After a long teaser campaign, Xiaomi India finally announced its Redmi Pad Android tablet. This is the first slate in the Redmi lineup and it brings a compelling spec list alongside competitive pricing.
Redmi Pad
Redmi Pad brings a 10.6-inch LCD display with a 1200 x 2000 px resolution and 90Hz refresh rate. The screen is flanked by four speakers with Dolby Atmos tuning. The tablet is equipped with MediaTek’s Helio G99 chipset and can be configured with 3/4/6GB RAM and 64/128GB storage.
Redmi Pad key specs
There’s a pair of 8MP cameras on the slate with the one on the...
The latest member of the ZTE Blade family was announced in Malaysia – welcome to the ZTE Blade V40s. This is a midrange Android 12 device with a Unisoc T618 chipset, 50MP main cam and a 4,500 mAh battery with 22.5W charging.
Blade V40s brings a 6.67" FHD+ AMOLED display with a 20:9 aspect ratio and an 8 MP selfie camera housed in the punch hole cutout. The back has two large camera cutouts housing the 50MP main shooter, 5MP macro module and 2MP depth helper.
ZTE Blade V40s
The phone comes with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage which is further expandable via the microSD card...
The Samsung Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra got 3C certified last month with 25W chargers, but the certifying authority didn't reveal their battery sizes. A rumor claimed the Galaxy S23's battery capacity will be around 3,900 mAh (200 mAh bigger than S22's cell), and now, details about the Plus and the Ultra models' batteries have also surfaced.
Samsung Galaxy S23 leaked render
According to GalaxyClub, the Galaxy S23+ will pack a battery with a typical capacity of 4,700 mAh, which is a 200 mAh increase over the S22 Plus' cell size. However, the Galaxy S23 Ultra won't get...
Huawei introduced the Watch D, its first smartwatch with blood pressure monitoring, in December 2021. The wearable was not expected outside of the domestic market, but eventually, it was unveiled to the international audience this May, alongside the Mate Xs2.
The price was set at €449, but no arrival date was given. Huawei’s keynote in Berlin at IFA 2022 included the exact same info, but today the company finally revealed Watch D is arriving in Germany on October 12.
The Huawei Watch D is an otherwise fairly standard smartwatch, but it stands out wiht its supports of special air...
With the announcement of Apple’s iPhone 14 lineup last month, it also announced the second generation AirPods Pro 2. Apple mentioned the new model’s improvements to sound quality, upgrades to noise cancellation and passthrough sound, and a bump in the expected battery life of the AirPods Pro. Thanks to a 3C certification, we now know exactly how much more battery capacity you’ll find.
There’s a 15% bump in capacity of the individual AirPods. Each one now has a 49.7 mAh battery compared to the first-gen’s 43.24 mAh. The charging case itself didn’t see a huge bump in capacity. In...
As you may already know, Google releases its monthly Android updates for its supported Pixel phones on the first Monday of the month (unless it happens to be a holiday in the US). Since it's the first Monday of the month, there's a new update of course, headed to the Pixel 4 and later devices.
Speaking of the Pixel 4, this should be the end of the line, for both it and the Pixel 4 XL. According to Google's update schedule, this is the last guaranteed one that these two will ever get, so if you're still holding onto one, perhaps it's now finally time to upgrade - and wouldn't you know it,...
Over the course of last month, Twitter internally tested a function that would let you edit tweets, and today this is finally live, but there is some small print.
First off, you can only edit your tweets if you're a subscriber to Twitter Blue. That much was known from the first time the company teased it. However, you should also note that currently, editing tweets is only available in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
now that Edit is rolling out in Twitter Blue Labs, here’s what you can expect see that little icon? it’s there to let you know that the Tweet has been edited...
The September rankings of the best-performing phones on AnTuTu are in and the ROG Phone 6D Ultimate is the new leader edging out key competitors like the OnePlus Ace Pro and iQOO 10 Pro which came in second and third place respectively. The new ROG Phone 6D Ultimate is the only smartphone in the list that’s not powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 + Gen 1 chipset and instead relies on the Dimensity 9000+ SoC which earned it a 1,123,036-point score. The total score here is a sum of the CPU, GPU, memory and UI components.
This is the first time a phone with flagship MediaTek’s chipset is...
A new report from GalaxyClub, which has a solid track record of Samsung-related leaks, suggests that the upcoming Galaxy A54 will feature a 50MP main camera. Sadly, no other details were provided in this report except for the megapixel count.
At first, this would suggest a camera downgrade given that the Galaxy A52 and A53 both feature 64MP main cameras. But as we all know, the megapixel count isn't everything and if anything, the move to a 50MP sensor might signal an upgrade.
The current 64MP sensor used in the Galaxy A52 and A53 isn't a particularly big one. And Samsung's policy...
Sony has already started mass production of PlayStation VR2 headsets and will keep a high pace of production leading up to the launch of the headset early next year, claim insiders quoted by Bloomberg.
The goal is to have 2 million units of the headset by March 2023. The pace of production after launch will be adjusted based on initial sales. The company is also stocking up on PS5 consoles because it reportedly wants to do a big marketing push and it needs to have units of both available in stores.
VR suffers from a chicken and egg problem – people don’t have VR headsets, so...
Google is officially unveiling the Pixel 7 smartphones later this week, and we expect to see the company’s first wearable alongside them - the Pixel Watch. Yet in keeping with Google tradition several major leaks revealed all the details about the interface, design, and even a partnership with Fitbit.
The Pixel Watch will track heart rate and sports activities and offer native support for Maps and Wallet. It will support calls and have a fully autonomous version with eSIM.
Google Pixel Watch: That's it pic.twitter.com/jfeac8FkuJ— SnoopyTech (@_snoopytech_) October 2, 2022...
Lava Blaze 5G was introduced today during India Mobile Congress 2022. It is set to be India’s most affordable 5G smartphone, although the company did not reveal an actual price. The device is powered by a Mediatek Dimensity 700 chipset, which is one of few differences to the Lava Blaze Pro, introduced last month.
The Blaze 5G also has a 6.5” LCD with 720p resolution 90Hz refresh rate, and a fingerprint scanner on the side. RAM is 4GB, storage is 128GB. There is a slot for a microSD card.
The phone also has a 50MP main camera on the back and an 8MP selfie shooter at the front. The...
The latest newsletter from Bloomberg analyst Mark Gurman suggests Apple will forgo holding an in-person event for its new MacBooks, iPads and Apple TV and will instead just announce the new devices on its website. Apple is expected to announce new MacBook Pro 14 and 16 models with updated M2 Pro and M2 Max chipsets alongside new iPad Pro 11 and 12.9 models with the standard M2 chip. Apple TV is also expected to get an update with the Apple A14 chip and 4GB RAM.
In addition, Gurman suggests Apple will not bring Touch ID back on the iPhone 15 or any of the upcoming flagship iPhones in...
It's three days to Google's Pixel 7 event so let's enjoy some quality press renders of the Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, as well as the control scheme taken straight out of the manual for the two phones and the Pixel Watch.
Here's the Google Pixel 7 Pro in Obsidian, Hazel, and Snow.
Google Pixel 7 Pro, source: Evan Blass
And this is the Google Pixel 7 in Obsidian, Snow, and Lemongrass. Interestingly, the widgets on the homescreen show the October 4 date, perhaps that was the original event date? Just spitballing here.
Google Pixel 7, source: Evan Blass
Moving on to the...
After last week’s detailed renders Galaxy S23 and S23+, we are now getting a follow-up in the form of two protective cases for the smaller S23 model. The two cases reveal the button placement for the vanilla model will remain as they were on the S22 while the camera bump will now feature a thinner design in line with that on the Galaxy Z Fold4.
Samsung Galaxy S23 cases
Interestingly enough Samsung is also preparing a similar camera bump design on the upcoming Galaxy A14 which also leaked in render form over the weekend.
Samsung Galaxy S23 renders
Based on the latest...
Honor X40 series was officially launched last month, and now we have reports of a third phone joining the family - Honor X40 GT. The name popped over the weekend on Chinese social media, with multiple tipsters reporting the phone will come with Snapdragon 888.
The chipset was the most popular among early 2021 flagships and brings a mighty 2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 CPU core, three Cortex-A78 cores at 2.42GHz, and the four efficient Cortex-A55 units at 1.8GHz.
The Honor X40 GT is said to be the performance smartphone in the midrange X series and will be announced this month. However, the...
OnePlus joined the world of smartwatches in March 2021, and today it's delivering it's also bringing its affordable sub-brand Nord on board. Meet the OnePlus Nord Watch - a smartwatch with big and bright screen, sports tracking and up to 30 days of battery life.
The Nord Watch has a 1.78” AMOLED rectangular screen with a resolution of 368x448 pixels and 60Hz refresh rate.
The watch does not have its own GPS, meaning it can only gathers positioning from the smartphone through Bluetooth 5.2.
OnePlus Nord Watch
OnePlus developed the watch as a unisex wearable and it can...
For yet another week our trending chart is topped by the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max, but the gap to the second-placed Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is much narrower this time around.
The Pixel 7 Pro is about to make its official debut and it already got enough people checking it out to finish the week in third place.
The newly unveiled Xiaomi Civi 2 captured fourth ahead of the Galaxy A53 and the rapidly rising Redmi Note 11.
The discontinued iPhone X ranked seventh as its owners still consider their upgrade options, while the far more current iPhone 14 Pro lost a lot of ground and is now...
Another week down, so let's take a look back at the biggest events from it.
This week saw the announcement of the Redmi Note 11R. It packs a Dimensity 700 chip, a 6.58-inch 1080p IPS LCD of 90Hz refresh rate, and a 5,000mAh battery. It's basically a rebranded Poco M4 5G. The Redmi Note 11R is now on sale in China, starting at CNY 1,099 for the 4/128GB model.
Infinix teased the Zero Ultra - a phone with a 200MP camera and 180W charging. It will have a 6.8-inch 120Hz AMOLED display, a Dimensity 920 chipset, and 8GB of RAM.
This week brought renders of the entire Galaxy S23 lineup and...
The new iPhone 14 has arrived! We’re reviewing the new iPhone 14, but remember, the iPhone 14 Plus is the same phone but larger. This year’s iPhone 14 is a minor incremental upgrade – let’s talk about what’s new.What’s New?Physically, the new iPhone 14 is highly similar to the iPhone 13. The aluminum chassis is identical (the iPhone 13 cases are perfectly compatible) and uses nearly all the same components […]
Check out some of the best camera accessories, including lenses, gimbals, microphones and tripods, that will help you get pro-level cinematic video from your iPhone.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip series is the most successful foldable phone to date, and the latest Galaxy Z Flip 4 aims to perfect a formula that has kept Samsung ahead of the competition. If you’re unfamiliar with the concept, the Z Flip 4 can fold in half to become an extremely compact phone. Once unfolded, it is about the size of a regular 6.7” fully-featured Android phone.Its bendable nature […]
The new Galaxy Z Fold 4 sets the bar higher for all foldable and is the most advanced, most expensive Samsung Galaxy smartphone. In this fourth generation, Samsung brings an array of incremental but significant upgrades we have tested and analyzed using our experience with prior Galaxy Z Fold smartphones and a good knowledge of the competitive landscape.Note: our specific unit is the AT&T Galaxy Z Fold 4 (model SM-F936U) […]
Qualcomm is updating what used to be its Snapdragon 600 and Snapdragon 400 series in preparation for 2023. These new Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 chips are destined to power mid-range and entry-level smartphones, respectively.It is a “generational” architecture upgrade, and both the logic and the manufacturing have vastly improved, along with performance and power efficiency, especially for Snapdragon 6 Gen 1.Snapdragon 6 Gen 1This chip […]
Prêt à Pousser, the Parisian startup that offers connected indoor gardens was at Showstoppers, to launch its new product Multo during IFA. Multo is a connected vegetable garden furniture that allows urban families to grow up to fifty plants simultaneously.A truly nourishing vegetable garden, the connected Scandinavian-style furniture can grow salads, herbs, zucchinis, eggplants, squash, beans, peas, radishes, and microgreens. Prêt à Pousser claims that Multo is 200% more productive […]
Invoxia announced its Smart Dog Collar at Showstoppers during IFA 2022. The start-up, known for its GPS trackers, is now focusing on delivering non-invasive breathing and heart rate monitoring for dogs, to help our canine friends fight various heart diseases.During Showstoppers, I met Invoxia CEO Amélie Caudron, who explained that one out of five dogs will experience some cardiac conditions during their lifetime, and some breeds are more at risk […]
Honor has officially launched its new Honor 70 smartphone during a keynote at IFA 2022. It was a great event with good energy and the first Honor event we physically attended in a very long time.The new Honor 70 is a mid-range (549-599 Euros officially, or about ~$550-$600) smartphone that aims to provide a high-end design feel with its build quality, looks, and materials. At the same time, it wants […]
Qualcomm President and CEO, Cristiano Amon, delivered the opening keynote of IFA 2022 in Berlin. During his hour-long speech, he highlighted the key innovations of Qualcomm’s latest compute platform, the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. One of the key pillars of high-end Qualcomm technology is Snapdragon Connect, the “best in class 5G, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth”.Amon’s vision for Snapdragon Connect is to ”build the foundation of the cloud-connected society for the gigabit […]
As physical constraints and cost are capping the amount of “camera hardware” that can be crammed into the rear camera system, some OEMs are moving the photography battleground to the Selfie camera.The new Huawei Nova 10 Pro comes with a 60 Megapixel selfie camera supported by a secondary 8MP 2X optical zoom camera – a first for a selfie combo. Typically, the secondary camera is a just a Bokeh sensor, […]
It’s not easy going from one ecosystem to another; a big part of it comes down to using an unfamiliar user interface. That is also true for smartphone users wanting to switch from an iPhone to an Android.Millions of users have selected Launcher iOS 16 (50M downloads as of late), an Android “launcher” app that makes the user interface look like the newest iOS. Of course, it would smooth out some […]
Motorola just introduced the Edge 2022 (aka Motorola Edge Gen 3), powered by MediaTek’s new Dimensity 1050 computing platform, which has an exciting ratio between 5G features and cost-efficiency. This phone is priced at $499.The Edge 2022 (official page) is in line with the overall design language of the more powerful Motorola Edge 30 Pro ($600). Still, the latter is a higher-end phone with more expensive features such as the […]
Motorola has announced the Moto Razr 2022 in China, and the foldable phone is getting exciting upgrades, including a lower price, that position it as a Galaxy Z Flip 4 alternative.The design has been streamlined. Last year’s model had visual cues reminiscent of the original Razr, like a sizeable chin, but it’s all gone now. The new Razr 2022 has a thin and modern look. There’s no doubt that this […]
The Galaxy Z Flip family is probably the most successful foldable to date in terms of unit volume and broad appeal. Its $999 price makes it more affordable in that space, and it has generated universal interest from all kinds of users in our experience.The new Galaxy Z Flip 4 will push this concept even higher with improvements across the board: display, design, camera, compute power, and battery.Since the series […]
At its Unpacked Event (watch it) this morning, Samsung launched the new Galaxy Z Fold 4, its highest-end foldable phone designed to provide the best folding phone experience.The new handset brings many subtle external improvements, such as narrower bezels, slightly smaller size, and weight (by only 8g). Still, that aspect is broadly comparable to the Galaxy Z Fold 3 we reviewed last year, including the fact that the industrial design […]
We’ve always liked the idea of home internet based on 4G/5G, and T-Mobile steadily expanded its service to cover “40M homes” last month, according to the company.Yet, T-Mobile is ready to expand its Home Internet Service to the whole country or wherever it has a working wireless network with a slightly different service called Home Internet Lite.That said, there’s a caveat because the Lite internet service comes with usage caps. […]
Last Wednesday, OnePlus launched its newest OnePlus 10T smartphone during a successful event in New York City we attended. We recommend reading the launch article as we explain some background information that we won’t cover again in this article.The OnePlus 10T is a $649+ smartphone optimized for high-performance, and speedy battery charging, something that OnePlus feels was a vital market to address.In the past, the OnePlus “T” series was the […]
At its global launch event in New York, OnePlus launched its new high-performance smartphone, the OnePlus 10T. As with other “T” series handsets, it aims to excel at a few key features while bringing maximum value (features for the price), something that OnePlus has built its brand on.“The OnePlus 10T takes our signature fast and smooth performance to the next level at an extremely competitive price point”, says OnePlus founder […]
If you live far from a Samsung repair facility or equivalent, it can be a hassle to ship your phone and wait, especially if the phone is in somewhat working order. For example, you might only have a cracked glass back cover or an old battery that depletes quickly, but the phone is still functional.The Samsung self-repair program is available now and might be for you, depending on the type […]
With battery capacities for most smartphones limited to 5000 mAh, the following battery life challenge is to recharge what you have quickly. Fortunately, modern smartphones charge faster than just a few years ago, and it’s widespread to see 25-40W charge speeds.However, some phones can charge at 60W, 80W, or 180W! At the same time, many OEMs no longer provide a high-speed charger with the smartphone, citing goals of reducing electronic […]
Smartphones are packing ever-more computing power (CPU, Graphics, AI), and that’s all great. However, to truly use that power sustainably, devices need to dissipate the heat generated by all these zero and one state switching inside the processors.It’s incredibly tricky in extremely compact devices where the electronics are essentially sandwiched between the battery and the display, two elements that are also generating quite a bit of heat.Typically, some heatsink or […]
Motorola China’s top executive has posted the first photo from the upcoming Motorola Edge smartphone, which will be announced later this year. The new camera is powered by the Samsung ISOCELL HP1 200MP camera sensor, a higher-end version of the Samsung ISOCELL HP3 sensor we told you about last month.The HP1 has larger pixels than the HP3 (0.64μm vs. 0.56 μm), but these pixels are still significantly smaller than 0.8 […]
With smartphone battery capacity essentially stalling around 5000 mAh for size and manufacturing technology reasons, the next best thing is to charge them faster. That’s precisely where many OEMs are heading, including Infinix.Following Ubergizmo, you might have seen Infinix’s 160W fast-charger demonstrated with a concept phone last year. Thunder Charge is even better and more efficient. According to the company, the new charging system is 99% efficient, which means less […]
The upcoming Xiaomi 12S Ultra will feature a primary camera powered by the 1-inch type Sony IMX989 camera sensor. Previously, the Sony Xperia PRO-I smartphone and a few others also featured a sensor of similar size. Still, the IMX989 is a new sensor “built for smartphones,” and Xiaomi had some design inputs (including financial) according to the Chinese OEM.We recently named the Xiaomi 12 Pro as one of the best […]
Mobile GPUs lag desktop GPUs by many years in terms of features, so they aren’t always conducive to exciting news coverage. However, hardware Ray-Tracing (RT) on an ARM GPU design is a milestone worth noting.In its new Immortalis-G715 (cool name btw) graphics unit, ARM delivers a 300% performance improvement over the previous software solution at the cost of 4% of the shader core area. It seems like a very reasonable […]
Samsung continues to announce ultra-high resolution camera sensors aimed at affordable markets. The company just launched the Samsung ISOCELL HP3, a 200 Megapixel camera sensor featuring exceptionally small sensing pixels. The thing is: smaller pixels aren’t always better, as their size makes it increasingly more difficult to gather photos.Each pixel is only 0.56 μm (square), which is tiny, so there’s a 4:1 pixel-binning mode that would equate to a 50 […]
MediaTek has introduced the Dimensity 9000+, a new performance-kicker chip, to supplement the existing Dimensity 9000. As the name suggests, this new processor based on the Dimensity 9000 could be characterized as “the same, but a bit better.”We are primarily talking about a 5% speed gain for the CPU and 10% for the GPU. The extra CPU performance comes from a higher clock speed for the Prime ARM Cortex X2 […]
Some U.S. lawmakers have sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to “develop a comprehensive plan that will protect both consumers and the environment by addressing the lack of a common U.S. charging standard.”The letter continues, “We cannot allow the consumer electronics industry to prioritize proprietary and inevitably obsolete charging technology over consumer protection and environmental health.” (PDF link)Lawmakers refer directly to the European Union USB-charger 2024 mandate […]
With the new Honor 70 series launch in China, we’re getting a peek at what’s coming later to the global market from the company: three new phones priced between $400 and $650, the Honor 70, Honor 70 Pro, and Honor 70 Pro+.The differentiation between these is relatively straightforward, with mainly the screen size, processor, and camera hardware getting more potent as the price goes up. Even the base Honor 70 […]
Qualcomm recently announced its new Wireless AR Smart Viewer reference design for developers. The idea is to demonstrate what the next-generation AR devices could (or should) look like and what the Snapdragon XR2 Platform can do.It is beautiful and highly functional for something that’s supposed to provide a technological baseline. At the very least, it can provide AR functionalities similar to the very cool Lenovo ThinkReality A3, which can replace […]
Qualcomm just held a launch event in China called “Snapdragon Night,” where the new Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 platform was announced.The “plus” update is a performance-kicker version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 hardware platform and brings noticeable performance and power efficiency improvements.These improvements come from basically a two-pronged approach to the chip’s development. First, Qualcomm uses a new 4nm semiconductor process at TSMC, which is even better than the […]
After a long teaser campaign, Xiaomi India finally announced its Redmi Pad Android tablet. This is the first slate in the Redmi lineup and it brings a compelling spec list alongside competitive pricing.
Redmi Pad
Redmi Pad brings a 10.6-inch LCD display with a 1200 x 2000 px resolution and 90Hz refresh rate. The screen is
The latest member of the ZTE Blade family was announced in Malaysia – welcome to the ZTE Blade V40s. This is a midrange Android 12 device with a Unisoc T618 chipset, 50MP main cam and a 4,500 mAh battery with 22.5W charging.
Blade V40s brings a 6.67" FHD+ AMOLED display with a 20:9 aspect ratio
The Samsung Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra got 3C certified last month with 25W chargers, but the certifying authority didn't reveal their battery sizes. A rumor claimed the Galaxy S23's battery capacity will be around 3,900 mAh (200 mAh bigger than S22's cell), and now, details about the Plus and the
Huawei introduced the Watch D, its first smartwatch with blood pressure monitoring, in December 2021. The wearable was not expected outside of the domestic market, but eventually, it was unveiled to the international audience this May, alongside the Mate Xs2.
The price was set at €449, but no arrival date was given. Huawei’s keynote in
Huawei introduced the Watch D, its first smartwatch with blood pressure monitoring, in December 2021. The wearable was not expected outside of the domestic market, but eventually, it was unveiled to the international audience this May, during the Mate Xs2 global launch in Milan, Italy.
The price was set at €449 with no arrival date,
With the announcement of Apple’s iPhone 14 lineup last month, it also announced the second generation AirPods Pro 2. Apple mentioned the new model’s improvements to sound quality, upgrades to noise cancellation and passthrough sound, and a bump in the expected battery life of the AirPods Pro. Thanks to a 3C certification, we now
As you may already know, Google releases its monthly Android updates for its supported Pixel phones on the first Monday of the month (unless it happens to be a holiday in the US). Since it's the first Monday of the month, there's a new update of course, headed to the Pixel 4 and later
Over the course of last month, Twitter internally tested a function that would let you edit tweets, and today this is finally live, but there is some small print.
First off, you can only edit your tweets if you're a subscriber to Twitter Blue. That much was known from the first time the company teased
