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Vivo X200 Ultra to feature 200 MP external telephoto lens

Aman Kumar — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:32:01 +0000

The external lens will be part of the Vivo X200 Ultra Photography Kit, but it's unlikely you'll be able to try out the smartphone camera due to your geographic location. Read more...

Report shows that Samsung doesn't rely much on outsourced designed phones

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 06:34:01 +0000

Counterpoint Research has shared a report suggesting that two out of 10 Samsung phones were outsourced designs. Read more...

VIVO zooms past Google and Samsung, rolls out stable Android 15 to its devices

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 05:26:02 +0000

Multiple reports confirm that VIVO has already started rolling out the Android 15 stable update to its flagship devices ahead of Google and Samsung. Read more...

Google found 18 zero-day issues with Samsung's Exynos modems that could affect many phones

John Callaham — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 15:50:02 +0000

The issues affect a large number of smartphones from Samsung, Vivo and even from Google's Pixel phones, and could allow hackers to "remotely compromise a phone" with no interaction from the owner. Read more...

IDC: Worldwide smartphone shipments plunged to lowest since 2013

Justin Luna — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 06:28:01 +0000

Global smartphone shipments have shrunk in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to marketing intelligence firm IDC. The total smartphone shipment in 2022 is also the lowest since 2013. Read more...

Xiaomi takes a beating in SE Asia with 34% decline in shipments year-over-year

Paul Hill — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 11:04:01 +0000

Canalys data for the Southeast Asian region has found that Xiaomi saw a sharp decline in smartphone shipments in the second quarter year-over-year. Samsung was the only firm to increase shipments. Read more...

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G with support for 144Hz mobile gaming

Usama Jawad — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:16:04 +0000

Qualcomm has taken the wraps off its Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G Mobile Platform, with a focus on AI-enhanced gaming and performance, allowing users to play games at up tp 144Hz on QHD mobile displays. Read more...

Qualcomm, AT&T, Xiaomi, Samsung, and more collaborate to drive 5G mmWave growth

Usama Jawad — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:16:01 +0000

Qualcomm has announced that it is partnering with over 35 companies worldwide to drive the growth of 5G mmWave, which will potentially allow users to download a 120-minute 4K UHD movie in 27 seconds. Read more...

iQOO launches MediaTek-powered U3x Standard Edition in China

Chandrakant Isi — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 12:06:01 +0000

iQOO's latest smartphone features a 6.5-inch LCD, a dual camera, and a 5,000 mAh battery. Powered by MediaTek's octa-core Helio G80 chipset, this phone's price starts at around $140 in China. Read more...

TrendForce: Smartphone production to increase 9% in 2021

Paul Hill — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 19:20:02 +0000

TrendForce expects smartphone production to be 9% higher this year compared to last year. The firm also said that sales are expected to begin recovering as more and more people get vaccinated. Read more...

Samsung details the Exynos 1080, a 5nm chipset coming to Vivo phones next year

João Carrasqueira — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 11:02:02 +0000

Samsung has formally announced the Exynos 1080 chipset, its next flagship mobile processor. It will use a 5nm process, and it promises great battery life. It will debut on a Vivo phone in early 2021. Read more...

OPPO and Xiaomi phones could be powered by Samsung's Exynos chipset in 2021

Rajesh Pandey — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 14:22:01 +0000

Samsung's LSI division is looking to supply its budget Exynos chips to OPPO & Xiaomi in 2021. The company has already secured orders for Exynos 1080 chipset from Vivo for its X60 smartphone. Read more...

Vivo phones are coming to Europe, starting with the Vivo X51 5G

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 11:10:01 +0000

Vivo has announced that it's entering the European market with a range of smartphones launching this month. This includes the Vivo X51 5G, with a gimbal-stabilized camera, which costs €799. Read more...

Samsung to retain highest smartphone market share in 2020, Huawei to plummet in 2021

Abhay V — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 16:32:01 +0000

A new research suggests that Samsung is set to retain the highest percentage share (21%) of the smartphone market, followed by Apple. It adds that Huawei is expected to see a sharp decline in 2021. Read more...

Vivo Y20, Y20i budget smartphones launched in India

Sambit Satpathy — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 09:18:01 +0000

Vivo has launched two budget smartphones in India, called the Vivo Y20 and the Vivo Y20i. Both are near identical in terms of specifications with just a couple of features differentiating them. Read more...

Canalys says Indian smartphone market shrank around 50% in Q2

Paul Hill — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 17:16:02 +0000

Canalys has revealed that smartphone sales took a massive plunge in the second quarter compared to last year thanks to COVID-19. Samsung took the biggest his with growth reported at -60%. Read more...

Vivo debuts its first true-wireless earphones, the vivo TWS Neo, in India

Abhishek Baxi — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 08:00:01 +0000

On the sidelines of the launch of vivo X50 series smartphones in India, vivo debuted its first true-wireless stereo headphones, the TWS Neo - available in two color variants, blue and white. Read more...

vivo X50 Series launches in India with two variants

Abhishek Baxi — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 07:30:01 +0000

Vivo has announced the launch of two new smartphones in India - vivo X50 and vivo X50 Pro. Focused on photography, both phones sport a quad-camera setup with a Gimbal Camera Setup on the X50 Pro. Read more...

Vivo announces 120W fast charging for its next iQOO phone

Jay Bonggolto — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 19:36:01 +0000

Vivo unveiled today its new fast charging tech that it says can charge a phone to 100% in just 15 minutes. The 120W Super FlashCharge system will be incorporated into an upcoming iQOO phone. Read more...

Vivo X50 series to launch in India on July 16

Sheldon Pinto — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 05:10:01 +0000

Vivo's recently announced X50 Series premium smartphones will finally make their way to India on the 16th of July. They focus on delivering better image quality and will go on sale on Amazon India. Read more...

iQOO Z1x to come with Snapdragon 765G 5G chip

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Sat, 04 Jul 2020 17:16:02 +0000

Gaming smartphone brand iQOO has shared the chipset details for its upcoming model, the iQOO Z1x. The Z1x will be powered by the Snapdragon 765G 5G chipset when it launches on July 9. Read more...

Vivo X50 series announced with unique gimbal-stabilized camera

Rajesh Pandey — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 14:00:01 +0000

Vivo has announced its flagship X50 smartphone lineup today with a unique gimbal-style camera at its rear. The Vivo X50 Pro is also the slimmest 5G smartphone in the world right now. Read more...

OnePlus, Realme, and other Chinese OEMs join OPPO, Vivo, and Xiaomi's file transfer alliance

Rajesh Pandey — Thu, 21 May 2020 07:20:01 +0000

OnePlus, Realme, Meizu, and Black Share have joined the file transfer alliance formed by OPPO, Vivo, and Xiaomi last year. The P2P protocol developed by this alliance provides an AirDrop-like feature. Read more...

Several smartphone makers resume operations in India

Paul Hill — Fri, 08 May 2020 17:18:01 +0000

Several phone manufacturers including Xiaomi, Samsung, and Vivo will resume smartphone production in India after state governments started to allow the limited opening of manufacturing plants. Read more...

Smartphone shipments fell by 13% in Q1 2020 due to coronavirus outbreak and lockdown

Rajesh Pandey — Fri, 01 May 2020 16:00:01 +0000

Smartphone shipments fell by 13% to 272 million units in Q1 2020 as the industry was heavily impacted by the coronavirus outbreak and lockdown that followed across China and other countries worldwide. Read more...

Vivo V19 global version debuts with dual selfie camera, Snapdragon 712 and more

Jay Bonggolto — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 08:14:02 +0000

Vivo unveiled today the Vivo V19, its latest mid-range phone rocking a dual front camera setup consisting of a 32MP main sensor and 8MP super-wide angle shooter. It's powered by a Snapdragon 712 SoC. Read more...

Vivo Apex 2020 features an under-display camera, 60W wireless charging, more

Rajesh Pandey — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 13:10:01 +0000

Vivio's newest concept phone, the Apex 2020, features a display with an under-screen camera, lacks any kind of buttons or ports, packs 60W wireless charging, and comes with a gimbal-like 48MP camera. Read more...

Qualcomm shows off momentum of Snapdragon 865 phones

Rich Woods — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 18:00:06 +0000

At Qualcomm's not-MWC event today, the company rounded up the devices that are running its latest flagship chipset, the Snapdragon 865. Some of them haven't even been announced yet. Read more...

Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi join forces to do battle with the Google Play Store

Paul Hill — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 15:28:01 +0000

Several Chinese smartphone makers have come together to form the Global Developer Service Alliance. This grouping plans to launch an app store to rival the dominant Google Play Store. Read more...

India becomes the second-largest smartphone market ahead of the U.S.

Usman Khan Lodhi — Sun, 26 Jan 2020 11:44:01 +0000

A report published by Counterpoint Research claims that India now has the second-largest smartphone market ahead of the US. The surge of Chinese manufacturers is largely responsible for this. Read more...

Vivo unveils Nex 3 smartphone with nearly 100% screen-to-body ratio, 64MP camera

João Carrasqueira — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 14:34:02 +0000

Vivo has unveiled the latest device in its Nex series of smartphones, bringing a 99.6% screen-to-body ratio thanks to its "waterfall" display. It also has a 64MP main camera on the back. Read more...

New variant of Vivo's iQOO Neo spotted with 4GB RAM on TENAA

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 13:14:02 +0000

A 4GB variant of Vivo's iQOO Neo has surfaced on TENAA. This suggests that the Chinese company might sell a lower RAM version of the gaming device, resulting in a cheaper variant of the iQOO Neo. Read more...

Vivo's 120W fast charging promises to fully charge your phone battery in 13 minutes

Jay Bonggolto — Thu, 20 Jun 2019 15:24:01 +0000

Vivo has teased a new super-fast charging system that it claims can fully juice up your phone's 4,000mAh battery in just 13 minutes. The 120W Super FlashCharge outspeeds Xiaomi's 100W fast charging. Read more...

Gartner: smartphone sales declined by 2.7% in the first quarter of 2019

Paul Hill — Wed, 29 May 2019 13:48:01 +0000

Gartner has reported that smartphone sales declined by 2.7% in 1Q 2019. The top five brands, in terms of sales, were Samsung, Huawei, Apple, Oppo, and Vivo, with Xiaomi narrowly placing sixth. Read more...

Vivo S1 goes official with the same pop-up selfie camera as the V15

Jay Bonggolto — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 13:02:01 +0000

Vivo's latest mid-range smartphone, the S1, features a 24.8MP pop-up selfie camera and a triple camera setup on the back. It will be available in China from April 1 for approximately $342. Read more...

Vivo V15 debuts in India, available from April 1 for ₹23,990 (~$347)

Jay Bonggolto — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 16:32:02 +0000

The Vivo V15 has been announced in India today with a 32MP pop-up selfie camera like that of the V15 Pro unveiled last month. The smartphone will be available to buy from April 1 for ₹23,990 (~$347). Read more...

Vivo has officially launched sales for the Vivo X27 in China

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 20:18:01 +0000

The latest smartphone created by Vivo is now available for purchase on the Chinese smartphone maker's website. Going at about $536 (¥3895), the X27 has a pop-up camera similar to that of the V15 Pro. Read more...

Vivo announces the iQOO gaming phone that can fully charge in 45 minutes

Jay Bonggolto — Sat, 02 Mar 2019 04:42:01 +0000

Vivo has announced the first device under its iQOO sub-brand, a gaming phone powered by a Snapdragon 855 SoC. It features a 44W charging tech that will supposedly juice it up fully in 45 minutes. Read more...

Vivo V15 Pro debuts with 32MP pop-up front camera and native digital assistant Jovi

Jay Bonggolto — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 17:40:01 +0000

Vivo has announced its latest mid-range smartphone offering today, featuring a 32MP pop-up selfie camera, a triple-camera setup on the back, and more. It'll retail starting at ₹28,990 (~$408). Read more...

Vivo is launching a new smartphone series starting with the U1, details leak

Shreyas Gandhe — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 15:18:01 +0000

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo has sent out invites to media outlets teasing the launch of a new smartphone series starting with the letter U. The U1 is expected to be a mid-range device. Read more...