It ’s Sunday , which means it ’s time for us to choose our winner and loser from the last hebdomad .
This week was a relatively quiet one as far as tech news rifle . Apple unveiled the belated updates to itsiPadandiPad Prolines , while Nothing foretell a50 % price hike on its Ear ( 1 ) earbudsand Netflix divulge it was exploring the possibility oflaunching a cloud gaming service .
However , this workweek ’s succeeder is Motorola , while our nonstarter is Apple . Read on to find out why each companionship earn their spotlight .
Winner: Motorola
This week ’s achiever is Motorola after the mark unveiled aninteresting new conception phoneat Lenovo ’s yearly Tech World showcase .
The smartphone – which Motorola has ably named “ Rollable ” – has a thickset display that unfurls into a larger one , leaving you with more quad to spiel game , see movies or whatever else that might benefit from a larger screen .
While the concept of a rollable display is n’t newfangled , most rollable phones we ’ve visualize have focussed on extending into large lozenge - sized equipment – think the gone - too - soonLG Rollable , for example .
The Motorola Rollable dissent by start out at just over 4 - inches tall and extending into a 6.5 - column inch headphone , making it feel more hardheaded than many of the rollable concept that have come before it .
By designing a rollable headphone , Motorola is addressing the job that foldables , like the Galaxy Z Series and Motorola ’s ownRazr , have been striving to make for a distich of yr . Both technology make it possible to carry a big screen without it sticking out of your pockets or taking up the space in a bag , which is becoming more important as smartphones seem to get large every year .
Of course , the Rollable is only a conception right now , but it ’s exciting to see companies try out with different projection screen technology .
Loser: Apple
This week ’s nonstarter is Apple after the company announced the late addition to its iPad line , theiPad 10 .
The iPad features a 10.9 - inch Liquid Retina display , a 12 - megapixel rear camera with 4 K TV backup , an ultra - spacious 12 - megapixel front tv camera , Wi - Fi 6 and 5 G connectivity and the A14 Bionic buffalo chip .
The tablet is also compatible with a smattering of accessories , include the Magic Keyboard Folio keyboard and the Apple Pencil – but only the 1st contemporaries .
There ’s nothing obviously faulty at first glance . The last iPad only support the 1st generation Apple Pencil , too , and the iPad 10 is tawdry than Apple ’s other models , so it do sense the company would n’t let in every feature from the iPad Pro .
Where the deficiency of 2nd gen Apple Pencil does become an outcome is the introduction of a USB - speed of light embrasure to the tab .
Apple has ditch the Lightning porthole on the iPad and , while there are plenty of positive degree to this ( such as USB - C becoming the democratic connection standard these day ) , there is a glaring issue . Unlike the Apple Pencil ( 2d generation ) , which magnetically grapple to the side of the tablet , the Apple Pencil ( first generation ) requires a Lightning port to turn on .
That makes it probable you ’ll require to pay extra for Apple ’s USB - ampere-second to Apple Pencil Adapter to pair and charge the 1st generation stylus . The adapter comes in the box seat with the new version of the Apple Pencil ( 1st generation ) , but you ’ll have to buy it separately if you do n’t already have one .
While we were happy to see Apple keep the iPad at an low-cost price , the adapter is a clunky solution to a problem that could have been fixed by enter Apple Pencil ( 2nd gen ) support .
