Oneplus 7T Pro

Oneplus introduced the 7T Pro after the 7T: The Pro model comes with the same main camera, but the front camera is housed in an extendable module. The battery should be very fast to charge, in general, Oneplus has minimized the differences to the cheaper model.

The Chinese manufacturer Oneplus has presented its new smartphone Oneplus 7T Pro. This is the somewhat better equipped version of the Oneplus 7T already presented two weeks ago.

Unlike the Oneplus 7 and Oneplus 7 Pro, however, the differences between the two new models are less pronounced. The Oneplus 7T Pro has a slightly larger and higher resolution screen, a higher rated battery, and a retractable front camera. For example, with SoC and the main camera, the Pro model does not differ from the Oneplus 7T.

The Oneplus 7T Pro has a 6.67-inch AMOLED screen with a resolution of 3,120 x 1,440 pixels. Unlike the Oneplus 7T, the display is slightly curved at the edges. The Pro model also supports a frame rate of 90 Hz, which should lead to smooth scrolling. Technically, the screen is that of the Oneplus 7 Pro.

The front camera installed again in extendable module
As there, there is no visible camera on the front of the new model: This is again housed in an extendable module and has 16 megapixels. The main camera consists of three lenses and corresponds to the Oneplus 7T, which in turn has taken over the camera of the Oneplus 7 Pro. The Oneplus 7T Pro also features the new night recording mode as well as a macro mode that allows users to approach objects up to 2.5 cm.

The Oneplus 7T Pro will be available with 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of UFS 3.0 memory for 760 euros from 17 October 2019. This is 50 euros more expensive than its predecessor. Besides, there will be a McLaren edition again, which has a different color of the housing over 12 GB of RAM. This model costs 860 euros and will be on 5 November 2019 in the trade.

Pixel 4 Unlocks Even With Your Eyes Closed!

Google's new Pixel 4 models no longer have a fingerprint sensor, just a face unlock. This is based on infrared waves, which is supposedly safe - but the user's eyes do not have to be open, which is a problem.


The face unlocking of the new Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL will work even when the user's eyes are closed. If we hold the smartphone in front of the registered user's face, it will be unlocked even if it has closed its eyes.

A reporter from the BBC had discovered the negligence, Google now points to his help pages also on it. What does not sound like a big problem at first can pose a realistic security risk in certain situations.

Unannounced unlocking is easily possible
Namely, Pixel 4 and the Pixel 4 XL can also be unlocked by a stranger when the owner sleeps, for example. A situation in which this can happen is easy to imagine: A nap on the train is already a security risk if the smartphone is easily accessible.

Google itself has now confirmed the problem on its Help page for the face unlocking of the new Pixel smartphones. In the safety instructions, the manufacturer states that the devices can be unlocked even when they are simply held in front of the user's face, even when the eyes are closed.

For Apple's iPhones with similar technology, unlocking with closed eyes is not possible by default. The built-in cameras detect when eyes are open, whereupon the smartphone is unlocked. Users can turn off this option, but it is enabled at delivery.

With the new pixel models, users can only turn off the face unlock completely as a countermeasure. Alternatively, a password can be used as a security measure; a fingerprint sensor, the devices are no longer.

There Is No Future Without Fiber!

At a fixed-line forum, Huawei explains that 5G has no basis without fiber. Fiber is the best, maybe the only choice.

The outfitter Huawei has made a clear statement for fiber. Steven Wu, Vice President of Huawei's Carrier Business Group, said at the Broadband World Forum in Amsterdam on October 16, 2019, "Everyone is talking about 5G, and a well-designed fiber-optic network is a foundation for 5G's home broadband service and low latency Fiber is the best, maybe the only choice. "


In the past, Huawei had not been so clear about fiber. The equipment supplier also provides Vectoring, G.fast or Docsis 3.1 hardware and software.

Wu limited, however, that fiber could also Fiber To Curb (FTTC), so merely Vectoring means, but almost exclusively concrete examples of FTTH (Fiber To The Home) from France, China, and the Philippines.

In France, the government wants 9 million households to subsidize the fiber-optic expansion to 50 percent and more. For the government provided 3.3 billion euros.

In China, the motto of network operator China Mobile is "No Fiber, No Future," said Wu. Here Huawei has supported the network operator in a synergy strategy in network expansion. "China Mobile now has 117 million home broadband customers," Wu said.

In the Philippines, Huawei is outfitter to competing network operator Globe Telecom and Smart Communications in the introduction of 5G technology. Here is "an optical network" the basis for the expansion.

Disclosure: Golem.de has participated in the Broadband World Forum in Amsterdam at the invitation of AVM. The travel expenses were taken over by AVM. Our reporting is unaffected and remains, as usual, neutral and critical. The article is, like all others on our portal, written independently and is not subject to any third party.

Galaxy Fold Survives Less Folding Than It Claims!!

According to Samsung, the hinge of the Galaxy Fold is expected to survive 200,000 folding operations.

According to Samsung, the Galaxy Fold should open and close at least 200,000 times. CNET has checked this with its own test setup - after more than 120,000 folding operations were over. Even that should be sufficient even with frequent use for a few years.

The US technology magazine CNET has carried out its own folding test with Samsung's Galaxy Fold. The foldable smartphone was opened and closed with the help of a machine. The number of folding operations specified by Samsung could not reach CNET.

Instead of the widespread of Samsung 200,000 held the Galaxy Fold in the CNET test only 120,169 folds. After the smartphone was opened and closed 119,380 times, half of the screen did not work anymore.

The difference to the number announced by Samsung could also be in the experimental setup of CNET: unlike Samsung, the Galaxy Fold opened and closed very quickly - probably not to let the test proliferate in time. At the end of the test, CNET reports that the joint is not working so well.

The display should still hold long

In everyday use also 120,000 rough folding operations are likely to be sufficient for multi-year use. If a user opens and closes the smartphone 100 times a day, that would be 36,500 folding operations a year. The Galaxy Fold can be used for over three years before it breaks.

Since the Galaxy Fold is probably less open on some days, the device is likely to last even longer in terms of the display. Samsung even offers a one-time display exchange for a discounted US $ 150.