The more affordable Motorola Razr 40 arrives a few weeks after its pricier Razr 40 Ultra sibling. Right now the vanilla model is only available in China through Lenovo’s online store with a starting price of CNY 4,000 for the 8/128GB model. We had a look through Motorola sites for other countries and they all said the local equivalent of “coming soon”. We did spot it on one Czech retailer, which estimates the arrival date as July 21, i.e. a month from now. You can pre-order a unit for CZK 21,600, which converts to €910. That’s more than the €800 that the Razr 40 was supposed to...
Following last week’s announcement, Motorola’s brand new Razr 40 Ultra went on its first open sale in China. The flip foldable garnered plenty of attention and instantly sold out across Motorola and Lenovo’s online stores, as well as third-party retailers JD.com and Tmall. Motorola China’s official Weibo confirmed a total of 10,000 units of the new device were sold on the first day alone. Motorola Razr 40 Ultra sold out in first open sale We found the Razr 40 Ultra as a big improvement over its predecessors in our written review and were impressed with its polished software...
Following last week’s announcement, Motorola’s brand new Razr 40 Ultra went on its first open sale in China. The flip foldable garnered plenty of attention and instantly sold out across Motorola and Lenovo’s online stores, as well as third-party retailers JD.com and Tmall. Motorola China’s official Weibo confirmed a total of 10,000 units of the new device were sold on the first day alone. Motorola Razr 40 Ultra sold out in first open sale We found the Razr 40 Ultra as a big improvement over its predecessors in our written review and were impressed with its polished software...
After months of rumors and teasers, Motorola went ahead an announced its next generation of foldable phones in China. There’s the flagship Razr 40 Ultra with its grand 3.6-inch cover display and Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset. We also got a more affordable entry with the Razr 40 which dials back to a Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoC and a less spacious 1.5-inch cover-screen. Moto Razr 40 Ultra Moto Razr 40 Ultra’s key feature is its 3.6-inch external display. This is the largest cover screen on a clamshell foldable to date and features a 10-bit AMOLED panel with 1066 x 1056 px resolution, a 144Hz...
Huawei is apparently enjoying great popularity and brand loyalty, particularly in the sales of two of its latest flagship devices. Huawei CBG CTO Bruce Lee announced during the recent Huawei Mobile Innovation Technology Media Communication Conference that the Mate X3 foldable is the top seller in China, whereas the P60 series are the top sellers in the country in the 4000 to 6000 yuan price segment. There might be an additional asterisk somewhere in these essentially internal, self-reported statistics, but regardless, we can’t deny that there is obviously some truth to the claims....
According to Financial Times sources, Volkswagen is in talks with Huawei to bring HarmonyOS to its cars sold in China. And given Chinese consumers' strong favor for homegrown technology and VW's software woes, it makes a lot more sense for VW to seek partnership with Huawei. In the opposite direction, Seres dropped HarmonyOS for Android Auto for its cars sold in Europe. The new VW ID.7 interior Interestingly enough, one of the sources says that Volkswagen hasn't limited its options to just Huawei. Reportedly, the German automaker is looking for a long-term partner in China in...
OnePlus is set to announce a special edition variant of the Ace 2 in China. Made in collaboration with miHoYo and Genshin, this variant will feature a custom color and material for the back. The special edition Ace 2 will be the first OnePlus phone to feature a vegan leather back. The edges have a stitch line as well as a striped pattern. The material is finished in a unique Lava Red color. Design and packaging Also interesting is the packaging. The phone will ship in a custom box that looks like food delivery packaging with a locking mechanism for the front doors and...
Honor unveiled a new type of battery – a silicon-carbon battery – during its global Magic5 series event last week. And this isn’t just a paper launch like so many new battery technologies, we have confirmed that the Honor Magic5 Pro and the Magic5 Ultimate units sold in China use the new type power cells. Long story short, the silicon carbon battery has 5,450mAh capacity whereas the more traditional battery inside the global Magic5 Pro has 5,100mAh. The Ultimate, which was announced today, is unlikely to be available globally, so we’ll focus on the Pro. The global Pro measures 8.77mm...
Honor just unveiled the Magic5 Ultimate. At an event held in China the company introduced the Honor5 series and added this special edition for the local market. Under the posh leather-bound exterior, the Magic5 Ultimate is actually a maxed-out 16/512GB Honor Magic5 Pro. The Honor Magic5 Ultimate ships in Elegant Black or Burning Orange, both in vegan leather trim, with a premium Montblanc Bespoke leather case in the retail package. The Ultimate also features USB-C headphones in the package, unlike the other members of the series. These niceties aside, the Magic5 Ultimate is...
Huawei is expanding its nova 10 lineup with a new Youth Edition. It is currently positioned as the cheapest device in the lineup. Huawei nova 10 Youth Edition While its overall design is familiar and hasn’t changed much compared to its sibling like the nova 10 SE, the nova 10 Youth Edition ditches the OLED panel and substitutes it for a cheaper 6.78-inch, FHD+, 90Hz IPS display. The phone is powered by a Snapdragon 680 chipset, alongside 8GB of RAM and either 128GB or 256GB of onboard storage. There is a 4,000 mAh battery on board with 66W fast wired charging. It runs...