The Verge

MAY 2, 2021

Just from seeing that name, some readers can probably predict exactly what this device is going to be: a lightweight, mediocre performer with excellent battery life. USB-C, USB-A, audio jack on the left. Gen 1 Type-A, and a 3.5mm combination audio jack. My one disappointment was audio. It’s portable at 2.65

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The Verge

JUNE 24, 2020

What most buyers want in the best Chromebook are likely the same things they want in any laptop: a good keyboard, solid build quality, long battery life, a nice screen, and enough power to do the things you want. But the most impressive feature is battery life; I got close to 11.5 Battery life is also impressive.

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The Verge

JANUARY 5, 2021

It has a big screen with a high refresh rate, a tall aspect ratio that might make it easier for people with smaller hands to use, and OnePlus’ light-touch take on Android. Somewhat unusually, the N10 5G offers a very tall 20:9 aspect ratio on its screen. Dual speakers provide stereo sound for videos, but audio quality isn’t great.

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The Verge

JULY 17, 2020

The 16:10 aspect ratio gives you an extra bit of vertical space, in addition to space on the sides. percent screen-to-body ratio, which Dell says is higher than any competitors. They produce impressive audio that’s close to that of a decent external speaker. I never once had to zoom out to see a full webpage. It has a 93.7

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The Verge

APRIL 1, 2021

MSI says the new aspect ratio will provide 10 percent more visible screen space than a similarly sized 16:9 screen. These include a “noise-reduction” camera (with a physical shutter as well as a keyboard kill switch), and audio noise cancellation. The big news is that the new Flips come with 16:10 displays. Image: MSI.

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The Verge

APRIL 5, 2021

The 2011 Nitro HD , for example, was its first splashy flagship device in a long time, but it was saddled with outdated, clunky software and poor battery life. The 2012 Nexus 4 was built around the guts of the Optimus G, and it had its fans despite its crippling lack of LTE, weak battery life, and unimpressive camera.

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The Verge

AUGUST 27, 2021

There’s a hodgepodge of other stuff, too, including a 3:2 display (an aspect ratio you don’t see every day in the X1 series), a haptic touchpad, and a top cover that’s — as the name implies — actually made of titanium. Power button, audio jack, lock slot on the right. There’s one audio jack and one Kensington lock slot as well.).

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The Verge

OCTOBER 30, 2021

9 aspect ratio and a small centrally orientated hole-punch notch for the phone’s 32-megapixel selfie camera, which moderately curves around the left and right edges of the phone. I had no complaints with the battery life of the Honor 50, averaging a little over seven hours of screen on time between charges.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

. “We decided to fuse machine learning, AI and compression technology to develop a fundamentally new way of compressing data to get significantly better image and video compression ratios,” Besenbruch said. ” Take those pronouncements with a grain of salt.

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The Verge

JULY 10, 2020

A big part of that is the display: the 2020 Envy has an 88 percent screen-to-body ratio, compared to 79 percent on last year’s model. The Envy comes with stereo speakers and a Bang & Olufsen audio control center. Battery life is also good. This is the nicest-looking Envy I’ve ever seen.

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The Verge

MAY 11, 2021

What’s exciting about the M16 is that it has a QHD, 165Hz display with a 16:10 aspect ratio. The M16 has a 94 percent screen-to-body ratio, meaning it has smaller bezels in relation to its size than the Dell XPS 15 and almost any other consumer laptop on the market. Image: Asus. Customers want to do more than just game.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

That screen is bright and sharp at 267 PPI and maintains the Surface’s 3:2 aspect ratio. Microsoft’s spec sheet emphasizes that 60Hz is the default, however, so it may be that ramping up the hertz will mean ramping down the battery life — Microsoft rates it at 16 hours of use, but we’ll obviously need to test that.

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The Verge

JANUARY 6, 2021

Samsung’s 2021 QLED TVs are also aiming to make life simpler for gamers who recently purchased an Xbox Series X / S or PlayStation 5. There’s a new “game bar” with quick access to settings like refresh rate, aspect ratio, and so on. All of the HDMI 2.1 All of the HDMI 2.1

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The Verge

OCTOBER 23, 2020

That’s because the battery life is so gargantuan that our traditional rundown test was next to useless. I’ve praised the battery life of several thin-and-light systems this year — Lenovo’s IdeaPad Slim 7 is a monster. Dell Optimizer improves battery life by adapting settings (brightness, Bluetooth, etc.)

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The Verge

AUGUST 21, 2020

They were almost entirely in agreement on their top priorities: battery life and portability. The other hindrance is the 16:9 aspect ratio, which makes multitasking a pain. percent screen-to-body ratio. Battery life was also fine. Audio is thin, even compared to other laptop speakers, with bass and percussion very muted.

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The Verge

JANUARY 11, 2021

I’m going to keep an eye out for two things: whether AMD can pick up more models from Intel and whether Intel can get a critical mass of “Evo” laptops with decent battery life. These are Sony’s first 360-degree audio speakers. I also wonder just how much content is really going to support 360-degree audio. ? I’ll take two.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

It’s the battery life. They’re miles better than I got running the same load on the HP Envy x360 (around eight hours), the Dell XPS 13 (seven and a half hours), the Asus Zephyrus G14 (almost nine hours), and even low-power stuff like Lenovo’s Chromebook Duet (11 and a half hours) for which battery life is a major selling point.

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The Verge

JULY 9, 2021

and-up 14-inch Yoga 9i is a capable laptop in almost every area that matters, with a comfortable keyboard, respectable battery life, and some of the better specs you can get at its price point. But there’s one area where it’s far ahead of the pack — the audio. There’s actually a 14-inch laptop out there with very good audio.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 24, 2023

In the enterprise, there’s been an explosive growth of data — think documents, videos, audio files, posts on social media and even emails. The bulk of the investment is equity, but there’s some debt — Goswami wouldn’t give a ratio or percentage.

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The Verge

JULY 29, 2021

Type-A Gen 1, a combo audio jack, a microSD reader, and a Kensington lock. And I’m not a fan of its 16:9 aspect ratio — Chromebooks that use 3:2 or 16:10 displays are able to cram noticeably more screen real estate into a smaller chassis. USB-C, USB-A, audio jack, microSD on the left. Type-C Gen 1, one USB 3.1 Glossy IPS finish.

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The Verge

AUGUST 5, 2021

The design of the new cameras will be familiar to anyone who’s seen other Nest products released in the past couple of years, such as the latest Nest Thermostat , Nest WiFi , or the Nest Audio smart speaker.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 29, 2021

In his review published earlier this year, Verge reviewer Chris Welch praised these comfortable, water-resistant earbuds for their good quality audio, both in and out of phone calls. In our review , we noted how the X12’s processor and 3:2 aspect ratio display impressed us. instead of $199.99 in all available colorways.

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The Verge

AUGUST 10, 2021

There’s the Dell Optimizer program which (in theory) learns your behavior over time and tailors everything from audio quality to charging speed accordingly. The speakers (two upward-firing and two downward-firing) deliver average volume but clear audio with booming bass and percussion. percent screen-to-body ratio. Gen 1 Type-A.

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The Verge

MAY 19, 2021

inch version, Mini LED lets blacks be truly black, offers a high contrast ratio, and can also get very bright. If you are also not a display quality enthusiast, you might be left unimpressed with descriptions of nits and contrast ratios. Similarly, the dock has an audio-out so it shows up as a speaker.

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The Verge

JULY 8, 2021

Unsurprisingly, it’s lacking in the gaming department by comparison, but it’s practically bursting with other niceties you’d usually find in other high-end productivity laptops, like a Windows Hello IR webcam, Thunderbolt 4, USB-C charging, long battery life, and a touchscreen. Its speakers are good, too. It’s also too expensive. Gen 3 port.

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The Verge

JUNE 10, 2021

inch screen is cramped for a desktop OS like Chrome OS (though it is bright enough to use outdoors, and I appreciate that it has a 16:10 aspect ratio — 16:9 would be unbearable for me at this size). The battery life is, in fact, excellent. That battery life doesn’t come free, though, and the CM3’s performance was a mixed bag.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Apple’s new pro laptops right the wrongs of the past half decade Let’s start simply: the new MacBook Pros with M1 Pro and M1 Max chips are incredible — the fastest laptops we’ve ever tested in some tasks, with some of the longest battery life we’ve ever seen. The MagSafe 3 connector is great, a true classic.

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The Verge

MAY 27, 2021

But my favorite aspect of this display (and of this Chromebook as a whole) is the 3:2 aspect ratio. Two USB-C, an HDMI, and an audio jack on the left. The first is that its audio is thin, and I heard a bit of distortion at maximum volume. Though the screen is glossy, I rarely saw glare, and what I did see didn’t hinder my work.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Gen 2 Type-A, an audio combo jack, and a microSD slot (no Thunderbolt support, though). It’s an 81 percent screen-to-body ratio. The 1920 x 1080 touchscreen is vivid and kicked back little glare (and the 16:9 aspect ratio, while not ideal, is less of a crime on a 15-inch screen than it would be on a smaller device).

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

We feel that the Envy has build quality, performance, and battery life that surpass those of many premium laptops. Thanks to its AMD Ryzen processor, the system delivers all-day battery life and very smooth performance — it can even handle some light gaming. The screen is 16:9, which is a cramped aspect ratio for multitasking.

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The Verge

APRIL 27, 2022

These comfortable, lightweight earbuds deliver everything you may need in a pair of earbuds for the price, namely good sound, reliable performance, easy controls, and lengthy battery life. The camera can even double as a baby monitor thanks to its ability to send audio notifications for loud noises and baby cries. Read our review.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Its downward-facing 1080p camera has a 120-degree field of view with a 16:9 aspect ratio, while the 2K camera up top can see as wide as 160 degrees using a 4:3 aspect ratio. The audio is very good; it uses full-duplex, meaning I could easily chat with a visitor without lag or stepping over each other.

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The Verge

JUNE 9, 2020

Note, though, that the ScreenPad is small and has a very narrow aspect ratio, making it best suited to running streams in the background or stealing a glance at Twitter here and there; reading in depth or doing any actual work on it is pretty cramped. The Duo’s battery life was surprisingly good, given that it has to juice two screens.

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The Verge

MAY 19, 2020

The display does have a 16:10 aspect ratio, which I appreciate — and if you’re used to using 16:9 panels, you’ll notice the extra vertical space. It would be nice to have at least an audio jack, though Lenovo does include a headphone dongle. Another area where the Duet is punching above its weight class: battery life.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Asus has managed to work the display into a chassis that doesn’t feel too much larger than that of most 13-inch rigs — there’s a 90 percent screen-to-body ratio, thanks to the thin (2.5mm) bezels on the sides of the display. The first is a 1W screen option, which should theoretically help to extend battery life — Asus says it consumes 63.6

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The Verge

AUGUST 15, 2021

Starting with what’s new: the 16:10 aspect ratio is here. Speaking of battery, the X1 Yoga’s life span isn’t a disaster but was still just fine for a convertible at this price point. The X1 Yoga’s 16:10 aspect ratio is certainly a bonus, as are the lack of bloatware and the matte display.

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The Verge

JULY 17, 2021

The Xperia 1 III’s screen stands out among its fellow flagships both in terms of its slimmer 21:9 aspect ratio and its higher 1644 x 3840 resolution, which Sony calls 4K (it’s close). Battery life is adequate, not stellar. You’ll get a great entertainment consumption device, with good audio and a lovely screen.

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