Apple's Diverse Experiments with Dynamic Island
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With the iPhone 14 Pro models in 2022, Apple introduced the Dynamic Island, which in short is an expanded/ interactive and live notifications
However, Apple explored a variety of ideas for the iPhone's notch area over the years
Before Dynamic Island, Apple explored a popover menu on the right side of the screen that would have provided users with quick access to the time, cellular signal & Wi-Fi strength, brightness, volume, and battery charge level.
Another idea that Apple considered was hiding the notch with an all-black status bar area at the top of the screen.
Apple later came up with the idea of the Dynamic Island, and it explored a variety of different designs for this, as pictured above
Apple also considered showing volume and a full row of system shortcuts in the Dynamic Island, tested a never-used layout for ongoing phone calls, and more.
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With the iPhone 14 Pro models in 2022, Apple introduced the Dynamic Island, which in short is an expanded/ interactive and live notifications
However, Apple explored a variety of ideas for the iPhone's notch area over the years
Before Dynamic Island, Apple explored a popover menu on the right side of the screen that would have provided users with quick access to the time, cellular signal & Wi-Fi strength, brightness, volume, and battery charge level.
Another idea that Apple considered was hiding the notch with an all-black status bar area at the top of the screen.
Apple later came up with the idea of the Dynamic Island, and it explored a variety of different designs for this, as pictured above
Apple also considered showing volume and a full row of system shortcuts in the Dynamic Island, tested a never-used layout for ongoing phone calls, and more.
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Honor Magic 6 series, Magic V2 RSR, and Pad 9 launched Globally
Magic 6 Pro Specs:
World's First to feature a 180MP telephoto
Front: 50MP main + 3D Depth Camera supporting 3D face unlock
• Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC
• Exclusive GPU Turbo X technology for enhanced gaming performance
Click HERE for full specs
Pricing (12GB + 512GB)
Europe/UK: €1300/£1100 💀
China: €695
Honor will launch Magic 6 Pro Porsche Edition in March & Honor is 'planning' about Magic 6 in India too
Honor Magic V2 Porsche Edition:
The Foldable incorporates the industry’s first Anti-scratch NanoCrystal Shield.
The phone has a sleek 5D fiberglass body, classic agate grey, and silicon nitride surface inspired by sports cars
Click HERE to checkout the foldable's pretty impressive specs
Pricing (16GB + 1TB)
UK/Europe: 2350 GBP/ €2699 💀
China: €2,050
Honor Pad 9:
• 12.1-inch (2560x1600 px) 2.5K TFT LCD screen
• Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 SoC
Click HERE for more details
Pricing (8GB + 256GB)
Europe/UK: €349/ 300 GBP
China: €205
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Magic 6 Pro Specs:
World's First to feature a 180MP telephoto
Front: 50MP main + 3D Depth Camera supporting 3D face unlock
• Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC
• Exclusive GPU Turbo X technology for enhanced gaming performance
Click HERE for full specs
Pricing (12GB + 512GB)
Europe/UK: €1300/£1100 💀
China: €695
Honor will launch Magic 6 Pro Porsche Edition in March & Honor is 'planning' about Magic 6 in India too
Honor Magic V2 Porsche Edition:
The Foldable incorporates the industry’s first Anti-scratch NanoCrystal Shield.
The phone has a sleek 5D fiberglass body, classic agate grey, and silicon nitride surface inspired by sports cars
Click HERE to checkout the foldable's pretty impressive specs
Pricing (16GB + 1TB)
UK/Europe: 2350 GBP/ €2699 💀
China: €2,050
Honor Pad 9:
• 12.1-inch (2560x1600 px) 2.5K TFT LCD screen
• Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 SoC
Click HERE for more details
Pricing (8GB + 256GB)
Europe/UK: €349/ 300 GBP
China: €205
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Xiaomi Watch 2 with Wear OS, Smart Band 8 Pro, and Xiaomi Watch S3 launched Globally
Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro:
• NO Physical buttons
• Gorilla Glass Victus protection
• 1.74" AMOLED display
• Runs on Custom RTOS
• 6 days with AOD ON
Click HERE for full specs
Priced at €69
Xiaomi Watch S3:
• 1.43-inch (466 x 466 px) AMOLED display
• Runs on Xiaomi HyperOS
• 150+ sports modes
• e-SIM support
Sensors: Heart rate tracking, Blood Oxygen Monitoring, Women’s Health and many more
Priced at €149
Xiaomi Watch 2:
• 1.43-inch (466 x 466 px) 326PPI AMOLED screen
• Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 Platform
• 2GB RAM; 32GB storage
• WearOS by Google
• 160 sports mode
• 12-channel heart rate monitoring, Versatile analysis of breathing, SpO2, sleep, and more
• 5ATM water-resistant
• Dual-band L1+L5 GNSS
• BT 5.2; Wi-Fi
• 495mAh battery, Up to 65hrs life
Priced at €199
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Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro:
• NO Physical buttons
• Gorilla Glass Victus protection
• 1.74" AMOLED display
• Runs on Custom RTOS
• 6 days with AOD ON
Click HERE for full specs
Priced at €69
Xiaomi Watch S3:
• 1.43-inch (466 x 466 px) AMOLED display
• Runs on Xiaomi HyperOS
• 150+ sports modes
• e-SIM support
Sensors: Heart rate tracking, Blood Oxygen Monitoring, Women’s Health and many more
Priced at €149
Xiaomi Watch 2:
• 1.43-inch (466 x 466 px) 326PPI AMOLED screen
• Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 Platform
• 2GB RAM; 32GB storage
• WearOS by Google
• 160 sports mode
• 12-channel heart rate monitoring, Versatile analysis of breathing, SpO2, sleep, and more
• 5ATM water-resistant
• Dual-band L1+L5 GNSS
• BT 5.2; Wi-Fi
• 495mAh battery, Up to 65hrs life
Priced at €199
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Xiaomi 14 series launched Globally
Xiaomi 14 Ultra comes with a new “Xiaomi Dragon Armor Architecture,” featuring a high-strength aluminum alloy frame (6M42) & Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass
Xiaomi Image Brain upgraded to the World's FIRST AI large model computing photography platform, named 'Xiaomi AISP'
It fully integrates the CPU, GPU, NPU & ISP computing power
Xiaomi AISP kicks in for above 30x Zoom & supports 8K 30fps video at full focal length
• Continuous Lens switching in 8K
• 4000m㎡ dual-channel ring cold pump cooling system
• Surge P2 fast charging + Surge G1 battery mgmt
• AAC SLA1010X X-Axis linear motor
Click HERE for Detailed Specs
Pricing (16GB + 512GB)
Europe: 1500 EUR ☠️
China: 975$
Battery
China: 5300mAh
Europe: 5000mAh
Photography Kit: 200 EUR 💀
China: 97$
Xiaomi 14:
• 6.36" 1.5K TCL CSOT C8 Flat OLED LTPO display
• Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC
• 50MP main(Light Fusion 900, Hyper OIS)
Leica SUMMIUX Lens & many more
Pricing (12GB+256GB)
Europe: 1000 EUR ☠️
China: 585$
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Xiaomi 14 Ultra comes with a new “Xiaomi Dragon Armor Architecture,” featuring a high-strength aluminum alloy frame (6M42) & Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass
Xiaomi Image Brain upgraded to the World's FIRST AI large model computing photography platform, named 'Xiaomi AISP'
It fully integrates the CPU, GPU, NPU & ISP computing power
Xiaomi AISP kicks in for above 30x Zoom & supports 8K 30fps video at full focal length
• Continuous Lens switching in 8K
• 4000m㎡ dual-channel ring cold pump cooling system
• Surge P2 fast charging + Surge G1 battery mgmt
• AAC SLA1010X X-Axis linear motor
Click HERE for Detailed Specs
Pricing (16GB + 512GB)
Europe: 1500 EUR ☠️
China: 975$
Battery
China: 5300mAh
Europe: 5000mAh
Photography Kit: 200 EUR 💀
China: 97$
Xiaomi 14:
• 6.36" 1.5K TCL CSOT C8 Flat OLED LTPO display
• Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC
• 50MP main(Light Fusion 900, Hyper OIS)
Leica SUMMIUX Lens & many more
Pricing (12GB+256GB)
Europe: 1000 EUR ☠️
China: 585$
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Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro launched in China Specifications: • 12.4-inch (3048x2032 px) 16:10 aspect ratio IPS LCD display • 144Hz Variable Refresh Rate • HDR 10; Dolby Vision • 900nits peak brightness • Gorilla Glass 5 protection • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC • LPDDR5X…
Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro launched Globally
Specifications:
• 12.4-inch IPS LCD Display
• 30/48/50/60/90/120/144Hz refresh rate steps
• Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC
• 50MP + 2MP Dual rear camera
• 10000mAh battery with 120W Fast charge
Click HERE for more specs
Pricing:
8GB + 256GB = 700€ (460$ in CN)
12GB + 512GB= 800€ (555$ in CN)
Touchpad Keyboard: 170€
Focus Pen: 100€
NOTE: Xiaomi 14 Ultra Globally comes with a 5000mAh battery while in China it comes with a larger 5300mAh battery
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Specifications:
• 12.4-inch IPS LCD Display
• 30/48/50/60/90/120/144Hz refresh rate steps
• Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC
• 50MP + 2MP Dual rear camera
• 10000mAh battery with 120W Fast charge
Click HERE for more specs
Pricing:
8GB + 256GB = 700€ (460$ in CN)
12GB + 512GB= 800€ (555$ in CN)
Touchpad Keyboard: 170€
Focus Pen: 100€
NOTE: Xiaomi 14 Ultra Globally comes with a 5000mAh battery while in China it comes with a larger 5300mAh battery
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OnePlus Teased the OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition
OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Keqing Edition will launch on 28th February Globally.
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OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Keqing Edition will launch on 28th February Globally.
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Lenovo showcases ThinkBook Transparent Laptop Concept at MWC 2024
Lenovo has officially introduced the ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop Concept – which features the World's FIRST laptop with a "bezel-less" 17.3-inch Micro-LED transparent display offering a see-through display experience.
It offers upto 55% transparency when its pixels are set to black and turned off.
But as its pixels light up, the display becomes less and less see-through, until eventually, you’re looking at a completely opaque white surface with a peak brightness of 1,000 nits.
This also has a transparent keyboard area and a seemingly floating footpad design.
The ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop concept even comes with a built-in drawing tablet
The keyboard that you can see on the laptop is actually a projection, which disappears when you bring a stylus close to the drawing surface or even when you step away from the laptop entirely.
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Lenovo has officially introduced the ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop Concept – which features the World's FIRST laptop with a "bezel-less" 17.3-inch Micro-LED transparent display offering a see-through display experience.
It offers upto 55% transparency when its pixels are set to black and turned off.
But as its pixels light up, the display becomes less and less see-through, until eventually, you’re looking at a completely opaque white surface with a peak brightness of 1,000 nits.
This also has a transparent keyboard area and a seemingly floating footpad design.
The ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop concept even comes with a built-in drawing tablet
The keyboard that you can see on the laptop is actually a projection, which disappears when you bring a stylus close to the drawing surface or even when you step away from the laptop entirely.
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Motorola showcased a Bendable Smartphone Concept at MWC 2024
Motorola showcased the “Adaptive Display Concept". With the help of this display, a normal display can be bent into several “stand modes.”
For example, A smartphone display can be bent to wear it on your wrist like a smartwatch
The concept phone begins as a 6.9-inch slab FHD+ pOLED Display, treated with a bendable, woven-fabric material backplate
It can also be adjusted to a self-standing position with a 4.6-inch display. This mode is especially good for video calls and for taking photos hand-free.
Additionally, Motorola notes that users can wrap the device around their wrist like a smart band or smartwatch to get a similar experience
Bend the phone like a rainbow and you can even get a two-player Connect Four session going.
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Motorola showcased the “Adaptive Display Concept". With the help of this display, a normal display can be bent into several “stand modes.”
For example, A smartphone display can be bent to wear it on your wrist like a smartwatch
The concept phone begins as a 6.9-inch slab FHD+ pOLED Display, treated with a bendable, woven-fabric material backplate
It can also be adjusted to a self-standing position with a 4.6-inch display. This mode is especially good for video calls and for taking photos hand-free.
Additionally, Motorola notes that users can wrap the device around their wrist like a smart band or smartwatch to get a similar experience
Bend the phone like a rainbow and you can even get a two-player Connect Four session going.
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Wear OS’s new hybrid interface promises a big boost in power and performance for smartwatches.
Today, OnePlus unveiled the OnePlus Watch 2 powered by Google’s Wear OS 4 operating system. The OnePlus Watch 2 has a dual-chipset architecture that takes advantage of Wear OS’s updated hybrid interface to achieve a stunning up to 100 hours of regular use while in Smart Mode. (I can attest to the OnePlus Watch 2’s battery life being stellar, but that’s for a separate post!)
Most Wear OS smartwatches have a dual-chipset architecture wherein a more powerful applications processor (AP) is paired with an ultra low-power co-processor microcontroller unit (MCU). The AP handles complex tasks while less complex tasks are offloaded to the MCU. Google has managed to heavily optimize the interface between the MCU and AP, allowing for very seamless, intelligent switching. So for example, the AP can be put to sleep while the MCU handles sensor data processing.
Wear OS’s hybrid OS interface supports APIs for Display, Health Services, and Notifications. The best part for developers is that these optimizations are available without needing to do any code changes!
OnePlus uses the hybrid interface’s notification API to offload processing of bridged notifications on the MCU so the AP doesn’t need to be woken up. Users can read and dismiss these notifications while the watch is powered by the MCU, and this can include advanced features like quick replies or remote actions. App developers just need to use the Wear OS Notification API.
Things like precise workout tracking, automatic sports recognition, and health data monitoring can be offloaded to the MCU thanks to Wear OS’s updated hybrid OS interface. Apps that use the Health Services API can get periodic access to sensor data. The MCU batches sensor data to optimize power use.
Lastly, watch faces built on the Watch Face Format - a declarative XML format to configure the appearance and behavior of watch faces - can be rendered on the MCU thanks to the updated hybrid OS interface.
Today, OnePlus unveiled the OnePlus Watch 2 powered by Google’s Wear OS 4 operating system. The OnePlus Watch 2 has a dual-chipset architecture that takes advantage of Wear OS’s updated hybrid interface to achieve a stunning up to 100 hours of regular use while in Smart Mode. (I can attest to the OnePlus Watch 2’s battery life being stellar, but that’s for a separate post!)
Most Wear OS smartwatches have a dual-chipset architecture wherein a more powerful applications processor (AP) is paired with an ultra low-power co-processor microcontroller unit (MCU). The AP handles complex tasks while less complex tasks are offloaded to the MCU. Google has managed to heavily optimize the interface between the MCU and AP, allowing for very seamless, intelligent switching. So for example, the AP can be put to sleep while the MCU handles sensor data processing.
Wear OS’s hybrid OS interface supports APIs for Display, Health Services, and Notifications. The best part for developers is that these optimizations are available without needing to do any code changes!
OnePlus uses the hybrid interface’s notification API to offload processing of bridged notifications on the MCU so the AP doesn’t need to be woken up. Users can read and dismiss these notifications while the watch is powered by the MCU, and this can include advanced features like quick replies or remote actions. App developers just need to use the Wear OS Notification API.
Things like precise workout tracking, automatic sports recognition, and health data monitoring can be offloaded to the MCU thanks to Wear OS’s updated hybrid OS interface. Apps that use the Health Services API can get periodic access to sensor data. The MCU batches sensor data to optimize power use.
Lastly, watch faces built on the Watch Face Format - a declarative XML format to configure the appearance and behavior of watch faces - can be rendered on the MCU thanks to the updated hybrid OS interface.
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OnePlus Watch 2 with WearOS Launched Globally
Specifications:
• 1.43-inch (466x466 px) AMOLED 326PPI screen
• 600nits peak brightness 600 nits
• Scratch-resistant 2.5D sapphire glass protection
• Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 and BES2700 Dual processor
• 2GB RAM; 32GB storage
• 100+ Workout modes including automatic workout detection
• Deep Sleep Analysis
Sensors: 8-channel optical heart rate, optical pulse oximeter, geomagnetic, light, barometer, Accelerometer, gyroscope
• 500mAh battery
• VOOC fast charging offers all-day power in just 10mins of charge
• 100hrs use in smart mode
• 48hrs with heavy use
• 12-days in Power Saver Mode
• 5ATM & IP68 Water & Dust resistant
• MIL-STD-810H certified
• Dual frequency L1+L5 GNSS
• Bluetooth 5.3; Wi-FI
• NO e-SIM support
Wear OS 4 based on Android 13 (W5 Gen 1) + custom RTOS (BES2700).
2yrs of Upgrades
Pricing:
India: Rs.25,000
Europe/ UK: €329/ £299
USA/ Canada: 300$/ 400 CAD
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Specifications:
• 1.43-inch (466x466 px) AMOLED 326PPI screen
• 600nits peak brightness 600 nits
• Scratch-resistant 2.5D sapphire glass protection
• Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 and BES2700 Dual processor
• 2GB RAM; 32GB storage
• 100+ Workout modes including automatic workout detection
• Deep Sleep Analysis
Sensors: 8-channel optical heart rate, optical pulse oximeter, geomagnetic, light, barometer, Accelerometer, gyroscope
• 500mAh battery
• VOOC fast charging offers all-day power in just 10mins of charge
• 100hrs use in smart mode
• 48hrs with heavy use
• 12-days in Power Saver Mode
• 5ATM & IP68 Water & Dust resistant
• MIL-STD-810H certified
• Dual frequency L1+L5 GNSS
• Bluetooth 5.3; Wi-FI
• NO e-SIM support
Wear OS 4 based on Android 13 (W5 Gen 1) + custom RTOS (BES2700).
2yrs of Upgrades
Pricing:
India: Rs.25,000
Europe/ UK: €329/ £299
USA/ Canada: 300$/ 400 CAD
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Fun fact: the OnePlus Watch 2 can be easily bootloader unlocked.
Just like with the Pixel Watch 2, the charging puck for the OnePlus Watch 2 supports USB data transfer. Unlocking it is as easy as toggling "enable OEM unlocking" in Developer Options, rebooting to the bootloader, then sending
The recovery interface isn't optimized for the watch, but the physical buttons do work as selectors.
I'd imagine most of you won't unlock the bootloader (I just wanted to see if it worked), but the fact that the puck supports USB data is nice because it also makes ADB access much easier.
I'll be sharing my full impressions of the OnePlus Watch 2 on tomorrow's episode of the Android Faithful podcast!
Just like with the Pixel Watch 2, the charging puck for the OnePlus Watch 2 supports USB data transfer. Unlocking it is as easy as toggling "enable OEM unlocking" in Developer Options, rebooting to the bootloader, then sending
fastboot flashing unlock.The recovery interface isn't optimized for the watch, but the physical buttons do work as selectors.
I'd imagine most of you won't unlock the bootloader (I just wanted to see if it worked), but the fact that the puck supports USB data is nice because it also makes ADB access much easier.
I'll be sharing my full impressions of the OnePlus Watch 2 on tomorrow's episode of the Android Faithful podcast!
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