What about hot smartphones ...?/ 5g compatible "Huawei P50": Mobile Weekly Top10

ITmedia Mobile Weekly Access Top10

July 26, 2021 - August 1, 2021

1. My smartphone is overheating! "What should you never do?"
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4. Solve Ahamo's doubts!　Comprehensive check from contract method to compatible smartphones and usability
5. How much need is there for "carrying carrier mail", which is the key to the Kan administration?
6. Y!mobile will be able to carry over data capacity from August 18　Revision of data increase options
7. Impact on the industry of "SIM lock principle prohibition"　Not all benefits
8. BIGLOBE's aim to launch a new MVNO "donedone" Why is it a different brand from BIGLOBE Mobile?
9. "iPhone 12" is the best replacement! Why I regretted buying the 12 Pro
10. Huawei announces the flagship "P50" series Equipped with a high-performance camera but gives up 5G due to US sanctions

1 in ITmedia Mobile "ITmedia Mobile Weekly Top 10" introduces the top 10 articles by totaling the number of weekly article accesses. This time, we have summarized and summarized the week from July 26, 2021 to August 1, 2021.

　The number one hit this time was an article summarizing why smartphones get "hot" and what not to do when it gets hot. Is it because the hot days continue ... ....

　There are multiple reasons why smartphones get hot, but in the summer, the temperature is combined with direct sunlight and extra heat. If you do something that puts a load on the processor, such as playing games or taking pictures, it will get hotter.

　I didn't mention it in this article, but recently, in order to control the heat generation of the battery, when playing a game while the power (AC) adapter is connected, the necessary power is supplied directly from the adapter (≒ Some models have a function to refrain from supplying power from the battery. However, this function is only valid for games and cannot be used for other apps. In the first place, there are only a handful of smartphones with such functions.

Refrain from charging or using your smartphone when it gets hot -- this is still the best. Cooling methods that lower the temperature abruptly can cause unexpected failures, so avoid them (according to experienced users).

　In 10th place in the ranking is the smartphone announced by Huawei on July 29, " Articles about HUAWEI P50 and HUAWEI P50 Pro have been added.

　Both models continue to be equipped with cameras in collaboration with Germany's Leica, but there is also a model with a processor changed from the in-house developed Kirin 9000 to Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888. It has been. As far as the spec table of the product information on the global site is concerned, it seems that the Snapdragon 888 model is the main model.

　Huawei and its subsidiaries are listed on the "Entity List" by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industrial Safety (BIS). In principle, we cannot procure parts for

　You may think, "Well, then the P50 series is also subject to sanctions...?", but if the exporter (here, the processor manufacturer) obtains approval from BIS, export is permitted. Although this permission is "denied in principle", Qualcomm, Intel, etc. seem to be able to obtain export permission, and Huawei has released a new PC product equipped with the latest Intel CPU. The appearance of the P50/P50 Pro with the Snapdragon 888 seems to be based on a similar scheme.

However, although the P50/P50 Pro is equipped with the Snapdragon 888, it does not support 5G NR (5G communication standard), and only supports up to LTE-Advanced (4G). It is speculated that the reason is that the 5G modem cannot be installed due to the export conditions of the processor.

Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei's Consumer Business Group, says that "the slowdown in speed is negligible and almost negligible" due to the inability to use 5G. That's true in a sense, but the bigger problem is that you can't use "Google Mobile Services (GMS)". Huawei is also focusing on its own app store "HUAWEI AppGallery", but there are still quite a few apps that are only available on "Google Play".

Will the P50/P50 Pro be released in Japan? I would like to pay attention to trends.

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