These two phones are immensely different. Not only is one a mid-ranger, and the other a high-end phone, but their designs are also quite different. Google decided to change things up completely for its 2021 Pixel lineup, at least when it comes to flagship phones. That being said, we’ll first list the specs of these two phones, and will then move to design, display, performance, battery, camera, and audio sections....
The Pixel 6 may combine face and fingerprint scanning According to a report by 9to5Google, Google is rolling out this feature via a future update. How exactly would this work? Well, the phone would scan your face, and when it’s partially recognized, the phone would lower the requirements needed for a fingerprint match… by a lot. That would make unlocking your phone a breeze, and would essentially fix everything that is working with Pixel 6’s fingerprint scanners....
The Google Pixel 6 Pro may end up offering ‘Face Unlock’, unlike its sibling The Google Pixel 6 Pro includes an 11.1-megapixel front-facing camera, while the Pixel 6 comes with an 8-megapixel unit. Those are two completely different sensors. The Pixel 6 Pro includes the Sony IMX663 sensor, which supports dual-pixel auto-focus (DPAF). The Sony IMX355, which is found inside the Pixel 6, does not. Google has been using DPAF for quite some time now....
The Pixel 6 with Real Tone address an issue within the digital photography industry There’s an ongoing issue within the digital photography industry. Companies usually test out camera sensors on people with lighter skin tones. While it works for most scenarios thus far, it leaves a pretty big hole in the tapestry. They’re not properly calibrated to work with people with darker skin tones. This means that when a camera is taking pictures of darker people, it will have trouble properly exposing them....
Zack put the device through his usual rigorous torture, starting with the scratch test. Like most other smartphones with a glass display, the Pixel 6 Pro starts scratching with the Mohs level 6 pick, with deeper grooves at level 7. Google is using Gorilla Glass Victus for the display, as well as the rear glass panel. So you can rest assured that coins or keys will not scratch your phone’s display....
The Pixel 6a will be announced at Google I/O, the Pixel Watch will not That’s not the only product he mentioned, though. The Pixel Watch was also in the mix. Jon Prosser said that Google will tease the Pixel Watch during Google I/O, but won’t announce it. That announcement will follow in October, in other words, it will launch alongside the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro. That’s not all. The tipster also added that the Pixel 6a launch won’t happen until July 28 (in most markets)....
What is Game Dashboard Since smartphones are more centered around gaming nowadays, a lot of OEMs put a hub or gaming dashboard with tools you can use to enhance your gaming experience. This is the same thing with Google’s Game Dashboard. This is a handy hub that offers gaming optimizations, an FPS counter, and a Do Not Disturb button. The hub also lets you live stream right to YouTube. It’s a great tool to use if you’re a serious Android gamer....
QPR, aka Quarterly Platform Release, are quarterly feature updates for Pixel phones. This is the first such release based on Android 13. Perhaps it’s the first beta build for the first QPR. Google will roll out a few more beta updates before seeding the stable QPR1 about three months from here. It will then move to QPR2 Beta 1 and the cycle will continue until Android 14 beta is here sometime in the first half of next year....
Realme 9 5G retails for around € 260 for the base 4GB/64GB model. At this price point, there is a fair amount of competition from POCO, Xiaomi, and Motorola. So let’s unbox the Realme 9 5G and see how it stacks up against the competition. Unboxing the Realme 9 5G Inside the familiar yellow and black retail box you get the Realme 9 5G smartphone, 18W charging brick, USB-C cable, SIM ejector tool, and paperwork....
Both games are available across multiple platforms and are Riot’s first two games to actually cost money. As every other game it’s released up until now have been free-to-play. This marks a pretty big shift in Riot’s plans for games going forward. And alongside other projects like its massive hit animated series on Netflix called Arcane, the company has found new avenues for profit. Riot Forge launches Ruined King on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox Ruined King is based on the League Of Legends universe, and is a single-player RPG with turn-based combat and multiple playable characters....
Samsung began 3nm production in June this year. The company is using a new transistor architecture for its most advanced semiconductors yet. Called Gate-All-Around, aka GAA, this tech allows for denser packaging of transistors for a smaller footprint. It also brings performance and power improvements over the FinFET (Fin field-effect transistor) architecture employed by Samsung’s 4nm or bigger solutions. However, several months into the production, Samsung is still not getting huge orders for 3nm chips....
Now, the new vulnerability isn’t the worst seen in recent months since it isn’t going to impact every device. As at least some recent bugs have. It also isn’t able to take advantage of some of the worst attack vectors. Since this particular vulnerability can’t remotely install things on user devices. Instead, it requires direct user interaction to install and execute. For instance, users would need to install malicious apps....
Galaxy M23 and Galaxy M33 specifications As you might have guessed, the Galaxy M23 is the humbler of the two new Galaxy M series devices. But it does share some specs with its beefier sibling. Both models sport 6.6-inch TFT LCD screens with an FHD+ resolution (1080 x 2408 pixels). The V-shaped notch at the center houses an 8-megapixel camera for selfies and video calls. The two phones also get the same 50-megapixel primary rear camera and 2-megapixel depth sensor....
The One UI Watch beta will begin rolling out to the Galaxy Watch 4 in South Korea next month The company said (via TizenHelp) that it would commence the One UI Watch beta rollout for the Galaxy Watch 4 starting June 2. However, the update will be restricted to South Korea, at least initially. But it could expand to regions like the U.S., China, Europe, and other regions, as Android Police points out....
Samsung had previously teased One UI 4.0 beta for the Galaxy S21 series late in July saying it is “coming soon”. But around that time, we didn’t have a timeframe. Well, we still don’t have an exact date but a Beta Operations Manager on Samsung’s South Korean forums confirmed that One UI 4.0 beta will begin in September. The Galaxy S21 Ultra was even spotted on benchmarking platform Geekbench running Android 12 a couple of weeks back....
The new report doesn’t specify how many Galaxy S22 units Samsung has sold so far. But it states that sales have been sluggish for the past few months. The excitement around the new Galaxy flagships died down quickly after the GOS (Game Optimization Service) controversy. The company was found artificially throttling the performance of the devices in the name of battery efficiency and thermal management. Many potential buyers drifted off the Galaxy S22 lineup following this controversy....
On the surface, neither of these foldables have big differences from their predecessors. A lot of their changes are internally, aside from the Galaxy Z Flip 3’s Cover Display which is now 4x bigger. And quite noticeable actually. The Galaxy Z Flip 3 is now $999, while the Galaxy Z Fold 3 is $1799. Both of which are $200 cheaper than the previous models. Pre-orders open today, and they ship starting on August 27....
The Galaxy Z Flip 3 is currently the cheapest foldable smartphone on the market, coming in at $999. It’s also the only one that has broken the sub-$1000 barrier. Which means it will likely be one of the more mainstream foldables out there. With the Galaxy Z Flip 3, Samsung made a few changes to the phone. Though the biggest one is the Cover Display. It’s now four-times larger, and a whole lot more usable....
BOE loses LCD TV panel orders from Samsung BOE has been one of Samsung’s key suppliers of LCD panels for TVs. It enjoyed a lot of exposure from this partnership as the Korean firm is the world’s largest TV maker. BOE leveraged Samsung’s global presence and used its name for marketing purposes. The latter expectedly wants the former to pay royalties for using its image. The two companies have been in talks regarding the royalty structure since early this year....
The Galaxy S21 FE has appeared in numerous leaks over the past few months. From leaked renders and certification listings to users manuals and quick start guides, we’ve seen them all. Samsung itself has jumped the gun a couple of times in recent weeks. All this pointed towards an imminent launch of the phone. But the biggest official evidence of its existence arrived earlier this month when Samsung started adding support pages for the phone with the model number SM-G990B on its regional websites in numerous countries around the world....
