The discovery was made by XDA-Developer member kackskrz. He found strings that contained “64MP” and “Ultra-Pixel” in the latest MIUI Chinese developer ROM (version 9.6.17). He also found the text “64MP DUAL CAMERA” in one string, confirming the Redmi phone will come with dual rear cameras.
The 64MP sensor is the Samsung 64MP ISOCELL Bright GW1. It has a pixel size of 0.8μm and a feature called 4-in-1 Tetracell technology a.k.a pixel binning. What this means is that 64MP shots are actually 16MP; or in the case of a 48MP camera, actually 12MP, With Pixel Binning, low-light images should be better. You should also be able to shoot in 64MP when you switch to the Pro Mode or are in well-illuminated areas.
The unknown Redmi phone is expected to be the first phone in China with a 64M camera. There aren’t any other details regarding the specs of the phone at the moment but more details should surface soon.
Huawei is launching the new Huawei Nova 5 series consisting Nova 5 Pro, Nova 5, and Nova 5i on July 21. Already most of its specifications and other details have leaked via multiple rumours, teasers, and leaks. The company confirmed the Nova 5’s 40W Super fast charging capability in a poster via its official Weibo handle. It can fully charge the Nova 5 within 50-60 minutes.
According to the 3C listing, the Huawei Nova 5 was teased to feature 40W rapid charging. Moreover, it is expected to launch with a 7nm Kirin 810 SoC. It will be featuring an eight-core CPU along with the ARM Cortex-A76 custom large core and a Mali-G52 GPU.
The Huawei Nova 5 is expected to carry a 6.9 inch AMOLED FHD+ display with the resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels. There will be an under display fingerprint sensor along with a punch hole for a 32-megapixel front camera. A quad rear camera is expected to take place consisting a 48-megapixel + 16-megapixel + 2-megapixel + 2-megapixel quad camera setup. There will be an 8 GB RAM and 256 GB Internal Storage edition along with some other storage variants.
The 3C listing also reveals its four different colour options like Green, Black, Orange, and Purple. Some camera samples of the front shooter show its impressive low-light performance. However, on the AnTuTu benchmarks, the device with model number SEA-AL10 scored 315816 points.
The Nova 5i is expected to debut with a Kirin 710F SoC and a 6.4-inch display. It will also host quad camera setup with a 24-megapixel primary + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel + 2-megapixel sensors. It will be coupled with 6 GB RAM and 128 GB internal storage with a 4000 mAh battery.
The world is embracing the new 5G technology. Every smartphone manufacturer is innovating to extend support for the 5G technology across its devices. Samsung, ZTE, LG, and Huawei have already unveiled their respective 5G smartphones – Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, ZTE Axon 10 Pro, LG V50 ThinQ and Huawei Mate 20X 5G. However, China’s homegrown smartphone manufacturer – Vivo is also not behind any other OEM. They have already announced the Vivo APEX 2019 5G smartphone in China.
The company is now going to exhibit 5G related technologies at the MWC Shanghai 2019. Vivo formally confirmed via Weibo to present the new 5G technologies or products at the Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2019. However, the company didn’t reveal any details of the upcoming technologies.
According to developments in the past, Vivo is expected to unveil new 5G technologies which would facilitate the 5G deployment. The company has always remained ahead in the road to the development of 5G technology. In December, Vivo showcased the first Vivo NEX 5G prototype at the China Mobile’s exhibition. It is among the Qualcomm’s committed 5G partners for 2019.
Vivo always stood ahead in bringing high-end technologies to their smartphones. They introduced ToF technology to map the objects on the 3D surface accurately. Fast charging and liquid cooling are also significant advancements by the company to step into the 5G world. The Mobile World Congress Shanghai edition is taking place between June 26-28th in China.
Huawei is expected to launch the Nova 5 Pro on July 21 along with the Nova 5 and Nova 5i. Ahead of the date, details of the device continue to make the rounds. The Master Lu data centre has shared the benchmark performance of the Nova 5 Pro and it contains the major specifications of the device.
The listing shows the Nova 5 Pro display will feature a resolution of 2340×1080 pixels. The device is equipped with a Kirin 980 processor, as well as 8GB of RAM and 256GB storage. On the camera aspect, there is a 32MP selfie camera at the front, while the rear aspect has four cameras with the main one being a 48MP AI sensor. One of the lenses is a TOF lens. The Nova 5 Pro also has an overall score of 334491 points.
The Nova 5 Po is also said to come with support for on-screen fingerprint recognition technology, making it the first Nova series model with such. In addition, the Nova 5 Pro supports 40W fast charge, which will be another first for the phone. Not only will it be the first Nova series model to have 40W charging support but also the first Huawei model outside the P and Mate series with such.
Last year, Xiaomi and Meitu signed a partnership that will see Xiaomi manufacture and sell devices under the Meitu brand both at home and abroad. Xiaomi will also get a global license to use Meitu’s technologies and domain names. A poster has surfaced revealing what might be the first smartphone co-developed by the two companies.
The poster shows a Meitu branded phone with a flip camera similar to that of the ASUS Zenfone 6/ASUS 6z. However, unlike the ASUS, this has a bigger module since it has three rear cameras. Looking at it again, the design seems to be like a cross between the Huawei Mate 20 Pro and the ASUS Zenfone 6.
There are no details regarding the camera specs but we bet one of the cameras is a 48MP sensor. We are also pretty sure the phone will have some really amazing camera features for taking breathtaking selfies. To sum it up, this might just be the new selfie camera king if DxOMark reviews it.
With respect to design, the phone has a pink gradient finish, curved sides, and pink buttons on the right frame. You can already tell who the target market is.
The text on the poster translates to “Meitu” and “Little Fairy”. This is not the first place we have come across the name “Little Fairy”. A Weibo post from earlier today by Xiaomi’s Lin Bin also mentioned the name. In the post, he mentioned the name was formed from the collaboration between Xiaomi and Meitu.
We have no idea when this device will launch but we are pretty excited and we are sure you are too. Nevertheless, we sure will update you when we get more details.
A few weeks ago, we reported iQOO may launch a less-powerful variant of its gaming phone called the iQOO Youth Edition or iQOO Lite. It turns out we were wrong about the name. iQOO has released a poster revealing its next smartphone is called the iQOO Neo.
While the poster doesn’t expressly confirm that this is indeed a less-powerful variant of the iQOO gaming smartphone, the name pretty much does. If I remember correctly, the last time a manufacturer used the name “Neo” was for a less-powerful variant of the main device. That manufacturer is Samsung and the device is the Galaxy Note3 Neo, a lite version of the Galaxy Note 3.
The iQOO Neo has a waterdrop notch like the iQOO gaming smartphone. It also has triple rear cameras arranged vertically but unlike its sibling, its LED flash is also inside the housing for the cameras.
It will come in two color variants – Purple with a gradient design and Samurai Black. Unfortunately, the iQOO Neo doesn’t have an LED strip on its back like the iQOO gaming smartphone.
Previous reports say the phone will come with a Snapdragon 845 processor. It might be a year old already but only a handful of SoCs can outperform it. The phone is also said to have a 4000mAh battery, 6GB of RAM and 128Gb of storage.
The iQOO Neo is believed to be the same device as the Vivo V1914A which was benchmarked in May. It runs Android 9, has 6GB of RAM and is powered by the Snapdragon 845. The same device was also certified by China’s 3C agency and the certificate revealed it has support for 22.5W fast charging. This is the same charging speed as the base model of the iQOO gaming smartphone. The other variants support 44W. Since the iQOO Neo is a lite version, it makes sense that it only supports 22.5W fast charging.
iQOO didn’t mention a release date for the phone but we expect it should be very close.
Through a dedicated launch event in India, ASUS has unveiled the ASUS ZenFone 6z smartphone. It is a flagship phone powered by the Snapdragon 855 chipset. However, the USP of the phone is that it comes with a unique flip-up camera system that doubles up a selfie snapper. The smartphone has arrived with a starting price of Rs. 31,999 in India.
ASUS 6z Price in India
The ASUS 6z has arrived in India in three versions such as 6 GB RAM + 64 GB storage, 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage. These models are respectively priced at Rs. 31,999, Rs. 34,999 and Rs. 39,999. The smartphone comes in two color options such as Midnight Black and Twilight Silver. The ASUS 6z will go on sale for the first time on June 26 exclusively through Flipkart.
The ASUS 6z features an IPS LCD display of 6.4 inches. The notch-less screen carries support for full HD+ resolution. The display is protected by Gorilla Glass 6. The Android 9.0 Pie OS comes preloaded on the device along with ZenUI 6. It comes with a microSD card slot for additional storage apart from its internal storage of up to 256 GB.
The Snapdragon 855 chipset powers the ASUS 6z with up to 8 GB of RAM. There is no selfie camera on the device. The rear side of the phone is fitted with dual-LED flash enabled 48-megapixel + 13-megapixel motorized flip-up camera module. The 5,000mAh battery of the ASUS 6z is coupled with 18W fast charging. The smartphone also supports for 10W reverse charging.
The ASUS 6z features a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. The connectivity features of the phone include dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, USB-C and 3.5mm audio jack. A customized smart key is available on the device for accessing the Google Assistant.
A couple of months ago, in April, Xiaomi released the MIUI 10.3.4.0 update for the Pocophone F1 (aka Poco F1) which added the Widevine L1 support as well as Game Turbo mode on the device.
Now, the company has started releasing yet another update for the smartphone — MIUI 10.3.5.0, which brings the May 2019 security patch to the device along with a few other features. This new update weighs around 390MB in size and is being rolled out in phases.
It also comes with support for a customizable lock screen clock which can be accessed by heading over to the Settings > Lock screen & password > Advanced settings menu. However, it’s noteworthy that this clock won’t work with third-party themes.
The changelog for the update also mentions a few fixes, including optimizing sorting principles for Wi-Fi networks and fix for the issue of dual apps disappearing after reboot. The new MIUI 10.3.5.0 update for the Poco F1 is based on Android 9 Pie.
Alvin Tse, who is the Global Head of Pocophone, has confirmed that the Pocophone F1 will be getting the new Android Q update as well. However, he has not revealed any more details or any timeline for the update rollout.
Meanwhile, fans are eagerly waiting for the Pocophone F2 or Poco F2 but the company has not confirmed anytime related to the successor of the Poco F1. The launch of Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro has created confusion about the positioning of the Poco smartphones as well as the brand’s future.
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Recently, Huawei’s founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei said that smartphone sales have plunged 40 percent and the company could miss its revenue numbers for the current year by as much as $30 billion.
To counter the situation of slowing down smartphone sales, Huawei has now come up with a warranty program that promises to fully refund Huawei smartphone’s price if popular apps such as Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube, Gmail, Instagram, etc. stops functioning on the device within two years of purchase.
The report, coming from Huawei Central claims that Huawei will give a full refund if its device can’t run Google and Facebook Apps. However, this first “special warranty” is only in the Philippines for now. With such a warranty, the company is attempting to maintain its smartphone sales and boost up customer’s confidence.
Huawei has also confirmed the offer and has stated that “it’s an initiative of our distributors with our dealers.” At these trying times, retailers and distributors in the Phillippines are supporting Huawei and over 30 partner retailers and dealers have become a part of this “special warranty” program.
Given that the sales of the company’s smartphones are declining and customers are demanding refunds on Huawei phones they have already purchased, similar “special warranty” can be replicated to other markets as well.
Huawei held onto its number two spot for global smartphone sales in the first quarter of 2019. However, the company is now losing ground to Samsung and Apple. Huawei’s CEO says that the company did expect that the U.S. would attack with such determination and on such a large scale.
The Chinese company had a flawless decade of growth and also broke the $100 billion revenue mark for the first time. But that growth record has now come to an end because of the ban by the United States. However, the company hopes to see a new life in 2021.
The Huawei Nova 5 Pro that is scheduled to go official on June 21 has a listing on Jingdong Mall for pre-booking. The listing states that the phone will be available in some irresistible color editions like Green, Purple, Black and Orange. Freshly leaked live shots of the Green and Purple editions of the Nova 5 Pro have surfaced on Weibo.
The Huawei Nova 5 Pro hands-on images show that it will be arriving with a waterdrop notch screen. The rear side of the smartphone is made out of glass and it lacks a fingerprint reader. Rumors are rife that the Nova 5 Pro is equipped with an OLED screen that is integrated an in-display fingerprint sensor.
The rear shell of the Nova 5 Pro has a quad camera setup. Among them three sensors are placed in the same line followed by an LED flash and there is a separately placed lens which seems to be a ToF sensor. One of the images show the charger of the phone. However, the text on the charger is not clearly visible. The 3C certification of the phone had revealed that the Nova 5 Pro will be shipped with a 40W rapid charger.
The Nova 5 Pro will be coming with a 6.39-inch AMOLED display with waterdrop notch. It carries support for full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. The Kirin 980 chipset will be fueling the phone’s 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage models.
Huawei has confirmed that the Nova 5 series will be featuring 32-megapixel selfie camera. The rear side of the phone is expected to feature a quad camera setup with 48-megapixel Sony IMX586 primary sensor, 16-megapixel ultrawide lens, an 8-megapixel depth sensor and a 2-megapixel ToF sensor. The handset is expected to house a 3,500mAh battery.
There are conflicting rumors about the phones that are included in the Nova series. It is speculated that the Nova 5 phone will be the Huawei’s first phone powered by 7nm Kirin 810 chipset. The handset may come with a 6.39-inch display, 8 GB of RAM, 128 GB of storage, 3,500mAh battery and same quad camera setup as Nova 5 Pro.
The Nova 5i will be a Kirin 710F powered phone with 6.4-inch display, 24-megapixel selfie camera, 24-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel + 2-megapixel quad camera setup, 6 GB of RAM, 128 GB of storage and 4,000mAh battery. A smartphone labelled as Nova 5i Pro was recently spotted JD.com. There is no information available on the specs of the phone.
Earlier this month, Lenovo Group VP Chang Cheng had shared some images of the upcoming Lenovo Z6 smartphone. It is speculated that the Lenovo L78121 phone that was approved in May with 18W fast charging could be the Lenovo Z6 smartphone. The smartphone has appeared on TENAA, but the specifications and images are still not available yet. Today, the Lenovo L78121 has appeared on Geekbench to confirm some of its key specs.
The Geekbench listing of the Lenovo L78121 has revealed that it will come preloaded with Android 9 Pie OS. The smartphone is powered by an octa-core processor that clocks at 1.8 GHz. The SoC is supported by 8 GB of RAM. In the single-core and multi-core tests of Geekbench, the Lenovo L78121 has respectively scored 2556 and 6763 points.
The Lenovo Z6 will be positioned between the Lenovo Z6 Pro flagship phone that is powered by Snapdragon 855 mobile platform and Lenovo Z6 Youth Edition that is driven by the Snapdragon 710 chipset. Hence, there is a possibility that a processor that is more powerful than the SD710 may fuel the Lenovo Z6. Rumors have it that the Lenovo Z6 could be featuring the 8nm Snapdragon 730 chipset. It is the very same SoC that powers the Samsung Galaxy A80 and Xiaomi Mi 9T smartphones.
The Snapdragon 730 comprises of dual Kryo 470 cores working at 2.2 GHz and hexa Kryo 470 cores clocking at 1.8 GHz. Since the base frequency in the Geekbench listing of Lenovo L78121 is mentioned as 1.8 GHz, there is a possibility that it could be indeed powered by SD730. The Geekbench listings of Samsung Galaxy A80 and Xiaomi Mi 9T have no mentioning of sdm730 or Snapdragon 730 in the motherboard field. However, their base frequencies are mentioned as 1.8 GHz. More the single-core and multi-core scores of the Lenovo L78121 are similar to Galaxy A80 and Mi 9T.
Lenovo Z6
There is no other information on the specs of the Lenovo Z6 phone. Since the Lenovo Z6 Pro and Z6 Youth are equipped with full HD+ 6.3-inch IPS LCD displays with waterdrop-style notch, the Lenovo Z6 may also come equipped with the same display. It could be also featuring a triple camera setup. The smartphone may house a battery of around 4,000mAh capacity.
Earlier this month, Brian Shen, Vice President of China-based smartphone maker Oppo, took to Weibo to share a video clip of an early engineering model the company’s first under-display camera technology.
Oppo has today announced that it will be participating in the MWC 2019 Shanghai which will be held from 26th June to 29th June. The poster released by the company hints that it will be showcasing its under-display camera technology at the conference.
In a short video clip previously shared by the company on the Chinese microblogging platform Weibo, a phone with an under-display camera was shown. It has a front-facing camera that doesn’t need a notch, teardrop, hole punch, pop-up, or even sliding mechanism and keeps the edge-to-edge display uninterrupted.
At that time, Brian Shen had said that the under-screen camera technology is still in its early days. He added, “At this stage, it’s difficult for under-display cameras to match the same results as normal cameras, there’s bound to be some loss in optical quality. But, no new technology jumps to perfection right away.”
Currently, there no more information available about this futuristic technology but hopefully that could change when the company takes the stage at MWC19 Shanghai. We expect Oppo to shed more light on this technology when it showcases the under-display camera tech at the conference.
Notably, Oppo isn’t the only smartphone manufacturer working on a technology that puts the front-facing camera inside the phone’s display. Other manufacturers like Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, and Samsung are also working on the same.
In fact, just hours after Oppo shared a video of its technology, another Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi also showcased its own under-display camera technology. The video shows a modified Mi 9 smartphone with a working selfie camera under the display. This technology could be a key feature of the next-gen Mi MIX smartphone.
A new Xiaomi phone that has a model number of M1904F3BChas appeared on the website of China’s TENAA telecom authority. Since it is an early listing, it contains only the images of the phone. It is expected to get updated with full specifications of the phone in the next few days. It is speculated that the M1904F3BCXiaomi phone could be the upcoming selfie-focused Xiaomi Mi CC9 phone. Rumors are rife that it will be Xiaomi’s first phone coming after the acquisition of Meitu, a Chinese firm that specializes in selfie beautifying apps and selfie-centric phones.
The M1904F3BC and M1904F3BT model numbers that belong to the same Xiaomi phone was recently spotted on the 3C authority. It had revealed that the smartphone may arrive with support for up to 9V/2A (18W) charging. It indicated that it could be an upper mid-range phone from the company.
The Xiaomi M1904F3BC images that have appeared on TENAA show that the smartphone will be come equipped with a triple camera setup on its rear. The “48MP AI camera” text can be seen below the LED flash of the camera. The smartphone lacks a rear-facing fingerprint sensor.
A volume controller and a power button can be found on the right side of the device. Its frontside features a display with waterdrop notch. Except for the slightly thick bottom bezel, its screen is surrounded by slim bezels. If it is having an OLED panel, it could be coming with an under-screen fingerprint scanner.
Some rumors have claimed that the launch date of Xiaomi Mi CC9 and Mi CC9e is fast approaching. The key specs, variants and pricing of both phones have already appeared in a recent leak. The Mi CC9 is speculated to arrive with AMOLED display with in-screen fingerprint sensor, Snapdragon 730 chipset, 32-megapixel front camera, 48-megapixel triple camera and 4,000mAh battery. The rumored models of the Mi CC9 such as 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage, 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage are likely to be respectively priced at 2,499 Yuan (~$362), 2,799 Yuan (~$405) and 3,099 Yuan (~$449).
On the other side, the Mi CC9e is expected to feature 6.3-inch IPS LCD display, Snapdragon 710, 6 GB of RAM, 64 GB of native storage, 32-megapixel selfie shooter, 48-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 13-megapixel triple camera and 4,000mAh battery. It could be priced at 1,599 Yuan (~$231).
The newly Xiaomi M1904F3BC may not be Mi CC9. There is a possibility that it may debut as a different phone. Hence, it is recommended to digest the report with a grain of salt.
Most smartphone manufacturers aim to offer a full-screen smartphone without any kind of notches on top of the display. To achieve this, companies experimented with various designs, including a rotating camera, pop-up camera, and a flip camera.
Some smartphone makers decided to put a secondary display on the phone’s back panel so that the main camera setup on the back of the phone can be used as a front-facing camera as well. Examples of such phones include Vivo NEX Dual Display and ZTE’s Nubia X.
Now, it seems that after experimenting with a rotating camera with the Samsung Galaxy A80, the company is now planning to launch a new Galaxy A-series smartphone having dual displays. The South Korean giant has patented a new smartphone design that has two display panels.
A patent for the Samsung Galaxy smartphone with a secondary display on the back was published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the WIPO World Intellectual Property Office.
The images attached with the patent shows that the phone has a full-screen display on the front side that covers most of the phone’s front side. Also, there’s no front-facing camera. On the back side, there’s a secondary display which is about half the size of the primary display on the front side.
The half-sized secondary display is placed on the top part of the back panel, allowing users to hold the smartphone as they normally do, without causing any kinds of fingerprint marks and smudges. From the size of the display, it seems that the primary aim is to allow users to take selfies. And given that it’s just a patent filing, no description about this has been provided by the company.
Further, the patent reveals that when the front or the rear display is not in use, it can be turned off automatically to save the battery capacity. The display can then be turned on again when any activity takes place, for instance, a touch input.
Samsung has been experimenting a lot with the newly revamped Galaxy A series and thus, it’s more likely that the smartphone with the dual display design could get launched as a part of the Samsung Galaxy A lineup.
Xiaomi, which is one of the leading smartphone brands, seems to have blatantly stolen and combined three pieces of art from a 3D artist Peter Tarka in order to promote the company’s products in Spain.
The Chinese company took the art piece and placed its products in the image to promote them. The images appear on the company’s Spanish website. Peter Tarka said that he created it in May 2018 as part of his Installations collection.
From the images, it looks like Xiaomi’s artists barely changed a thing — simply swapping out the ramps and balls for renders of the company’s products. The company also used two of his other works, which he was commissioned by Korean electronics giant LG, one of Xiaomi’s competitors.
Peter Tarka says that no one from Xiaomi ever reached out about licensing or commissioning his art. He told The Verge “I’m 100 percent sure they’ve used my pieces cause everything matches perfectly, they only changed the saturation and retouched [a] few elements to not make it so obvious.”
Using someone’s work without giving them proper credit is not acceptable and certainly not from such as a big company. So far, the Chinese technology company as not addressed this issue and it remains to be seen how this one plays out.
Currently, the company is gearing up to launch its Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro smartphones outside China. It recently launched the Mi 9T, the re-branded model of the Redmi K20, in Europe and is all set to launch the same in Malaysia. Next month, it will be launching the Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro “Flagship Killer 2.0” in India, to take on the likes of OnePlus 7 and Asus 6Z.
Vivo India is building the hype around the Vivo Z1 Pro smartphone. The Chinese firm hasn’t revealed the launch date of the phone yet, but it has been consistently more information on the phone through its official micro site. Recently, the smartphone was spotted in a leaked hands-on video. Now, an Indian tabloid has shared a first look video of the phone through its YouTube account. The video not only reveals the Vivo Z1 Pro in real, but also confirms some of its key specs and variants.
The video reveals that the Vivo Z1 Pro will be arriving with a 6.53-inch IPS LCD panel that will produce full HD+ resolution. What’s interesting about the display of the phone is that it features a punch-hole at its top-left corner for the selfie camera. The Snapdragon 712 mobile platform will be present under the hood of the device. As expected, the phone will be arriving with FunTouch OS 9 UI based Android 9 Pie OS. Vivo has already confirmed through the micro site of the phone that it will feature Multi Turbo technology that will assist in improving its performance while playing games.
The Vivo Z1 Pro smartphone will come equipped with a 5,000mAh battery that will support 18W dual engine fast charging. There is no USB-C port on the device. A view of the bottom edge of the phone reveals that it features an external speaker, a microUSB port, a microphone and a 3.5mm audio jack.
The rear shell of the phone has a vertical triple camera unit and an LED flash. It includes a 16-megapixel primary sensor, a secondary of 8-megapixel and another lens of 2-megapixel. A fingerprint scanner is also available on the backside of the phone. Positioned on the front is a selfie camera of 32-megapixel. The smartphone seems to be fitted with a polycarbonate rear with glossy finish.
The video also reveals that the Vivo Z1 Pro will be releasing in three variants in India such as 4 GB RAM + 64 GB storage, 6 GB RAM + 64 GB storage and 6 GB RAM 128 GB storage. There is no information available on the pricing of these models. The Vivo Z1 Pro resembles a lot with the Vivo Z5x smartphone that was recently launched in China. Both phones have the same display, same triple rear cameras and same-sized battery. However, the Vivo Z5x is inferior to Vivo Z1 Pro since it is equipped with Snapdragon 710 chipset and 16-megapixel front camera.
Most of us must have a favorite accessory brand, for me, I have some of Ugreen products, such as cables, chargers and adapter. The product of UGREEN has good quality, I think that they must have a strict product quality control system. About a week ago, I get an UGREEN USB-C Multifunction Adapter which looks good. Let’s check it out!
Unboxing:
The UGREEN USB C Hub, USB Type C 3.1 Adapter ships with manual.
Design:
Ugreen USB-C Multifunction Adapter comes with the quality material which is solid and textured. It’s made from black plastic for the cable. The adapter body comes grey color, and it looks simple and sleek. The Ugreen USB-C Multifunction Adapter has small size and lightweight, which is easy to take it out.
There is one HDMI port, one USB-C power port with PD protocol and three USB-A ports. Most of us still use flash drive with USB-A port, so the adapter is a great solution for MacBook series that has only USB-C port. The HDMI output port supports the resolutions up to 4Kx2K/30Hz, and the USB-A ports compliant with USB 3.0 specification with transfer rates up to 5Gbps, which are also compatible with USB 2.0/1.1.
In Use:
The Ugreen USB-C Multifunction Adapter has been tested on my colleague’s MacBook, which performs well and looks good. The cable of the hub is short, but it is enough for using and placing on the table.
The hub is always connected to a flash drive, a mobile hard disk drive and a wireless mouse in our test. The wireless mouse use smoothly, and the data of the flash drive and the mobile hard disk is read rapidly.
The USB-C power port can be only used for power supply, and the PD fast charging of this USB-C port is only for laptops but not for phones. But for me, that’s not a big problem. I hardly use the laptop’s USB ports or adapter’s USB ports to charge my phone.
Conclusion:
With the compact size, UGREEN USB-C hub is easy to carry when you have a trip. I deem that three USB-A ports are enough for daily use. What’s more, you can enjoy 4K video using the HDMI port to output.
Samsung is expected to announce the Galaxy Note 10 in August since it has been launching Note series of smartphones in the same month since the past few years. A recent report had claimed that the Note 10 may debut on Aug. 10. Fresh information shared CNeT reveals that the South Korean tech giant will be announcing the Note 10 on Aug. 7 in New York.
Citing people familiar with Samsung’s plans, the publication has reported that the Galaxy Note 10 Unpacked event will be held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Aug. 7. Last year, Samsung had used the same venue to announce the Galaxy Note 9. Since the launch event is two months away, the firm may unveil it on another date.
Rumors surrounding the Galaxy Note 10 series have revealed that there will be a regular version of the Note 10 and a Pro edition. The Note 10 is expected to feature a 6.28-inch AMOLED display that curves towards its left and right edges. The Galaxy Note 10 Pro could be featuring a curved 6.75-inch AMOLED display. Both phones are rumored to come with top-center positioned punch-hole for the selfie camera. The Note 10 and Note 10 Pro are expected to carry support for quad HD+ resolution. Like the Galaxy S10 series, the Note 10 models are likely to feature ultrasonic in-display fingerprint scanner.
The Snapdragon 855 chipset may power the Galaxy Note 10 series in certain markets like the U.S, LATAM and China. The rest of the world may receive the Exynos 9825 chipset edition of the Note 10 series. The Note 10 may come with a triple camera setup on its rear whereas the Pro model may sport a quad camera on its back. Recent reports have suggested that the Galaxy Note 10 series won’t come with a dedicated button for Bixby AI. Also, they are unlikely to feature a 3.5mm a headphone.
The Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Pro will be available in LTE as well as 5G versions. Now that the Note 10 series is tipped to go official on Aug. 7, it may hit the market in the fourth week of the same month.
Global awareness of the importance of exercise and fitness to the general wellbeing is at an impressive level. Exercise and other fitness routine have become part of most people’s lives. Unfortunately, some don’t realise that excessive exercise could easily cause great harm to the body. In order to effectively monitor our fitness level, Xiaomi has crowdfunded a smart fitness sportswear.
The product goes by the name Zenph Smart Fitness Sportswear and it comes with a 199 yuan ($28) price tag. The sportswear performs a similar function as a wearable fitness tracker but it solves the discomfort associated with wearing a wrist band. It also removes other drawbacks such as data accuracy. It monitors physiological changes in real time, but also provides massive professional sports counselling courses via mobile app.
At the centre of the front aspect of the smart sportswear is an Intexar smart sensor made of DuPont Graphite Technology. The fabric is elastic and so compresses the skin slightly to provide the sensor contact with the skin for ease of monitoring the physiological information of the user’s heart rate and respiratory rate in real time. The manufacturer claims the accuracy of the smart sportswear reaches medical level.
The smart sportswear chip is equipped with Bluetooth through which the user’s body data is instantaneously transmitted to the mobile app. Also, an analytic report is generated showing the aerobic, anaerobic exercise time, and calorie consumption value, compared with the roughly estimated level of most exercise time on the market. Calculating the displayed data based on physical performance is more accurate and instructive.
There is also a voice alert feature which indicates that during exercise, the state of the body and heart rate can be broadcast in real time. When the value enters the dangerous range, the mobile phone will emit a voice prompt to avoid sports injury.
On the fabric, the smart sportswear adopts the German patent SensElast3D printing technology, it solves the problem of discomfort caused by traditional fabric splicing and poor durability of the rubber strip. The high-elastic fabric used in the sportswear has good air permeability and is subjected to quick-drying treatment in the later stage. It does not feel sticky when there is profuse sweating during exercise and can be washed repeatedly without any damage to the fabric.
In addition, smart sportswear provides a large number of sports enthusiasts with a wide range of sports tutorials, allowing users to exercise more scientifically and effectively, as if equipped with a sports coach, giving professional data evaluation and guidance.
This smart fitness sportswear is available in five sizes, S, M, L, XL, and XXL, for both male and female folks. Shipping is expected to commence on July 20.
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