Week 33 in review: Xiaomi Mix Fold 3, Redmi K60 Ultra, OnePlus Ace 2 Pro arrive, Apple is scaling back iPhone 15 production
The past week was busy with new device announcements, but Xiaomi’s two-day event in China brought more hardware than anything else. The new foldable Mix Fold 3, the massive 14” tablet Pad 6 Max, and a new wearable Smart Band 8 Pro came on day 1, while the next day it was all about Redmi – the flagship K60 Ultra and an affordable Redmi Pad SE tablet were also unveiled.
Before we even managed to take our breath, OnePlus snatched it back with its Ace 2 Pro smartphone – a marvelous premium smartphone with 150W fast charging, new VC cooling solution and mind-boggling 24 GB RAM + 1 TB memory version.
Components for iPhone 15 units are not matching the previously predicted quantities, and Apple is allegedly readjusting its forecast – instead of 83 million units, Cupertino is now tipped to order 77 million devices from its manufacturing partner.
Samsung already released all its major flagships for 2023 and now is looking to improve the user experience on its current devices. The Korean maker is now seeding One UI 6 Beta to China, India, Poland, and the UK, and in the meantime is also pushing stable OneUI 5.1.1 to last year’s foldables Galaxy Z Fold4 and Flip4, while older phones will get it on a later date.
Supply issues and price hikes are the reason behind Apple’s decision to cut down on production this year.
Among them are India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, in addition to Turkey, Mexico and the selected European markets.
Xiaomi developed an all-new proprietary hinge that consists of 198 components and takes up 17% less internal space.
The tablet with a Snapdragon 680 chipset starts from €199.
The phone also has nearly 10,000 sq. mm of cooling area, much more than any other mobile device.
Samsung will continue to use the 200MP primary camera from the Galaxy S23 Ultra, though.
The Max display is 62% larger than the Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro. It’s a high-quality 120Hz panel that can be used for both work and play. The tablet runs on a 10,000mAh battery.
It’s the first Redmi smartphone to come with IP68 dust and water resistance.
One UI 5.1.1 is coming to the previous three generations of Samsung foldables as well as older Galaxy Tab series and Watch series devices.
The upcoming Mate series will feature a dual-tone back design.
Thunderbolt support could be limited to the Pro models only.
This is in contrast with the Series 9, which is expected to be the smallest upgrade.
Titanium is denser and tougher than aluminum so it would be interesting to know how Samsung achieved this.
vivo believes Funtouch OS is a better fit for the European market.
Let’s take a quick look at the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1-powered smartphone before we put it through our review gauntlet.
That ultrawide cam will be updated but not this year.
The new zoom crop feature works on a sensor level.
A lot of changes and a new old leader.
The President of Realme China doesn’t believe that current 8 Gen 2 phones have shown the chipsets true potential.
Other manufacturers in India to follow soon.
Galaxy S23 users in these four markets will soon be able to test out the official One UI 6 beta.
“HD” videos are coming soon too.
The phones come with a basic design, and entry-level features; will be available only at T-Mobile.
They will be sold through Amazon. The Tecno Megabook T1 laptop will be joining them too.
Honor Tech is gearing up to launch its first phone in India in over three years.
