Winners and losers of the week: Honor gains independence, OnePlus loses it

We have nearly made it via the primary half of 2021. Time is actually racing, Apple’s WWDC was already one other week in the past. Occasions like this nonetheless have an effect, after all, and you’ve got observed that on NextPit as effectively. We desperately wanted to speak once more about what replace benefits iOS has over Android. Plus we have talked rather a lot about watchOS 8 and the Breathe (slash mindfulness) app for Apple’s Watch. The Apple Watch Sequence 8 can be anticipated to get main new well being options.

Information from Google, Microsoft and Samsung

However different large names within the tech world additionally made information this week. Microsoft, for one: the Redmond-based firm is about to disclose information about Home windows subsequent week, however already leaked pictures this week that ought to give us a primary glimpse of Home windows 11.

Google, in the meantime, has unveiled new software program options for Android in a little bit of a sweep, that are already slowly being rolled out to customers. As for the {hardware} from Google, there was additionally a information, albeit an unofficial one: Based on this information, Samsung is supposedly producing the 7.6 inch panels for Google’s first Pixel Foldable.

Talking of Samsung: Rumors are additionally piling up in regards to the Galaxy S22 – this week, information made the rounds that the Koreans may very well be reverting again to plastic polycarbonate for subsequent 12 months’s flagships. I am positive that for a few of our readers, this may be the rationale sufficient to appoint Samsung as the loser of the week, as soon as confirmed.

After I personally have the sensation that the video games spectacle E3 went down a bit within the media this 12 months and there have been a number of disappointments to digest, there may be nonetheless one thing optimistic for my gaming coronary heart to report: Diablo II: Resurrected will launch on September 23. It is popping out for PC and naturally varied console platforms, and sure: I’ve to confess I am up for some traditional action-adventure carnage!

Talking of carnage, let’s transfer on to this week’s winners and losers as chosen by the NextPit editorial group: The crown goes to Honor, leaving OnePlus as the loser.

Winner of the week: Honor with Google comeback

In China, Honor has already launched a smartphone earlier this 12 months since its cut up from Huawei: the Honor View 40. Now the Chinese language firm has introduced the Honor 50, which may also make it to numerous markets exterior of China (for instance UK, South Africa and the EU amongst many others, however apparently to not the US).

After all, asserting a brand new smartphone doesn’t instantly make a producer the winner of the week. However on this case, issues are totally different. The Google Providers, as soon as denied to the Huawei subsidary, are again to Honor smartphones!

So there are usually not solely two attention-grabbing new smartphones with the Honor 50 and the Honor 50 Professional, but in addition an excellent comeback by way of software program: That is what winners appear to be!

Loser: A dependent OnePlus

This now brings us to the draw back of the article, the loser facet. OnePlus, please step ahead! No, the lately unveiled OnePlus Nord CE, which is at present being put via its paces by the beautiful Camila, will not be why we’re calling OnePlus a loser. Nor does the quite unexciting Nord N200 supply any cause to take action.

No, the rationale for our displeasure is the announcement by OnePlus to tie itself a lot nearer to Oppo sooner or later – nearer than it already is. In any case, CEO Pete Lau let it slip that the model title shall be retained and simply sooner or later later, OnePlus additionally acknowledged that nothing would change about OxygenOS in the interim.

However we have already seen Oppo fashions being rebranded and provided to us as OnePlus smartphones. And we do know that each firms will attempt for synergies. So it is secure to assume that eventually, the software program shall be affected. Let’s wait and see if and which ColorOS components shall be discovered on OnePlus smartphones within the close to future. In any case, we’re a bit of disillusioned that OnePlus is slowly sacrificing its freedom.

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We’re not disillusioned in any respect together with your help, although. So thanks from the entire NextPit editorial group to all of you for studying, commenting, sharing and customarily having fun with the dialogue. I want you all a wonderful begin into the brand new week and I am positive we’ll see you all right here once more.