Welcome to TechnoBugg Weekly Roundup #210, your ultimate source to know the trending happenings in the world of technology of last week. It was a really exciting week, we had the Google I/O 2023 event and the same presented many new products in the market including the first ever folding smartphone of Google and more. Poco has also introduced the new Poco F5 series globally. We also witnessed the announcement of the Realme 11 series. So let’s get into the article to look back to the last week.
TechnoBugg Weekly Roundup; A look back to the last week
Google Pixel 7a goes official
Google has announced many new products during the Google I/O 2023 event and one of them is the highly anticipated Google Pixel 7a smartphone which is coming with a 6.1-inch FHD+ OLED display along with a 90Hz refresh rate. The device is coming with the power of the Google Tensor G2 chipset along with 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 128GB of UFS 3.1 storage. The device is housing a 4386mAh battery along with 18W wired charging and the device is also supporting wireless charging as well. It is also coming with an IP67 rating and the device supports an in-display fingerprint scanner.
It features a dual camera set up on the back panel and that is in the combination of a 64MP primary sensor and a 13MP ultra-wide. The device features a 13MP front facing camera. The camera department is also supporting Super Res Zoom (up to 8x) and Real Tone for skin colors faster night sight, long exposure modes, among others. The device is running on the Android 13 operating system out of the box.
The device is available in India with a price tag of Rs 43,999 but some bank offers will bring down the pricing to Rs 39,999. The device is available on Flipkart.
Google Pixel Fold is now official
Google has announced the long awaited foldable smartphone called the Google Pixel Fold and the same sports a 7.6-inch inner display with a 6:5 aspect ratio and a 120Hz refresh rate while the outer display of the device measures a 5.8-inch with a 120Hz refresh rate. The device is coming with the power of the Google Tensor G2 mobile processor along with a Titan M2 security chip. The device is coming with 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 512 GB of internal storage.
The device features a triple rear camera setup and that is in the combination of a 48-megapixel primary wide-angle lens with OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation), CLAF and an f/1.7 aperture along with a 10.8-megapixel ultrawide camera with a 121-degree field of view and an f/2.2 aperture as well as a 10.8-megapixel dual PD telephoto lens with 5x optical zoom and 20x Super Res Zoom.
The device is also having a 9.5-megapixel sensor with a 1.22 pm pixel width, f/2.2 aperture, and fixed focus on the outer display while the inner display is having an 8-megapixel selfie camera with f/2.0 aperture and fixed focus. Just like any other Pixel device, the Google Pixel Fold is also coming with an amazing camera setup and incredible features like a Magic Eraser along with Photo Unblur, and Night Sight. It is also having features such as Real Tone, Long Exposure, Panorma, and Portrait among others. It is also supporting a side-mounted fingerprint sensor and a face unlock. The device is housing a 4,821mAh battery with 30W charging and also supports the capability to charge wirelessly on a standard Qi charger.
The device is not available in India at the moment but we believe that Google will make the device available in the country very soon.
Google Bard is now live in 180 countries including India
Google has also announced its AI chatbot during the developers event and the same is the rival of ChatGPT, the Google Bard is available in over 180 countries including India and you can experience the AI chatbot via the Google Bard official website. It is worth mentioning that the service is supporting 40 languages as well.
The latest Google Bard is updated with the latest developments and the same is connected to the internet. It is also capable to offer multiple drafts for a single query as well. You can check out a detailed comparison between ChatGPT and Google Bard by heading over the link.
Realme 11 series is announced
The Realme 11 Pro series features a 6.7 inch AMOLED display along with a 120Hz refresh rate. Realme 11 Pro Plus is also supporting 2160 PWM dimming along with 100 percent DCI P3 color gamut support and a curved panel on the front. While the vanilla model of the smartphone series is having a 6.43 inch AMOLED panel with Full HD+ resolution along with 430 nits of brightness and a 90Hz refresh rate.
The Realme 11 Pro series is coming with the power of the newly announced Dimensity 7050 mobile processor while the vanilla variant is coming with the power of the Dimensity 6020 chipset. Realme 11 Pro models are coming with up to 12GB of LPDDR4X RAM and up to 1TB of internal storage while the vanilla variant comes with up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage.
Realme 11 Pro series is also supporting up to 8GB of virtual memory expansion as well. The Realme 11 models are housing a massive 5,000mAh battery. Realme 11 Pro is supporting 67W fast charging while the Pro Plus model is supporting 100W fast charging. On the other hand, the vanilla model is coming with 33W fast charging. The devices are running on Android 13 with Realme UI 4.0 out of the box.
Now let’s talk about the camera department, the Realme 11 Pro features a dual camera setup that consists of a 108 megapixel primary sensor and a 2 megapixel portrait sensor and it is coming with a 16 megapixel selfie camera on the front. On the other hand, the Pro Plus is coming with a triple camera setup on the back panel and that includes a 200 megapixel primary sensor (Samsung ISOCELL HM3) that has a 2.24μm large pixel size which also supports OIS. It is also having an 8 megapixel ultra wide angle lens, and a 2 megapixel macro sensor. The device features a 32 megapixel selfie camera. The Realme 11 features a dual camera setup as well and that offers a 64 megapixel primary sensor and a 2 megapixel portrait shooter. It features an 8 megapixel selfie camera. The devices are also coming with fingerprint scanner and face unlock.
Poco F5 series goes official
Both Poco F5 and Poco F5 Pro smartphones feature a 6.67-inch 12-bit flexible OLED screen along with a 120Hz refresh rate. The devices are also coming with an in-screen fingerprint scanner. The devices are coming with a triple rear camera setup consisting a 64MP main sensor, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle lens, and a 2MP macro unit. The devices are having a 16MP front-facing camera. The smartphone series feature optical and electronic image stabilisation as well.
Under the hood, the POCO F5 is coming with the power of a Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 SoC while the Poco F5 Pro is powered by a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor. Both phones are coming with up to 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage. Poco F5 is coming with a 5000 mAh battery while the Poco F5 Pro is having a 5,160mAh battery. Both devices are coming with 67W fast charging and the Poco F5 Pro is supporting 30W wireless charging. The devices are running on Android 13 out of the box.
POCO F5 is priced at Rs 29,999 and Rs 33,999 for the 8GB + 256GB and 12GB + 256GB options respectively. It will be available from May 16 in the country. The company did not introduce the Poco F5 Pro in India but the same is available in the global market.
Two Mentioned News Of This Week:
Flipkart Is Charging Sale Fee
YouTube Will Start Defending Ad-blockers
So that’s the last week for you. Do let us know your favorite story in the comments section below.
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