Ford today officially unveiled the Mondeo hybrid sedan in China. It will be produced at the facilities of the Changan Ford joint venture.

The appearance of the current generation hybrid Mondeo (the sedan is sold only in China) magically coincided with the premiere of the new Camry, which relies specifically on hybrid power plants. These models are already competing for consumers’ wallets, and with the release of the hybrid Mondeo, the competition will only intensify.

Interestingly, the Mondeo hybrid has become not only the most economical in the line, but also the most powerful: the total power of the power plant elements (it consists of a 1.5-liter turbocharged gasoline engine and one electric motor) is 255 hp. Consumption – 3.81 l/100 km. It should be borne in mind that the Mondeo is a regular hybrid, not a plug-in one. That is, there will not be a moment when, when the traction battery is discharged, the consumption increases almost significantly.

In terms of dimensions (4935 x 1875 x 1500 mm, wheelbase – 2945 mm) and equipment, the hybrid is no different from the gasoline versions (they are available with 1.5 and 2.0 liter turbo engines).

The sedan is equipped with a panoramic roof, light and rain sensors, keyless entry, a telematics system, a digital instrument panel with a 12.3-inch diagonal screen and, of course, a 27-inch screen on the front panel. True, the age of this infotainment system is revealed by the old Qualcomm Snapdragon 820A SoC and the lack of a built-in 5G modem (but there is an LTE modem).

The cost of the hybrid Mondeo is 27 thousand dollars. The ST-Line version with “sporty” decor is noticeably more expensive – $31 thousand.

After yesterday’s announcement of the Redmi K70 smartphone line and RedmiBook 2024 laptops, Lu Weibing, President of Xiaomi Group, President of the International Division and General Manager of the Redmi brand, published several images describing possible use cases.

Xiaomi HyperOS Connect offers user-centric connectivity, cross-device collaboration, seamless content transfer between screens.

Lu Weibing

Smartphones, tablets and laptops running HyperOS will have a single clipboard, fast transfer of content between devices and the ability to run applications from any device on a suitable screen.

From your laptop you can launch your smartphone’s camera, make a call, manage wireless connection settings and headphones. In addition, you can connect a keyboard and mouse to your smartphone if necessary.

Due to American sanctions, Huawei was unable to produce smartphones with 5G modems for a long time – the company was simply cut off from supplies of both the necessary components and ready-made single-chip systems with integrated 5G support. But now everything will change: Huawei has its own SoC with a 5G modem, and the first smartphone based on it will be the Nova 12 Ultra.

This model, designated by catalog number ADA-AL00U, has already been certified in China, and the description specifically indicates 5G support. And the well-known insider Digital Chat Station revealed additional details.

According to him, the new mid-level Huawei smartphone (the Nova line is one of these) will have a Kirin 9000s SoC with a 5G modem. It will differ from the regular version of Kirin 9000s by a slightly lower (only 130 MHz) frequency of the large core. The Kirin 9000s configuration, we recall, looks like this: a large core with a frequency of 2.49 GHz, three medium cores with a frequency of 2.15 GHz and four small cores with a frequency of 1.53 GHz. According to rumors, the premiere of the Nova 12 line will take place in December.

Previously, Digital Chat Station was the first to accurately report the specifications and release dates of Redmi K50 and Xiaomi 12.