Another week gone, let’s sum it up. The Redmi Note 12 series was the biggest story this week. It features the Redmi Note 12, the Redmi Note 12 Pro, the Redmi Note 12 Pro+ and the Redmi Note 12 Explorer.
The 12 Pro, Pro+ and Explorer all have MediaTek Dimensity 1080 chips, while the Vanilla 12 relies on a Snapdragon 4 Gen 1. All four have 6.67-inch 120Hz AMOLED displays. All four except the Explorer have 5,000 mAh batteries. Charging varies between phones, the 12 supports 33W, the 12 Pro 67W, the Pro+ 120W, while the Explorer charges its 4,300mAh battery in just 9 minutes (advertised) at 210W.
The cameras are another point of difference. The Redmi Note 12 has a 48MP wide camera and a 2MP depth sensor. The Redmi Note 12 Pro has a 50MP wide, 8MP ultrawide and 2MP macro. The Pro+ and Explorer clash with the wide camera on the Samsung ISOCELL HMX 200MP camera.
The Redmi Note 12 Explorer will go on sale in China on October 31, while the other three phones will follow on November 1.
vivo has detailed the camera upgrades of the upcoming X90 series without revealing the camera specs. Developed by vivo itself and partner Zeiss, the X90 series will focus on improving portrait and nighttime photography. The Ultra-Clear Image Quality Engine is a super-resolution algorithm that uses a virtual model of the lens to recover approximately 35% of the information lost due to optical imperfections. A multi-frame mode is available to further improve image quality and dynamic range. This is especially useful for a periscope lens.
The following system is dedicated to portrait photography and is itself divided into three parts. The first part tries to understand the scene and detects up to 103 signature points on the face and also takes into account the pose of the subject. The next two parts divide the work – one covers the subject and applies machine learning beauty filters, the other adjusts the background by tuning different watch faces (blur, tone, brightness, etc.).
There is another special system, it is used for low light photography. The maximum sensitivity has been doubled and the camera can reach ISO 102,400. The system is good enough to take a picture of a starry sky without a tripod or slow shutter speed, vivo says.
Much of the processing is handled by a new acceleration engine, which sounds like a successor to the V1 ISP. Developed in-house, it accelerates deep learning and computer vision tasks, combining traditional ISP approaches with modern AI-based solutions. We can’t wait for the X90 series.
Samsung has seeded the One UI 5 and Android 13 update for the Galaxy S22 series. The company has added a ton of new customization features, both automatic and manual, to make your phone (and watch) look exactly the way you want it. There are also some practical improvements, such as stacked widgets to save space on your home screen. Samsung will release the One UI 5 update for all eligible Galaxy S and Z-series devices, as well as many A-series Galaxies by the end of the year.
The Pro+ model is rumored to have a 200MP main camera and 210W fast charging.
Executives confirm the move, even if Apple isn’t happy.
Sony’s flagship wireless headphones are put through the wringer.
Europeans are now getting the latest and greatest from Google and Samsung.
The Pro models are equipped with MediaTek’s new Dimensity 1080 chipset, while the vanilla model has Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 4 Gen 1.
The phone has 16/512 GB of storage and comes with a new theme and a different back panel.
The company has been working on an improved custom ISP with on-chip SRAM and has partnered with Zeiss to develop new lenses.
Except for faster charging and different battery capacity, the Explorer is identical to the Redmi Note 12 Pro+ (yes, including the 200MP camera).
The short video arrives on the same day that Samsung started rolling out the first stable One UI 5 updates.
They will be larger than their predecessors in the 9 Series. The Pro+ model gets (obviously) the better chipset, but also a curved AMOLED display and an extra camera.
The flagship Mate series phone is here with us for a quick unboxing and first impressions.
Xiaomi also plans to announce a new Book Air 13 ultra-thin laptop this Thursday.
Nothing’s second TWS earphones feature a half-in-ear design and will be available in more than 40 countries from November 4.
Compared to SD 480 and HD+ LCD on the Mark 3. There are some unconfirmed rumors that it might not be exclusive to Japan like its predecessors.
The list also includes Galaxy A devices and tablets.
The Dimensity 9000 was the first to reach a score of 1 million points, the 9200 will surpass it with a Cortex-X3 CPU core and Immortalis-G715 GPU.
The first OnePlus device with a MediaTek chipset in the US
The price is set at € 1,200.
An affordable phone with good specs and a large battery.
It also has a 360 degree rotatable hinge.
It’s a big day for software if you own Apple hardware.
However, the company has not disclosed its final plans.
The new feature is now rolling out globally.
You can’t blame the company for not constantly making incremental improvements.
The advanced theme system has been used to adapt key UI areas to the smooth style of Windows 11.
