Honors

Another week down, this one culminating in some Black Friday madness, so let's recap. Vivo unveiled the X90 series, starting with China. The vivo X90 Pro+, X90 Pro, and X90 share a lot of similarities but also some differences - the flagship X90 Pro+ has a 50.3MP 1.0-inch type main camera, a 64MP 90mm 3.5x zoom, a 50mm 2x zoom, and a 48MP ultrawide, as well as a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. The X90 Pro shares the 1.0-inch type main camera and 2x tele but lacks the 90mm zoom, and has a 12MP ultrawide. Both the X90 Pro and…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7dDveUTdJw Welcome to our Black Friday safe space: you won’t find any deals discussion here this week. Instead, we’re focussed on a trio of major launches from Vivo, Honor, and Oppo. First up, Vivo unveiled its X90 series, including the debuts of both the MediaTek Dimensity 9200 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 – a dual debut we’ve not seen happen before. Beyond the chips the big upgrades are to the camera, with the top Pro+ model using the same 1in IMX989 camera sensor we saw on the…

Foldable smartphones are already exciting. The dual-purpose devices give you both a small and a large screen all in one handy package, and it’s down to you whether you want that unfolded screen to be tablet-like, or smartphone-like. Samsung has control of the market at the moment, but challengers are beginning to emerge — and the latest is Honor with the Honor Magic Vs. It’s going to be released globally next year, and this is why you should pay attention. Meet the Honor Magic Vs Andy Boxall/Digital Trends The Honor…

Honor’s second foldable, and the first destined for the west, has been unveiled today in China as the Honor Magic VS 5G. The VS is a follow-up to the Magic V, but you’ll spend a while playing spot the difference between the two handset’s spec sheets. This new model keeps the same measurements, display resolutions and connectivity options, but gets Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 paired with a bigger 5,000mAh battery. Instead, the biggest difference is the focus on reliability, with Honor talking up its new gear-free hinge,…

The Governors Awards seals it — awards season is officially back to its pre-pandemic level of glamour and frenzy. Martinique-born filmmaker Euzhan Palcy, American songwriter Diane Warren and Australian director Peter Weir were on hand to receive their honorary Oscars and Michael J. Fox to receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Academy’s event Saturday night at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Century City. Oscar contenders including Jennifer Lawrence, Florence Pugh, Angela Bassett, Eddie…

Honor promised a new flagship launch on November 23 and today we can confirm it is a foldable with the name Honor Magic Vs. The launch will take place at 2:30 PM local time, which is 06:30 AM GMT. The device should go global at a later stage, the President of Honor EU confirmed earlier. We got our hands on an official teaser, revealing the new foldable will bring minor changes such as the sides now being flat instead of slightly rounded. The image does not reveal the camera design on the back but we can see a single…

Honor confirmed its next flagship smartphone will launch on November 23 at a special launch event in China from 2:30 PM local time (6:30 UTC). The phone in question could be the Honor Magic5 which is expected to debut the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset that's set to debut at next week’s annual Snapdragon Summit. Based on rumors, Magic5 should bring a 6.8-inch display with PWM dimming, a 50MP main camera with AI ISP running, 100W wired and 50W wireless charging. The phone will also be IP-68 rated and we can…

Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun and Natasha Lyonne were honored Wednesday night at the Ghetto Film School’s annual fall benefit in Los Angeles. The event honored the three actors for their dedication to the program and their overall contributions to the entertainment industry. It raised funds to help GFS continue its work identifying, teaching and championing the next generation of storytellers. “I’m so grateful for the acknowledgment tonight, mainly because everything that Ghetto Film School stands…

Screenshot: Marvel StudiosDirector Ryan Coogler and his Black Panther ensemble pay tribute to Chadwick Boseman’s memory in a new behind the scenes look at Wakanda Forever. The Marvel Studios sequel pressed on after the untimely death of the beloved actor, who so memorably portrayed King T’Challa onscreen.Gathered in the featurette below are director Ryan Coogler, Angela Bassett (Queen Ramonda), Letitia Wright (Shuri), Lupita Nyong’o (Nakia), Winston Duke (M’Baku), Danai Gurira (Okoye), and Tenoch Huerta (Namor).Marvel…

Credit: Apple TV Actor Will Smith may have stunted his career with the televised assault we all know about, but his upcoming film could be a turn of fortune. Recently, audiences got a look at Emancipation, and, while it has promise, those who vote for the Academy Awards are not so sure. A new article from The Hollywood Reporter published today surveys dozens of Oscar voters about the upcoming film and Smith’s prospects for another award so soon after slapping Chris Rock. Some say they want more time to go by…