To provide you with more news in a single post, we are starting the TechTaalk shorts series today. Instead of writing a separate post or article for small news, we will collect such news and put it in our TechTaalks shorts series. This is TechTaalk Shorts #1 and the next ones will be #2, #3, etc. We hope you will appreciate this step from Team TechTaalk and like our efforts.
TechTaalk Shorts
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1. Oppo Pad
The OPPO Pad is rumored to be OPPO’s first tablet. The OnePlus Pad has also been leaked. BBK is putting it all out in the tablet market. Only Samsung and Xiaomi offer Android tablets. BBK appears determined to end its monopoly. OPPO Pad specifications have been leaked via Twitter by Tokyo OPPO Shrimp.
Expected Specifications Oppo Pad
- Snapdragon 870
- LPDDR4X RAM
- UFS 3.1 storage
- 11-inch LCD panel 2560×1600
- Battery 8080 mAh
- 33W fast wired charging
- It will have a single camera on the front as well as the back
- front camera 8MP
- back camera 13MP
- impressive speaker system quad-speaker setup
- Linear vibration system for tactile and tight haptic feedback
- stylus support (O-Pen)
2. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 and 5 Pro Appeared on TENNA
Xiaomi Black Shark, a gaming smartphone range. Black Shark 4 was a killer phone last year. Now, Xiaomi Black Shark 5 models have been leaked on TENNA. Gaming smartphones are usually launched by Xiaomi in March. China’s TENAA authority has approved both models before launch. All specifications have been revealed in the TENAA listing. There are no images of the smartphones on the Chinese certification site yet.
Expected Specifications Black Shark 5
- PAR-A0 is the Black Shark 5
- Dimensions 163.83 x 76.25 x 10.37mm
- Weigh 223 grams
- Display 6.67-inch AMOLED
- 120Hz display HDR
- Full HD+ resolution
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
- 64MP triple camera unit
- 13MP front camera
- 8 GB / 12 GB of RAM and 128 GB / 256 GB of storage options
- 4,650mAh rated battery
- 120W fast charging
- Gaming phone
Expected Specifications Black Shark 5 Pro
- KTUS-A0 is the Black Shark 5 Pro
- Dimensions 163.86 x 76.53 x 9.8mm
- Weigh 226 grams
- Display 6.67″ AMOLED FHD+
- 120Hz display HDR
- Full HD+ resolution
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC
- 3.0Ghz
- Camras are not yet confirmed – must be same as Black Shark 5
- 8 GB / 12 GB / 16 GB of RAM and 256 GB / 512 GB of storage options
- 4,650mAh battery
- 120W fast charging
3. Steam Deck Appeared On GeekBench
What is Valve Steam Deck?
Steam Deck is Steam’s first handheld console. The Steam library can be played on the go. This is an excellent product with lots of potential. People have even compared it to PCs, saying that it might be a better alternative.
Steam Deck Specifications
- AMD 0405 processor
- chipset has 4 cores and 8 threads
- frequency of 2.8GHz
- maximum frequency of 3.5GHz
- AMD’s Van Gogh APU
- APU has 8 Core RDNA2 GPU
- APU’s frequency of 1.0 GHz to 1.6 GHz
- performance of 1.6TFops
- 4MB L3 cache
- CPU on Zen2 architectur
- LPDDR5 memory 16GB
- 64GB eMMC and 256GB, 512GB NVMe SSD
- TDP of the entire SoC ranges from 4W to 15W
GeekBench Scores
Single Core Score
Steam Deck scored 830 points for single-core performance.
Multi Core Score
Steam Deck scored 3666 points for a multi-core performance.
It may seem like a lower score than some of the newer laptops. However, we need to keep in mind that it’s a handheld, so many other factors come into play.
4. Google Pixel Fold
Following the successful Pixel 6 launch, Google is poised to launch a foldable. Google’s folding device named Pixel Fold is rumored to be launched in 2021. However, a global chip shortage may delay it. People searching for a Foldable would have appreciated a Foldable from Google. According to Ross Young, Google will start producing foldable panels in Q3 2022. According to him, the alleged Pixel Fold will launch in the last quarter of 2022. Google’s Foldable is almost as exciting as Apple’s USB Type C iPhone.
5. Oppo Find X5 Series Appeared On TENNA
Oppo has reportedly listed its Find X5 series on TENNA. Oppo Find X5 and Oppo Find X5 Pro are part of the series. Find X5 series leaked on TENNA with full specs.
Expected Specifications Oppo Find X5
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+
- 6.5″ FHD+ AMOLED Display
- 8 GB / 12 GB of RAM and 128 GB / 256 GB
- 4800mAh battery split into two 2340mAh cells
- 80W fast wired charging
- 50W fast wireless charging
- triple camera system on the back
- 50MP + 50MP + 13MP setup
- On the front 32MP camera
- 160.3 x 72.6 x 8.7mm dimensions
- weighs 196 grams
- Launch Date: 24th of Feb and will go global on 28
Expected Specifications Oppo Find X5 Pro
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
- 6.7″ AMOLED display a Quad HD+
- 8 GB / 12 GB / 16 GB of RAM and 128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB
- resolution of 3216 x 1440 pixels
- 5000mAh battery split into two 2440mAh cells
- 80W fast wired charging
- 50W fast wireless charging
- triple camera setup 50MP + 50MP + 13MP
- front camera is a 32MP
- 163.7 x 73.9 x 8.5mm dimensions
- weighs 218 grams
- Launch Date: 24th of Feb and will go global on 28
6. Motorola 194MP Camera Smartphone
Motorola is said to be working on a smartphone with a 194MP camera. There are leaks of the upcoming smartphone, but it hasn’t been officially announced. The Motorola 194MP Camera Smartphone has leaked images and specifications today.
We’re getting some spicy leaks and HD images today from Evan Blass. Let’s see what Motorola is planning.
Expected Specifications
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 plus SoC
- TSMC’s 4nm process
- 16GB ram, and up to 512GB
- 6.67″ FHD+ display
- 4500mAh battery
- 125W wired fast charging
- 50W wireless charging.
- primary 194MP
- sensor measuring at 1/1.5″ OIS optical stabilization
- 144Hz refresh rate
- punch hole in the centre
- 50MP wide-angle and a 12MP telephoto lens
Final Words
In TechTaalk shorts, we have decided to provide you with this kind of information. When gathering information, we should keep it short and concise and not write long articles without any real point or substance. We hope you will find this type of information interesting and useful. The news will not take too much of your time but it will provide you with more valuable information. This is just our first series, and we hope to add more value next time. If you have any suggestions to improve this series, please let us know below in the comments section.
