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GSM Arena
4 hours ago
- Business
- GSM Arena
Oppo A5m retailer listing reveals its specs and price ahead of time
Oppo's A5 line is soon going to add another member - the A5m. Despite not having been made official yet, this has been prematurely listed by a Polish retailer, and the listing has outed some of the phone's specs, along with its pricing in Poland. Let's start with that - it will go for PLN 899, which right now translates into approximately $239 or €211. For that amount of cash, you're getting a 6.67-inch 720x1604 LCD screen with 90 Hz refresh rate, the Snapdragon 6s Gen 1 chipset, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, a 50 MP main camera with a 2 MP decorative sensor next to it, a 5 MP selfie camera, and a 6,000 mAh battery. The handset runs Android 15 and comes with Oppo AI, because of course it does. It has a 3.5mm headphone jack, a side-mounted fingerprint sensor embedded into the power button, and an IP65 rating for dust and splash resistance. It measures 165.71 x 76.24 x 7.99 mm and weighs 193g. If all of these specs sound familiar, it's because they are identical to those of the recently unveiled Oppo A5 4G, so the A5m is clearly a rebranded version of that model for specific markets. Via
Android Authority
12 hours ago
- Business
- Android Authority
This might be the most powerful Android gaming handheld ever, and it launches next month
AYANEO TL;DR The AYANEO Pocket S2 will feature a Snapdragon G3 Gen 3 and a huge 8,000mAh battery. It may be the most powerful gaming handheld ever released. No pricing yet, but the device will launch in mid-June, likely via a crowdfunding campaign. AYANEO is the most boutique brand when it comes to retro gaming handhelds, and it finally revealed more details about its upcoming flagship Pocket S2 model in a livestreamed session earlier today. We already knew the chipset from Qualcomm's event in March, but now the device is closer than ever to reaching your fingertips. The Pocket S2 will be one of the first handhelds to feature a Snapdragon G3 Gen 3, the most powerful of Qualcomm's new handheld-focused chipsets. So far, only the cheapest Snapdragon G1 Gen 2 is commercially available on the Retroid Pocket Classic, but we were very impressed by what it could handle on a tight budget. If the G3 Gen 3 shows similar improvements, it could be one of the most powerful Android handhelds ever launched. AYANEO also announced that it's working more closely with Qualcomm on drivers and game support. The new chipset will have the same level of game compatibility as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. This was an issue with the previous G3 Gen 2 chipset, although compatibility has improved in recent months. It will also support turnip drivers out of the box, which should improve performance for high-end use cases such as Switch and Windows emulators. AYANEO Keeping all that running is a massive 8,00mAh battery. That's a big jump up from the 6,000mAh battery on its predecessor, and it should provide solid battery life, even on the highest 20W TDP setting. Despite the size of the cell, it maintains a slim 15.9mm thickness. The screen is a bright 6.3-inch 1440p IPS panel with a borderless finish on an all-glass front. The rest of the body is premium CNC'd metal, with a flat back and a new air-intake vent on the back. AYANEO claims the new model has dramatically improved cooling performance, which should also help extend battery life. A 3.5mm headphone jack makes a welcome return to the bottom of the device, next to the USB-C charging port. In terms of controls, the Pocket S2 has new medium-sized TMR electromagnetic sticks. TMR sticks use similar magnetic technology as Hall Effect sticks, but they have better precision, resolution, and battery efficiency, at the cost of a higher price. They're widely considered the next generation of sticks, although they've only been around for a few years. The Pocket S2 might be the most powerful Android gaming handheld ever released. AYANEO also briefly showed off its upcoming tablet, the Gaming Pad. It will feature the same Snapdragon G3 Gen 3 chipset and an 8.3-inch 1440P 120Hz LCD display, but no further details have been revealed as of yet. The company also stopped short of revealing pricing for the Pocket S2, but you won't have to wait long as it's slated to launch in mid-June, likely via a crowdfunding campaign. There should be considerable early bird discounts, as well as extras and accessories. One particularly interesting accessory shown in the demo is a new grip, which adds ergonomic handles to the back of the device. It can also be removed and placed on the front of the device to protect the sticks while traveling. Got a tip? Talk to us! Email our staff at Email our staff at news@ . You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it's your choice.
CNET
15 hours ago
- Business
- CNET
Memorial Day Deal Still Available: Grab an Unlocked Galaxy S25 Plus at a Record-Low Price
The brand-new Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge hits shelves in just a few days, but it'll be quite a while before we see any straightforward discounts on unlocked models. But if you're looking to grab one of these cutting-edge Androids for less -- without signing up with a carrier -- Amazon is offering a pretty incredible Memorial Day holdover deal on the Galaxy S25 Plus right now. You can pick up the 256GB mint or silver variant for just $750 right now. That's a $250 discount and a new record-low price for these unlocked models. The icy blue or navy blue variants are on sale for $800, which is still a decent bargain. If you need a little extra storage, the 512GB silver variant is also $250 off, dropping the price down to $870. The Galaxy S25 Plus is the midrange model in Samsung's latest lineup. It features a stunning 6.7-inch QHD+ AMOLED display, along with a sensible 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage on the basic configuration. It's also equipped with Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, which supports tons of helpful AI features like Circle to Search and generative photo editing. It has a 12MP front camera and a 50MP rear camera system for stunning photos and 8K video capture. Plus, the 4,900-mAh battery can last for up to 14 hours per charge. It's also fairly durable with an IP68 water and dust resistance rating. Why this deal matters The Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus is one of the overall best phones of 2025, especially for Android users who prefer a larger display. Most deals require a trade-in, or a multi-year carrier contract, so a chance to grab yourself an unlocked model at a record-low price is an opportunity you won't want to miss if you're looking to upgrade. Especially since we doubt this last-minute Memorial Day deal will last for much longer.
The Verge
16 hours ago
- Business
- The Verge
Surface Laptop 13-inch review: a little less for a little less
Microsoft finally found its answer to the MacBook Air last year with the 13.8-inch Surface Laptop (formerly known as 7th Edition). That Snapdragon X-powered laptop matched the MacBook in build quality, battery life, and at least some aspects of performance — something Windows laptop makers have been trying to do for ages. The 13.8-inch Surface Laptop was brilliant, but Windows on Arm's occasional app incompatibility stopped it just shy of being the default alternative to the MacBook Air. Nearly a year later, Microsoft has new Snapdragon-based Surfaces that are a little smaller and a little cheaper. The $899.99 13-inch Surface Laptop is nearly as great as last year's, despite some cost-cutting measures like a lower-resolution screen, a processor with two fewer cores, no face unlock, and no magnetic charging port. The hardware remains excellent, and Windows on Arm is even slightly better than last year. It'll probably work fine for some of you, but not all. The base 13-inch Surface Laptop, officially known as the Microsoft Surface 13-inch 1st Edition with Snapdragon (man alive, what a name), has an 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus processor, 16GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage. For an additional $100, you can get 512GB of storage. If you want more RAM or storage — or a more powerful processor — you'll need to jump to last year's 13.8-inch model, which now starts at $1,099.99 with a 10-core processor and 512GB SSD. There isn't a single major flaw in the new Surface Laptop's hardware, though there are some minor downgrades and unfortunate omissions compared to the larger version. It doesn't quite match the 13.8-inch's screen, trackpad, ports, or webcam, but it's a very good offering for its lower price. The 13-inch Surface has a 400-nit IPS screen that's 1920 x 1280 resolution and 60Hz. It's sharp and pleasing to look at, and it retains the 3:2 aspect ratio that's so great for productivity, but it's a step down from the 2304 x 1536 and 120Hz of the 13.8-inch Surface. For ports, it's equipped with a pair of USB-C 3.2, one USB-A 3.1, and a 3.5mm combo audio jack. It lacks the magnetic Surface Connect port of the larger models, which means you're reliant on USB-C for power and port expansion. I can forgive that, but the more disappointing omission is Windows Hello face unlock. The 1080p webcam is otherwise sharp and contrasty, but Microsoft opted for Windows Hello biometric unlocking through a fingerprint sensor in the power button instead, likely to save money. But, thankfully, there are a few key areas where the 13-inch excels despite its cost-cutting measures. The four-speaker setup sounds pretty good overall, though once you crank the volume, the low end hollows out. Typing on the Surface is pretty quiet and has just enough tactile feedback to feel nice — I even prefer it to the MacBook Air that it's competing with. But one of my favorite parts is the trackpad. It's mechanical, instead of haptic like its larger counterparts, but I've been shocked by how good it sounds and feels. Each click is crisp and well defined; it has a nice ka-chunk that's pretty satisfying. You can't click anywhere on it like you can on a haptic pad, but if every mechanical trackpad were this good, I'd finally shut up about it. Like last year's 13.8-inch Surface Laptop, the Qualcomm chip sips power and can even get through a 12-hour day of productivity apps (messaging, calls, Google Docs, lots of Chrome tabs, occasional music listening, downloading and uploading files). It also has exceptional standby times, so you can leave it closed and unplugged overnight with minimal battery drain. Even if your laptop stays plugged in most days, it's just so convenient not to worry about battery life when you take it off the charger. As I type this, it's around 5:30PM, and I unplugged the charger at 10AM. I've had a one-hour Zoom video call — always a battery killer — and mixed use between productivity apps and some photo editing in Lightroom Classic (which isn't a native Arm app, so it drains the battery faster). The Surface dipped below 30 percent battery and Windows turned on energy saver mode well over an hour ago, and I haven't had to rush from my spot to plug in. The 8-core Snapdragon X Plus processor performs well for core productivity and work tasks, though it did slow down once for me during some heavy multitasking on battery power. That was so far a one-off. I was on a browser-based Microsoft Teams video call, bouncing in and out of a document to take notes, with over 15 Chrome tabs open and a couple of other apps like Slack and Signal running in the background. It didn't crash, but things slowed down for a moment while the video feed on Teams crapped out. I was able to jumpstart the video again by minimizing the window and restoring it, and things went back to normal. The fan kicks on when you're working it hard like that, but it almost always stays quiet and inoffensive. It would have been nice to see Microsoft go fanless as it did on the new 12-inch Surface Pro. Fortunately, any fan noise is infrequent enough that I often forget it's there, and the chassis never got more than slightly warm to the touch. With two fewer cores than the 13.8-inch and four fewer than its pricier Snapdragon X Elite configurations, the 13-inch is predictably slower at multicore tasks and related synthetic benchmarks. It's still adequate for general purpose needs, but it's not going to do any heavy lifting in creative apps without slowing down. By contrast, an M4 MacBook Air costing just $100 more than the Surface Laptop 13-inch can dabble in content creation apps and actually beats all the Surfaces (even the pricier ones) in many of our tests. It's still hard to beat Apple, but if you're not cross-shopping operating systems that doesn't really matter. System Microsoft Surface Laptop 13-inch / Snapdragon X Plus 8C / 16GB / 512GB Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8-inch / Snapdragon X Plus 10C / 16GB / 512GB Microsoft Surface Laptop 15-inch / Snapdragon X Elite 12C / 16GB / 512GB MacBook Air 13-inch M4 / 10C / 10C / 16GB / 512GB Geekbench 6 CPU Single 2437 2446 2841 3775 Geekbench 6 CPU Multi 11427 13190 14661 14899 Geekbench 6 GPU (OpenCL) 9391 19993 Not tested 30701 Cinebench 2024 Single 109 108 122 171 Cinebench 2024 Multi 682 808 971 736 PugetBench for Photoshop 4773 5600 6748 10163 Sustained SSD reads (MB/s) 3840.78 3663.1 3656 2910.04 Sustained SSD writes (MB/s) 3476.62 2478.44 2944 2115.57 Blender Classroom test (seconds, lower is better) 486 418 712 (tested before Blender had Arm support) 69 While app compatibility can also be a mixed bag, I'm relieved that it's gotten better since last year. The vast majority of Windows apps work fine on Arm, either natively or through emulation, but there are enough edge cases, especially around photo and video editing, 3D rendering, and music creation, that you still do need to make sure your apps are going to work well before you buy. In my review of the HP OmniBook X, I lamented that the lack of support for Adobe Lightroom Classic forced me to use the standard, mobile-centric Lightroom, which I hate. Lightroom Classic now works via emulation, and it does so quite well. I can edit my 50-megapixel RAW files on the Surface Laptop 13-inch, and it's fast enough for some dip in, dip out sessions. I wouldn't want to edit an elaborate product shoot on a tight deadline or cull and batch-process a full wedding shoot, but it's good to know that I can do some photo editing if I have to. It's still hard to beat Apple, but if you're not cross-shopping operating systems that doesn't really matter. But elsewhere, even within the Adobe Creative Cloud suite, there are still some major omissions. Adobe After Effects, Illustrator, and InDesign have zero support for Windows on Arm — they don't even run emulated. Adobe says on its help page that Arm-supported versions of these apps 'will be released soon,' but there's no estimated timeframe. In other cases, apps run but still leave a bit to be desired. Blender was updated with Windows on Arm support last year, but it still doesn't fully utilize the Snapdragon X's GPU cores, leading to significantly longer rendering times than even a MacBook Air. Windows on Arm seems to be on the right trajectory, but it's going to take much longer to reach full parity with vanilla x86 Windows, especially if you account for games. Game support for the Snapdragon-based Surfaces, as with Macs, is still a crapshoot. The Surface Laptop 13-inch is not a gaming machine, obviously, but plenty of games that work just fine on other Windows laptops with integrated graphics run poorly or not at all. Right now, most popular online shooters, like Fortnite and Valorant, which include anti-cheat software, can't run on Windows on Arm laptops (though Fortnite is coming to Arm eventually). Some of my favorite indies — like Vampire Survivors and Balatro — work, but your best option is to stream games from services like GeForce Now or Xbox Cloud Gaming, though even as a PC Game Pass subscriber, you can't install any Game Pass games locally like you can on x86 PCs. There's an easier path around these obstacles. Microsoft could have just used an Intel Lunar Lake chip in the new Surface Laptop, which would have likely sacrificed some battery efficiency for wide-ranging app and game compatibility. Last year's Surfaces did get that as an option, but Microsoft positioned them as enterprise laptops with higher prices. You can buy them, but only at specialized retailers. Despite Microsoft's ongoing Windows on Arm push, the vast majority of the Windows ecosystem and user base still lives on x86. Since the first Snapdragon X PCs came out last year, Intel Lunar Lake and AMD Strix Point chips have proven x86 still has the juice (for now), and there's a draw to sticking with a proven platform instead of risking potential frustrations with Arm, especially for creative work. Opting for a Lunar Lake laptop like the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i, or a Strix Point one like Asus's Zenbook S 16, avoids the app compatibility issue entirely and gets you better performance in graphical tasks like photo and video editing, at the cost of a few hours of battery life and a few hundred dollars. Though, there are pricier Windows laptops running these chips that totally flub the basics compared to the Surface. At $900, the 13-inch is an exceptional no-nonsense Windows laptop for general productivity stuff, and it looks and feels great. It's right at the price range where laptops start getting really good, without the kinds of compromises that feel like penalty boxes a few years later: slow processors, low-quality screens, bad battery life, or cheap builds. It's much better hardware than some other laptops in its price range, with better battery life, in exchange for small compromises on speed and app compatibility. The 13.8-inch version is still nicer overall, but that one now costs $200 to $300 more thanks to Microsoft's own price and configuration shuffling. Would I buy one for myself? Truthfully, no. I moonlight as a wedding photographer, and while Lightroom Classic works with Windows on Arm now, it's just not fast enough to rely on yet. And my gaming sensibilities lead me to feeling that if I can't play games on a laptop, I might as well switch back to a MacBook. But nearly every downside of the Surface Laptop 13-inch is just a downside of Windows on Arm. If developers keep updating their programs to use the architecture properly, the edge cases get fewer, and the closer the Surface Laptop 13-inch gets to being the easy answer to 'what laptop should I buy?' 2025 Microsoft Surface Laptop 13-inch specs (as reviewed) Display: 13-inch (1920 x 1280) 60Hz touschscreen CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 RAM: 16GB LPDDR5X (non-replaceable) Storage: 512GB UFS Webcam: 1080p Connectivity: Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4 Ports: 1x USB-A 3.1, 2x USB-C 3.2, 3.5mm combo audio jack Weight: 2.7 pounds Dimensions: 11.25 x 8.43 x 0.61 Battery: 50Wh Price: $999.99 Photography by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Featured Videos From The Verge Why Apple is trying to save Google | The Vergecast Where will Meta, Apple, and Google be three years from now? It's starting to look like they might all be very different. Nilay, David, and The Verge's Richard Lawler start the show with Eddy Cue's testimony in the Google search trial, in which Cue argued that AI is taking over — and that Google should be allowed to keep paying Apple gobs of money. The hosts also chat about the latest in the Meta trials, and how the recent Apple ruling is already changing the App Store. Then, there are some gadgets to talk about: the panopticon-slash-killer-app coming for Meta's smart glasses, the new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop, and a lot of new iPhones. In the lightning round, we do another round of Brendan Carr is a Dummy, then talk about some new Netflix designs and the latest in our worldwide hunt for party speakers.
Phone Arena
17 hours ago
- Business
- Phone Arena
Galaxy Tab S9 becomes hot pick after receiving eye-watering discount on Amazon
The Galaxy Tab S9 may not be among the latest and greatest tablets anymore, but a generous $224 discount on Amazon just brought it back into the to this price cut, you can get your hands on one with 128GB of storage for south of $577. That's a phenomenal price, considering it usually goes for around $800. There is no telling how long this offer will last, though. So, act fast and pull the trigger now, as this tablet is a real treat at this price. $224 off (28%) Amazon's offering the 11-inch Galaxy Tab S9 with 128GB of storage for $224 off, which brings it down to just under $577. With the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 under the hood and a vibrant AMOLED screen, it's a solid pick for watching shows, playing games, or just getting stuff done. Don't miss out! Buy at Amazon Rocking a powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset and 8GB of RAM, it doesn't mess around. It handles heavy-duty tasks and games without breaking a sweat. And just like some of the best tablets out there, it features a gorgeous AMOLED display that delivers rich, vibrant visuals. The 11-inch screen comes with a crisp 2560 x 1600 resolution and a 16:10 aspect ratio, so you can enjoy your favorite shows and movies on the go in stunning detail. Battery life is also on point, with the 8,400 mAh power cell offering enough juice to last you through the day with regular use. And when it does run low, the 45W wired charging gets it back to full in one hour and 42 minutes. All in all, the Galaxy Tab S9 is the perfect choice if you want a powerhouse of a tablet but don't want to overspend on the latest Galaxy Tab S10 slates. So, if it fits the bill for you, don't hesitate! Tap the offer button in this article and save big today!
