Chinese phone maker Vivo has a habit of pushing the boundaries of what we expect from a smartphone. The company was one of the first to adopt high-resolution displays, large amounts of RAM, ultra-thin bodies, in-display fingerprint sensors, and pop-out cameras. Now the company has unveiled one of the first phones with no visible buttons […]
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Button-free, hole-free phones on the way?
Smartphones used to have physical keyboards, scroll wheels, and lots of buttons. Then along came phones with capacitive touchscreen displays and small bezels. These days most phones still have power and volume buttons, but that’s about it. And soon they could be gone too. Chinese phone makers Vivo and Meizu are both expected to unveil […]
So long pop-up camera: Vivo launches the NEX Dual Display Edition
Vivo’s NEX smartphone was the first to feature a slim-bezel design and a pop-up selfie camera. Now the company has unveiled a follow-up. Like the NEX, the new phone has no visible front-facing camera. But that’s because you use the rear cameras for everything — including selfies and video chat. Instead of putting camera on […]
Vivo NEX 2 may swap pop-up camera for a second screen
Vivo was the first company to unveil a smartphone with a slim top bezel and no camera notch… because the front-facing camera for the Vivo NEX is hidden behind the screen and only popped up when you need it. Now rumor has it that the company plans to launch a follow-up to the NEX. This […]
Lilbits 339: Smartphone leaks (LG V40 ThinQ and OnePlus 6T)
October is going to be a busy month for smartphone launches, but thanks to a series of leaks we already have a good idea of what to expect from some upcoming devices like the Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, LG V40 ThinQ, and some other devices. Now MySmartPrice is giving us an idea […]
Vivo launches V11 smartphone with in-display fingerprint sensor, tiny notch
Chinese phone maker Vivo is continuing to launch nearly bezel-free smartphones with in-display fingerprint sensors. The latest is called the Vivo V11 and it will be available soon in India and Thailand, with additional markets to follow. It also has one of the smallest camera notches of any phone to date, thanks to what Vivo […]
Vivo introduces TOF 3D Sensing Technology for smartphones (like Face ID, but more so)
Some smartphones let you login to your device using facial recognition and a basic front-facing camera. It’s not the most secure method and it doesn’t work in the dark, but it’s easier then entering a PIN or password (and arguably tougher and less secure than using a fingerprint). Apple kicked things up a few notches […]
Vivo NEX teardown shows how the pop-up camera, in-display fingerprint sensor work
The Vivo NEX is one of the most unusual smartphones to ship in years, thanks to its front-facing camera that hides behind the screen when it’s not in use, its in-display fingerprint sensor, and its unusual vibrating earpiece that’s also hidden behind the display. In an effort to make a phone with a high screen-to-body […]
Vivo NEX smartphone with pop-out camera launches (in China)
When Vivo first unveiled a smartphone with a front-facing camera that pops out from inside the device when you need it and hides when you don’t, the company called it a concept device. But a few months later, the Chinese phone maker is officially launching its first phone with a pop-up camera. The Vivo NEX […]
Oppo and Vivo unveil 6.3 inch notchphones (in China)
Chinese phone makers Vivo and Oppo have both unveiled new phones with 6.28 inch, 2280 x 1080 pixel AMOLED displays, and screen cut-outs for the front-facing cameras. The Vivo X21 and Oppo R15 Dream Mirror Edition phones both feature Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processors, while the Oppo R15 has a MediaTek Helio P60 processor. All three […]