Week 25 in review: Huawei announces 5 new devices as Galaxy Note10 leaks
In a rare change of pace this week was not so dominated by the Huawei political problems, but rather by its newly announced devices. Plus we got Samsung Galaxy Note10 and Galaxy Note10 Pro's first major leaks.
For starters the pair will likely become official on August 7 and go on sale shortly after. We also saw two purported screen protectors for the Galaxy Note10 and Note10 Pro which differ in size but had a centered punch hole in common.
We also saw a case reportedly tailored for the Galaxy Note10 Pro which revealed the re-arrival of the IR blaster but also the (expected) departure of the headphone jack.
Finally the Galaxy Note10 and Note10 Pro will bring a new three-stage variable aperture lens. It will have a wider f/1.5 aperture, be able to stop down to an f/1.8 middle and then go as narrow as f/2.4 (for a sharper image).
While we're on the subject of Samsung, it appears that the Galaxy Fold is getting close to an eventual market launch and Samsung remains the undisputed leader in smartphone display shipments.
Huawei meanwhile unveiled three new phones part of the nova 5 family, a couple of tablets and a new mid-range chipset that claims to outdo the Snapdragon 855 at AI tasks.
Sony is reportedly readying a new smartphone with a triple camera - likely the Xperia 1v or 1s - with a sub-4K screen that could be an LCD instead of OLED.
We also got the first rumored specs for Sony's hexa-camera phone that will likely drop early next year. It will have a dual camera on the front as well as six cameras on the rear with the main one being quite potent - it will be a 48MP snapper with a vari-aperture lens that goes from a super-wide f/1.2 all the way to a narrow f/2.4.
While we look forward to Apple's 2019 lineup, its 2020 one seems way more compelling. In 2019 Apple will add a third, ultrawide angle, camera to the current iPhone XS and XS Max and a second, telephoto, camera to the iPhone XR successor.
In 2020 Apple will make its iPhones all OLED and make the iPhone XS successor smaller at 5.4-inch and the XS Max successor larger at 6.7-inch. Both will be 5G-ready. The third-gen iPhone XR will have a 6.1-inch OLED screen, dual or triple camera and LTE.
Finally, vivo announced 120W Super FlashCharge that can fill a 4,000mAh battery in only 13 minutes!
See you in a week!
Samsung Galaxy A60 in new Peach Sea Salt color hits China
The exclusive summer color is now on sale for Chinese users.
Samsung Galaxy Note10 screen protectors show centered punch hole
The upcoming Galaxy Note will come in at least two sizes.
Huawei unveils nova 5, nova 5 Pro and nova 5i
The nova 5 Pro comes with Kirin 980, the nova 5 has the new Kirin 810, built on the 7 nm process.
Huawei announces MediaPad M6 in 8.4" and 10.8" flavors
The latest flagship tablets from Huawei are here.
Huawei debuts 7nm HiSilicon Kirin 810 chipset
It has two high-frequency, high-performance Cortex-A76 cores and a powerful NPU.
Xiaomi trolls OnePlus once again as Redmi K20 Pro prepares to launch in India
That won't be for a full month, however. Last year, a "do the ma+h" campaign promoted the Poco F1 (the K20 Pro is its successor).
Xiaomi will unveil the Mi CC9 and Mi CC9e tomorrow
It's official, Xiaomi will announce a new phone series tomorrow.
vivo announces 120W Super FlashCharge that tops a 4,000 mAh battery in 13 minutes
It can reach 50% in just 5 minutes.
Xiaomi makes fun of notches in new series of promo videos
These ads meant to hype up the Mi 9T are certainly... different.
New triple cam Sony phone pops up - Xperia 1s or 1v
Sony is reportedly working on a new device, expected to launch in July.
Xiaomi Mi CC9e gets certified on TENAA, Mi CC9 Meitu also gets teased
Expect a cheaper Mi9 and a selfie-focused Xiaomi-Meitu phone.
Pocophone F1 Android Q update confirmed as May security patch starts seeding
The update also brings a customizable lock screen clock and fixes an issue with dual apps disappearing after reboot.
Hexa-cam Sony phone gets camera specs revealed
This smartphone is likely to go official at the end of this year, or the beginning of next.
Kuo: 5.4", 6.7" iPhones with 5G and 6.1" LTE iPhone coming in 2020, all OLED
The 5G iPhone and the smaller OLED iPhone are coming next year.
Samsung remains the undisputed leader of the display market
The Korean manufacturer shipped 40% of all screens in Q1 2019.
Samsung Galaxy Fold is almost ready to hit the market
We're still waiting on a new launch date, however. It won't be in July, so the Fold could join the Galaxy Note10 on stage in early August.
Samsung Galaxy Note10 tipped to come with a three-stage variable aperture
The phone will go official on August 7 at an event in New York city.
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Reader comments
- Anonymous
- 24 Jun 2019
- 6wN
Only Huawei fans will buy it as there are many good phones available and Huawei's future is unknown.
- Namelesss
- 23 Jun 2019
- Nus
I'm curious what would be the starting price of those 2020 Apple phone, I'm guessing 1500 USD for the cheapest model.
- sunshift
- 23 Jun 2019
- mnI
Also all Huawei phones are the same. When the first Nova came out, it was a unique phone by being compact and higher midrange, only sacrificing little bit for a premium bulid quality. Today you couldn't tell the Nova series from any other series, Hua...