STACK #237 July 2024

TECH FEATURE

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The latest smartphones in the OPPO Reno and Motorola Razr series feature AI powered functions, advanced camera systems, stylish designs, and more! Words Michael Irving HOT NEW SMARTPHONES OUT THIS MONTH

OPPO Reno 12 and Reno 12 Pro OPPO continues making a name for itself with its powerful, stylish, and affordable Reno series phones. The latest models to drop are the Reno12 and Reno12 Pro, featuring an Ultra-Clear Triple Camera system and enhanced AI abilities. Both models sport a big, beautiful 6.7-inch AMOLED display, with a 2412 x 1080 resolution and a refresh rate up to a silky smooth 120Hz. They’re running on a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 processor and 12GB of RAM, powered by a beefy

Motorola Razr 50 ultra Flip phones are back and cooler than ever, thanks to the company that you probably remember from their heyday. Motorola’s latest, the Razr 50 ultra, packs a huge 6.9-inch, 165Hz, foldable display on the inside, plus a 4-inch external screen – the largest on the market, with the highest resolution and refresh rate. That design means you can check notifications, reply to messages, get directions, take selfies, and many other things without having to open the phone. In a nifty Jedi mind trick, you can wake up the display or silence an alarm, timer or ringer just by waving your hand near the external screen. You can also set it down half-folded to snap a hands-free selfie or steady a long exposure shot, or even use it in Desk Display mode to show a clock, photos or covers of what you’re currently listening to. Cameras are another draw to the Razr 50 ultra, with two 50MP cameras on the back plus a 32-MP selfie camera, which can shoot video in up to 4K. Quad Pixel technology provides four times better light sensitivity for more detailed shots in low light. It’s all powered by Moto AI which applies settings from multiple shooting modes for the best results, by smoothing out blur, adjusting light, picking out finer details, and more. This is all capped off with an ultrafast processor, memory and AI Engine, and all-day – and night – battery life.

battery that provides up to 38 hours of non-stop talk time on a charge. The 80-watt SUPERVOOC Flash

Charging will get it back to 100% in under an hour. The Reno12 packs 256GB of internal storage space, while the Pro model doubles that to 512GB.

Phones function as cameras more often than as phones nowadays, and OPPO more than has you covered there. Both Reno12 models have a triple camera system on the back, including telephoto, ultra-wide, and macro lenses, plus some of the most detailed selfie cameras you’ll find on a phone this year. On the Reno12 that’s 50-megapixel (MP), 8MP and 2MP cameras on the back, and a 32MP round the front, while the Reno12 Pro jumps up to a 50MP/50MP/8MP rear camera trio and a 50MP selfie cam. Other new features include AI Portrait Expert tools that let you tweak photos, like erasing unwanted people or objects in the background, increasing clarity and detail in faces, picking each person’s best face across different takes, and a range of creative studio options. It’s all wrapped in a stylishly designed shell that ensures you stand out.

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