Interview: Honor executives talk about road after independence, innovation and key partnerships, foldable phone plans

While we were at IFA Berlin last week, we had the chance to talk to Honor Europe CEO Tony Ran and Honor Western Europe CMO Clement Wong, who shared more on the company's background and future plans. Honor Europe CEO Tony Ran The discussion included several interesting topics such as the road ahead for Honor after its independence from Huawei, its software plans and upcoming devices. Can you explain your similarities with Huawei in terms of device design, specifications and software? How are you aiming to change since you are now an independent brand? Tony Ran (TR): Already we...

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Poco M5 in for review

Now that we've unboxed the new Poco M5s, it's time to do the same with its counterpart, the Poco M5. The Poco M5 comes with almost the same accessories in the box - a USB cable, case, plastic screen protector, SIM tool, and charger. Only instead of a 33W brick, the M5 gets a slower 22.5W one. The Poco M5 is slightly bigger than the M5s, mainly due to its larger display. It's an IPS LCD to the M5s' AMOLED, but it stands at 6.58 inches over 6.43 inches, and it's faster at 90Hz. Then there's the chipset. It's the MediaTek Helio G99, based on TSMC's 6nm process, should achieve far ...

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Realme UI 4.0 roadmap revealed ahead of announcement

The Realme UI 4.0 is expected in September, the company revealed on Weibo. Today the brand posted a roadmap of all devices that are in line to receive the interface before the end of 2022. The post is in Chinese, but it is easy to make out the devices. Here’s the list: Scheduled Arrival date Phone August 2022 Realme GT2 Pro September 2022 Realme GT2 Realme GT Neo3 150W Realme GT Neo3 Realme GT Neo3 Naruto October 2022 Realme GT2 Explorer Master Realme Q5 Carnival ...

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Poco M5 arrives with Helio G99, M5s tags along

The Poco M5 and Poco M5s smartphones are now official. Powered by Helio G-series chipsets by Mediatek and big 5,000 mAh batteries these two aim to redefine the value for money formula. Poco M5 The M5 comes with a 6.58” LCD with Full HD+ resolution and 90Hz refresh rate, and 240Hz touch sampling rate. There is Gorilla Glass protection on top of the screen and a punch hole for the 5MP selfie camera. There are three cameras mounted on an island spanning from end to end at the back. The main 50 MP f/1.8 shooter is assisted by 2MP f/2.4 macro and 2MP f/2.4 depth units. Poco...

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New Moto Edge 30 Neo render confirms name, Very Peri color

Motorola is preparing a Lite phone for its Edge 30 family, and rumors suggested it will be called Edge 30 Neo, available in no less than four colors. Today @rquandt took it to Twitter to confirm the name and share an image of the hero paint job Very Peri, matchiny the Pantone Color of the Year 2022. The image does not tell us much about the phone, but it confirms the single camera on the front and a dual setup on the back, with the main shooter having a 64MP sensor and OIS. The power keys and the volume rocker are on the right-hand side. We can safely assume the fingerprint...

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Samsung rolls out Android 12L with OneUI 4.1.1 to older foldables

Samsung is now seeding the OneUI 4.1.1 update with Android 12L on board to the Galaxy Z Flip3 and Z Fold3. The update involves a download of 1,500MB and brings a bunch of enhancements for folding phones, like improved multitasking with a new taskbar, as well as options like changing the call background, better search, an option to adjust the motion smoothness. The August 1 security patch is also included. The older Galaxy Z Fold2, Galaxy Z Fold, and the Galaxy Z Flip are all in line to get the new firmware as well. The most important features of Android 12L and OneUI 4.1.1 are...

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