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- Honor unveils its first foldable smartphone, the Magic V - Engadget
- Samsung Galaxy S22 series deals and preorder bonuses: what to expect - PhoneArena
- Razer no longer claims its Zephyr mask uses "N95-grade" filters - The Verge
| Honor unveils its first foldable smartphone, the Magic V - Engadget Posted: 10 Jan 2022 07:33 AM PST After teasing its first foldable smartphone in December, Honor has unveiled the Magic V. Honor is joining the likes of Huawei, which is its former parent company, and Xiaomi by stepping into the foldable marketplace. Like Samsung's Z Fold devices, this is a dual-screen smartphone. It has a 6.45-inch, 431 PPI external display with a resolution of 2560 x 1080, 120Hz refresh rate and 21:9 aspect ratio. Open it up, and users can access a 7.9-inch, 381 PPI display, which has a 2272 x 1984 resolution, 90Hz refresh rate and 10:9 aspect ratio. Both OLED screens are a little larger than the Galaxy Z Fold 3's respective displays and support a 100% DCI-P3 color gamut. Honor claims the Magic V is the first foldable smartphone with IMAX Enhanced certification. The company says its water-drop hinge helps make the display appear "creaseless." Oppo uses a similar style of hinge in its recently announced Find N foldable. The Magic V is 72.7mm wide and 14.3mm thick when folded, and when opened, those dimensions shift to 141.1mm wide and 6.7mm thick. Its 160.4mm tall case houses a 4,750mAh battery that supports 66W charging. Honor says you can fully charge the battery in 40 minutes or to 50 percent of its capacity in just 15 minutes. The phone has five cameras in total. The rear three-camera array has a wide camera, ultra wide camera and what Honor calls a "spectrum enhanced camera." All three are 50MP sensors. There's a 42MP selfie camera for each screen too. The Magic V runs on Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, which has a 5G modem and Adreno 730 GPU built in. The Magic V has 12GB of RAM, up to 512GB of storage, dual-SIM support and stereo speakers. It uses Honor's new Magic UI 6.0, which is based on Android 12. There's also an independent security chip, which stores passwords and biometric data such as fingerprints. The device has three color options: black, space silver and burnt orange. At 293g, the silver and black models weigh slightly more than the 288g orange variant. The Magic V will only be available in China at the outset. The 256GB model costs ¥9,999 (approximately $1,568) while the 512GB version is ¥10,999 (around $1,725). The Magic V will go on sale on January 18th. All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. |
| Samsung Galaxy S22 series deals and preorder bonuses: what to expect - PhoneArena Posted: 10 Jan 2022 05:49 AM PST 
We may earn a commission if you make a purchase from the links on this page.  Reflecting its built-in S Pen stylus silo and the doubling of its base storage, Samsung's 2022 flagship may be released for $1299.99 instead of the $1199.99 that the S21 Ultra currently commands before Samsung's generous trade-in offers or frequent discount campaigns. Speaking of, here's what to expect in terms of S22 series deals, discounts, free gifts and preorder bonuses next month when the trio of phones is likely to land. Also read: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra dealsBest S22 Ultra deals to expect at Samsung
Samsung is usually the one to give the best trade-in and installment payment deals on its own phones, as well as the most generous preorder bonuses or bundle prices. Last year, it also sweetened the pot by offering unique S21 Ultra colors like brown or blue that could only be had if you buy directly from Samsung and this year's rumors about new exclusive S22 Ultra colors may be reflecting exactly that enticement. Currently, Samsung is giving $600 in 'enhanced' trade-in credit for the S21 Ultra and a free Silicone Cover case with an S Pen, but at launch it gave up to $700 for trade-ins, as well as $200 in store credit, plus a free Galaxy SmartTag Bluetooth tracker to go with them, and we expect nothing less for the S22 Ultra. In fact, you can get that same $700 off deal if you trade your S20 Ultra right now, but based on our Galaxy S22 Ultra vs Note 20 Ultra comparison, we'd imagine a lot of people would be upgrading from a Note, too. Samsung usually gives its latest gadget releases as preorder bonus, and its last accessory launch were the Galaxy Buds 2, so we wouldn't be surprised if those are announced as a free gift with an S22 Ultra purchase during the preorder period, too, or added to bundle deals with the Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic. Best Buy and Amazon Galaxy S22 Ultra deals
Amazon and Best Buy usually take part in the Galaxy preorder fun by bundling the same free gifts that Samsung doles out, but eschew the Samsung store credit, and have less generous trade-in offers. Amazon somewhat compensates for the lack of trade-ins by straight out discounting new Samsung phones by $200, so we'd expect the same to happen with the Galaxy S22 Ultra on Amazon in the preorder period. Best Buy traditionally sweetens the pot by offering trade-in deals for the S22 Ultra very close to Samsung's own, along with the same free preorder gift, and adding up to a $150 instant activation discount. Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile Galaxy S22 Ultra deals
Verizon had the best carrier deal on the S21 series, offering a BOGO on the Plus model and up to $1000 off the Ultra with a 5G plan subscription, and the S22 Ultra may enjoy the same privileges. AT&T and T-Mobile, on the other hand, went with a more modest, $800 discount with a plan subscription that would only get you the smallest member of the S22 trio for free, and you'd have to add $300-$400 to buy the S22 Ultra from them in that case. The carriers did offer the same free preorder gift that Samsung gave, though. Here's a full preview on what S22 Ultra deals you can expect on Samsung, Amazon, and the carriers, based on the last bout of Ultra discounts. Samsung Galaxy S22 and S22 Plus dealsBest Galaxy S22 and S22+ deals to expect at Samsung
Unlike what it does for the Ultra, Samsung issues much less store credit or instant discounts for its lesser siblings, so you can expect about $100 in credit for the S22, and up to $150 in discounts for the Galaxy S22+. They do ship with the same preorder gifts and bonuses as the Ultra models, though, so a free set of Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 or a SmartTag Bluetooth tracker is not out of the question when the S22 series preorders start. Best Buy and Amazon Galaxy S22 and S22+ deals to expect
Besides the same free preorder set that Samsung bundles with its new phones, Amazon and Best Buy may take instant discounts on the S22 and S22+, just like in previous years. Amazon S22 deals are the ones to watch, in particular, as it usually gives the same $200 instant S22+ discount that it gives for the Ultra model, ond would take $100 off the already affordable S22. Best Buy's paltry $50 discount with activation is usually accompanied by generous trade-in deals and gifts, too, so that's another source of S22 deals to keep an eye on when time comes. T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T carrier deals on the Galaxy S22 and S22+ to look forward to
Last year, Verizon ran a generous buy one get another free campaign for the middle child in the family, so a free Galaxy S22+ on Verizon is not out of the question this spring as well. This Verizon deal typically runs even beyond the preorder period, as it is predicated on signing up for one of its unlimited 5G plans, just the free Samsung gifts with an S22 series purchase will expire after the preorders are done. AT&T and T-Mobile dished out way more modest $800 trade discounts that will only get you the Galaxy S22 for free with a new unlimited 5G plan line. AT&T and Verizon, however, compensate with very generous trade-in offers on basic phones or ones with cracked screens you can swap for Samsung's newest 2022 flagships. |
| Razer no longer claims its Zephyr mask uses "N95-grade" filters - The Verge Posted: 10 Jan 2022 11:56 AM PST Razer's popular $100 Zephyr mask isn't a replacement for PPE (because it isn't PPE), but its announcement of the Zephyr Pro last week spurred a surge of claims that the company had overstated the masks' protection. Razer responded by scrubbing every instance of "N95-grade" from the mask's product page late last week (via PCMag). Previously, Razer used N95 in multiple places to describe the filtration and efficacy of its replaceable filters, which were referred to as "N95-grade" because of their 99 percent bacterial filtration efficiency (BFE). Razer now refers to them as "air purification filters." While Razer claims that testing showed its filters meet a 95 percent particulate filtration efficiency (PFE), the entire mask (not just the filters) would have to block 95 percent of small particles and be cleared by regulators to call itself an N95. Razer declined to provide an on-the-record statement in response to questions from The Verge. But in a tweet thread on Saturday, the company tweeted that "The Razer Zephyr and Zephyr Pro are not medical devices, respirators, surgical masks, or personal protective equipment (PPE) and are not meant to be used in medical or clinical settings."
This isn't the first bit of controversial info that Razer has changed on the Zephyr's page. On December 10th, 2021 (via Internet Archive's Wayback Machine), it published a new version of the page that removed its claim in the FAQ section that likened the Zephyr to a medical device, respirator, surgical mask, and PPE, which initially said the Zephyr "offers the same functionality and adequate protection due to its 99% BFE rating." It now says "Razer Zephyr is not a medical device, respirator, surgical mask or personal protective equipment (PPE) and is not meant to be used on medical or clinical settings." On Saturday, January 8th, Razer published a blog to its site called "The Science Behind Razer Zephyr" that provides the results of every test that the company put the Zephyr through (relevant or not to the topic of filtration) before coming to market. It issued an update (without any mention of what changed) to this post today, January 10th, that incorporated bits from the statement above, including explicitly stating that the Zephyr and Zephyr Pro are "not certified N95 masks," along with removing every mention of "N95" that was found in the original blog post published Saturday. :format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22942600/zephyrfilter.jpg) The takeaway from the test results that the blog discloses is that, while Razer did put the Zephyr through several internal tests, it still needs external review from expert agencies before people can feel confident that it's gone through a rigorous evaluation. That extends to the Zephyr Pro, a version of the mask that adds voice amplification that's set to come out sometime in 2022, as well. When the Zephyr was initially announced at CES 2021 as Project Hazel, we noted that it lacked "any of the necessary approvals and certifications from the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or Occupational Safety and Health Administration." When Razer launched Zephyr in late October 2021, it still hadn't gotten sufficient testing to be considered PPE, and we noticed that the company referred to it as an "air purifier" in its marketing (while still touting N95-grade filters). Shortly afterward, my colleague Nicole Wetsman and I interviewed Razer's Jeff Sandoval at our On The Verge event, and Nicole pressed him on the Zephyr's lack of clearances from agencies like the FDA and NIOSH (at the 9:04 mark). |
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