Each week, find a summary of announcements around smartphones. On the program: two new high-end products from Huawei, a robust model from Nokia, a second model with selfie camera under the slab from ZTE and a new family from Motorola.
A little late, but there you go. Huawei presented its new flagships, the so-called P50 and P50 Pro. The Huawei P50 offers a 6.5-inch 90 Hz OLED screen, a 50 + 12 + 13 Megapixel triple sensor and a 4,100 mAh battery rechargeable at 66 Watts via wired. The Huawei P50 Pro allows you to switch to a 6.6-inch 120 Hz OLED screen and a quadruple 50 + 64 + 13 + 40 Megapixel photo sensor, but also a 4,360 mAh battery rechargeable at 66 Watts via wired or 50 Watts via wireless. The manufacturer spoke of the Kirin 9000 and Snapdragon 888 platforms (but without 5G), but also of an IP68 certification and a HarmonyOS 2 interface. No information for the moment concerning international distribution .
Strong. HMD Global has indeed unveiled a robust Nokia XR20 with its resistance to water, dust, drops and shocks guaranteed by IP68 and MIL-STD-810H certifications. It also offers a Snapdragon 480 chipset announcing 5G compatibility, a 6.6-inch FHD + IPS screen, a dual 48 + 13 Megapixel photo sensor, a 4,630 mAh battery and charging at 18 Watts via wired or by 15 Watts via wireless. The Nokia XR20 was announced at 569 euros.
We skip the second. ZTE has announced the Axon 30 5G taking advantage of a new generation of selfie camera under the screen, with improvements to make it more discreet and more efficient at the same time. Next to that, it's a Snapdragon 870 smartphone that offers a 120 Hz OLED screen, a 64 + 8 + 5 + 2 Megapixel quadruple photo sensor and a 4,200 mAh battery that supports charging at 55 Watts. No info for the moment about the European market.
As for Motorola, it unveiled its brand new Edge family with Edge 20 Lite, Edge 20 and Edge 20 Pro at 349.99, 499.99 and 699.99 euros. The first relies on a Dimensity 720 chipset, a 6.7-inch 90 Hz OLED screen and a 5,000 mAh battery, the second on a Dimensity 720 chipset, a 6.7-inch 144 Hz OLED screen, a 4,000 mAh battery and a thinness of 6.99 millimeters, the third on a Dimensity Snapdragon 870 chipset, a 6.7-inch 144 Hz OLED screen and a 4,500 mAh battery. All three have a main 108 megapixel photo sensor with more or less additional modules and benefit from a 30 Watt load.