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Here’s how heavy the most popular phones of 2019 were — in chart form

Here’s how heavy the most popular phones of 2019 were — in chart form THEY’RE JUST BIG BONED Methodology Getting hold of the data is a little bit of a minefield. Very few companies release accurate and specific sales figures, we have to go the analyst route instead. This means that these numbers might not be totally accurate, but they at least put us in the right ball park. On top of this, I decided to look for global data, as opposed to country-specific....

Here’s how long before EVs cost as much as gasoline cars

Here’s how long before EVs cost as much as gasoline cars From the bottom up Models used for analyzing battery costs are classified either as “top down” or “bottom up.” Top-down models predict cost based primarily on-demand and time. One popular top-down model that canforecast battery costis Wright’s law, which predicts that costs go down as more units are produced. Economies of scale and the experience an industry acquires overtime drive down costs....

Here’s how much bigger the Pixel 6’s camera sensor is than the Pixel 5’s (probably)

I still think the Pixel 5 takes some of the best photos of any smartphone, but that’s no thanks to the actual camera hardware. While competitors have moved on to massive camera sensors that strain the limits of what you can reasonably fit in a smartphone, Google hasn’t significantly enlarged the camera sensor since the original. In fact, the Pixel 5 has the same exact Sony IMX363 primary camera sensor Google has been using since thePixel 3, which itself was technically a bit smaller (albeit newer) than the IMX368 sensor used way back on the Pixel 1....

Here’s how much emissions you reduce by choosing an EV over a fossil fuel-powered car

Here’s how much emissions you reduce by choosing an EV over a fossil fuel-powered car Emissions reduction potential of EVs The best comparison is based on a life cycle analysis that tries to consider all the emissions of carbon dioxide during vehicle manufacturing, use, and recycling. Life cycle estimates are never entirely comprehensive, and emission estimates vary by country, as circumstances differ. In New Zealand,82% of energy for electricity generation came from renewable sourcesin 2017....

Here’s how much your stolen personal data is worth on the dark web

Data breaches have become common, andbillions of records are stolen worldwide every year. Most of the media coverage of data breaches tends to focus on how the breach happened, how many records were stolen and the financial and legal impact of the incident for organizations and individuals affected by the breach. But what happens to the data that is stolen during these incidents? As acybersecurity researcher, I track data breaches and the black market in stolen data....