Tecno Megabook S16 laptop announced with AI smarts, 16-inch screen
During this year's Computex in Taiwan, Tecno announced a slew of new AI-powered laptops. The flagship model Megabook S16 features a 16-inch display and is joined by the Megabook S14, T14 Air, K155 and K14S. The 16-inch S16 is the first of its kind for the company.
The laptop runs on an Intel Core i9-13900HK CPU with 14 cores and 20 threads clocked at up to 5.4 GHz. The CPU is paired with either 16 or 32GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 2TB of PCIe 3.0 SSD.
The 16-inch display has super-thin bezels and offers a standard 1,920 x 1,200px resolution with a 16:10 ratio. The panel covers 100% of the sRGB color gamut.
The Megabook S16 is pretty lightweight for a 16-inch device, tipping the scale at 1.3 kg and measuring just 14.9mm in thickness.
The whole system draws power from a 75Wh battery, which, according to Tecno, will last you 11 hours of usage.
As mentioned earlier, the laptop comes with AI-powered smarts - AI Gallery, AI Meeting Assistant, Ella AI Assistant, AI PPT and AI Drawing. The handy AI assistant is always at hand and is powered by DeepSeek's V3 model, which can aid you in online and offline tasks.
Tecno has yet to share pricing and availability for its new laptop lineup.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
GSM Arena
a day ago
- GSM Arena
Tecno Pova Curve 5G is official - 7.5mm slim, 5,500mAh battery, AI for days
It's official - the Tecno Pova Curve 5G is here and it's India's slimmest (7.5mm) curved phone with a 5,500mAh battery! The curvature? It's 55°, which Tecno says makes the in-hand feel futuristic. The Tecno Pova Curve comes in three colors - Magic Silver, Neon Cyan, and Geek Black. Unlike Povas of old, we don't see any light-up LEDs on the back, sadly. Upfront sits a 6.78-inch 1080p AMOLED with a 144Hz refresh rate and 1,300 nits of peak brightness. Tecno has achieved a 93.8% screen-to-body ratio. Inside ticks a 4nm Dimensity 7300 Ultimate, paired with either 6 GB or 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB storage. The battery is 5,500mAh, as we said, and it takes 45W wired charging. Tecno says its pack has TÜV Rheinland Long Range Certification for over 1,800 charging cycles. The phone claims 50% in just 15 minutes and 100% in 45 minutes. Camera-wise, the Pova Curve 5G has a 64MP 1/1.73-inch Sony IMX682 wide-angle camera (and a 2MP depth sensor). A final word on the hardware - Tecno has focused on the connectivity of the Pova Curve, ensuring a strong signal, wherever you may find yourself. The Pova Curve 5G has a solid all-around 86.5% antenna coverage, VoWiFi Dual Pass, and real-time signal optimization. The Pova Curve 5G in Neon Cyan, Geek Black, and Magic Silver Tecno has equipped the Pova Curve 5G with Ella AI and claims it's the segment's first AI with Indian language support. Users get AI Voiceprint Suppression - aka voice calls noise reduction - AI Auto Call Answering, AI Call Assistant with live translations and post-call summaries (including WhatsApp calls), and No Network Communication for connectivity in low or no signal areas (Tecno hasn't clarified how this works). The Tecno Pova Curve is going on sale at noon on June 5. The 6/128 GB variant is exclusive to Flipkart and is priced at INR 15,999. The 8/128 GB unit is INR 16,999 and on sale through offline retail stores. Pre-orders will get a chance to win a Royal Enfield motorcycle, a scooter, a free screen replacement, an extended warranty, and vouchers. Offline buyers will get No Cost EMI for up to 10 months for as low as INR 57 per day on EMI.
Phone Arena
3 days ago
- Phone Arena
Will the iPhone 17 Air beat the Galaxy S25 Edge?
The Galaxy S25 Edge is officially out (check out our Galaxy S25 Edge review) after months of leaks and rumors. Samsung's take on the thin flagship idea comes with its shortcomings but might also be a harbinger of what's to come in the industry. Now, there's a kind of déjà vu feeling when I sit and construct this piece of writing about the upcoming iPhone 17 Air. Samsung and Apple have been intertwined for so long in this dichotomy, especially in the US, that they almost feel like two versions of the same thing. And that's how the iPhone 17 Air feels compared to the Galaxy S25 Edge . We can argue egg-before-chicken all we want, but there are more pressing, pragmatic matters to be addressed. Well, besides the grand question, do we really need a few millimeters thinner flagships that cost hundreds more. Who's this phone for? What is it aiming to actually do? Will people buy it? Let's try and answer all of those questions. Apple's take on the thin flagship The iPhone 17 Air next to the iPhone 17 Pro | Image credit — Majin Bu The iPhone 17 Air follows the same design philosophy the S25 Edge brought to the table, namely the ultra-thin design. To be fair, the first phone to kind of dip its toes into this idea was the Tecno Spark Slim. We saw it back in March during the MWC, and it was amazing with its 5.75 mm thickness. Of course, it was just a concept device that never saw the light of day, but now Apple is aiming at 5.5 mm, and put into perspective (compared to the Tecno we held in our hands), this thing is gonna be thin! If I have to resort to trusting my experience with ultra-thing foldables (under 5mm), 5.5mm is actually on the verge of being too thin. Apple is also doing something interesting with the design — at least according to the latest leaked and rumored renders. The phone features a very distinct camera-bar-like section on its back, even though there's only a single main camera. Another interesting thing is that the iPhone 17 Air will be a 6.9-inch device, meaning quite a substantial phone in width and height. This will contribute to a subjective feeling that the phone is even thinner than if it would've been more compact overall. So, there are quite a few things Apple is doing differently from the S25 Edge . Let's quickly put those two side by side. iPhone 17 Air vs Galaxy S25 Edge The S25 Edge is slim, but the iPhone 17 Air promises to be even slimmer | Image by PhoneArena When it comes to the approach that Apple and Samsung have taken, respectively, there are some clear differences. You can check out the table below, but let's run through the pros and cons of each model compared side-by-side. First of all, the iPhone 17 Air wins the display real estate race with its 6.9-inch screen that mimics the size of an iPhone 16 Pro Max model. This will be an advantage for sure, as people seem to love big-screen phones, and it will contribute to the subjective feeling of thinness as well. The 3mm difference in thickness might not sound and look like a lot, but if we convert this to percentage, the iPhone 17 Air will be 5% thinner than the S25 Edge and a whopping 40% thinner than an iPhone 16 Pro Max . The camera setup boggles the mind, as the iPhone 17 Air looks like a true flagship through and through, except for the single main camera on its back. Has the iPhone 16e influenced this particular choice? Most likely. The battery is another talking point, as the iPhone 17 Air is expected to have a quite modest 2800 mAh cell on board, even though some sources claim it will be of the new silicon-carbon variety (check out our silicon-carbon explainer article for more detail). That's a distinctive look right there | Image by Majin Bu We should bear in mind, though, that Apple devices are kind on their batteries due to optimization and other software magic, so 2800 mAh might not be that much of a problem. The iPhone 13 Mini featured a 2438 mAh battery and did just fine; it wasn't spectacular, but it got people through one full day. Finally, the price, which is a major factor, is expected to be slightly different. Apple will want to keep the iPhone 17 Air under the psychological $1000 threshold, and for a good reason. As innovative and cool-looking a device as the S25 Edge might be, the $1,100 price tag is viewed as steep by many people. If Apple manages to pull this off and launch the Air for less than a grand, it might be a big deal. Speaking of pulling stunts off… IPhone 17 Air * vs Galaxy S25 Edge main differences 5.5 vs 5.8 mm One camera vs dual camera setup 6.9-inch screen vs 6.7-inch 2800 mAh battery vs 3900 mAh 145 grams vs 164 grams $999 vs $1099 * rumored specs Why Apple can pull off a stunt Samsung couldn't Apple managed to peddle the iPhone 16e and it sells well... surprisingly | Image by PhoneArena Specs are specs, and sometimes people decide to buy or skip a gadget based on anything but logic. There's the Apple factor in play here, and I know this has been mulled over many times already, chewed, swallowed, and digested, but if anyone could pull off the thin flagship thing, it has to be Apple. One small example is the iPhone 16e . This is a logic-defying device — it's neither cheap (which is the prerequisite for replacing the iPhone SE) nor particularly thin or compact. There's little to no reason to get it in place of the vanilla iPhone 16, and yet Apple went with it. And people are actually buying it. Primarily, the success of the iPhone 16 SE lies in the rebranding. Apple was able to sell an iPhone 14 with one less camera and a modern chipset for $599, capitalizing on the new and mysterious "e" moniker. This most likely will happen with the iPhone 17 Air . There are many more "real" things Apple could latch onto marketing the device than there were with the iPhone 16e as well. Okay, we got it, you might be thinking to yourselves: 'This guy is trying to peddle another Apple gadget; it's all rigged. Viva Apple, to hell with Samsung.' Not so fast! The moral of the story: should you buy either of those two? Pay more for less? Maybe not... | Image by QuinceCreative Well, the iPhone 17 Air is shaping up to be a more impressive device than the Galaxy S25 Edge . And it will probably sell better. But my honest opinion on both of these is that you should skip on the hype and go for a more conventional phone, or a foldable, for that matter. I don't believe anyone in their right mind would be using either the S25 Edge or the iPhone 17 Air without a case. This, to a big extent, negates all the innovation and the wow factor of having a 5.5mm phone. Just like that (snaps fingers). Furthermore, in the end you're paying more to get less — less thickness, granted, but also smaller battery and fewer cameras. I do believe these two are important in the grand scheme of things, and they will decide if we're headed in the direction of extremely thin phones (once again, it happened in the past a couple of times) or we're good with phones being as thick as they are now. Who's these phones for, then? The way I see it - tech enthusiasts, early adopters and brand loyalists. The average Android or iPhone consumer would probably decide to play it safe (and cheap) and get a more conventional model. What do you think about it? Do you think the iPhone 17 Air will be better than the Galaxy S25 Edge , and would you buy one? Vote in the poll and share your thoughts in the comment section below.
GSM Arena
23-05-2025
- GSM Arena
Tecno Pova Curve's launch date announced
Tecno has been teasing the Pova Curve since the past few days, and today, the brand announced it will launch the Pova Curve in India on May 29 at noon local time. Tecno hasn't detailed the Pova Curve's specs sheet, but the brand revealed the smartphone's design, showing the phone in two colors. The Pova Curve has two cameras on the back, and there's text that confirms NFC support. Tecno describes the Pova Curve's back panel design as "futuristic" and says it's "inspired by the aerodynamic form of starships." Moreover, the brand said that Pova Curve is powered by the company's 3Bs philosophy - Best Design, Best Signal, and Best AI. Speaking of AI, the Tecno Pova Curve will come with ELLA - Tecno's in-house voice assistant that "provides a series of AI features that help find answers to every question or problem users might have, maintain safety, and ensure fun is always on." The Tecno Pova Curve will be sold in India through offline stores and online exclusively through Flipkart, which revealed the smartphone will pack a curved AMOLED display.
