At IFA 2020, apart from launching HONOR Watch GS Pro, HONOR Watch ES, HONOR MagicBook Pro 2020 Ryzen Edition, and HONOR MagicBook 14/15 2020 Ryzen Edition, the brand also announced HONOR Pad 6 and HONOR Pad X6 for Europe. Unlike the other products, the company did not reveal the pricing and availability of its new tablets for the market.

HONOR Pad 6 and HONOR Pad X6

The newly announced Honor tablets for European countries are identical to each other. They initially launched in China in the month of July alongside the above-mentioned AMD Ryzen-powered laptops that debuted today for Europe at IFA 2020.

The only major differences between these tablets are their screen size, memory configuration, LTE support, and color. Apart from these two parameters, both of them feature an exact same chassis as well as features.

Talking about the dissimilarities first, the HONOR Pad 6 sports a 10.1-inch display with a resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels, 224ppi, 70% NTSC color gamut, and 80.6% screen-to-body ratio. As a bonus, this panel is certified by TÜV Rheinland for low blue light emission. Further, it will be available in two memory variants – 3GB + 32GB and 4GB + 64GB respectively. Although it will only come in Space Gray color, users can opt for either WiFi-only or WiFi + LTE edition.

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On the other hand, the HONOR Pad X6 comes equipped with a 9.7-inch display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, 156ppi, 60% color gamut, and 75% screen-to-body ratio. Unlike the other model, it will be only available in a single WiFi-only 3GB + 32GB variant in Neo Mint pain job.

As for common features, they are powered by HiSilicon Kirin 710A SoC manufactured by SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation). For optics, they come with a 5MP rear camera and a 2MP front-facing camera. Also, both of them use IPS LCD panel with 16.7 million colors and 10-point multi-touch.

Surprisingly, they don’t feature 3.5mm headphone jack and hence, the brand will include a USB Type-C to 3.5mm adaptor in the box. But they don’t miss on the essentials like dual-band WiFi 5, Bluetooth 5.1, dual-speaker with HUAWEI Histen 6.1 surround sound technology, and microSD card slot (up to 512GB). 

Last but not least, they run Magic UI 3.1 based on Android 10 with HMS (Huawei Mobile Services) backed by a 5,100mAh battery with support for 10W charging.

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At the IFA 2020 event, Realme announced a bunch of new products. The company will soon be launching the Smart TV 55 inch along with new audio products in the truly wireless earbuds category and wireless neckband earphones that feature active noise cancellation technology.

The products that were announced today (4th September 2020) will be available in the market, over the course of the next few months. Furthermore, the new products are also the company’s attempt to expand its IoT portfolio in its key markets, including India. Realme Smart TV 55 inch, Buds Air Pro, and Buds Wireless P are the latest announcements, all of which expand on the company’s existing product ranges.

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The Smart TV 55 inch is the larger variant of the company’s smart TV lineup that previously arrived in only 32 inch and 43 inch versions. It arrives with a wide color gamut rating of 108 percent NTSC and will feature Ultra HD or 4K resolution, with support for HDR as well. Finer details regarding specifications are likely to be similar to the existing models, with the TV running on Android TV 9 Pie.

Moving forward to the company’s latest premium hearables products, the Realme Buds Air Pro and Buds Wireless P have also been unveiled. Both earphones are said to support active noise cancellation technology, although, the company has yet to divulge any finer details or specifications regarding both audio products. However, looking at the company’s track record, we can assume that it will likely arrive in its key market of India and will be priced competitively as well.

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At IFA 2020, HONOR launched a number of new products for Europe. Here, in this post, we will look at the brand’s first rugged smartwatch – HONOR Watch GS Pro and its first rectangular smartwatch – HONOR Watch ES. The latter is exactly the same as the recently launched HUAWEI Watch Fit.

HONOR Watch GS Pro

As the brand’s first rugged smartwatch, the HONOR Watch GS Pro is MIL-STD-810G certified and features a massive 790mAh battery. The company claims it to offer a maximum of 25-day battery life. Also, it supports over 100 workout modes including skiing, snowboarding, hiking, and others.

As for the build, the casing of the watch is made of stainless steel and reinforced polycarbonate. It comes in three colors namely Charcoal Black, Marl White, and Camo Blue. The circular AMOLED display on it measures 1.39-inch with a resolution of 454 x 454 pixels and 326ppi.

The wearable includes all the necessary sensors such as optical heart rate sensor, SpO2 sensor, accelerometer, gyro, barometer, compass, and ambient light sensor. It also features built-in GPS with a feature called Route Back to help users navigate to their starting point.

Like other Huawei and Honor wearables, it runs LiteOS powered by HiSilicon Kirin A1 chipset and even supports Bluetooth calling with the help of built-in speaker and mic. Last but not least, it can be paired with both Android and iOS devices.

The HONOR Watch GS Pro is priced at €249.99 for the EU nations and £249.99 for the UK. It will be available for pre-order starting Septemeber 7 in Germany and September 8 in most European countries. However, it will be made available in Ital only on September 14.

HONOR Watch ES

Unlike the previous smartwatch, the HONOR Wach ES is targeted at fashionable consumers. It sports a 1.64-inch rectangular AMOLED display with 456 x 280 pixels 326ppi, and 70% screen-to-body ratio.

It is too powered by HiSilicon Kirin A1 and runs Huawei’s in-house LiteOS with support for 95 workout modes and 12 animated workout courses. Further, it features an optical heart-rate sensor, SpO2 sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, and ambient light sensor.

The wearable is water-resistant up to 5ATM pressures and offers all the common functionalities of a smartwatch such as app notifications, alerts for calls & messages, sleep tracking, stress-level tracking, menstrual cycle tracking, and more.

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Lastly, it only provides a maximum of 10-day battery life and comes in three colorways – Meteorite Black, Coral Pink, and Icelandic White.

The HONOR Watch ES will be available in the UK starting tomorrow for £99.99. It will be also heading to France, Germany, Italy and Spain in the coming days for €99.99.

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At the on-going IFA 2020 in Berlin, TCL has introduced its latest display technology — TCL NXTPAPER. Along with that, the China-based company has also announced two new tablets featuring the newly launched display technology.

TCL describes the NXTPAPER display technology as the “artistic combination of screen and paper.” The display offers Full-HD resolution for paper-like visual experience in full color with no flicker and no harmful blue light.

It is an alternative color e-ink display but comes with advanced features that overcome some of the limitations of the color e-ink display such as a limited color palette, slow screen refresh rate, and reduced pixel density, among others.

The company achieved this by combining a highly reflective screen that uses TCL’s display technology to reuse natural light and has received eye protection certifications from the German Rhine laboratory as well as SGS laboratory and German VDE.

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Compared to the traditional e-ink displays, the TCL NXTPAPER offers a 25 percent higher contrast for better viewing. The company also claims that it is 36 percent thinner when compared to a typical LCD panel.

NXTPAPER display technology is also over 65 percent more power-efficient than a typical LCD, allowing for much better battery efficiency and overall longer device battery life. The company has designed it for larger format devices, such as tablets.

While this new display technology is ideal for reading, it also allows smooth video playback for offering a better work and learning experience. The brand has also announced two tablets using this NXTPAPER display — TCL 10 TABMAX and TCL 10 TABMID, both of which are set to go on sale by the end of this year.

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Amid COVID-19 pandemic, IFA 2020 will be taking place in Berlin, starting from 3rd September for two days. Many companies have confirmed their presence at the event and LG has now revealed a new unique product that it plans to launch.

The South Korea-based LG has today revealed that the company will be launching a futuristic electronic mark at IFA 2020 next week. The company has named this electronic mask LG PuriCare Wearable Air Purifier.

The PuriCare Wearable Air Purifier includes two H13 HEPA filters, similar to the filters used in the company’s home air purifier products. With Dual Fans and the Respiratory Sensor, the air purifier allows users to take in clean and filtered air.

There are sensors to detect the cycle and volume of the wearer’s breath and adjusts the dual three-speed fans accordingly. The fans automatically speed up to assist air intake and slow down to reduce resistance when exhaling to make breathing effortless.

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LG claims that it fits snugly on the user’s face to minimize air leakage around the nose and chin, making it possible to wear it comfortably for hours. It packs 820mAh battery which is promised to offer eight hours of operation in low mode and two hours in high mode.

Additionally, the company is bundling a carrying case for the LG PuriCare Wearable Air Purifier. It is equipped with UV-LED lights that kill harmful germs, charge the mask, and send notifications to the LG ThinQ mobile app on Android or iOS when the filters need to be replaced for better performance.

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Chinese giant Huawei has announced that the company will be holding a press conference on 3rd September during IFA 2020 in Berlin. While the company has not revealed what it plans to announce, everyone knows what to expect.

A new report claims that at the event, along with the Huawei Mate40 series flagship smartphones, the company is also expected to unveil the latest Kirin 9000 flagship chipset, which could also be the last flagship smartphone SoC from the company.

The upcoming Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 9000 is manufactured by TSMC using the 5nm node process. It could become the world’s first 5nm chipset, launching ahead of the similar chipset from Qualcomm and Apple. It remains to be seen what the features of the Kirin 9000 SoC are and how it fares among other flagship offerings.

As for the Huawei Mate40 series, the company is expected to launch three smartphones in the lineup with model numbers OCE-AN00, NOH-AN00, and NOP-AN00. It is said that the Mate40 has a 6.5-inch FHD+ display while the Pro model has a 6.78-inch QHD+ screen. The phones will run the Android operating system and support 5G connectivity.

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Recently, the United States tightened restrictions on Huawei and put around 70 of its affiliates on the Entity List, requiring them to have special permission from the government to carry out business.

Thus, Huawei’s contract chipset manufacturer TSMC has been prevented from taking new orders from the Chinese company. The Taiwanese company will completely halt HiSilicon chip production from 15th September.

As per the reports, Huawei is now taking matters into its own hands. The company is expected to start its chip manufacturing process, at least partly, by the year-end and compete with industry giants like Samsung, TSMC, Intel, and more. Given that manufacturing semiconductors is a complicated and expensive process, we will have to wait and see if Huawei manages to pull it off.

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This year has to a large extent been defined by the COVID 19 pandemic which has affected almost all countries except a few. In the wake of the pandemic, the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2020 was cancelled at the last minute. As restrictions get eased, there are indications that the IFA Berlin 2020 will be a physical event.

Huawei’s Honor brand has now announced an event for IFA 2020 which is scheduled to take place from September 3 to September 5. This is billed to be a physical event. The teaser poster for the conference shows the theme of the presentation will be “Expand Your Smart Life”. The products that are expected to be released include a smartphone, laptop, router, smartwatch, and tablets.

Apart from Honor, other companies expected to take part in this year’s IFA Berlin trade show includes Realme, LG, TCL, and Huawei. It is unlikely that the show will be as elaborate as it used to be considering the health situation and the travel restrictions. Most companies are likely to stick to local announcements instead of global unveilings. The opening keynote will be hosted by Qualcomm where we might hear more on the chip company’s roadmap for Q4.

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Several tech events and conferences got canceled this year because of the COVID-19. Despite the pandemic having no end in sight, IFA Berlin, scheduled for September this year, will have an in-person event.

In the latest development, Realme has now been confirmed to attend IFA Berlin for the first time. IFA is calling this year’s event as a Special Edition, maybe because it could have invite-only 1,000 attendees at a time.

Realme India CEO Madhav Sheth also confirmed the news about the company making its debut in IFA this year. He has also teased a big announcement at the event but refrained from sharing more details.

If the reports are to be believed, then there’s a possibility that the OPPO-backed company could launch its flagship smartphone, dubbed as Realme X3 Pro. The company recently unveiled its 125W UltraDart fast charging technology, which could be present in the upcoming X3 Pro flagship smartphone.

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See you in Europe. Big announcement to come from #realme in #IFA20.#DareToLeap https://t.co/THmlQyXIFK

— Madhav (@MadhavSheth1) July 17, 2020

Along with the upcoming flagship smartphone, we expect the company to launch a few other products as well. The company has also forayed into the accessories market, so there could be new accessory products coming from the brand at IFA.

Last month, the company had launched Realme X3 and X3 SuperZoom smartphones in China as well as India. The upcoming X3 Pro will complete the lineup and instead of the SD855+ SoC, the phone could pack the newly announced Snapdragon 865 Plus chipset.

The Special Edition of IFA 2020 will take place in Berlin as an in-person event from 3rd September to 5th September, despite the COVID-19 outbreak. While Samsung has pulled out of the event, brands like Huawei, LG, Qualcomm, among others are the key participants for the event.

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IFA is one of the popular consumer electronics trade shows. Samsung has been a regular attendee of this show since 1991. But history is about to change this year as the South Korean tech giant is reported to not exhibit at the 2020 edition.

IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung) 2020 is scheduled to take place from September 4 to 9. But due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the show may get cancelled any way just like MWC (Mobile World Congress) 2020.

Before the official announcement for cancellation, Samsung seems to have made its mind to not attend the trade show as per a report by EDaily, a South Korean media (via SamMobile).

It is probably the first time the company is not willing to attend IFA, which attracts more than 100,000 visitors each year. Previously, it used to be the launch platform for the Galaxy Note series.

Last year at IFA 2019, Samsung announced its first non-flagship 5G smartphone – Galaxy A90 along with other household appliances. This year we could have seen the latter and not new smartphones as they are expected to get unveiled in August, a month ahead of the trade show.

As per reports, Galaxy Note 20 series and Galaxy Fold 2 could be announced on August 5. We will also get to witness Galaxy Watch 3 and Galaxy S20 FE aka Galaxy S20 Lite around the same time or a little bit earlier/later. Whereas, the Galaxy Fold Lite has been postponed to 2021.

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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the cancellation of tech events this year. We are almost half-past 2020 but the only major tech event hat has taken place so far is CES  2020. But the situation may change in the second half of the year as IFA 2020 has been confirmed to take place with some restrictions.

Yesterday, IFA held a virtual press conference in which the executive director Jens Heithecker confirmed the 2020 show to run from September 3rd  to 5th in Berlin. He also revealed that they are working closely with public health authorities in Germany to ensure social distancing, careful crowd control and other effective public hygiene measures.

IFA 2020 will include four events, out of which three events will be held parallelly in a different building for three days. Also, the attendees to each of these events will be limited to 1,000 at a time. Most importantly, all these events will be invite-only  and thus they will be closed for the public,

The four IFA 2020 events are as listed below.

• IFA Global Press Conference
  • Limited to two to three keynotes stages
  • Opening keynote by Qualcomm president Cristiano Amon
  • About 800 journalists
• IFA Next and Shift Mobility
  • For startups and automotive companies
• IFA Global Markets
  • For OEMs and ODMs to build their supply chain
• IFA Business Lounges
  • Meeting spaces and lounges for companies

CES, IFA, and MWC are the largest annual tech events that help companies to build new relationships and further their businesses. These conferences play a key role in the products general public have access to in their daily lives.

With all that being said, COVID-19 cases are still rising across all regions and thus many people may not attend IFA 2020. Anyway, we will have to wait and see as the event is scheduled to take place after four months from now.

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