Software
The world’s first Android flagship with a 35mm lens, 64MP Sony IMX787 sensor and magnetic wireless charging. Nubia Z40 Pro unveiled
A division of ZTE today introduced the Nubia Z40 Pro flagship smartphone based on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 single-chip system. The predecessor of this model surprised everyone by offering three 64-megapixel sensors in a smartphone at once, and now it’s the turn to surprise the Nubia Z40 Pro.
First, it is the first Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 flagship with a 64MP Sony IMX787 image sensor. This is a large sensor: optical format – 1 / 1.3 inches. It is paired with a fast lens with an aperture of F/1.6 and a focal length of 35mm. While in most smartphones, a lens with a focal length of 24 mm is connected to the main sensor. The option chosen by Nubia promises less geometric distortion, but in general the lens is of high quality, it consists of 7 elements. The main module uses optical image stabilization, and the sensor supports pixel quad clustering to capture more light. Resolution in this mode is reduced to 16 megapixels.
The second module is with a 50-megapixel sensor and an ultra-wide-angle lens, the third is a periscope one with an 8-megapixel sensor and a 5x optical zoom. The front camera of the smartphone is with a 16-megapixel sensor.
Nubia Z40 Pro received a high-quality slightly curved AMOLED display with a diagonal of 6.67 inches, Full HD + resolution, a maximum brightness of 1000 cd / m2, a frame rate of 144 Hz and coverage of 100% of the DCI-P3 color space.
There are three options for the amount of RAM: 8, 12 and 16 GB. There are four options for built-in flash memory: 128, 256, 512 GB and 1 TB. They form five combinations.
Nubia Z40 Pro is powered by a 5000mAh battery with support for 80W fast charging via wire. In the Gravity Edition version, the battery capacity is slightly smaller, 4600 mAh, less and the power is 66 W, but there is support for wireless magnetic charging like MagSafe on the iPhone. Actually, Nubia Z40 Pro Gravity Edition became the world’s first mass-produced Android smartphone with support for such charging.
The novelty runs Android 12 with MyOS 12 interface. The device configuration, in addition to all of the above, includes a USB 3.1 Type-C port, an NFC module, and an under-screen fingerprint scanner. The base version with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of flash memory is priced at just $535 in China. The most affordable Nubia Z40 Pro Gravity Edition with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of flash storage costs $675. Whether the novelty will appear outside the Celestial Empire has not yet been reported.
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Phones
Ahead of the announcement of iOS 17, Apple said that iOS 16 is installed on 81% of all active iPhones
Shortly before the announcement of iOS 17 at WWDC 2023, Apple published statistics regarding the prevalence of iOS 16.
At the moment, the current version of the operating system is installed on 81% of all active iPhones on the market. Another 13% are working with iOS 15 and only 6% are on older versions.
If we talk about smartphones no older than four years, then the distribution looks like this: 90%, 8% and 2%, respectively.
In the case of tablets, iPadOS 16 is installed on 71% of all active iPads. Another 20% remain on iPadOS 15, while older versions are installed on 9% of devices.
Phones
Best Android smartphones in terms of price and performance: Meizu 20 series topped the AnTuTu ranking twice
The AnTuTu benchmark team has published the latest rankings of the best Android smartphones in terms of price and performance in different price categories – as of the end of May 2023.
Experts noted the success of OnePlus and Oppo among economical sub-flagships and mid-range phones. In addition, the triumphant return of Meizu is celebrated with the Meizu 20 series, whose representatives took first place in two ratings at once.
In the cheapest category under 1999 yuan (up to $282), the first three places went to OnePlus Ace Racing Edition, iQOO Neo7 SE and Realme GT Neo5 SE.
The next price bracket, from 2000 to 2999 yuan ($283 to $424), gave the top three spots to the Remi K60, Lenovo Legion Y70 and Remi K60 Pro.
In the 3,000 to 3,999 yuan ($425 to $565) category, Meizu 20, iQOO Neo8 Pro, and iQOO 11 lead the way.
The Meizu 20 Pro, Oppo Find X6 and Xiaomi 13 Pro smartphones topped the 4,000 yuan to 4,999 yuan ($566 to $707) category.
Among the most expensive flagships above $708, the Red Magic 8 Pro+ leads the way, followed by the Oppo Find X6 Pro and Honor Magic5 Pro.
Google has announced the imminent end of support for Google Assistant (Google Assistant) integration with third-party list and note apps. The Google Virtual Assistant will continue to interact closely only with the proprietary Google Keep application.
Maintaining shopping lists through Google Assistant can be quite convenient. It is enough for the user to give a voice command for the assistant to open the list or note, read it or edit it. However, users of third-party list and note apps have begun receiving warnings that Google Assistant voice commands will be discontinued as of June 20.
The documentation on the Google site also states:
Starting June 20, Google Assistant notes and lists will no longer work in non-Google apps.
Not only will users no longer be able to create notes/lists, it looks like notes/lists previously created with Google Assistant will disappear. On the support page under “Where are my old lists?” the company states that these notes/lists will also no longer be available after June 20th.
However, the tech giant offers a way to save this data before the deadline:
- Go to takeout.google.com
- Select Helper Notes & Lists.
- Save your information.
Google also stated that “lists you create by voice in Google Shopping will be saved in Google Keep.” But she clarified that shopping lists created by third-party services will not sync with Google Keep.
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