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The Leagoo S10 looks exactly like a Huawei P20 Pro
When you love Huawei so much
Oscar Wilde once wrote that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If that’s the case, Chinese smartphone maker Leagoo has fallen deeply and madly in love with its more popular counterparts.
Recently launched, the Leagoo S9 Pro and S10 take copycatting to the next level. Both smartphones take massive design cues from Apple and Huawei. (Hmm. Those names sound familiar, too. Where have we heard “S”-named smartphones before?)
The Leagoo S9 Pro is your standard iPhone X-inspired notched phone. It carries a decent MediaTek MT6763 SoC with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. Its most notable spec is a huge 5000mAh battery.
However, the Leagoo S10 remains the bigger curio between the two. One glance is enough to tell you where it gets its design philosophy from — the Huawei P20 Pro. Besides the use of a triple-camera system, the S10 also shines and shimmers like Huawei’s splendid Twilight color variant.
To its credit, the 6-inch Leagoo S10 does sport workable specs for today’s standards. While the phone’s processor is still an unknown, it will carry up to 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of internal storage. For lighter users, Leagoo will also sell a lower variant with only 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage.
As mentioned above, the phone will also have a triple-camera setup on its rear. For security, the phone will rock an under-screen fingerprint scanner and facial recognition software.
Leagoo hasn’t revealed either phone’s price tag yet. However, they will likely retail for less than their design inspirations. As Leagoo is a Chinese brand, both the S9 Pro and the S10 will be sold exclusively in China.
SEE ALSO: Huawei P20, P20 Pro, P20 Lite: Prices and availability in the Philippines
Entertainment
UNDERTALE: The Determination Symphony hits Makati in October
Determination arrives in October.
For so small of a game, UNDERTALE quickly made it into the gaming world’s hall of fame. Despite being only a decade old, the small title has had a major influence for modern-day gamers because of its unique gameplay, its lo-fi art, and, of course, its catchy soundtrack. If you’re a fan of UNDERTALE’s soundtrack, a unique concert experience is headed your way.
On October 17, Film Concerts PH, in partnership with SOHO Live, is hosting UNDERTALE: The Determination Symphony at the Proscenium Theater in Rockwell, Makati.
The concert will be performed by the Filharmonika Orchestra and conducted by Thanapol Setabrahmana. Personally curated by creator Toby Fox and developed by Lambert Jackson with Materia Music, the concert experience showcases the game’s most recognizable tunes laid over gameplay footage playing simultaneously. Plus, for the world tour, the experience will have expanded scoring.
In the game, you play as a small child stuck in the mysterious Underground filled with interesting characters and monsters. Unlike traditional RPGs, UNDERTALE asks players to choose between building relationships and chasing after wins. It’s a unique experience that’s defined by whether you chose to make friends or fought your way to the top. It teaches players to value different ways to solve problems, all while showering them with its one-of-a-kind humor.
Pre-sales for the concert, exclusively for members of the Film Concerts PH community, start on August 4. Public sales, however, will start on August 11 via Ticketmelon.
SEE ALSO: The hunt begins: The Witcher in Concert hits Manila with surprises in tow
The price of technology isn’t fun these days. Because of the ongoing RAM shortage wrought by AI, companies across the industry are raising the prices of their products. Some, however, are still willing to shoulder the burden for their customers. Unfortunately, Qualcomm is soon leaving that list.
As reported by Bloomberg, Qualcomm will raise the prices of its products starting in September. Though the exact figure is unknown, the company did confirm that it’s in the double digits, percentage-wise. According to them, they can no longer shoulder the costs for its customers.
If you’re just a regular user, Qualcomm’s prices might not mean much for you. After all, the chipmaker doesn’t make phones of its own.
That said, Qualcomm is still one of the biggest suppliers for smartphone chipsets, including those that Samsung uses. Pushing the burden from chipsets to phone manufacturers reduces one more buffer against costs being ultimately pushed to consumers.
All things considered, Samsung managed to keep its prices hikes relatively low with the latest batch of foldables. However, with chips getting more price increases, it’s still within the realm of possibility that Samsung will also increase the price of its smartphones. The same can be said for any Qualcomm-powered smartphone available today.
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Apple is reportedly delaying its smart glasses due to privacy concerns
The brand wants to squash malicious recording.
Smart glasses are in a weird place right now. While early adopters are celebrating the ability to record everything, a growing group of critics are decrying the loss of privacy. Formerly at full throttle, Apple, in response to these controversies, will reportedly delay its version of smart glasses to next year.
According to Bloomberg, Apple is heading back to the drawing board to further emphasize the unreleased wearable’s privacy protections, which includes “hardware and software-related privacy features not available on current products.” The report, however, doesn’t enumerate what these features are.
If anything, these features will likely prevent malicious recording. Most smart glasses today have a light that tells passersby that the device is actively recording video. However, users have discovered ways to tamper and disable this light, so their devices can start recording without alerting others. Apple will likely introduce better measure to prevent such tampering.
Additionally, it’s also possible that Apple introduces a version of the smart glasses without a camera attached.
Because of these new initiatives, the brand will delay the launch of the wearable to sometime next year. Previously, there was heavy speculation that the smart glasses will launch later this year.
On the bright side, there’s still substantial reason to believe that Apple is launching its first ever foldable device later this year.
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