Tech News For Today

Honor Play5 unveiled with Dimensity 800U and 66W charging

Right on schedule Honor unveiled its latest midrange phone in China called Play 5. The phone is powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 800U chipset and supports speedy 66W wired charging. The rest of the key specs include a 6.53-inch OLED display with FHD+ resolution and a 16MP selfie cam housed in the water drop notch.

There are four cameras around the back with a 64MP primary shooter and 8MP ultrawide cam. The remaining two modules are both 2MP and are used for macro shots and depth data. You can get the Play5 with either 128GB or 256G storage, in either case RAM is 8GB.

The battery is…

vivo brings X60 Pro to Europe alongside midrange Y52 5G and Y72 5G

Nearly half a year after vivo’s X60 flagships were announced in China, the X60 Pro is making its way to Europe. The Snapdragon 870 equipped phone which is will serve as the official smartphone of UEFA EURO 2020 retails for €799/£749 with sales tipping off on June 3.The vivo X60 Pro will be available in Midnight Black and Shimmer Blue colors.

You get a fast 120Hz refresh rate display and a versatile camera setup headlined by a 48MP camera with Sony’s IMX598 sensor and 4-axis OIS. There’s also a 13MP ultrawide snapper and a 13 MP telephoto module capable of 2x optical zoom. There’s also…

Samsung flexes its latest display developments on video

The annual Display Week conference tipped off yesterday in San Jose, California and Samsung Display is one of the most active participants. The Korean tech giant is showcasing its next wave of foldable OLED developments and now we get another in-depth look at the devices in a promo video.

The first device is the video features an S-fold display that bends at two points. When fully extended, the display measures up to 7.2-inches giving users a large canvas for multi-tasking. The video shows out up to three different apps positioned side by side and also shows out a neat tent fold which…

None of Apple’s AirPods or HomePods support lossless audio

Yesterday Apple Music announced that it will enable lossless audio streaming for all of its subscribers at no extra cost starting in June. But as it turns out, Apple doesn’t actually sell headphones or speakers that can play that lossless audio.

First off, Apple’s wireless headphones only support the lossy AAC codec (which is also used by Apple Music), so the AirPods and AirPods Pro are out. The AirPods Max do have the option of plugging in with a cable using a 3.5mm adapter, but that doesn’t work either.

As the company explains, this introduces an analog step, which is followed by…

Oppo Reno6 Z 5G will join the rest of the 6-series, Reno6 Pro 5G gets certified

Oppo is expected to announce the Reno6 series on May 22, but while we thought we’d only get three phones, now it looks like there will be at least four. An Oppo Reno 6 Z 5G (CPH2237) was certified by Malaysia’s SIRIM. This is not even two months after the Reno5 Z 5G was unveiled (it came after the initial Reno5 series launch).

The 4 Z phone is a rebranded Oppo F19 Pro+ 5G, but it is unknown whether the 5 Z has a twin. It should be different from the Oppo Reno6, though, we know that much. That one recently cropped up on TENAA, showing a 6.43” display and 4,200 mAh battery with 65W fast…

The vivo iQOO Neo5 Life will arrive with Snapdragon 870 on May 24

The vivo iQOO Neo5 is getting a spinoff, called iQOO Neo5 Life. The new device has appeared on the company website, confirming its launch date of May 24.

Some specs like the chipset and the storage have been revealed and the actual phone has even been pictured, albeit only from the back.

vivo iQOO Neo5 Vitality teasers

The Life edition of the iQOO Neo5 is obviously a more affordable variant. This phone will be powered by a Snapdragon 870 chipset, but since the FP sensor is on the side, it’s likely going to have an LCD on the front. A vivo iQOO phone has already appeared on…

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this: