It’s mid-August, but Samsung, Xiaomi, Motorola and OnePlus kept things busy with a slew of announcements. Here’s a roundup of all the new phones launched in Week 32.
It all started with OnePlus and its Ace Pro smartphone launched in China as a local equivalent of the OnePlus 10T. You can see the… differ between the two it comes down to RAM/storage, with the Ace Pro starting with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage and up to 16/512GB. The other differentiator is the software with the Ace Pro getting ColorOS 12.1 based on Android 12 while the OnePlus 10T reruns OxygenOS 12.1 based on Android 12.
OnePlus Ace Pro in Moonstone Black and Jade Green
Pricing and availability for the Ace Pro are as follows: the base 12/256GB model starts at CNY 3,499 ($518), the 16/256GB mid-range option costs CNY 3,799 ($562), while the top-end model from 16/512 GB CNY is 4,299 ($ 636).
Samsung has announced its fourth-generation foldable phones with the Galaxy Z Flip4 and Z Fold4. The new foldable devices look similar to their predecessors, but Samsung has made some tweaks to both phones.
The Galaxy Z Flip4 is a tad shorter and narrower than its predecessor and gets slimmer bezels for a more modern look. The same improvements have been made to the Z Fold4, which is now 3.1mm shorter than the Z Fold3 and the bezel screen is also 2.7mm wider, at the expense of bezels.
Both phones get the latest Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chips and slightly modified cameras. Z Fold4 gets a 50MP main shooter alongside a new 10MP 3x telephoto module and the same old 12MP ultrawide. The Z Flip4 gets a 12MP main camera with 1.8µm pixels – a significant improvement over the Z Flip3’s main camera.
Galaxy Z Fold4 is the first phone with Android 12L to offer optimizations for foldable large screens, while Z Flip4 runs regular Android 12 with One UI 4.1 on top.
Prices for the Z Flip4 start at $999 / £999 / Є1,099 and go up to $1,179 / £1,199 / €1,279. Galaxy Z Fold4 starts at $1,799 / £1,649 / €1,799 and goes up to $2,159 / £2,019 / €2,159 for the 1TB version.
Motorola has announced four new phones headed by the Razr 2022 – a direct competitor to Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip4. The new Razr has a more convenient 2.7-cover display that lets you use apps without opening the main 6.7-inch OLED panel. The redesigned hinge on the Razr 2022 is now stronger and allows the phone to fold completely flat with no visible gap.
Motorola Moto Razr 2022
Motorola this time also brought a flagship Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset and a 50MP 1/1.55″ sensor and OIS in addition to a 13MP ultra-wide module. The battery has grown to 3,500mAh and the phone comes with a charger. of 33 W. The price is set at CNY 5,999 ($890) for an 8/128 GB variant, CNY 6,499 ($965) for 8/256 GB and CNY 7,299 ($1,085) for 12/512 GB.
The other non-foldable Moto phones are the Motorola X30 Pro – a flagship Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 that is also the first phone announced with a 200MP main camera. Samsung’s 200MP ISOCELL HP1 gets a 1/1.22″ sensor size with f/1.95 aperture, OIS and 16-in-1 pixel binning. It can shoot 12.5 MP shots with an individual pixel size of 2.56 m, 50 MP photos with 1.28 μm pixels, or even full 200 MP shots with 0.64 m pixels.
Motorola X30 Pro in black and white
The X30 Pro also brings a 6.67-inch OLED with a 144Hz refresh rate and a 4610mAh battery with 125W wired fast charging. Prices in China start at CNY 3,699 ($548) for the 8/128 GB version and go up to CNY 4,499 ($668) for the 12/512 GB model.
Motorola S30 Pro is a Snapdragon 888+ device with a 6.67-inch OLED and a refresh rate of 144Hz. It features a 50MP main camera with OIS, a 13MP ultra-wide module and a 2MP depth sensor. The phone will also get a 4,400mAh battery with support for 68W fast charging. It starts at CNY 1,999 ($326) for the entry-level 8/128GB and goes up to CNY 2,899 ($430) for the top end version. from 12/512 GB.
Motorola S30 Pro in black and blue
The fourth new Moto phone is the Moto G62 which was launched in India. It gets a Snapdragon 695, a 6.5-inch LCD display with a 120Hz refresh rate, and a 5,000mAh battery with 20W charging. The phone boots near Android 12 and gets a 50MP main camera.
Moto G62 will be available from August 19 for 18,000 in the 6/128 GB base version.
Xiaomi held a major launch conference in China where it announced a worthy Galaxy Z Fold4 rival with its Mix Fold 2 and Redmi K50 Ultra. Both phones will feature Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, although neither has been confirmed to launch globally.
Mix Fold 2 is only 11.2mm thick when folded and 5.4mm when unfolded. In comparison, the Z Fold4 is 15.8mm folded and 6.3mm unfolded. You get a 6.56-inch AMOLED cover display while the main screen comes in at 8-inches. Both have a refresh rate of 120 Hz and support Dolby Vision and a brightness of 1,000 nits.
Mix Fold 2 will also get a triple camera setup co-developed with Leica: a 50MP main camera, a 13MP ultra-wide module and an 8MP 2x telephoto shooter. The battery is rated at 4,500 mAh and supports fast charging up to 67 W. The price starts at CNY 8,999 ($1,340) for the 12/256 GB model and goes up to CNY 11,999 ($1,780) for the 12 GB RAM and 1 TB storage.
Redmi K50 Ultra offers a 6.67-inch 12-bit AMOLED with a resolution of 1,220 x 2,712px and a refresh rate of 120 Hz. The phone features a large 3,725mm² vapor chamber to keep the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 in check. You also get a 108MP main camera with OIS and an 8MP ultra-wide module. The battery is rated at 5,000 mAh and supports 120 W charging.
Redmi K50 Ultra in black, silver and blue
Redmi K50 Ultra starts at CNY 3,000 ($445) in its 8/128 GB edition and goes up to CNY 4,200 ($623) for the 12/512 GB Mercedes F1 edition.
