CES 2020 - All the announcements from the Las Vegas tradeshow - Android

CES 2020: Important info

• When is CES 2020? CES 2020 officially takes place from Tuesday, January 7, through Friday, January 10, 2020. However, many companies make big product reveals starting in the early days of January 2020, with many press conferences held in Vegas on Monday, January 6.
• Where is CES 2020 held? Every year, CES is held in Las Vegas, Nevada, primarily at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Separate events, keynotes, and product unveilings happen at various locations around Las Vegas.
• Is CES 2020 open to the public? CES is not open to the public and is restricted to members of the tech industry.

Over 4,500 technology companies showcase products and services at CES. Below, you’ll find a brief summary on what was revealed on “Day -1”, on Monday, January 6. We also have some info on what we can expect from other major consumer tech companies at CES 2020.

Samsung

Samsung is going big for CES 2020, with new phones, laptops, TVs, and more.

• Samsung S10 Lite and Galaxy Note 10 Lite: The Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy Note 10 Lite will both have big 6.7-inch displays, with the S10 Lite packing some impressive rear cameras, and the Note 10 Lite including the embedded S Pen.
• Samsung Galaxy Chromebook: The Samsung Galaxy Chromebook is a high-end Chromebook, similar in range to the Pixelbook series. You get high-end features like a 4K display and an embedded stylus.
• Smasung Q950TS QLED 8K TV: Samsung is showing off its latest 8K TV, which features a nearly bezel-less design.
• Neon announced:  In partnership with Samsung, Neon unveiled the world’s first “artificial human.” Neon describes the new creation as a “computationally created virtual being.” Of course, the whole event was also a bit of a train wreck.
• Samsung Galaxy Mini: After plenty of delays on the Bixby speaker, Samsung has confirmed the Mini will arrive later this year.
• Samsung Ballie: With a design quite similar to the BB-8 Droid from Star Wars, the Ballie robot is designed to help people around the house using on-device AI.

Asus

For CES 2020, Asus revealed several updates to its Tuft and ROG lines, and many other products:

• Chromebook Flip C436: The Chromebook Flip C436 includes an 10th-gen Intel Core processor 16GB RAM and 512GB of storage. The 2.4-inch Chromebook has a 14-inch display and up to 12 hours of battery life.
• Asus Tuft and ROG updates: Asus had several new TUF and ROG devices at CES. The main highlights are the Asus TUF A15, TUF A17, Zephyrus G14 and Zephyrus G15. The new TUF books will have AMD Ryzen 4000 Series processors, while the other two models feature higher-end AMD processors.

Lenovo

Lenovo had lots to show off at CES 2020, with over 40 laptops at the tradeshow. Many of them were variants or minor refreshes, but there are certainly several announcements that stood out:

• Thinkpad X1 Fold: The X1 Fold is Lenovo’s attempt to bring the foldable display over to laptops, and it’s an impressive looking feat. The laptop essentially works as a 13.3-inch portable display or giant tablet, until you fold it in half. The foldable design adds a few new use cases for digital artists and the like, but the best part is the keyboard accessory that transforms the foldable into a traditional laptop. The laptop will start at $2,499, which is expensive but not horrible considering this is a laptop and yet only costs around $500 more than the Galaxy Fold.
• IdeaPad Duet and IdeaPad Flex 5: The IdeaPad Duet and IdeaPad Flex 5 are two totally different machines, though they share plenty of features. Lenovo doesn’t want you to call the Duet a tablet, but that’s sort of what it is. Lenovo’s larger IdeaPad Flex 5 is more akin to the company’s C340 Chromebook.
• Lenovo Yoga 5: The Yoga 5 is what Lenovo claims is the world’s first 5G Yoga laptop. It supports mmWave and sub-6GHz 5G and can function with a respectable set of 5G networks around the world.

TCL and Alcatel

TCL introduced three new mid-range smartphones at CES 2020:

• TCL 10 5G, TCL 10 Pro, and TCL 10L: All three include punch-hole displays and quad rear cameras.
• 4 more Alcatel phones: Under its Alcatel brand, TCL showed off four upcoming budget phones, the Alcatel 3L, the Alcatel 1S, the Alcatel 1V, and the 1B. The last two phones will be priced below $100.

Royole

The company responsible for selling the first smartphone with a foldable display is at it again, this time bringing foldable display technology to a speaker.

• Mirage Smart Speaker: The Mirage Smart Speaker includes a 7.8-inch touchscreen display that actually wraps around the speaker’s cylindrical body.

Acer

Acer has some interesting products to show at CES 2020, most of which revolve around laptops:

• Acer ConceptD 7: The ConceptD 7 Ezel is a notebook with a hinged display that can not only be positioned like other 2-in-1 laptops but it can also be put above a keyboard so the screen can be used like an easel.
• Spin 3 and Spin 5: Acer also showed off some new. but more conventional, Windows 10 laptops, including the  Spin 3 and Spin 5.
• TravelMate P6: The TravelMate P6 is designed for business users. It’s extremely light at around 2.5 pounds and it claims to get an outstanding 23 hours of battery life.

Razer

Laptops are generally one of the first things that come to mind when you think of Razer, but at CES 2020 the brand focused its attention on its gaming desktop, a new mobile controller, and a 5G concept device.

• Razer Tomahawk N1: The Razer Tomahawk N1 is a gaming desktop built around the Intel NUC Ecosystem. The Tomahawk gaming PC will be available sometime in the first half of 2020, but there’s no pricing or complete release details just yet.
• Razer Kishi: The Razer Kishi is a brand new gaming controller, similar to the Junglecat but with an elastic band of sorts that allows it to fit on most smartphones easily. It also doesn’t require batteries, as it hooks directly to your phone.
• Razer 5G router concept: Not too much to say about this one. Basically it was Razer’s attempt to built a 5G router designed with gamers in mind.

Insta360

Insta360 is a major leader in 360 camera space and that trend continues with the OneR, announced here at CES 2020.

• Insta360 One R: The One R is technically a 360-degree camera, though Insta isn’t focusing on this, instead it’s going after the action cam space. The One R has the ability to capture wide-angle 4K video, wide-angle 4K on a 1-inch sensor, or 5.3K 360-degree footage depending on the mod. It’s an interesting take on the action camera that sees the company erase the line between what action and what 360-degree cameras can do.

OnePlus

OnePlus typically sits CES 2020 out when it comes to announcements, but this year it’s here with the OnePlus Concept One.

• OnePlus Concept One: OnePlus’ big push with the Concept One is the use of electrochromic glass. This is the tech that can turn glass opaque, and you’ll find it in luxury airplanes and fancy hotels. The main use of this tech is to hide the cameras in the phone.

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