OPPO is thrilled to announce today that the highly anticipated Reno12 Series will be launched on July 2^nd, 2024, in Dubai. This cutting-edge series is poised to redefine the smartphone experience with unparalleled AI capabilities.

The much-anticipated Reno12 Series by OPPO introduces two groundbreaking AI Phones – the Reno12 and Reno12 Pro, each heralding a new era of innovation with a suite of industry-leading GenAI features that are set to unlock new realms of productivity and creativity, offering users unparalleled capabilities that push the boundaries of what is possible on a smartphone. As the latest additions to the esteemed OPPO Reno Series, the Reno12 and Reno12 Pro represent a new chapter in the history of the popular OPPO Reno Series and the first major release under OPPO’s commitment to accelerate the adoption of AI Phones.

Commenting on the upcoming release, Lay Ren, President of OPPO Mena, stated, “I am delighted to introduce the Reno12 Series, a true testament to OPPO’s unwavering dedication to innovation and excellence. With the Reno12 and Reno12 Pro, we are ushering in a new era of AI Phones that will redefine the way users interact with their devices. These industry leading GenAI features represent a significant leap forward in technology, empowering users to unlock new levels of productivity and creativity. This launch marks a pivotal moment for OPPO as we continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in the world of smartphones.”

Audaciously sleek, conspicuously solid

The Reno12 Series stands as a bold expression of OPPO’s unwavering dedication to cutting-edge design and innovation, boasting an audaciously sleek and conspicuously solid appearance that is bound to captivate tech enthusiasts and fashion-forward users alike. Moreover, the Reno12 Pro is offered in two captivating colors: Sunset Gold and Space Brown. Both variants of the Reno12 Pro feature a distinctive two-tone matte-gloss design, with a chic metallic ribbon elegantly dividing the back of the phone into two halves. On the other hand, the Reno12 model is available in Astro Silver and Matte Brown options. The Matte Brown variant exudes a timeless appeal with its rich cocoa hue and fingerprint-free finish, catering to users who prefer a classic and elegant look.

Added to this is OPPO’s Splash Touch technology, a proprietary solution that allows the screen to function correctly even when the screen or the user’s hands are wet. Furthermore, both Reno12 and Reno12 Pro feature a Futuristic Fluid Design and High-Strength Alloy Framework that create a stunning new look while ensuring the most robust design on the Reno Series phone yet with enhanced protection against drops, pressure, and water. With an IP65 rating, both models also provide exceptional dust and water resistance, while critical components across the phone, including openings, speakers, the USB-C port, and the SIM card tray, have been reinforced to make the phones even more waterproof.

Accelerating the adoption of AI phones

Earlier this year, OPPO outlined its commitment to bring AI capabilities to more people beyond the confines of high-end flagship smartphones, OPPO expects to bring generative AI features to about 50 million users by 2024. As part of these efforts, OPPO has joined Google, Microsoft, MediaTek, Qualcomm and other partners to accelerate the arrival of a new generation of AI Phones.

At the core of the Reno12 Series lies its unbeatable AI technology, including groundbreaking features such as AI Eraser 2.0, AI Toolbox, and a suite of other intelligent functionalities that set it apart as the ultimate AI phone on the market. Users can expect a seamless and intuitive experience, empowered by OPPO’s advanced AI capabilities that enhance every aspect of the smartphone usage.

The Reno12 Series introduce a suite of breakthrough GenAI features covering a range of everyday uses. With the newly updated AI Eraser, users can easily remove passing strangers in photos with a simple tap thanks to the feature’s ability to automatically identify unwanted people and objects. Furthermore, both phones feature two AI enhancements for group photos. AI Clear Face enhances group shots by restoring facial details for exceptional clarity, even for people farther from the camera. AI Best Face identifies individuals with closed eyes and uses GenAI technology to reopen them, ensuring every group photo is perfect.

Moreover, Reno12 Series users can capture life’s moments with the AI Portrait Expert featured in both phones, offering enhanced Flash Snapshot technology for agile camera exposure adjustments. This feature ensures photos capture realistic lighting effects and natural skin tones. Additionally, users can enjoy recording stunning 4K videos at 30fps on both the rear and front-facing cameras, delivering high-definition videos with four times the resolution of standard 1080p footage.

Alongside photo enhancements, the Reno12 Series also tap into the power of AI to bring added efficiency and creativity. Built on the Google Gemini large language model (LLM), AI Toolbox is a new addition to the smart sidebar that leverages powerful recognition capabilities to understand the content displayed on the screen and recommend AI features accordingly, such as quick social media content generation or content summaries for lengthy articles. In the Recording app, users can now also use the new AI Recording Summary tool to intelligently extract text summaries from a voice record and organize them into notes, with information such as to-do lists, times, locations, and other details highlighted and formatted for improved readability. 

AMD recently announced the availability of the AMD EPYC 4004 Series processors that complement the existing AMD EPYC server CPU portfolio with new cost-optimized offerings that deliver enterprise- class features and leadership performance for small and medium businesses and hosted IT service providers.

The AMD EPYC 4004 Series CPUs provide the price conscious buyer with enterprise- grade performance, dependability, scalability and modern security features powered by the highly efficient “Zen 4” architecture. When compared to an Intel Xeon E-2488 CPU, a server powered by a single AMD EPYC 4564P CPU delivers a 1.8x increase in performance per CPU dollar.

“Historically, many small to medium businesses have had to compromise on their IT solutions by using hardware that doesn’t fully meet their needs,” said John Morris, corporate vice president, Enterprise and HPC Business Group, AMD. “Based on the same technologies that power the most demanding data centers in the world, the AMD EPYC 4004 Series processors are offered at an optimized acquisition cost for customers in small and medium-sized businesses seeking to drive better business outcomes.”

A Trusted Choice for Growing Businesses

The AMD EPYC 4004 Series processors are built to deliver strong, general-purpose computing in a single-socket package, enabling highly performant rack scale, multi-node and tower configurations where system cost and other infrastructure constraints are critical considerations.

“As part of our ongoing collaboration, Lenovo is excited to see AMD introducing new EPYC 4004 CPUs that help address new market opportunity. The expansion of the AMD EPYC processor roadmap addresses a larger market segment with the affordable, yet high-performance capabilities of the new processor,” said Kamran Amini, Vice President and General Manager for Server, Storage & Software Defined Solutions at Lenovo. “With the introduction of AMD EPYC 4004 series CPUs, AMD is helping to address the needs of server customers across the spectrum, providing price per performance value for growing businesses along with efficiency for a dependable, secure, infrastructure.”

“We are thrilled to add yet another AMD EPYC solution to our Bare Metal portfolio.

Sharing common values with AMD such as efficiency and sustainability, we are convinced our upcoming AMD EPYC 4004 CPU-powered solutions will provide flexibility in the datacenter. Our customers will be able to harness the sheer compute performance and energy efficiency of these new processors all the while benefiting from our Trusted Cloud and performance-price ratio,” said Yaniv Fdida, chief product and technology officer, OVHcloud.

“The workload performance of Supermicro’s 3U MicroCloud Multi-Node Server and 1U,2U Mainstream Server Family powered by the AMD EPYC 4004 Series CPUs, brings increased value to customers looking for cost-effective and easy-to-deploy solutions,” said Michael McNerney, SVP Marketing and Network Security, Supermicro. “Together, we’re expanding access to businesses looking to optimize their hosting and content delivery, cloud workloads, and more.”

AMD EPYC 4004 CPU-powered servers offer a compelling balance of performance, scalability and affordability. Enabling a wide array of broadly deployed enterprise solutions, AMD EPYC 4004 Series CPUs are supported by leading partners including, Altos, ASRock Rack, Gigabyte, Lenovo, MSI, New Egg, OVHcloud, Supermicro and Tyan.

ASUS collaborates with Microsoft and Qualcomm to deliver the best AI user experience ever with an ultrathin and lightweight 15.6″ AI PC.

KEY POINTS

• Incredible AI power: SnapdragonX Elite is the SoC with the world’s fastest laptop NPU that can achieve 45 TOPS, for the latest Windows AI tools and with exclusive ASUS AI apps
• Incredible portability: 14.7 mm thin, from 1.42 kg light; 70 Wh battery for up to 18 hours battery life; fast charging and USB-C Easy Charge technology
• Incredible connectivity: 2 x full-function USB4, 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, HDMI 2.1, MicroSD card, Audio combo jack; up to 5.8 Gbps WiFi 7 speeds
• Incredible audiovisuals: Immersive 15.6″ 3K 120 Hz ASUS Lumina OLED display; 89% screen-to-body ratio; Harmon Kardon Dolby Atmos audio system
  
   
  ASUS announced a new generation of AI-powered computing at its online-only Next Level. AI Incredible. launch event, dedicated to the launch of the ASUS Vivobook S 15 (S5507). Powered by the Snapdragon X Elite, the device is the company’s first Copilot+ PC, with Windows AI features and a collection of exclusive ASUS AI apps that aim to improve the user’s work and play.
• “As ASUS embarks on this journey, marked by the launch of our first AI PC, we stand at the beginning of a new era of personal computing.” ASUS Co-CEO S.Y. Hsu said, speaking at the event, “The launch of our first ASUS Copilot+ PC powered by Snapdragon X Elite is an important milestone for us, and we believe that these devices are the future of consumer PCs and will drastically change the way we will work, study, create, and play.”
• “I am thrilled that Qualcomm and ASUS are working together to bring industry-leading innovation to consumers and enterprises, and our latest collaboration is the best yet,” said Cristiano Amon, president and CEO of Qualcomm Incorporated. “Performance is reborn with Snapdragon X Elite, and we look forward to collaborating with ASUS to put incredible innovation like the ASUS Vivobook S 15 in the hands of users.”
• ASUS Vivobook S 15 is the company’s first Copilot+ PC, and with the efficient power and built-in AI engine of the Snapdragon X Elite Platform, users can enjoy hardware-accelerated AI functions and incredible performance and efficiency as result of the custom integrated Qualcomm Oryon CPU. With up to 18 hours of battery life, enjoy uninterrupted productivity. Featuring a stunning 3K 120 Hz ASUS Lumina OLED display, Harman Kardon-certified audio, and a sleek 14.7 mm-thin, 1.42 kg-light body, it’s built for effortless mobility.
• Incredible AI power
• ASUS Vivobook S 15 is the first next-gen ASUS Windows Copilot+ PC, introducing the latest Windows AI tools. Powered by the SnapdragonX Elite with built-in Qualcomm Hexagon NPU, it boasts a remarkable 45 TOPS Neural engine for swift on device AI processing. Storage options include up to an ultrafast 1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, with memory configurable up to 32 GB of 8448 MHz LPDDR5X RAM.
• The ASUS Vivobook S 15 uses an AI-powered camera for features like Adaptive Dimming and Lock, and comes with the StoryCube app to manage your photos and videos with AI help.
• Incredible portability
• Built for effortless portability, ASUS Vivobook S 15 stands out with a 14.7 mm ultra-slim and 1.42 kg light all-metal design, which redefines elegance with its minimalist aesthetics. The premium CNC-engraved logo adds a touch of class, while the versatile tapered unibody design ensures strength and stability.
• The Vivobook S 15 boasts a stylish keyboard with customizable backlights and a large touchpad with gesture controls for easy navigation and tasks. Plus, a dedicated Copilot key gives you quick access to Windows AI tools.
• Incredible connectivity
• Equipped with a comprehensive set of I/O ports, ASUS Vivobook S 15 is configured for seamless on-the-go connectivity. It has two USB4 ports that support fast charging, 4K external displays, and up to 40 Gbps data transfers, along with two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports, an HDMI 2.1 port, a microSD card reader, and an audio combo jack to elevate the user experience. ​ ​
• Thanks to WiFi 7, enabled by the Qualcomm FastConnect 7800 system, the ASUS Vivobook S 15 delivers blazing speeds up to 5.8 Gbps, outpacing WiFi 6 by 4.8 times, ensuring seamless streaming, effortless task completion, and lightning-fast downloads.
• Incredible audiovisuals
• ASUS Vivobook S 15 offers a premium audiovisual experience for productivity, creativity, or entertainment, featuring an expansive 15.6-inch 3K 120 Hz ASUS Lumina OLED display that delivers refined specular highlights and extraordinary shadow detail, all in vivid, true-to-life color. This class-leading display has an ultra-wide 89% screen-to-body ratio, a 0.2 ms response time, a cinema-grade 100% DCI-P3 color gamut and is VESA DisplayHDR True Black 600 certified. It also offers TÜV Rheinland-certified low blue-light levels for enhanced eye-care, and the display itself is protected by our exclusive ASUS OLED Care system to significantly reduce the risk of burn-in. Complementing this stunning display is a powerful Harman Kardon-certified audio system with immersive, multi-dimensional Dolby Atmos sound.
• ASUS launches the Vivobook S 15, packed with AI for security, convenience, and creativity. An AI camera auto-locks, unlocks, and dims the screen. Dedicated keys access Windows AI video and creation tools. The stylish design boasts a customizable backlit keyboard and a large touchpad with gesture controls. This AI-powered laptop marks a leap forward, showcasing ASUS’s commitment to innovation.