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From today Aldi has this lowered V16 beacon and it is compact, light and very resistant

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Although, since January 1, 2026, it is mandatory to carry a V16 beacon connected to notify of any emergency in the vehicleeitherthere are many users who still do not have it. If this is your case, in the Aldi flyerwe have discovered that, from today, this Trophy beacon arrives in your supermarkets and on top of that, at a discount, for 34.99 euros. This Aldi beacon It is fully approved and stands out for being compact and light. Offers 360º visibility in all types of weather and is easily fixed using its magnetic base. It works on batteries and offers a range of use of up to two hours and up to three years of standby. TROPHY V16 Approved DGT Geolocated NB-IoT Resistant Beacon Yellow The price could vary. We earn commission from these links The Amazon alternative that succeeds If you don’t have an Aldi supermarket nearby and don’t sell online, it may not be worth traveling to buy this one. emergency light. But don’t worry, on Amazon there is a very interesting alternative that is among the best sellers. It is about the Help Flash IoT+ and its price is 31.99 euros. help flash IoT+, V16 Approved Emergency Light with Geolocation, The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Fully approved to comply with the new DGT regulationsthis beacon has advanced geolocation and, through anonymous eSIMoffers full connectivity with DGT 3.0 systems. One of its main hallmarks is that it is made in Spain. Its LED light is 250 candela (much higher than most models sold on the market) and is visible at 360º and up to a kilometer. Is compatible with myIncidencewhich allows you to link the beacon to this app using QR, to register the data of your vehicle and insurance policy. This will allow you to contact emergency services or your insurance company directly in the event of an accident. Other V16 beacons that may interest you ISSE SAFETY Approved Beacon v16 The price could vary. We earn commission from these links LEDONE – DGT Approved v16 Beacon with Geolocator The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Aldi and Netum Solutions In Xataka | Don’t wait until January 1: if you have to buy your V16 beacon, Leroy Merlin has them for less than 40 euros In Xataka | Safety, organization and entertainment gadgets and accessories for cars on long trips

Google’s compact has very good arguments, although not everything shines the same

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What if they told you that the cheapest mobile of Google of current generation has the same chip as its high range and that you will receive updates until 2032? On paper sounds very good, but another thing is to live with him for weeks. In a new one 24/7 of the Xataka YouTube channelwe have tested the Pixel 9a To verify how it yields, how it behaves in the day to day and if your camera remains the greatest claim. The first week makes it clear where the shots go. “The experience is being one of the most comfortable I’ve had with a phone in a long time,” says our partner. It is a manageable mobile, light and thought to be used with one hand. The 6.3 -inch OLED screen has 120 Hz and good brightness to exterior soda rate. But there is a design decision that attracts attention: “It seemed that we had overcome the great frames with Pixel 9, but they have returned in this middle range.” The 9A pixel repeats processor: mounts the same G4 tensioner than the most expensive models. So why sometimes seem to go slower? “I’ve found some Punctual thyrox or a certain slowness when unlocking the phone or opening some application. ”The device, in addition, arrives with 8 GB of RAM compared to the 12 GB of higher models. Is this combination a problem? Video tests can help us draw a conclusion. Where there are no surprises is in the operating system, which is Android 15. “It is the software that is closest to Android Stock that we can experience, ”he points out. Without aggressive layers or Bloatware, and with a promise that highlights:“ We have 7 years of updates, which would support us until 2032. ”Our partner reflects on whether the mobile will endure so much time. And then there is AI. Circle to Search, Gemini, Gemini Live… Functions that are already integrated into the system. But in practice, they have not had much prominence. “I have not had the need to use any of the Artificial Intelligence Tools”Will it be a matter of habit? Or real utility? In any case, will we know more in the video. In photography, Pixel 9a bets on balance. “He doesn’t want to be the best, but he wants to give us very good results,” he explains. The main sensor offers natural images, with a balanced dynamic range and pleasant blur even without using the portrait mode. That is how some loose points that can be decisive for some users also appear on the scene when choosing this phone or not. The battery improves previous generations. Now we have 5,100 mAh and that shows. “Most cycles will have achieved about 7 hours of active screen.” In practice, it is a mobile that It arrives at the end of the day with marginalthough without overcoming the best rivals in autonomy. Nor does it do so in fast charge: 23 W and something more than an hour to load it completely. Where then does this pixel 9a fit? Is it a recommended mobile? Everything will depend on the user’s needs, but to discover it you can help you in this video that Emos preparing in Xataka and which is already available on our YouTube channel. We invite you to take a look and leave your opinions in the comments. Images | Xataka In Xataka | I had no idea why my phone burned so much in summer. And he did not make me a bit of grace discover it

Mediamarkt has an ereader for almost the same thing that costs an official case of the Kindle. It is compact and includes physical buttons

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Although Rakute and Amazon are the most popular Ereader brands, the truth is that there are many others that have models with excellent value for money. For example, the Woxter Scriba 195 S We usually find it at a very good price, especially today in Mediamarkt. In the store offers section we have it for only 39 euros; That is, almost the same as it costs an official case of the Kindle, since its price is 34.99 euros. * Some price may have changed from the last review A cheap, compact and very light ereader The Woxter Scriba 195 S is a simple and compact ereader, but which is also ideal for devouring digital books. Differs from other better known models – such as some Kindle O Kobo— For his 4.7 -inch screen which offers a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels. It is worth mentioning that we should not confuse this model with the Scriba 195, since the version “S” does not include touch screen. To pass the pages, access digital books or navigate the ereader menu physical buttons that we find on the sides of the front (to pass pages) and at the bottom front (to access the books and the menu). Among other things, the Woxter Scriba 195 S stands out for its compact format, but also because it is light: Weigh only 100 grams. It also comes with 4 GB of internal storage to save many books and is compatible with multiple formats. In addition, a very interesting function that we do not usually see in all ereader is that Allows you to read books (and not only PDF) both horizontally and vertically. You may also be interested in these other alternatives Kobo Clara Color | Electronic color reader | E-Ink Kaleido ™ 3-color screen without 6-inch reflections | Dark way option | Water resistant | Audiobros | 16 GB of storage * Some price may have changed from the last review Pocketbook see electronic book 6 “8GB Blue Blue * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Woxter In Xataka | Best electronic books. Which to buy and nine recommended models In Xataka | These are the 20 best books edited in 2024

This sound bar is one of the most compact in the market. It is from Samsung and has NFC and Bluetooth

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A sound bar It is the complement necessary for your TV if you want to set up a home cinema. In the market there are endless models, but if you want a compact, this Samsung HW-C400/ZF It is one of the thinnest you will find, so you will have no problem for fitting under your TV. Samsung Sound bar HW -C400/ZF – Integrated Subwoofer * Some price may have changed from the last review A cheap sound bar that connects without cables This sound bar has a height of Only 6.65 cmso, as we have said, it fits under any TV without any problem. It is a sound bar of 2.0 channels And it comes with a remote control with which you can control all the devices with which the matches. It has NFC connection technologythanks to which you will be able to share your favorite music with just one touch. It also incorporates Bluetooth connectivityso you can connect it to TV (and other devices) without cables. In addition, it incorporates 3.5 mm jack outlet and a USB port. Another of his Bazas is the Night mode that incorporates. This is perfect if you have children, since the sound of the TVsince when you activate it, the volume is reduced by half automatically and the bass are limited. You may also be interested in these other sound bars LG S40T – Smart Sound Bar, 300W, 2.1 channels * Some price may have changed from the last review HS2000 HS2000 – Sound bar 2.1, 240W * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Samsung In Xataka | Better sound bars in quality Price: which to buy and seven recommended models from 140 euros In Xataka | Mega-guide to ride a home cinema: projector, screen, sound system and more

The compact mobile is dead

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In 2011 we talked about Samsung Galaxy Note as if it were the son of a mobile and a tablet. In fact, the most veterans surely remember the term Phablet. He has barely rained, huh. The Galaxy Note was a huge mobile, enormism for the time. His screen had “unusual 5.3 inches” (Xataka textual words), a much greater figure than that of 2010 Galaxy Swhose panel was four inches. Back in 2011 I was 17 years old and had a Htc desire s that I still keep and replaced me Nokia X6-00. I remember that, when I bought it, people saw it and said “you have to see, at this rhythm the mobiles will be like a television.” I’ve been listening to that “mobiles are getting bigger.” Today I can confirm with the data in the hand that this is not only so, but that the compact mobile has died. Mobile less than six inches launched in 2025: zero For this analysis we have resorted to the data of GSMARENA and traced until 2010, so that we have collected all the mobiles launched in the last 15 years to see what happened. In 2010 Justin Bieber launched ‘Baby’, Enrique Iglesias piad him with ‘I Like it’, Christopher Nolan scored somewhat with ‘origin’ and the industry put 125 mobiles into circulation worldwide. They were all less than six inches. I say more: except the Dell Streakeveryone had less than five inches. This was the usual tonic during the following years. More and more mobile threw themselves, but in 2014 something began to change. This was the year of Nexus 6he OnePlus One and the Samsung Galaxy Edge (The curve screen). Also of the Ascend Mate 7 from Huawei and the Xperia t2 ultra from Sony. They began to draw increasingly large mobiles with FullHD screens and 16: 9 format, such as televisions and monitors. Samsung Galaxy Edge | Image: Xataka The screens became larger, but the format was always the same, 16: 9. That meant that if we wanted to increase the size of the screen, the mobile width had to be increased a lot. So much so that the Ascend Mate 7 of 2014, with its six inches of screen, had a high of 157 millimeters and a width of 81 millimeters. To put it in context, the Galaxy S25 Ultraone of the largest mobiles of 2025, has 162 millimeters high and 77.6 wide. The mobiles were getting huge, in every way, but growing that way was not sustainable. The reason that the screens become larger and larger is evident: mobile phones were no longer mobile. They had become entertainment platforms In which playing, watching movies, listening to music, sailing, chatting, etc. More screen, more options, you don’t have more. Then the manufacturers fell into the account: why continue inspired by televisions and monitors? What if instead of making 16: 9 panels we stretch them up and make them more panoramic? It was then that the six inches began to become the standard for the high range. Already in 2017 we had terminals such as Galaxy Note8 with 6.3 inches and 18.5: 9 format and the LG V30 (DEP), with six inches in 18: 9 format. Lg v30 | Image: Xataka That number tells us the proportion between the width and high of a rectangle. To date, for every 16 high pixels we had nine pixels wide, and vice versa. If we wanted to increase the size of the screen, something that made sense to understand the mobile as the main device of every user, the only option that was not to end bricks in the pocket was to keep the width and increase the height. And that was what happened: format 16: 9 was condemned to extinction. Change the appearance ratio to a more elongated allowed manufacturers to continue increasing the size of the panels without having much larger mobiles As of 2017, mobile phones began to grow, and to grow, already grow up. In 2018, large mobiles with 18: 9 format represented just over half of all the launched. In 2019, the market took a 180 degree turn and the strange thing was that a mobile does not exceed six inches. The market had been completely invested. In later years, the try to launch compact phones were left in little more than that, try (see the iPhone Mini) And, today, there is not a single mobile below six inches. A small format requires sacrifices in terms of battery, power and photography, things for which the user, according to the disappearance of compact mobiles, does not seem willing to happen. iPhone 13 Mini | Image: Xataka So far this year only three mobiles have been launched with less than 6.5 inches and are the Google Pixel 9ahe Samsung Galaxy S25 and a total unknown: the rugerized Sonim XP400. All others, removing mobile phones with physical or older keyboard, have larger diagonal panels. There is not one, not one, six inches or less. All this has not been achieved only based on adding inches to a screen, but companies have done an exceptional job miniaturizing components, moving them in place and improving technology, in general. One of the most obvious changes has been get rid of the upper and lower frames and pass the buttons, and even the fingerprint reader, to the screen. That has allowed an iPhone 16 to have a 6.1 -inch screen in a body of 147.6 x 71.6 millimeters. To put it in context, the Samsung Galaxy S4 2013 measured 136.6 x 69.8, but had a “only” five -inch screen. The next step: bigger Huawei Mate XT | Image: Xataka Formats 18.5, 19 and 19.5: 9 have the advantage that it allows you to add inches at the expense of stretching the terminal up, but everything has a limit. A point comes where such an elongated screen It becomes uncomfortableas we have been able to verify in some terminals that carried the appearance to the … Read more

subtle improvements that refine a compact mobile that already shone on its own

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Sometimes I wonder to what extent we are willing to sacrifice the comfort for having The most powerful mobile. It seems that the market has convinced us that “bigger” always means “better”, but not all manufacturers think the same. As we said a while ago: “small” mobiles are not finished. Xiaomi is part of this. This Sunday, in the Mobile World Congress, the Chinese brand has revealed its new Xiaomi 15 family, with the Xiaomi 15 Ultra at the top and the Xiaomi 15 as a more contained alternative but equally promising. Although they have just been presented and are already available in Spain, I have had the opportunity to try the most “compact.” Xiaomi 15 Technical Card Xiaomi 15 dimensions and weight 152.3 x 71.2 x 8.08 mm 191 grams screen OLED LTPO of 6.36 inches Resolution 2,670 x 1,200 pixels Refresco rate: 1-120 Hz Tactile sampling rate: 240 Hz Pico shine: 3,200 nits Pro HDR, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10, HLG Xiaomi Shield Glass processor Snapdragon 8 Elite Adreno GPU RAM 12 GB LPDDR5X Internal storage 256/512 GB UFS 4.0 rear camera Angular 50 MP, OIS, F/1.6 GREAT ANGULAR 50 MP, OIS, F/2.2, 115º FOV Telefoto 50 MP, F/2.0 Front camera 32 MP F/2.0 battery 5,240 mAh 90W fast charge 50W wireless fast charge Operating system Hyperos 2 connectivity 5G SA/NSA Dual Nanosim Wifi 7 NFC Bluetooth 5.4 Infrared port others Ultrasonic fingerprint reader on screen IP68 resistance Stereo speakers 4x microphones price From 999 euros Xiaomi 15 – 12+512GB Smartphone, Leica Summilux optical lens, Snapdragon 8 Elite, 6.36 “” 120 Hz, Hz, 90W Hypercharge, 90W Hyperchar, charger not included, black (ES version) * Some price may have changed from the last review Small adjustments that lead a mobile already outstanding one step further The first impression I had when I saw the Xiaomi 15 was that this year the company had not risked too much with the design. But, after thinking about it, I realized that it doesn’t have to be something negative. Many brands are committed to evolving their generation product after generation instead of reinventing it. Apple does it with the iPhoneFor example. With that idea in mind, I decided to approach the device with more attention. Was it a discreet but well thought out or simply logical continuity? Sometimes, the most interesting details are not noticed at first glance, but jump when we see calmly. I also wanted to answer the big question: what has really changed on this mobile? The feeling of being before a Premium product It is perceived as soon as you have it in your hand. The aluminum frame of “aerospace grade”, the rounded edges, its 8.08 mm thick and a weight of 191 grams contribute to a careful ergonomics. Xiaomi also ensures that he has distributed the weight in a balanced way to enhance this feeling. Chamber modules in detail: Xiaomi 14 (left) in front of Xiaomi 15 (right) In the back of the device we find a family design, without obvious changes with respect to the previous generation. The photographic module is still located in the upper left corner, housing three sensors. The novelty is in the flash, which leaves this module to be directly on the rear cover, inside a stylized elongated capsule. The back of the Xiaomi 15 white Once again, Xiaomi is committed to collaboration with Leica, the legendary photographic firm that has long reinforces the visual section of its devices. As for hardware, There are no great revolutions: Again, three 50 MP sensors each. However, the AI ​​offers better both in the image processing section and in the zoom. The sides of a black Xiaomi 15 If we stop in the details, a change that is obvious is the finish of the rear. While the Xiaomi 14 opted for a brilliant and striking glass, the new Xiaomi 15 adopts a frosted glass With a more discreet matte finish. In addition, the subtle textured bezel surrounded by the camera module has disappeared in this update. The Xiaomi 15 has rounded edges, a detail that improves ergonomics The matt rear and the aerospace aluminum edges not only provide elegance, but also a key advantage: they do not catch traces easily. For those who enjoy an always impeccable mobile, this finish is a success. Although at certain angles they can be marked, the difference with other models is remarkable. There are much more prone options to get dirty. The Xiaomi 15 come in three colors, black, green and white Xiaomi maintains the same color palette: black, white and green. However, The tones are now softerwhich slightly changes the perception of design. Personally, the green finish is the one that highlights in this model, while white, with its contrast marked in front of the black photographic module, I found the most attractive. On the front we find, once again, with a 6.36 -inch OLED screen, resolution of 2,670 x 1,200 pixels and a refreshment rate of up to 120 Hz. The maximum brightness has risen from 3,000 to 3,200 nits, an interesting increase, although in my fast tests under direct sunlight still does not seem sufficient. We will check it in the Review complete phone. The front of a white Xiaomi 15 News are also in the least visible details. Specifically those that inhabit under the screen. Xiaomi has left the optical footprint sensor behind and makes the leap to a ultrasonic sensorwhich promises a faster and more reliable unlock. In addition, it should work even with wet hands. All this without compromising the safety of the device. A white Xiaomi 15 The mobile also wins in autonomy. The battery rises from 4,610 mAh to 5,240 mAh without the weight. Quick cable charging remains at 90 W and wireless in 50 W. Of course, there is a negative point: the charger is not included in the box, which would lead us to make an additional investment to make the most of it. Since the end of last year … Read more

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