An important week of announcements just ended and this is your recap. Huawei kicked things off on Tuesday and unveiled its Mate 50 series with the Mate 50, Mate 50 Pro, Mate 50 RS Porsche Design, and Mate 50E.
The Mate 50, 50 Pro and 50 RS all come with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset without 5G connectivity and BeiDou satellite messaging support for those moments when you don’t have network coverage. All three share the new 50MP main cam which has a variable aperture ranging from f / 1.4 to f / 4.0. The ultrawide module is of the RYYB variety and an f / 2.2 lens while the Pro and RS models also have a 3.5x telephoto lens.
Mate 50 Pro and 50 RS have 6.74-inch OLED displays with 120Hz refresh rates while the vanilla Mate 50 gets a 6.7-inch 90Hz OLED. Mate 50Pro and 50 RS get 4,700mAh batteries with 66W wired charging while the regular Mate 50 has a 4,460mAh cell.
The Mate 50 Pro starts at CNY 6,799 ($ 980) for the 256GB option, the non-Pro asks CNY 4,999 ($ 720) for the base 128GB version. Porsche’s Mate RS design requires CNY 12,999 ($ 1,870). There is no news on international availability for now.
The biggest event of the week belonged to Apple. After months of rumors and leaks, we’ve finally gotten the long-awaited iPhone 14 series. There’s the regular iPhone 14 and 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Plus that look just like last year’s iPhone 13. year, but now boast a larger 12MP camera sensor that captures 1.9µm pixels, long-life batteries and satellite emergency SOS which is the big news on the Pro models too.
The 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max get rid of the notch that has existed since the days of the iPhone X and replace it with a pill-shaped hole that Apple calls Dynamic Island. It serves a dual purpose by hosting the selfie camera and Face ID sensor, as well as serving as a multitasking bar and widget.
Elsewhere, the new iPhone Pros get brighter displays with peak brightness of up to 2,000 nits in the same 6.1- and 6.7-inch sizes, as well as an all-new 48MP main camera sensor with an f / 1 aperture. 78 and a pixel size of 1.22 μm before binning – 2.44 μm with binning. Apple has also made the A16 Bionic chipset exclusive for the new Pro models.
Apple’s iPhone 14 starts at $ 799, while the 14 Plus costs $ 899. The 14 Pro starts at $ 999 while the 14 Pro Max costs $ 1,099. Sadly, international buyers get a noticeable price hike with the iPhone 14 which is anywhere from 4% more expensive in Australia to 24% more in Poland than the iPhone 13 launch prices.
Apple also announced a number of new smartwatches with Watch Series 8, new Watch SE and Watch Ultra. The Ultra is the rugged Apple Watch we’ve been hearing about for so long and offers dual-band GPS connectivity, stock cellular connectivity, and 36 hours of battery life. Its display can reach a maximum brightness of 2000 nits and the watch is also WR100 and EN 13319 certified as a recognized diving accessory. Watch Ultra starts at $ 799, Watch Series 8 can be purchased from $ 399 while the SE model costs $ 249.
The new Apple AirPods Pro 2 cover a wider range of sound frequencies, deliver personalized spatial audio, and achieve 2x better noise cancellation, all while delivering 6 hours of listening time. They start at $ 249.
Moving forward, Xiaomi announced its Redmi 11 Prime 5G, Redmi 11 Prime and Redmi A1 phones. The Prime 5G has a 6.58-inch IPS LCD with a 90Hz refresh rate along with the Mediatek Dimensity 700 chipset and a 50MP main camera. Redmi 11 Prime has the same display and main camera but is equipped with the Helio G99 SoC. Redmi A1 is a 6.52-inch entry-level device with Helio A22 chip, 8MP single camera on the back and 5,000mAh battery.
Redmi 11 Prime 5G starts at INR12.999 ($ 160), Redmi 11 Prime will go at INR12.999 while the A1 is INR6.499.
Qualcomm unveiled two new chipsets: the mid-range Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and the entry-level Snapdragon 4 Gen 1. The 6 Gen 1 is based on a 4nm manufacturing process, while the cheaper SD 4 Gen 1 stays on the 6nm node. The first devices powered by SD 6 Gen 1 are expected to arrive in the first quarter of 2023, while the SD 4 Gen 1 will make its debut this quarter on iQOO’s upcoming Z6 Lite.
Motorola unveiled three new Edge series smartphones. The Edge 30 Ultra is a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 flagship with a 200MP main camera using Samsung’s ISOCELL HP1, a 1 / 1.22 ″ sensor that binning 16 into 1 pixels and emitting shots from 12.5 MP with a combined pixel pitch of 2.56 µm. The sensor can also produce 50MP stills with single 1.28μm pixels and even the full 200MP resolution with 0.64μm pixels. Edge 30 Ultra also includes a 6.67-inch pOLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate, a 4,610mAh battery and 125W wired charging. The price starts at € 900.
Edge 30 Fusions tone down the specs slightly and is equipped with the Snapdragon 888+ 5G chipset and a 50MP 1 / 1.55 “main camera sensor. It still has a 6.67-inch poLED with a 144Hz refresh rate while its 4,400 mAh battery supports fast charging at 68 W. The price starts at € 600.
Edge 30 Neo is the cheapest entry: it has a 6.28-inch 120Hz pOLED display, Snapdragon 695 5G chipset, and a 4,020mAh battery with 68W charging. It will retail for € 370 once it goes on sale .
We’ve seen a couple of new Poco phones: the M5 and M5.
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There is also a new chipset, unlike the iPhone 14 and 14 Plus.
That’s right, the new 6.7 “non-Pro model is called” Plus “. And the 6.1” model uses last year’s A15 chip and has improved cameras on the front and back.
And a notched display with advanced face unlock.
As always, there were more than just iPhones at Apple’s annual event.
Prices in the US, Canada and China are the same as last year’s models, but that’s not true for most of the rest of the world.
As well as the iPhone 13 Pro duo, of course. No more iPhone 11 models, at least not from Apple.com.
Sales start on September 9th.
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 offers a big leap in performance, photo and video capture, and connectivity.
The new announcement came out right after the end of Apple’s keynote.
Higher prices for new iPhones outside the US.
It seems the iPhone 14 and 14 Plus don’t miss out on much.
“Buy your mother an iPhone,” he said in response to a reporter’s question.
The new watches are equipped with a temperature sensor, accident detection and low power mode.
The 200MP stock-capturing sensor is optically stabilized and can perform 16-in-1 binning.
Both midranges have a 5,000mAh battery, competitively priced.
Rumors point to a November launch.
The Poco M5 has the new 6nm Helio G99 chipset and a 5,000mAh battery.
Apple’s latest product line has come out and all major US carriers have posted their deals and offers.
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