Month: March 2022

Once upon a time, Meizu system can be said to be the leader of domestic systems, but with the departure of designers, it has become unsustainable. While other friends are working hard to release 4nm flagship new phones, Meizu is also preparing silently. According to netizens, Meizu 19 Pro will be officially available soon.

This time, the Meizu 19 Pro is no longer conservative, and the front of the fuselage adopts an off-screen camera design. Not only that, Meizu 19 Pro will also launch a 4K screen, which supports 120Hz adaptive rate high refresh rate. The display effect is more delicate and the fluency is extremely smooth. It is definitely a high-quality screen.
For battery life, Meizu 19 Pro should not have much upgrades in order to take into account the design concept of small beauty, but it has made a lot of progress in fast charging, supporting 80W super fast charging, and realizing fast full-blooded resurrection. Compared with the previous generation, Meizu 19Pro has indeed made a lot of changes this time. If it can compete like Motorola in terms of pricing, then sales will not be a problem at all.

After the release of the new generation of iPhone SE, the iPhone 14 series, as the next new phone to be released by Apple, naturally attracted attention. By convention, the entire iPhone 14 series will be equipped with the A16 bionic chip, but the performance may be different. But the latest news suggests that this year Apple may break with tradition.

According to news on March 14, Ming-Chi Kuo, a well-known analyst at Tianfeng International Securities, recently tweeted that the basic iPhone 14 model released this year may still be equipped with the A15 chip used in the iPhone 13 series. He believes that this year’s iPhone 14 series does not have a 5.4-inch mini model, and Apple has made a new division of its product specifications: iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Max, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. Among them, the 6.1-inch iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max will continue to use the A15 bionic chip, while the 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max will be equipped with new chips.
It’s not the first time Apple has done this. The iPhone 5S launched in 2013 was powered by the A7 chip, while the iPhone 5C was powered by the A6 chip.

Not only the chip configuration is different, but the appearance of each model of the iPhone 14 series may also be different. According to previous reports, the iPhone 14 Pro series may use an “exclamation mark” hole-digging design, while the basic iPhone 14 model still uses a notch design.

Recently, the Samsung Galaxy M53 5G mobile phone running score was exposed in the GeekBench benchmark library, and the model shows the model number “SM-M536B”.

Under the GeekBench 5 benchmark, the Galaxy M53 5G scored 733 points for single-core and 2,224 points for multi-core. In addition, this phone is also equipped with 6GB of memory, which is basically enough to meet our daily needs. Judging from the parameters of the running library, the phone is equipped with MediaTek Dimensity 900 octa-core SoC, with a base clock frequency of 2.0GHz, and runs the Android 12-based OneUI 4 system.

It is understood that the Galaxy M series focuses on cost performance, offering impressive hardware specifications at a reasonable price. The previous generation Galaxy M52 5G uses a 6.7-inch AMOLED screen with a refresh rate of 120Hz, and is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SoC, the main camera is 64MP, and the battery capacity is 5000mAh, which has a good battery life.

Recently, some media broke the news that Apple is developing an iteration of the M1 chip, which is likely to be called the “M2 chip”. It is reported that products including the new MacBook Air and the new 13-inch MacBook will use this chip with a high probability, and both devices will be released later this year.

Among these new products, the new MacBook Air is obviously more interesting. In addition to carrying the M2 chip, this device will also feature a new design. It has been previously reported that the new MacBook Air has a colorful body design similar to the iMac, and has a more square appearance. In addition, the new MacBook Air is expected to be equipped with a “notch screen” with a higher screen-to-body ratio.
Another M2 chip is likely to be the 13-inch MacBook. This device does not appear to be the thin and light notebook of its time, but a product with the same design as the 13-inch MacBook Pro, and this product is also expected to debut at the same time as the MacBook Air.

It is understood that the new M2 chip will most likely use the same 8-core CPU as the M1 chip, but the chip will most likely have 9-core and 10-core GPUs to meet the needs of different consumers.

The global semiconductor shortage has become the norm. Due to tight production capacity, the foundry fees of some wafer foundries have also risen again and again.

On March 9, according to a report from Taiwan’s “Electronic Times”, some IC designers said that TSMC plans to increase the foundry quotation of 8-inch mature processes in the third quarter, while 12-inch mature and advanced processes are still under evaluation. In September last year, TSMC notified customers that foundry prices for all chips would increase by up to 20%. Among them, the price of sub-7nm process technology will increase by 3%-10%, and the price of mature process above 12nm will increase by 20%.
Another report said that the 8-inch capacity of most wafer foundries is still tight, and capacity expansion is even more unlikely. Some analysts pointed out that in the future, insufficient production capacity of 8 inches will become the norm in the industry.
It is understood that the downstream of the 8-inch wafer covers power management chips (PMIC), CMOS image sensor chips, fingerprint identification chips, display driver ICs, radio frequency chips, and power devices, while the 12-inch wafer covers AI chips. , SoC, GPU, memory and other consumer electronics fields. At present, the production capacity of the former is tight and the supply is in short supply; the production capacity of the latter has been relieved to a certain extent.

The Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro are Google’s current flagships, and multiple reports suggest the company is working on a cheaper Google Pixel 6a. The phone was originally expected to debut at the I/O conference around May, but new reports suggest the giant is facing supply chain and chip shortages. It is said that the launch of the new product has been delayed to another date – around July. Jon Prosser said that while the Pixel Watch is currently expected to arrive on May 26, its launch could also be delayed further.

According to previous leaks, the Google Pixel 6a will be available in three colors: black, white and green, and only the 128GB model. The Pixel 6a is expected to feature the same Tensor GS101 chip as the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. But given that chip shortages are still widespread, sharing the SoC for all three phones at the same time could be a problem.

As for the Pixel Watch, it was originally expected to launch in May, but now sources say the Pixel Watch will also be delayed, possibly until July. According to the leaks, the watch is said to be code-named “rohan” and it will be available in 3 colors: gray, black and gold.

In terms of specifications, the Google Pixel 6a may feature a 6.2-inch FHD+OLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate and an in-display fingerprint scanner. Two options are said to be available: 6GB/8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage. The phone is likely to run the Android 12 operating system out of the box.

On March 7, according to media reports, Samsung Electronics was recently attacked by the hacker group Lapsus$, resulting in the leakage of a large amount of confidential data. Qualcomm’s confidential source code. It is reported that these materials are split into three compressed files, which are downloaded by the outside world through a peer-to-peer network.

But it is strange that the hacker group has not contacted Samsung Electronics at present, nor mentioned the ransom, and the intention is unknown.

The above-mentioned report also stated that Lapsus$ had a previous “conspiracy”, which stole the confidential information of the chip giant Nvidia and asked the latter to release the graphics card mining lock and open source graphics card drivers. The Lapsus$ attack on Samsung Electronics may have a similar purpose.

Hacker groups attack tech giants regardless of industry. So far, Tesla, McDonald’s, Foxconn and other companies have been hacked. Around July last year, hackers launched a global ransomware attack that hit more than 1,000 companies, which was more harmful than a single hack.

Hacker organizations attacking tech giants has become a major hidden danger in the global tech circle, because tech giants have technical secrets and customer information. Once leaked, it will not only damage their own business interests, but also endanger the data security of customers.

Apple was previously rumored to be working on two new monitors. One is an updated version of the Pro Display XDR, and the other is a basic version for ordinary consumers. According to the latest news, the “basic” display is likely to be unveiled at Apple’s spring conference in the early morning of March 9.

It is reported that the price of this monitor is about half of the Pro Display XDR, the size is still 27 inches, and the price is about 2,500 US dollars. However, this monitor doesn’t use a mini-LED screen, so it may not have the same contrast ratio as the Pro Display XDR.

If Apple does launch a new display in March this year, the probability of launching a new Mac mini at the same time is also very high. It is reported that the new Mac mini adopts a new design language, which is smaller and has richer interfaces. In terms of performance, the new Mac mini will likely use the new M2 chip, which has stronger performance.

With a right-angle middle frame and a fish screen design, some netizens have exposed the news of the new Sony Xperia flagship phone. It is reported that the new flagship phone is named Xperia 1 IV.

According to leaked statistics, the front of the Xperia flagship new phone is a 6.5-inch OLED screen. There are three cameras on the back, and the layout is similar to the previous generation.
In other respects, the dimensions of the new Sony Xperia are 164.7×70.8×8.3mm, and the width is comparable to the 6.1-inch Samsung Galaxy S22 (the Galaxy S22 body width is 70.6mm), and there is no pressure to operate with one hand.
Although the Sony Xperia 1 IV retains the side fingerprint recognition scheme, it is puzzling that it still uses the 3.5mm headphone jack
The content of this revelation is limited to the renderings of the new phone. The processor and rear camera combination scheme are not mentioned. It is expected that the three rear cameras may be a combination scheme of wide-angle main camera, telephoto, and ultra-wide-angle. Wide-angle The main camera supports OIS optical image stabilization.

It was previously reported that Apple will use a new OLED panel in products such as the iPad Pro and iMac. The new panel is likely to still be supplied by Samsung, which is brighter and has a longer lifespan.

According to a recent report released by the media, Samsung is developing a new OLED panel, which is likely to be shipped in the next few years. The new OLED panel adopts a double-layer tandem structure, in which the panel has two emission lines (EML), compared with the single-layer structure currently manufactured by Samsung, the brightness of the OLED panel with the double-layer tandem structure will be doubled, and the lifespan is expected to increase. Four times, which will also further enhance the look and feel of the screen.
It is reported that this new OLED panel will not only be used in the iPad Pro launched before 2024, but Apple is also expected to use this OLED panel in MacBook Pro, iMac and other products.
At present, most of Apple’s flagship products use mini-LED panels, which have the characteristics of high brightness and high contrast. Earlier, some analysts said that Apple will also use OLED panels in the iPad and Mac product lines in the future to provide consumers with more realistic and fuller colors.