Samsung is unveiling next breakthrough flagship smartphone with same low light imaging focused hardware and software with the Galaxy S23 line up. Samsung is going full swing with its low light imaging positioning for the S23 flagship at whopping 200 Megapixels featuring S23 Ultra.
The key hardware specs powering the Galaxy S23 line up includes Qualcomm's flagship Snapdragon 8th generation 2 thats more faster and power efficient than iPhone 14 line up of last year, Samsung's next breakthrough in display tech with Super HDR full HD+ resolution, Gorilla Glass Victus 2 and 8GB/12 Gb RAM options. The battery life is 20% more improved than last year's line up on top of Qualcomm's blazing fast 8th generation 2 SoC.
The imaging this year is not just about optical zoom innovation or low light mode but with focus towards standardization of imaging hardware specs with all three S23s with triple camera and a new video mode similar to iPhone's action mode, super steady video. And a super HDR video recording at 60 fps for 4K and others while 30 fps for 8K.
The display tech on the S23s are now one step ahead against iPhone 14 line up with more brighter average brightness and a new super hdr video playback hardware support. Always on display is also improved with power saving.
Check out the hands on video of hardware tour: Samsung Galaxy S23 line up by GsmArena
The software experience on S23 is with Samsung's latest and greatest OneUI 5.1 on top of latest Android 13. Samsung's OneUI5.1 brings faster, stable and more customization One UI with new features like modes and routines similar to iPhone's focus mode. The widgets and icons are presented with variety of options and sizes along with color pellets.
Check out software tour of OneUI 5.1 on Galaxy S23 by CNET:
Samsung has delivered a great combination of innovative hardware and software with the Galaxy S23 line up with premium design starting at $999 to $1200 for S23, S23+ and S23 Ultra as one of Android's best take on a flagship smartphone against the competition.
CES 2023 tuned out more innovation fest than past years in terms of video gaming, self driving cars, smart IoT devices, tech health industry, new smartphones and laptops.
Here are top innovative products of this year's CES 2023.
"Loona appears to be the exact halfway point between the adorableness of Anki’s Cozmo and Amazon’s high-end Astro homebot. There’s definitely a focus on younger users here, but kids of “all ages” might find themselves sucked in by her charms. Loona has apparently also been designed to interact well with any analog pets you may already have.
Armed with a 3D camera and edge sensors for navigating your home, Loona also has a regular camera for face detection and object recognition. There are four microphones that provide Loona the ability to locate you as you beckon her and touch sensors so she’ll lean into your head-strokes with eerily biological authenticity. At launch it’ll respond to a slew of verbal commands and gestures, and the company claims new ones will continuously be added. There will also be a graphical programming tool so you can create your own interactions and a community to share them with."
Keyi Technology's Loona Pet robot is a great friend to your pet at both home and out doors with a kitchen sink of sensors from 3D camera for amazing mobile operating to touch sensors and advanced movement sensors. There is also easy end user programming of Loona with graphical programming app for smartphone and tablet to design interactions all at just $449 and at $359 on indiegogo.
"Project Leonardo is Sony’s first piece of gaming hardware designed specifically for people with disabilities, and it represents another positive step in the world of accessibility tech. Project Leonardo is a controller kit that will be plug-and-play with the PlayStation 5, working in conjunction with existing Sony hardware and popular third-party accessibility accessories. The controller kit includes two circular gamepads lined with swappable buttons, four 3.5mm AUX accessory ports and other customizable inputs.
The controllers were designed so that they don't need to be held – instead, they lie flat on a table, or they can be mounted on a tripod or stand. Both controllers can be paired with a DualSense to turn all three devices into a single gamepad, offering plenty of flexibility for players."
Sony becomes first console making top tier electronics company to release a version of video gaming hardware made for disability gaming users community. Sony's Project Leonardo is not just about bigger buttons or swappable buttons but also with more AUX ports and customization targeted for disability users.
"When Apple added MagSafe charging to the iPhone back in 2020, it created an incredibly simple and convenient way of juicing up its phones. And now, at CES 2023, the WPC (Wireless Power Consortium) has released details on the Qi2 charging standard that will finally bring similar functionality to the rest of the handset market. Not only does the new spec include support for Magnetic Power Profiles which will pave the way for handy charging disks that can snap onto the back of your phone, it will also allow for important features such as foreign object detection and up to 15-watt charging with the potential to raise power output even further in the future. "
Android users rejoice in new year with WPC's announcement of Qi 2 wireless charging, similar to iPhone's MagSafe, with magnetic power profiles and support to 15 watt charging.
" By axing the traditional, physical keyboard and putting two 13.3-inch OLED screens on the Yoga Book 9i, Lenovo could potentially shake up modern laptop design in a way we haven’t seen since the original Surface Pro a decade ago. And while there are some issues that will need to be ironed out, the potential this new design offers is undeniable. When you prop up the Yoga Book on its kickstand, it becomes much more than a standard clamshell. You can have two screens stacked on top of each other or side-by-side depending on your needs. Meanwhile in standard laptop mode, you have the freedom to choose between a virtual or detachable Bluetooth keyboard – both with customizable widgets, not to mention built-in stylus support."
Lenovo's Yoga Book 9i is a competitor to Surface 9 Pro with Lenovo's innovative engineering take on multi display form factor featuring two 13 inch oled displays with pen input support and detachable blutooth keyboard making it a two display laptop for gaming, productivity and entertainment at $2000.
"Baking requires precision and, depending on the recipe, can often feel like a juggling act. So it impressed us to see GE Profile's Smart Mixer, which has a built-in scale to accurately weigh ingredients, plus voice control so you don’t have to push buttons when your hands are otherwise occupied. The Smart Mixer is a high-end stand mixer in its own right, with a motor that’s speedy enough to whip up emulsions. But it gets its smart home edge from that integrated scale, app connectivity and voice control.
Indeed, the app component will probably be particularly useful for novice bakers, offering over a dozen step-by-step recipes. App guidance for cooking is nothing new, but here, the mixer knows what you’re making and will adjust mixing speeds as needed to ensure nothing is over- or under-worked."
With $999 price, GE's smart mixer is an innovative mixer form cooking with app integration that customizes mixer experience with respective recipes. GE Profile is changing the cooking experience with smart mixer.
Microsoft unveiled 9th upgrade of its Surface Pro along with new Surface Laptop 5, a new branding of plus with Surface Studio 2+ and new adaptive accessories for Microsoft Surface devices.
Surface brand of devices have been Microsoft's innovative, productivity focused and the best hardware for Windows operating system. For past ten years, Surface devices have made 2-in-1 hybrid form factor the go to option for Windows oems inspiring to breath fresh air to pc industry for best of world Windows experience available to homes and enterprises. The Surface laptop for past five years also have been a door to great high end Windows experience with amazing battery life and optimized cpu delivering a great Windows os machines.
This year's Surface Pro 9 is Microsoft's high end take at competition with incremental specs matching Apple's M1 Pros to more battery life, faster than previous generation and design upgrades. This year, there is a SoC choice with Intel 12th gen i5 or i7 or Snapdragon Microsoft SQ 3 with 5G. The battery life is more hours on arm based 5G model though RAM and Storage support limited at 16 gb and 512 gb versus 32 gb and 1 tb. The 5G over esim support also makes Surface Pro 9 at $1299 more smarter choice to $999 Intel powered version. With Android apps support, arm based Microsoft SQ 3 with 5G is well positioned for gamers and Android fans also.
Microsoft and Liberty is also launching Windows 11 Bloom inspired Surface Pro keyboard with blue bloom theme made for style and personality.
Microsoft fifth edition of Surface Laptop is with upgraded pixel sense display for more brightness, Intel's 12 th gen with Intel Evo certified, The Surface Laptop 5 is with two display sizes 13.5 or 15 inch. The display is with Dolby Vision IQ support taking on Apple's Macbook displays to vivid colors and more sharper in daylight. The external speakers are updated with Dolby Atmos 3D spatial audio support for immersive sound without headphones also.
Microsoft also announced a new branding to their Surface Studio product with a new Studio 2+ thats more than a generation update. The specs are really high at $4299 price going close to Apple's iMac Pros with Intel's latest i7 H series with 50% more performance than Studio 2, upgraded 3:2 pixel sense display, Dolby 3D Atmos external speakers and gaming might with Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3060 gpu for high performance gaming with Windows 11. Microsoft delivers an impressive iMac Pro competitor with powerful cpu, gpu and high quality display.
Microsoft is also launching adaptive accessories for Surface devices with Microsoft Business Pen Grip, Microsoft Presenter+ and Microsoft Audio dock. Microsoft audio dock is an all-in-one portable speaker shape device with built in ports for hdmi and usb C and A, noise reduction microphone an omni sonic speaker for noise free meetings. Microsoft Presenter+ is a remote with quick tasks switch like changing slides, mute/unmute audience and others.
Microsoft is pushing more innovations and premium design for home and enterprise customers with Surface devices powered by Windows 11. The hardware specs of this year's Surface devices are positioning Microsoft as a device leader to 2-in-1 hybrid category with a new e-sim and 5G powered Surface Pro 9, Surface Laptop 5 with more battery life and upgraded display and a new product category Surface Studio 2+ with Intel's H series cpu and Nvidia's high end gaming gpu and Surface Adaptive accessories for more time-saving and smarter computing.
Galaxy Z Flip 4 is Samsung's stylish perspective on foldable display smartphones to a flip form factor for a modern clamshell phone. Samsung is leading high end clamshell foldable smartphone maker defeating Motorola and Chinese oems with Galaxy Z Flip 3 and previous generations. The hardware specs update for Galaxy Z Flip 4 shows Samsung redefining high end experience for clamshell foldable design for a value for money stylish smartphone.
Display: AMOLED 2X, HDR10+, 1200 Nits( Max Brightness), 120 Hz, 6.7 Inch at 1080 x 2640 resolution. 1.9 Inch at 260 x 512, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
10 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide) 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS Video Recording
Battery:
Li-Po 3700 mAh, non-removable Fast charging 25W, 50% in 30 min Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
OS:
Android 12, One UI 4.1.1
Colors:
Bora Purple, Graphite, Pink Gold, Blue, Yellow, White, Navy, Khaki, Red
Price:
256 GB Fold 4 $999
512 GB Fold 4 $1160
1 TB Fold 4 $1280
Un-box:
Samsung has delivered its best hardware specs for this year's Flip 4 with the display upgraded to HDR10+ AMOLED 2X panel for supporting 10 bit and above HDR encoded movies and camera recorded videos. The display is now protected by latest from Corning's Gorilla glass Victus+ that adds more durability against scratches, falls and spills. The device is also IPX 8 protected against water, dust and shocks. The hinge is now more stronger than previous generation as it stands unbroken against harsh folds and reverse folds. At 1200 nits maximum brightness, the display shows vivid colors, 1 fps to 120 fps support and better power saving.
The dual displays at 6.7 inch and 1.9 inch provides a great user experience balance for Samsung's own One UI 5.0 on the top of Android 12 L. The hinge based split screen really making it a Top Gun of smartphone to tablet experience a powerhouse for productivity, entertainment and gaming. And this year, fast charging and increased capacity to 4400 mAh upgrades the user experience without the hassle of waiting for hours of device charging. Samsung has also outdone Apple in supplying out of box charger while still remaining green smartphone packaging oem. There is also S-Pen support on dual displays.
The selfie camera has also received a great upgrade with addition of another for Samsung's Ultrawide strategy for a options spectra. The 10 Megapixels main selfie is supported by 4 Megapixels for an option galore selfie shooting experience of ultrawide mode, macro modes and more. The main camera is with Samsung's Ultrawide imaging strategy of three camera modules of 12 Megapixels in 12 Mp output.
The chipset powering the Galaxy Z Flip 4 is Qualcomm's flagship 4 nm based Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Octa core and Adreno 730 GPU. The new SoC is delivering blazing fast performance and optimized battery life on top of 8 GB RAM.
Checkout the hands on video by CNET for Galaxy Z Flip 4's user experience and performance:
Durability:
As tested by jerryrigeverything, Galaxy Z Flip 4's hinge is strong as advertised by Samsung against the harsh folds and reverse folds with almost no damage to mechanism. Though against the flames, not under the IPX 8 protection, display got burned along with the back-plate While against the drops, Z Flip 4 turned out shatter proof defeating other Android smartphones. Photography:
Samsung has also updated hardware specs apart from the design with key improvements on both front and back camera. From previous generations, the new Galaxy Z Flip 4 now featuring dual 12 Mps camera for ultrawide and better night photography. Samsung's own S5K2LD lens outputs 12 Megapixels sharper, dynamic colors and vivid images in both outdoors, indoors and at night time. The selfie camera is also updated from last year with 10 Megapixels Samsung rather than Sony on Fold 4 as S5K3J1 sensor with fixed focus still outputting bright, vivid and clear selfie images.
The video recording is innovative on Galaxy Flip 4 with so many angles users to choose from. The flex app camera modes provide variety of angles of video recording in 720p, full hd or 4K.
Check out the camera test of Galaxy Z Flip 4 by Phandroid:
One UI 5.0 and Flex app user experience:
Samsung has also released new One UI 5.0 on top of Android 12. Android 12 is well optimized for Galaxy Z Flip 4 with the lock screen for both displays showing the same app shortcuts and notifications, While the home screen is dynamic in terms of which display is closed or if the hinge is folded to a single display. The app drawer is pretty similar to Galaxy S22 in portrait modes while on tablet display mode its similar to Galaxy Tab.
The Flex user experience is also improved and updated with support for more app experiences. It is also integrated with more support for Play Store apps.
Checkout the review of software experience on Galaxy Z Flip 4:
Conclusion:
At $999, Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip 4 is Samsung's flagship clamshell Foldable-dual display smartphone that overshadows the competition by Oppos, Xiaomis and Chinese foldable smartphones by Qualcomm's blazing fast SoC, Samsung's own Ultrawide cameras that are zoom-savy, vivid and brightest dual displays and One UI Android 12 with Flex app experience on top. The Galaxy Z Flip 4 is an immersive dual-display fold clamshell form-factor flagship smartphone by Samsung that fuels entertainment, productivity and gaming to the most dynamic and smarter user experience.
Apple announced new line ups of Apple Watch with Watch SE 2022, Series 8 Watch and a new flagship Apple Watch Ultra. The new line ups are both in terms of design and hardware upgrades to the previous generation along with the new Watch OS 9.
The Apple Watch SE 2022 is now a bit less price than last year with the new band color options, the same dual core S8 SiP SoC in Apple Watch 8 and two options of 40 mm and 44 mm. Apple has also included Apple Watch 8's new hardware features of Satellite SOS, Car-crash safety sensor and software integration ad new compass app. The display is also upgraded with more shatter proof crystal with new Retina poled panel with 1000 nits.
The new Apple Watch Series Watch 8 has three options: Series 8 Watch, Nike and Hermes. Series 8 Apple Watch comes in aluminum and Stainless steel options starting at $399. The display options are 41 mm or 45 mm and with the same poled as affordable SE 2022 while there are three color options. While the difference is IP 6X certified for waterproof and dust and shock proof, sapphire crystal glass display, new temperature and ultra wideband support. There is also afib support for heart sensor for tracking previous histories. The Nike series 8 shows Nike logo when switched on along with Nike exclusive tracking in Fitness plus while Heremes shows horse in House animation in watch face when the watch is raised showing the equestrian house roots. There are also Nike bands and Hermes bands with new colors and designs.
The new surprising edition to Apple branding is Apple Watch Ultra 8 with more endurance battery life, biggest and brightest display at 2000 nits, and three band options at $799. The new action button is customization savy to user needs. The battery life is also further improved by new low power mode that almost doubles the Watch on time.
Apple also announced an update to AirPods with a new AirPods Pro second generation at $249. The new buds pro is with updated H2 audio SoC, 1.5 hours more of battery life and a new charging case. There is also new transparency mode to noise cancellation that cancels outside environment noise. There is a new immersive spatial audio for customizing audio with truedepth front camera of iPhone to create more immersive audio.
Apple changes the smartphone and smartwatch markets again with new hardware and software innovation iPhones and Series 8 Apple Watch. The new AirPods Pro is also unveiled as Apple's groundbreaking product for music listening.
Apple announced new iPhone 14 series with four new iPhones powered by updated and new SoC, upgraded cameras and ground breaking innovations. The series now ditches mini with a new plus in iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max. There are four colors availability with 14 ad 14 Plus color variants same as last year's 13 while 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max with Space Black and Deep Purple as new colors. The designs of iPhone series 14 is also improved to more thinness and less weight than previous generation while front camera notch is now updated to show notifications and dynamically adjusted to the display content as Dynamic Islands. Also there is new arrival of always on display for notifications.
In terms of hardware specs, the upgrades are: iPhone 14 and 14 Plus with upgraded A15 Bionic 5 nm hexacore CPU and 5 core GPU while iPhone 14 Pro ad iPhone 14 Pro Max are with ground breaking new A16 Bionic 4 nm hexacore CPU and 5 core GPU. The displays are now upgraded to Super Retina XDR oled with 800 nits and 1000 nits average brightness for 14, 14 Plus and 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max respectively. The cameras on 14 and 14 Plus are as same as on 13 in terms of Ultrawide megapixels output while 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max are now with 48 Megapixels. The selfie cameras are 12 Megapixels for all four iPhones with upgraded specs. The camera software is upgraded by new improved photogenic engine that produces great 3d true depth selfies while for main cameras its new action video recording mode for more stabilized video recording.
The new hardware innovation is integration of car crash detection to Apple Watch for automatically dialing emergency numbers or showing emergency number on Apple watch. There is also a groundbreaking satellite sos sms system that provides sms option when there is no wifi or network as Far Out event name says!.
Apple has delivered a groundbreaking display, camera and connectivity features with the iPhone series that starts at $799 to $1099 against the competition of fold form factors by Samsung and other Android smartphones.
Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 4 is this year's the most awaited foldable display smartphone with lots of excitement and anticipation by Fold fans and tech journalists as smartphone industry becoming saturated by just two options of big screen phablets and normal screen smartphones. After Galaxy S22, Galaxy Z Fold 4 is also Samsung's new flagship smartphone in terms of price for this year. Samsung as inventor of Foldable smartphone mainstream market oem, apart from incremental design improvements, went with more innovations in both hardware and software.
Display: AMOLED 2X, HDR10+, 1200 Nits( Max Brightness), 120 Hz, 7.6 Inch at 1812 x 2176 resolution. 6.2 Inch at 904 x 2316, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Li-Po 4400 mAh, non-removable Fast charging 25W, 50% in 30 min Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
OS:
Android 12 L, One UI 4.1.1
Colors:
Graygreen, Phantom Black, Beige, Burgundy
Price:
256 GB Fold 4 $1799.99
512 GB Fold 4 $1919.99
1 TB Fold 4 $2159.99
Un-Box:
Samsung has delivered its best hardware specs for this year's Fold 4 with the display upgraded to HDR10+ AMOLED 2X panel for supporting 10 bit and above HDR encoded movies and camera recorded videos. The display is now protected by latest from Corning's Gorilla glass Victus+ that adds more durability against scratches, falls and spills. The device is also IPX 8 protected against water, dust and shocks. The hinge is now more stronger than previous generation as it stands unbroken against harsh folds and reverse folds. At 1200 nits maximum brightness, the display shows vivid colors, 1 fps to 120 fps support and better power saving.
The dual displays at 7.6 inch and 6.2 inch provides a great user experience balance for Samsung's own One UI 5.0 on the top of Android 12 L. The hinge based split screen really making it a Top Gun of smartphone to tablet experience a powerhouse for productivity, entertainment and gaming. And this year, fast charging and increased capacity to 4400 mAh upgrades the user experience without the hassle of waiting for hours of device charging. Samsung has also outdone Apple in supplying out of box charger while still remaining green smartphone packaging oem. There is also S-Pen support on dual displays.
The selfie camera has also received a great upgrade with addition of another for Samsung's Ultrawide strategy for a options spectra. The 10 Megapixels main selfie is supported by 4 Megapixels for an option galore selfie shooting experience of ultrawide mode, macro modes and more. The main camera is with Samsung's Ultrawide imaging strategy of three camera modules of 50, 10 and 12 Megapixels in 12 Mp output.
The chipset powering the Galaxy Z Fold 4 is Qualcomm's flagship 4 nm based Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Octa core and Adreno 730 GPU. The new SoC is delivering blazing fast performance and optimized battery life on top of 6 GB and 12 GB RAM options.
Checkout the hands on video by CNET for Galaxy Z Fold 4's user experience and performance:
Durability:
As tested by RRTech, Galaxy Z Fold 4's hinge is strong as advertised by Samsung against the harsh folds and reverse folds with almost no damage to mechanism. Though against the flames, not under the IPX 8 protection, display got burned along with the back-plate While against the drops, Z Fold 4 turned out shatter proof defeating other Android smartphones.
JerryRiggEveryhing tests Galaxy Z Fold 4's victus+ Gorilla Glass with a wire cutter and its less scratches than previous generation. Galaxy Z Fold 4 also shows great hinge quality against knife and reverse folds. Galaxy Z Fold 4 turns out more tougher than previous year with IPX 8 protection.
Photography:
Galaxy Z Fold 4 is Samsung's flagship foldable smartphone this year with improved design, updated hardware specs and more innovation from previous generation. The camera hardware is updated with three cameras for ultrawide, depth photography and adding 30X Space Zoom to photography. The images captured are vivid, bright and clearer even with 30X zoom mode and night photography is as impressive as day time. The selfie camera is now a dual camera update from previous generation with same ultrawide sensor outputting vivid, bright and clearer selfies. Samsung has delivered its best camera for Galaxy Z Fold 4.
Checkout the camera testing of Galaxy Z Fold 4 by Phandroid:
Checkout the video recording test by CNET:
One UI 5.0 and Flex app user experience:
Samsung has also released new One UI 5.0 on top of Android 12L. Android 12 for Large screens is well optimized for Galaxy Z Fold 4 with the lock screen for both displays showing the same app shortcuts and notifications, While the home screen is dynamic in terms of which display is closed or if the hinge is folded to a single display. The app drawer is pretty similar to Galaxy S22 in portrait modes while on tablet display mode its similar to Galaxy Tab.
The Flex user experience is also improved and updated with support for more app experiences. It is also integrated with more support for Play Store apps.
Checkout the review of software experience on Galaxy Z Fold 4 by ZDNET:
Checkout also the PUBG gaming test on Galaxy Fold 4 by HG:
Conclusion:
At $1799.99, Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 4 is a industry-defining Foldable-dual display smartphone that overshadows the competition by Oppos, Xiaomis and Chinese foldable smartphones by Qualcomm's blazing fast SoC, Samsung's own Ultrawide cameras that are zoom-savy, vivid and brightest dual displays and One UI Android 12L with Flex app experience. The Galaxy Z Fold 4 is an immersive dual-display fold form-factor flagship smartphone by Samsung that fuels entertainment, productivity and gaming to the most dynamic and smarter user experience.
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