iPhone SE (2022), Redmi Note 11 Pro+ global version, Redmi K50 flagships available and other new items we missed due to the outbreak of war
On February 24, 2022, the Russian Federation launched on the territory of Ukraine "special military operation" war, the goals of which have already changed several times during this time. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, thousands of people have died and millions of Ukrainians have been forced to flee their homes.
Two months later, Ukrainians are trying to gradually return to normal life, as far as possible in the current conditions. Our site is no exception. Fortunately or unfortunately, the world of smartphones and other equipment did not pause, unlike the lives of Ukrainians, for many of whom 58 days of war is one prolonged February 24, 2022.
In this article, we have collected for you the announcements that took place in March 2022. Of course, we will not list all the new items, but will focus only on the most interesting solutions. And let's start with the company Apple, which held its presentation on March 8. On it, she showed the new iPhone SE in a compact package.
Parameter | iPhone SE (2022) |
Screen | 4.7”, Retina IPS LCD, 750x1334px, 60Hz |
Chip | Apple A15 Bionic, 5 nm |
RAM | 4 GB |
ROM | 64-256 GB |
Main camera | 12 MP, OIS, 4K@60FPS |
Front-camera | 7 MP |
Battery | 2018 mAh |
Wired charging | 20 W |
Wireless charger | 7.5W |
ON | iOS 15.4.1 |
Price | from $429 | from €519 |
Along with the smartphone, Apple has updated the iPad Air. The 2022 version received a proprietary M1 processor.
Parameter | iPad Air (2022) |
Screen | 10.9", Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 1640 x 2360px |
Chip | Apple M1 |
RAM | 8 GB |
ROM | 64 | 256 GB |
Main camera | 12 MP, 4K@60FPS |
Front-camera | 12 MP, 122° |
Battery | 28.6 Wh |
ON | iPadOS 15.4.1 |
Price | from $599 | from €679 |
Now let's move on to Xiaomi, which showed the world a lot of new products in the last month of the first quarter of 2022. One of them - another modification of Redmi Note 11.
Parameter | Redmi Note 11E Pro |
Screen | 6.67", Super AMOLED, FHD+, 120Hz |
Chip | Snapdragon 695 |
RAM | 6-8 GB |
ROM | 128-256 GB |
Main camera | 108 MP + 8 MP (118°) + 2 MP, 1080@30FPS |
Front-camera | 16 MP |
Battery | 5000 mAh |
Wired charging | 67 W |
ON | Android 11 + MIUI 13 |
Price | from $265 |
Also, the Beijing company managed to update and add a new model to last year's Redmi K40 series. – Redmi K40S. In theory, this is a replacement for Redmi K30S, the Chinese analogue of our Xiaomi Mi 10T.
Parameter |
Redmi K40S |
Screen | 6.67", AMOLED, FHD+, 120 Hz, HDR10+ |
Chip | Snapdragon 870, 7nm |
RAM | 6-12 GB |
ROM | 128-256 GB |
Main camera | 48 MP + 8 MP (119°) + 2 MP. OIS, 4K@30FPS |
Front-camera | 20 MP |
Battery | 4500 mAh |
Wired charging | 67 W |
ON | Android 12 + MIUI 13 |
Price | from $285 |
At the end of 2021, Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G in China with 120W charging. Over time, the smartphone debuted in India, and it was only in the spring that the global version came out.
Parameter | Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G (Global Version) |
Screen | 6.67", Super AMOLED, FHD+, 120 Hz |
Chip | Dimensity 920, 6 nm |
RAM | 6-8 GB |
ROM | 128-256 GB |
Main camera | 108 MP + 8 MP (120°) + 2 MP, 4K@30FPS |
Front-camera | 16 MP |
Battery | 4500 mAh |
Wired charging | 120 W |
ON | Android 11 + MIUI 12.5 |
Price | from $369 | from €380 |
The Redmi K50 series has undergone a full update. The regular Redmi K50 with the Pro version was added to the February Gaming Edition. Currently only available in China.
Parameter | Redmi K50 | Redmi K50 Pro |
Screen | 6.67", OLED, WQHD+, 120Hz, HDR10+, Dolby Vision | |
Chip | Dimension 8100 | Dimensity 9000, 4 nm |
RAM | 8-12 GB | |
ROM | 128-256 GB | 128-512 GB |
Main camera | 48 MP + 8 MP (119°) + 2 MP, OIS, 4K@30FPS | 108 MP + 8 MP (119°) + 2 MP, OIS, 4K@30FPS |
Front-camera | 20 MP | |
Battery | 5500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
Wired charging | 67 W | 120 W |
ON | Android 12 + MIUI 13 | |
Price | from $380 | from $470 |
Updated Xiaomi and a series of gaming smartphones Black Shark, releasing three models of the fifth generation at once.
Parameter | Black Shark 5 | Black Shark 5 Pro |
Screen | 6.67”, OLED, FHD+, 144Hz | |
Chip | Snapdragon 870, 7nm | Snapdragon 8 Gen1, 4nm |
RAM | 8-12 GB | 8-16 GB |
ROM | 128-256 GB | 256-512 GB |
Main camera | 64 MP + 13 MP (120°) + 2 MP, 4K@60FPS | 108 MP + 13 MP (120°) + 2 MP, 4K@60FPS |
Front-camera | 16 MP | |
Battery | 4650 mAh | |
Wired charging | 120 W | |
ON | Android 12 + Joy UI 13 | |
Price | from $425 | from $660 |
The third novelty of the gaming brand is a slightly improved version of the Pro version of the previous generation.
Parameter | Black Shark 5 RS |
Screen | 6.67", AMOLED, FHD+, 144Hz |
Chip | Snapdragon 888 | 888+, 5 nm |
RAM | 8 GB | 12 GB |
ROM | 256 GB |
Main camera | 64 MP + 8 MP (120°) + 5 MP, 4K@30FPS |
Front-camera | 20 MP |
Battery | 4500 mAh |
Wired charging | 120 W |
ON | Android 12+ Joy UI 12.8 |
Price | from $520 |
Separately, we note that in mid-March the company introduced international versions of models Xiaomi 12, Xiaomi 12 Pro and Xiaomi 12X, which debuted in China at the end of 2021. Recommended prices for Europe are from €850, from €1,050 and €700 respectively. Recall that in China, the most expensive Xiaomi 12 costs about $900.
Samsung also showed a lot of new models last month, but we will focus on only two smartphones. We are talking about Samsung Galaxy A53 and Galaxy A73. It is expected that they will repeat the success of their predecessors, although the new generation has not been without unpleasant nuances. In particular, the older model was left without a telephoto lens. But IP7 is present.
Parameter | Galaxy A53 | Galaxy A73 |
Screen | 6.5", Super AMOLED, FHD+, 120Hz | 6.7", Super AMOLED Plus, FHD+, 120Hz |
Chip | Exynos 1280, 5nm | Snapdragon 778G, 6nm |
RAM | 4-8 GB | 6-8 GB |
ROM | 128-256 GB | |
Main camera | 64 MP + 12 MP (123°) + 5 MP + 5 MP, OIS, 4K@30FPS | 108 MP + 12 MP (123°) + 5 MP + 5 MP, OIS, 4K@30FPS |
Front-camera | 32 MP | |
Battery | 5000 mAh | |
Wired charging | 25 W | |
ON | Android 12 + One UI 4.1 | |
Price | from €369 | from €449 |
And at the end, a small bonus - new items that were presented in the period from 24 to 28 February. Note that the start of the exhibition fell on the last winter month MWC 2022.
First, nubia has released the Z40 Pro, which uses a 35mm lens in the main camera.
Parameter | nubia Z40 Pro |
Screen | 6.67", AMOLED, HD+, 144 Hz HDR10+ |
Chip | Snapdragon 8 Gen1, 4nm |
RAM | 8-16 GB |
ROM | 128-1024 GB |
Main camera | 64 MP + 8 MP (5x zoom, 125mm) + 50 MP (116°), OIS, 4K@60FPS |
Front-camera | 16 MP |
Battery | 5000 mAh | 4600 mAh |
Wired charging | 80W | 66 W |
Wireless charger | - | 15 W |
ON | Android 12 + MyOS 12 |
Price | from $530 |
Secondly, OPPO introduced the Find X5 and Find X5 Pro flagship smartphones.
Parameter | OPPO Find X5 | OPPO Find X5 Pro |
Screen | 6.55", AMOLED, FHD+, 120Hz, HDR10+ | 6.7”, LTPO2 AMOLED, WQHD+, 120 Hz, BT.2020 |
Chip | Snapdragon 888, 5nm | Snapdragon 8 Gen1, 4nm | Dimensity 9000, 4 nm |
RAM | 8-12 GB | |
ROM | 128-256 GB | 256-512 GB |
Main camera | 50 MP + 13 MP (2x zoom, 52mm) + 50 MP (110°), OIS, 4K@60FPS | |
Front-camera | 32 MP | |
Battery | 4800 mAh | 5000 mAh |
Wired charging | 80 W | |
Wireless charger | 30 W | 50 W |
ON | Android 12 + ColorOS 12.1 | |
Price | from €999 | from €1 299 |
Thirdly, Honor presented the flagship solutions Magic 4 and Magic 4 Pro in Europe.
Parameter | Honor Magic 4 | Honor Magic 4 Pro |
Screen | 6.81”, LTPO OLED, 120Hz, HDR10+ | |
Chip | Snapdragon 8 Gen1, 4nm | |
RAM | 8-12 GB | |
ROM | 128-512 GB | 256-512 GB |
Main camera | 50 MP + 50 MP (122°) + 8 MP (5x zoom), OIS, 4K@60FPS | 50 MP + 50 MP (122°) + 64 MP (3.5x zoom, 90mm) + 3D ToF, OIS, 4K@60FPS |
Front-camera | 12 MP | 12 MP + 3D ToF |
Battery | 4800 mAh | 4600 mAh |
Wired charging | 66 W | 100 W |
Wireless charger | - | 100 W |
ON | Android 12 + Magic UI 6 | |
Price | from €899 | from €1 099 |