The return of Google services to Honor smartphones, the Asus flagship with two screens and much more can be seen in our tech digest over the past week. Go!
Google services will return to Honor smartphones
Google services and applications will soon be able to return to the brand's smartphones.
Honor was a subsidiary of Huawei for a long time, but at the end of 2020 it spun off and became a completely independent company. In light of the US sanctions against Huawei, Honor has benefited from the divorce.
According to Kommersant, the smartphones that Honor will release after the separation from Huawei will no longer have AppGallery. Earlier Honor smartphones will retain the AppGallery. Honor V40 is expected to be the first flagship of independent Honor.
Vivo starts accepting applications for the flagship smartphone X60 Pro + 5G with Snapdragon 888 chip
The Chinese company Vivo has released official images of the flagship smartphone X60 Pro + 5G and announced the start of accepting pre-orders for this powerful device. The official presentation of the novelty will take place in the near future.
The smartphone is shown in the images in two colors - gray and orange. Versions with 8 and 12 GB of RAM are available for ordering, equipped with a flash drive with a capacity of 128 and 256 GB, respectively.
The Vivo website says that the X60 Pro + 5G is based on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor with an Adreno 660 graphics accelerator and a 5G modem. Rumored to be a 6.56-inch AMOLED FHD + display with a 120Hz refresh rate.
There was a video of the working Asus flagship with two screens
The first video appeared on the network, in which we are shown the next gaming smartphone of the Asus ROG Phone line.
As announced yesterday, it should come out under the name Asus ROG Phone 5, which is confirmed by the number 5 on the back.
The video confirms what was not immediately clear from the first photo: the Asus ROG Phone 5 smartphone will be equipped with a second display, which is located on the rear panel. It will be used to display information about incoming calls and various notifications.
Windows 10X launches new operating system on Surface Pro
Microsoft is developing the Windows 10X operating system, which will be optimized for modern devices, although it will retain most of the capabilities of Windows 10.
In this video, you can see the Windows 10X interface and various features of the operating system. The developer showed a start menu, a screen for quickly switching between applications, system settings and several built-in applications. Based on this video, Windows 10X will retain much of the design of Windows 10X, but the way the user interacts with the interface has changed.
Microsoft is expected to release Windows 10X in the second half of 2021. In early 2022, the first tablets, laptops and hybrid devices with this operating system should appear on sale.
The end of the Samsung Galaxy Note era
The Galaxy Note line is buried and the latest Galaxy Note smartphone launched last year.
Last year, rumors swirled that Samsung would ditch the Galaxy Note line amid news that the Galaxy S series would receive S Pen support. And although a Samsung spokesman told the press back in December that the Galaxy Note series will continue in 2021, reports have surfaced that this is not the case.
A well-known netizen under the nickname Ice Universe, who often shares exclusive information about new products in the mobile industry, a few hours ago confirmed that the Galaxy Note line was buried, and the last Galaxy Note smartphone was released last year.
The flagship Huawei will receive an 8-inch screen. Huawei Mate X2 declassified
The Huawei Mate Xs hit the market last year, and this year Huawei is slated to launch a new foldable-screen smartphone called the Huawei Mate X2.
Recently, a smartphone with model number Huawei TET-AN10 has been certified by the TENAA regulator in China. Sources are confident that the Huawei Mate X2 is hiding under this model number.
TENAA confirms that the phone has two screens, including an 8.01 "foldable main display and an external 6.56" display.
The 8.01-inch main display has a resolution of 2480 x 2200 pixels, it will fold inside the case (like the Galaxy Fold), while the outside will have a secondary display with a resolution of 2700 x 1160 pixels. These displays are manufactured by Samsung and BOE.
