reader Posted February 24 Posted February 24 In a reversal of form, legendary high-end Apple has introduced a new, cheaper phone while Oppo—long the home of the low cost mobile—is marketing a pricey folding model to compete with Samsung and Huawei models.. From The Verge iPhone 16E: all the news on Apple’s new $599 phone Apple has announced an update to the iPhone SE, but this time around, it’s called the iPhone 16E. As the rumors predicted, Apple’s new budget iPhone model has an updated design with a Face ID-enabled notch, replacing the old model that had a home button and Touch ID interface. Another new element is that this is the first iPhone with an Apple-designed 5G modem inside, the new C1, which Apple says is “the most power-efficient modem ever on an iPhone.” https://www.theverge.com/news/615399/apple-iphone-16e-event-specs-price-release-date-se ====== From MSN Chinese smartphone firm Oppo launches slim $1,870 folding phone Chinese smartphone firm Oppo has unveiled its new flagship folding phone Thursday, touting a slimmer body and artificial intelligence-focused features in a bid to compete with high-end foldable devices from the likes of Samsung and Huawei. The company's Find N5 phone that can fold in half, will retail at a starting price of 2,499 Singapore dollars ($1,867.70). When it's folded shut, the Find N5 looks like a normal bar-shaped phone with a 6.62-inch display. The device can then be folded outward to show a larger, 8.12-inch tablet. Most notably, the phone has an ultra-thin design. When closed, it measures 8.93 millimeters thick, while when opened out in tablet form, the Find N5 has a depth of 4.21 millimeters. That's slimmer than Samsung's Galaxy Fold 6, which the South Korean tech giant released last year. https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/tech-companies/chinese-smartphone-firm-oppo-launches-slim-1-870-folding-phone-to-rival-samsung-huawei/ar-AA1zr6E3 Quote
