Week 19 in review: Xperia 1 V, Xperia 10 V, Pixel Fold, Pixel 7a, Pixel tablet debut
It was a week full of big announcements so let's recap.
Sony unveiled the flagship Xperia 1 V and the midrange Xperia 10 V. Both have 21:9 tall-aspect displays, 5,000mAh batteries, 3.5mm headphone jacks, and expandable storage.
The Xperia 1 V has a first-ever stacked CMOS sensor on a mobile phone that promises full-frame camera-like nighttime performance. The Xperia 1 V packs textured Gorilla Glass Victus on the back, a triple camera, a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip, and a 4K OLED display with 120Hz refresh rate. The flagship is coming in late June, starting from €1,399/£1,299. The Xperia 10 V will launch in mid-June for €449.
The Poco F5 and F5 Pro are now globally available. The F5 Pro has a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, a 6.67-inch 3200x1440px 120Hz AMOLED display, and a big 5,160mAh battery. It shares the same 64MP main + 8MP ultrawide + 2MP macro triple camera and 16MP selfie camera with the Poco F5. The F5 has a Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 chipset and a 1080p display. The Poco F5 starts from $379, while the Pro starts from $449.
Google finally officially revealed the Pixel Fold, Pixel 7a, and Pixel tablet to the global audience. The Pixel Fold has a 5.8-inch 1080x2092px 17.4:9 120Hz OLED cover screen, and a 7.6-inch 2208x1840px inner one. It packs a Tensor G2 chip, IPX8 waterproofing, and a triple rear camera - 48MP main with 1/2" sensor, 10.8MP ultrawide with 1/3" sensor, and 10.8MP 5x optical zoom telephoto. There are two selfie cameras - an 8MP on the inside display, and a 9.5MP on the cover display. You can get the Pixel Fold for $1,799 in Black or White next month.
The Pixel 7a brings a Tensor G2, a 6.1-inch display with a 90Hz refresh rate, a 4,385mAh battery, and a new 64MP main camera that pixel-bins to a final 16MP. It's INR 44,000/€510/$500, and ships in the middle of the month.
Finally, the Pixel Tablet has a 10.95-inch 2560x1600 LCD screen with 500 nits, Google's Tensor G2 chipset, 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM, and 128 or 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. It ships from June 20 and costs $499 in the US, £599 in the UK, and €679 in Germany.
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Poco F5 and Poco F5 Pro officially debut in UAE
The phones appear on the company website a day ahead of the global launch.
Sony Xperia 1 V unveiled with Exmor T stacked sensor, 4K OLED display
The new sensor should be twice as good as its predecessor in low light.
Google Pixel Fold arrives as the company's first foldable
It's up for pre-order today, and will become available sometime next month.
Poco F5 Pro and Poco F5 launch globally
The Poco F5 starts from €429/$379, while the Poco F5 Pro starts from €579/$449.
Tecno Camon 20 Premier official with Dimensity 8050, 108MP ultrawide camera
The 108MP camera does macro photography too.
Google unveils Pixel 7a with Tensor G2, 90Hz display and 64MP camera
This is a significant upgrade over the 6a, in fact, the specs are quite close to the flagship Pixel 7, except the a-phone is cheaper.
You can already buy a Google Pixel 7a albeit unofficially
Pixel 7a units are now listed on US marketplace site Swappa.
The two iPhone 16 Pro models will have taller displays
The diagonals will grow slightly, though it's not clear if actual surface area of the display will change.
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max again rumored to exclusively sport periscope lens
It's said to have 6x magnification.
Google Pixel 7a's promo video leaks ahead of official unveiling
It will be unveiled later today at Google I/O 2023 alongside the Pixel Fold.
Samsung to bring 2x mode to Galaxy S23 series in next update
The feature will start arriving with the June 2023 security package.
The Realme 11 Pro introduced with a curved display, 100MP camera, Realme 11 tags along
The distinctive look of the 11 Pro was penned by a former Gucci print designer. The phone also features a Dimensity 7050 and a 5,000mAh battery with 67W charging.
Infinix Note 30 series is coming later this month with the All-Round FastCharge tech
The phones probably won't hit the max of 260W wired and 110W wireless, but the company tells that they will be first to introduce wireless charging in the sub-$300 segment.
Google Pixel Tablet is fully official with bundled Charging Speaker Dock
It's up for pre-order today, and will become available on June 20.
Sharp Aquos R8 and R8 Pro announced in Japan
Both feature the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset as well as impressive 240Hz IGZO OLED displays.
Tecno introduces Camon 20, 20 Pro and 20 Pro 5G
Joining the Camon 20 Premier are three very similar phones.
Huawei announces Watch 4 and Watch 4 Pro
The latest flagship smartwatches from Huawei promise impressive battery endurance.
MediaTek Dimensity 8050 official with 3GHz prime CPU core
That's the third name for the same chipset after the Dimensity 1200 and Dimensity 1300.
Samsung Galaxy F54 now said to launch in India in 2-3 weeks, specs leak
It will be a tweaked version of the A54.
Sony Xperia 10 V in for review
Has Sony done enough to make this a worthy successor to the Xperia 10 IV?
Android 14 beta now available for 9 smartphones from Xiaomi, Oppo, Realme, vivo and Nothing
It has some known issues, though, so it's best avoided on primary devices.
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- Steven Seagal
- 14 May 2023
- L1q
Poco F5 / F5 Pro and Pixel 7a are the important ones
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