It ’s Halloween weekend which think it ’s clock time for us to pick our ( not so skittish ) winner and loser from the last week in tech .

This week has been a relatively quiet one , but that does n’t intend there is n’t plenty to talk about . Sony annunciate its high - resolutionA7R Vmirrorless television camera , Nothing tv camera out with somelipstick - inspired earbudsandApple , Xbox and Snap sock Meta ’s imagination of the Metaverse .

We also see the launch ofBayonetta 3on the Nintendo Switch and Instax unveiled its Square Link instant pressman .

take on to light upon this week ’s winner and failure …

Winner: Motorola

This workweek ’s success is Motorola after the fellowship unveiled theMotorola Razr ( 2022 ) , a follow - up to its2019 foldablereimaging of the classic Razr V3 .

The 2022 version of the Razr come with an updated , more modern design ( no more is the chin at the bottom of the phone ) , the flagship Snapdragon 8 + Gen 1 chipset and a 3500 mAh battery with 30W TurboPower fast charging .

There ’s also a 50 - megapixel and 13 - megapixel two-fold photographic camera and livelihood for 8 K video , a 32 - megapixel front tv camera , and the high spot of the earphone , its 6.7 - in 144Hz foldaway touch screen .

On the front of the speech sound , there ’s a smaller Quick View screen designed to allow you glance at your notifications , access controls like music playback and take grab using the sharp rear camera .

We rule the Razr ( 2022 ) to be a square upgrade over the 2019 model , cede major upgrades in areas like the design , tv camera , performance and battery – as long as you ’re not rag about wireless charging or the camera ’s special soar capabilities , that is .

This is actually Motorola’ssecond win in a rowhere in Winners and Losers , with the troupe earn the title last workweek for the innovational rollable construct it showcased at parent ship’s company Lenovo ’s yearly Tech World event .

Motorola ’s use of cutting - edge display tech in its recent phones and concepts is exciting to see . However , we ’ll have to hold back a bit longer to see if these moves can fall Motorola to its former position as a leading name in Mobile River .

Loser: Apple

Our loser this week is Apple after the brand seemed to receive a month ’s worth of bad news in the space of a week .

Likewise , the price of an Apple Music plan has risen from £ 9.99 / month to £ 10.99 / calendar month , while Apple TV+ users will now need to contend with paying £ 6.99 / calendar month instead of £ 4.99 / calendar month .

Of naturally , Apple is n’t alone here . A number of major streaming services , including Netflix and YouTube , have increase their subscription Leontyne Price this year , get it seem inevitable that Apple would eventually follow their leads .

consort to Apple ( via9to5Mac ) , this especial Leontyne Price rise is due to an step-up in licensing costs and artists will see more money from this move , which is arguably a good thing . However , it ’s not ideal that this electric charge has been passed on to consumers deal how the price of well , everything , is also going up in the same class .

As if ruffling its indorser ’s plumage with a price hike was n’t enough of a hit for Apple this week , the caller was also forced topull play advertizement from the App Storeafter it learn complaints for placing the ads in seriously thought - out place , including alongside play addiction recovery apps and apps aimed at kids .

This all happened in the same workweek Apple White House seemed to begrudgingly admit that the company would have to comply with the EU ’s decision to apply USB - coke as a oecumenical charging standard , meaningthe Lightning cable could be no more by 2025 .

The sorry word here is the Apple One toll hike which , while very annoying , is n’t exclusively surprising .