Realme X50 5G and Realme Buds Q launched in Europe

Chinese OEM Realme has seen tremendous growth in the Chinese and Indian markets over the last couple of years. The company has been aggressively launching new smartphones across various price segments in these markets and it has even expanded its portfolio to include smart wearables and AIoT devices. The company has taken a similar approach in the European market as well and has already launched six new devices in the region since the beginning of 2020. These include four mid-range devices in the Realme 6 series, along with two 5G-enabled flagships — the Realme X50 Pro 5G and the Realme X3 SuperZoom. In a bid to make 5G devices more accessible to European buyers, the company has now launched its mid-range Realme X50 5G in the region.

Realme X50 5G: Specifications

Specifications	Realme X50 5G
Dimensions & Weight	163.8×75.8×8.9 mm 202g
Display	6.57-inch hole-punch FHD+ LCD 1080 x 2400 120Hz Gorilla Glass 5
SoC	Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G Adreno 620
RAM & Storage	6GBLPDDR4x/128GB 8GBLPDDR4x/128GB
Storage Type	UFS 2.1
Battery	4,200mAh 30W Dart Charge fast charging
Fingerprint Sensor	Side-mounted fingerprint
Rear Cameras	48MP primary sensor, f/1.8 8MP 119° wide-angle sensor, f/2.3 2MP macro camera, f/2.4 B&W portrait lens, f/2.4
Front Cameras	16MP Sony IMX471, f/2.0 2MP portrait lens, f/2.4
Android Version	Realme UI based on Android 10

The Realme X50 5G was the company’s first 5G-enabled device, which was launched in China earlier this year. However, the European version of the device isn’t exactly the same as the Chinese variant. The device launched as the Realme X50 5G in Europe is, in fact, the Realme X50m 5G, which was launched in China in April this year. While the device still packs in Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 765G chipset and a 6.57-inch FHD+ 120Hz LCD display, it features some changes in the camera department.

Unlike the Chinese X50 5G, which features a 64MP primary sensor, the European Realme X50 5G features a 48MP f/1.8 primary sensor, coupled with an 8MP ultra-wide sensor, a 2MP macro lens, and a B&W portrait lens. Over on the front, the European variant retains the 16MP primary selfie shooter but replaces the 8MP ultra-wide lens on the Chinese variant with a 2MP depth sensor.

Other specifications, including the 4,200mAh battery with 30W fast charging support and the side-mounted fingerprint scanner, remain the same. For connectivity, the Realme X50 5G offers 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac dual-band WiFi, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, and dual-mode 5G. In terms of software, the Realme X50 5G runs Realme UI based on Android 10 out of the box.

Along with the Realme X50 5G, the company has also launched its latest TWS earphones — the Realme Buds Q — in the European market. The Buds Q are Realme’s most affordable TWS earphones so far and come with 10mm drivers. The in-ear style earbuds weigh about 3.5g each, with the pill-shaped case weighing in at about 28.2g.

The Realme Buds Q feature touch-sensitive capacitive buttons on both earbuds for playback controls, and much like the Realme Buds Air, the Buds Q gives users the option to customize the gestures using the Realme Link app. The earbuds are equipped with 40mAh batteries each and the charging case features a 400mAh unit that have a combined playback rating of 20 hours. The earbuds also come with an IPX4 rating for dust and water resistance, however, there’s no such protection for the case. Realme has also added its signature low-latency gaming mode to offer users a better experience while gaming.

Pricing & Availability

The Realme X50 5G has been priced at €349 (~$394) for the 6GB/128GB variant and will be available for purchase on Realme’s website starting today. Buyers will be able to choose from two color variants — Ice Silver and Jungle Green. While Realme’s website mentions that the Realme X50 5G will also be offered in an 8GB/128GB variant, we currently have no information on its pricing and availability.

The Realme Buds Q has been priced at €29.99 (~$34) and it’s also available for purchase on Realme’s website starting today. The TWS earphones are available in three color variants — Quite Yellow, Quite Black, and Quite White. The company has announced a special launch offer for the Realme Buds Q, which will net buyers a discount of €10 if they purchase the TWS earphones along with any Realme device.

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ColorOS 7.1 for the OPPO Reno 10x Zoom finally enables video recording on all cameras

The OPPO Reno 10x Zoom was announced back in April 2019 as the first flagship phone in the OPPO Reno series. It had fairly good specifications for the time consisting of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC, 6GB/8GB of RAM with 128GB/256GB of storage, and a 6.6-inch notchless Full HD+ (2340×1080) AMOLED display. robust triple rear camera setup consisting of a 48MP primary camera, 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera, and a 13MP periscope telephoto camera. A 16MP front camera and a 4,000mAh battery ensured that its specifications presented the right quality of compromises. In terms of design, it distinguished itself by having a unique shark fin popup front camera and by not having a rear camera bump. In terms of software, it shipped out of the box with ColorOS 6 on top of Android 9.

The Reno 10x Zoom is interesting in that it hasn’t actually received a successor yet. The OPPO Find X2 and the Find X2 Pro (first impressions) are much more premium phones with significantly higher price tags than the Reno 10x Zoom, which was positioned as a comparatively affordable flagship in 2019. The Reno series has since then transitioned into a mid-range series with phones such as the OPPO Reno2 (review), Reno3 and Reno3 Pro, and the upcoming Reno4 series. Some may say the Realme X50 Pro (review) performs a similar job as the successor of the Reno 10x Zoom, but the X50 Pro lacks a periscope telephoto camera and also has a significantly smaller display. The Reno 10x Zoom, therefore, was one of a kind in some respects. I praised its versatile camera capabilities in my review. At that time, however, OPPO didn’t let you take videos from all three rear camera lenses. You could take video from the primary camera and the periscope telephoto camera at 5x zoom, but not with the ultra-wide-angle camera or with digital zoom at 2x.

This was quite a disappointment as ultra-wide-angle video recording is a fun, useful feature that has been adopted by vendors such as Samsung, LG, OnePlus, and others. The ColorOS 7 (review) update for the Reno 10x Zoom didn’t fix this limitation, but now, OPPO has started rolling out ColorOS 7.1 to the Chinese variant of the Reno 10x Zoom. The ColorOS 7.1 (review) update finally brings support for recording with all three rear cameras. This means videos can now be recorded with the ultra-wide-angle camera, and they can also be recorded at 2x zoom, 5x zoom (periscope telephoto camera), and 10x zoom. The 2x zoom and 10x zoom are digital zoom levels. This was verified by XDA Junior Member Subzuda, who also posted a sample video showing off the new video recording capability. This video can be viewed below:

 

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Global OPPO Reno4 Pro is coming with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G, 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 charging, and a 90Hz display

After launching the Reno3 series in China late last year, OPPO launched the Reno3 and Reno3 Pro internationally in March this year. However, the global variants of the Reno3 series were completely different devices with MediaTek processors. It seems like OPPO is continuing this confusing naming trend with the OPPO Reno4 series, as a leaked unboxing video of the global Reno4 Pro reveals that it will be powered by the Snapdragon 720G, instead of the Snapdragon 765G found on the Chinese variant.

OPPO launched the Reno4 series in China earlier this year in June, with both the devices featuring Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 765G chip. The higher-end Reno4 Pro packed in a 6.55-inch AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate and a single hole-punch cutout for the selfie camera. The device packed in up to 12GB of RAM, up to 256GB of storage, and a 4,000mAh battery with 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 fast charging support. In the camera department, the Chinese Reno4 Pro featured a 48MP Sony IMX586 primary sensor, coupled with a 12MP ultra-wide sensor, a 13MP telephoto camera, and a laser autofocus module. Over on the front, the device featured a 32MP selfie shooter.

The global variant of the OPPO Reno4 Pro, however, doesn’t include the same hardware. According to a leaked unboxing video posted by Pandaily on YouTube, the global Reno4 Pro is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 720G chipset, and it features a slightly different camera setup on the back. Unlike the L-shaped camera setup on the Chinese variant, the global Reno4 Pro looks to have a vertically arranged camera array, with a 48MP primary sensor, a 13MP telephoto camera, and a 12MP ultra-wide sensor. The fourth sensor on the device is significantly larger than the laser autofocus module on the Chinese Reno4 Pro and we aren’t exactly sure of its specifications right now. Along with these two major differences, the global Reno4 Pro also features a 3.5mm headphone jack, which wasn’t available on the Chinese variant.

https://t.co/bS9EAQ6Hps
The 1st OPPO Reno 4 Pro 4G version unboxing using Snapdragon 720G instead of 765G, different camera placement and there’s a HEADPHONE jack pic.twitter.com/1tO68bwOJ5

— Your favourite Chun is back (@Boby25846908) July 8, 2020

The video further reveals that the global Reno4 Pro will feature a 6.55-inch AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate and a single hole-punch cutout in the top left corner. Much like the Chinese variant, the device will also include support for OPPO’s 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 fast charging technology. While the original unboxing video has since been taken down, you can still watch a reuploaded version in the tweet linked above. As of now, OPPO has released no official statement on the global Reno4 Pro or the leaked video.

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The H.266/VVC video coding standard has been finalized, promising the same quality at half the size of H.265/HEVC

Video streaming makes up a massive chunk of the total traffic on the internet, with some estimates putting it at a whopping 80% of all internet traffic. With the proliferation of more video consumption devices, democratized videography, and a consistent move up on display resolution, this contribution is still expected to be a very large percentage in the coming years. Video coding standards thus become an important balancing tool in ensuring that video streaming does not choke our internet infrastructure, and nor does it adversely hamper the user experience. Now, Fraunhofer HHI has announced a new video coding standard called the H.266/VVC (Versatile Video Coding) that succeeds the H.265/HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding).

The Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, also known as Fraunhofer HHI, is the organization that develops video coding compression standards. Their latest announcement is for a new video coding standard. Called H.266/VVC (Versatile Video Coding), this video coding standard is claimed to have the same perceptual quality but half the size of videos encoded in its predecessor, H.265/HEVC. This means that video downloads and video streams can deliver higher-quality videos at lower bandwidths, thus lowering data use for consumers and also benefitting providers at the same time. For instance, a 90-minute 4K/UHD video encoded in H.265/HEVC could take 10 GB of data to transmit, while the same 90-minute UHD video encoded in H.266/VVC could take about 5 GB of data to transmit. That’s a lot of savings in terms of the percentage decrease in bandwidth, and it will amplify when you take into account the immense scale of video streaming.

But this scaling up has a few challenges along the way. If a device maker wants to add an H.266/VVC encoder or decoder, they will have to pay license fees since the new coding standard uses multiple patented technologies. Fraunhofer HHI promises a “uniform and transparent licensing model based on the FRAND (fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory) principle”. However, it will still be up to patent holders to decide how the technology is licensed. The cost could potentially run into hundreds and millions of dollars. This steep costing poses the obvious problem of inflating the cost of the end product/service, making it more difficult to break even as a company. For projects like Mozilla Firefox, this is simply out of the equation because of ideological, economical, and practical reasons.

The patent and costing puzzle is the reason why many stakeholders in the video coding community prefer royalty-free codecs. XDA Contributor Steven Zimmerman has written an excellent article on AV1, Google’s royalty-free answer to HEVC and the future of video codecs, back in 2017, and his analysis and predictions continue to hold ground today. We continue to see an uptick in adoption for AV1 among streaming platforms like YouTube, Netflix, Vimeo, Facebook, as well as SoC makers like MediaTek. It remains to be seen how H.266/VVC fares against royalty-free codecs like AV1.

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Source: Fraunhofer Newsletter
Reference X.266/VVC Encoder: Fraunhofer VCGit

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The Samsung Galaxy Note 20’s S Pen can reportedly act as a pointer

Samsung recently revealed that its next Galaxy Unpacked event will be held on August 5th. At the event, the company is expected to announce the Galaxy Z Flip 5G, the Galaxy Note 20 series, Galaxy Z Fold 2, and Galaxy Tab S7, along with accessories like the Galaxy Watch 3 and Galaxy Buds Live. While Samsung hasn’t revealed any information about these upcoming devices, we’ve already seen quite a few leaked renders of the Galaxy Z Flip 5G, the Galaxy Note 20 Series, and the Galaxy Watch 3. We recently got our first look at live images of the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, courtesy of tech YouTuber Jimmy Is Promo (@jimmyispromo), who has now released some exciting details about the new S Pen on the device.

On the outside, the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra’s S Pen doesn’t look any different from the S Pen that we’ve seen on recent Galaxy Note devices. However, Samsung appears to have included a new software feature for the Galaxy Note 20 series. According to a recent tweet from Jimmy Is Promo, the Galaxy Note 20 series will let you use the S Pen as a pointer. As you can see in the attached image, the feature will be available under a new “S Pen pointer” section in the S Pen settings and it will let you customize the speed of the pointer, its color, and its trail.

S Pen can now act as a Pointer. Select your color and select icons on the screen, navigate around. Also can highlight an area. #Note20 #GalaxyNote20Ultra

ps.. Subscribe to my channel for more pic.twitter.com/ZNaxR4lEpo

— Jimmy Is Promo (@jimmyispromo) July 8, 2020

Once the feature is set up, you will be able to use the S Pen pointer to select icons on the Galaxy Note 20’s display, highlight any specific area, navigate around the device or to simply deliver presentations without requiring a laser pointer. The feature may even come in handy while using DeX mode by letting you easily point at anything on your monitor using the S Pen. The Galaxy Note 20 series is expected to ship with One UI 2.5 and we believe that the S Pen pointer won’t be the only new software feature to debut with the devices. We already know that One UI 2.5 will enable Google’s gesture navigation in third-party launchers and we expect to learn more from the company in the days leading up to the launch.

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[Update: Global rollout] Amazon finally adds Profiles to Prime Video like Netflix

Update 1 (7/08/2020 @ 02:25 AM ET):  Profiles in Amazon Prime Video are now rolling out globally. The article from March 23rd, 2020, has been preserved below.

Almost the entire world is under lockdown and social distancing can make you anxious. We’re fortunate to live in a time when digital entertainment is abundant and so easily accessible. Amazon Prime Video, one of the most popular sources of online cinema and long-form video content, is now adding the new Profiles feature which will make entertainment even more convenient for users. It lets you share your account with your family and friends without worrying about messing up your watch history and recommendations.

The Profile option has long been present on Netflix. It not only allows multiple users to use the same account to watch different content but also isolates their content feeds and seasons’ progress. Among the features that Amazon Prime Video borrows from Netflix, Prime subscribers can use the latest one to add up to six profiles. Out of these six profiles, at least one (admin profile) needs to be an adult while the remaining five can either be profiles for adults or kids under 12 years of age.

You can either create profiles from the Amazon Prime Video apps on Android or through the web portal. Tap on the “My Stuff” button with the blank avatar icon in the menu bar at the bottom of the screen. Then tap on your name and followed by the “Create profile” button from the drop-down menu. On the Prime Video website, you can access this menu directly from the top right corner of the web page. You can also tap on Manage Profile to rename profiles or delete them.

There’s also a Kids profile that filters content unsuitable for kids. On the My Stuff page, you can access the content you’ve downloaded or saved for watching later. Unlike Netflix, however, there is currently no option to change the avatar of Amazon Prime Video profiles.

The Profiles feature is currently limited to certain countries as per Amazon’s support page and is rolling out to users gradually.

Amazon Prime Video (Free⁺, Google Play) →

Via: Gadgets 360

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Update: Profiles in Amazon Prime Video now available globally

After rolling out Profiles to users in India and parts of Africa, Amazon has now launched the features for users worldwide including the U.S. The feature will be available via the apps on iOS, Android, Fire tablet, Fire TV and other smart TVs.

Via: TechCrunch

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OxygenOS 10.5.10 for the OnePlus 8 Pro fixes the Photochrom filter’s see-through issue

The OnePlus 8 Pro’s camera setup has been in the center of controversy of its own and this controversy actually has nothing really to do with the primary camera. Instead, it focuses on the auxiliary color filter camera, which was said to create the Photochrom filter. This secondary camera was written off entirely in early reviews, but was later found to be capable of seeing through thin plastic objects and very thin clothing too! Consequently, the camera was disabled in the next updates — first in China, and then even on global variants. The device even went on sale in India with the color filter camera disabled out of the box! The drama may be coming to an end as OnePlus has apparently “fixed” the Photochrom filter’s see-through issue with the OxygenOS 10.5.10 update — but there’s still a catch.

OnePlus 8 XDA Forums || OnePlus 8 Pro XDA Forums

OxygenOS 10.5.10 is rolling out for OnePlus 8 Pro users in Europe, and it brings along an “adjustment” for the Photochrom filter, seemingly patching the see-through capabilities of the sensor. But as multiple users on the XDA forums and on Twitter have spotted, OnePlus’s fix actually ports over the Photochrom filter to the wide-angle camera instead of utilizing the dedicated color filter camera hardware.

Multiple users today on XDA and Twitter (@linuxct and @niklasstrommen) have noticed that the Photochrom mode in the camera app seems to be using the wide-angle camera rather than the actual color filter camera. See this video by linuxct as a demonstration. pic.twitter.com/crXmMSpd4F

— Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman) July 7, 2020

The end result is that users do get the Photochrom filter functionality back and it no longer can see through object layers. Win-win? But at the same time, this also places OnePlus into a conundrum: if the feature was possible through the wide-angle camera, what is the purpose of including a redundant camera sensor inside phones when space is an extreme premium? Further, can this feature also be ported over to other OnePlus devices that lack the dedicated camera filter hardware but still have the wide-angle camera? One can argue that the end-result of the filter is just novelty, but having an option to use it would still be appreciated by all.

Changelog for OxygenOS 10.5.10

The update is rolling out with the following changelog:

• System
  • Optimized the touch and interaction experience
  • Optimized the power consumption performance of the system, battery life extended to be longer than ever
  • Optimized the high temperature warning to improve user experience
  • Fixed the failure to full-charge when battery was charged to 90% and above in a few circumstances
  • Fixed the issue with Netflix and Amazon Prime Video unable to play HD video on some machines
  • Fixed known issues and improved system stability
  • Updated Android Security Patch to 2020.06
• Camera
  • Adjusted Photochrom filter (OnePlus 8 Pro only)
  • Improved the shooting experience with camera and improved stability
• Cloud service
  • Added the file disk section in file manager: now conveniently upload and store all your files on OnePlus Cloud seamlessly (India only)
• Network
  • Band 46 CA combo enabled for India Network (India only)
  • Improved the stability of communication
  • Improved the performance and stability of Wi-Fi transfers
  • Optimized network latency for online games and improved the smoothness

Download OxygenOS 10.5.10

The update should be gradually rolling out to all users. But in case you want to sideload the update, you can download it from the following links:

OnePlus 8

• India — OxygenOS 10.5.9
  • Incremental OTA from 10.5.8
  • Full update
• Europe — OxygenOS 10.5.8
  • Incremental OTA from 10.5.7
  • Full update

OnePlus 8 Pro

• Europe — OxygenOS 10.5.10
  • Incremental OTA from 10.5.9
  • Full update

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Further reading

• OnePlus 8 Review – Not Enough to Beat the OnePlus 7T
• OnePlus 8 Pro Review – Never Settle on Hardware
• OnePlus 8 Pro Display Analysis — Premium Hardware at a Cost
• OnePlus 8 Pro vs. Samsung Galaxy S20+ Review Comparison – The Quest to Attain Parity
• Download: OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro are getting the Android 11 Beta

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