Huawei, the known electronics brand, is collaborating with Gentle Monster to bring a new pair of smart glasses. The announcement for the new wearables arrived during the flagship Huawei P40 series launch yesterday (26th March 2020) and should serve as a unique peripheral to the series as well.
Smart Her 01
The new pair of smart glasses with Gentle Monster marks the first major upgrade after the company launched a similar product last year. For those unaware, Huawei had previously collaborated with the sunglasses maker last year as well, with the announcement arriving during the launch of the P30 Pro. Gentle Monster is a known luxury brand from South Korea and had launched the GENTLE MONSTER X HUAWEI smartwatch alongside 2 sunglasses and 3 optical glasses in March 2019.
Now, the Spring and Summer 2020 collection for eyewear has been launched, with two new styles. The first is the Smart MY MA 01 and Smart HER 01, the former features round glasses while the latter has a large square share. The new smart glasses adopt the new FLATBA lens inlay technology with the new frame and edge lens fitting perfectly together in order to achieve a stylish look.
Smart MY MA 01
Apart from offering UV protection, the smartglasses also support taking and ending calls. They can play and pause music as well with dual speakers and a microphone which is assisted by an AI powered speech noise reduction technology. In other words, this makes it a worthy upgrade over the smart glass launched back in 2019. This might become a new annual tradition for Huawei, but we will have to wait another year to know for sure.
During this period where the world is combating the recent pandemic, certain industries and economies have been taking a major hit. One such example is the smartphone industry, with the largest smartphone manufacturer in the world, Samsung, seeing disappointing sales number at this time.
According to a recent report, the Samsung Galaxy S20 series, which was launched earlier this year, has only sold 60 percent as high as its predecessor, the Galaxy S10 lineup. Furthermore, the shipment of the latest flagship from the South Korean tech giant could fall lower in the near future as well. The reason accredited to this fall in sales numbers is undoubtedly due to the recent Coronavirus pandemic.
Samsung Galaxy S20 series
As of right now, it is unknown if the rest of Samsung’s smartphone offerings are also faring just as bad but the Galaxy S20 lineup is doing worse on a global average. The company has had its shipments and sales numbers declined by 38 percent and 39 percent respectively in the first quarter of 2020 over 2019. This is a significant hit on the world leader of smartphones.
Reportedly, Samsung had also held an informal private conference with major security firms earlier this week to discuss the dilemma. The exact details are unknown but it seems like the declining trend for its stock market value is expected to fall further in the near future. The company has already witnessed a 1.75 percent decrease in market share value as well.
Similarly, Samsung’s global PC, display and home appliances shipments are also expected to decline. However, its semiconductor business should see growth and a healthy trend as the demand for data center solutions increases. For those unaware, the Coronavirus outbreak is a global cause for alarm and has already affected upwards of 170 countries. It is highly contagious and readers are advised to take necessary precautions and stay safe.
Huawei announced its P40 series yesterday and now its sub-brand Honor will be unveiling its Honor 30S smartphone on March 30. It will be the first device to feature HiSilcon Kirin 820 5G chipset at its helm. That being said, the brand has been teasing the features of this phone for a few days now. The latest teaser on Weibo now confirms the support for 40W fast charging.
Fast charging on smartphones has become a necessity these days as batteries are becoming larger in order to power 5G components and high refresh rate displays. Thus, 40W wired fast charging is a welcome feature not only on Honor 30S but on any handset with a bigger battery. As the brand does not mention anything about wireless charging, it is likely the phone will not feature it like all other mid-rangers in the market.
Interestingly, the teaser posted by Honor also confirms a single punch hole camera at the top left corner. This is the first time we have been exposed to the front of this device.
Honor 30S will be the company’s first mid-range smartphone to have 5G connectivity support. So far, the device has leaked multiple times revealing some of the specs it will feature. The first and foremost is the brand-new HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G SoC, which as per benchmarks apps is even powerful than Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G and HiSilcon Kirin 980.
In order to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country, the Indian government has imposed a country-wide lockdown for 21 days. During this situation, several smartphone brands, including OnePlus, Huawei, Realme, and OPPO have extended the warranties on their products in India as well as some other regions.
These four companies have extended warranties on their smartphones, along with extended validities on services such as screen replacements, among others.
OnePlus has announced that it is extending the warranty of its smartphones, earphones, and other accessories, ending between March 1st and May 30th, to May 31st. Further, the company is also extending its return and replacement period from 15 to 30 days and is providing free two-way shipping for all returns, replacements, and repairs.
Huawei has extended its products’ warranty to June 30th if is expiring between March 21st and June 21st. Making the announcement, Veer Berry, Huawei India’s product marketing and communications head, said: “As a gesture of good faith, we have extended the warranty on all smartphones, smartwatches, headsets, chargers, etc. to 30th June’2020, whose warranty expires between 21st March 2020 to 21st June 2020.”
Similarly, Realme has announced extended warranties and replacement periods. The company said that it has decided to extend the warranty on devices till May 31st, whose warranty was to expire between March 20th and April 30th, 2020. The replacement period of devices has also been extended by 30 days for those customers, who have purchased or will purchase Realme devices from March 15th till April 30th, 2020.
On the other hand, OPPO is also extending warranties across all smartphones and accessories whose warranty has expired during the lockdown period starting March 23rd. This extended warranty will be available till further notice from the company. The extended warranty applies to not only smartphones but also chargers, data cables, earphones, and even the internal battery. It has also extended validity for add-on services such as one-time screen replacement and complete damage protection.
A few hours ago, Huawei launched its next-generation P-40 series flagship smartphones — Huawei P40, P40 Pro, and P40 Pro Plus. The devices have been up for pre-orders through the company’s own VMall, Tmall, JD.com, among others in China.
While the devices have been announced globally and the pre-orders have began in China from 27th March, the company will be officially revealing the pricing information for the P40 series in China next month when the devices go on sale.
However, ahead of the official pricing for the Huawei P40 Pro gets announced, the smartphone has already surpassed 20,000 pre-orders on JD.com. At the time of writing this, the number stands at 21,491 units. Customers need to make a deposit of 100 yuan to pre-order the phone, so the numbers are not just reservations.
The Huawei P40 Pro features a 6.58-inch 19.8:9 aspect ratio display with 2640 x 1200 resolution and 441 PPI and 90Hz refresh rate. There are two punch-hole cameras in its display — a 32MP AF camera and another IR camera for Face Unlock and depth sensing.
Under the hood, the device comes powered by the company’s own Kirin 990 5G processor. The chip features new NPU that offers a 460 percent improvement in performance and a 290 percent improvement in efficiency.
The phone comes with support dual-mode SA/NSA 5G networks and the device also has a 4-layer VC Liquid Super Cooling system to ensure that the smartphone stays cool, even under heavy load and usage.
As for the camera, the P40 Pro features a quad-camera setup on the back which includes a 40 MP f/1.8 Ultra Wide Cine Lens, an upgraded 50MP RYYB f/1.9 sensor with OIS, a 12 MP Periscope Telephoto camera, and a ToF depth sensor.
The smartphone comes with Wi-Fi 6 Plus support with transfer speeds up to 2600Mbps. It runs EMUI 10.1 out of the box with the latest Android 10 operating system. Note that the P40 models don’t have Google services and instead, the phone features Huawei Mobile Services with its own AppGallery App Store.
The Huawei P40 Pro starts at €999 ($1095) for the 8GB RAM and 256GB storage model. However, as said, the Chinese pricing of the smartphone will be revealed when it gets launched in China next month.
The on-going war between Huawei and the United States is still dragging on. As per the new reports, some senior officials in the Trump administration have now agreed to new measures aimed at restricting global supply of chips to Huawei Technologies.
According to the report, a rule change has been proposed in which foreign companies that use chipmaking equipment of the United States would be required to obtain a license before supplying certain chips to Huawei.
The decision came when U.S. officials from various agencies met and agreed to alter the Foreign Direct Product Rule, which subjects some foreign-made goods based on U.S. technology or software to U.S. regulations.
Do note that the Chinese giant has already been blacklisted by the United States, limiting the number of suppliers. With Huawei being put on Entity List, US-based companies doing business with the Chinese company needs to take a special permission from the govt.
A source aware of this new proposed rule development says that it is aimed at curbing sales of chips to Huawei by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), which apart from being the world’s largest contract maker, is also a major producer of chipsets for Huawei’s own HiSilicon semiconductor unit.
If the proposed rule change passes, then it could be a major blow to TSMC and Huawei, and will also hurt the U.S.-based companies. While the United States government has been working on its anti-Huawei campaign, several US-based chipset makers have asked the government to reconsider its position arguing that it is more hurtful to the US companies and undermines their ability to compete globally.
The development comes at a time when the White House is ramping up its criticism of China over coronavirus. The US-China relationship seems to be growing more strained as both the countries are trading barbs over who is to blame for the spread of the disease.
Yesterday, Huawei announced its P40 series of flagship smartphones. All the three models in the series feature OLED panels but in different sizes with varying resolution and refresh rates. And now, BOE’s VP confirms that the entire series uses panels made by BOE, which also happens to supply displays to Huawei for its Mate Xs foldable smartphone.
The display is one of the most important components of a smartphone. There are only few OLED panel manufacturers in the world and one of them is BOE. A few hours after the announcement of the P40 series, BOE’s Vice President proudly announced on Weibo that all the new premium smartphones by Huawei including P40, P40 Pro, P40 Pro Plus, and Mate Xs use their flexible OLED panel.
BOE, a Chiese display manufacturer has been lately emerging as an alternate OLED supplier to many companies to reduce their dependency on Samsung. Lenovo is also using panels made by BOE in its ThinkPad X1 Fold and Moto Razr foldable smartphone. On top of it, BOE will be also supplying OLED panels to Apple starting this year.
The Huawei P40 series is targeted at mobile photography but the devices in the series also sport modern display design, especially the Pro and Pro Plus models. The display on these phones are curved at all the four sides and measure 6.58-inches with a resolution of 2640 x 1200 pixels and 90Hz refresh rate. The company markets it as ‘overflow display’ as it resembles a cup filled with water up to the brim.
On the other hand, the standard P40 features a flat 6.1-inches display with a resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels. It also lacks the 90Hz refresh rate from the pro models but it has the same cutout on the top left corner of the screen to accommodate selfie camera, depth camera, and IR sensor.
Samsung had launched the Snapdragon 855 powered Galaxy Tab S6 tablet in July 2019. Recent reports have revealed that the South Korean company is working on the launch of a new tablet called Galaxy Tab S6 Lite. The moniker suggests that it will be a stripped-down version of the SD855 Tab S6. A new report on Winfuture.de has revealed the renders and key details of the device.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite specifications (Rumored)
The Galaxy Tab S6 Lite renders show its 10.4-inch LCD panel is surrounded by thick bezels. It supports a resolution of 1200 x 2000 pixels. The device will arrive with support for S Pen stylus.
The Exynos 9611 chipset powers the device with 4 GB of RAM. The device is equipped with a native storage of 64 GB. For additional storage, users can add a microSD card to the device. The tablet could be available in 128 GB storage flavor in some markets.
The Android 10 OS coupled with One UI interface will come preinstalled on the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite. The rear camera of 8-megapixel lacks a flash. There is a front camera of 5-megapixel on the device. It comes with connectivity features like NFC and Bluetooth.
The Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is backed a big battery of 7,040mah battery that can be charged through USB-C. Because of the huge battery, the tablet weighs 467 grams. The thickness of the device is 7mm.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite price
The exact price of the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is not known yet. The Wi-Fi only model could be priced around 350 euros to 400 euros. The device will also come in LTE version. The S Pen will come bundled in the retail package of the Tab S6 Lite.
Huawei, one of the leading smartphone makers, is among the very few companies that make their own mobile processors. However, the company has not limited itself to just mobile chipsets but is also making chipsets for PC under Kunpeng brand.
Now, Huawei and Tencent Games have announced a strategic partnership at the Huawei Developer Conference 2020 that was held online amid coronavirus pandemic. Hou Jinlong, President of Huawei Cloud and Computing BG, says that Kunpeng ecology is an important opportunity for the gaming industry.
Both the companies plan to make several joint innovations and it is said that Huawei will also establish a joint innovation laboratory with Tencent Games. Commenting on the development, Ma Xiaoyi, senior vice president of Tencent Group said: “We are very glad to have reached a strategic cooperation with Huawei and set up a joint innovation laboratory. We will advance the cooperation in mobile cloud games, game engines and other aspects with the advantages of both parties.”
He further adds that for the cloud gaming, the company has created Tencent Cloud Game GameMatrix platform and says that the company will make full use of Huawei Kunpeng processors with powerful computing to build industry-leading, high quality and low-cost mobile cloud gaming solutions.
Huawei executive Hou Jinlong believes that the next ten years will be the golden decade of innovation in computing architecture and the diversified computing architecture innovation requires participation of more developer. At the conference, the company announced that Huawei will invest $200 million to promote the development of Kunpeng.
The Reno Ace 2 is OPPO’s forthcoming flagship phone that will debut in April. While it will be driven by the Snapdragon 865 mobile platform, it will be positioned lower than the premium OPPO Find X2 and Find X2 Pro phones that were made official recently. Fresh information reveals that the Reno Ace 2 will be arriving with the world’s fastest wireless charging technology.
The chief scientist of the OPPO VOOC Flash Charge department revealed today on Weibo that Reno Ace 2 will support 40W fast wireless charging technology. It won’t be the first ever to arrive with the rapidest wireless charging feature. The premium Huawei P40 Pro+ smartphone that debuted yesterday is the first ever phone to come with 40W wireless charging support.
The Reno Ace 2 is also expected to support 65W wired charging tech. There are couple of reasons behind to support this claim. The original OPPO Reno Ace that was announced in October 2019 had featured 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 Flash Charge support. Also, a new OPPO smartphone with 5G support and 65W fast charging recently appeared on the database of China’s 3C authority. It is being said that the PDHM00 could be the Reno Ace 2 that will break cover next month.
The specifications of the OPPO Reno Ace 2 smartphone are currently under the wraps. Earlier this month, a leaked shot of the phone had surfaced on Weibo. It revealed that the glass rear of the phone was found fitted with a round-shaped camera system. Like the predecessor phone, the Reno Ace 2 could be equipped with four rear-facing cameras. When OPPO VP Brian Shen had confirmed that the April launch for Reno Ace 2, he also revealed that it has a lightweight body.
The Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro is one of the best camera smartphones you can purchase now. The phone currently sits at the second spot of DXOMark’s smartphone camera ranking just behind the OPPO Find X2 Pro.
Early this month, Xiaomi rolled out a camera update to the commercial version of the phone which is actually the camera software on the unit it sent to DXOMark for review. Now, it has been reported that more camera features will be coming to the phone’ next month. These features that number seven in total are currently available in beta.
Super Video Stabilization One of the features coming to the Mi 10 Pro (and Mi 10) is updated super video stabilization. According to the source of the info, this video stabilization will be available when recording at a higher resolution.
More Video Shooting Format The Xiaomi Mi 10 series will get new video shooting formats including a Hitchcock shooting mode and support for smooth zooming.
Pro Video Mode The said update will also bring a pro video recording mode that allows users to adjust parameters such as ISO, white balance, ISO, and shutter speed.
8K Video Recording Xiaomi already confirmed before the launch of the Mi 10 series that their new flagships will support 8K video recording. It appears the feature isn’t available right out of the box as this upcoming update is said to be bringing it to users.
Video Compression The Mi 10 series will get a new lossless video compression feature that allows you to record high-quality videos that are up to 50% smaller in size. This way, owners get more space on their devices for more videos.
Mi Clip The update will bring a new video tool called Mi Clip that automatically analyzes video clips and provides matching music for transitions. It also allows you to edit things like titles and subtitles to your videos. This should come in handy if you are planning on using your Mi 10 to shoot Vlogs.
Video Tag FunctionThe Mi 10 series will also get a video tag feature according to the source.
The Redmi K30 Pro and Redmi K30 Pro Zoom Edition smartphones were made official earlier this week. As confirmed at the event, Redmi carried out the first sales of the K30 Pro duo today at 10 AM in China. The company confirmed through Weibo that the total sales of both phones exceeded 100 million Yuan in just 30 seconds.
Redmi K30 Pro and K30 Pro Zoom Edition price
The Redmi K30 Pro is currently the cheapest Snapdragon 865 mobile platform powered smartphone as it comes with a price tag of 2,999 Yuan (~$425) for 6 GB RAM (LPDDR4X) + 128 GB storage base variant. The other editions of the K30 Pro and the K30 Pro Zoom Edition phone feature LPDDR5 RAM. Both models ship with UFS 3.1 storage.
The Redmi K30 Pro comes in higher options such as 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage. They are priced at 3,399 Yuan (~$480) and 3,699 Yuan (~$525), respectively.
The camera-focused Redmi K30 Pro Zoom Edition comes in two choices such as 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage. Their respective price tags are 3,799 Yuan (~$538) and 3,999 Yuan (~$566). The phone has a top model with 12 GB of RAM and 512 GB storage which is priced at 4,499 Yuan (~$637). The 12 GB RAM variant is not yet available for purchase. The K30 Pro and K30 Pro Zoom Edition phones can be bought in four colors such as Space Gray, Moonlight White, Skye Blue and Purple.
In related news, an investigation of the MIUI camera app found in the latest beta of MIUI 11 revealed the existence of an Indian variant of the Redmi K30 Pro. It was also found that the phone could be heading to India as a POCO branded device. Hence, there is a possibility that the K30 Pro could be rebranded POCO F2 in India.
Xiaomi India had recently launched the Redmi Note 9 Pro and Redmi Note 9 Pro Max smartphones in China. However, since these 4G phones are designed for overseas markets, they won’t be launching in China. It is speculated that the company will be launching a 5G-ready Redmi Note series smartphone in China in the near future. Today, a new handset with model number M2002J9E appeared on the database of 3C authority of China. It seems to be the first 5G-ready Redmi Note series phone from the company.
Last month, a well-known tipster from China had claimed that a forthcoming Redmi Note series phone will be arriving with a 22.5W fast charger. Today, the same phone has bagged certification from the 3c authority. The Xiaomi M2002J9E 5G phone appeared on 3C along with a charger that has a model number of MDY-11-EM. The charger supports a maximum charging rate of 22.5W.
Recently, the same tipster had claimed that Redmi is planning to discontinue the Redmi K30 4G. The probable reason behind it could be that the company wants to replace it with a cheaper 5G smartphone. The handset could be replaced by the new Redmi Note series smartphone. It is rumored to be priced between 1,000 Yuan (~$141) and 1,500 Yuan (~$212). Hence, it could be arriving as the cheapest 5G-ready smartphone in China. It could be driven by the MediaTek Dimensity 800 5G SoC.
There is no word on the other specifications of the rumored Redmi Note 5G phone for China. The handset is expected to soon surface on TENAA with its entire specifications. It could be made official in April.
In related news, Xiaomi announced the Redmi Note 9 Pro phone with a slightly different moniker of Redmi Note 9S moniker in Malaysia. The handset is fitted with a full HD+ 6.67-inch IPS LCD display with a punch-hole for its 16-megapixel selfie camera. Its rear is fitted with a square-shaped module that includes a 48-megapixel main lens, an 8-megapixel ultrawide sensor, a 5-megapixel macro lens and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. It is powered by Snapdragon 720G, 6 GB of RAM and a, 5020mAh battery with 22.5W fast charging support.
Originally slated to take place during a pre-MWC event on February 23, the Mi 10 series launch event was postponed due to GSMA’s decision to cancel this year’s MWC amid the coronavirus pandemic. Much to the relief of Xiaomi’s loyal fanbase, the Chinese phone maker will unveil Mi 10 series in an online event on Friday, Mar. 27.
Those who aren’t willing to wait until the phone hits the store shelves can pre-order the Xiaomi Mi 10 Global Version from Giztop, one of China’s most popular e-tailers. The black-tinted Xiaomi Mi 10 Global Version is estimated to be delivered to the buyers at the beginning of April this year.
Carrying a reasonable $699 price tag, the Xiaomi Mi 10 Global Version will ship with 8GB of RAM and offer 128GB of internal storage space, which is enough for storing all types of multimedia content including music, videos, pictures, etc. The device sports a 6.67-inch curved AMOLED punch-hole display that offers an impressive refresh rate of 90Hz.
Moreover, the Xiaomi Mi 10 Global Version is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 5G processor and packs a competent Adreno 650 GPU for a seamless overall experience. On the photography front, the handset features a quad-camera setup with a 108MP, 13MP, 2MP, and a 2MP camera at the back. Upfront, there’s a 20MP selfie camera.
The dual-SIM smartphone runs MIUI 11 based on the latest Android 10 OS, bringing full-screen gesture support. Aside from that, the Xiaomi Mi 10 Global Version draws its juices from a robust 4780mAh battery that supports fast 30W wired and 30W wireless charging.
Furthermore, it supports multi-functional NFC, HPUE, an IR blaster, 4×4 MIMO and dual-frequency GPS. You can follow this link to check out more details about the Xiaomi Mi 10 Global Version and place your pre-order through Giztop without wasting time.
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Earlier this week, Redmi unveiled the K30 Pro along with the K30 Pro Zoom Edition smartphones for consumers in China. Both handsets went immediately up for pre-order following their announcements, and are now available for purchase through Giztop.
Touted as one of China’s most popular e-tailers, Giztop is offering the 8GB RAM+128GB ROM, as well as the 8GB RAM+256GB ROM variants at unbeatable prices. Let’s dive straight into the details without wasting time.
Available in blue, gray, as well as an eye-catching white color option, the 8GB RAM+128GB ROM variant can now be yours for $649. Those who fancy storing larger multimedia files such as music, videos, images, etc on their phones, can go for the other model that ships with 8GB of RAM and offers a hefty 256GB of onboard storage space.
The slightly larger variant is available in four highly appealing color options including blue, gray, purple and white for $699 on Giztop. In other words, you need to shell out $50 more to get your hands on the larger Xiaomi Redmi K30 Pro Zoom Edition smartphone.
The Xiaomi Redmi K30 Pro Zoom Edition is an irresistible smartphone that sports a 6.67-inch AMOLED FHD+ display with a fingerprint scanner embedded under the screen for added safety. Under the hood, the phone packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor, coupled with an Adreno 650 GPU.
In the optics department, the Redmi K30 Pro Zoom Edition features a quad camera setup comprising a 64MP, 13MP, an 8MP and a 2MP camera at the back. The dual-SIM phone offers a 20M front pop-up camera for the selfie addicts.
Furthermore, the Redmi K30 Pro Zoom Edition runs MIUI 11 based on the latest Android 10 OS, while drawing its juices from a robust 4700mAh battery that supports 30W fast charging. It adopts the MI-FC technology to fully charge the device in about 60 minutes.
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Samsung launched the Galaxy A51 and Galaxy A71 phones in December 2019. Soon after they went official, the rumor mill started speculating on the existence of their 5G versions. Recently, the Galaxy A71 5G was spotted at China’s TENAA authority with full specifications. Popular tipster Evan Blass shared leaked press renders of the Galaxy A51 5G phone.
The new render of the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G shows that its appearance is identical with its 4G version. The phone is fitted with an Infinity-O screen. The backside of the device features a rectangle camera module with four cameras arranged in L-shaped design. The right side of the device has a volume rocker and a power key.
Recent reports have revealed that the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G will be arriving with a model number of SM-A5160. The handset is expected to arrive in some 5G-ready markets like South Korea and China. There is no official confirmation yet from the company on the existence of the device. The handset had recently appeared on Geekbench through which it was revealed that it will be fueled by Exynos 980 chipset and 6 GB of RAM.
The Galaxy A51 has a 6.5-inch S-AMOLED display that offers 1080 x 2400 pixels full HD+ resolution. It is fueled by the Exynos 9611 chipset and up to 8 GB of RAM. The phone ships with up to 128 GB of native storage. It offers with a microSD card slot for additional storage.
The rear side of the phone features a quad cameras setup. It comprises of a 48-megapixel main shooter, a 12-megapixel ultrawide lens, a 5-megapixel macro lens and a 5-megapixel depth sensor. Up front, there is a 32-megapixel selfie camera. The device houses a 4,000mAh battery with 15W fast charging support. It features an in-screen fingerprint reader.
In February, OPPO had launched a phone named Reno3 Vitality Edition in China. The Snapdragon 765 powered device was also dubbed as Reno3 Youth. Well-known Ishan Agarwal teamed up with Pricebaba recently revealed that it could be coming to international markets as Find X2 Lite. The same sources have now revealed that the Chinese firm will be launching a new phone called OPPO Find X2 Neo. This handset is said to be international version of the Reno3 Pro 5G phone that was announced in December 2019 in China.
OPPO Find X2 Neo render
The leaked render of the Find X2 Neo shows that its appearance is identical with China’s Reno3 Pro 5G smartphone. The only major difference is the gradient blue paint job, which isn’t available in China. Hence, it appears that the global version of the smartphone could be available in this exclusive color.
The display of the phone curves towards the edges and its top and bottom bezels are slim. There is a small round-shaped cutout for the front-facing camera on the screen. The AMOLED screen is integrated with a fingerprint reader. The rear side of the device has a vertical quad camera system coupled with a dual LED flash unit. The ‘Ultra Steady’ text imprinted alongside the rear cameras highlights the phone’s ability to capture videos with the company’s video stabilization technology. The new leak has no information on the specification of the Find X2 Neo. However, it is likely to be packed with identical specs as China’s Reno3 Pro 5G.
OPPO Find X2 Neo specifications (Rumored)
The Find X2 Neo could be coming with 90Hz 6.5-inch OLED screen that offers full HD resolution. The Snapdragon 765G could be powering the phone with up 12 GB of RAM. It may offer users with up to 256 GB of storage. The ColorOS 7 based Android 10 OS will come preloaded on the device.
The Find X2 Neo could be coming with a front camera of 32-mgeapixel. The rear shell of the device could be fitted with a 48-megapixel quad camera system. It could be housing a 4,025mAh battery that support VOOC 4.0 30W rapid charging.
The latest Apple Watch 5 series was released in two models, while one had a titanium body, the second version had a premium ceramic body. However, there are reports that Apple is planning to put an innovative feature in the mix. The company is said to be planning to equip future Watch series with a case, partly made of plastic and ceramic fibres.
The US company is making efforts to expand the Apple Watch user base in an effort to develop a watch that is cheaper to produce, a new Apple patent has revealed. The patent application proposes the use of ceramic fibre braids to produce a case that is strong enough to protect a watch but at a lower cost.
The patent filed at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has the patent number – 20200096948 is entitled “Ceramic Weaving of Case for Low-Cost, Structured, Penetrating Antennas”. According to Apple, certain materials can provide the desired level of performance in terms of certain characteristics. For example, metal casings can be sturdy but have varying degrees of electromagnetic shielding. Plastic enclosures can be electromagnetically transparent but have lower strength, toughness and abrasion resistance. Ceramic materials can be stronger than plastic, but moulding and processing costs can be higher.
Ceramic fibre is a lightweight insulating product. It has a low thermal mass which means that it does not retain heat, low thermal conductivity and is an extremely effective insulation material. The material may likely be used as a cheap priced version but we don’t see Apple entirely ditching the titanium or Ceramic material for this one. It may likely not be used on the next-gen Watch series. After all, not all Apple patents eventually find their way to its product.
2020 seems to be the year of top-end flagships. Unlike last year, both Samsung and Huawei released three variants in their latest flagship line-ups, and the third variant is a top-tier flagship without compromises. We are referring to Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra and Huawei P40 Pro+ which offer much more than the usual Pro and Plus versions. Oppo decided to launch a new flagship from its most advanced series: the Oppo Find X2 Pro, which comes with maxed out specifications as well. Currently, I consider these three devices as the best smartphones actually available in terms of specs sheet. But which one is the very best on the paper? This comparison will help you find out.
Huawei P40 Pro+ vs Oppo Find X2 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
Oppo Find X2 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
Huawei P40 Pro+
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT
165.2 x 74.4 x 8.8 mm, 200/208 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, 1440 x 3168p (Quad HD+), AMOLED
6.9 inches, 1440 x 3200p (Quad HD+), Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Dual SIM slot, fast reverse wireless charging 27W, 5G, eSIM
Design
The huge camera modules found on Huawei P40 Pro+ and Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra do not make them the most elegant smartphones out there. Oppo did a definitely better job with the design. The Oppo Find X2 Pro comes in two amazing color variants made of different materials: Vegan Leather Orange and Ceramic Black. The leather variant is unique and impressive, with an amazing touch & feel. Huawei P40 Pro+ has a ceramic body as well, while Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra is made of glass and aluminum like most of the flagships. All these phones are waterproof with the IP68 certification.
Display
On the paper, Oppo Find X2 Pro looks the most awesome device in terms of display quality. It has a high Quad HD+ resolution, a 120 Hz refresh rate, and a 240 Hz touch-sampling rate, as well as the support to HDR10 and complete DCI-P3 gamut. The Find X2 Pro is a device with a 10-bit screen that can display one billion colors; simply amazing. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra has a 120 Hz display as well, but it only supports the high refresh rate with the Full HD resolution. The display is not the strongest point of the Huawei P40 Pro+ which comes with a lower resolution and just a 90 Hz refresh rate.
Hardware/Software
If we consider the variant sold in the U.S. with Snapdragon 865, in its most expensive configuration, Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra packs the most powerful hardware with up to 16 GB of RAM and up to 512 GB of internal storage. With just 8 GB of RAM and an inferior Kirin 990 chipset, Huawei P40 Pro+ loses the battle, while Oppo Find X2 Pro sits in the middle. But the European version of the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra is fueled by a different and inferior chipset: the Exynos 990 is not only less performing than the Snapdragon 865, but it does not even support mmWave 5G technology. It supports 5G connectivity, but only in sub-6 GHz frequencies. With all of these handsets, you get Android 10 out of the box, but Huawei P40 Pro+ does not have Google services and apps.
Camera
Huawei P40 Pro+ has just been announced and we still had no chance to test its camera department, but on the paper, it looks the most convincing one. Huawei P40 Pro+ is the first phone with a 10x optical zoom and it has an amazing 50 MP main sensor with omnidirectional PDAF. It even comes with triple OIS and an awesome 40 MP ultrawide lens. The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra might be right below the Huawei P40 Pro+ with its impressive 108 MP main camera supported by a 48 MP periscope lens. While Huawei P40 Pro+ might provide a better photo quality, the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra may be a lot better than Huawei P40 Pro+ when it comes to video recording due to its advanced stabilization technology and 8K support. But do not underestimate Oppo Find X2 Pro which currently leads DxOMark’s ranking of the best camera phones (S20 Ultra and P40 Pro+ are still not in the ranking).
Battery
With its mammoth 5000 mAh battery, there is no doubt about the fact that Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra will provide a way longer battery life than its two rivals. Right after, there should be Huawei P40 Pro+ with a 4200 mAh battery. The Huawei P40 Pro+ also comes with the fastest wireless charging and reverse wireless charging technologies ever. Oppo Find X2 Pro does not support wireless charging, but it has the fastest wired charging technology bringing the battery from 0 to 100 percent in just 38 minutes.
Price
Huawei P40 Pro+ will carry a price of €1399/$1543 globally, Oppo Find X2 Pro will cost €1200/$1324, and Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra starts from €1379/$1399. There is not a definitive winner of this comparison, even though we think a lot of people would go for the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra if we do not consider the prices, due to its bigger battery, amazing cameras, and more. Oppo Find X2 Pro has a more affordable price, a better design and an amazing display, as well as the fastest charging technology. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra offers a bigger battery and impressive cameras, as well as the best hardware in the Snapdragon 865 variant. Huawei P40 Pro+ comes with the most convincing cameras (but we are yet to establish if they are really superior cameras) and the best wireless charging technologies. Which one would you pick?
Huawei has hinted that it will halt its medical aid to Europe after a statement by the EU’s Foreign Chief Josep Borrell that a ‘politics of generosity’ is being played out. Borrel also claimed that Huawei’s donations suggest that there is a ‘global battle of narratives’ at play.
Borrel had written a blog post which we feel is ill-times, where he stated that “Following the EU’s donation of medical equipment to China earlier in the year, “China has brought down local new infections to single figures – and it is now sending equipment and doctors to Europe.” He also claimed that China’s generosity is an aggressive drive to push the message that it is a responsible and reliable partner, unlike the US. He also claimed Beijing had even made attempts to discredit the EU as well.
In this light, a Huawei official said to be familiar with the matter reportedly disclosed to EURACTIV that the company will scale down its donation of masks to countries in Europe to avoid getting entangled in the US/China power play. However, the company says it “remains open” to discussions with health authorities in Europe who are in “dire need” of additional equipment. The official also insisted that donations were never meant to have been a PR campaign.
The coronavirus pandemic began in China but it quickly spread like wildfire, overwhelming nations that were hitherto regarded as world powers such as Italy, Spain, France and even the US. While conspiracy theories are being forwarded as regards China’s intentions, we cannot simply brush aside the magnanimity of several top Chinese companies like Alibaba, Huawei, Xiaomi and others. The aids from these Chinese companies as well as the government of China have gone a long way to help countries contain the scourge and earned them accolades. Recently, China had responded to an appealed for assistance by Serbia and shipped equipment to the country. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is reported to have told China’s ambassador to Serbia that without China, Europe could “hardly defend itself.”
Huawei has also donated millions of masks to several EU member states, including Italy, Ireland, the Czech Republic, Poland, Holland, and Spain, to aid local efforts at fighting the disease. The Chinese government recently donated millions of masks and medical equipment to the Czech Republic this week. In response to the gesture, the Czech Interior Minister Jan Hamacek had claimed that China is “the only country capable of supplying Europe with such amounts.” These statements will no doubt make Washington and even the EU commission uncomfortable as it portrays China in a different light from the one the US wants countries to view Beijing.
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