Posted inNews

Vivo Apex 2019 concept phone has no ports or buttons

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 […]

Posted inNews

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 […]

Posted inNews

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 […]

Posted inNews

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 […]

Posted inNews

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 […]

Posted inNews

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 […]