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Mini and Pokemon Debut Pikachu-Themed Aceman Concept at Gamescom 2022
Mini and Pokemon Debut Pikachu-Themed Aceman Concept at Gamescom 2022
Mini and The Pokemon Company have partnered up to bring a Pokemon-themed version of the Mini Aceman concept to the Gamescom 2022 computer and video games showcase in Germany.
The Aceman is an electric concept that previews a future compact crossover that may eventually squeeze into Mini's lineup between the Hardtop and the Countryman, blending the proportions of the two. It features a new "Charismatic Simplicity" design language with cartoony, geometric details that make it sort of look like the automotive equivalent of a Pokemon. This Mini x Pokemon collab takes advantage of the concept car's various display technologies inside and out.
Mini chose to feature Pikachu because it's electric, like the Aceman.
Mini
As part of the collaboration, the Aceman gains a new Pokemon mode that can be activated to bring Pikachu-themed graphics and animations to the concept's large circular central display. Mini chose to highlight Pikachu as the featured Pokemon because it's an electric-type and the Aceman is a fully electric car. (I'd venture that Pikachu being the mostrecognizable pocket monster also played a role.)
The visuals spill off of the main display and onto the textile surface of the dashboard and doors via the concept cabin's "moving image projections." Meanwhile, puddle light projectors shine Mini x Pokemon iconography onto the ground near the car. The concept car's conceptual users will also be able to connect their console to the Mini to play Pokemon games or maybe watch one of the Pokemon movies, drive-in style, making use of the Aceman's front LED projector to cast a big screen on a nearby wall while parked.
Aside from the digital graphics and projections, the Aceman concept displayed at Gamescom 2022 appears unchanged since its debut last month. But the Pokemon partnership is a startling showcase of the flexibility and potential for customization of the Aceman's Android-powered infotainment.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE review: An affordable iPad Pro alternative
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE review: An affordable iPad Pro alternative
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE (short for Fan Edition) is a midlevel 12.4-inch Android tablet that starts at $529 for a Wi-Fi-only model (£519, AU$799) and $669 for one with 5G. Yes, it might cost more than a basic iPad, but it's less than an iPad Pro, and this product sits roughly between those two popular products on the tablet continuum.
But even with a good set of features and a reasonable price, Android tablets can be a tough sell. Apple's iPads, running iPadOS, continue to dominate the tablet market and what people think of when they think "tablet." Along with Samsung, companies like Lenovo, Huawei and Amazon (through its Fire tablet line) offer a wide array of iPad alternatives, although none truly stands out as a compelling reason to switch from another operating system, beyond offering better interoperability with Android phones.
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The Tab S7 FE has an upscale feel, with a 1.3-pound aluminum body and slim bezels that allow more viewing space with a smaller footprint. Devices from the iPad Mini to the Microsoft Surface Pro have trimmed screen borders, so the S7 FE is on trend. The 12.4-inch display has a 2,560x1,600-pixel resolution with a 60Hz refresh rate. It has a 5-megapixel selfie camera and an 8-megapixel camera on the back. Inside, the processing is handled by a Qualcomm SM7325 chip, and it ships with Android 11 as its OS.
The Galaxy Tab S7 FE includes a stylus.
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If you want color options, you'll have to go with the Wi-Fi version, which comes in pink, silver, green or black. The S7 FE starts with 64GB of internal storage, but you can configure it with 128GB, 256GB or 512GB as well. The microSD slot can support cards up to 1TB. Unfortunately, the 5G version is limited in spec options as well as color: It's black only and only comes with 64GB of storage and 4GB of RAM. Plus, you'll have to pay for data every month.
Samsung also offers the Galaxy Tab S7 Plus, which looks almost identical to the S7 FE but it has four speakers to the FE's two. The S7 Plus also has a Super AMOLED display with a slightly higher resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate, versus the TFT display with a 60Hz refresh rate in the S7 FE. If you want those extra features of the S7 Plus it will run you $849 (£799, AU$1,449).
The S7 FE supports facial recognition to unlock the tablet, or you can use a passcode or pattern. Unfortunately, there is no built-in fingerprint reader as in the more-expensive S7 Plus. While face login on Windows PCs and iOS devices usually works fine for me, in this case it didn't recognize me as often as I had hoped it would.
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If you're switching over from using an iOS device you may also find the landscape camera placement off-putting compared with the portrait position on iOS devices. Then again, with more people using video chat since the start of the pandemic, this might be a welcome change and could make Zoom chats easier.
Camera placement is also important because if you're using facial recognition to unlock your device, but are more accustomed to the iPad's camera placement, you might be covering the S7 FE's camera with your fingers (this happened to me several times). That's why I'd appreciate a fingerprint reader, so I could hold the tablet in any position when unlocking the device.
I tested the tablet using Samsung's Book Cover Keyboard ($160), which magnetically attaches to the tablet and protects the screen and back. There's a handy slot cut out for easy access to the included S Pen stylus. The S Pen also magnetically attaches to the back of the tablet.
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The Qualcomm-powered Galaxy Tab S7 FE won't blow you away with its performance. Even the less expensive ninth-gen iPad outshone the S7 FE in benchmark tests like Geekbench 5 and 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited. In practical hands-on testing, the S7 was able to smoothly handle Google docs, MS Office 365 suite, web surfing and streaming media. Games from the Google Play store, like NBA 2K, Need For Speed: No Limits and my old guilty pleasure Minion Rush, ran smoothly as well. If you want to stay in the Android garden, at least its walls are a little more porous than on an iPad. For example, you can get apps for the Samsung Galaxy S7 FE from both the Google and Samsung app stores.
Geekbench 5 (multicore)
Microsoft Surface Pro 8
Apple iPad (9th Generation)
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE
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Geekbench 5 (single-core)
Apple iPad (9th Generation)
Microsoft Surface Pro 8
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE
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Longer bars indicate better performance
3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
Microsoft Surface Pro 8
Apple iPad (9th Generation)
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE
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Geekbox
Product name
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE
Price as reviewed
$829
Display
12.4-inch TFT 2,560x1,600 @60Hz
PC CPU
Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G
PC memory
4GB RAM
Storage
64GB internal/expandable to 1TB
Ports
USB-C
Networking
Cellular 5G, Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.0
Operating system
Android 11
Weight
1.3 pounds
As for battery life, I was able to get just under 12 hours of video streaming over 5G on a single charge. The hefty 10,090-mAh battery probably didn't hurt. The tablet can be fully charged in 4 hours with the 15-watt adapter that comes with it, but also there's a fast-charge option with a 45-watt adapter sold separately. That should allow you to get a reasonable amount of battery charge in just a few minutes.
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When it comes to sound, the S7 FE can pump up the volume loud enough to fill a room without crackling from two speakers on opposite sides. The tablet supports Dolby Atmos and Samsung says the dual speakers were "tuned by AKG." Atmos is good to have, but the tuned-by-so-and-so speaker claims on many devices are usually just marketing fluff.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE is something aimed at people already invested in the Android ecosystem, and who want something between an iPad and an iPad Pro. It's a good alternative, and even costs a little less than the Pro, but it's also not going to sway anyone away from the competition.
MSI Raider GE76 gaming laptop has the fastest of everything. It shows
MSI Raider GE76 gaming laptop has the fastest of everything. It shows
MSI's top-end 17-inch Raider GE76 gaming laptop comes with state-of-the-art components that let it fly. It's stacked with an Intel Core i9-12900HK CPU and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU. That processor is the newest Intel mobile Alder Lake architecture, which splits the cores into performance-optimized and efficiency-optimized (like Apple's M1 chips). And while the RTX 3080 Ti is just a new iteration of Nvidia's top mobile GPU, the MSI shows how well it performs when you push it -- and not even to the max -- in a system that allows it to draw full power.
In other words, the components are performing better than they would on a laptop with a pretty thin-and-light design; those have to compromise on power for the sake of cooling, battery size and AC adapter size. The downside is that the Raider is a lot more traditional. It also lacks Nvidia's Advanced Optimus, which is better at juggling the internal and discrete GPUs than the older version of Optimus used in the Raider GE76.
The Raider GE76 comes in about seven different configurations that range in price from $1,599 (with an i7-12700H, RTX 3060 and 1080p 360Hz display) to $4,199 (i9-12900HK, RTX 3080 Ti and 4K 120Hz display). Our test system configuration isn't available here, but the closest option, with an i9-12900HK, RTX 3080 Ti and 1440p 240Hz display for $3,999 is actually better; 4K can be overkill for 17 inches and 1080p is OK, but QHD is just right. (Since exchange-rate conversions bear no relation to the regional pricing, I haven't included them.)
It's pretty pricey overall, and currently still in preorder, since it's not shipping until around late March. It's definitely worth waiting to see what's out there around the same time.
4 x USB-A, 1 x USB-C/Thunderbolt, 1 combo audio, 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1.4
Networking
Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675, 2.5Gb Killer E3100
Operating system
Microsoft Windows 11 Pro (21H2)
Weight
6.4 pounds (2.9 kilograms)
The laptop's screen isn't on the GPU bus, so the battery life is highly dependent on whether you remember to switch into hybrid mode. (In hybrid mode, the rendering and acceleration are performed by the Nvidia GPU and passed over the system bus to the CPU to render to the screen, which might make it a bit slower.) That means you have to manually force it to use the discrete graphics -- it can't toggle back and forth intelligently and automatically, and you have to reboot to switch. MSI does have a utility that automatically switches in and out of "extreme" mode as you launch games.
My performance test results place it as best in class -- or close -- across the board, and by a significant margin in some cases. Single-core speed, traditionally Intel's strong point, is also impressive. When you combine all the advances in GPU and CPU in the system, it becomes a powerhouse for video editing (though if you really want to you probably want a better screen than the run-of-the-mill model I tested, which is optimized for refresh rate).
You can overclock the GPU and VRAM up to 200MHz each via MSI's utility. Simply bumping the GPU up by 100MHz lifted performance on Rift Breaker's GPU test and FireStrike Ultra by about 6%, and Port Royal (which measures Nvidia's RTX ray-tracing performance) by about 7%. That's quite good and means there's room for more uplift, as long as you're willing to put up with the fan noise.
The touchpad feels a little small relative to the size of the laptop.
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This isn't really a "laptop" laptop. It's a desktop replacement, so I'm not sure how important a little extra battery life is. Still, when you let the system use its intelligent power handling (without forcing it into save-battery-at-all-costs mode) it lasted about 5 to 6 hours streaming video continuously over Wi-Fi, which is unusually long for a traditional 17-inch gaming system. It's big and relatively heavy, with one of those mondo power bricks that add another two pounds to the carry weight. It can also get pretty loud, even in hybrid mode, though it doesn't seem to run particularly hot.
While it performs exceptionally well on all counts, that's due to all the new components in it, and this is the first time we've tested them. I do expect to see a lot of systems that perform comparably as 2022 wears on.
Among the laptop's performance-related perks is support for DirectStorage, Microsoft's programming interface for high-bandwidth SSD file operations in Windows (and the Xbox Series X/S), that, combined with its Samsung SSD and PCIe 4 bus, delivers quite a nice score of 2,802 on 3DMark's SSD performance test (we're still building our database of comparison numbers).
A lot of swings, some misses
MSI's also one of the first companies to partner with BlueStacks for its mobile-gaming-on-laptop technology. Incorporated into its MSI App Player, it theoretically lets you play Android games on the laptop as if they were written for a PC -- a bigger screen, high-power processing, full controller support and more.
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But it's really hit and miss, at least on the MSI. For instance, Dead Cells, which is listed on BlueStacks' site as a compatible game, wouldn't run. Little Adventures did, but when I rotated it to landscape to take advantage of the bigger screen, it literally just rotated the game, leaving it lying on its side. The App Player is simply emulating a phone -- if the game doesn't support landscape or a controller, it won't. And it doesn't tell you that; you just have to discover by trial and error. The Home screen for the player shows BlueStacks-optimized games, but at least a casual look-through didn't turn up a single A-lister.
Given the size of the laptop, the touchpad is too small, and I'm finding it intermittently nonresponsive. Plus, the SteelSeries keyboard feels mushy; quiet, but more like gel than membrane. I do like the laptop's lighting design, but I'm a sucker for a lightbar (as well as underglow).
And MSI touts the full HD (1080p) webcam, but there's a lot more to a good webcam than resolution. Most of the best have a lot of supporting intelligence to deliver decent autoexposure and white balance at the very least, but this one's pretty meh, even in controlled lighting. It should be fine for basic videoconferencing, but you may want to buy a better external one if you care about image and especially if you plan to stream.
If you're in the market for a speedy upgrade over whatever you're gaming on now, the MSI Raider GE76 definitely delivers -- as long as you're willing to plonk down a lot of money before seeing what the rest of the competition does with similar components, or what arrives a little later this year in a thinner-and-lighter package (between March and June) than the Raider line.
Performance snapshot
Geekbench 5 (multicore)
Asus ROG Flow X13 with XG Mobile
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 (G533QS)
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Longer bars indicate better performance
Cinebench R23 CPU (single core)
Asus ROG Flow X13 with XG Mobile
Asus ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition (G513QY)
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Longer bars indicate better performance
Far Cry 5 (1080p)
Asus ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition (G513QY)
Asus ROG Flow X13 with XG Mobile
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Longer bars indicate better performance (FPS)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider gaming test (1080p)
Asus ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition (G513QY)
Asus ROG Flow X13 with XG Mobile
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Longer bars indicate better performance (FPS)
3DMark Time Spy
Asus ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition (G513QY)
Asus ROG Flow X13 with XG Mobile
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NOTE: Longer bars indicate better performance
3DMark Fire Strike Ultra
Asus ROG Flow X13 with XG Mobile
Asus ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition (G513QY)
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Longer bars indicate better performance
3DMark Port Royal
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Longer bars indicate better performance
Procyon Video (Premiere Pro)
Asus ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition (G513QY)
Asus ROG Flow X13 with XG Mobile
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Higher scores indicate better performance
SpecViewPerf 2020 SolidWorks (1080p)
Asus ROG Flow X13 w/ XG Mobile
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Longer bars indicate better performance (FPS)
Configurations
Alienware m17 r4
Microsoft Windows 10 Home (20H2); 2.4GHz Intel Core i7-10980HK; 32GB DDR4 SDRAM 2,933MHz; 16GB Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 512GB SSD + 953GB RAID 0
Asus ROG Flow X13 with XG Mobile
Microsoft Windows 10 Home (2004); 3.3GHz AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS; 6GB DDR4 SDRAM 4,266MHz; 4GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 (16GB GeForce RTX 3080 mobile in XG Mobile)
Asus ROG Strix G15 AMD Advantage Edition
Microsoft Windows 10 Home (21H1); 3.3GHz AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX; 16GB DDR4 SDRAM 3,200MHz; 12GB AMD Radeon RX 6800M; 512TB SSD
MSI Raider GE76
Microsoft Windows 11 Pro (21H2); 2.9GHz Intel Core i9-12900HK; 32GB DDR5 SDRAM 4,800MHz; 16GB Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti; 2 x 1TB NVMe SSD
