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His tech news roundup, via the DGiT Daily tech newsletter, for Wednesday, May 13.
1. Poco F2 Pro: without the Poco F1 magic
The Poco F2 Pro has been announced! It doesn’t capture what made the Poco F1 such a super-intriguing device, but it looks like it’s going to tempt some shoppers who want features but don’t need everything on a phone:
- The cool and cheap Poco F1 that was more or less focused on speed (at € 329) and little else, is now an adult Pro phone.
- The F2 Pro is now relatively cheap – it has a flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 with 5G support, starting at € 499 ($ 540), though the € 599 model has high-end key specs.
- Most of the other conventional Snapdragon 865 devices have been much more expensive. Xiaomi’s Mi 10 flagship is € 999. The lowest spec OnePlus 8 starts at € 699, the Samsung S20 offers Exynos chips outside of North America.
- The F2 Pro has a ton of those little things that smartphone geeks will be looking for: headphone jack, IR Blaster, quad camera pop-up camera on the back, a large 4700 mAh battery with 30W fast charge and a screen without a notch.
- What’s the trick? It lacks wireless charging, it has a 60Hz display, and IP53 splash resistance means it won’t survive a dive in the water. Also, only the € 599 model has the fastest UFS 3.1 storage and LPDDR5 RAM.
- It raises questions about the Apple iPhone SE 2020, which starts in Europe at € 479. Granted, it’s still cheaper, but the Poco F2 Pro offers significant advantages over 5G, camera versatility, expected battery life, customization, size of the screen, storage, charging speed, on-screen fingerprint sensor and more.
- Not all of these features are important to everyone, especially given the Apple / iOS / Mac ecosystem and the fact that the iPhone SE will perform just as well. The iPhone SE makes more sense in the United States.
- This is a non-North American focused device that matters.
Little F2 Pro = Redmi K30 Pro:
- Little is a Xiaomi sub-brand. Redmi is a sub-brand of Xiaomi.
- The Poco F2 Pro, the highly anticipated sequel, is the Redmi K30 Pro with a different name, a slightly different look, and a “global” release (not to include North America).
- The K30 Pro has only been released in China so far, so while it’s been gone for more than a month, it hasn’t yet been extensively reviewed or rated.
- And, strangely, Poco did not mention India: no prices, no availability. Despite Poco’s apparent focus on India, this phone is for global regions, while the Redmi brand will be used in India.
- It’s just a brand, but it’s also confusing: I spoke to my Indian colleagues who confirmed that it wasn’t just me: the Xiaomi / Poco / Redmi was split between the regions, and the brand, and the Poco was relaunched just to change the name of another phone. It is not easily understood.
Finally:
- Months ago, I bet Poco wouldn’t take out a 5G smartphone or the F2, given its focus on India and the costs involved in supporting 5G.
- I mean, that says I’m wrong! I feel like I’m wrong! The F2 Pro It certainly has 5G and the Snapdragon 865, which I thought would not emerge.
- But a unprofessional F2 was not released. There is little F2. Still. So maybe I’m off the hook? Are you being nice? Perhaps there will still be an F2 other than 5G?
- That was the case with the previous Poco X2, which was for a mid-range phone without the ambitions of the Poco F1, and not 5G.
- I can’t see that the Poco F2 Pro is the cult classic that was the Poco F1, but the reviews, within a week or two, will say it all.
2. Samsung’s rumored reduced price of Fold 1 could be renamed the Galaxy Fold Special Edition, perhaps for as little as $ 1099 (Android Authority)
3. Huawei, Qualcomm, Samsung return new format for 8K: MPEG-5 EVC vs HEVC (Android Authority)
4. Google Play Music will be launched this year. Instead: YouTube Music (Android Authority) And if you’re tired of relying on Google’s wavering support for your non-core apps – the top 5 Google Play Music and YouTube Music alternatives.
5. Facebook will pay $ 52 million in a deal with moderators who developed PTSD with little support in their jobs: at least $ 1,000 each for more than 11,000 workers, which is good news (The edge)
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