Sony Xperia E5 goes official with 5" 720p display news
Considering that Samsung’s selfie game is already on point, this would only elevate the flagship phones to heights. Nice. Watch This Space! Of course, none of the above have been confirmed by Samsung.
They are remaining tight-lipped about the devices until the time is right. The S10 rumours flitting around at the moment may be nothing more than mere whispers. However, it’s still interesting to think about what the flagships might have in store for us come the year.
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ONDECEMBER 13 "HONOR MAGIC 2 REVIEW: SLIP ‘N SLIDE" Honor Magic 2 Review: Slip ‘n Slide If 2017 was the year of the notch, then 2018 was the year of phone manufacturers desperately trying anything they can to avoid or minimise it. We’ve had teardrop notches, side notches, pop-up cameras, second screens, and now the Honor Magic 2 offers a simple slider. That’s right, Honor’s latest hides its selfie cameras behind a sliding mechanism to help make sure the front of the phone is all-screen, all the time, but that’s not its only selling point: how about the latest Kirin 980 processor, six (count ‘em) camera lenses, and super-fast 40W charging? Here’s how it all stacks up. Price and availability The big caveat with the Honor Magic 2 is that it isn’t officially available in either the UK or the US, so if you want one you’ll have to import it from China.
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That means pricing is a bit trickier to discuss too. It officially starts from ¥3799 for the 6GB/128GB version, rising to ¥4299 for an 8GB/128GB configuration, and ¥4799 for the top-end 8GB/256GB model. A simple currency conversion puts that base model at around £440/$550, but you’ll be paying more than that from importers – especially once you factor in potential customs and shipping charges. GearBest is one of the more reliable importers we’ve used, but is currently selling the 8GB/128GB config for a fairly hefty £728.50/$912.90, which is a lot to ask. Elsewhere Wonda has the same config for just £569, and we’ve found eBay listings around the same price. It’s still cheaper than the Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro – the closest equivalents in specs, though both lack the slidey screen – but you’ll pay a lot less if you opt for Honor’s most recent flagship, the Honor 10, which is officially priced at £399 and often available in the UK for less.
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Sliding Doors Still, for all that, none of those phones have the Magic 2’s most distinctive feature: a manual screen slider. Honor isn’t the first to have its camera array slide out – the Vivo Nex did it first with a single camera pop-up, while the Oppo Find X had the whole back of the phone slide up – but it is the first to make it manual. Rather than the cameras sliding up when you open the camera up, you have to physically push the screen down to access the selfie cameras, which quickly becomes a surprisingly compulsive physical tic. This is the first phone to hit the market with the manual slider, but look out for it in the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 and Lenovo Z5 Pro soon too. There’s a satisfying ‘click’ to the motion that harks back to the slider phones of the ‘90s and ‘00s, and if you’re anything like us you’ll find yourself absent-mindedly sliding the phone up and down for no good reason. We’ve got no idea how long the phone will survive this sort of abuse, and what might happen if and when the mechanism gives out, but that’s always the risk you take with novel designs like this.
One small note on that slider though: the speaker used for phone calls sits behind it, and while there’s a small grille on the front to allow audio through when closed, it’s pretty muffled. You can have a phone call like that, but really you’ll always want to slide the screen down before you pick up – the difference in audio quality is noticeable. The loudspeaker is down on the bottom edge though, so audio for music or video is unaffected.
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