Pocket-lint daily - Honor Magic 4 Ultimate, Apple sensors, and more

Good morning! By Stuart Miles | Monday March 21 2022 Good morning! - If you're enjoying the email, why not get a friend to sign up too, so they can also be in the know? Get them to [sign up here.]( Honor unveils the Magic 4 Ultimate, featuring its best camera system yet Honor What's happened? Honor has announced its latest phone, the [Magic 4 Ultimate]( which will join the rest of the Magic 4 family that was announced back at MWC. Why does it matter? Focus is firmly on the camera platform and Honor claims it is the most powerful and versatile camera system it has produced to date. The array is comprised of a 50MP wide camera, 64MP Periscope telephoto camera, 50MP spectrum enhanced camera and a 64MP ultra-wide with the world's first dual free-form lens. What's my take? Now free from Huawei, Honor is trying to push itself to the forefront of smartphone users' minds with big hitting numbers that are bound to pique our interest. I've yet to try the new camera platform of the Honor Magic 4, but it's clear we're starting to enter an age of the smartphone cameras that no longer just want to replace your point and shoot camera, but your DSLR too. And given the design of this model, Honor clearly believe that to do that, the phone needs to start looking like a camera too. Is Apple working on a HealthTag to track features like blood sugar levels? Pocket-lint What's happened? Apple announced AirTags in April 2021 but a recent [patent]( suggests that might not be the only tag we will see from the company. Why does it matter? A patent application spotted by PatentlyApple (via Wareable) presents the possibility of a wearable sensor worn around the body or on clothes that monitors health and fitness features. It's suggested the sensor - or tag - would wirelessly communicate with a central device, which we would presume would be an iPhone or Apple Watch. What's my take? Given how successful the Apple Watch has become, and the amount of data it is able to capture, it's only logical that Apple would be looking at ways to "double down" on how it can capture more data from us. That, the patent suggests, could be further sensors that relay information back to a central device like the iPhone or the Apple Watch to provide even more data points. That to me sounds a little overly complex for Apple - the Apple Watch might be a bunch of sensors you wear, but it's sold first and foremost as a watch - but the idea isn't beyond the realms of possibility. I would expect that such a device would be a part of something else - say the AirPods for example - rather than just being a sensor you have to wear as a sensor. Samsung Galaxy A53 5G initial review: A mid-range winner? Pocket-lint What's happened? The Galaxy A series sees the most voluminous sales for Samsung, with this model, the Galaxy A53 5G, likely to be one of the most important handsets that Samsung will offer in 2022. Our quick verdict The Samsung Galaxy A53 5G hits all the important spec points, with a great design and display. We still have to fully test the camera and the overall performance of this phone, but it could be Samsung's most popular device of 2022. [Read our review.]( In Case You Missed it Polyphony [apologises]( after fixing long Gran Turismo 7 outage. --- Moto Edge 30 [benchmark]( leaked, reveals key specs. --- Apple's AirPods Pro with MagSafe charging case has been reduced by £64.01, to £174.99. [You'll save 27%]( on the 2021 released item, with active noise cancellation and 4.5 hours of listening time. From The Gear Loop Lifesaver LifeSaver Wayfarer claims to be the safest, pocket-sized water purifier on the market. [Read more.]( And finally... Unsplash What are TikTok Stories, how to create and find them, and who can use them? [Read more.]( Have you checked out our weekly podcast that comes out every Friday? It's packed with news, interviews, and top things to get. You can subscribe to the Pocket-lint Podcast via [iTunes]( and [Spotify]( or access it on the web via [Acast](. This week, we find out about the Samsung A33 and A53 smartphones, review the new Apple Mac Studio, and talk to an author who's been writing about the metaverse for over a decade. [Listen to the new episode today.]( Thanks for reading , if you're enjoying the email, why not get a friend to sign up too, so they can also be in the know? Get them to [sign up here.]( [The Trust Project][Why you can trust Pocket-lint]( Copyright © 2022 Pocket-lint, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website Our mailing address is: Pocket-lint PO Box 4770Ascot, Berkshire SL5 5DP United Kingdom [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing](