Realme 10 5G with Dimensity 700 SoC launched: Heres what you need to know

After numerous rumours and teasers, the Realme 10 5G has officially launched in China although the company chose to unveil the new phone rather quietly. There was no launch event of any kind for the unveiling of this new budget 5G phone, possibly since the launch event for the Realme 10 Pro series is just days away. The Realme 10 Pro 5G and Realme 10 Pro+ 5G are set to launch on November 17 in China. The 4G variant of the Realme 10 launched in global markets recently too. The smartphone is available for purchase on Realme’s official Chinese website as well.

Realme 10 5G price and availability

The Realme 10 5G is priced at CNY 1,299 (roughly ₹14,700) for the base 8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage model. There’s also a 256 GB storage model available for CNY 1,599 (roughly ₹18,000). 

The device is available in two colourways – Rijin Doujin (Gold) and Stone Crystal Black. There is no word yet about the launch of the Realme 10 5G in India or the global market. However, if we were to guess, we would say chances are very high that this phone will launch in India due to its budget-friendly price tag. 

Realme 10 5G specifications

The Realme 10 5G flaunts a sizeable 6.6-inch Full HD+ screen with 90 Hz refresh rate and a touch sampling rate of 180 Hz and a 1500:1 contrast ratio. The display comes topped with a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 5 for protection from drops.

Powering the phone is the MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC – a pretty powerful 7 nm budget SoC that we’ve tested a few times in the past. This is a quad-core processor with two cores running at 2.2 GHz and six cores running at 2GHz. The phone runs Android 12 with Realme UI 3.0 on top. It packs 8 GB of LPDDR4X RAM and up to 6 GB of virtual memory or virtual RAM. You get up to 256 GB UFS 2.2 internal storage. The phone is 5G ready and is dual SIM.

As for optics, the smartphone features a 50 MP primary shooter with an aperture of f/1.8. This is paired with a 2 MP macro shooter and a depth lens. For selfies, you get a 8 MP shooter. The phone also has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. 

It houses a 5,000 mAh battery and has support for 33 W wired fast charging. The company claims the phone can power up from 0 to 50 per cent in just 30 minutes. The phone weighs 191 g and has a thickness of 8.1 mm. As for connectivity, you’ve got 5G, Wi-Fi IEEE802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth v5.2, GPS, 3.5 mm audio jack and USB Type-C port.

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On World Pneumonia Day, new technologies are helping save lives

Today is World Pneumonia Day, throwing light on a respiratory condition that’s threatening to get more acute in a world with the increasing pollution, among other things.

In medical terms, pneumonia is a form of respiratory ailment, an infection caused in the air sacs of the lungs due to various reasons. The World Health Organization blames pneumonia as the number one cause of infectious deaths in children worldwide.

According to reports, just in 2019 alone, pneumonia claimed the lives of 2.5 million, including 672,000 children. That was before the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic kicked in, which further worsened the global respiratory health situation as we all know. As a result, the estimated number of deaths from respiratory infections like pneumonia, including COVID-19, was 6 million in 2021.

Suffice to say that pneumonia is one of the most challenging respiratory conditions that humanity needs to find a way to eliminate. How is technology helping clinicians and medical researchers help reduce pneumonia-related deaths in the world?

Pneumoscope - an intelligent stethoscope

Back in November 2020, Swiss-made Pneumoscope debuted at the Geneva Health Forum – it’s an intelligent stethoscope that can diagnose pneumonia in as little as seven minutes. This pneumonia-hunting smart stethoscope is aimed at medical practitioners in low-and-middle-income countries, according to researchers.

The current Pneumoscope prototype can diagnose in just seven minutes common forms of pneumonia, one of the leading causes of death for children under the age of five, and we hope to see such new technological advancements help in the early diagnosis of pneumonia to reduce fatalities in the long term.

Sound-based AI diagnosis of pneumonia

Imagine a device running an AI algorithm trained on identifying the subtle acoustic differences of breathing through a pneumonia-infected lung versus a normal lung, for the immediate identification of pneumonia and saving lives. 

That’s exactly what the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health study or PERCH, a project funded by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is currently developing across seven countries throughout Africa and Asia.  

Using digital stethoscopes to record chest sounds from children hospitalized with life-threatening pneumonia, audio signals are uploaded online and studied by co-investigators at The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health International Vaccine Access Center and the Johns Hopkins University Engineering Department. They’re in turn helping build AI algorithms that can interpret these sounds and therefore accurately diagnose childhood respiratory illness. 

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MediaTek Pentonic 1000 chipset for 4K TVs with support for four HDMI 21 ports announced

MediaTek has announced its new Pentonic 1000 chipset for 4K TVs that supports a 120Hz refresh rate with HDR content, up to 144Hz for gaming, VVC decoding, and Dolby Vision IQ with Precision Detail. 

This TV SoC from MediaTek also adds support for up to four HDMI 2.1 ports (up from two), which should bring TVs from brands like Sony, TCL, Panasonic, etc who depend on MediaTek chips at par with Samsung and LG TVs in terms of HDMI connectivity. The Pentonic 1000 also has a dedicated AI processing unit (APU) for upscaling and HDR enhancement.

“We designed the MediaTek Pentonic 1000 specifically to accommodate today’s smart TV trends, including 4K streaming, cloud gaming, video conferencing and watch parties,” said Alex Chen, General Manager of the TV Business Unit at MediaTek. “With support for 4K HDR content, 120Hz frame rates, MEMC, AI enhancements, Wi-Fi 6/6E connectivity and cutting-edge codecs like VVC, Pentonic 1000 will deliver the ultimate 4K viewing experience.”

Also Check: Sony X75K 55-inch 4K LCD Smart TV Review

MediaTek Pentonic 1000 key specifications

CPU: 4x Cortex-A73; Max frequency - 2 GHz GPU: Arm Mali-G57 MC2; Max frequency - 800 MHz Memory: 64-bit LPDDR4/4X @ 4266Mbps Display: 3840 x 2160 (4K) @ 120Hz / 144Hz VRR MEMC: 3840 x 2160 (4K) @ 120Hz HDR standards: Dolby Vision IQ, HDR10/10+, HLG, JHDR Video: VVC (H.266), HEVC (H.265), AV1, AVS3 Audio: Dolby Atmos (2.6), DTS Master HD, DTS Virtual X, MPEG-H Audio Connectivity: 4x HDMI 2.1 with ALLM, USB 3.2 Gen-1 (5Gbps) x2, Wi-Fi 6/ 6E  MediaTek Pentonic Chipsets 

MediaTek also has Pentonic 2000 for 8K 120Hz TVs that is based on a 7nm process and integrates Wi-Fi 6E. There is also a Pentonic 700 with 4K 144Hz support for “mainstream 4K TVs”. So, the Pentonic 1000 currently sits in the middle of the stack.

All MediaTek Pentonic series chips support Dolby Vision IQ with Precision Detail and the next-gen VVC (h.266) decoding. TV manufacturers also have the option to pair companion MediaTek Filogic chips to add Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 support to the Pantonic 700 based on the market economics.

TVs with MediaTek Pentonic series chips

TVs with MediaTek Pentonic 1000 chipset will be available starting from the first quarter of 2023. We expect many of the popular brands like Sony, Phillips, Panasonic, and TCL to announce 4K TVs with MediaTek Pentonic chipset early next year at CES 2023. 

MediaTek SoCs are very popular in IoT devices. Apart from TVs, MediaTek Pentonic chipsets could also be used in several popular media streaming dongles like Fire TV stick or Realme TV stick.

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LG shows off the future of display technology with high-definition stretchable screens

It looks like we’re close to the future than we initially thought. With the world moving towards more powerful smartphones and other devices, display tech is the next to receive a big upgrade. Sure, we’ve got foldable phones and such but truly stretchable screens? Well, LG Display is set to answer that question. The company just announced its prototype 12-inch stretchable screen in Seoul on November 8. The display is essentially built using free-form technology that enables it to be extended, folded, and twisted without distortion or damage. The display is based on a highly resilient film-type substrate made of special silicon used in contact lenses. The freaky thing about it is that it can be stretched from a 12-inch screen to a 14-inch one. 

LG Display announces stretchable display 

The Stretchable display uses a micro-LED light source with a pixel pitch of less than 40μm, securing a high level of durability to withstand significant external impact. Unlike the conventional linear wired system, the Stretchable display’s flexible S-form spring wired system’s optimal structure can endure repetitive changes to its form, giving it its unique stretching properties. The applications of this kind of tech are limitless. These screens can be layered on clothing, furniture etc; Basically, anything that can have a display slapped on it. 

Soo-young Yoon, Executive Vice President and CTO at LG Display stated, “We will successfully complete this project to enhance the competitiveness of Korean display technology while continuing to lead the industry’s paradigm shift.”. 

There have been a number of companies that have tried their hand at stretchable displays but this does seem like the right step forward for display tech. Think of it as volume one of a product that will be refined as time goes on. 

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Battlefield 2042 Coming to EA Play, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate in Time for Season 3

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Hogwarts Legacy Gameplay Trailer: Avalanche Software to Reveal Showcase Tonight at 11:25pm IST

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PS5 India November 11 Restock: How to Pre-Order PlayStation 5, PS5 Digital Edition Horizon Forbidden West Bundles

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