Motorola has completed its Edge 40 family with the announcement of the Edge 40. It's a capable phone in terms of specs and also quality made and pretty to look at.
The Edge 40 comes in two finishes - an acrylic in Blue, and a vegan leather option in Black or Green. The latter two weigh 171g, while the acrylic plastic is lighter at 167g. All three are IP68 certified for water and dust resistance.
The Motorola Edge 40
The Motorola Edge 40 relies on the new 6nm Dimensity 8020 chipset with 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM. You get a 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage built in.
Upfront, the Motorola...
Dimensions/Weight: 445 x 340 x 167 mm (WxDxH)/6.6kg
With their refillable ink reservoirs, Canon’s MegaTank printers have brought the cost on inkjet printing right down, but this is the first time the technology has been applied to a dedicated photo printer with more than four colors.
The Canon PIXMA G620 (or G650 in the UK) uses two fine printheads to deliver six dye-based inks for superior color fidelity and studio-quality photographs. We’ve tested Canon’s excellent six-ink system before, but the catch has always been the ruinous cost of the cartridges.
What this printer promises, are the same results but with a ninety percent saving on ink. And it ships with enough inbox ink to print up to 3,800 color 4” x 6” photos. At around US$330 (£235), this three-in-one ink tank device is not much more expensive than its cartridge-based cousins so for anyone interested in printing photos, this looks like a no brainer.
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Canon PIXMA G620/G650: Design and build
The Canon PIXMA G620/G650 (US/UK) looks and feels like a fairly basic, but well built compact all-in-one inkjet. You have an A4-sized glass scanner bed on top, with a basic control panel beside it and the six separate ink tanks visible along the front. Grey and Red are the two colors added to the usual C/M/Y/K array.
The first thing you notice is the absence of any front loading main paper tray. There’s just an out-tray at the front with the rear tray handling all blank paper intake.
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It’s quite a cutback, but by ditching this drawer altogether, Canon has kept the cost down and the design simple. It means you can only load 100 sheets of plain paper at a time, but allows room for the extra tanks which can each hold up to 60ml of ink.
There are no memory card slots, USB Host ports or even an Ethernet socket to be found on this stripped back printer, and just a USB and power ports at the rear.
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Canon PIXMA G620/G650: Features and specifications
Aside from the headline-grabbing six ink tank array, the Canon PIXMA G620/G650 has relatively few features for a mid-priced printer. Being a three-in-one device, it can print, scan and copy and it has Wi-Fi with AirPrint compatibility built in. It can print at an enhanced resolution of 1,200 x 4,800 dpi through its 2,304 nozzles, which are equally divided between the right print head delivering BK/R/GY and the left print head handling C/M/Y.
There are no slots for camera memory cards as you often get with Canon photo printers, and no USB Host port. The print speed is slow at 3.9 ipm (images per minute) and it cannot print automatically on both sides of the page (auto duplex). There’s no ADF (automatic document feed) and no touchscreen either, but these are all features that could be considered dispensable if you’re mainly interested in printing high quality photos.
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It can, however, handle an especially wide variety of paper and Canon generously sent us some samples from its extensive range to try out. These included both matt and high gloss photo paper and its five-inch square photo sheets. But you can load anything from fabric iron-on transfers to card stock into the rear tray of this unfussy printer.
The biggest selling point could be the amount of ink Canon has included in the box. The six bundled 60ml bottles will yield up to 8,000 black and white documents, or 3,700 in color. Alternatively, you can print 3,800 color 4” x 6” photos before needing a refill.
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Canon PIXMA G620/G650: Setup and operation
To set up the Canon PIXMA G620/G650, just plug it in, turn it on and load the paper and ink. Then follow the prompts on the display. Filling the reservoirs for the first time is fun and impossible to screw up. The nozzle of each bottle is shaped to fit one particular tank, so you cannot pour the wrong color in the wrong hole. Once full, the printer takes some time to filter the ink through to the print heads and then gives you the chance to run a print head alignment test. Assuming you’re happy with the first test page, you can then follow the instructions to get the printer online.
Day-to-day operation would be easier if the control panel included a touchscreen interface. Without one, you have to wrestle with the tiny buttons and dim two-line LCD. It just means that it takes longer to cycle through the long list of paper types every time you load new paper into the rear tray. And with no main paper tray, you’ll be doing this a lot.
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Canon PIXMA G620/G650: Performance
The Canon PIXMA G620/G650 is especially good at doing one thing and that’s printing photos on photo paper, the rest is just a pass. Our tests begin with a series of monochrome test pages on plain paper and the results were sharp and clear with no smudging, misprints or paper jams. The soluble dye-based black that this printer uses is not as bold as the insoluble pigment-based blacks that business printers use for text documents. The outcome is a slightly less punchy page of text than we’re used to. It also prints quite slowly unless you switch to draft mode which is a little lighter on ink.
Switching to mixed color documents and the results are much more positive as the colored inks are bright and, of course, there are five of them. With six inks at its disposal instead of the usual four, the Canon PIXMA G620/G650 achieves a wider color gamut with more natural shading. You can appreciate this best when using photo paper because these dye-based inks are better able to bond with coated paper.
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With Canon’s matt photo paper, you get a very pleasing and professional looking finish for your photos, which retain their bright colors in a more subtle way. But if you really want the colors to pop, then it’s hard to beat Canon’s Photo Paper Plus Glossy II for a highly polished picture.
In summary, the Canon PIXMA G620/G650 passed the picture quality tests with flying colors, while trailing behind in terms of print speed and usability. The lack of a touchscreen and inability to auto duplex prevent us from calling it an all-rounder, but I suspect those flaws won’t put off anyone looking for a dedicated photo printer.
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Canon PIXMA G620/G650: Final verdict
With six separate dye-based inks at its disposal, this compact all-in-one printer can print vividly colored photos with an enhanced image resolution onto a wide variety of paper stock. Canon has plenty of cartridge-based photo printers that can do that, but this is the first MegaTank model, which means the consumable cost is going to be around ninety percent cheaper.
The initial cost is a little higher than the average AOI, but it’s low for a refillable ink tank device and the box includes six 60ml ink bottles which can yield up to 3,800 photos. Canon has kept the price competitive by cutting a few corners. There’s no touchscreen interface, no auto duplex mode, no memory card slots and not even a main paper tray. You have to load your paper in the rear tray which can only hold 100 sheets and it prints pages of plain text very slowly. For dedicated photo printing, the Canon PIXMA G620/G650 is hard to fault in terms of quality or economy.
The vivo X90 series consists of three phones – the X90, X90 Pro and X90 Pro+ but we now get more info on the upcoming vivo X90S which is expected to debut soon. Based on rumors, the X90S will be powered by the yet-to-be-announced MediaTek Dimensity 9200+ chipset which should be introduced on May 10 and we now get confirmation by way of a Google Play Console listing.
vivo X90S listing on Google Play Console
The GPC listing confirms the X90S will be equipped with the MediaTek MT6985 chipset believed to be the internal name for the Dimensity 9200+ SoC. The listing reveals it will...
Last month Xiaomi announced its 13 Ultra flagship in Black, White and Olive Green colors, but those aren’t the only ones you’ll be able to get in China. A trio of new exclusive color options were announced today - Starry Sky Blue, Cabernet Orange and Ginkgo Yellow.
Xiaomi 13 Ultra custom color options
The three new variants of the 13 Ultra all feature a black aluminum frame. The other change on the new color options is the camera ring which comes in a dark graphite color compared to the brass option seen on the launch colors.
Xiaomi 13 Ultra in its three new color...
Realme is celebrating its fifth anniversary today, and to celebrate the occasion, the brand introduced a new color version of the Realme C55, called Rainforest, joining the Rainy Night and Sunshower models launched in March.
Realme says the design of the C55's Rainforest version has been "inspired by the natural phenomenon of the Sunshower, which creates vertical microscope lines resembling rain droplets." The brand also said that the "vibrant colors of the back cover depict a picturesque scene of a summer rainforest, aligning with the 'Let's Go Wild' theme, perfect for the summer season...
The Xiaomi 13 Ultra is one of the most anticipated devices of the year so far and our video review is now live. Xiaomi went all out with the latest Ultra model making for a worthy rival to the recent crop of Android flagship phones and it brings a stellar screen, class-leading cameras and great sustained performance.
The 6.73-inch LTPO AMOLED display is excellent with sharp QHD resolution and it also get plenty bright - up to 1,200 nits in auto mode. We also liked the 13 Ultra's two-tone design with the tactile leather back offering the right amount of grip and...
Lava's upcoming Agni 2 5G will be the first smartphone to rock MediaTek's "new" Dimensity 7050 SoC, which was unveiled yesterday. We say "new" since it's identical to the Dimensity 1080 that launched last October. It's the same chip, now with a different name! Still, Lava wants the bragging rights.
While we wait for the company to make the Agni 2 official, a list of its most important specs was leaked today, along with a hands-on image.
The phone is rumored to have an AMOLED screen with an embedded fingerprint sensor, Android 13 on board, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, and a 50 MP...
Today Google has proudly announced "the beginning of the end of the password". That's because, for the first time, it's begun rolling out passkeys, which it dubs "the easiest and most secure way to sign in to apps and websites and a major step toward a passwordless future".
Those are big words indeed. Passkeys let you sign in to apps and websites the same way you unlock your phone: with a fingerprint, a face scan, or a screen lock PIN. Thus, passkeys are resistant to online attacks like phishing, making them more secure than things like SMS one-time codes.
However, keep in...
‘Foldable laptops’ - what a ridiculous term. All laptops are foldable, surely? They’ve all got a hinge; some are arguably more foldable than the Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED, like the 360-degree convertibles found on our best 2-in-1 laptops list. If you try to open this laptop that far, you’ll snap it in two!
But I digress. The Zenbook 17 Fold OLED is a huge technological achievement for Asus - even if it’s one the manufacturer mirrored from Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Fold Gen 2. Fortunately, both of these large-scale foldables are a lot better than the original ThinkPad X1 Fold; unfortunately, though, the Zenbook 17 Fold still has some pretty major drawbacks.
Before I get into the meat and potatoes of this review, I’ll provide a quick breakdown of exactly how this weird, awesome laptop works. Fully unfolded, the Zenbook 17 Fold looks and feels like the world’s most luxurious tablet: a huge 17.3-inch touchscreen with a rear kickstand and a separate Bluetooth keyboard. That OLED display is undeniably gorgeous, with excellent maximum brightness and color density.
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But of course, colors that pop aren’t all this screen has to offer. Thanks to a sliding rear panel and concealed hinge, you can fold (see what they did with the name? Truly ingenious) the display and snap the keyboard magnetically to the lower half, turning it into a much more compact 12.5-inch ‘conventional’ laptop. Alternatively, you can leave the keyboard off and split the display in two at the hinge, or turn it horizontally for a sort of ‘book’ configuration.
It’s a clever, versatile device, and a great deal of work has clearly gone into making it feel durable. I’ve long been wary of folding displays - though they’re stylish and appealing, I’m dubious about the longevity of the best foldable phones - but this one at least feels very robust. When I first saw this product unveiled at IFA 2022 in Berlin, Asus had set up a big machine to repeatedly fold and unfold the display; it’s reportedly rated for 30,000 cycles, which should be more than enough.
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When folded away, you can either clip the incredibly thin keyboard between the two sides of the screen, or fold it shut without the keyboard (though the angle of the hinge when I did this made me a little anxious). However, at almost two kilograms, it’s undeniably pretty thick and heavy when folded up - one of the best ultrabooks, this ain’t.
There are other sacrifices - and advantages - involved in the Zenbook 17 Fold OLED’s novel design, but is it really worthy of being called one of the best laptops purely for its innovation and, well, how boastful you could be if you bought one? I’m not so convinced…
Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED review: Price and availability
Starts at $3,499 / £3,299 / around AU$5,200
Only one configuration available
Bluetooth keyboard and carry case included
And here we come to one of the biggest drawbacks of the Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED: the insanely high asking price. Sure, this is essentially an entirely unique product barring Lenovo’s competing (and similarly expensive) model, but $3,499 / £3,299 / around AU$5,200 is still a sky-high barrier to entry. At least the wireless keyboard and leather carry case doesn’t cost extra.
So no, it won’t be going on our best cheap laptops list - and don’t expect to see any foldable tech on that list anytime soon, frankly. Folding displays of this size are still a fledgling science; I’m sure they’ll become more widely available with time, but we’re definitely a long way off from Westworld-style ultra-foldable tablets.
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I wouldn’t even say it’s particularly good value for money, unless you’re in it solely for the wow factor (and don’t get me wrong, this laptop will wow people). For that steep retail price, you’re only getting a 12th-gen Intel Core i7 CPU, with no discrete GPU and only 16GB of RAM.
There is at least 1TB of storage, but you can’t open up the case to upgrade or replace any components yourself without voiding the warranty, since that could damage the sliding hinge mechanism.
Price score: 2 / 5
Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED review: Specs
There's only one model of the Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED available - you're getting the Intel Core i7-1250U processor with Iris Xe integrated graphics, 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM, and a 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD.
Obviously there are no screen variants here either - Asus wasn't going to mess about with multiple versions of its uber-complex foldable panel. We've got a 5MP front webcam, which is top-mounted in the 12.5-inch layout and side-mounted in the full 17-inch layout.
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Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED review: Design
Bezels are a bit chunky, but that’s understandable
Keyboard has good travel considering its thinness
IR webcam, but only 2 Thunderbolt 4 ports
I won’t waste more space here waxing lyrical about the Zenbook 17 Fold’s beautiful 4:3 OLED display - so beautiful, clearly, that Asus had to include it in the name of the product. Yes, it’s bright and colorful and generally fantastic. In fact, I’d say it would be incredible for content creators; but there are two significant problems with that.
Firstly, the lack of a dedicated graphics card means that you’re relying entirely on the CPU’s integrated Iris Xe graphics, which are fine, but won’t be carrying you through intensive workloads like video editing or 3D rendering. Second, and arguably the thing I dislike the most about the Zenbook 17 Fold OLED: there’s no stylus support.
No stylus support! I could hardly believe it when I heard this. Surely, the huge tablet mode of this Zenbook would make it a perfect fit for digital artists? Apparently not; as Asus informed me, it was decided that the official line would be ‘don’t use a stylus’, since while the display actually does support stylus input, there were concerns that using one could potentially damage the foldable display where it creases in the middle. So if you do happen to wreck the screen with a hardpoint smartpen, you’ll be $3,499 out of pocket.
Speaking of that screen crease - I do have to admit that it’s not too noticeable to the naked eye when the screen is turned on, an impressive feat considering how new this technology is. You can definitely feel a slight ridge when running your finger across the display, but I never found it disruptive while using the laptop in tablet mode.
The bezels surrounding the display are a bit beefier than I’d like for a high-end laptop, but this was a necessary move to include more stuff behind the folding panel. Notably, this includes a genuinely very impressive set of Dolby Vision Atmos speakers with great clarity and maximum volume, among the best I’ve seen on any laptop, which surprised me. Also included here is a pretty decent 5MP webcam and an IR camera for facial recognition logins via Windows Hello.
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Unfortunately, it doesn’t include much in the way of ports for physical connectivity. All you get is two Thunderbolt 4-enabled USB-C ports and a 3.5mm headphone jack - and you’ll need to use one of those USB-C outlets for charging the laptop too, so be prepared to shell out some extra cash for a Thunderbolt 4 dock. I think even a single USB-A port would’ve been an excellent inclusion here.
Externally, I will say that the Zenbook Fold 17 OLED looks and feels great; the exterior finish is a combination of reflective brushed metal and leatherette padding that wraps around the rear of the hinge and the kickstand, which itself feels very sturdy. There are tiny rubber feet on two edges, providing some grip on flat surfaces regardless of configuration.
Lastly, let’s discuss that snap-on Bluetooth keyboard. It’s got rubber pads on the underside to keep it from sliding around when it’s not magnetically connected to the main chassis of the laptop, and it sits quite firmly atop the lower half of the screen when you’re in 12.5-inch mode.
Despite its incredible thinness (less than 4mm), it actually has very good key travel and the size of the keycaps themselves is good, even if some buttons have been compacted a bit to fit the small form factor. The trackpad is responsive enough, though the click action feels a bit floaty. Overall, I was quite impressed with how good the keyboard felt to use - but since it uses Bluetooth, you’ll basically need to leave that on at all times, which will drain your battery life.
Design score: 3.5 / 5
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Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED review: Performance
12th-gen Intel i7 CPU is strong for everyday tasks…
…but falters in gaming and content creation
‘ScreenXpert’ software is useful but fiddly
Benchmarks
Here's how the Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED performed in our suite of benchmark tests:
Well, I’ve certainly seen more impressive benchmark results. Don’t get me wrong; the 12th-gen Intel Core i7 processor powering the Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED is perfectly fine - to the point where I’d argue that limiting yourself to the newer 13th-gen Intel CPUs when looking at which laptop to buy is a fool’s errand - but we’ve definitely seen better performance elsewhere.
Synthetic CPU tests in GeekBench and CrossMark turned up perfectly adequate if unspectacular results, proving that at the very least, the Zenbook 17 Fold will be able to handle everyday office tasks. Opening numerous Chrome tabs didn’t cause any noticeable slowdown, and file transfers were speedy thanks to the PCIe 4.0 SSD.
However, it’s badly outclassed by other large laptops, like the 16-inch MacBook Pro (2023) and the similarly-sized Dell XPS 17. The lack of a dedicated GPU causes it plenty of issues in graphical tests; synthetic results using the 3DMark benchmarking suite were underwhelming, and it struggled to play 3D games at all at native resolution - even the generally very lightweight Civilization VI.
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I was able to play some 2D games smoothly - Into The Breach and Slay The Spire both ran fine - so if you’re planning to mostly use this device for everyday tasks like editing documents and browsing the internet with a bit of light indie gaming on the side, you should be okay. If you’re looking for something to do high-end video editing or 3D modeling tasks, this simply isn’t it.
I feel like I should also discuss the screen-switching software employed here too, dubbed ‘ScreenXpert’ by Asus. This tool is essentially designed to allow you to quickly swap between different modes - whether that’s simply folding the screen into a ‘book’ configuration to easily
The simple fact is that at this price point, you should be able to expect far superior performance. Needless to say, the Zenbook 17 Fold probably won’t be showing up on our list of the best 17-inch laptops - and if we had a list of the best 12.5-inch models, it wouldn’t be on that one either.
Performance score: 3.5 / 5
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Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED review: Battery life
Adequate but unspectacular battery life
Drains fast at maximum brightness with Bluetooth keyboard connected
Keyboard battery life is good
I have no strong feelings about the battery life on this laptop. It’s fine; at 50% brightness (which is perfectly sufficient in an averagely-lit space), it lasted for a little over 9 hours in the PCMark 10 battery life test - though that was with the keyboard disconnected and Bluetooth turned off.
Whack the brightness up to full and connect the keyboard, and you’re looking at less than 6 hours - even lower if you’re playing audio out of those booming speakers. At 50% brightness, zero volume, and Bluetooth turned on, it did last for almost 8 hours in our web surfing test, so you should be able to just about squeeze a full workday out of this laptop without needing to charge.
Those tests were conducted with the laptop in full 17-inch mode; I re-ran the PCMark 10 test in 12.5-inch mode hoping for better longevity, but cutting the screen in half only bought me a measly half-hour of extra use.
Of course, the wireless keyboard has its own battery, which I found lasted surprisingly well - I only had to charge it twice during my time with the Zenbook 17 Fold OLED. Both the keyboard and the laptop itself charge via the same Thunderbolt 4 adaptor, which is convenient, and the charge time seemed pretty speedy.
Battery life: 3.5 / 5
Should you buy the Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED?
Buy it if...
You want to show off Look, this thing is on the cutting edge. Anyone who sees you using it in the office or a cafe is going to be mesmerized; if you’ve got the cash and want to be seen, this is the laptop for you.
You value flexibility
The versatility of the Zenbook 17 Fold OLED is almost unmatched. You want a big tablet? A small laptop? A book with a screen? You’ve got it.
You want to watch stuff
That 17.3-inch bendable OLED panel sure is something; it looks fantastic, and the speakers are great too. Watching videos and movies on this Zenbook in ‘giant tablet’ mode feels like a strange sort of techy decadence.
Don't buy it if...
You’re a digital artist
No official stylus support. Boo! This product would’ve been incredible for creatives if it packed a garaged smartpen. Maybe next time, Asus.
You want super-portability
Sure, it folds up pretty compact and the included leatherette carry case is very nice, but this thing is heavier than I’d like and requires a lot of desk space to use the 17-inch configuration.
You’re not loaded
It’s too expensive. End of story. I know there’s a price to pay to be on the cutting edge of innovation, but this price is a tad too high for what you’re getting here.
Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED review: Also consider
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How I tested the Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED
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Used in every possible configuration
Played games on it and did my day-to-day work
Took it to a friend's house (to show it off!)
I used this bad boy for weeks, doing all sorts of things! It's literally perfect for watching YouTube in bed - I felt strangely opulent sitting propped up by pillows with my huge 17.3-inch tablet, watching Brian David Gilbert's weird-ass cooking videos. I also used it for browsing Readly in 'book' mode, which felt pretty good.
Naturally, I had to use it in 12.5-inch 'laptop' mode too, and I used that for working (as well as writing part of this review). I mostly used the Bluetooth keyboard magnetically snapped onto the lower half, but I was sure to also test it in 'screen-only' mode using the virtual keyboard instead.
We pride ourselves on our independence and our rigorous review-testing process, offering up long-term attention to the products we review and making sure our reviews are updated and maintained - regardless of when a device was released, if you can still buy it, it's on our radar.
Nothing’s second smartphone launch is coming this summer and we already know it will be a premium offering equipped with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset. We now get a teaser look at a part of the upcoming device which presumably shows the back of the Phone (2).
Nothing Phone (2) teaser
We can see a texturized area as well as sloping lines and circular shapes alongside a red LED which is likely the video recording indicator that was also featured on the Phone (1). There’s not much else we can divulge from this teaser but we’ll surely get more info from Nothing in the coming months...
