Month: May 2021

According to 91mobiles reports, on May 13, ASUS ZenFone 8 and ASUS ZenFone 8 Flip have been officially released. ZenFone 8 Flip retains the flip lens design of ZenFone 7, and is equipped with a more powerful battery, “You can take photos and videos even in sports.” ZenFone 8 has a 5.9-inch FHD + AMOLED display and is a compact flagship.

In terms of specific configuration, ASUS ZenFone 8 is equipped with a 5.9-inch FHD + AMOLED display with HDR10, 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, 1100nits brightness, 112% DCPI-P3 color gamut, 20:9 aspect ratio and Gorilla Glass Victus. It is supported by the Snapdragon 888 chip equipped with Adreno 660 GPU, with up to 16GB LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB UFS 3.1 storage driver.
　　 In terms of cameras, ASUS ZenFone 8 uses a dual-camera design, including a f/1.8 64-megapixel Sony IMX686 main camera, and f/2.2 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens, which supports 4cm macro shooting. Front 12 million pixel selfie lens. The phone is unlocked with screen fingerprints, is equipped with a 4000mAh battery, supports 30W fast charging, and has a waterproof and dustproof rating of IP68. The size of the phone is 148×68.5×9mm and the weight is 169g.

Another new machine ASUS ZenFone 8 Flip unveiled today is equipped with a 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with a resolution of 2400×1080, supports HDR10+, has a 90Hz refresh rate, 200Hz touch sampling rate, 1100nits brightness and 112% DCPI-P3 color gamut; equipped with Snapdragon 888 mobile platform, supplemented by 12GB LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB UFS 3.1 storage driver.
The back of ZenFone 8 Flip uses a three-camera design, including a 64-megapixel Sony IMX 686 main camera, a 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens, and an 8-megapixel telephoto macro lens that supports 3x optical zoom and up to 12x digital Zoom. The phone is equipped with a 5000mAh battery, supports 30W fast charging, and has a waterproof and dustproof rating of IP68. The size of the phone is 165.04×77.28×9.6mm, and the weight is 230g.

　　 On the price, the 6GB+128GB version of Asus Zenfone 8 starts at US$599, and the 16GB+256GB model starts at US$799. It will be available in Obsidian Black and Horizon Silver and will be available in Europe in the next few weeks and in the United States before July. Asus Zenfone 8 Flip8GB+256GB version is priced at 799 Euros and will be launched in Europe soon.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Mobile phone battery

Recently, Apple launched the iMac with colorful design. According to the whistleblower, Apple will continue the colorful design in other Mac product lines. The next product with colorful design is likely to be the MacBook Air.

　　 Recently, a whistleblower released a rendering of the next-generation MacBook Air. From the picture, the new MacBook Air has a variety of color schemes, and the overall color is the same as that of the iMac. In addition, the new MacBook Air uses a pure white keyboard and a pure white panel, and because the top row of keyboards is larger, the area of ​​the touchpad will look smaller.

　　 It is worth noting that the new MacBook Air also changes the previous wedge-shaped design, the whole machine looks a bit similar to the MacBook Pro. However, it is understood that the thickness of the new MacBook Air will be greatly reduced, even if the wedge-shaped body is not used, it can also meet the user’s requirements for a “thin and light body”.

　　 In terms of performance, there are reports that the new MacBook Air will use M1X or M2 chips, which have greater performance improvements than M1 chips. At the same time, the new MacBook Air will also continue the fanless design, so there is no need to worry about noise during daily use.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Mobile phone battery

Thanks to the cooperation with Corning, Apple will officially launch the iPhone 12 series with “super-ceramic panel” in 2020. The overall drop resistance of the panel is 4 times higher than that of the previous generation, so the drop resistance is also better. outstanding. Recently, Apple officially announced that it will continue to invest 45 million US dollars in Corning. The cooperation between the two will promote the research and development of innovative glass-related technologies.

Apple officially stated that in the past four years, Corning has received US$450 million from Apple’s US$5 billion manufacturing fund. Apple’s investment has helped to create more than 1,000 jobs in Corning’s US operations in Kentucky and other factories. In addition, this investment will also help promote the research and development of advanced glass technology. The super-ceramic panel used in the iPhone 12 is the result of this cooperation.

　　 It is worth mentioning that Corning has also made a lot of efforts in the field of environmental protection. As an Apple supplier, Corning needs to ensure carbon neutrality by 2030. Corning has deployed a variety of clean energy energy solutions, including solar panel systems at its Harrodsburg, Kentucky plant, to cover all of its Apple-related manufacturing operations in the United States.
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Recently, Apple pushed the official version of iOS 14.5.1, this time the updated version is 18E212. The update content shows that this update fixes some errors and also provides important security updates. It is recommended for all users to install. However, after some netizens updated the latest system, they found that the phone seems to have performance degradation. The performance of iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 after updating the latest version is not as good as the iPhone XR released many years ago.

　　 The phenomenon of weakened performance mainly appears in the aspect of video rendering. Many netizens have found that the iPhone XR has faster video rendering speed compared with the updated iPhone 11. According to media reports, Apple also imposed a CPU limit on the iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 during the iOS 14.5.1 system update, which caused the running speed of these two devices to slow down. And this limitation has nothing to do with the heat generation of the mobile phone. Even if it is tested in a low temperature environment, the result is that the performance of iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 is still greatly reduced.

　　 In April 2021, according to media reports, Apple will compensate 150,000 Chilean users with US$3.4 million for being sued for the slowing down of the old iPhone’s system update. In response to this matter, Apple specifically apologized to affected users and reduced the cost of replacing the mobile phone battery from $79 to $29.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Mobile phone battery

After the large-screen and full-screen concepts have become the mainstream of the market, a considerable number of consumers still look forward to the launch of small-screen flagships, but the configuration and battery life of this type of mobile phone are pain points that need to be resolved. A few days ago, the ASUS Zenfone 8 configuration was exposed, not only equipped with a 5.92-inch small screen, but also equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 and 4000mAh capacity battery.

Recently, the ASUS Zenfone 8 configuration has been exposed. This phone will be equipped with a 5.92-inch screen with a screen resolution of 1080P and a screen refresh rate of 120Hz. The screen uses E4 luminous material and is covered with Victus Gorilla scratch-resistant glass; the phone will be equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon. Dragon 888, supplemented by a combination of up to 16GB+256GB UFS 3.1 memory, built-in 4000mAh battery and supports 30W fast charging. At the image level, this phone’s rear dual-camera combination is a 64-megapixel IMX686 main camera and a 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera, which supports 4K 120 slow motion video and 8K video recording.

ASUS Zenfone 8 retains a 3.5mm headphone jack and dual speakers. The body measurements are 148 x 68.5 x 8.9mm, and the weight is 169 grams. The ZenUI 8 system based on Android 11 is preset. According to previously officially announced information, this phone will be released on May 12.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Mobile phone battery