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Chinese Semiconductor Investment Fund Welcomes U.S. Ban on Advanced Chip Exports to China

A partner at a prominent Chinese semiconductor investment fund has expressed enthusiasm for the U.S. government’s recent ban on exporting certain advanced chip types to China. Chloe Wang, a partner and vice-president at the Yang Cheng Fund, headquartered in Guangzhou, welcomed the move, characterizing it as “great news” that could stimulate the growth of a domestic ecosystem.

Wang’s Perspective on the Ban

Wang made these remarks at CNBC’s East Tech West conference in Guangzhou’s Nansha district, where she shared her perspective on the ban, particularly focusing on the export restrictions of Nvidia’s A800 and H800 chips. The ban on Nvidia’s H100 chip had already been implemented in earlier U.S. government restrictions.

The Yang Cheng Fund specializes in investments in semiconductor companies, with a particular emphasis on those in the artificial intelligence (AI) training and autonomous vehicle sectors. Wang revealed that one of the AI chip companies in their portfolio is gearing up for an initial public offering later this year, while another Shanghai-based AI chip firm has already garnered a valuation exceeding $3 billion. She did not disclose the names of these firms.

Wang expressed her confidence in the capabilities of Chinese entrepreneurs and the strength of the consumer market in China. She anticipates that upstream chipmakers will play a pivotal role in China’s semiconductor industry, fostering the development of a self-sustaining ecosystem that reduces reliance on foreign technologies like Nvidia’s CUDA system.

U.S. curbs export of more A.I. chips to China: The companies that could be impacted

China’s Ambitions

China has set ambitious goals for its computing power, aiming to increase it by 50% by 2025. This strategy, led by various Chinese ministries, is essential for advancing artificial intelligence, which relies on advanced semiconductors to process vast amounts of data efficiently.

The U.S. government’s ban on exporting advanced semiconductors to China is primarily motivated by national security concerns, as these chips could be employed for military purposes and modernization. U.S. officials have clarified that this action is not intended to hinder Chinese economic growth. It underscores the delicate balance between technology security and international trade relations.

To Summarize

In a related context, recent attention has returned to Chinese tech giant Huawei, which managed to introduce its latest smartphone, the Mate 60 Pro, featuring a chip supporting 5G technology despite U.S. sanctions aimed at restricting Huawei’s access to advanced tech. The chip, manufactured by China’s SMIC, has raised questions about how this feat was achieved and whether the production process is scalable enough to sustain a Huawei resurgence in the global market.

Also Read: Protecting Your Most Valuable Asset: Business Data and Information

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The novelty will not enter the global market So, the oddities with the announcement of the Huawei Mate 60 Pro smartphone have now been supplemented with information that the new product will not be released outside of China. [caption id="attachment_50460" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Huawei flagship Mate 60 Pro[/caption] In fact, the Android Authority resource learned about this on the day of the announcement, but other resources only paid attention to it now. Huawei can't or won't release flagship Mate 60 Pro outside of China Recall that the Mate 50 Pro was quite sold outside the Celestial Empire, but for some reason Huawei decided not to release the new model on the global market. Perhaps this has something to do with the platform that the company uses in the new flagship and about which it does not say a word. The disassembly showed that inside there is a HiSilicon SoC labeled Hi36A0, which corresponds to the Kirin 9000, but AnTuTu identifies the platform as Kirin 9000s and attributes strange characteristics to it .

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DXOMark: OPPO Find X6 Pro toma de assalto o ranking de melhor fotografia

Para os fãs de smartphones, temos uma novidade emocionante – o OPPO Find X6 Pro conquistou uma pontuação notável de 153 na avaliação DxOMark, tornando-se o melhor smartphone no ramo da fotografia a nível global. Isso significa que o smartphone superou tanto o Honor Magic5 Pro quanto o Huawei Mate 50 Pro em termos de […]

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Pre-Order Huawei MATE 50 PRO 4G Smartphone-Jumbo Electronics

Huawei has introduced the company’s Huawei Mate 50 Pro smartphone for the global markets. This smartphone comes with amazing feature like 6.7 inch screen, Ultra Aperture XMAGE Camera, HUAWEI Mate 50 Pro, The 50 MP Ultra Aperture Camera RYYB sensor, working seamlessly with the XD Fusion Pro image and more. Pre Order now at Jumbo Electronics check here for details:  https://www.jumbo.ae/huawei-mate50-pro-series

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Huawei Nova Y70 getting November 2022 EMUI update globally - HC Newsroom

Huawei Nova Y70 getting November 2022 EMUI update globally – HC Newsroom

Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 gets SuperHub feature with HarmonyOS 3 public betaHuawei MatePad Paper new update brings unique changes to Notes appHuawei MatePad Pro 12.6 global users receiving November 2022 updateHuawei Nova 10 and Nova 9 gets November 2022 UpdateHuawei HarmonyOS ecosystem will be stronger than AndroidHuawei Nova 10 series is now available nationwide in MalaysiaHuawei Mate 50 Pro…

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Galaxy S23 iPhone 14 gibi bazı uydu yeteneklerine sahip olabilir

Galaxy S23 iPhone 14 gibi bazı uydu yeteneklerine sahip olabilir

ETNews’in raporuna göre Samsung Galaxy S23’ün uydu özelliklerine sahip olması için iridium şirketi ile işbirliği yapıyor. Bilindiği gibi Apple, iPhone 14’e uydu bağlantısı sağlamak için Global Star uydu şirketi ile birlikte çalışırken Huawei, Mate 50 Pro serisine benzer özellikler getirmek için Beidou uydularını kullanıyor. Uydudan haberleşme özelliği bildiğiniz gibi özellikle deprem, sel,…

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Huawei P50: prezzo, data di uscita, scheda tecnica, tutto sul flagship

L'Huawei P50 arriva un po' in ritardo quest'anno, ma l'uscita del campione di foto è imminente. Data di uscita, scheda tecnica, design, HarmonyOS, torniamo su tutto quello che ci aspetta da questo smartphone che potrebbe dare una scossa al panorama del settore mobile.

Huawei P50, P50 Pro e P50 Pro+ stanno per essere commercializzati. Smartphone attesissimi, perché sono i primi flagship a incorporare nativamente il sistema HarmonyOS e i cellulari di questa gamma sono rinomati per la loro eccezionale qualità fotografica. In attesa del loro annuncio ufficiale, ecco cosa sappiamo di loro.

QUANDO ARRIVA HUAWEI P50?

Tradizionalmente, Huawei lancia la sua nuova generazione di smartphone della serie P in primavera, intorno ad aprile. Quest'anno dovevamo essere più pazienti. Huawei ha atteso fino al 29 luglio 2021 per annunciare i nuovi P50. Diversi motivi hanno costretto Huawei a ritardare il lancio degli smartphone, in primis le sanzioni americane che continuano a impedire all'azienda di fornire componenti. Poi, la carenza di alcuni materiali necessari alla fabbricazione degli smartphone. Infine, la situazione sanitaria globale sta ritardando alcuni sviluppi.

Tutte le versioni del P50 sono in vendita da agosto... ma solo in Cina. Per il mercato europeo le cose sono più complicate. Infatti, anche se praticamente tutte le versioni del P40 sono state lanciate in Occidente, non sorprenderebbe se Huawei prendesse la decisione, come per la serie Mate 40, di lanciare solo uno o due modelli in Europa. Ciò sembra essere confermato all'inizio del 2022, quando Huawei ha annunciato il lancio del P50 Pro sui mercati internazionali. Quest'ultimo avrà luogo il 12 gennaio 2022.

QUAL È IL PREZZO DI HUAWEI P50?

Certo, non potremo essere sicuri di nulla finché la stessa Huawei non ne darà comunicazione, ma il prezzo degli smartphone della serie P40 dovrebbe darci una buona indicazione dei prezzi che verranno applicati. Come al solito, sono previsti tre diversi modelli. Ricordiamo che l'Huawei P40 è stato venduto per 799 euro quando è stato rilasciato, l'Huawei P40 Pro era disponibile per 999 euro e l'Huawei P40 Pro + è stato visualizzato a 1399 euro. Prezzi ufficiali consigliati dal marchio, che però erano rapidamente diminuiti tra i rivenditori.

Non ci aspettavamo un aumento di prezzo sullo smartphone, ma un leak sembra indicare il contrario. Infatti, il P50 Pro, unico modello commercializzato in Europa, sarebbe disponibile a 1199€. Siamo ancora in attesa di conferme da parte di Huawei in merito. Anche i modelli più economici, un Huawei P50 Lite e derivati, dovrebbero vedere la luce.

UN DISEGNO VICINO A QUELLO DELL'HONOR 50

Honor non è più di proprietà di Huawei, ma sembra che i due brand siano ancora strettamente legati. Gli Honor 50 sono stati recentemente introdotti in Cina e, secondo le indiscrezioni, i cellulari della serie Huawei P50 sembreranno molto simili a loro. In particolare saranno dotati di blocchi fotografici simili, molto originali. I sensori fotografici sono distribuiti tra due cerchi posizionati verticalmente nell'angolo in alto a sinistra del retro del dispositivo, con il Flash LED posizionato tra i due. Un design unico che contrasta con le proposte estetiche della concorrenza.

Sulla parte anteriore, la fotocamera frontale è alloggiata in un punzone centrale, una scelta più consueta. È possibile che uno dei modelli della serie P50 abbia due selfie camera. In questo caso il punzone viene riposizionato a sinistra della lastra. Lo schermo ospita il lettore di impronte digitali per l'autenticazione biometrica.

Il pannello posteriore degli smartphone dovrebbe essere costituito da vetro e il loro telaio in alluminio, con potenzialmente un'opzione in metallo o ceramica sui modelli Pro. L'Huawei P50 avrebbe bordi piatti mentre il Pro sarebbe più curvo. Secondo il noto leaker OnLeaks, il Huawei P50 avrebbe dimensioni di 156,7 x 74 x 8,3 mm (10,6 mm di spessore a livello dei sensori fotografici), mentre il P50 Pro misurerebbe 159 x 73 x 8,6 mm (o 10,3 mm). tenendo conto dei moduli fotografici).

Huawei P50 sarà disponibile in cinque colori: oro, verde, blu, nero e bianco.

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The first phone maker to add satellite texting to its devices is… Huawei The Huawei Mate 50 might have just edged out Apple in the space-texting race. | Image: Huawei Huawei has announced the Mate 50 series, a day ahead of Apple’s September event and with a feature that the iPhone 14 is expected to offer: the ability to send texts via satellite communication. The Mate 50 and Mate 50 Pro will be able to send short texts and utilize navigation thanks to China’s global BeiDou satellite network, allowing for communication in areas without cellular signal. The flagship Mate 50 series includes 4G-only versions of the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 chipset with 8GB of RAM. The 50 Pro comes with a slightly bigger 6.74-inch OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, while the Mate 50 offers a 6.7-inch, 90Hz OLED panel. Both include a 50-megapixel main rear camera with a variable aperture lens with stops from f/1.4 to... Continue reading… https://fancyhints.com/the-first-phone-maker-to-add-satellite-texting-to-its-devices-is-huawei/?utm_source=tumblr&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost

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Huawei Mate 50 Pro Tops DXOMark's Camera Performance Tests, Beats Google Pixel 7 Pro

Huawei Mate 50 Pro Tops DXOMark’s Camera Performance Tests, Beats Google Pixel 7 Pro

Huawei Mate 50 Pro with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC was launched in select global markets this week. Now, the flagship smartphone has surpassed Google Pixel 7 Pro to become the number one smartphone on the DxOMark’s camera rankings. Huawei Mate 50 Pro’s rear camera received 149 points overall. It has achieved 152 points, particularly in photos, which is the best photo score to date. The Huawei Mate…

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The first phone maker to add satellite texting to its devices is... Huawei

The first phone maker to add satellite texting to its devices is… Huawei

The Huawei Mate 50 might have just edged out Apple in the space-texting race. | Image: Huawei Huawei has announced the Mate 50 series, a day ahead of Apple’s September event and with a feature that the iPhone 14 is expected to offer: the ability to send texts via satellite communication. The Mate 50 and Mate 50 Pro will be able to send short texts and utilize navigation thanks to China’s global…

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Kamerasıyla kendine hayran bırakıyor! Huawei Mate 50 serisi tanıtıldı

Kamerasıyla kendine hayran bırakıyor! Huawei Mate 50 serisi tanıtıldı

Huawei şu sıralar devam eden etkinlikte merakla beklenen amiral gemisi telefonlarını tanıtıyor. Global pazarda da satışa sunulacak yeni telefonlar, şirketin açıklamasına göre ön siparişi açılır açılmaz 2 milyon’a yakın ön sipariş almayı başardı. Mate 50, 50 Pro ve 50 RS beklendiği gibi uydu bağlantısı ve değişebilir diyafram aralığına sahip yeni XMAGE imzalı kamera ile piyasaya…

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Appareil photo Google Pixel 4: vous allez l'adorer, mais vous le détestez aussi!

Google est sorti avec la nouvelle version de ses smartphones phares de la série Pixel - le smartphone Pixel 4. Bien qu'il ait eu des critiques largement positives, il y a eu des réactions mitigées en ce qui concerne l'une de ses fonctionnalités les plus discutées - l'appareil photo de Pixel 4. DXOMark a récemment publié son avis, notant la caméra Pixel avec un score de 112. Cela classe le smartphone parmi les 10 meilleurs smartphones (vous pouvez trouver la liste totale des smartphones ici). Cependant, il y a une différence de performances en ce qui concerne le clic sur les photos et la prise de vue vidéo. Et cela nuit le plus aux acheteurs potentiels excités du smartphone Google Pixel 4. Jetons un coup d'œil à l'examen des performances de l'appareil photo du smartphone Pixel 4. Google Pixel 4: performances de l'appareil photo Bien que DXOMark propose un score global pour la caméra d'un smartphone, il évalue également l'appareil en fonction des fonctionnalités individuelles. Par conséquent, bien que l'appareil photo obtienne environ 112 dans l'ensemble, DXOMark note les performances photo à 117 mais les performances vidéo à 101. Une note de 117 pour les photos n'est en aucun cas une note moyenne. Les appareils photo Pixel ont toujours été appréciés et vénérés pour être l'un des meilleurs de leur segment. Ici, le Pixel 4 surpasse même tous ses prédécesseurs réputés, en ce qui concerne les performances des images fixes. Les téléphones Pixel ont historiquement obtenu de bons résultats dans les tests DXOMark, en grande partie grâce au traitement logiciel sophistiqué et à la photographie informatique. Cependant, ce qui lui donne l'avantage sur ses prédécesseurs, c'est son double objectif. La caméra principale du Pixel 4 est construite autour d'un capteur de 1 / 2,55 pouces avec une résolution de 12,2 Mp et des pixels de 1,4 µm. Dans un souci de stabilisation optique de l'image, il est couplé à un objectif f / 1,7 équivalent à 27 mm. Son deuxième tireur est doté d'une téléobjectif équivalente à 50 mm, offrant un grossissement optique d'environ 2x pour les prises de vue avec zoom, avec un capteur de 16 Mp 1 / 3,6 pouces capturant les images. Avec des fonctionnalités impressionnantes comme le mode Night Sight et Bokeh, la capture de superbes photos est une garantie. Même alors, la seule caractéristique qui l'empêche de marquer aussi haut que Huawei Mate 30 Pro (leader des scores DXOMark) est le manque d'un objectif ultra-large et d'un capteur de temps de vol (ToF). Les performances vidéo de Google Pixel 4 sont apparues comme la plus grande déception. Les 101 scores du DXOMark dans la vidéo peuvent ne pas ressembler à beaucoup, mais il est toujours en tête de la base de données DXOMark en termes de scores vidéo, en plus du Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G. Bien qu'il dispose de nombreuses fonctionnalités de prise de vue vidéo impressionnantes comme l'autofocus vidéo rapide et précis, la stabilisation gyroscopique efficace et la commutation automatique des images entre 30 ips et 60 ips, il présente un inconvénient majeur. Google Pixel 4 ne peut pas enregistrer de vidéos en résolution 4k (2160p) avec les paramètres par défaut. Il ne peut aller jusqu'à 1080p HD. Tous les autres smartphones avec un score vidéo de 101 ont la possibilité de filmer en 4K avec les paramètres par défaut. Par conséquent, on peut supposer que toutes ses autres fonctionnalités vidéo sont bien meilleures pour obtenir le meilleur score de performance vidéo, même avec cet inconvénient. Google a étiqueté le prix de la variante de stockage de 64 Go du Pixel 4 avec 799 $ tandis que la variante de 128 Go est disponible pour 999 $. La stratégie de tarification de Google a mis l'appareil en concurrence directe avec les séries Apple iPhone 11 et Samsung Galaxy S10 au niveau mondial. En Inde, cependant, les principaux fabricants de smartphones premium OnePlus peuvent continuer sans aucune menace de Google Pixel 4. Google a décidé de ne pas lancer Google Pixel 4 en Inde en raison de certains problèmes de dédouanement. Fait intéressant, la fonctionnalité qui a émergé en tant que barrage routier pour Google en Inde est considérée comme la meilleure fonctionnalité offerte par Google Pixel 4. Comment DXOMark arrive à son score DXOMARK est la norme de confiance pour les mesures et les évaluations de la qualité d'image des smartphones, appareils photo et objectifs. Pour la notation et l'analyse des capacités de la caméra d'un smartphone, il capture et évalue plus de 1600 images de test et plus de 2 heures de vidéo à la fois dans des environnements de laboratoire contrôlés et dans des scènes naturelles intérieures et extérieures, en utilisant les paramètres par défaut de la caméra. Annonce payante

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Review of Bezel-less Curved Phone Displays, Face ID, and in-display fingerprint scanner

Without a doubt, smartphones are one of the most popular modern electronic devices over the past 10 years. Of course, huge demand caused an adequate reaction of the companies. Today, more than 600 companies produce smartphones. But almost 80% of the global market belongs to only ten major manufacturers. This list includes South Korean Samsung (19%) and LG (3%), American Apple (12%), Finnish Nokia (1%) and Chinese Huawei (13%, including Honor), Xiaomi (9%), Oppo (9%), Vivo (8%), Lenovo (3%, including Motorola), OnePlus(1%), and Tecno (1%). Of course, fierce competition requires tremendous efforts from market participants to ensure the competitiveness, which depend on price, quality and functionality.

Price

The pricing policy of companies is too complex and requires analysis by professional analysts. Simplified, we can note several trends. 1. The smartphone market is actively expanding due to related segments. For example, they convincingly won in the competition smartphones vs DSLR cameras. The sharply increased quality of shooting did not leave any chances for budget and mid-budget cameras. Today, only expensive professional DSLR cameras hold their ground. Smartphones with miniature optics cannot replace them in advertising, etc. But their have already won the household segment. In addition, the direction of gaming smartphones continues to develop rapidly. Of course, miniature sizes radically limit their capabilities due to battery life and overheating the processor. But the market already offers liquid-cooled gaming models, including Xiaomi Black Shark 2, Nubia Red Magic 3, Razer Phone 2, etc. Probably in a few years, the market will demonstrate the competitiveness of this segment. However, the attack on the miniature projectors segment has so far failed. Today we can only note Blackview MAX 1 Projector Mobile Phonewith a projector function. 2. Unfortunately, the increase in the quality of Chinese smartphones is accompanied by an increase in their price. Of course, most Chinese models still retain this advantage, but they lose in service. A huge number of service centers Samsung, Apple, LG, etc many times exceeds the Chinese competitors. 3. Many companies are increasingly using the principle of reasonable sufficiency, ridding their models of excess power, some functions, etc. For example, new Xiaomi Mi Note 10 uses a single-chip 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G mid-range. As a result, the price of a great phone with a world's first 108MP penta-camera varies within only $ 600.

Quality

Of course, the build quality and its components directly affects the competitiveness of any device. But globalization substantially unified production technologies, practically eliminating these differences. In the past few years, the market practically does not offer poorly assembled technically complex devices with low-quality components. Of course, sometimes models have problems due to unsuccessful engineering decisions. As a rule, they quickly and quietly disappear, unable to withstand competition. But almost all modern smartphones have a very high build quality and component.

Functionality

In fact, today, functionality has become the main tool to increase competitiveness. Conditionally, we can classify it into several types. 1. Fundamental expansion of functionality, for example, due to the projection function (projector mobile phones), a complex multi-module camera (cameraphones), etc. 2. Improving consumer qualities with innovative engineering solutions. This list includes reducing energy consumption (dark mode), increasing battery capacity and charging efficiency, effectively cooling the processor in game mode, increasing the screen area due to design solutions (cutout, shark fin with selfie camera), etc. 3. Innovative solutions, including an in-display fingerprint scanner, bezel-less curved phone displays and Face ID. Of course, this is one of the most promising areas of development and companies are actively using it. On the other hand, they significantly change usability and affect the price. As a result, many experts often criticize such innovations, classifying them exclusively as marketing ones. Of course, they have cons. But the company is not able to really appreciate all the pros & cons without the reaction of the consumer market. For example, the cutout for a selfie camera caused a lot of sharp criticism due to aesthetic and other considerations. As a result, the companies proposed several successful modifications, including the elegant Oppo solution in the form of a shark fin. Therefore, an analysis of their pros & cons seems more constructive.

In-display fingerprint scanner

As known, in 2008 Apple patented Touch ID technology to protect personal data, which unlocks the phone using a fingerprint sensor. In 2011, Motorola introduced the first Atrix smartphone with this feature. Today, the market practically does not offer models without this option. Over time, companies have expanded the functionality of the sensor. For example, some models use it as a camera shutter button, touchpad, etc. But basically the possibility of authentication has provided a rapid growth in its popularity. At the end of 2018, the in-display fingerprint scanner in OnePlus 6T and Huawei Mate 20 Pro was the next step in the evolution of this feature. Traditionally for any innovation, it has pros & cons. Pros: - unlocking by touching the front panel allows the user to not even take the phone in his hand; - this function perfectly matches the modern of a bezel-less concept. Cons: - models with this feature have a higher price. For example, the price difference of the Samsung Galaxy A50 vs A30 reaches about $ 50. At the same time, an in-display fingerprint scanner instead of the Touch ID is almost the only difference; - the reliability of their operation is often inferior to Touch ID scanners. Even the innovative ultrasonic sensor in the Samsung Galaxy S10+ is less reliable than previous sensors; - optical sensors have additional restrictions, including: 1- wet finger or liquid on the screen block it work; 2- a microcrack on the screen near the sensor, dirt on the finger or screen worsen its operation; 3- reliability of recognition depends on the ambient temperature. In particular, the speed and stability of the in-display fingerprint scanner may decrease in the winter on the street or on a hot day; 4- the cost of replacing a display with such a scanner is higher. Perhaps companies will improve this technology over time, eliminating most of the problems. But today, an average-quality optical sensor in a mid-budget smartphone is often criticized by users due to its low reliability.

Bezel-less Curved Phone Displays

As known, the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge has launched this trend. Later, the company developed it in the Galaxy S and Note series. But Oppo went even further by demonstrating Waterfall Screen technology in the second half of 2019. Futuristic design is the main feature of the trend. However, hardly anyone today can compete with the announced Xiaomi Mi MIX Alpha. The area of its wrap-around screen reached an unprecedented 180.6% of the body area. Of course, stylish futuristic design always attracts people. But unfortunately, this concept is very controversial in terms of ergonomics and usability. Pros - an increase in area of the screen; - stylish futuristic design. Cons: - very high price; - frequent false alarms due to accidental contact of the side sensors; - bezel-less design reduces the mechanical strength of the device. Probably, over time, companies will solve these problems and these models will take their rightful place among smartphones. But today they mainly attract the attention of people with extravagant tastes.

RAM

The increase in RAM has also become a trend in recent years. Their volume in modern smartphones often exceeds the RAM of an average PC. Unfortunately, this aspect contains a marketing component. Companies are trying to use the increase in storage as an additional advertising argument. Today many do not very clearly understand the difference between the terms RAM, ROM, internal memory, external memory, etc. Simply put, ROM and internal memory correspond to the C and D disks on the hard drive in the PC. At the time of app launching, information is loaded into a faster RAM. ROM and internal memory can use 32, 64 GB or more. Accordingly, the amount of RAM primarily affects the ability to simultaneously run multiple apps and the speed of switching between them. If it’s not enough, the smartphone unloads some app, freeing up space. In this case, its re-opening will take some time. As a rule, today 4 GB RAM with a margin ensures comfortable operation. In addition, most users rarely use multiple apps at the same time. In fact, 4 GB vs 6 GB vs 8 GB does not affect the speed of work. Of course, new versions of the operating system will require an increase in RAM. But the additional costs of the future OC are hardly advisable, because most will change the smartphone much earlier. The type of RAM affects performance much more. Today, companies use LPDDR (mDDR or Low Power DDR) RAM, which includes LPDDR3, LPDDR4 and LPDDR 4x standards. Flagships mainly use LPDDR 4x with 2133 MHz. But Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S20 for the first time will use LPDDR5 with a speed of 6400 Mbit/s.

Face ID

As known, Face ID technology was also developed by Apple and implemented in iPhone X, XS / XS Max, XR, 11. In fact, Face ID replaced Touch ID, providing an implementation of bezel-less concept. The scanner generates a 3D map of the person’s face, providing authentication and unlock of the phone. The technology uses the following operation principle: - when turned on, the IR sensor detects the presence of a person's face; - further, the smartphone activates a laser point projector, which projects several tens of thousands of points onto the face; - then the infrared camera reads the data and transfers it to the processor; - the processor generates an image, compares it with the stored sample and unlocks phone. Unfortunately, some companies limited themselves to comparing a selfie-picture with a sample. Of course, such a simplified implementation provides a very low efficiency of recognition accuracy. For example, a smartphone often “does not recognize” the owner in low light, at an angle, with makeup on his face, when using glasses with a different frame, etc. As a result, such a simplified implementation compromised a good perspective idea. In addition, this technology on mid-budget models works with a delay and is very unstable. Moreover, Face ID does not work on Android smartphones in the dark. Nevertheless, the idea itself has excellent prospects and requires only further improvement.

Conclusion

In general, the consumer market can only welcome the innovative efforts of companies. Of course, most of them have cons, especially in the first stage. But the consumer can easily get additional information, for example, from the Internet. As a rule, any innovation is either improved and takes its place in the market, or disappears as unsuccessful. Usually, the situation clears up after several marketing cycles within 2-3 years. But at the first stage, only expensive flagships can provide acceptable quality. This video demonstrates the optimal settings in-display fingerprint scanner on Samsung Galaxy A50, which accelerate its work. Read the full article