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Let’s talk about the zoom. At 10x and 3x optical zoom levels, the results are often staggering. There’s masses of detail in the photos, unmarred by aggressive software enhancements, resulting in crisp, sharp, colorful, and well-balanced pictures you’ll be happy to share. It does have some problems, though. Put it against the Huawei P40 Pro — which gave us a highly capable 10x hybrid zoom in May 2020 — and you’ll find that the Huawei can capture far more realistic colors — and often even more detail in the process. However, the S21 Ultra doesn’t underexpose like the Huawei, making it the more consistently usable camera at this zoom level. … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra review: 2021’s true S Series phone, and the best yet

Design, display, and durability The Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus (like the other two S21 models) is arguably the best-looking phone Samsung has ever released. Flaunting an edge-to-edge screen with a punch-hole selfie camera at the top, it also incorporates even narrower bezels, meaning that its front is pretty much all display. To top this off, it also includes a redesigned camera bump, the side of which merges seamlessly into its frame. It looks stunning, and while the OnePlus 8 Pro is certainly no pig, it falls just a little short, even if it’s a touch lighter to hold. … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus vs. OnePlus 8 Pro

The increase in port variety means an apparent return for a much-loved MacBook feature that was first ditched with the 12-inch MacBook in 2015: MagSafe. This handy tech magnetically attaches the charging cable to your Mac, meaning it quickly snaps loose if the cable gets yanked, preventing your expensive laptop from falling to the ground and smashing. According to industry rumors, Apple is going to reintroduce MagSafe in the 2021 MacBook Pro and have it work using a pill-shaped port much like its old incarnation. Given how popular MagSafe was — and how much we have missed it since it was ditched — this is a welcome change of heart from Apple. … [Read more...] about MacBook Pro 2021: Everything you need to know about Apple’s laptop redesign

The only way the S21 shows its age is in difficult lighting conditions. When the lights go down, the zoom camera becomes useless — the phone quickly switches to a digital zoom on the main camera instead. The ultrawide hangs on a bit longer, but the quality also falls off when light is low. When night mode comes on, you get solid, but not spectacular, main camera shots. S21 low-light shots are defined by blotchy, overprocessed grain and soft lines, with regular over-brightening of the sky in landscape shots. Oftentimes the subject of your shot will look good, but the darker parts of the image will be completely washed out. This is a full step down from what the Google Pixel 5, iPhone 12, and Galaxy S21 Ultra can do in low light. … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy S21 review: Right recipe, wrong ingredients

In this case, the eventual goal may consist of launching an AR headset or pair of glasses in the next few years, with the VR headset serving to drive up interest in the subject among Apple users. An AR headset makes sense given Apple’s expertise in spatial audio, aptly demonstrated in its AirPods Pro headphones, and its existing AR knowledge in both software and hardware (such as the iPhone 12 Pro’s lidar scanner). Watch this space. … [Read more...] about Apple VR headset in the works, AR glasses coming later