As expected, Vivo’s latest concept device is the first smartphone to feature what the company is calling a Gimbal Camera. That means the Vivo Apex 2020 has a rear camera with a gimbal-like design that the company says offers twice the performance of most smartphone-class optical image stabilization systems. But that’s not the only thing unusual […]
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Vivo Apex 2020 concept phone has gimbal-stabilized camera (probably)
Vivo has made a habit of showing off its Apex line of concept phones at Mobile World Congress for the past few years. But this year MWC was cancelled… but that didn’t stop Vivo from taking out ads in Barcelona where the show would have taken place. So we have an idea of what this […]
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Vivo X30 smartphone to sport 60x zoom
Most smartphones have some sort of digital zoom feature, and for the most part they’re not very good. So over the last few years we’ve seen a number of phone makers add telephoto lenses that let you get around 2X to 5X closer to the action using an optical zoom-like feature. And then there’s the […]
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Vivo NEX 3 features a big curved display, no buttons
The Vivo NEX 3 is a smartphone with high-end specs including a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus processor, support for up to 12GB of RAM, triple cameras (including a 64MP primary camera), 44 watt fast charging, and it will be available in 4G and 5G variants. But the phone’s most noteworthy feature is probably the display […]
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Vivo NEX 3 “waterfall display” smartphone previewed
When the Vivo NEX launched last year, it was one of the first smartphones to feature a pop-out camera, an in-display fingerprint sensor, and basically nothing but screen and some super-slim bezels on the front. The upcoming Vivo NEX 3 takes the screen-to-body ratio to another level by sporting a curved glass display that wraps […]
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Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo partner to make device-to-device file sharing simple
Apple’s AirDrop offers a simple way to share photos, documents, and other files from an iPhone to another nearby iOS device. Just hit the share icon, select the user you want to send to, and Apple will set up a device-to-device transfer. Google attempted to launch something similar called Android Beam way back in 2011 […]
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Oppo’s “Waterfall Screen” wraps around the sides of a smartphone
A few days after Ice Universe teased an upcoming Vivo smartphone with a curved glass display and a screen-to-body ratio of “over 100%,” Oppo has begun showing images and photos of a phone that appears to have a similar design. That’s not surprising, since Oppo and Vivo are both subsidiaries of Chinese tech company BBK. […]
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5 Comments on Vivo’s 120W fast charger refuels a 4,000 battery in 13 minutes, might not burn down your house
Vivo’s 120W fast charger refuels a 4,000 battery in 13 minutes, might not burn down your house
5 Comments on Vivo’s 120W fast charger refuels a 4,000 battery in 13 minutes, might not burn down your houseThe fast charging wars continue. A few months after Xiaomi unveiled new technology that can charge a 4,000 mAh battery in just 17 minutes, rival Chinese phone maker Vivo says it can do the same thing in 13 minutes. That would make the company’s 120W Super FlashCharge the fastest technology around for quickly refueling batteries […]
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Vivo V15Pro proves pop-up cameras aren’t just for flagship phones
Vivo’s newest smartphone is a mid-range model with some premium features including three rear cameras, an in-display fingerprint sensor, and an AMOLED display with super-slim bezels on all sides… made possible by packing the front-facing camera behind the display. It only pops up when you need it. That was a feature that was previously limited […]
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This could be Vivo’s first phone with a foldable display (leaks)
Chinese phone maker Vivo unveiled a new sub-brand called IQOO this week, but the company didn’t say much about what kind of devices it would sell under that brand. Now a series of images posted to Chinese social media site Weibo may have the answer. They depict a smartphone with a flexible display that folds […]