Week 19 is over, let’s recap the highest tales of the previous seven days.
Google unveiled the Pixel 8a with a contemporary new Aloe shade. It is a telephone with much less squared-off edges and extra rounded corners. It is IP67-rated and packs Gorilla Glass 3 upfront. It covers a 6.1-inch 1080p show with a 120Hz refresh charge. You get a 64MP f/1.89 essential digicam, and a 13MP f/2.2 ultrawide, and a 13MP f/2.2 selfie digicam. Rounding up the specs is a Tensor G3 with 8GB of RAM and a 4,492mAh battery.
The Pixel 8a is priced at $499 / €549 / INR 52,999 for the 128GB mannequin and $559 / €609 / INR 59,999 for the 256GB mannequin. Items will ship on Could 14.
Apple unveiled the new M4 chipset, and it powers the brand new OLED-equipped 11 and 13-inch iPad Execs. Apple additionally unveiled the M2-powered 11 and new 13-inch iPad Air.
The iPad Execs have been the spotlight of the present. They’re the thinnest Apple tablets ever at 5.3mm for the 11-inch and a whopping 5.1mm for the larger 13 incher. These are additionally the primary OLED-equipped iPads, nevertheless it will get extra attention-grabbing – these are “tande OLED shows” – which means two OLED panels layered on high of one another for elegant brightness – 1,000 nits full-screen brightness for SDR content material and a 1,600 peak for HDR content material.
Apple additionally unveiled its Professional stylus – the Apple Pencil Professional. It has a brand new sensor that senses how onerous you squeeze the stylus, which can be utilized to set off actions (e.g. for rapidly altering software settings whereas drawing). Squeeze gestures might be confirmed by a customized haptic engine. Additionally, the Pencil Professional connects to the Discover My community, so you’ll be able to observe it down if you happen to lose it.
The 2024 Apple iPad Execs can be found on-line in 29 nations beginning at present and in Apple shops from Could 15.
These are the thinnest iPads but and will be paired with a brand new Magic Keyboard, Apple Pencil Professional and extra.
One more basic Nokia telephone acquired a modernized look with the brand new Nokia 3210. Whereas the naming is predicated on the Nokia 3210 from 1999, the brand new system seems extra according to the lately unveiled Nokia 6310 (2024). The telephone has Bluetooth 5.0 and also you additionally get a 3.5mm headphone jack, FM radio, and the fan-favorite Snake sport. Nokia 3210 (2024) is available in Grunge black, Y2K gold, and Subba blue colours. Pricing is ready at €80.
Vivo introduced the launch date for the X100 Extremely and the X100s and X100s Professional – Could 13 in China. A leak detailed the trio’s battery and show specs – the X100 Extremely can have a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, a V3 imaging chip, 100W wired charging, 30W wi-fi charging, and a 5,400mAh battery. The X100s will get a MediaTek Dimensity 9300+, a V2 chip, and a 5,100mAh battery with 100W wired charging. The X100s Professional ups the ante with a V3 imaging chip, and the identical battery and charging because the Extremely.
That is the Chinese language variant of the Edge 50 Extremely and the design is similar. Each might be launched later this month.