Huawei flagship phones or phablets have built up a good reputation of setting the DxOMark standard on their launch. Now, the OEM has reportedly developed a new way of potentially staying ahead of the competition. They comprise a new form of lens that might make the camera in question quicker to focus in the future. According to a new report in the Chinese […]
Monthly Archives: November 2020
Lenovo’s ThinkPad E15 Gen.2 AMD offers a more compact design and a lot more performance
The Lenovo ThinkPad E15 is a cheap office notebook with a 15.6-inch display. For less than 1000 Euros (~ $1191), buyers get a rigid chassis, modern communications modules, and very good input devices. In addition to the Intel model, Lenovo also offers an AMD model. It is known as the E15 Gen.2 and has a […]
ZTE announces a new smartwatch with a blood-oxygen sensor and IP68 for ~US$38
ZTE is an OEM responsible for the ground-breaking under-display camera phone the Axon 20 5G, launched earlier this year. On the slightly more expected end of the scale, it has also debuted a square-faced smartwatch with advanced fitness-tracking features. It has a 1.3-inch, 240×240 TFT display, although a lot seems to go on behind this relatively restrained screen. This Watch Live offers 12 different sports modes, as […]
The Medion Erazer Beast X10 offers plenty of gaming power, a sober look, and a good level of features
With the Erazer Beast X10, Medion has a compact 17.3-inch gaming laptop in its range that is based on a barebone from Tongfang (GM7MPHP). The laptop isn’t immediately recognizable as a high-performance gaming powerhouse thanks to its discreetly designed, fancy, slim, matte black all-metal case. The Beast X10 brings all the latest games onto the […]
Apple MacBook Air M1 with 50 % longer battery runtime, but the weak power adapter limits the charging performance
We have already taken a look at the graphics performance of the two different iGPUs (7 vs. 8 cores), and now we have first results for the battery runtime. The battery capacity is unchanged at 49.9 Wh, but the new M1 chip is supposed to be much more efficient. Apple’s official specs sheet lists 15 hours […]
OPPO’s Reno 5 Pro will launch with the Dimensity 1000+ processor: new leak
The OPPO Reno4 series originally launched in June 2020. Despite this, it seems the OEM is forging ahead with a new generation for these phones. An earlier leak has suggested that the base-model 5 would not deviate from the Snapdragon 765G found in its predecessors. However, it now seems the Pro variant might be a very different story. A new device, the […]
Leaked Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 5G series photos confirm specifications, including a 108 MP camera
Multiple teasers and leaks have already revealed plenty about Xiaomi’s next mid-range smartphones, as we have reported. The devices have been seen on Geekbench too, but now photos of the devices and their packaging have been published online. The pictures confirm that Xiaomi will announce the Redmi Note 9 5G and Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G, […]
The AMD Radeon RX 6700 series may debut in Apple’s next 16-inch MacBook Pro
Bootcamp has already revealed that Apple has a new 16-ich MacBook Pro planned, although probably not one with its M1 chipset. The upcoming laptop may have an exciting piece of hardware inside, nonetheless. According to @TheGalox_, AMD has partnered with Apple to deliver mobile RDNA 2 GPUs, and ones that currently have no desktop counterparts. Apparently, Apple will […]
Initial reviews show the limitations of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold
The ThinkPad X1 Fold is finally here and in the hands of reviewers. Sadly, it is not all rosy for Lenovo’s first foldable. The ThinkPad X1 Fold starts at US$2,499, although that only gets you 256 GB of storage and no accessories. Lenovo charges US$2,749 for the detachable keyboard and pen, and another US$50 if […]
ASRock unveils the first Radeon RX 6900 XT by a board partner
So, AMD has allowed its board partners to release Radeon RX 6900 XT cards, after all. There has been no official announcement from AMD on the matter, but the arrival of an RX 6900 XT by ASRock confirms that this is the case. ASRock’s card is nothing more than a reference design, though. The company […]