The Velvet is the latest Android smartphone by LG, available today (July 22) at ATT for $599 USD. The 6.8″ display has refined edges that meet the ultra-slim metal frame with a curvy backside that’s unlike any design on any smartphone by LG. It rocks a Snapdragon 765g with 6GB of RAM,128GB of internal storage, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. On the photography front – a 16MP front camera with three lenses, a 48MP Main, 8MP Wide, and 5MP depth cameras on the back. A few extras like stereo speakers, IP68 Water and Dust resistance, MIL-STD 810G compliance, and wireless charging – makes the LG Velvet a nice option for those due to upgrade their smartphone.
I received a reviewers kit from LG, and while the device is was complimentary – I have not been paid by LG to skew my opinion and my views are 100% neutral and unbiased. If you like to learn more about the LG Velvet, check out our unboxing video below. In-depth review coming soon.
Players Unknown Battleground Mobile (Pubg Mobile) Is an action-packed multiplayer shooting game. With 100s of players finding themselves jumping out of a plane and parachuting onto an island or destination as they so desire.
Introduction
Pubg Mobile made its debut to mobile platforms in 2017. However, it became even more popular in April-May of 2018. Pubg Mobiles’ main popularity stems from the accessibility of being able to play a battle royal pc game on one’s mobile device. Whether you decide to play Classic Battle Royal or Death-matches Pubg Mobile makes gameplay enjoyable, entertaining, and exciting. On another note, Battle Royal consists of 100s of players with teams of 4 each parachuting themselves and scattering around different parts of the map working together with one purpose in mind to eliminate as many opponents as you can. Ultimately being the last man standing for yourself or your teammates. The feeling of going into a battle royal aiming to be the last person alive is the greatest thrill for any gamer. Becoming the “last man standing” not only gives you popularity but always ensures you’ll unlock incredible gifts and crates to help upgrade your wardrobe and weaponry.
Earlier in July (2020), an update was released that added ‘Livik’ – a map inspired by Nordic-styled environments. It’s a smaller map, measuring 2kmx2km with 52 players. The smaller map promotes faster, more intense experiences. Livik is broken into six zones and offers rich and diverse environments, from volcanic areas with sparse vegetation to mountains covered in snow. Two exclusive weapons, the SMG P90 and Marksman Rifle MK12, as well as a new Barrel Extender and a Monster Truck, will also be available – exclusively in Livik.
Graphics
Screen Icons and Displays are featured in the above image
With distinct display of graphics pubg mobile features many on screen icons, motions, and most importantly a wide view range of the arena. From my experiences playing PubG Mobile the graphics exceeded my expectations. As I expected 240p of imaging but instead got 1080p of action packed realness in each game. To the left of your screen is a scroll icon allowing players to move their camera view from left to right and even 360 if that’s what you desire. Team Death-Match arena displays its graphics of crates and broken down barns as the map. It’s depiction of an actual walls, crates, wood, guns and people. Making players feel as if their are in the actual virtual reality. Pubg accurately displays images of objects within arena allows for a sense of uniqueness.
Gameplay
For starters, Pubg Mobile does offer arena training and Cheer Park which is a place where players can go to practice their skills and interact with others to form friendships or create teams. If you’re anything like me, a girl whose terrible at first person shooting games. I found that arena training to be quite helpful. It allowed me to become familiar with the controls. And have a feel of how a match would actually be without all the hassle of getting killed everytime. Arena training is perfect for those who are just begining/starting out who aren’t quite sure how to handle all the controls. Overtime, the more you practice the better you’ll become and the faster you move in game.
Arena Training- Players are able to pick up weapons, ammunition in order to help their game play.)
Moreover; the key component of Pubg Mobile is you guessed it “Survival”. For example Team Death-match offers First Person view of the game in which the player is essentially playing to kill opponents and at best try not to get killed during game play. Although you’re able to respawn after each death the objective of each “deathmatch” game is to get to the 40 points before your opponents do. You and your teammates camp and run around the arena in order to kill your opponents. In order to “win” or gain the victory it’s important to work together as a team. Pubg Mobile also offers first person and third person views. Which allows players to choose which view is suitable for their ideal game play.
This arena is called Team Death-match
Glitches and Cheating Galore
While glitching is something that’s a more controllable issue, cheating opponents is something Tencent really needs to get a grip on. Glitching seems to occur when connected to a congested wi-fi network, or when playing on mobile data and I have a weak signal. Based on our personal experience during the review, the game ran smoother on a strong mobile data connection.
During the game I noticed how several players who were on the United States server had foreign names and letters who didn’t speak English. From our experience this has been the most common cheating we’ve encountered. Alongside other cheats that include speed boost, auto aim, wall hacks.
PubG Mobile is best known for its Classic or in this case the Battle Royal. Which features 100 players placed onto a map fighting against each other on teams of 4. Except for this time “Survival” is the true name of the game. As long as you survive until the very end it doesn’t matter how many kills you get in-game. Once you land into the map the main objectives are to collect, survive, and kill. Survival comes into play since you have to constantly move around the arena in order to kill off other opponents and keep from getting yourself killed. Factor in the importance to collect as many weapons, ammo, helmets, armor, and protection.
No matter how many kills you get whether it’s 1 or 30. The biggest take away from playing Battle Royal is to Survive. Winning 1st plce, basically being the last one standing in Battle Royal is the biggest achievement any player wishes to accomplish in this game. Not only for the title but also for the awesome prizes and gifts you obtain from winning.
Again players are able to select their view of first person or third person camera. Personally for me, PubG Mobile is more enjoyable in a first-person view. Although I have yet to win in a Battle Royal. Playing PubG Mobile with my mate is exciting and entertaining. Anybody at the age of 10+ will have an enjoyable time playing Pubg Mobile.
Covergirl has had many great concealers over the years. Although by far “Covergirl TruBlend Undercover Concealer” has to be my all time favorite.
Covergirl’s Trueblend Undercover Concealer is ideal for the everyday girl/guy who just rolled out of bed wanting a 5-minute no-makeup-makeup look. Or getting all glammed up for a date night or night out with friends. Any look is achievable with this concealer. The versatility this concealer allows makes it easy for any makeup queen to go from a day to night look in seconds.
The only downside I can say about this product is if you have dry skin it’s best to mix this concealer with a primer or moisturizer for all-day hydration. Whether you choose to wear it as a concealer to spot corrector to hide a few blemishes here and there. Or like me, I prefer to wear it as a foundation, as the coverage is amazing and will cover redness, acne spots, even uneven skin tones perfectly without that heavy coverage feeling.
No matter what type of girl/guy you are. Whether you decide to be a Natural Dewy skin girl/guy or a dramatic bold queen. Covergirl’s TruBlend Undercover Concealer will have you looking slew and your absolute best all day and night.
Me sporting the TruBlend ‘Soft Tan’ shade. Notice how the
Shade Ranges
I am wearing the shade ‘Soft Tan’ which is located under the tan section. As the image above shows, there are 8 different shades within each range. Covergirl offers different shades for every skin type and color, so you’ll never have to worry about finding you’re right shade. The darker shades offered works perfectly as a two-in-one concept, cream contour is a major part of my makeup routine. With someone, any changes offered I’m able to not only use this concealer as a foundation I’m also using it as a cream contour in my everyday makeup routine.
Pricing
Prices may vary depending on where you buy your makeup from. For me I went to my local Target and bought it for $7.99 per concealer, it’s very affordable for those who are on a budget and aren’t looking to spend a fortune on their daily makeup. For a drugstore makeup product, this is priced fairly well. As most concealers are rather expensive, the drugstore is the best way to get makeup without burning a hole into your wallet. This concealer is guaranteed to save you money and have you feeling and looking confident.
Application
Trueblend Undercover Concealer has a doe-foot applicator which makes it easier to get into hard to reach places of the face. A decent amount of product is picked up with every application, there is no need to re-dip or pumping the wand to get enough product. Just one swipe on both cheeks,t- zone area, and chin will give you flawless looking skin each and every time.
Overall
I highly recommend Covergirl concealer because not only do they over 30 shades ranging from fair to deep, they also are multifunctional. It works great with all skin types. I currently tried a wear test and my overall result, this concealer lasts all day for me without any touch-ups. It’s easy to blend and work with, covers all or most imperfections, vegan free, last all day, does not crack or crease when applied as an undereye concealer or eyelid primer.
The Lenovo Yoga brand is known for being the pioneer of the 2-in-1 category, offering convertible laptops with touchscreens that double as large tablets. The Lenovo Yoga C930 is the top-tier in the brand, replacing 2018’s watch strap-like hinge for a soundbar with a Dolby Atmos Speaker System. As great of a laptop as the C930 is, everything (literally) revolves around its soundbar hinge – which has to be the all-time cleverest innovation to laptops – at least where audio is concerned.
The sleek aluminum alloy shimmers off the etched Yoga branding on the lid
There is a groove on the lid, that says Yoga 9 Series
The laptop hinge is a 5.1 Dolby Atmos-powered soundbar
The Yoga C940 a light, sleek and ultra-premium feeling
The entire laptop hinge is a Dolby Atmos powered 5.1 soundbar, that rotates so the subwoofers always face downward, no matter the orientation of the laptop. It’s the perfect union of style and function, the result of some pretty innovative engineering.
“Dolby Atmos delivers breathtaking, three-dimensional audio that flows above and around you with depth and precision. Combining two sets of speakers – featuring powerful down-firing woofers, custom tweeters, and unique vibration buffers that reduce unwanted noise – your audio will sound bigger, deeper, and more accurate. It’s sound you can feel.”
The Internals
Processor
Intel® 10th Generation Core™ i7-1065G7 (1.30GHz, up to 3.9GHz with Turbo Boost, 8MB Cache)
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Display Type
14.0″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, glossy, multi-touch,400 nits
Memory
12GB LPDDR4X 3733MHz (Soldered)
Hard Drive
512GB Solid State Drive, PCIe-NVME M.2
Graphics
Integrated Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
Camera
720pHD Camera
Security
Fingerprint Reader
Pen
Lenovo Active Pen
Keyboard
Backlit Keyboard – US English
Wireless
802.11 AC (2 x 2) & Bluetooth® 4.1
The review unit we received from Lenovo came equipped with an Core i7 processor, 12GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage. All Yoga c930s come with security focused features like fingerprint readers and Lenovo’s Thinkshutter cover for the 2MP webcam, which is pretty much useless in all scenarios except for the most well-lit environments. On the creative side, it also conceals an active stylus in a slot right behind the screen that charges the pen when it’s stored away.
Boot up time is impressive, getting you from the Lenovo boot up logo to the log-in screen in under 10 seconds – thanks to Yogo c940 having Intel’s Project Athena certification. While it’s not quite matching Chromebook times, that’s darned close.
Battery life is impressive as well, averaging about 8 hours on performance-focused settings, and getting well over 10 with battery conservation on.
Our review model came with a 15.6″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, touchscreen, that can get as bright as 500 nits – which is the model to go for if you’re concerned with battery longevity. You can equip it with a 15.6″ UHD (3840 x 2160) 4K display, though the crisp and vivid visuals the Full HD display provides is more than adequate enough for all but the most demanding spec fanatics.
Conclusion
The Yoga C940 is one of the best laptops that I’ve ever used, the accurate glass trackpad and comfy keyboard are great input devices and the speakers are only rivaled by the latest Macbook Pro’s audio. The 360-degree hinge, touchscreen, and active stylus put the c940 firmly in a unique category where owning a tablet and laptop (iPad and Macbook) feel redundant. Why own a tablet and a laptop when you can have a reliable 2-in-1 with a 5.1 soundbar and active stylus included? Why buy a Wacom drawing pad, when you can just flip the keyboard back on your laptop and draw right on the screen? Sure, you can do this on a lot of laptop models today, but very few (if any) bring every aspect of media creation into one package for the creative professional.
The latest in the V-series by LG offers a few unique perks like flagship performance, a Quad DAC powered 3.5 mm headphone jack, and 5G connectivity at a lower price point than Apple or Samsung – but is that enough to sway users?
The end of an era for the LG V series
The LG V60 is the latest flagship smartphone by LG, and one that brings us to the end of the line for the V Series. I expected LG to knock it out of the ballpark with this device – in a fair tribute to one of the most innovative smartphone models in the Android landscape. Instead I was met with what seems like a rush effort, a mere afterthought in an attempt to accelerate the next phase of LG flagship devices.
The LG V60 is a behemoth of a smartphone, packing an 6.8 inch display, 128GB of Internal Storage, and 8GB of RAM. It has the latest and greatest silicon for Androids in 2020, the Snapdragon 865 – and a slow-sipping 5000MaH battery. In our testing, On the camera front, it has a 64MP Standard (capable of capable of 8K video recording) a 13MP Ultra-Wide, and an 117° FOV Z Camera for depth on the rear , with a 10MP front facing lens.
All hail the Duel, or another useless gimmicky tool?
Measuring at about 6.9 inches diagonally , the V60 is burdened with a decent amount of thickness – even for someone with hands large as mine. The beveled edges go a long way towards making the device one hand-able, but that’s canceled out once the Dual Screen case is equipped. Nevertheless, the Dual Screen case is an impressive accessory.
It serves a great protective case and it has some useful multitasking abilities, but combined with the size of the phone, it simply makes the device too bulky to carry around every day. I used it as a phone mount for video chat and camera use more than anything else.
Conclusion
The V60 ticks all the right boxes of a 2020 flagship smartphone: the latest Snapdragon 865 processor, plenty of RAM and storage, a big bright display, and a beefy battery. The Dual Screen is an innovative addition to the overall package, but it makes an already huge device seem even more unwieldy. There’s nothing wrong with the V60, but there’s nothing extraordinary about it either. It’s a great phone that will knock any task out of the ballpark and meet any threshold you pus it to with flying colors. But so does other devices – which cost half the $900 asking price Verizon is charging for their Ultra Wideband enabled V60. And the build quality, particularly the gold paint finish on the aluminum sides is questionable on the Verizon model. The phone has all the internals needed to make it a true 2020 flagship, but there are too many options out there that can match the V60’s spec sheet for hundreds less. But if you can find it on sale with the dual screen included – you wont be disappointed.
Magix is on a roll recently, upgrading it’s suite of creative apps ever since acquiring Sony’s portfolio of media software. Acid, Vegas, and Sound Forge – the latter we’re reviewing in this article, strives to make your audio/visual production output as seamless and effortless as ever. How does this trio of apps fit into Magix already large collection of content creation tools? Read on to find out.
What does Sound Forge do?
Sound Forge is a professional audio recording, audio editing, and mastering suite. It differs from Digital Audio Workstations like Cubase, Pro Tools, and Studio One in the way that focuses on a single audio file at-a-time – there’s no MIDI production and editing here. Instead, Sound Forge’s strengths lie in mastering stereo mixes, cleaning up artifacts from field recordings, or applying creative edits to individual tracks from larger DAW sessions – utilizing Sound Forge as an external audio editor.
Sound Forge also has the ability to clean up “older” audio recordings, digitally remastering analog mixes with indispensable restoration features.
Features
Aside from the ability to record up to 32 channels of audio recording, Sound Forge includes a new Instant Action window to accomplish mutli-window workflows with the press of a button. This improves the speed it takes to complete tasks, making light work out of what used to be tedious processes in earlier versions. Frequently used functions are seconds away with Instant Action, which puts all of your essential tools and functions a click away. Apply delay, compression, noise gates, and even external effects like Ozone 9 Elements – which comes bundled with the Pro Suite version of Sound Forge.
Instant Action buttons (to the left) make mutli-window processes much simpler.
To compliment features like Instant Action, there is also a new Windows context menu to help make task assignments easier. It’s a simpler version of Macros for Microsoft Excel – but for audio. Another strong feature is the Windows context menu, which allows you to get basic tasks done by right-clicking the context menu without even opening Sound Forge Pro.
Another strong feature new to SF version 14 is WaveColor. The detailed waveform coloring algorithm allows you to identify pitch and volume characteristics according to their color and saturation. Magix rounds out the apps arsonal by including the essentialFX Suite, Analogue Modelling Suite (4 mastering plug-ins), Vintage Effects Suite (3 vintage effects), VariVerb II, and Vandal (guitar amp effects).
Magix essentialFX Suite offers 11 quality effect plug-ins like the Compressor above
If you ever get stuck trying to complete certain tasks in the program, Magix has carried over the rather thoughtful ‘Interactive Tutorials’ from earlier versions. The tutorials walk you through all of the most popular audio engineering tasks, like how to extract audio from a CD or even create ACID loops.
Interactive Tutorials go a long way to get newcomers up to speed.
Conclusion
While most audio work can be done in your primary DAW, making SF 14 Pro soft of redundant – there’s alot works out in the favor of Sound Forge’s streamlined,focused workflow. Plus, there’s a lot of additions that come with the Suite version of Sound Forge Pro 14, like Steinberg SpectraLayers Pro 6, iZotope Ozone 9 Elements, iZotope RX Elements, and MAGIX’s own plug-in bundles – making it truly a package of Suite proportions; You can also get the entry level of Sound Forge Audio Studio 14 for just $59.99 or Sound Forge Pro 14 standard for $299. They all have pretty much the same functionally as Pro Suite, you just have to shell out a bit more if you want the big daddy package that comes with all of the extras. If you don’t have SpectralLayers or iZotope software, it’s quite a bargain.
Berlin is known as the EDM capital of the world, where the rave scene, drum machines, samplers, and digital audio workstations all originated and electronic workflows are innovated. Along comes another music software company, aiming for your ears and wallet. But wait for a sec…before you write this DAW off as just another cookie-cutter app in an already convoluted market- you might want to give Bigwig Studio a look…
Check our Bitwig Studio Listening Session Above
Bitwig Studio is a professional Digital Audio Workstation for Windows, macOS, and Linux (impressively). At version 4, it’s possibly the youngest of the big-time DAWs, so while it is maturing into a complete package with 80+ instruments and effects – it’s 10GB sound library is a bit narrow in genre scope. I do have confidence that it will expand as new versions of Bitwig are released, if the excellent instruments kits and effect presets are any indication.
Workflow
The flexible, panel-based interface allows for quick access to Bigwig’s three main layout’s: Arrange, Edit, and Mix – with various display settings that will allow you to add external monitors. There is also a Touch Layout – making Bitwig Studio ‘s interface 100% compatible with touchscreen displays.
The Arrangement View
You can record and edit you takes in this section.
Mixer View
Apply audio FX, route tracks to Bus/Aux tracks
All aspects of the User Interface are accessible from within one screen, bringing the most relevant window view to the forefront – depending on the tasks you set out to accomplish. All instruments, effects, loops and one-shot sounds are available within the right panel – drag-and-drop capable. The selected track and its corresponding mixer channel are available in the left panel – with the instrument, effect, or audio details available in the bottom center panel.
Sound Devices
While we won’t cover every instrument and effect that comes with Bitwig, we will take a look at a few to give you an idea of the look, feel,
Phase 4
Bitwig’s Phase Manipulation Synthesizer. Has four-oscillators that can be manipulated by modulation and distortion.
The Grid, a modular creative space that allows you to truly create your own unique sound connecting over 160 different modules to your heart’s desire. This section might invoke a familiarity with tools like Native Instrument’s Reaktor, Max for Live, which offers similar tools – but Bitwig’s grid platform feels more integrated than the former.
The Poly Grid is the area where you build your creations that generate sound. Step Arpeggiators, Sound-Warping, filtered-out Samplers, polyphonic synthesizers are all just a few modules away in the signal chain.
Bigwig’s Poly Grid signal chain view
The FX Grid allows you to create truly unique sounding effects, taking your sound to new levels of individuality and gets you closer to crafting an original sound. This takes Bitwig to new levels other music production apps can’t quite go, shaking the pre-conceived notion to avoid a DAWs ‘stock sounds’ – you can make variations of a kick or snare from just one quite easily.
Bigwig’s FX Grid signal chain view
Conclusion
If you love the idea of music production software that offers a sound synthesis palette of modules that connect along a signal chain to create custom synths, samplers, and effects; A broad selection of sound designer tools, as well as compatibility with Linux, macOS, and Windows – Bitwig Studio, might be the DAW for you. The included 10GB of loops, drum kits, and instrument presets isn’t as large as the competition, or even some standalone virtual instruments – but when you factor in the expansive sound designing tools on offer it really doesn’t matter. The versatile collection of sounds (which the majority are one-shot samples and loops) gives a solid foundation to build upon. This is a music-making program to keep an eye on.
Reason was the first music production DAW that I ever installed on a computer of mine, it came bundled as Reason Adapted (an LE version) with an M-Audio MIDI controller back in 2004 – when the program was just 4 years old and company behind it was known as Propellerhead. It was a comprehensive program, one that was visually presented as an virtual studio rack of stacked gear – including everything from drum machines, sound modules,synthesizers,samplers and effect racks. I eventually updated to the full version of the program, Reason 2.5. 16 years later, it has evolved to a full-fledged DAW in it’s own right with version 11, (a DAW that gives you access to all of it’s rack gear inside other DAWs might I add.) Check out our listening session video above, or keep scrolling for more about Reason 11 by Reason Studios…
What is Reason?
Reason is music production software, that offers a collection of instruments and effects – which are presented as virtual emulations of analog sound modules. These synthesizers, samplers drum machines, sampled instruments, along with audio and MIDI effects stack up in your virtual studio rack as you add them to your project. They can also be routed to and through one another before their output is sent to an Solid State Logic styled Mixer that is as complete as DAW mixers come.
Reason’s SSL 9000k analog modeled mixer
Reason can also be expanded with more devices through Rack Extensions, where you can find tons of unique gadgets and popular VSTs in RE format alike in the Reason Shop
It seems the guys formally known as “Propellerheads” shook off the slumber and got a new attitude along with a new brand and look. Check out the new logo to go along with the name change from Propellerhead to Reason Studios:
What’s New in Reason 12?
The Reason Rack plug in is clearly the highlight of the Reason 11 update , which makes it possible to use any of Reasons’ devices in your preferred DAW of choice. Yes, ALL of Reason’s 17 instruments and 29 effects are available within Cubase, Studio One, Bitwig, FL Studio or even Pro Tools…”if your Nasty.”
The Reason Rack inside of Bitwig Studio
There’s also five new effects that comes with the standard version of Reason 11: The Quartet Chorus Ensemble, Channel EQ, Channel Dynamics, Master Bus Compressor andthe Sweeper Modulation Effect.
While there weren’t any new instruments added in Standard version 11, there are already 17 to date. Greats like Thor and Kong are on deck,as well as the newer devices like the Europa synthesizer and Complex-1 (Reason Suite only)
Conclusion
Reason 12 costs $399 for new users, and $599 for Reason Suite – which comes with a slew of extra goodies, instruments, effects, rack extensions and Refills. And while the Digital Audio Workstation space has been crowded for quite a while – in a clever Zen Buddhist type maneuver, someone in the idea room at Reason Studios decided to open up the Reason ecosystem to be used with all competing products. And that’s how you control the narrative, ladies and gentlemen.
Cheers to the team formally known as Propellerhead , way to play the long game. I say that because what seemed like a program that was becoming a bit dusty in the crate and headed to a vintage niche like the analog equipment that it emulates, has actually evolved into a major factor. In one fell swoop, making all of Reason VST compatible makes what seemed like years of dull uninspired updates – now look like a 15 year/11 move Chessmaster strategy.
Reason Rack running in Bitwig Studio as a VST plug-in
Regardless if you’d rather use Ableton Live, but you wish you could easily incorporate the Thor synthesizer or Korg Drum Designer into your Live compositions; Or you desire to use Reason’s MClass suite to mix and master a client’s stems that you imported into Reaper – say no more. This opens up TONS of possibilities in studios around the world that make use of the latest version of Reason, and puts it in a new category of all in one plug in suite that I would say is a worthy alternative to Native Instruments’ Komplete. And dare I even say the Waves Plug-In Bundles on the effect side. Especially when you consider the many tools included with Reason Suite 11and expandability that Rack Extensions bring to the table.
The flexibility, depth, and versatility that blossoms from Reason in version 11 makes for what could be it’s biggest update ever and elevates the software from an acquired taste to must-have for any music production studio.
The Galaxy S20 FE is presented by Samsung as the more affordable choice in this year’s S20 line up. Does it still pack enough punch to satisfy your Galaxy cravings?
Display
The Galaxy S20 FE has a vibrant display with vivid colors that maintains color accuracy even in the widest viewing angles.
Price
Specs
Category
Specifications
Build Materials and Quality
Display
6.5” FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED HID Flat Infinity-O Display (3200×1440) 407 ppi HDR10+ certified 120Hz refresh rate support
RAM
6 or 8GB
Processor & Battery
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 4500mAh (typical)
Cameras
32MP Selfie Front Camera 12MP Ultra Wide Rear Camera 12MP Wide-angle Rear Camera 8MP Telephoto Camera Super-Resolution Space Zoom up to 30X Hybrid Optic Zoom 3x OIS (Optical Image Stabilization) Tracking AutoFocus
Connectivity
5G Non-Standalone (NSA), Standalone (SA), Sub6/mmWave LTE Enhanced 4×4 MIMO, Up to 7CA, LTE Cat.20, Up to 2.0Gbps Download/150Mbps Upload Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax 2.4G+5GHz,HE80,MIMO,1024-QAM Bluetooth v5.0, ANT+, USB type-C, NFC, Location (GPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeiDou)
Storage
128GB or 256GB
Battery
The Galaxy S20 FE is a battery champ, easily getting a full day.
Lenovo Yoga brand- known for being a pioneer of the 2-in-1 category, a premium model line offering convertible laptops with touchscreens that double as large tablets. The Lenovo Yoga C930 is the latest in the Yoga brand, replacing last year’s watch strap-like hinge for a soundbar with a Dolby Atmos Speaker System. As great of a laptop as the C930 is, everything (literally) revolves around its soundbar hinge – which has to be the all-time cleverest innovation to laptops – at least where audio is concerned.
The Dolby Atmos-powered soundbar hinge, sandwiched between the beautiful display and backlit keyboard doesn’t disappoint in the slightest.
With two mini hinges surrounding the sound -bar, it rotates so that the subwoofers always face downward,no matter the orientation of the laptop. It’s the perfect union of style and function,the result of some pretty innovative engineering.
“Dolby Atmos delivers breathtaking, three-dimensional audio that flows above and around you with depth and precision. Combining two sets of speakers – featuring powerful down-firing woofers, custom tweeters, and unique vibration buffers that reduce unwanted noise – your audio will sound bigger, deeper, and more accurate. It’s sound you can feel.”
The Internals
Processor
Intel® Core™ i7-8550U (1.80GHz, up to 4.0GHz with Turbo Boost, 8MB Cache)
Operating System
Windows 10
Display Type
13.9″ UHD (3840 x 2160) IPS, glossy, multi-touch
Memory
16GB DDR4 2400MHz (Onboard)
Hard Drive
512GB Solid State Drive, PCIe-NVME M.2
Graphics
Integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 620
Camera
720pHD Camera
Security
Fingerprint Reader
Keyboard
Backlit Keyboard – US English
Wireless
802.11 AC (2 x 2) & Bluetooth® 4.1
The review unit we received from Lenovo came equipped with an core i7 processor,16 GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage. All Yoga c930s come with security focused features like fingerprint readers and Lenovo’s Thinkshutter cover for the 2MP webcam, which is pretty much useless in all scenarios except for the most well-lit environments. On the creative side, it also conceals an active stylus in a slot right behind the screen that charges the pen when it’s stored away.
Benchmarks and Gaming
The Yoga C930 fits squarely into the high-end commercial laptop category, allowing everyone business executives to stay connected and productive while mobile. The loud,full audio from the speakers, along with the pressure sensitive display SmartPen equips a broad group of creatives-from musicians to illustrators, in one skillful stroke.
Adding hair material to my horse in Paint 3D
The c930’s smartpen is more than a capacitive stylus, interacting with the display using two programmable buttons. The display also has Wacom technology, offering 2048 points of pressure sensitivity. Combined with Windows Ink, the Yoga laptop serves as a fine all purpose slate for graphic designers. If your less ambitious, it’s great for note taking as well.
Conclusion
The C930 is an easy recommendation for anyone looking for a laptop for the 2-in-1 category, and a fine addition to Lenovo’s innovative Yoga brand. There’s not much to say to criticize this laptop, except that the model with the 4K display takes a hit on the battery department in exchange for the cutting-edge display but until Intel’s 10th gen comet lake CPU hit the market, that’s the case for all laptops with 4k screens. If your looking for a versatile all in one without the fragility of a detachable, the Lenovo C930 is as great as they come.
