will change all around the world, but if you get a mid-ranger like the newly-announced Vivo V19 Neo, you will save money, so you will be able to get a 5G phone in the future without worrying so much. If you want to keep the same device for several years, then it is probably better to get a 5G-enabled phone like OPPO Reno4 5G and Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G. But if we exclude the connectivity, it is worth spending more on these two devices? Let’s discover it together through a specs comparison highlighting the main differences.
Vivo V19 Neo vs Oppo Reno4 vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
Oppo Reno4 5G
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
Vivo V19 Neo
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT
159.3 x 74 x 7.8 mm, 183 g
164 x 74.8 x 7.9 mm, 192 g
159 x 74.2 x 8.5 mm, 176 grams
DISPLAY
6.43 inches, 1080 x 2400p (Full HD+), AMOLED
6.57 inches, 1080 x 2400p (Full HD+), Super AMOLED
6.44 inches, 1080 x 2400p (Full HD+), Super AMOLED
Quad 48 + 8 + 2 + 2 MP f/1.8, f/2.2, f/2.4 and f/2.4
32 MP f/2.5 front camera
BATTERY
4000 mAh, fast charging 65W with SuperVOOC 2.0
4160 mAh, fast charging 20W
4500 mAh, Fast charging 18W
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Dual SIM slot, 5G
Dual SIM slot, 5G
Dual SIM slot
Design
In my honest opinion, OPPO Reno4 has the most stunning design because it is built with premium materials. It sports a glass back protected by Gorilla Glass 6 (the display has the latest Corning’s protection as well) paired with an aluminum frame, just like the most expensive flagship smartphones. Further, it comes with a dual punch hole instead of the notch found on the Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G. Vivo V19 Neo is made of polycarbonate, but it is still a very elegant device thanks to its punch-hole display and a very high screen-to-body ratio. But the premium materials, the attractive color variants, and the less invasive camera module would make me go for the OPPO Reno4.
Display
Despite being affordable phones, Oppo Reno4, Vivo V19 Neo, and Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite all come with AMOLED displays. So they show brilliant colors and deep blacks and they are also very efficient. The Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G deserves to be considered because it is the only device from the trio to sport an HDR10+ panel, but this does not mean that it will provide a better quality in all the scenarios. As this comparison is only based on the specs on the paper and these panels are similar, we can not give you a definitive verdict until we tested all of these handsets.
Hardware/Software
The most impressive hardware belongs to both the Oppo Reno4 and the Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite which come with a Snapdragon 765G processor (including a 5G integrated modem), up to 8 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of native storage. They have upper-midrange hardware that behaves well with every kind of activity, including multi-tasking and gaming. Vivo V19 Neo has an inferior processor and it does not support 5G, but on the other hand, it offers a micro SD slot to expand the internal storage, unlike Oppo Reno4 and Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite. On the software side, you get Android 10 with a highly-customized user interface.
Camera
All of these devices are more than sufficient as camera phones, but they are just midrange camera phones. I like the rear camera of the Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite because it is the only able to record 4K videos at 60 fps, but I also like the bright focal aperture of the Oppo Reno4 which should allow clicking better photos in the dark. The best front camera department belongs to Oppo Reno4 sporting a dual front camera including a 32 MP main snapper and a depth sensor for a better bokeh effect and depth info calculation.
Battery
The longest battery life will be probably offered by the Vivo V19 Neo for two simple reasons: the Vivo V19 Neo has a bigger 4500 mAh battery and it does not support 5G. With some usage patterns (if you do not use 5G and avoid energy-demanding activities), you may get a longer battery life with the Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite due to its more efficient chipset built at 7 nm. Oppo Reno4 has the smallest battery but on the other hand, it is one of the fastest-charging phones ever. Thanks to its SuperVOOC 2.0 technology with a 65W power, it is able to charge from 0 to 100 percent in just 36 minutes.
Price
You can get the Oppo Reno4 in China with prices starting from €370/$416, Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite begins at €328/$369, and Vivo V19 Neo costs just €270/$304. Unless you want to save a consistent amount of money, we do not recommend the Vivo V19 Neo. Oppo Reno4 has the best build quality, blazing charging speeds, and the greatest front camera, while Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite offers HDR10+ and a battery which should last a bit longer. What would your choice be?
Not Realme X50t nor Realme X3, the mysterious Realme device which has been floating around the web with the codename RMX2185 is supposed to debut as Realme C11. Today, the Realme RMX2185 smartphone has made an appearance on the NBTC certification website, literally confirming the Realme C11 moniker.
The Realme C11 first appearance on TKDN Indonesia last month revealed nothing other than the model number RMX2185. The majority of the tech watchdogs believed the device to be upcoming Realme X50t or Realme X3. But the guess-works are finally getting a halt as the NBTC has explicitly listed Realme C11 by attaching to the model number RMX2185. Perhaps, no one would have thought of Realme C11 to come out.
Nonetheless, since C-Series from Realme is supposed to belong in the mid-budget hierarchy with moderate specs, the Realme C11 should be a budget device. Well, we know nothing about the device yet, about its specs or how it looks in the real world. Certainly, it’s expected to come with the latest Android 10 with Realme UI on the top. While we may be wrong the processor is likely to be a MediaTek Helio G-Series.
Interestingly, the RMX2185 also cleared SIRIM Malaysia today and appeared on Indonesia certifications a few days ago. These authorities didn’t reveal the Realme C11 moniker but the RMX2185 which we’re used to so far. Since the device has bagged multiple certifications worldwide, the launch can certainly happen soon than later.
The device has been mysterious all through since its first appearance on the TKDN. Its real name is out today, similarly, we could see its specifications, images and all most every bit of the device to get spoiled in the coming days. What do you guys think of the device?
Samsung is doing something different with the Galaxy Tab S series this year. Alongside the standard Galaxy Tab S7, there will also be a Galaxy Tab S7+. Our guess is that it is going the Apple way by launching two different sizes for its flagship tablet line. So the Plus should be bigger and may also pack more features than the standard edition.
A leak has revealed one feature that will be common to both variants and that is a display with a 120Hz refresh rate. This is another area where Samsung is borrowing a leaf from Apple’s 2020 iPad Pro 11 and iPad Pro 12. Both tablets have a 120Hz refresh rate.
The info comes from the trusted leaker Ice Universe (@UniverseIce).
While Samsung is coming late to the party with a high-refresh rate for its flagship tablets, it gets the upper hand as the displays will be AMOLED panels unlike those of the iPad Pro series which are LCD panels.
The Galaxy Tab S7 will come with dual rear cameras, stereo speakers, and a USB Type-C port. It is expected to have a Snapdragon 865 processor under its hood and should be available in Wi-Fi and 5G versions. The tablet should also run Android 10 out of the box and come with an S Pen.
Samsung is expected to announce the new tablets in early August.
Huawei’s US ban was extended for another year last month. Additionally, TSMC was cut-off to manufacture chips for the Chinese tech giant. Hence, the company has been looking for possibilities to keep its business up and running. Now, a new report suggests Samsung might help Huawei in making its 5G base station chipsets.
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Huawei is a telecommunication company first and a smartphone maker next. Still, it is the second-largest smartphone company in the world. It was even supposed to surpass Samsung by the end of this year but the US ban has shattered the opportunity.
That said, it is fine for the company to lose in the mobile phone segment but the same cannot be said for its telecom business. It has contracts to deliver 600,000 5G base stations, which are powered by its in-house HiSilicon Kirin chipsets manufactured by TSMC.
Hence, Samsung is reported to be in talks with Huawei to manufacture chips for the latter’s 5G base stations. The South Korean tech giant is one of the largest chipmakers in the world.
Samsung uses Extreme Ultra-Violet (EUV) lithography machines made by Dutch company ASL to manufacture 7nm chipsets. Whereas, for testing, it uses machines from Japan. Since there’s no involvement of US-based tech, it can supply chips to Huawei.
In return, Huawei will have to give up its smartphone share to Samsung since the electronics division is the lifeline of the South Korean tech giant.
This is the best chance for Huawei to save its telecom business by sacrificing smartphone division. As of now, it is not sure whether the Chinese company will accept this offer but the probability is more as the homegrown SMIC is stuck at 14nm.
The Redmi 8A Dual is a slight upgrade to the Redmi 8A that launched last year. The main difference between the two phones is that the latter comes with dual rear cameras.
When it was announced in February, the Redmi 8A Dual was available in two configurations – 2GB RAM + 32GB and 3GB RAM + 32GB. Today, Redmi India has announced a third configuration that has 3GB of RAM and 64GB of storage.
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The first sale for the new variant will be at 12 noon on June 15 on Mi.com and Amazon India. It will also be available at authorized retail outlets. The price tag is INR 8,999 (~$118).
The Redmi 8A comes in three variants too but its 64GB version has 4GB of RAM and not 3GB of RAM as that of the Redmi 8A Dual.
The phone has a 6.22-inch HD+ (720 x 1520) display with a waterdrop notch. It is powered by a Snapdragon 439 processor and you get a dedicated MicroSD card slot.
On the back of the phone is a 13MP + 2MP dual-camera setup. You also get an 8MP front-facing camera. Redmi has removed the IR blaster from its entry-level smartphones but the audio jack is there and you don’t even need to plug in earphones to use the FM radio. You also get a 5000mAh battery with support for reverse charging and 18W fast charging.
Last year, Microsoft showed off two dual-screen devices – the Surface Duo and the Surface Neo. The Surface Duo is the smaller one that can be used as a phone while the Neo is the size of two tablets. Both devices were originally scheduled to launch in time for Holidays 2020, unfortunately, the pandemic has forced Microsoft to postpone the launch of the Surface Neo and its Windows 10X operating system. However, a new report says that the Surface Duo may actually launch as early as July.
According to a post by MSPoweruser, the Surface Duo’s release date is weeks away. Their source is a tweet by Zac Bowden (@zacbowden), a writer for Windows Central. The tweet said Microsoft wants to announce the Surface Duo before the launch of the Galaxy Fold 2.
I'm told Microsoft wants to launch Surface Duo before the Galaxy Fold 2 is announced. So, before August 5th? We're getting close. Assuming plans don't change, Surface Duo should start shipping in less than 2 months.
Samsung’s foldable is expected to launch on August 5 alongside the Galaxy Note20 series. Based on the aforementioned date, the latest time for the Surface Duo to launch will be the end of July.
The tweet also said that if plans do not change, the Surface Duo should begin shipping in less than two months. We are not sure if he means two months from now or two months after the launch in July. The former will mean, folks should be able to get their hands on their units by August while the latter means shipping will begin in September.
The Surface Duo will have dual 5.6-inch screens. It will be powered by a Snapdragon 855 processor with 6GB of RAM and 64GB or 256GB of storage according to a recent leak. Other revealed specifications are an 11MP camera, a 3460mah battery, a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, and NFC. It will run Android out of the box.
It has been only two months since OnePlus unveiled the OnePlus 8 series. But the brand is all set to launch its successors in the form of OnePlus 8T series in a few more months from now. Last year’s T series brought the people’s champion OnePlus 7T with 90Hz panel and a smaller notch but the OnePlus 7T Pro was not much of an upgrade. But his year’s 8T Pro might be better than the currently available 8 Pro, at least in terms of charging speed.
We all know that OnePlus shares resources with its sister brand Oppo. The Warp fast charging technology used in OnePlus smartphones is a rebranded Oppo VOOC charging.
Oppo’s 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 is the fastest commercially available charging solution for smartphones. The same tech is also known as SuperDart for Realme devices.
This solution may finally arrive on OnePlus smartphones with the launch of OnePlus 8T series later this year. Strings mentioning ‘Super Wrap Charger’ (typo) and ‘65W Fast Charge’ were found in the OnePlus Engineering Mode app in the latest Android 10 and Android 11-based OxygenOS builds by a Twitter user (via XDA Developers).
Since ultra-fast charging is a premium feature, we believe it to be exclusive to OnePlus 8T Pro or any other special edition of this handset if any as McLaren partnership has ended. Also, an OnePlus 65W charger has been already certified in May and thus we can expect the company to surely bring this feature in at least one of its next devices.
Additionally, OnePlus may also release a new color variant of OnePlus 8 series called ‘Ice Blue’.
Honor is more than a smartphone brand. The sub-brand of Huawei is offering consumer products under almost all categories just like its parent company Huawei. Last month, the brand announced its high-end Honor Tablet V6 but the pricing was only declared earlier today. At the same time, George Zhao, the president of Honor hinted launching further new products by the end of this year.
Huawei’s sub-brand Honor has been selling laptops called MagicBook similar to MateBook. All of them are targeted at normal users. But by the end of this year, that will change as the brand’s resident has confirmed to media that it will be launching a gaming laptop.
Unfortunately, he did not reveal anything more about this product. Anyway, being a gaming laptop, we can expect it to come with a beefier GPU and RGB lightings similar to other popular models in this segment from well-established companies.
Further, the brand’s president also confirmed the launch of a new big-screen smartphone. This segment (phablets) is currently next to non-existent as most of the handsets have bigger displays.
Thus, we don’t see anything wrong in Honor launching a big-screen multimedia focused smartphone in 2020 when there is a market for it, albeit a bit smaller.
Earlier this week, Xiaomi announced the Redmi 9 smartphone in Spain. Leaked information that surfaced earlier this month revealed that the Redmi 9 series includes Redmi 9, Redmi 9C NFC edition, Redmi 9C and Redmi 9A. Spain received only the Redmi 9 smartphone. Hence, rest of the Redmi 9 family members are yet to go official. Fresh information reveals that the Redmi 9A phone has bagged approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the U.S.
A Xiaomi phone with model number M2006C3LG that is believed to be the Redmi 9A phone has surfaced on FCC’s database. The phone is loaded with MIUI 12 and it carries support for 2.4GHz Wi-Fi. The rated capacity of the phone’s battery is 4,990mAh and it supports 10W charging.
The Redmi 9A is believed to be the weakest member in the Redmi 9 family. Leaked information that appeared at the beginning of this month revealed that the Redmi 9A supports HD+ resolution of 720 x 1600 pixels. The handset is rumored to feature Helio A25 chipset and 3 GB of RAM.
It is likely to run on Android 10 and offer users with 32 GB of native storage. The device will be equipped with an external storage slot. It could be coming with a front camera of 5-megapixel and a single rear shooter of 13-megapixel. It may come with a rear-mounted fingerprint reader. It could be priced between 100 euros and 120 euros in Europe.
The upcoming Galaxy Fold 2 is one of the most anticipated smartphones of 2020. It will be the third commercially available foldable device from Samsung as a successor to last year’s original Galaxy Fold. This handset has been under the leak radar for months. Now, a new piece of information from South Korea confirms the phone to feature larger displays than its predecessor.
According to ETNews, the exterior (cover) and interior foldable OLED panel on the Galaxy Fold 2 will be 1.63-inch and 0.4-inch larger than those on the original Galaxy Fold. That means the upcoming Samsung foldable smartphone will sport a 7.7-inch interior panel and a 6.23-inch cover display.
According to previous reports, this year’s Galaxy Fold 2 will not feature S Pen due to technical limitation. However, the inner display will have a 120Hz refresh rate in line with the Galaxy S20 series. Its predecessor features a standard 60HZ refresh rate panel.
Another improvement over its forerunner is the usage of UTG (Ultra Thin Glass) instead of Colorless Polymide (CPI). This type of screen cover is currently only found on the Galaxy Z Flip.
The Galaxy Fold 2 is said to be already in production as Samsung started placing orders for required components last month. As per analysts, the company is expected to ship 3 million units annually but the first batch of parts orders was for 300,000 units.
Samsung could announce the Galaxy Fold 2 alongside Galaxy Note 20 series on August 5. The handset may go on sale a month later before the Fall.
The Redmi 9 smartphone went official earlier this week in Spain. Its 3 GB RAM + 32 GB storage and 4 GB RAM + 64 GB storage versions were introduced for 149 euros and 179 euros, respectively. The model number of the Redmi 9 is M2004J19G. A variant of the same phone for the Chinese market with model number M2004J19C has appeared on the database of China’s TENAA telecom authority. The listing suggests that the phone will be debuting soon in China.
The TENAA listing of the Redmi 9 reveals that apart from the variants mentioned above, China will be also receiving a higher model featuring 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB storage. TENAA mentions colors like blue, black, green, pink, red, and white. All these color variants may not get announced at launch. The other specs of the Chinese edition of Redmi 9 are the same as its global counterpart. It is unclear whether the handset will be debuting as Redmi 9 or a Redmi 10 series handset.
The Redmi 9 has a Full HD+ 6.53-inch IPS LCD display with waterdrop notch. The handset is powered by Helio G80 chipset. It houses a 5,020mAh battery with 18W fast charging support. The Android 10 OS is preinstalled on the smartphone. It has a microSD card slot for additional storage.
The rear side of the Redmi 9 features a quad camera setup with a 13-megapixel main lens. For shooting selfies, the phone possesses an 8-megapixel selfie camera. It has a rear-mounted fingerprint reader.
In the previous month, Honor unveiled the high-end Honor Tablet V6 in China. At that time, the company did not confirm the pricing and exact market release date for the tablet. Today, the Chinese manufacturer confirmed that it will be available for purchase in the home market from June 18 with a starting price of 2,199 Yuan (~$310).
Honor Tablet V6 pricing and availability
The Honor Tablet V6 comes in Wi-Fi and 5G editions. The Wi-Fi variant comes in two option such as 6 GB RAM + 64 GB storage and 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage. They are priced at 2,199 Yuan (~$310) and 2,499 Yuan (~$353). The company is pre-orders for the tablet through platforms like Vmall, Tmall, Suning, and others starting from today.
During the pre-sale period, buyers can get the tablet with a discount of 100 Yuan (~$14) to 200 Yuan (~$28). The first sale of the tablet will be carried out on June 18. Customers can avail it silver, green and black colors.
The Honor Tablet V6 5G will go on sale in the coming month. The exact release date will be confirmed at some point later this month. The 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage versions of the Tablet V6 comes in 3,199 Yuan (~$451) and 3,999 Yuan (~$564). It will be also available in the same three color options.
Honor is also selling some accessories for the Honor Tablet V6 such as Magic Pencil priced at 599 Yuan (~$86), Bluetooth keyboard worth 399 Yuan (~$56) 1and smart leather case worth 199 Yuan (~$28). The stylus and case will go on sale from June 18 and the Bluetooth keyboard will be available from next month. Honor is yet to confirm whether the tablet will be launching in markets outside of China.
Honor Tablet V6 specifications
The Tablet V6 has a 10.4-inch IPS LCD display that offers 1200 x 2000 pixels. The slim bezels surrounding its display allows it to deliver a screen-to-body ratio of 84 percent. It is fueled by Kirin 985 chipset. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. At the front, it features an 8-megapixel camera. The device houses a 7,250mAh battery with 22.5W fast charging through USB-C. The Android 10 OS along with Magic UI 3.1 runs on the device. The device comes with support for Wi-Fi 6 and 5G connectivity.
Huawei P40 Pro is leading the DxOMark Camera and Selfie rankings ever since it was tested. But when it was finally tested for audio, the result came out something unexpected. The handset barely made the 20th position, making it one of the below-average performing devices selling for a premium price.
Just like the Honor V30 Pro, the Huawei P40 Pro scores an overall 59 points in DxOMark Audio test. Also, similar to that handset, it performed poorly in audio playback (54 points) with much better audio recording (74 points) capabilities.
In the playback test, the DxOMark Audio team found the P40 Pro’s mono speaker to be inferior to those on other high-end devices. Dual stereo speaker system plays an important role in spatial performance. Since it is non-existent in the Huawei’s latest flagship, the phone suffers a lot in this department.
The phone also fails in the dynamics department due to the lack of bass and muffled trebles. The volume performance is not good either with much lower volume in both maximum and minimum levels compared to other devices.
The only good things about P40 Pro’s speaker is its timbre performance and well-controlled artifacts.
Whereas in audio recording, the handset performs extremely well in all use cases. It has good timbre performance as well as exceptional dynamics, in which it fails miserably in playback. Anyway, it does have problems with background rendering and wideness in selfie videos.
If you are in the market for inexpensive, yet feature-rich earphones, you might want to give the QCY T1C a test drive.
The QCY T1C Mini Wireless Earphones have gone up for sale bearing a considerably lowered price tag of only $11.99 through Giztop. This is a noteworthy reduction in its original asking price of $21.99. Moreover, you can choose between two appealing color options including black, as well as white.
The QCY T1C supports Bluetooth 5.0 and is ideal for bilateral calls. Equipped with CVC6.0 noise-reduction, it also ensures digital sound quality. Aside from that, the QCY T1C divides audio in both earbuds for a truly wireless experience, giving you freedom from the hassles of wires.
The QCY T1C Wireless Earphones are integrated with 6mm audio drivers that produce deep bass and high-quality stereo audio. These small and comfortable to wear earphones adopt the ergonomic shape that fits various ear sizes. It features a control button on one of the pair that performs multiple functions in addition to switching it off and on.
You can pause songs by clicking it once, and double click the button to wake up the Google Assistant, Apple’s Siri, little love classmate, and other voice Assistants. Moreover, the button comes in handy to control the mobile phone as well.
The QCY T1C Wireless Earphones comes with a 380mAh charging dock that provides an impressive standby time of 120 hours. To charge, all you need to do is to put the headphones inside the case. The earphones provide four hours of playback time on its stereo mode.
It is made using high-quality ABS material and support Google Apps and Google Play services. You can follow this link to check out more details about the QCY T1C and place your order to avail of the discount available on Giztop.
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Huawei took the wraps off its new wireless earbuds dubbed the Freebuds 3 during the IFA 2019 which was held in Berlin. The newfangled wireless earbuds sport a new outward appearance called the Dolphin Bionic Design.and is integrated with the Kirin A1 chipset.
The first, as well as the second generation of Apple’s AirPods, is powered by the W1 and H1 proprietary chips respectively. Huawei has followed suit by using the Kirin A1 chip to power its new earbuds. This new chipset adopts the Isochronous Dual Channel Bluetooth data transmission.
Much to the delight of European buyers that have restlessly been waiting to get their hands on the Huawei FreeBuds 3, Giztop is offering the feature-rich wireless earbuds for a considerably lowered price. While the true wireless stereo headset would normally set you back $189m the popular Chinese e-tailer is offering it for only $89.
Exclusively available for European buyers, the promo allows you to save $100. The irresistible Huawei FreeBuds 3 ‘s low-power processor comes with advanced Bluetooth and offers a powerful audio output for an immersive listening experience. Moreover, it is the world’s first Bluetooth 5.1 and Bluetooth 5.1 LE wearable chipset.
Huawei FreeBuds 3 delivers the world’s first open-fit active noise cancellation and features a built-in bone voice sensor for clear conversation when making calls. Freebuds 3 true wireless headset’s Dolphin Bionic design is inspired by a dolphin’s vocal cavity.
It comes in a unique circular case with a glossy finish. One of the earbuds normally serves as a master, and the other acts as the slave, but the FreeBuds 3 earbud allows you to pair each earbud as a separate channel to the phone. Moreover, they are the world’s first earbuds to offer open-fit active noise cancellation with up to 15-decibel ambient noise reduction.
You can visit this link to check out more details about the Huawei FreeBuds 3 and place your order through Giztop. Note that the discount is only valid for European buyers.
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Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the big things that have happened in recent times. Due to its growing popularity, tech companies are now focused on creating an ecosystem of products that can be interconnected and controlled right from a smartphone. However, we may have cause to change the name to “Internet of Troubles” next year.
A security researcher and consultant Scott Helme has raised an alarm about the impending issue that may plague a number of gadgets from next year. He told The Register that a lot of smart home and IoT gadgets are going to break down within the next 12 months. These gadgets range from smart TV, set-top box, smart refrigerator and even old Android phones which might lose most of its internet connections in the next year or two.
The reason for the potential failures is that the Certificate Authority root security certificates built into many smart-home and Internet of Things devices are beginning to expire. Such certificates make it possible for digital devices to establish secure online connections with servers. With a move to secure internet connections for almost all internet connections these days, the scale of potentially affected devices looks massive.
The good thing is that these root certificates can be renewed with firmware updates. Sadly, not all of these gadgets get any form of software updates after installation. Also, not all of the gadgets have a companion app or admin interface. Again, most Chinese manufacturers do not offer any form of software supports for their gadgets. So, a day might come when the gadgets may just stop working.
The security researcher also disclosed that several CA Root Certificates are expiring in the next few years. The Root CA certificates usually have a license duration of 20+ years. Thus, since it has been 20+ years since the encrypted Web really started up, it means that most of the certificates have run their full cause and needs renewal.
At this point, it becomes imperative that buyers check for the expiry date of the CA Root Certificates of any smart home/IoT gadget they are buying. Even gadgets that don’t often connect to the internet should be Vetted for expiring/ expired certificates.
Xiaomi was founded by Lei Jun alongside seven other co-founders. The eight founders include Lei Jun, Lin Bin, Li Wanqiang, Zhou Guangping, Huang Jiangji, Liu De, Hong Feng and Wang Chuan. Among them, Li Wanqiang, Zhou Guangping and Huang Jiangji have all resigned from Xiaomi. There are speculations that Lin Bin who current serves as vice-chairman and president of the Mobile Phone department may be planning to resign from the Chinese giant soon.
According to reports, Lin Bin has successively resigned from the positions he held at some of Xiaomi’s subsidiaries. This is seen as a sign that he would resign from the conglomerate soon.
Since the beginning of this year, Lin Bin has reportedly stepped down as the legal representative of several Xiaomi companies, including Xiaomi Youpin Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing Xiaomi Electronic Products Co., Ltd., Beijing Xiaomi Software Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Xiaomi Information Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing Xiaomi Software Technology Co., Ltd.
Xiaomi has however responded that speculations about Lin Bin’s resignation are unfounded. The response suggests changes in industry and commerce are normal which suggests the co-founder have just shed some portfolios to allow the company reposition for efficiency.
However, we cannot rule out the possibility of some internal wrangling at the Beijing-based company. It is worth mentioning that Li Wanqiang, who officially left Xiaomi on November 29 last year and is known as the “father of marketing” at Xiaomi, has also recently resigned from other positions at Xiaomi’s subsidiaries, including the director of Xiaomi Pictures Co., Ltd. and Beijing Xiaomi Software Technology Co., Ltd. He also resigned as a supervisor and legal representative of Xiaomi Technology Co., Ltd, supervisor of Beijing Xiaomi Electronic Products Co., Ltd., supervisor of Beijing Xiaomi Electronic Software Technology Co., Ltd., among others.
In the past two years, Xiaomi has successively introduced a number of executives from the outside, including former Gionee President Lu Weibing, former Lenovo Group Vice President Chang Cheng, and Red Pepper mobile phone founder Wang Xiaoyan. Other new execs includes former Nubian co-founder Miao Lei, former Storm TV CEO Liu Yaoping and former senior vice president of Meizu Technology Yang Zhe.
MediaTek is one of the leading suppliers of chips for smart TVs. The company officially announced the S900 chip around July last year. Later in November 2019, it disclosed that the chip has entered mass production at TSMC’s foundry.
According to Chinese bog IThomes, MediaTek has hinted that the chip which will power 8K smart TVs is now ready to ship to OEMs. The MediaTek S900 8K TV chip has already featured on its first 8K TV and that is the Skyworth Q91 8K TV which was announced at CES 2020 in January. We may likely see a few more OEMs utilise the chip but it isn’t likely going to spread like wildfire considering the sky-high prices for 8K TVs and unavailability of 8K contents for such TVs.
As a reminder, the MediaTek S900 is manufactured using 12 nm FinFET process and it consists of a multi-core CPU comprising of ARM Cortex-A73 cores, and Mali-G52 GPU that supports 8K video decoding, HDR10+ and external graphics which enable customers (OEMs in this case) to customize their products. In terms of I/O support, the chipset supports HDMI 2.1A, which offers a maximum bandwidth of 48Gps — enough to deliver HDR10+ content, as well as 4K videos running at 120Hz or 8K videos at 60Hz.
The MediaTek S900 also supports AI PQ, short for Artificial Intelligence Picture Quality. With the combination of MediaTek’s proprietary MiraVision-Pro and AI PQ, the S900 supports AI scene recognition, enabling S900-powered TVs to improve picture quality by optimizing colour saturation, brightness, sharpness, dynamic motion compensation and picture noise, even for native 8K output.
MediaTek has already provided a NeuroPilot software development kit (SDK) for the chipset which allows developers to build apps for the platform. TVs powered by this chipset, when equipped with other necessary components can act as a hub for controlling smart home or IoT devices via voice and gesture controls.
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The Honor Tablet V6 5G will go on sale in the coming month. The exact release date will be confirmed at some point later this month. The 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage versions of the Tablet V6 comes in 3,199 Yuan (~$451) and 3,999 Yuan (~$564). It will be also available in the same three color options.
