Month: May 2022

A few days ago, popular analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that Apple will adopt USB-C on iPhones in 2023, and now Bloomberg reports the Cupertino-based tech giant has already started testing iPhones with the USB-C port. Although this year’s iPhones will retain the Lightning connector.

Additionally, the publication claims that Apple is also working on an adapter that would let future iPhones sporting USB-C work with the accessories designed for the current Lightning connector, but it’s unclear if Apple will include that with the retail package or sell it separately. Given Apple’s reputation, though, chances are customers will have to shell out extra money for the adapter.

Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

One of the reasons for this shift from Lightning connector to USB-C could be the European Union’s push for USB-C-equipped devices, which shouldn’t be an issue for Android device makers since most of the Android-running smartphones/tablets launched in the last few years came with the USB-C port.

However, Apple is concerned that the European law “mandating just one type of connector for all devices on the market will harm European consumers by slowing down the introduction of beneficial innovations in charging standards, including those related to safety and energy efficiency. “

Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max with Lightning port

The EU denies that the move to USB/C is hindering innovation. It stated that the proposal states that “if there’s a better standard than USB-C we will adapt it.” “

Regardless of the European law that stifles innovation it is clear that iPhone users would be able to benefit from a switch from Lightning to USB-C for faster data transfer and charging.

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Motorola’s upcoming Razr 3 foldable phone has been a subject of leaks in the last couple of months and aside from the new hardware, the handset is supposed to offer an overhauled design as well. The same clam shell form factor is expected, though.

According to Ross Young, the device will have a big screen cover – around the 3.0″ mark, which is a decent upgrade over the 2. 7″ screen found on the Razr 5G. Additionally, the primary, foldable display will grow to 6. 7″ from 6. 2″ and will be manufactured by China Star.

Unlike its predecessor, the Razr 3 will be running more powerful hardware suitable for a proper flagship phone. At least according to a report from January citing Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and a 120Hz panel.

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During its Google I/O conference this year, the company officially confirmed that it’s working on a smartwatch and will be released within a couple of months. However, the tech giant wasn’t very vocal about details, so we are left with a lot of questions.

Luckily, 9to5Google‘s sources learned that the watch will be running on the Exynos 9110 SoC. For context, this is a 2018 chipset based on a 10nm manufacturing process with two Cortex-A53 cores. A more recent alternative would be the Exynos W920 platform powering the Galaxy Watch4 series. It makes use of a much more efficient 5nm node and has considerably more powerful Cortex-A55 cores.

So why is Google betting on older hardware for its 2022 product? Well, according to the sources, the search giant has been working on the Pixel Watch for a couple of years now and all of the development is based on the older chip. Switching over to the newer platform will delay the watch even further.

Additionally, Samsung may not be selling its W920 SoC to third parties just yet and it’s unclear when Google will be able to get its hands on the said chip.

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Realme will unveil the Narzo 50 5G and Narzo 50 Pro 5G on May 18 in India, and alongside those, the company will also introduce a new smartwatch, dubbed Realme TechLife Watch SZ100.

Realme hasn’t divulged the Watch SZ100’s pricing yet, but the company revealed a few features of the smartwatch, including a 1. 69″ color display, skin and body temperature monitoring, and heart rate sensor.

Realme is advertising the Watch SZ100 with 12-day battery life on a single charge, but it didn’t reveal the wearable’s battery size.

Realme TechLife Watch SZ100’s features

Realme has teased the Watch SZ100 in two colors, and it remains to be seen if there will be more color options to choose from.

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Earlier this week during its I/O developer conference, Google released the second beta of Android 13 to its Pixels. At the same time, a bunch of other Android device makers also launched their respective Android 13 beta or developer preview programs. While the announcement included the mention of Nokia, at that time its developer website hadn’t been updated so we didn’t know what device from HMD Global’s stable would be the blessed one.

That all changes today, and it’s the Nokia X20 that you can now test with Android 13 on board. HMD is referring to the Nokia X001 as a development preview. This means that it’s not yet a beta. So, perhaps there are some issues with how polished this device looks.

Also note that rolling back to Android 12 at any time will require wiping of all your data, so be sure to backup before you attempt trying the Android 13 DP. You should also be aware that such builds may have performance or stability problems. This is why you must backup your data before trying to use the Android 13 DP.

If you really do want to take the plunge, all you need to do is go to the My Device app on your Nokia X20, click on the Support banner at the bottom, and scroll down to Android developer preview. Then after a quick IMEI check you’re good to go. The new build will arrive as an over-the-air update within 12 hours of your enrollment.

If you can’t wait that long, you can manually try and get the build starting from 20 minutes after your enrollment process succeeded, by going to Settings > About Phone > System Updates. There’s a preinstalled Customer Feedback app in the Android 13 DP, through which you can report any issues you find.

If at some point you do need to rollback to Android 12, you can request that through the My Device app too.

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