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Four years of future Apple products just leaked — foldable iPhone, a cheaper Vision Pro, and AR glasses reportedly in the pipeline – iMore
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US retailer drops prices on GeForce RTX 30 Founders Edition GPUs, RTX 3080 cheaper than RTX 3070 – VideoCardz.com
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Best-kept Samsung secret! Cheaper flagship-grade phone than Galaxy S23 to steal show soon?
When Samsung released the Galaxy S21 FE in early January last year, everyone was confused…
The S21 FE was always going to be a relatively inferior phone compared to the then soon-to-launch Galaxy S22, which of course was Samsung’s new flagship, coming with a refreshed design, a new processor, cameras, and at only $100 more than the S21 FE, which launched at $700, packing last year’s hardware, including processor, display, and cameras.
When the Galaxy S22 finally launched almost exactly a month later, the S21 FE still made zero sense on paper – I even advised our readers to “act like the Galaxy S21 FE doesn’t even exist”. Now, I wasn’t necessarily
right then and there, but time has proven that my judgment was of mixed accuracy.
Although the Galaxy S21 FE (indeed) didn’t make much sense priced at $700, thanks to discounts and resale offer, the Fan Edition phone soon turned into what was arguably the best Android flagship phone in terms of sheervalue, and things stayed this way throughout 2022! That’s a spectacular turn of events for what was expected to be an irrelevant device, and even if the only reason for that is the fact that Samsung (or Android in general) phones depreciate in value quicker than Bitcoin, what matters is the bottom line!And the bottom line is that according to Amazon reviews (one of the few public review metrics available to the public), the S21 FE was a very popular phone and a very liked one too! In fact, perhaps evne more popular than the Galaxy S22 (again, on Amazon!) , and with better reviews overall. Hence, it’s fair to say the S21 FE was the people’s choice of flagship-grade Samsung phone for 2022.
That’s why the potential existence of a brand new Galaxy S22 FE is a real reason to be excited, rather than confused (like we were back when Samsung launched the S21 FE)! Is the Galaxy S22 FE going to make a surprise appearance during Samsung’s upcoming Unpacked event on February 1 and should you buy it instead of the new Galaxy S23?
Let’s have an early discussion…
Galaxy S22 FE rumored to launche alongside Galaxy S23, “threatening” Samsung’s real flagship phones for 2023
A render that looks like a mix between the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S23.
Though rumors throughout 2022 made us believe it’s increasingly likely the S21 FE was Samsung’s last Fan Edition phone, pointing towards the end of the road for Samsung’s affordable flagship series, the FE might not be dead after all!Leakster by the name of Connor or @OreXda on Twitter is now telling us to hold our breath for the… Galaxy S22 FE, which (if its existence wasn’t enough of a surprise), might be unveiled during the Galaxy S23 launch event (scheduled for February 1), or during the “Unpacked: Part 2”, which hints at a different Samsung event that might be help soon after the Galaxy S23 launch.
In a series of Tweets/replies, Connor and another leakster by the name of RGcloudS seem to have unveiled a few more details about the Galaxy S22 FE and Samsung’s future plans for the “FE” line:
- Galaxy S22 FE is (sort of) expected to replace what would’ve been the Galaxy A74, or Samsung’s high-end “A” series mid-range phone for 2023
- Galaxy S22 FE (according to conflicting reports) might be powered by last year’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset (not the 8+ Gen 1) or the Exynos 2200, which was notably left out from the S21 FE last year in favor of the Snapdragon 888; since the 2200 isn’t a better chip than the 8 Gen 1, the only logical reason for Samsung’s alleged decision to go back to using the Exynos 2200 is that the company might have piles of 2200s laying around
- Galaxy S22 FE is said to pack Samsung’s own 108MP ISOCELL HM6 primary camera sensor, measuring 1/1.6-inches, with support for up to 8K 24fps video, PD autofocus, and 9-to-1 pixel-binning (snaps 12MP photos by default); perhaps the most notable Android phone with this camera sensor is the Xiaomi 12T, which delivers very good photo and video quality
- Galaxy S22 FE is now set to be the very last “Fan Edition” phone launched by Samsung, as multiple leaksters tell us not to expect a Galaxy S23 FE around this time next year, meaning if it does exist, the S22 FE would be the last Galaxy phone of its kind
As long as it exists, a fairly-priced Galaxy S22 FE could easily become the best-value Android flagship phone for most of 2023
New Galaxy Buds Live are expected to join the alleged Galaxy S22 FE at launch event this spring.
The only two big question marks that remain here seem to be two most important details about the supposed Galaxy S22 FE – is it really an existing device (are the leaks correct) and if it is – how much would it cost!
I can immediately tell you that I still wouldn’t be too quick to celebrate! In other words, the leaks are telling us thereis a Galaxy S22 FE, and even that the FE is expected to slide in the place of what would’ve been the Galaxy A74 (reportedly retired by Samsung) – that means the FE “could” cost as low as $500, because… that’s the price of last year’s A74 (converted from INR).That being said, itseems like the leaks don’t take into account the fact that (unlike the Galaxy A73 which was exclusive to India) the Galaxy S22 FE should launch globally, meaning the $500 (INR 41,999) price is highly (and I mean highly) unlikely to pan out!
If Samsung really did decide to equip the S22 FE with last year’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1/Exynos 2200, I could see this making it possible to get a Galaxy S22 FE that costs as low as $600, or $200/$250 less than the expected price of the entry-level Galaxy S23 flagship.
If that’s indeed Samsung’s plan, it’s quite easy to guess that the Galaxy S22 FE would keep pretty much the exact same hardware from the Galaxy S21 FE (of course, save for the upgraded chip), and be precisely (very, very precisely) aimed at dethroning the Google Pixel 7 from the best-value Android flagship throne!
Pixel 7 or Galaxy S22 FE – the (affordable) Android flagship kings of 2023?
The Pixel 7 might be the Galaxy S22 Fe’s biggest competitor.
Speaking of the Pixel 7 and knowing that (again, at least in my book) the Pixel 6 and Galaxy S21 FE were the best-value Android flagship phones of 2022, a hypothetical comparison between the new S22 FE and Pixel 7 is sort of unavoidable…
And because that’s (still) a very hypothetical “versus”, I’ll keep it short, and tell you that when it comes to what could be the best affordable Android flagship phone of 2023, I’d put my money on the (alleged) Galaxy S22 FE!
That’s probably more ironic than you might realize, because prior to the new Galaxy S22 FE leaks (in other words, while this phone was still considered dead), I released a story in which I (unsurprisingly) awarded the title of best affordable Android flagship phone (at least in the beginning of 2023) to the Pixel 7 (feel free to agree/disagree with me in the comment section).
But, now, with all leaks considered (again, take them with a good pinch of salt), the Galaxy S22 FE is shaping up to be:
- FasterthanthePixel7 thanks to having a newer flagship chip and more RAM
- With a higher-quality display than the Pixel 7, thank to 120Hz refresh rate and (expected) higher brightness
- An (arguably) better camera system than the Pixel 7, thanks to the sheer versatility of its camera system
- With longer software support compared to the the Pixel 7, thanks to four years of Android upgrades versus only three for Pixel
- Considerably lighter than the Pixel 7, and therefore easier to handle (las year’s S21FE weighs 177g or 20g less than the Pixel 7)
In the end, the stage looks set for the Galaxy S22 FE to come out and shine, stealing the “best affordable Android flagship phone” crown from the Pixel 7. Samsung’s “One More Thing” phone just needs to exist and be pricedfairly in order to manage to make a big splash in the Android phone market in 2023.
In fact, I’d argue that even if the Galaxy S22 FE retains the same launch price as the S21 FE ($700), it’d still have a great chance at becoming the easiest to recommend Android phone at least for the first half of 2023, because Samsung being Samsung, the new FE will likely be significantly cheaper as soon as 1-2 months after its release – whether that’s on Amazon or eBay. “After discounts” is the best way to buy any Samsung (or Google) phone.
So, are you hoping the S22 FE is Samsung’s well-kept secret or do you think the company should probably call it quits and retire the “Fan Edition” lineup right now, a year earlier than rumored? As always, the comment section is open!
The 16-inch M1 Max MacBook Pro is even cheaper than its crazy Cyber Monday sale
If you’re looking for Apple’s most powerful laptop, the choice is easy: The M1 Max 16-inch MacBook Pro. And today it’s cheaper than ever: Amazon is selling the 16-inch MacBook Pro with an M1 Max processor for $3,049, a massive savings of $450 and $50 cheaper than its incredible Cyber Monday price. The space gray model is no longer on sale but silver is—and it’ll still arrive before Christmas.
The M1 Max 16-inch MacBook Pro has Apple’s top-of-the-line M1 Max processor with a 10‑core CPU and 32‑core GPU along with 32GB RAM and 1TB of storage. Plus you’ll get an incredible 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display with ProMotion, 21-hour battery life, a fantastic keyboard and sound system, and loads of ports, including three Thunderbolt 4, HDMI, an SD card reader, and MagSafe for fast charging with the included 140W USB-C power adapter. It’s available in either silver or space gray.
Apple is likely launching an updated version of this laptop in the spring, but it’s shaping up to be little more than a processor bump. So we think you’ll be better off saving $450 now than waiting.
The DJI Mini 3 Sacrifices Crash Avoidance, Gets $260 Cheaper
The cost of everything from gas to groceries is endlessly rising, but DJI seems to be the only company tackling inflation head-on, by releasing more affordable versions of its most popular drones. First it was the DJI Mavic 3 Classic: a cheaper version lacking the original Mavic 3’s telephoto lens, and now it’s the DJI Mini 3, which sacrifices the Pro version’s best feature: automatic obstacle avoidance.
When the DJI Mini 3 Pro arrived back in May, earlier this year, it was a testament to the years the company has spent honing its drone building skills. Even with a folding design that made the drone small enough to stash in a coat pocket when collapsed, it still included a camera with a 1/1.3-inch CMOS sensor capable of capturing 4K video at 60fps in portrait or landscape orientations, a wireless video transmission range of 12 kilometers, improved flight times, and “Tri-Directional Obstacle Sensing.” That least feature uses forward, backward, and down-pointing sensors to help the drone detect and actively avoid obstacles in its flight path. It also did all that while weighing just 249 grams, allowing it to be used by amateur pilots for non-commercial recreational purposes without having to register the DJI Mini 3 Pro with the FAA.
The one big downside to the DJI Mini 3 Pro was its $669 price tag, which didn’t include its required controller. Despite being an ideal drone for amateur enthusiasts not wanting to have to go through the FAA registration process, the Mini 3 Pro was far from cheap, but that’s where the new DJI Mini 3 enters the picture, shedding the ‘Pro’ designation and about $260 off the price tag for the drone by itself.
Although the cosmetic differences between the DJI Mavic 3 and DJI Mavic 3 Classic drones were nearly imperceptible, there are a few noticeable differences between the new DJI Mini 3 and the original Pro version, including the obvious lack of optical sensors right above the gyro-stablized camera and an added pair of support legs under the two front propellers.
It still includes the same camera and sensor as the Pro version, plus the ability to capture 4K/60fps video with the camera in landscape mode or rotated 90 degrees, but the removal of the “Tri-Directional Obstacle Sensing” is a fairly substantial loss, as it was almost like having a bit of extra insurance that your drone would return safely, even for those who were far from skilled pilots. The Mini 3 also sees wireless video transmission ranges drop from 12 kilometers to 10 kilometers, a step back to the range offered by the Mavic Mini 2.
If there’s a silver lining to the loss of obstacle avoidance, in addition to a cheaper price point, the DJI Mini 3 does manage to eek out slightly longer flight times from its standard battery: up to 38 minutes compared to 34 minutes on the Pro. Users can also swap in the optional larger Intelligent Flight Battery Plus to boost max flight times up to 51 minutes, up from 47 minutes with the Pro, at the cost of pushing the drone’s weight past the 250 grams mark, making it illegal to fly without FAA registration.
The new DJI Mini 3 will start at $409 when available early next year, but unless you’re already a DJI drone pilot with existing gear, that price is a moot point. Beginners will instead need to pony up $499 for the Mini 3 bundled with the older DJI RC-N1 remote (requiring a smartphone to preview streaming video from the drone) or $639 for a bundle with the newer DJI RC controller, which has its own built-in touchscreen.
If you trust yourself at the controls, the cheaper entry point for the DJI Mini 3 is definitely tempting, but if you’ve never flown a drone before, you should seriously consider splurging on the DJI Mini 3 Pro, as its obstacle avoidance could one day save you from a very costly crash.
Samsung’s 2022 Frame TVs are cheaper than ever for Black Friday
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It’s a good time to buy a TV that doubles as an art installation. Amazon is selling Samsung’s 2022 Frame TVs at their best prices to date for Black Friday. All models are on sale, but the highlights are a 55-inch model for $998 (normally $1,498) and a 65-inch variant for $1,533 (regularly $1,998). Samsung is matching these prices if you’d prefer to buy directly. You’ll need to pay extra if you want a fancier bezel, but the savings could make that easier to justify.
The 2022 version of the Frame is, in some ways, the set you were expecting when Samsung introduced the lineup. Thanks to a matte screen finish, the always-on art mode is more convincing than with previous models — it almost looks like a canvas painting that just happens to be a TV. This is also a fully up-to-date device with 4K, HDR and creature comforts like voice assistant support (both Alexa and Google Assistant) and a game mode. You won’t sacrifice much just to have a conversation piece in your living room.
There are a few considerations. You won’t get Samsung’s absolute best image quality, so you may want to look to high-end conventional TVs like the mini LED-based QN85B if you don’t need the artwork. Also, you’ll typically need to pay for either an Art Store subscription or individual works if you want masterpieces from the likes of Da Vinci, Van Gogh and Vermeer. The Frame is a strong value at these prices, though, and makes plenty of sense if you were already planning to wall-mount your screen.
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AMD’s RDNA 3 GPUs are Way Cheaper Than the RTX 4090
Back in August, Dr. Lisa Su introduced the world to AMD’s newest iteration of CPU technology, the Ryzen 7000 Series–but she didn’t stop there. We got an announcement for an announcement: RDNA 3, AMD’s next generation of GPU technology. Well, today is November 3rd, and we now know more about AMD’s answer to the RTX 40 Series.
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Dr. Su began the presentation by reflecting on the Ryzen 7000 Series release and stating AMD’s ambitious goals, much like she did during the previous presentation. For RDNA3, she reiterated the company’s commitment to energy efficiency and performance.
“At the forefront of what we’re doing, it’s all about power and energy efficiency. We want to make sure that we continue to innovate around performance-per-watt leadership to enable all of the gamer upgrades with fantastic performance, but at a reasonable power.” – Dr. Lisa Su
Starting with the new chiplet design, RDNA 3 takes a modular approach with the intention of optimizing the efficiency of the overall GPU design. Much like the Ryzen CPU family, RDNA3 will utilize a mixed chiplet architecture. With a 5nm graphics die (GCD) compute unit containing all of the shaders, display engines, and updated media engine, the GCD is paired with a 6nm Memory Cache Die (MCD) that consists of the GDDR6 controller as well as 96 MB of AMD’s Infinity Cache–2nd Generation Infinity Cache, that is!
With this new design, the RNDA 3 chiplet will have an interconnect speed of up to 5.3 TB/s (a 2.7x increase over RDNA 2), enabling up to 61 TFLOPS of compute. All of this will be supported by up to 24 GB of GDDR6 with a memory bus up to 384-bit (not the GDDR6X we saw in the RTX 4090) and, according to Dr. Su, will enable RDNA 3 GPUs to achieve up to 54% greater performance-per-watt over the previous generation.
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So, what is this magical mystery GPU? Well, it’s actually two GPUs: the Radeon RX 7900 XTX and RX 7900 XT.
The Radeon RX 7900 XTX comes with 24 GB of GDDR6 and Radeon RX 7900 XT comes with 20 GB of GDDR6. Engineered as both 4K and 8K gaming GPUs, the Radeon RX 7900 XTX and 7900 XT have a number of updates over the previous generation that will help push it into the future of gaming.
Starting with dedicated AI acceleration, RDNA 3 is said to improve AI-based functions of the GPU by 2.7x and ray tracing instructions by 1.8x over RDNA 2. In rendering applications–including ray tracing, this new architecture is said to obtain up to 50% more performance per compute unit and double the instructions per clock. This is a much-needed leap for Radeon graphics to compete within this particular space of graphics processing!
But, there’s more:
AMD’s new Radiance Display is the engine pushing all of that data into the display. The engine will support 12 bit-per-channel color with up to 68 billion colors as well as higher refresh rates. Thanks in no small part to DisplayPort 2.1 and HDMI 2.1 adoption, the RX 7900 XTX and RX 7900 XT will support refresh rates of up to 900 Hz at 1440p, 480 Hz at 4K, and 165 Hz at 5K.
Alongside of the Radiance Display engine, AMD also unveiled a new dual media engine for simultaneous encode and decode for both AVC and HEVC formats. This engine will also support AV1 encoding and decoding, with a max resolution of 8K60. Later on in the presentation, AMD teased future support for AV1 encoding support within OBS as well as other popular video streaming and editing software. This teaser also included a future feature called SmartAccess Video, which will leverage Ryzen CPUs and Radeon GPUs together to supposedly provide up to a 30% uplift in 4K multi stream encoding.
When it comes to gaming performance, the RX 7900 XTX is purported to operate up to 1.7x better than AMD’s former flagship GPU, the Radeon RX 6950 XT, in rasterization and up to 1.6x better in ray tracing games. Using FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR), the charts AMD showed for the 7900 XTX showed several titles running at frame rates far exceeding 200 FPS at 4K. One standout was Valorant, which showed the RX 7900 XTX running at 704 FPS! Lots of bold claims here, but we’ll have to see for ourselves once the cards are in the hands of 3rd-party reviewers!
When it comes to the actual specifications, the RX 7900 XTX will have 96 compute units with a game clock of 2.3 GHz. All of this is said to run at a total board power draw of 355 W. For context, that is 95 W less than NVIDIA’s RTX 4090 Founder’s Edition while hovering close to the RX 6950 XT’s typical board power. The RX 7900 XT will have 84 compute units with a game clock of 2 GHz and a total board power of 300 W.
Oh yeah, and neither one of them will require a special cable to power them.
This is just the hardware, though. AMD took some time to talk about FSR adoption, the uplift in performance seen within FSR2, and how well RDNA 3 operates with it enabled. One example the company showed off was Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla running at 96 frames per second at 8K. It was a short clip, but pretty wild to see all the same. But AMD wanted us to know that FSR isn’t stopping at FSR2. There’s a new iteration, FSR3. At the time of the announcement, AMD said that Radeon users can expect up to 2x more frames per second over FSR2 and that the technology would be available in 2023.
Continuing the conversation about software, AMD’s Frank Azor shared updates to Radeon Adrenaline software, including a new feature coming in the first half of 2023 called AMD HYPR-RX. This feature will be a one-button optimizer to give AMD systems the best possible performance without having to make all of the adjustments yourself.
Team Red also shared its commitment to providing the best CPU and GPU unified experience by working with system integrators to bring the AMD Advantage line to the desktop platform. This means pairing AMD GPUs and CPUs together in system configurations carefully curated by AMD for the supposed best possible AMD experience.
The Radeon RX 7900 XTX and Radeon RX 7900 XT will be available on December 13th, 2022. And the price? $999 and $899 USD, respectively. This is an amazing distinction from NVIDIA’s $1599 flagship.
We look forward to seeing just how these GPUs perform out in the wild! Let us know in the comments what you are most excited for in AMD’s announcement today and if you plan on making an upgrade before the year is through.
AMD Radeon RX 6900XT gets even cheaper, now available for $669/€699
Limited deals on RX 6900XT
We recently reported on Radeon RX 6900XT going for less than 700 USD and 740 EUR. Turns out, just a week later, this price has gone even lower.
Before we go into details, one must mention that these are not official price cuts on Radeon RX 6900XT GPUs. On a contrary, those are limited deals from known retailers, namely German Mindfactory and Amazon US/Newegg.
The Radeon RX 6900XT has finally dropped below 699 EUR. A limited sale of 120 Radeon RX 6900XT from ASRock is now running on Mindfactory. This actually the cheapest Radeon RX 6900XT according to price comparison site Geizhals (at 749 EUR), but the retailer is reducing the price by another 50 EUR through its MindStar program. The historical lowest price for this card was 710 EUR, but in January it was as high as 1540 EUR.
ASRock RX 6900XT on sale, Source: Mindfactory
The deals are also spreading among US retailers. Amazon US has price matched Newegg offer from last week. The XFX SWIFT 319 is now sold at 669 USD, which is even cheaper than the same card sold by official store at Newegg. This is a sleek triple-fan design with three fans and 2.7-slot cooler. If you are looking for a different model at this price, Newegg also has ASRock Phantom at 669 USD.
XFX RX 6900XT on sale, Source: Amazon
What these deals show is a clear trend of high-end Radeon GPUs becoming cheaper. Just weeks ahead of the expected AMD high-end Navi lineup update. Not to mention NVIDIA releasing its GeForce RTX 4080 next month as well. Similar deals can be found for RX 6950XT cards too, but they are not as great as for the 2020 model.
Source: Mindfactory, Amazon
AMD Radeon RX 6600M laptop GPUs sold as desktop cards are much cheaper than RX 6600
Desktop AMD Radeon RX 6600M cards are now sold for less than 200 USD
A while ago, we have reported on NVIDIA RTX 30 Laptop GPUs being rebranded as full fledge desktop cards and sold on Chinese sites. It appears that those companies have recently started selling mobile Radeon RX 6000 series as well.
One might wonder why would anyone buy a laptop GPU to act as a desktop card, but there is actually a very good reason. These cards are much cheaper than desktop models. What is likely happening here is that some companies are buying laptop GPUs in large quantities, which are cheaper than desktop, then installing them on desktop boards.
Radeon RX 6600M desktop cards, Source: Aliexpress
In the end, models such as Radeon RX 6600M is offered for as low as 180-189 USD, while ‘true’ desktop RX 6600 go for 269 USD from the same stores. That’s a pretty big difference for nearly the same specs.
And speaking of specs, the RX 6600M is basically the same model as the desktop GPU. Both feature Navi 23 GPU and have very similar boost clocks in 2.4-2.5 GHz range. There is not even a big difference in power, as mobile GPU is up to 100W (TGP) and desktop card is 132W (TBP). Of course, both come with 8GB GDDR6 memory across a 128-bit bus and have the same 14 Gbps speed.
| AMD Radeon RX 6600 Series | ||
|---|---|---|
| VideoCardz.com | RX 6600M | RX 6600 |
| GPU | Navi 23 XM | Navi 23 XL |
| Stream Processors | 1792 | 1792 |
| Game Clock | 2177 MHz | 2044 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 2416 MHz | 2491 MHz |
| Memory Clock | 14 Gbps | 14 Gbps |
| Memory | 8GB GDDR6 128b | 8GB GDDR6 128b |
| Power | up to 100W TGP | 132W TBP |
According to the review from Miyconst, this laptop GPU can still be overclocked, which can lead to stable 2.5 GHz clocks. However, memory overclocking does not appear to work, as the card immediately enters safe mode. The GPU-Z software confirms this is a mobile GPU, and it is fully compatible with AMD drivers:
Radeon RX 6600M desktop card, Source: Miyconst
It appears that those companies are simply reusing boards that would otherwise be used for desktop RX 6600 models. The laptop RX 6600M has the same GPU, nearly same configuration and even the memory. In most cases, this procedure would be as simple as installing a new GPU and flashing laptop BIOS.
Radeon RX 6600M desktop card, Source: Miyconst
Although the cards sold on Chinese sites have full PCIe 4.0 x16 slots, those are of course not wired to 16 lanes. Both the desktop and mobile GPUs are limited to 8 lanes.
It goes without saying, but such models are not officially supported by AMD, however since the drivers only check for GPU PCI Device ID, they will be detected as mobile and the drivers should work regardless. These cards are also much cheaper than desktop models, but they come with limited warranty and are likely a subject to additional import fees.
Source: Aliexpress, Miyconst