The Honor 30 Youth Edition has just been announced. It was announced earlier today (2nd July 2020) along with the Honor X10 Max. The device is a mid range handset from the Huawei subsidiary and supports 5G networking as well.

Specs and Features

The Honor Youth 30 Edition sports a 6.5 inch display with a screen to body ratio of 91.2 percent and a 16 megapixel selfie shooter. It has a resolution of 2400 x 1080px that features a 90Hz refresh rate and 180Hz touch sampling rate for smooth response times. On the rear, the handset houses a 48 megapixel primary camera along with an 8 megapixel ultra wide angle lens and 2 megapixel macro sensor. It supports 4K video capture and other AI image enhancement algorithms as well.

The rear panel is a 2.5D glass panel made from 9 layers with anti-fingerprint coating. Notably, its fingerprint sensor can be found on the side. The device is powered by a 4,000mAh battery pack that supports fast charging up to 22.5W, which can charge the device over 50 percent in just 30 mins and fully charge in 90 minutes. On a single full, the Honor 30 Youth Edition can last for 10 hours when using navigation, 50 hours while listening to music, and 12.5 hours of continuous calls.

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On the software front, the Honor 30 Youth Edition ships with the Android 10 based Magic UI 3.1 custom skin. This includes various new features like HiCall, video enhancements with HDR10 supports, and more. Under the hood, a MediaTek Dimensity 800 SoC runs the smartphone, which also supports dual mode 5G. In terms of memory, multiple variants will be available with 6/8GB RAM and 64/128GB of internal storage options.

Pricing and Availability

The Honor 30 Youth Edition will be available for purchase from 8th July 2020, with pre-orders starting later today. It will be offered in 4 color variants, including Magic Night Black, Wizard of Oz, Summer Rainbow, and Magic Mirror Silver and its pricing for different variants include:

• 6GB RAM + 64GB Storage – 1,699 Yuan (roughly 240 US Dollars)
• 6GB RAM + 128GB Storage – 1,899 Yuan (roughly 268 US Dollars)
• 8GB RAM + 128GB Storage – 2,199 Yuan (roughly 311 US Dollars)

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Recently, smartphone makers have started focusing on offering a higher refresh rate display. While most of the flagship smartphones now come with either 120Hz or 90Hz refresh rate display, mid-range devices have also started adopting a 90Hz display.

Last year, Samsung had announced its 90Hz OLED display in which the company claims to have optimized the high-speed motion. Samsung is now saying that its 90Hz OLED panels are good as 120Hz LCD panels.

A global certification company SGS reveals that the blue length or image drag of Samsung 90Hz OLED and 120Hz OLED screens is 0.9mm and 0.7mm, and the response speed of dynamic images is recorded at 14ms and 11ms respectively.

Further, the SGS evaluation shows that Samsung’s 90Hz OLED panel has a one-fifth image drag compared to 90Hz LCD — same as the 120Hz LCD smear length. On the other hand, Samsung’s 120Hz OLED image drag is shortened by one-third compared to the regular 120Hz LCD panels.

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Another fundamental difference is that the OLED panels do not have liquid crystal and thus they can achieve faster response through fast electron mobility and its current-driven characteristics. This ultimately results in a more natural display panel.

For those who are unaware, the display refresh rate measures how fast the phone’s screen updates. It basically counts the number of times the screen refreshes in one second. So, a 60Hz display refreshes 60 times in a second while a 90Hz display refreshes 90 times in just one second. The faster the refresh rate, the smoother experience.

The high refresh rate screens truly show their strength where there are quick switches of scenes on screens, such as gaming and videos. While having a high refresh rate display is good, a regular user with normal usage won’t be able to notice much difference.

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Yesterday, Oppo announced the the Ace2 flagship smartphone. It’s a high-end device with top-notch specs like Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 SoC and a 90Hz refresh rate display panel. The Ace2 launches as the first phone in a new line of smartphones rather than under the Reno line as last year’s Ace. After the event, a senior executive of Oppo revealed why the company split up Ace lineup into an independent series.

Soon after the launch conference, Oppo held a press conference as well. In this, the Product Manager of Oppo Ace2, Wu Di, and Wang Shiming, the Senior Hardware Engineer of Oppo, answered various questions regarding the smartphone. One question answered is why Ace is now an independent series. The company wanted to make up for the mid to high-end product, while also better catering to the needs of the market segment.

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In other words, Oppo made the decision after carefully formulating and strategizing according to the current market situation. The senior executive believed that an independent series could better target the trending demands of the market and also bridge the mid to high-end product line gap as well.

Wu Di also explained the reason for opting for a 90Hz panel over a 120Hz panel. According to him, there is no one step adopting of 120Hz refresh rate. He stated that even if it is trending, it is not perfect, and its implementation and compatibility is still low. Another notable reason was the power consumption and heat generation since the battery drain is significantly higher with a faster refresh rate, which may even have some games making the device run even hotter.

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5G mobile networks are relatively new but the increased spread and bandwidth bring untapped potential. As per a report by Digitimes, 5G will surge the demand for display technologies across various sectors.

The fifth-generation mobile technology, commonly known as 5G is capable of offering high-speed internet to the masses when it is commercialized across the world. Faster internet enables innovative applications like cloud gaming, even better media streaming, virtual reality, augmented reality, and others. Further, these functions require better screens to enjoy the content and therefore display industry is expected to flourish more in the coming years.

The four display trends that will boom on account of 5G are AMOLED panels, high-refresh-rate panels, large-size integrated automotive panels, and high-resolution panels for AR / VR. Smartphone OEMs have already started using AMOLED screens on most of their devices and it is expected to grow more. Around 40% of total smartphone shipments in 2020 is expected to use AMOLED panels due to their increased availability. Apart from Samsung and Apple, we will see devices from Huawei, Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo to feature these panels in more numbers than before.

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Although high-refresh-rate displays have been around for a while, it was OnePlus that popularized its usage on smartphones. As mobile gaming is becoming the norm these days, the demand for such displays is more than ever. With 5G, we might see more games to support high-refresh-rate which in turn will lead OEMs to launch more devices (even budget ones) with such panels. In fact, we already have Realme 6 and Realme 6 Pro, a budget smartphone duo from the house of BBK with 90Hz refresh rate displays for the masses.

5G also enables various automotive applications that require large-size integrated display panels in the front instead of traditional dashboards. Also, VR and AR devices leverage 5G to offer a seamless experience. They too require high-resolution display panels to let users experience a more true to life environment. Hence, we can even expect the demand for innovative displays to surge higher as carriers launch 5G services across the world.

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Realme’s new 6 series is meeting us tomorrow at 12:30 PM IST in India. The company canceled the offline event and is keeping a virtual press conference to launch one of the most important smartphones from the brand this year. The Realme 6 and 6 Pro will be a bit different from its predecessors, in the sense that the Realme 6 is now targeted at a slightly higher price segment. The company executive cleared this in a tweet earlier this week, saying that the Realme 6 will be the real ‘Pro’ for the brand. This means the Realme 6 Pro will be pushed further higher up in the price segment as well, offering premium features unseen in its predecessors.

There’s a lot we know about the upcoming Realme 6 series, but there’s a lot we don’t know as well. Whenever possible, we’ll try to speculate the missing specifications in this article to give you a complete picture of what to expect from the online event tomorrow.

Realme 6 & 6 Pro Design

Both models are expected to feature a similar design, which includes a punch-hole camera in its display and quad-rear cameras. This would be a deviation from the waterdrop notch on its predecessor but fits right alongside other mid-range punch-hole devices like the Poco X2. One big difference between the two models in terms of design is in the front. The Realme 6 will come with a single punch hole shooter on its display, while the Realme 6 Pro adds two punch-hole cameras on the front.

We have no official word on the placement of the fingerprint sensor, but it could be placed on the side.

Realme 6 Specs

Let’s take a quick look at what to expect from the Realme 6 tomorrow. There are some really big upgrades in the new model. The phone is confirmed to feature a 64MP camera setup at the back likely with a new telephoto sensor. Realme teased 20x zoom on the Realme 6 series, which could be limited to the Pro model.

Another big change that’s expected is in the CPU department. Instead of the Snapdragon 665 chipset found on its predecessor, the Realme 6 should feature MediaTek’s gaming Helio G90T processor. Yes, I said G90T, the same chip found inside the Redmi Note 8 Pro. There were some rumors about the phone getting the slower G90 variant, but the Wi-Fi Alliance certification has practically confirmed MT6785T aka Helio G90T as the chip powering the new device. Also, G90 doesn’t support a 90Hz refresh rate panel, only the G90T does.

In places where we have added an * after the specs, note that those are pure speculations and not based on any trustworthy teasers or leaks.

• 6.4/6.5-inch IPS LCD display* with 90Hz refresh rate and FHD+ resolution (confirmed)
• MediaTek Helio G90T @ 2.05GHz
• 4GB / 6GB RAM with 64GB / 128GB ROM*
• Dedicated MicroSD card slot*
• Quad-camera setup: 64MP primary camera + ultrawide camera + telephoto camera + Macro camera (confirmed)
• Single punch-hole selfie shooter (confirmed)
• 3.5mm headphone jack*
• Rear placed fingerprint sensor*
• 4500mAh battery capacity* with 30W fast charging (30 minutes for a day’s charge – confirmed)

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Realme 6 Pro Specs

The Realme 6 Pro will be a premium offering with mid-range pricing. Premium features include a high refresh rate display, 20x zoom via its telephoto lens, and Snapdragon 720G chipset.

• 6.4-inch IPS LCD display* with 90Hz refresh rate and FHD+ resolution (confirmed)
• Snapdragon 720G @2.3GHz
• 4GB / 6GB RAM with 64GB / 128GB ROM*
• Dedicated MicroSD card slot*
• Quad-camera setup: 64MP primary camera + ultrawide camera + 20X zoom telephoto camera + Macro camera (confirmed)
• Dual punch-hole selfie cameras including one ultra-wide angle shooter (confirmed)
• 3.5mm headphone jack*
• Rear placed fingerprint sensor*
• 5000mAh battery capacity* with 30W fast charging (30 minutes for a day’s charge – confirmed)

Realme 6 & Realme 6 Pro Expected Pricing

Realme 6 is expected to start at around Rs. 12,000 ($164) – 13,000 ($178) in India. The Realme 6 Pro is expected to be priced between Rs 15,000 ($205) and Rs 20,000 ($274). The company has promised sufficient stock despite the Coronavirus epidemic that has affected China and countries globally. Both the models should be available via online as well as offline stores after its launch tomorrow.

The company is currently running a promotional blind order event for the Realme 6 series. Details are as below. Note that the Realme Band will also launch alongside the Realme 6 series tomorrow. You can read all about the new band here.

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Pixel 4 series’ 90Hz screen was supposed to be one of its stand out features. But over the past one week, the phone’s screen has been standing out for all the wrong reasons. After it was recently discovered that Pixel 4 and 4 XL’s screen refresh rate changed according to screen brightness, 9to5Google has just found out that Google has blacklisted one of its own apps from running at 90Hz refresh rate.

According to a review of the Pixel 4 and 4 XL’s source code, it was discovered that both these models set the refresh rate to the default 60Hz when running apps like Google Maps. Three other apps, namely, Pokémon Go, Waze, and WeChat have also been blacklisted by the company from running at 90Hz. While it makes sense to limit Pokémon Go (Niantic capped the app’s refresh rate to 30 fps earlier this year due to its gameplay design) and even Waze and Maps’ refresh rate (these two maps applications were already said to lock in refresh rate at 60Hz ), WeChat has been blacklisted simply because of “poor performance”.

WeChat is a very powerful app with a lot of features and some of them might not be working well under 90Hz refresh rate. However, we haven’t heard of similar issues on OnePlus 7 Pro or 7T, both of which have 90Hz displays.

Fortunately, this is not something an update can’t solve. Once WeChat fixes the performance issue under 90Hz refresh rate, Google can send out an update to remove it from its blacklist.

Anyway WeChat users on OnePlus 7 Pro or 7T/Pro? Let us know if you guys are facing any issues at 90Hz.

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Google recently launched its flagship smartphones in the Pixel 4 series which offers 90Hz refresh rate for the display. However, an issue has been detected with that feature and its competitor OnePlus decided to troll the company for that.

OnePlus UK posted a tweet shown below which is mocking the company related to the issue with the 90Hz refresh rate. In the newly launched Pixel 4 series, the 90Hz refresh rate works only if the phone’s brightness is 75 percent or more. If the brightness drops below that, the refresh rate also drops to 60Hz.

The company further added that its 90Hz display phones are “fast and smooth anytime, anywhere.” The tweet shows that even at various brightness levels, OnePlus phone maintain a consistent 90Hz refresh rate.

However, the company deleted the tweet soon after posting it but many have grabbed a screenshot of the same. While its not known why OnePlus UK deleted the tweet, there are some theories.

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Yes, it’s true that the refresh rate on the OnePlus smartphones doesn’t drop based on the screen brightness level. But not all apps support 90Hz refresh rates and hence there are things the user may be seeing in 60Hz on the OnePlus 7 Pro, 7T, or 7T Pro.

Also, the smartphone doesn’t technically run at 90Hz “anytime, anywhere”, as claimed. The company had earlier suggested that it doesn’t recommend forcing 90Hz refresh rate given that it could drain the battery faster.

So, the tweet could have been taken down to keep itself away from the controversies with the 90Hz refresh rate or there’s also a possibility that the company realised that it’s not cool to throw shade at another company.

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Just a few months after launching the Oppo Reno smartphone series, the company recently launched the Oppo Reno2 series in the Indian market. Now, the company is all set to launch the same smartphone series in China on 10th September.

While the Reno2 series phones will get launched in China next week, Oppo’s Vice President Shen Yiren has revealed that the company is gearing up to launch yet another smartphone, which will feature a 90Hz display.

However, he has confirmed that the 90Hz display smartphone is not the Oppo Reno2 and will be a new smartphone. The phone is expected to get launched in the second half of this month, after the launch of Reno2 lineup in China.

However, no more details about this smartphone have been revealed so far. Another report claims that the company will completely get rid of the 60Hz screen from its flagship smartphones in a couple of years.

Since the Oppo Reno2 smartphone has already been launched in India, it’s full specifications is known. It features a 6.55-inch Full HD+ AMOLED Panoramic display with a 20:9 aspect ratio and 93.1 percent screen-to-body ratio. The phone also comes with an under-display fingerprint sensor for added security.

The phone’s front panel is protected by a layer of Gorilla Glass 6, while the back panel is being protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5. Under the hood, the device will be powered by the Snapdragon 730G octa-core processor.

The smartphone packs 8GB RAM and comes with 256GB internal storage. Focusing on the gaming side, the company will be offering anti-cheat extensions, 25% better graphic processing, HDR10 Gaming support, and Game Assistant, among others.

The device is equipped with a selfie camera of 16-megapixel and houses a quad-camera setup on the back. It consists of a 48-megapixel sensor, an 8-megapixel lens, a 13-megapixel sensor, and a 2-megapixel lens. Powered by a 4,000mAh battery, the phone comes with 20W VOOC 3.0 fast-charging support.

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