Vivo Y77 5G is unveiled, will go on sale on July 7

The iQOO 10 Pro has been certified by TENAA and, of course, the agency listing for the model unveils the main specifications of the model. It will have a 6.78-inch AMOLED display with a QHD+ resolution and will be based on a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset with 6GB/8GB/12GB/16GB of RAM and 128GB/256GB/512GB of built-in storage. The camera department will be headed by a 50MP main shooter with gimbal stabilization, 8K…

30 June 2022

Vivo, and the whole parent BBK group for that matter, continue flooding the market with smartphones that are indistinguishable from each other. This time it is the Vivo iQOO U5e which was launched in China today and happens to be a twin of the Vivo Y33s 5G which was announced three months ago. The iQOO U5e/Y33s 5G has a 6.51-inch IPS display with an HD+ resolution and is powered by a 500 mAh battery with 18W fast…

21 June 2022

The Vivo X80 Pro has been just launched in Europe. This is basically the same model as the one launched in China in April based on a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset. It runs on Fubntouch OS based on Android 12, while the China version runs on Origin OS Ocean. However, Europe gets the black glass version only with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The smartphone is powered by a 4700 mAh battery which supports not only 80W…

16 June 2022

Counterpoint has published its Q1 2022 Smartphone Market report. A key finding of the report is that Samsung has surpassed Apple and has been the number 1 vendor for the first quarter of this year with its smartphone shipments increasing by 8% QoQ to 74.4 million units. Samsung’s market share is 23% with Apple remaining second with 18%. Its shipments have declined 1% YoY to reach 59 million units. Components…

3 June 2022

Vivo T2x has been unveiled in China today and scheduled for a May 31st launch. The smartphone has a 6.58-inch IPS display witan FHD+ resolution and a 144Hz refresh rater. The high-brightness mode brightness reaches 650 nits. The device relies on a MediaTek Dimensity 1300 chipset with a 3GHz octa-core CPU and a Mali-G77 MC9 GPU. There are 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 128GB/256GB of UFS 3.1 storage that cannot be expanded…

30 May 2022

In December 2021, Vivo launched in China the Vivo Y55s and now, it has launched in China the same smartphone under a new name – the Vivo Y72t. The model code for both smartphones is one and the same – V2164A. The only difference between the two is the available RAM and storage. The Y55s comes with 6GB or 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The Y72t is available in 8GB of RAM only and 128GB or 256GB of storage. There’s…

23 May 2022

Vivo India has launched for the local market the Vivo Y75 4G. Based on a MediaTek Helio G96 chipset, it houses 8GB of RAM that can be expanded as well as 128GB or 256GB of expandable storage. The front is adorned with a 6.44-inch AMOLED display with an FHD+ resolution. The rear shell is made of glass with colors inspired by nature – Moonlight Shadow (Black) and Dancing Waves (a patterned blue-pink gradient). The…

22 May 2022

Vivo has unveiled the S15 series which succeeds the S12 series and comprises two models – the Vivo S15 and the Vivo S15 Pro. The Vivo S15 has a 6.62-inch E4 AMOLED display with an FHD+ resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, 6000000:1 contrast, and 1300 cd/m² peak brightness. The device is powered by a 4500 mAh battery with 66W fast charging support. Its processing power is based on a Snapdragon 870 chipset with 8GB/12GB of…

20 May 2022

After unveiling the iQOO Neo6 a month ago, Vivo China has also presented the iQOO Neo6 SE. This smartphone has the same 6.62-inch E4 AMOLED display by Samsung with an FHD+ resolution, 120Hz refresh rate. The battery is also the same 4700 mAh unit with the same hyper-fast charging – 80W. The chipset is downgraded to a Snapdragon 870 one with LPDDR4X RAM (8GB/12GB) and 128GB/256GB of storage. Of course, there’s no…

10 May 2022

Today in India Vivo announced two smartphones. The first is the Vivo T1 Pro 5G which is identical to the model with the same name announced earlier in Indonesia. This model is also identical to the iQOO Z6 Pro which was announced less than a week ago, again in India. Even the design between the iQOO and Vivo model is not that different. Either way, there’s a 6.44-inch AMOLED display with an FHD+ resolution, 90Hz…

4 May 2022

iQOO India has presented a duo of smartphones for the local market. The first is the iQOO Z6 Pro which is a twin of the Vivo T1 5G Global. Both smartphones are fitted with a 6.44-inch AMOLED display with an FHD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. The screen has a peak brightness of 1300 nits and is HDR10+ certified. The models are based on a Snapdragon 778G chipset aided by a VC cooling system. They are powered by…

28 April 2022

Vivo has announced a total of four Vivo T1 5G models for various markets. We really don’t understand why the brand creates such chaos with model naming but obviously, nothing can be done to correct it. So, here it goes. There’s a Vivo T1 5G Global variant which is built around a 6.44-inch AMOLED display with an FHD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. The screen has a peak brightness of 1300 nits and is HDR10+…

26 April 2022

Vivo has unveiled another smartphone – the Vivo S15e, which is based on the 5nm Exynos 1080 chipset by Samsung. The device also has a 4700 mAh battery pack supporting 66W fast charging. The front is adorned with a 6.44-inch AMOLED display with an FHD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. A U-notch houses a 16MP selfie camera with an f/2.0 aperture, while on the back, there’s a 50MP main shooter with an f/1.8 aperture…

26 April 2022

Vivo has announced the first two smartphones from the X80 series, with a third model planned for a Q3 release. The vanilla vivo X80 is based on the new MediaTek Dimensity 9000 chipset and is powered by a 4500 mAh battery with 80W fast charging support. The smartphone is built around a 6.78-inch E5 AMOLED display from Samsung with a 120Hz refresh rate, 100% DCI-P3 color space coverage, and a peak brightness of 1500…

26 April 2022