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Following the example of Europe: US senators proposed switching to USB-C as a universal charging standard
Last Thursday, a group of US senators published an open letter to the US Department of Commerce asking for a universal charging standard for smartphones. This is proposed to follow the example of the European Union.
The arguments of politicians are similar to those given in the EU. According to them, a universal charging standard will reduce waste, reduce customer costs and slow down the “planned obsolescence” of chargers.
The letter says that the EU has acted wisely by introducing new rules. According to the senators, the US should do the same. In the letter, the authors called on the Department of Commerce to develop a comprehensive plan for the transition to a single standard that will protect both consumers and the environment.
The senators also noted that consumers use an average of three chargers, and 40% of users found chargers incompatible with smartphones, after which owners simply threw away the charger and bought a new one. Because of this, the amount of e-waste is measured in tens of millions of tons.
Note that today Apple is the only major technology company in the US that does not use USB-C in its smartphones, although it allows this standard in the iPad and MacBook. The company says that switching to USB-C on smartphones will create more e-waste and is unlikely to bring benefits.
At the same time, information appeared earlier that the manufacturer would abandon the Lightning connector in the iPhone 15 in favor of USB-C. And another source claimed that USB-C testing for “apple” smartphones is already underway.
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Nubia Z60 Ultra will refute the thesis about the uselessness of ultra-wide-angle cameras in smartphones
The Nubia brand today published details about the camera of the future flagship Nubia Z60 Ultra. In particular, we are talking about its module with an ultra-wide-angle lens.
With its new flagship, Nubia will try to “refute the theory that wide-angle cameras are useless.” This refers to photo quality: modules with ultra-wide-angle lenses are equipped with low-quality optics, low-resolution sensors and small optical formats, and all this naturally leads to the fact that the photo quality of the ultra-wide-angle camera is much inferior to the photo quality of the main camera.
But this will not happen in the Nubia Z60 Ultra: the corresponding module will have a fast (F/1.8) 50-megapixel 1/1.56-inch optical format sensor, complemented by an eight-element lens and an optical stabilization system. In general, this model will have triple OIS – in each of the three modules.
The official premiere of Nubia Z60 Ultra will take place on December 19. The smartphone will receive Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, a 6000 mAh battery and IP68 protection.
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The difference between the Galaxy S24 Ultra and Galaxy S23 Ultra is clear. A well-known insider demonstrated the differences between these models
Well-known insider Ice Universe has published a new batch of images that clearly demonstrate the difference between the future Galaxy S24 Ultra and the current Galaxy S23 Ultra.
This time, the insider showed not only differences in the thickness of the frame, but also in the protrusion of the S Pen stylus and even in the location of the keys.
Ice Universe also published an image comparing the screen frames of the Galaxy S22 Ultra, Galaxy S23 Ultra and Galaxy S24 Ultra.
Ice Universe was the first to accurately talk about the new trend for smartphones with waterfall screens, about the bangs in the iPhone X, about the new design of the iPhone 14 and about Samsung’s 200-megapixel image sensor. Exclusive information about new products is leaked to him by sources in the research and development department of the South Korean giant.
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More than 21 likes on the photo. Photos taken by the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra are among the most loved by users of the photo hosting site Flickr
Photo hosting site Flickr has published a rating of camera phones. It was compiled based on the number of huskies per photo. In first place is the iPhone 13 Pro, and in general there are seven models of Apple smartphones in the top 10. And the best from the Android camp is the Galaxy S23 Ultra, and it is in second position.
Immediately behind it is the Galaxy S21, but in sixth position is the much more affordable Redmi Note 9. Moreover, photos taken with the camera of this model get more likes than photos taken with the iPhone 14 Pro. Redmi Note 9 was even able to beat the flagship Google Pixel 7 Pro.
Nubia Z60 Ultra will refute the thesis about the uselessness of ultra-wide-angle cameras in smartphones
The Nubia brand today published details about the camera of the future flagship Nubia Z60 Ultra. In particular, we are...
The difference between the Galaxy S24 Ultra and Galaxy S23 Ultra is clear. A well-known insider demonstrated the differences between these models
Well-known insider Ice Universe has published a new batch of images that clearly demonstrate the difference between the future Galaxy...
More than 21 likes on the photo. Photos taken by the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra are among the most loved by users of the photo hosting site Flickr
Photo hosting site Flickr has published a rating of camera phones. It was compiled based on the number of huskies...
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