As of right now, various industries related to electronics and technology utilize silicon as the primary choice for the semiconductor materials. However, a new report suggests that a new more efficient material might arrive soon as multiple smartphone OEMs are expected to adopt this new material for future products.
According to the report, major smartphone brands like Huawei, Apple, Vivo, Oppo, Samsung, and Xiaomi are all preparing for the adoption of a new breed of chargers. Its big news considering the new products that will be sold may be equipped with gallium nitride (GaN). This compound is a semiconductor material that offers certain notable advantages over silicon, thanks to its higher bandgap.
Realme GaN 65W fast charger
In simpler terms, each atom in the GaN can hold and provide more energy than its silicon counterparts. This results in a much higher power delivery capacity in an even smaller charger size, making it both efficient and portable at the same time. Reportedly, the new improvements in technology could see new generations of fast chargers capable of outputting 65W of power, resulting in a vast improvement of fast charging standards compared to today’s technology.
Although the technology is yet to see widespread adoption, a Chinese company, Xiaomi, has already started offering such chargers. The Mi 10 Pro arrives with a 65W GaN fast charger, so it is safe to assume that the industry will catch up soon. The smartphone market is a highly volatile market and staying up to date and innovative is what keeps OEMs from being left behind by the competition. Thus other Chinese brands like Huawei or Oppo will quickly adopt the new technology and material as well.
Xiaomi’s 65W GaN fast charger
Apple is an interesting addition to the list of near future adopters. The Cupertino based giant is infamous for being slow in the integration of technologies it has not developed on its own. This holds especially true in the fast charging fields. The best example of this is the meager 5W charger the iPhone 11 still ships with out of the box. So it may seem like a significant jump from the company to 65W, especially for a relatively new technology.
Apple Inc. has been operating in India for the greater part of the last decade through third-party resellers. The scenario is set to change very soon with CEO Tim Cook announcing that the company plans to establish its first retail outlet in the country by 2021. Cook went a step ahead answering questions about Apple’s India strategy, which also includes online reselling starting later this year.
Tim addressed the shareholders at the Apple annual conference on Wednesday, confirming plans of setting up an online store by Q3 2020, and a brick-and-mortar store by the next year. Speaking on the topic, Cook said, “I am a firm believer in the opportunities in India. The vibrancy here and the demographics are simply unparalleled”.
According to Cook’s official statement, Apple’s decision to operate in India is largely due to the fact that the company did not want third-parties to run the brand. Apple has been running its Indian franchises through third-party resellers due to the government’s restrictions on stores owned by non-India firms. Forcing them to depend on local resellers for sales and after-sales services.
Cook further stated, “We are not the best firm for partnership. We like to do things our way”. The Indian government has recently loosened the rope around foreign companies operating independent stores in the country. This coupled with the fact Apple recently set up an assembly point in the country, opening up avenues for export, adding to its 30% local resource collection, which has worked in its favor.
Rumors around Apple purchasing a 25,000 sq ft property in Mumbai’s Maker Maxity mall surfaced late last year. While one floor is expected to be Apple’s experience center, another would be dedicated to sales, and a third for after-sale service.
This is a strategic decision by Apple as they have been looking for ways to indulge the growing audience with its array of products for a long while. The road was challenging due to the high prices associated with Apple products. According to a Counterpoint Research, the average price of smartphones sold in India is around $150. While Apple has continuously been requesting the government to offer tax respite for quite some time, nothing materialized until its two major suppliers, Foxconn and Wistron, started assembling products in India.
Vivo APEX 2020 will be unveiled tomorrow at 4 PM (local time) in China. Ahead of the launch, the Chinese firm has been consistently spilling information on the innovative features that will arriving on the APEX 2020 concept phone. Today, the company released a new poster which hints that the phone will possess crazy 60W fast wireless charging technology.
Vivo has shared a new poster on Weibo which showcases the APEX 2020 phone with “60W” mentioned behind it. The machine translated text of the Weibo post reads that the APEX 2020 will not amazing display and imaging capabilities, but also it will offer ultra-fast flash wireless charging. There is no information available on the battery size of the APEX 2020.
In theory, the blazing fast 60W wireless charging technology seems twice faster than 30W wireless charging feature available on Xiaomi Mi 10 series. The other phones that come with rapid wireless charging are 30W on Huawei Mate 30 Pro and 25W on Samsung Galaxy S20 series. Considering the fact that the APEX 2020 will come with 60W wireless charging, it may offer even faster wired charging capabilities.
Past reports have revealed that the Vivo APEX 2020 may come with a marvelous curved display that will offer full screen experience. It may support a high refresh rate of 120Hz. The teasers of the smartphone have revealed that it will be equipped with a round-shaped camera module that will house first of its kind PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) camera. The APEX 2020 is expected to offer 5x to 7.5x optical zoom capabilities. The Snapdragon 865 mobile platform will be powering the device. The other specifications of the smartphone are still a mystery.
Back in 2019, the world was introduced to Xiaomi‘s Concept smartphone, the Mi MIX Alpha. It was one of the first of its kind from the brand and arrived with a very unique and interesting design. However, the smartphone was never intended to be mass produced, even though an executive claimed it was possible and was only going to be sold in limited quantities. But a new concept render reveals, that may be a more practical version might be in the works.
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The Xiaomi Mi MIX Alpha arrived with a futuristic aesthetics and a flexible display that almost completely wrapped around the entire smartphone’s body. This allowed it to achieve one of the highest screen to body ratio and also forego physical buttons, with the volume rockers being added on the touch capacitive sides. Notably, we have previously covered the patented design of this concept render.
The rear panel is what makes the Xiaomi Mi MIX concept render a lot more practical than the original Mi MIX Alpha
However, its highlighting feature, which was the display, is also what makes it technically impractical, as laying it on the back could still make it prone to scratches on the display. Thus, the new concept renders reveal a more practical solution, with the screen still wrapping around the edges but not as prominently as the Mi MIX Alpha.
Reports have touted it to be both the commercial version of the same or another altogether, namely the Mi MIX 4. Looking at the renders, it can be observed that the front is mostly covered by the display with a minimal notch at the top and bezels at the bottom. On the rear, the device features a dual camera setup in the top middle and has a lot more rear coverage than the concept smartphone.
Under the hood, the leaked specifications claim that the Mi MIX device in question will sport Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 SoC. Furthermore, it will feature up to 12GB of RAM and up to a whopping 1TB of UFS 3.0 or 3.1 storage. The handset will be powered by a 4,500mAh battery which will support 45W fast charging alongside 30W wireless charging as well. For photography, a 108 megapixel image sensor is rumored while the front will feature a pop up camera of unknown make.
Past reports had claimed that the Vivo India will be launching the Vivo V19 smartphone by early March. However, the company hasn’t officially confirmed on its arrival in the country. The Indonesian division of Vivo has now confirmed that the Vivo V19 smartphone will go official on March 10 in Indonesia. The promo video of the smartphone showcases the design of the Vivo V19 phone.
The Vivo V19 smartphone promo video reveals that it is equipped with a punch-hole screen. The display of the phone is surrounded by super-slim bezels. The bottom edge of the device has a USB-C port placed between a 3.5mm audio jack and an external speaker. The volume rocker and a power key.
The promo video further reveals that the key features of the smartphones such as gaming capabilities, AR stickers for selfies, low-light selfie photography and more. The glass rear of the smartphone has a rectangle-shaped camera setup that includes four cameras in L-shape arrangement along with an LED flash. The main sensor in the camera setup is a 48-megapixel lens. For shooting selfies, the phone possesses a 32-megapixel. The other specifications of the smartphone are currently under the wraps. The phone can be seen in blue and white colors.
The Vivo V19 for Indonesia seems to be a rebranded version of the Vivo V17 that went official with 32-megapixel selfie and 48-megapixel quad cameras in December 2019 in India. In fact, the design of Indonesia’s upcoming Vivo V19 matches with that of India’s Vivo V17. Hence, it appears that Vivo will be rebranding India’s Vivo V17 in Indonesia as Vivo V19. It is advisable to wait for further reports to confirm on it. A recent report had revealed that the Vivo V19 for India will be equipped with a dual punch-hole display.
Vivo V17 (India edition) specifications
The Vivo V17 has a 6.44-inch S-AMOELD punch-hole display that offers full HD+ resolution and 20:9 aspect ratio. The FunTouch OS 9.2 based Android 9 Pie OS runs on the device. The Snapdragon 675 mobile platform, 8 GB of RAM and 4,500mAh battery with 18W fast charging technology powers the Vivo V17.
The Vivo V17 possesses a front-facing camera of 32-megapixel. It has a 48-megapixel + 8-megapixel (ultrawide) + 2-megapixel (macro) + 2-megapixel (depth) quad camera setup. The smartphone is selling with a price tag of R. 22,990.
Huawei has just opened a brand new retail store in Barcelona. It is the second physical outlet from the company and has also opened directly opposite to an Apple store. However, one of its most noteworthy aspects is that its interior aesthetics are remarkably similar to Apple stores.
Huawei recently opened a retail store in Barcelona, Spain, which resembles the design and aesthetics of an Apple store (Images via Computer Hoy)
The new Huawei store officially opened earlier this week, on 22nd February 2020, since it was supposed to launch with the MWC 2020 event in the same region. Although the major event was canceled, the Chinese tech giant has proceeded to inaugurate the store regardless. The area of the new store is a sizeable 750 square meter space of retail store which is spread over two floors.
Many drew out the similarities in design and and product placement
Furthermore, the Huawei store offers many different and unique equipment that allows users to experience the company’s technology. It arrives with artificial intelligence, multimedia tools, workshops, exhibitions, and even thematic experiences. All of this is to attract more people into the Huawei electronic ecosystem. The store also has various experts and employees that specialize in the area one is present in and the gadgets around them, with a total team of about 20.
Notably, this makes the store the second Huawei outlet in the region and marks the company’s strategy of further expanding in the European regions. However, since its official launch, many customers and others have noted its peculiar similarity to Apple’s aesthetics and interior design. According to certain netizens, there is a blatant “theft” in identity which is clear as day.
The brand new Huawei store has been inaugurated directly opposite to an Apple store
Another interesting point is that Huawei has opened the store directly opposite to an Apple store. This also signifies a rivalry of sorts, since historically, Huawei has been known to be “inspired” by the Cupertino based giant’s products and interior designs as well. Another good example of this is the Huawei Global flagship store in Shenzhen, China, that looks a lot like an Apple store from the inside. Lastly, the store isn’t the only one that has bee inaugurated in the country as Huawei already has plans to open a third store later on during the first half od this year in the La Gavia shopping center in Madrid.
Touted as one of China’s most reliable e-tailers, Gearbest offers a wide range of products across multiple categories at unbeatable prices. Staying true to its reputation, the Chinese online store is currently offering the Deerma DEM – SJS600 Purifying Humidifier for a lowered price.
A product from one of Xiaomi’s ecological chain companies Youpin, the Deerma DEM – SJS600 usually retails for $103.32, but Gearbest is giving its loyal users a chance to purchase this purifying humidifier for a dropped price of just $61.99. This 40 percent discount is specifically valid for the white color version.
A combo of air purifier and humidifier, the Deerma DEM – SJS600 offers three easy ways to add water. You can add water directly, or to the cover or simply lift the tank to add water. It has a large 5L capacity, which is equivalent to 20 pieces of 250ml mineral water.
The Deerma DEM – SJS600 can efficiently continue to moisturize for twelve hours. Aside from offering three adding water methods and 5L large capacity, the device comes with UV lamp purification, and patent electromagnetic hydration.
Furthermore, it uses triple protection of the water tank to keep users safe from contamination. It has an easy-to-clean large caliber, a dirtless flat bottom and activated carbon that eliminates impurities.
There is an aromatherapy box with essential oil filter cotton placed on the side that can be pulled out easily, allowing you to make your favorite aroma. On top of that, it has an ambiance light, including an orange light that indicates a humidification state and a red light that hints at water shortage.
You can visit this link to check out more details about the Deerma DEM – SJS600 Purifying Humidifier and place your order. It is worth noting that the flash sale is slated to end in just one day.
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Huawei’s sub-brand Honor had launched its new smartwatch named Honor Magic Watch 2 in China last year. Today, the company has launched a new variant of the same device, dubbed Honor Magic Watch 2 Sakura Gold.
The newly launched color scheme has simple and elegant look and gives the smartwatch a luxurious, young and energetic feel. The device, which seems to be targeted at women, is now up for reservation in China.
It carries a price tag of 1,399 yuan which roughly converts to $199 but the company is currently offering 100 yuan (~$14) discount and thus, it is currently available for 1,299 yuan, which is about $185.
The Honor Magic Watch 2 Sakura Gold Edition comes with a 1.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen display offering a screen resolution of 390 x 390 pixels and 326 PPI pixel density along with support for personalised watch faces. Under the hood, the device with 42mm dial is powered by the company’s own Kirin A1 chipset.
Fitness-related features on the smartwatch include GPS and GLONASS tracking system, 15 goal-based fitness modes, 13 different running courses, and real-time VoiceOver guidance. Further, it comes with a few health related features like heart-rate monitor, sleep monitoring, and stress monitoring.
The device, which is rated 5ATM for water resistance, also supports storage and playback of over 500 songs. As for the battery life, the company claims that the smartwatch can last for about seven days on a single charge.
Xiaomi has expanded its business well beyond the limits of a smartphone brand. Apart from smartphones, the company has products in various categories, including laptop, power, smart home, lifestyle, wearable, among others.
The company also holds stakes in several other companies, including the likes of Huami which makes Amazfit smart wearable devices; Black Shark which makes premium gaming smartphones; Roborock which makes smart cleaning robots; among others.
Now, Xiaomi is expanding its presence in the chipset industry by becoming a shareholder of two chipset companies. As per the report from 36Kr, Xiaomi is investing in these two chip companies through its investment arm Hubei Xiaomi Yangtze River Industrial Fund.
It is being reported that Xiaomi took 1.38 percent stake in Shanghai-based ASR Microelectronics. And just a few days before that, the company had become the third-largest external shareholder of OnMicro Corporation with 6.98 percent stake.
Founded in 2015, ASR Microelectronics focuses on chips for a variety of consumer electronics uses, including mobile intelligent terminals, Internet of Things devices, and navigation. The biggest shareholder of the company is the eCommerce giant Alibaba, which holds about 21.75 percent stake.
As for OnMicro Corporation, it is a developer and researcher of high-performance integrated circuit and peripheral products for various electronics. It specialises in developing RF integrated circuit chips and analog integrated circuit chips utilized in wireless communication, power management, and RF front-end modules.
The development hints that the company could have given up on its efforts to develop its own chipset for smartphones. Xiaomi has previously launched Surge S1 mobile processor but there has no follow up after that. Now, instead of developing its own, the company seems to have taken the route of strategic investments.
Prior to investment in these two companies, Xiaomi had last year made a strategic investment in VeriSilicon Holdings Co Ltd, acquiring roughly 6 percent stake and becoming the second-largest external shareholder of the company.
Vivo is all set to announce the Vivo Z6 5G smartphone on Saturday. Ahead of the launch, the Vivo Z6 5G that has a model number of V1963A has been spotted at TENAA with full specifications. Ahead of the Feb. 29 launch, the company is now receiving reservations of the smartphone in China. Today, Vivo shared two posters to reveal the camera configurations and display features of the Vivo Z6 5G phone.
The rear shell of the Vivo Z6 5G features a rectangle-shaped camera setup. The new poster that gives a closer look at the setup reveals four cameras and a pill-shaped LED flash unit. While the TENAA listing confirmed that the Vivo Z6 5G confirmed that the phone has a 48-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel + 2-megapixel quad camera system, the poster only reveals the megapixel count of the main sensor.
The image shows that the first lens in the setup is a 112-degree ultrawide lens of 8-megapixel with a wide aperture. It is followed by the 48-megapixel main shooter with f/1.79 aperture. Next comes the 2-megapixel depth sensor and a below the LED flash is a 2-megapixel macro lens with 4cm focal length.
The other poster showcases the punch-hole display of the Vivo Z6 5G. The circular cutout at the top-right of the screen is of 3.5mm. The phone promises a tall aspect ratio of 20:9. The TENAA listing revealed that the phone offers full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. It has an in-display selfie camera of 16-megapixel. The phone promises a screen-to-body ratio of 90.74 percent.
The Android 10 OS will come preloaded on the Vivo Z6 5G smartphone. It will come with up to 8 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of native storage. The phone will be available in three colors like black, purple and light blue.
Windows OS-based pocket laptops are all the rage right now with leading manufacturers launching compact 7-inch to 8.9-inch laptops. To cash in on the growing popularity of these devices, Magic-Ben launched an 8.9-inch Windows 10 pocket laptop dubbed the Magic-Ben MAG1 on October 10th last year.
Less than a year after hitting the store shelves, the Magic-Ben MAG1 4G LTE Pocket Laptop has received a noteworthy price cut. The 16GB RAM+512GB SSD storage MAG1 variant would normally set you back $1047.99, but you can now get your hands on it through GeekBuying for just $869.99, which converts to a 17 percent off.
Aside from receiving the aforesaid discount, you can avail of an extra 2 percent off by applying the New User Coupon at checkout, provided this is your first order with GeekBuying. An absolute bargain at this price, the Magic-Ben MAG1 sports an 8.9-inch touchscreen with a high resolution of 2560×1600 pixels.
It is powered by Intel Core m3-8100y, Dual-Core, 1.10GHz~3.4GHz processor for advanced multitasking, superior gaming and movie-watching experience. Furthermore, the Magic-Ben MAG1 draws its juices from a large 8100mAh battery, allowing you to use the mini laptop for an entire with just one charge.
Touted as an ultraportable business notebook, the Magic-Ben MAG1 runs the latest genuine Windows 10 OS with updated software. Moreover, it is the same size as the iPad Mini and weighs in at just 690 grams, which means, you can carry it in your pocket wherever you go.
It features a backlit keyboard to ensure your work is not interrupted even in a dark environment. On top of that, it can be held by one hand for a long time without experiencing any sort of discomfort.
To know more about the Magic-Ben MAG1 pocket laptop and to place your order, all you need to do is to follow this link without wasting time. Note that the promotion will come to an end in just one day.
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HMD Global seems to be gearing up to launch a few new devices in the market pretty soon. The company’s three upcoming Nokia smartphones have been spotted on the Wi-Fi Alliance certification website.
The smartphones that have passed through the certification process carry model number TA-1223, TA-1227, and TA-1229. The listing reveals that all three smartphones are running the latest Android 10 operating system.
Further, it has also been revealed that the listed devices come with support for dual-band Wi-Fi connectivity. Apart from this, nothing much is known about the upcoming smartphones, nor their names.
As the model numbers TA-1223, TA-1227 and TA-1229 have not appeared before, we don’t know what to expect from these phones. It is also not clear if the devices are a part of the company’s premium lineup or they are mid-range offerings.
HMD Global was expected to launch new smartphones at the Mobile World Congress 2020 in Barcelona, Spain. However, with MWC 2020 getting cancelled, the company is likely to hold a standalone event for launching the devices.
There’s a possibility that the device now spotted on Wi-Fi Alliance website are the ones that were planned to get launched at MWC 2020. The company was rumored to launch Nokia 8.2 5G, Nokia 5.2, Nokia 1.3 and Nokia 400 feature phone at Mobile World Congress.
Xiaomi recently launched its flagship smartphone of the year in the form of Mi 10 series which includes the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro. Now, it seems that the company could launch a new variant of the same with transparent back.
Today, Lei Jun, Chairman of Xiaomi took to Weibo and shared a photo of Mi 10 with the caption “Xiaomi Mi 10 Transparent Edition”. However, the picture shows the Mi 10 smartphone with a wallpaper of the phone’s internal view.
While he has not explicitly said that the Mi 10 with transparent back is coming, the shared image and the caption has sparked the rumors that such device could get launched.
If it does get launched, it won’t be the first time given that Xiaomi had launched Mi 9 Explorer Edition with the transparent back and a similar transparent back cover version of the Mi 8 smartphone as well.
The Xiaomi Mi 10 comes with a 6.67-inch curved AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate and 180Hz touch sampling rate. Under the hood, the device comes powered by Qualcomm’s octa-core Snapdragon 865 chipset, coupled with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM, and UFS 3.0 storage.
Thanks to SD865 SoC, the phone comes with support for both SA and NSA dual-mode 5G connectivity. As for cooling, the phone comes with Vapour Chamber liquid-cooling system with multiple layers of graphite and AI machine learning to keep the temperature under control. The company is also offering a special cooling fan as a separate accessory.
Coming to the camera department, the Mi 10 comes with a quad-camera setup on the back, consisting of 108MP primary sensor, a 13MP ultra-wide-angle lens, a 2MP depth sensor, and a 2MP macro lens. On the front side, it features a 20MP camera sensor for taking selfies and video calling.
The smartphone, running Android 10, is powered by a 4,780mAh battery which also comes with 30W wired fast charging and 30W wireless fast charging as well as support for 10W reverse wireless charging.
The Mi 10 series smartphones have been on sale in China for three times now in which the company has managed to sell hundreds of thousands of units, generation revenues of millions of yuan. Xiaomi has also scheduled another sale on 28th February.
Prior to launching the Realme X50 Pro 5G smartphone, the company had launched the Realme X50 5G smartphone in China last month. Along with the standard models, Realme had also unveiled Master Edition in two options — Dots and Lines.
While the Realme X50 5G Master Edition Dots has already been on sale, the company has today launched the Master Edition Line which will be available for purchase in its first sale in China on 8th March. Pre-booking for the same are already up on several online platforms, including Realme.com, JD.com, Tmall, Suning, among others.
The Realme X50 5G Master Edition come in a single memory variant that packs 12GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. The smartphone is priced at 3,099 yuan, which roughly converts to $440.
The phone features a 6.57-inch IPS LCD display with Full HD+ screen resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels, 20:9 aspect ratio, 120Hz refresh rate, and 90.4 percent screen-to-body ratio. Under the hood, the device is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset.
While the standard model comes in 6GB, 8GB, and 12GB RAM models, the Master Edition comes packed with 12GB of RAM and 256GB internal storage. On the other hand, the regular version gets option from 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB UFS 2.1 internal storage.
The smartphone can connect two dual Wi-Fi connections along with 5G networks simultaneously for stable and uninterrupted web connection. It packs five-dimensional ice-cooled heat dissipation system that includes a double layer of graphite sheet, liquid cooled copper pipe, thermal gel, thermal silicon pad, copper foil thermal array and more layers of graphite sheet, ensuring the phone remains cool during intensive performance.
Coming to the camera setup, the device features a quad-camera setup on the back, which consists of a Samsung GW1 64-megapixel primary camera, an 8-megapixel ultrawide lens with 119-degree field-of-view, a 12-megapixel telephoto lens and a 2-megapixel macro lens with a focal length of 4cm.
On the front side, the device comes with a Sony IMX471 primary lens that is coupled with an 8-megapixel superwide sensor. The front cameras also come with features like UIS Super Image Stabilizer, video portrait blur, portrait night, AI portrait beauty, and others.
The device runs the latest Android 10 operating system with Realme UI on top and is powered by a 4,200mAh battery with 30W VOOC 4.0 Flash Charge technology that can charge the smartphone up to 70 percent in just 30 minutes.
Black Shark 3 gaming phone will be unveiled on March 3 in China. Reports surrounding it have suggested that there could be two handsets since KLE-A0 and MBU-A0 Black Shark 3 models have been spotted at Geekbench benchmarking platform and at the database of China’s 3C certification body. Ahead of the March 3 launch, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun released a promo video of the phone to reveal a new feature. The video reveals that the phone will be arriving with a new magnetic charging connector.
According to Jun, the magnetic charging connector on the Black Shark 3 will make it possible to charge it easily while enjoying games. This reminds us of Vivo APEX 2019 concept phone that was introduced last year sported a port-less design and a similar magnetic port for charging.
The machine translated text of Jun’s Weibo post reads that the Black Shark 3 has a USB-C port for charging. Also, he states the phone is equipped with an earphone slot. The Black Shark 2 and Black Shark 2 Pro phones from last year lack support for 3.5mm audio jack. While Jun states the presence of an earphone slot on the device, the placement of the port cannot be seen in the above show promo video. The Tencent Games branding is imprinted towards the bottom of the device.
The predecessor Black Shark 2 series phones came with dual rear cameras. However, a leaked shot of the alleged Black Shark 3 phone has surfaced on Weiboshows that it will be sporting a triple rear cameras with LED flash inside an inverted triangle-shaped module.
Lastly, the purported Black Shark 3 Pro with model number MBU-A0 was recently benchmarked on AnTuTu. The listing revealed that the phone supports 1440 x 3120 pixels resolution and it is driven by Snapdragon 865 mobile platform and 12 GB of RAM. It has a massive storage of 512 GB. The phone that has been benchmarked on AnTuTu has a refresh rate of 90Hz. However, the handset is said to offer 120Hz refresh rate.
In the CPU, GPU, memory and UX test of AnTuTu, the phone scored 181,539, 221,273, 122,234 and 87,605, respectively. The handset reached an average benchmarking score of 612,651 on AnTuTu. Lastly, the company has confirmed that the Black Shark 3 has a two-part battery system with a total capacity of 4,270mAh. The handset will carry support for 65W fast charging.
Touted as the world’s leading trade show where manufacturers show off their new home appliances and consumer electronics, the IFA 2019 kicked off on September 6th last year. Cashing in on the event, Huawei took the covers off its new wireless earbuds dubbed the FreeBuds 3.
Even months after hitting the store shelves, the Huawei FreeBuds 3 continues to garner popularity among music lovers who fancy listening to favorite soundtracks on the go. Taking its skyrocketing popularity and undying demand into consideration, Huawei is now offering the FreeBuds 3 for a lowered price through Giztop.
While you’d normally end up shelling out $199 on the white, as well as black tinted FreeBuds 3, you can now purchase these eye-catching color options for a lowered price of just $165. The red color option, on the other hand, usually retails for $209 but is currently up for grabs bearing a reduced price tag of just $175 through the popular Chinese e-tailer.
Sporting a new design, the Huawei FreeBuds 3 is powered by the Kirin A1 chipset. The first and second generation of Apple AirPods that packs the W1 and H1 proprietary chipsets, respectively.
Huawei decided to follow suit and outfitted its new earbuds with the Kirin A1 chipset that adopts the Isochronous Dual Channel Bluetooth data transmission. The low=power processor uses advanced Bluetooth for an immersive listening experience.
Moreover, the Huawei Freebuds 3 is the world’s first earbuds to use Bluetooth 5.1 and Bluetooth 5.1 LE wearable chipset. The Freebuds 3 adopt a design that draws inspiration from a dolphin’s vocal cavity. Unlike the rest of the earbuds available in the market today, the Freebuds 3 comes with a one-of-a-kind circular case that has a glossy finish.
While one earbud acts as a master, the other serves as the slave. With the FreeBuds 3, you can pair each earbud as a separate channel to the phone. According to Huawei, FreeBuds 3 is 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 before the promotion comes to an end.
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Huawei will be launching the P40 series of flagship phones on March 26. It said to include devices such as Huawei P40, P40 Pro and P40 Premium Edition. The P40 lineup also has the Huawei P40 Lite that has gone official now. The handset is a rebranded version of the Huawei Nova 6 SE smartphone that was announced in China in December along with the Kirin 990 chipset powered Huawei Nova 6.
Huawei P40 Lite specifications and features
The Huawei P40 Lite phone has 159.2 x 76.3 x 8.7mm and it weighs 183 grams. The phone features an IPS LCD display with a punch-hole at its top-left corner. The 6.4-inch display produces full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2310 pixels. The P40 Lite delivers a screen-to-body ratio of 90.6 percent.
The 7nm Kirin 810 chipset powers the smartphone with 6 GB of RAM. The device is equipped with an internal storage of 128 GB. An expansion slot is available for expanding the storage of the device. The EMUI 10 based Android 10 OS is preloaded on the device. It does not feature Google Mobile Services (GMS).
The Huawei P40 Lite has a square-shaped camera module at the upper-left corner. It has a 48-megapixel main lens with f/1.8 aperture, a 120-degree 8-megapixel wide-angle lens with f/2.4 aperture, a 2-megapixel macro lens with 4cm focal length and f/2.4 aperture and a 2-megapixel depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture. For snapping selfies, the P40 Lite provides users with a frontal shooter of 16-megapixel with f/2.0 aperture. Some of the photography features of the P40 Lite include Super Night Mode and AI driven video editor that allows users to add background music and trim sequences.
The Huawei P40 Lite has a big battery of 4,200mAh capacity. Thankfully, the phone comes with 40W SuperCharge fast charging technology which makes it possible to gain 70 percent battery juice in 30 minutes. There is a side-mounted fingerprint scanner on the device. On the connectivity front, the P40 Lite provides user with dual SIM support, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0 LE, USB-C and 3.5mm audio jack.
Huawei P40 Lite price and release date
The Huawei P40 Lite carries a price tag of 299 euros (~$325). Midnight Black, Sakura Pink and Crush Green are the three color variants of the smartphone. The pre-sale of the phone will begin in European markets on March 2 which will continue until March 16. While the black and pink color editions of the P40 Lite can be bought readily during the pre-sale period, the green variant will be made available at some point later. Lastly, customers who pre-order the P40 Lite will be provided with Freebuds wireless earphones and screen protector for free.
Despite 2020 is still in its early months, we already assisted in the launch of several flagship smartphones. And we are not talking only about expensive ones, but also about affordable flagships providing the highest performance at modest prices. Vivo’s brand iQOO just announced the iQOO 3, its latest affordable flagship especially meant for gamers. In this article, we compared its specifications to the ones of the best Chinese affordable flagships launched in 2020: Realme X50 Pro 5G and Xiaomi Mi 10, both announced a few days ago with the support to 5G connectivity.
Vivo iQOO 3 vs Realme X50 Pro vs Xiaomi Mi 10
Xiaomi Mi 10
Vivo iQOO 3
Realme X50 Pro 5G
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT
162.6 x 74.8 x 9 mm, 208 g
158.5 x 74.9 x 9.2 mm, 214.5 g
159 x 74.2 x 9.4 mm, 207 g
DISPLAY
6.67 inches, 1080 x 2340p (Full HD+), Super AMOLED
6.44 inches, 1080 x 2400p (Full HD+), Super AMOLED
6.44 inches, 1080 x 2400p (Full HD+), Super AMOLED
Quad 64 + 12 + 8 + 2 MP, f/1.8 + f/2.5 + f/2.3 + f/2.4
Dual 32 + 8 MP f/2.5 and f/2.2 front camera
BATTERY
4780 mAh, fast charging 30W, Fast wireless charging 30W
4400 mAh, fast charging 55W
4200 mAh, fast charging 65W
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Dual SIM slot, reverse wireless charging 10W, 5G
Dual SIM slot, optional 5G
Dual SIM slot, 5G
Design
After the notch, punch-hole displays are becoming the trend in the smartphones market. iQOO 3, Realme X50 Pro 5G and Xiaomi Mi 10 do not need a notch to minimize the bezels since they are equipped with punch-hole displays. The front panel of iQOO 3 and Xiaomi Mi 10 come with a better look because they have a single punch-hole display, while Realme X50 Pro 5G is less minimalistic due to its dual punch-hole, but it offers one more sensor on the front. Overall, Xiaomi Mi 10 has a more attractive design due to its curved screen with the highest screen-to-body ratio, but iQOO 3 should be more sturdy due to Gorilla Glass 6 (front and back). Further, iQOO 3 has shoulder buttons (an interesting feature for gamers), and it is even more compact.
Display
When it comes to the quality of displays, Realme X50 Pro 5G and Xiaomi Mi 10 should be very close. Both offer an AMOLED panel with a high 90 Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, and high DCI P3 coverage, as well as the same resolution. Both high-end panels with great image quality and a high brightness, as well as a high touch sampling rate. Realme X50 Pro 5G and Xiaomi Mi 10 have the most convincing displays, while we would not go for the iQOO 3 since it lacks a high refresh rate, but it retains a 180 Hz touch sensing and a high quality.
Hardware/Software
The strongest point of these handsets is definitely the hardware side: they have the most advanced Qualcomm’s chipset, which is Snapdragon 865 with the support to 5G network thanks to a Snapdragon X55 modem. Note that iQOO 3 provides 5G connectivity only in its most expensive variant with 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage. iQOO 3, Realme X50 Pro 5G and Xiaomi Mi 10 all come with the new LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 native storage, but none of them features expandable storage. Android 10 is preinstalled and customized by proprietary user interfaces. It is a draw when it comes to hardware, software optimization will be the key to success.
Camera
The most advanced camera is mounted on the Xiaomi Mi 10: it has a quad camera setup with a 108 MP main sensor, OIS, an ultrawide sensor, a classic depth sensor, and a dedicated macro camera. Unfortunately, Xiaomi Mi 10 does not have a telephoto sensor (unlike Realme X50 Pro 5G and iQOO 3), but it should provide overall better photo quality. Realme X50 Pro 5G wins the selfie comparison with a dual front camera including an ultrawide lens.
Battery
The battery champion here is the Xiaomi Mi 10 thanks to its huge 4780 mAh battery. It is also the only to feature wireless charging (and it is very fast thanks to a 30W power) and reverse wireless charging.
Price
iQOO 3 starts at €475/$517 in China (the base variant has no 5G), Realme X50 Pro 5G will sell for €599/$652 globally in its base variant, and Xiaomi Mi 10 has a €526/$572 starting price in China, but it will likely cost a lot more globally. Due to its great cameras, bigger battery, wireless charging and more interesting feature, Xiaomi Mi 10 looks like a more complete device. iQOO 3 is the best for gamers, but overall, Realme X50 Pro 5G is more valid and we think it even provides the highest value for money.
MediaTek has announced a new chipset albeit without any fanfare or publicity. The Helio P95 is the latest member of MediaTek’s Helio P Series.
The Helio P95 is a single-cluster 8-core chipset with 2x Cortex-A75 cores clocked at 2.2GHz and 6x Cortex-A55 clocked at 2.0GHz. There is an Imagination PowerVR GM 94446 GPU with a 10% improvement in performance over the last generation. The chipset also has a large L3 cache.
The processor supports up to 8GB LPDDR4X RAM (1866MHz) and UFS 2.1 storage. With respect to cameras, it supports 64MP sensors or 24MP + 16MP dual cameras, while it supports displays with resolutions of up to 2520 x 1080 with a 21:9 aspect ratio.
The processor has a triple ISP with 14-bit RAW and 10-bit YUV processing. It also has AI-camera enhancements such as AI-NR low-light photography, 5-person human pose tracking, multiple objects and scene identification, and AI depth engine.
The Helio P95 also comes with APU 2.0 (AI Processing Unit) which MediaTek claims achieves a 10% increase in benchmark performance compared to the last generation. MediaTek says this makes it one of the most powerful AI engines available for 4G smartphones.
MediaTek’s HyperEngine brings improvements in gaming and tunes the whole device, so users can experience a fast and smooth gaming experience.
For connectivity, the Helio P95 supports 4G LTE Cat. 12 download speeds, Cat. 13 upload speeds, 4 x 4 MIMO, 256 QAM, ViLTE, VoLTE, Dual 4G VoLTE Dual SIM, Band 71, WiFi 5, and Bluetooth 5.0.
No manufacturer has announced if it will be the first to launch a phone powered by the chipset. MediaTek has also not revealed when we should expect to see it in devices.
Our previous report had heralded the success achieved by Chinese short-video content platform TikTok and its Chinese equivalent Douyin in 2019. The app dethroned Facebook to slide behind Whatsapp as the most-downloaded app last year. This year, the popularity of the short-video app continues to soar. Recent data released by Sensor Tower shows that Douyin and TikTok were downloaded 104 million times on the Google Playstore and Apple app store.
The latest data shows that the app surpassed WhatsApp as the world’s most downloaded mobile app in the month under reference. The figure represents a massive 46% increase over the same period last year and an impressive 27% increase when compared to the total downloads in December 2019.
The stats show that the top three markets for TikTok downloads during this period are India, Brazil and the United States each accounting for 34.4%, 10.4% and 7.3%, respectively. Thus, the figure could even be higher as it doesn’t include downloads on third-party Android platforms in China and other regions.
At present, the total download of the application has exceeded 1.82 billion times. From a trend perspective, the download volume in February is expected to reach a new high, and the demographic dividend of overseas emerging markets will support TikTok to maintain rapid growth.
In terms of in-app purchase revenue, Douyin and TikTok ’s global revenue in December soared to $ 39.4 million but fell to $ 28.6 million in January. The revenue still ranks as the third-highest revenue-generating month after December and November 2019. At present, in-app purchase revenue is mainly from China and the United States, accounting for 84.5% and 10.1% of total revenue in January, respectively.
The Chinese version Duoyin at first saw a decline in its in-app purchases in early January but quickly rebounded when the Spring festival holidays began on January 23. Duoyin’s in-app purchases were said to be 18.7 times higher than the revenue during the Spring Festival 2019. This may be due to the Coronavirus which meant more persons were at home and spent time with their smartphones and other electronic gadgets. TV viewership was earlier revealed to have reached an all-time high during the holidays due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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