It’s a pretty good bet that the Google Pixel 8a is going to break cover at Google I/O 2024 on May 14, and as the day approaches, we’ve seen a pile of new leaks turn up that give us a better idea of what we can expect from this mid-ranger.
First up is well-known tipster Evan Blass, who has posted an extensive set of pictures of the Pixel 8a. You can see the phone from the front and the back, and at an angle, and in its four rumored colors: Obsidian (black), Porcelain (white-ish), Bay (blue), and Mint (green).
These designs have previously been leaked, so there’s not a whole lot that’s new here, but it’s more evidence that this is indeed what the Pixel 8a is going to look like. The images are sharp and clear too, giving us a good look at the design.
It appears this phone will look a lot like the Pixel 8 and the Pixel 7a, with the recognizable camera bar around the back. It does seem as though this year’s mid-range Pixel is going to sport a more curved frame than its immediate predecessors, however.
To no one’s surprise, the Pixel 8a will feature AI (Image credit: @OnLeaks / MySmartPrice)
Onward to the next leak, and MySmartPrice has managed to get hold of a promotional video for the Pixel 8a. It was briefly available to view on YouTube before being pulled – and as YouTube is owned by Google, we’re assuming someone higher up had a word.
If you want to see some stills taken from the video before it disappeared, you can find some over at Phandroid. There’s actually not too much that’s new in this video, besides seeing the Pixel 8a itself – a lot of the AI features the clip shows off, like instant photo edits and live text translations, are already available in newer Pixel phones.
Our final leak for now is over at Android Headlines, where there are some promotional images showing off some of the capabilities of the Pixel 8a: capabilities including tools like Circle to Search. The images suggest all-day battery life, the Tensor G3 chipset, IP67 protection, and seven years of security updates.
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The same source says the on-sale date for the Google Pixel 8a is going to be May 16, and there are some pictures of the official silicone cases that’ll come along with it. Expect to hear all the details about this upcoming phone on May 14.
This article is part of a series of sustainability-themed articles we’re running to observe Earth Day 2024 and promote more sustainable practices. Check out all of our Sustainability Week 2024 content.
Every year, the beautiful gardens of Milan’s Museo Diocesano are turned into a hive of activity, with established brands and start-ups showcasing innovative and often environmentally-conscious products as part of Milan’s annual Design Week. One of this year’s clear highlights was Honda’s achingly cool Sustaina-C Concept.
First unveiled at the Japan Mobility Show earlier this year, where it wore a bold red and blue color scheme, the vehicle was back sporting a much more eye-catching look, while the Japanese brand was up for revealing more about the project. And we’ve now picked up some exclusive sketches of the concept, which you can see below.
The diminutive but decidedly cool EV boasts lines that are eerily similar to the now largely defunct Honda e, while a pint-sized Pocket Concept folding electric scooter neatly stashes away in the boot for last-mile transport needs. But it is not the powertrain or the folding scooter that are key takeaways, but the exterior panels that physically make up the vehicle.
(Image credit: Honda)
Fashioned from recycled acrylic resin, itself sourced from second-hand taillights, the Sustaina-C concept is the first vehicle of its kind that is, theoretically, infinitely recyclable.
“The benefit of using acrylic resin, as opposed to typically recycled plastic, is that it is the only material we’ve found that can easily be returned to a virgin material,” Kento Ishii, Design Project Leader for the Sustaina-C at Honda, told us.
“Acrylic resin can be returned to a completely clear, colorless material time and time again without any degradation when it comes to the performance and physical look of the end product. We can also take donor material from a number of industries, it doesn’t just have to be old taillights,” he adds.
Reducing the reliance on carbon
(Image credit: Honda)
Kento Ishii is hot on sustainability, championing clothing and fashion brands that recycle and reuse fabrics to produce new items. But even he admits there is a limit to how many times one can shred cotton or polyester and return it to a reusable state.
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“Sustaina-C proves that we can produce a good-looking electric vehicle that isn’t as reliant on steel or plastic. The panels we have used in this concept are crack resistant, they stand up to the weather and sunlight, and we have even found they can return to their original shapes after a collision,” Ishii adds.
The panels are smooth to the touch and free of imperfections, but perhaps funkier still is the ability for Ishii and his team to come up with novel colorings and effects by mixing different hues into the acrylic resin at various melting points.
(Image credit: Honda)
Where the initial concept wore a bold but fairly standard red and blue colorway, the revised Sustaina-C displayed in Milan highlighted a marbled black and white finish, although panels decked out in rose, light blue and yellows were all also on display, all drawing inspiration from flowers and the natural world.
When quizzed about the opportunity for personalization in the future, Ishii agreed that most things were possible, even highlighting that patterns and insignias could embedded into the acrylic resin.
Plus, his team played with the notion of leaving the rearmost panel transparent in the concept vehicle, placing a mini-LED display inside the tailgate that can display messages and basic imagery or emojis that communicate with other road users, or those admiring the car when it’s parked.
Honda wasn’t keen on opening the doors to the concept, hoping to reveal its surprisingly production-ready interior at a future event. However, Ishii hinted that the fabrics and plastics that cover most of the inside also bear a sustainability story of their own.
(Image credit: Honda)
It is highly unlikely that we will see a production version of the Sustaina-C Concept any time soon, nor is the market due to be flooded with infinitely recyclable acrylic resin panels.
But Kento Ishii was keen to point out that producing panels from recycled acrylic on a mass scale doesn’t require new stamping techniques or fancy machinery, merely adjustments to the current process.
“At Honda, we like to prove that the concept works and that’s what we have done with Sustaina-C and the Pocket scooter. We are looking to achieve greater carbon neutrality in the future and this is one way we could do it,” he adds.
Small steps towards sustainability
(Image credit: Honda)
Although the Sustaina-C was the center of attention during Honda’s Milan Design Week activity, we did get a glimpse of a more production-ready initiative in the form of the ‘Vetro’ edition of the marque’s best-selling SH125i scooter.
‘Vetro’, which is the Italian for glass, sees semi-transparent panels cover the exterior bodywork, allowing a glimpse into the inner workings of the machinery. These unpainted green panels, which look very similar to a wine or beer bottle, are claimed to reduce CO2 emissions by 9.5 per cent when compared with the manufacturing processes for standard painted ABS plastic fairings.
It’s not quite the idyllic vision of an infinitely recyclable acrylic panel, but Marcello Vinciguerra, Managing Director at Honda Italia Industriale, said that demand for the limited edition finish had been strong, as it offers something stylistically different to what is currently on the market.
“The SH125i Vetro demonstrates how small changes in the materials used can have a tangible environmental benefit,” he said.
Honda has set itself a carbon neutrality target across products and corporate activities by the year 2050, with a large proportion of that made up by “vehicle-to-vehicle resource circulation” and the use of only 100 per cent sustainable materials in future models. And that target continues to produce concepts and innovations like the Sustaina-C, we’re looking forward to the journey.
They say there’s a fine line between genius and madness, and if you’re curious about what sits at the intersection of these two spheres, look no further than the upcoming portable power station from ASUS.
When the company first made hints about this project on April 1, many were quick to dismiss it as an April fool’s joke, including us. Even now that the company has confirmed the project’s legitimacy, many are still skeptical, thinking the Rog Mjolnir might just be a well-crafted joke from ASUS’ marketing department.
Named after the powerful hammer wielded by Thor in the famous Marvel comics and movies, the Rog Mjolnir is not your typical portable power station. It looks more like a piece of heavy-duty equipment used for tasks like demolition and tile removal.
Definitely not for yeeting
The image released by ASUS shows a hammer-shaped power station equipped with four power outlets and four USB ports – two Type A and two Type C. The image suggests the handle could also serve a purpose, apart from carrying the device around, such as a potential light source. The device would be well-suited for outdoor use, perhaps camping.
There isn’t much more information available about this unique power station yet. However, an interesting clue suggests it might feature solar charging capabilities. The company teased, “Harness the energy of the sun to charge your devices. Illuminate your path with the lightning summoned from it”.
ASUS plans to reveal more about the Rog Mjolnir at the Computex 2024 event.
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Nothing is official yet, but if we had to make an educated guess, we’d say the Google Pixel 8a is going to be unveiled on the first day of Google I/O 2024, which is May 14. Now two new leaks have given us more of an idea about what to expect from the handset.
To begin with we’ve got leaked renders of the Pixel 8a courtesy of Android Headlines. There are four colors on show here, apparently called Mint, Porcelain, Obsidian, and Bay (or light green, pale gray, dark gray, and light blue, as they’re otherwise known).
These colors are similar to the ones we saw for the Google Pixel 7a, though Mint appears to have replaced Coral (orange). Mint is an option on the Pixel 8 and the Pixel 8 Pro, though here it looks a lot more garish – which might just be due to the way the image is edited.
As Android Headlines points out, we also got a paler Mint color with the Google Pixel 6a in 2022, so this wouldn’t be a first for the mid-range series. We noticed that the Pixel 6a was recently removed from sale on the Google Store, leaving space for the Pixel 8a.
A design for life
This could be the Pixel 8a (Image credit: Android Headlines)
The renders we can see here back up previous leaks: the design is similar to the Pixel 8 and indeed the Pixel 7a. It’s possible that the corners are going to be slightly more curved, but there’s not a lot in it, and this is a phone that still looks very much like a Pixel.
Google may have already revealed the Pixel 8a design in an advert for Google Fi Wireless, and the picture in that ad does match the renders from Android Headlines. The colors seem plausible too – provided that green gets toned down a bit.
Elsewhere in Pixel 8a leak news, serial tipster Evan Blass has spotted some Pixel 8a tutorials have gone live on the website of a US carrier – not ideal from Google’s perspective. How long they remain up remains to be seen.
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Another potential upgrade we’ve heard about is a bump to a 120Hz screen, though the Tensor G3 chip may be underclocked to keep the phone below the Pixel 8 in terms of performance. In around a month’s time, all should be revealed.
DJI is scheduled to announce its new Avata 2 on April 11 yet that hasn’t stopped a flood of information about it leaking onto the internet. We even saw the drone itself being unboxed out in public late last month in a low-quality video. This new leak saw a series of hi-res images and specifications for the Avata 2 as well as the Goggles 3 headset and RC Motion 3 controller posted on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter).
Many of the pictures come from leaker Roland Quandt and they give us our first clear look at the drone which has notable design changes when compared to the original Avata. The camera is now at the front inside a smaller housing rather than sitting prominently at the top. Additionally, the flight fans have three blades instead of five. This streamlined design is identical to the one seen in an earlier leak from industry insider Quadro News giving it some validity.
As for the Goggles 3, the headset looks similar to DJI’s Goggles 2. However if you look closely at the front, you’ll notice a pair of camera lenses. We know these are cameras because Jasper Ellens, another insider, shared screenshots of the Avata 2’s Quick Start Guide on X. Documents reveal the lenses enable the headset’s Real View PiP (Picture-In-Picture) mode, allowing users to see their surroundings without having to remove the Goggles 3. The reported “ultra-low-latency” video feed will then be shown on the device’s “micro-OLED high-definition” displays.
The RC Motion 3, like everything else we discussed so far, looks similar to the previous generation with several notable changes. DJI’s upcoming controller has a darker color scheme sporting a different shade of gray and black-accented inputs. The joystick is on the left side pushing the now-flat mode button down towards the middle. Also, the orange lock button has a bumpy texture and is much larger than before. The same goes for the side dial: it’s a lot bigger.
Specs
Moving onto the drone’s specs, they come from Quadro News. Some of the information mentioned is stuff we already know, like the 1/1.3-inch image sensor, although there are plenty of new details.
Starting with the Avata 2’s camera, the lens will have a viewing angle of 155 degrees with an aperture of f/2.8. It’ll be capable of shooting video in 4K resolution at 60FPS or 2.7K resolution at 120FPS. Future owners will be given 46 GB of storage. Video transmission distance maxes out at 13 km (a little over eight miles). DJI’s drone won’t be able to fly for very long. Battery life is set for 23 minutes and it’ll take about 40 minutes to fully recharge.
Pricing info comes from yet another leak, OsitaLV, who posted a photograph of the drone’s cost in China. It shows prices start at 2,988 Yuan (about $413 / £327 / AU$628) up to 6988 Yuan (about $966 / £765 / AU$1,468) for the presumed Fly More Combo package.
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One key acrobatics, that’s interesting. pic.twitter.com/BjPA7CmYO5April 3, 2024
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Quadro News goes on to claim the Goggles 3 has better specs than the old model, “but some things have been trimmed.” He doesn’t really elaborate exactly what has been trimmed. Rather, he highlights some of the headset’s key features like the two-hour operating time, 20-minute charging time, plus a viewing angle of 44 degrees.
Nothing else was shared about the Motion 3 controller. That’s pretty much everything regarding the Avata 2 and its accessories. There are still many things that we don’t know about, including any new features not mentioned. Considering April 11 is coming up soon, we won’t have to wait long to learn more.
The Google Pixel 8a isn’t much of a secret at this stage. A new batch of leaks gives further evidence of the handset’s existence and tells us the specs and the design we can look forward to in the upcoming mid-range phone.
Well-known tipster Yogesh Brar (via Android Authority) has posted several specs for the phone, as well as a price estimate of $500 – $550 (that’s about £395 – £435 / AU$760 – AU$835). As for the phone, we can expect a 6.1-inch, 120Hz, OLED screen, a Tensor G3 chip, as well as 128GB and 256GB storage options.
Google Pixel 8a- 6.1″ FHD+ OLED, 120Hz- Tensor G3- 128/256GB storage- 64MP (OIS) + 13MP (UW)- 13MP selfie- Android 14- 4,500mAh (~)- 27W chargingLaunch: May ($500-550)What are your price expectations?April 5, 2024
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Apparently, there’s a dual-lens 64MP+13MP camera around the back and a 13MP selfie camera on the front, with power provided by a 4,500mAh battery. Those specs match up well with the Google Pixel 8, though we assume the new phone will come with cheaper materials and a few other compromises to hit a lower price.
The leak lends more credence to some of the earlier rumors we’ve seen, including one about the 120Hz screen on the Pixel 8a. As you’ll see from our full Google Pixel 8 review, that handset retails at $699 / £699 / AU$1,199, so there may not be too much to choose between these phones when the Pixel 8a appears.
Google hints
This couldn’t be the Pixel 8a, could it? (Image credit: Google)
There are a couple of other leaks to tell you about. One, as spotted by MySmartPrice, suggests several Pixel 8a models have now shown up in the Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group) database. This doesn’t tell us too much, other than that a launch is getting closer.
And lastly, it seems Google is getting in on the leaks. As spotted by GSMArena and others, a new Google Fi Wireless advert shows a phone that doesn’t exactly match the Pixel 8 design, leading to some speculation that this is the Pixel 8a. Of course, it might just be a mockup of a generic Pixel phone.
The biggest changes this year could be around the phone’s design, because leaked renders have pointed to larger bezels and curvier corners. Those extra curves also appeared in a separate leak, making it easier to believe this is the final Pixel 8a design.
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Samsung has some big plans for 2030. The South Korean firm wants to become the world’s biggest semiconductor chip firm by 2030, and it has now revealed its new product design philosophy that will take effect in 2030.
It will showcase its Newfound Equilibrium vision at Milan Design Week 2024 on April 16, 2024.
TM Roh, Samsung MX CEO, has penned a new editorial to reveal the company’s new product design philosophy and what it tends to solve. Samsung Design Identity 5.0 (DI 5.0): Essential, Innovative, and Harmonious is the direction the company will take with its product designs.
The company’s top executive revealed that Samsung has over 1,500 designers working across seven design studios worldwide. They use Samsung’s design philosophy—Inspired by Humans, Creating the Future—which hasn’t changed since the inception of Samsung’s Mobile Division in 1996. However, how people live, experience their lives, and use products is constantly changing, and Samsung wants to refine its strategy for the future.
With its new DI 5.0 design philosophy, the company wants to create products with three design properties: Essential, Innovative, and Harmonious. Samsung wants to be faithful to its essential purpose, keep innovating, and create harmony with the user’s lifestyle.
Essential
With essential design, the company wants to focus on the original intent and purpose of its products. For example, the Galaxy S24 has a fairly basic-looking design featuring thin bezels, and the same design language is used for the rest of the Galaxy smartphone lineup. Samsung’s TVs have the Infinity Air Design, which makes the screen appear as if it is floating in the air. Its washers and dryers have a minimalistic but space-efficient design.
Innovative
Innovative design in Samsung’s products can take various forms, such as live language translation during calls on the Galaxy S24, 8K upscaling in Neo QLED TVs, and vacuum cleaners that automatically recognize floor type.
Harmonious
With harmonious design, the company wants to bring simplicity to its products with SmartThings, which integrates all Samsung products into a single system. The Music Frame speaker blends into home decor rather than standing out.
We’re expecting quite a few design changes and new hardware features across the iPhone 16 line, and now we’re not limited to seeing these just in renders, as metal dummy units of the phones have also leaked.
Photos shared by Sonny Dickson on X (via 9to5Mac) show dummy units of all four expected phones – the iPhone 16, the iPhone 16 Plus, the iPhone 16 Pro, and the iPhone 16 Pro Max – from a variety of angles, highlighting key details.
Those details include a new Capture button for all four models. This is shown on the right edge, and based on previous leaks is expected to work as a shortcut to camera functions like recording videos and taking photos.
We can also see that all four dummy units have an Action button on the left edge. This customizable shortcut is already present on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, but we’re expecting all four iPhone 16 models to have it.
The other big visual change here is to the cameras on the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus, which are shown with vertically aligned lenses rather than the diagonal layout of the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus. This change has been rumored for a while, and it’s speculated that the new arrangement will allow them to record spatial video for the Apple Vision Pro.
Beyond that, it looks like the iPhone 16 Pro is slightly larger than the iPhone 16, and that the iPhone 16 Pro Max is a little larger than the iPhone 16 Plus. That would be a change from the current models, but in line with leaks suggesting that the iPhone 16 Pro will grow to 6.3 inches (up from 6.1), and the iPhone 16 Pro Max will be 6.9 inches (up from 6.7).
Credible, but far from guaranteed
Given that all of these things have leaked extensively before there’s a good chance the details here are accurate, but as always we’ll take them with a pinch of salt for now.
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Dummy units are often used by case makers to ensure their cases fit the upcoming phones, so the details tend to be fairly accurate; however there’s no guarantee of that, especially as we don’t know the source of these leaked dummies.
We expect a much clearer picture of these phones to emerge over the coming months, as information is sure to keep leaking ahead of their launch, which will almost certainly happen in September.
One of the best looks yet at the design of Apple’s iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro models today emerged online.
The images, posted on X by Sonny Dickson, show four dummy models representing the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Plus, and iPhone 16 Pro Max. These casts, usually milled from a solid piece of aluminum, are designed to help accessory makers ensure that their products will precisely fit the final devices.
The dummy models provide a clear look at the all-new “Capture” button across all four models. The slightly larger size of the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max is also evident, due to the display size increase from 6.1- to 6.3-inches and 6.7- to 6.9-inches.
They also show the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus’s vertical rear camera and Action button. While the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max gained the Action button last year, the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus still have the traditional mute switch.
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A first look at iOS 18’s rumored visionOS-style redesign may have been revealed by a new image of the Camera app.
Alleged iOS 18 design resource.
MacRumors received the above iPhone frame template from an anonymous source who claims they obtained it from an iOS engineer. It will allegedly be included as part of the Apple Design Resources for iOS 18, which helps developers visually design apps using software like Sketch and Photoshop. We cannot attest to the authenticity of the image, but believe it is worth sharing because it is consistent with previous rumors.
In February, Israeli website The Verifier claimed that iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 will feature visionOS-inspired design elements. The Vision Pro headset’s OS features a high level of depth translucency with glass-like buttons that have reflective edges.
visionOS design elements.
For example, the Apple TV app on iPadOS 18 will apparently feature the same translucent navigation bar that was introduced in the tvOS 17.2 version of the app last year. The design of this menu has clear similarities to visionOS. Apple also plans to redesign various other system menus and built-in apps on iOS 18, including Safari, according to the report.
The Verifier has a mixed track record with Apple rumors over the years, but Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman subsequently said that Apple is working to update the design of iOS as “early as this year.” He agreed that iOS could take some design cues from visionOS going forward, but Gurman does not expect a “total overhaul that mirrors visionOS.” The extent of the potential redesign is therefore still unknown.
While Gurman implied that the redesign may not emerge this year, he was more firm about iOS 18 being redesigned in a November edition of his newsletter, when he said Apple’s senior management had described iOS 18 as “ambitious and compelling,” with “major new features and designs.”
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Alleged iOS 18 design resource.