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These are the company's first smartphones to be produced in the EU HMD Global has unveiled its first Nokia smartphone manufactured in Europe. [caption id="attachment_62676" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Nokia XR21 Limited Edition[/caption] HMD Global introduced the Nokia XR21 Limited Edition Production has been established in Hungary, and the first smartphone produced there is the secure Nokia XR21. True, so far HMD has only ordered a batch of 50 such devices, and only 30 have gone on sale. But thanks to this, this version of the Nokia XR21 Limited Edition is truly exclusive. You can identify it by its Frosted Platinum color and original packaging. In addition, each smartphone will have its number engraved on it. Technically, of course, this is the regular Nokia XR21 with its Snapdragon 695, 6.49-inch 1080p LCD, dual camera, and 4800 mAh battery. For such a smartphone the company asks a considerable 700 euros. A black version will appear later for 650 euros.

For $120 Ulefone has introduced a cheap, secure smartphone Armor X12. The model costs only $120, although the characteristics are appropriate. [caption id="attachment_62668" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Ulefone Armor X12[/caption] Ulefone Armor X12 smartphone presented It's worth starting with the fact that the X12 is an almost complete copy of the X12 Pro. This is the same smartphone, only with different platforms and amounts of RAM. If the X12 Pro is based on the slow Helio G36 SoC, then the X12’s heart is the Helio A22, which is very primitive by modern standards. There is also only 3/32 GB of memory. [caption id="attachment_62670" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Ulefone Armor X12[/caption] Otherwise there are no differences. Armor X12 is equally compact for its category. It has a 5.45-inch IPS screen with HD+ resolution. At the same time, it cannot be said that the smartphone is very small in absolute terms since the additional protection still makes itself felt. As a result, the dimensions here are 157.2 x 76.8 x 14.3 mm with a weight of 257 g. However, this does not stop the manufacturer from saying that this is a smartphone for one-handed operation. The smartphone configuration also includes a 13-megapixel main camera and a 4860 mAh battery with weak 10-watt charging. In terms of protection, it is IP69K and MIL-STD-810H standard.

For $415 Sharp presented the Aquos sense8 smartphone, which, as is often the case with a Japanese company, is a rather interesting device. [caption id="attachment_62428" align="alignnone" width="780"] Sharp Aquos sense8[/caption] Firstly, it is compact. The new product has a 6.1-inch diagonal IGZO OLED screen with Full HD+ resolution and support for 90 Hz. Sharp Aquos sense8 introduced Secondly, this is a secure smartphone. This includes compliance with the MIL-STD-810H standard and water protection (IP68). Thirdly, despite its compact size, the device is equipped with a battery with a capacity of 5000 mAh, that is, the autonomy here should be very good. Moreover, such a battery does not affect the weight: the smartphone weighs only 159 g, which makes it one of the lightest modern smartphones on the market as a whole. https://youtu.be/7n9HODes2fU There is also a 50-megapixel camera with optical stabilization and a 1/1.55-inch optical format sensor, 6 GB of RAM, 128 GB of flash memory, SoC Snapdragon 6 Gen 1, a memory card slot, and a headphone jack. In Japan, a smartphone costs about $415.

Tensor G3 parameters revealed this time The Pixel 8 and 8 Pro smartphones have appeared on the Internet more than once in one form or another. Now the author of the This is Tech Today channel has published a video with a short unboxing of two new products, as well as screenshots where you can see the parameters of the SoC Tensor G3. [caption id="attachment_62254" align="aligncenter" width="310"] Pixel 8 Pro[/caption] Nine processor cores, but with reduced frequencies. Pixel 8 Pro appeared in new leaks The platform includes a nine-core CPU, which is quite unusual. The configuration includes one Cortex-X3 super core with a frequency of 2.91 GHz, four Cortex-A715 cores with a frequency of 2.37 GHz, and four Cortex-A510 with a frequency of 1.7 GHz. It should be noted that the frequencies of these cores are lower than those of many other modern SoCs. The presence of the Mali-G715 GPU is also confirmed, but its configuration is unknown. The software also indicates a minimum amount of flash memory of 128 GB, of which 106 GB will be available to the user. https://youtu.be/zLSoqFCj9RU Let us remind you that yesterday the Pixel 8 Pro appeared on Geekbench, where it showed itself much better than its predecessor, but the performance is still far from current flagships.

Some games are not yet fully optimized Early adopters of the iPhone 15 and bloggers continue to talk about the problems they are facing. This time we are talking about the fact that the new smartphone is not initially optimized with all games released in the App Store. One reviewer writes on Weibo: “The iPhone 15 is not as good for gaming as the iPhone 14. I tried a few games and they are not fully optimized yet. Avid gamers should wait and buy it later." [caption id="attachment_62171" align="aligncenter" width="780"] iPhone 15[/caption] The published video shows that in some games, the Dynamic Island cutout, which appeared in all iPhone 15 series smartphones, blocks part of the user interface and does not allow pressing buttons. According to JP Morgan Chase, iPhone 15 delivery times have improved significantly, but there are still shortages in the market.

New items have appeared in the GSMA IMEI database. The first leaks related to the new Meizu 21 series have appeared on the Internet. The appearance of smartphones in the IMEI GSMA database indicates an imminent announcement. Typically, Meizu models were only sold in China. However, the latest information suggests that the Meizu 21 series may be available in the global market. The line will be represented by the Meizu 21 and Meizu 21 Pro models. The Meizu 21 series is expected to be equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. The previous Meizu 20 series last year was built on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. [caption id="attachment_62166" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Meizu 21 and Meizu 21 Pro[/caption] Meizu 21 and Meizu 21 Pro on Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 will be released on the global market Meizu 21 will be available in three versions, which are designed for different markets. The M461Q model will be released in China. The M461H and M461S will be available in other regions. The same goes for Meizu 21 Pro, which will have two versions for different markets, M481Q and M481S. The Meizu 21 series is expected to launch in the first quarter of 2024, with specifications yet to be revealed.

It will be released this year Xiaomi is expected to be one of the first brands to use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip in its Xiaomi 14 Pro. New details about the Xiaomi 14 Pro display have appeared online. According to Gizmochina, Xiaomi 14 Pro will be equipped with a 6.7-inch Micro Quad Curved 2K C8 display that supports dynamic refresh rates from 1 to 120 Hz. Its screen will be protected by Gorilla Glass Victus 2 and will boast a narrow frame with a width of 1 mm. This display, with a maximum brightness of 3000 cd/m2, will support HDR 10+, Full Link Dolby Vision and Pro Color Tuning. It will also include PWM dimming over 2000Hz to reduce eye strain. [caption id="attachment_62160" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Xiaomi 14 Pro[/caption] Xiaomi 14 Pro acquires details The smartphone will be offered with up to 24 GB of LPDDR5x RAM and up to 1 TB of UFS 4.0 flash memory. The device will be powered by a 4860 mAh battery. The 3C certification suggests that the phone will support 120W fast charging. Xiaomi 14 Pro is expected to introduce satellite connectivity features and run on MIUI 15 based on Android 14. For photography enthusiasts, the camera package will include a 50-megapixel main camera (IMX989) with optical image stabilization and variable aperture, complemented by a 50-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera lens and a 50-megapixel telemacro camera.

The processor frequency was raised to 3.0 GHz, GPU – to 1.1 GHz Raspberry Pi 5 was presented last Thursday, and the result of overclocking the latest version of the single-board computer has already been published. As it turns out, you can squeeze an additional 25% performance out of the Broadcom BCM2712 SoC. [caption id="attachment_61784" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Raspberry Pi 5[/caption] It should be noted right away that the experiment was carried out with an optional cooling system called Active Cooler (price - only $5). It consists of a low-profile aluminum radiator and a small fan. Obviously, without its use, such a result would hardly have been achieved. [caption id="attachment_61785" align="aligncenter" width="619"] Raspberry Pi 5[/caption] Raspberry Pi 5 was overclocked a day after the announcement As a result of the experiment, the CPU frequency was raised by 600 MHz – up to 3.0 GHz. The frequency of the VideoCore VII GPU was increased by 300 MHz – up to 1.1 GHz. After this, the computer ran the Stressberry test for five minutes without any problems. In the stress test, the consumption was 10 W, the temperature was 69-74 ° C. In standby mode, consumption decreased to 3 W, temperature - to 46 ° C. [caption id="attachment_61786" align="aligncenter" width="723"] Raspberry Pi 5[/caption] The performance increase was recorded in the Sysbench application: the single-threaded test result was 3423 points, and the multi-threaded test was 13681 points. Both results are 25% higher than the regular version of Raspberry Pi 5 and almost twice as high as Raspberry Pi 4.