Huawei unveiled its flagship phones, the P40, P40 Pro, and P40 Pro Plus, on Thursday in a livestreamed launch on YouTube. The new phones follow in the Huawei P30’s footsteps by pulling out all the stops in their cameras. But they won’t support Google services, so they won’t have access to the Google Play Store. The launch event was due …
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Coronavirus turns phone launches into surreal experiences
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Exactly one year ago, I was sitting in one of many cavernous halls in a Paris convention center watching Huawei CEO Richard Yu unveil the P30 Pro flagship phone. It was very much a typical tech launch event. Dramatic lighting and booming music …
Read More »Huawei P40 phones won’t have Google, but may rival the best cameras out there
Now playing: Watch this: Huawei P40 Pro and Plus first impressions: CNET editors… 5:24 Huawei has just taken the wraps off its latest superphone series. It unveiled the P40, P40 Pro and the P40 Pro Plus in an event livestreamed on YouTube Thursday, and there’s no question that these phones are all about the cameras. The P40 costs 799 euros (about …
Read More »Huawei Watch GT 2e gets a sporty look, new health features
Huawei’s new Watch GT 2e smartwatch flaunts a sporty design and a variety of health and fitness features, which the company says are meant to “inspire an active lifestyle.” The China-based tech giant unveiled the smartwatch Thursday alongside its new flagship phones, the P40, P40 Pro, and P40 Pro Plus. A follow-up to the Watch GT 2 unveiled in October, Huawei’s …
Read More »Huawei’s Siri and Alexa rival is a smart assistant named Celia
Huawei unveiled its new smart assistant on Thursday during the P40 Pro online launch event. Meet Celia. To activate Celia on your Huawei device, you’ll need to use the phrase “Hey Celia,” and the assistant will spring to life to take your requests. Celia will be able to search the internet via voice command, add items to your calendar and …
Read More »Royole’s new foldable display could soon appear in ZTE phones
Most handset makers don’t even have one foldable phone on the market, but Chinese vendor Royole is gearing up for its second FlexPai phone, which’ll use its new third-generation display. Now playing: Watch this: Royole reveals FlexPai 2 next-gen foldable display 5:36 The company late Tuesday unveiled its new Cicada Wing display, saying it’s 50% brighter and has other “significant …
Read More »Huawei P40 and P40 Pro leaked online ahead of launch
Huawei’s upcoming flagship smartphones, the P40 and the P40 Pro, have been purportedly leaked online. Saying it has all the specs, German site WinFuture said both will have 50MP cameras and run on 5G networks. The P40 will be priced around €800 and the P40 Pro €999, according to SlashGear. The 6.6-inch P40 Pro will come with a 50MP UltraVision camera, …
Read More »Royole FlexPai 2 foldable phone will have 5G and a ‘mechanically robust’ hinge
Chinese phone-maker Royole gave us a sneak peek of what to expect from its second foldable phone, the FlexPai 2, claiming it’ll deliver “significant improvements in every possible way.” The new handset will have a 7.8-inch screen, the newest Snapdragon 865 chipset, a Kyro 585 processor, high-speed LPDDR5 RAM, and 5G capability for nine different bands covering regions including the …
Read More »The Oppo Reno3 Pro lets you take 44MP selfies
Rear camera megapixels get all the spotlight. After Samsung launched the Galaxy S20 Ultra with a huge 108-megapixel camera on the back, expect to see more Android phones take up this feature in the coming year. But what about the front camera? Selfies should pack more pixels too — or at least, that’s what Chinese company Oppo says with the Reno3 …
Read More »Huawei P40 Pro expected to have 7 cameras, 10x optical zoom, and 5G support
Update, March 26: The Huawei P40, P40 Pro and the P40 Pro Plus have now officially been launched. Read our first take here. Huawei isn’t letting the last-minute cancellation of Mobile World Congress stand in the way of its 2020 launch plans. Amid the extraordinary circumstances stemming from the novel coronavirus, Chinese telecom giant Huawei is pushing forward with plans to …
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