MWC 2023

realme GT3 can charge to full in just five minutes

Launching internationally later this year

Published

March 1, 2023

Luigi Leonardo

How fast is too fast? As the charging wars heats up once again, realme released its fastest-charging smartphone to date. During MWC 2023, the company unveiled the realme GT3 for an international release.

The highlight is, of course, the lightning-quick 240W SuperVOOC charging solution. According to realme, the smartphone can charge from zero to full in just nine-and-a-half minutes. To protect against potential overheating, the system has a vapor chamber liquid cooling system to dissipate heat while charging.

However, the realme GT3 is more than its charging capabilities. The new smartphone can also deliver flagship performance. It sports a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, up to 16GB of RAM, and up to 1TB of internal storage.

At its rear, the smartphone has a triple rear camera combination consisting of a 50-megapixel main camera, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera, and a 2-megapixel macro shooter. Though the camera doesn’t seem much, the phone’s “camera island” looks expansive. That’s because it also has a small windows that takes a peek at what’s behind the rear panel.

Besides offering a glimpse of the Snapdragon chipset, the window also has a small notification light ring. As you might suspect, the ring lights up for notifications. However, it also indicates other things such as battery level and a countdown for the camera.

In front, the realme GT3 has a 6.74-inch 144Hz display and a 16-megapixel selfie shooter. It also has an under-display fingerprint reader.

The realme GT3 will ship between May and June this year. It will retail for US$ 649.

MWC 2023

Xiaomi Wireless AR Glass showcased at MWC 2023

A cutting-edge AR device

Published

March 10, 2023

GadgetMatch

At the MWC 2023, Xiaomi revealed its cutting-edge Wireless AR Glass Discovery Edition, the brand’s first device of its kind.

The Xiaomi AR Glass has a free-form optical module. It comprises a pair of MicroOLED screens, and free-form light-guiding prisms that help users see a clear picture display.

When paired with a Xiaomi 13 or other Snapdragon Spaces ready device, the lightweight glasses connect with low latency, and offer a wide range of possibilities from a retina-level adaptive display which best simulates virtual objects as if they’re just seen by the naked eye.

Gesture Control

The device also features an innovative micro-gesture interaction that enables users to utilize their inner fingers as basic keys for movement operations.

How this is done is the AR Glass detects the second joints of the hand’s middle and index fingers. Thumb-tapping is also used for text input.

In the future, Xiaomi is exploring how to take advantage of sliding and tapping motions to integrate it seamlessly as part of the glasses’ controls.

A more connected experience

Lastly, the AR Glass also supports a variety of large-screen applications, enabled by Mi Share’s app-streaming capability.

TikTok and YouTube, for instance, can optimize the display area usage of the glasses, turning them into a portable large screen which you can take anywhere with you.

Users may also transfer a stream from a television screencast and continue watching it on the glasses. Xiaomi’s integrated spatial audio also makes the listening experience part more immersive.

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Finance

GCash represents Philippines, SEA at MWC 2023

An innovator in the fintech scene

Published

March 10, 2023

GadgetMatch

The Philippines was well-represented at the recent MWC 2023 in Barcelona, Spain, with GCash President and CEO Martha Sazon delivering a keynote speech there.

Sazon’s talk revolved around emphasizing the e-wallet’s innovative and game-changing solutions aimed at financial inclusion, as she even called GCash “a national champion that helps transform a nation”.

The leading financial app in the country now has over 76 million registered users, and is believed to be one of few fintech solutions that are sustainable in the Southeast Asian scene.

As GCash and its parent company Globe Group were not only representing the Philippines but also the entire Southeast Asia at the event, the brand prided itself in being a benchmark for innovative financial services and solutions.

Likewise, the platform’s net promoter score (NPS), a gauge measuring customer experience and predicts business growth, has been at par with globally recognized brands at 83.9%.

This year’s MWC, the second in-person gathering since the pandemic, garnered over 88,500 total attendees.