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You'll be thinking about this Vivo X Fold 2 leak every time you charge your Galaxy Z Fold 5
The Vivo X Fold 2 could give the Galaxy Z Fold 5 tough competition in the specs department
Vivo is making up for lost time in the foldables race. Last April, it went up against Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 4 with its own impressive X Fold. Less than six months after that, the company launched the Vivo X Fold+, a minor upgrade over the original. For 2023, the company intends to launch two foldable phones: one with a Flip-style form factor and the successor to the original X Fold. While the rumored Vivo X Flip has been hogging the limelight lately, a new leak is providing a better view of the X Fold 2.
Here’s our first look at Vivo’s Galaxy Z Flip-style foldable
The Vivo X Flip has surfaced in what appears to be an official photo
Since Oppo launched the Find N2 Flip in February, the clamshell foldable race has tightened slightly, giving Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip line some real competition. Like the Galaxy Z Flip 4, Oppo's contender can fold down to be more compact, though its main selling point is the larger 3.26-inch cover display that outmatches the former's 1.9-inch external screen. Vivo, Oppo's sister company under the BBK umbrella, could also use the same formula, if a seemingly official photo is anything to go by.
Sub-brands were once a popular way for China's leading smartphone manufacturers to attract new demographics without jeopardizing their brand reputation. The two-pronged strategy meant that core smartphone businesses focused on the high-end market while their sub-brands had their eyes on the mid-range segment. However, as the global economic crisis took hold, some of these brands like Oppo and OnePlus began consolidating resources in order to cut costs. Vivo could follow suit, with the rumored reintegration of the iQOO brand into its core business.
Vivo tipped to launch a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4-style foldable
The company is apparently working on the Vivo X Flip
Foldables are the next big thing in the smartphone world. While Samsung dominates the market with its Galaxy Z Flip and Fold offerings, the company has seen increased competition from Chinese manufacturers in recent times. BBK-owned Vivo launched the X Fold — its first foldable — in April last year. Towards the end of the year, it followed up with the X Fold+ with updated internals. While the company is reportedly already working on the X Fold 2, it seemingly has another foldable in the works with a flip form factor.
Major Android manufacturers form an alliance to make switching phones easier
Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi are doing what Google should be doing
Even after numerous OS releases, switching between the top Android smartphones is not a hassle-free experience. You can easily migrate your Google account and its associated data between devices, but your app data goes for a toss. While you can transfer files and app data from one Pixel to another, the entire process is a hit or miss as not all third-party apps support data migration. Now, three of Android's biggest Chinese manufacturers — Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo — have partnered to make the lives of end users easier by allowing app data transfer between their devices.
Vivo's next foldable phone might beat Samsung to the punch
The Vivo X Fold 2 could be the world's first Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 foldable phone
Samsung isn’t the only Android manufacturer churning out foldable smartphones every year. Overseas, several Chinese phone companies joined the fray a few years ago, including Xiaomi, Oppo, and Huawei. Oppo was the latest to unveil a foldable device in the form of the Find N2 Flip for global markets, including Europe and the UK. Another contender in the foldable race is Vivo, and as smartphone makers gear up to introduce their 2023 offerings, the company could beat its rivals to the punch with the world's first Snapdragon 8 Gen 2-powered foldable phone.
The Vivo X90 is here to take on the Samsung Galaxy S23 head on
The X90 Pro is poised to be one of the best camera phones you can’t get in the US
This week is decidedly Samsung week, with the South Korean company finally launching its hotly anticipated but very familiar feeling Samsung Galaxy S23 series. OnePlus sister company Vivo was daring enough to place its own flagship launch right at the end of that same week, though, sending its Vivo X90 and X90 Pro into the race for the best smartphone in 2023 — the only caveat is that it's not coming to the US.
Vivo is the first to market with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 phone
Camera phones that can also be used for calling purposes
The 2022 smartphone season launch is behind us. Qualcomm has already announced its 2023 flagship chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, which means the race is on among Android smartphone makers to launch their next-gen phone. A week after the Snapdragon chip went official and as teased earlier, Vivo has announced the X90 Pro+, which should be the world's first phone to launch featuring Qualcomm's newest SoC. The Vivo X90 series consists of three phones, including the X90 and X90 Pro. All phones pack impressive hardware with a special focus on their camera performance.
Vivo schedules X90 series launch, featuring what could be the fastest phones ever
Flagship specifications and a vibrant red color are in the cards
Vivo may not be a widely recognized brand stateside, but its flagship offerings like the X80 Pro we reviewed earlier this year have helped the brand cement its reputation as a big league player in South Asian markets like China and India. The brand has now confirmed the official launch date for the next generation Vivo X90 series on a Chinese social media platform.
Vivo is rolling out stable Android 13 to its flagship phone, a day after Samsung
Funtouch OS 13 is here on the Vivo X80 Pro, with more handsets coming soon
Vivo may not have the brand recognition OnePlus and Oppo enjoy, but it’s also part of the same BBK Electronics group and offers a lot of bang for the buck. Its latest flagship is the Vivo X80 Pro, which is also the first one in its lineup to receive the stable update to Android 13, just a day after Samsung released its One UI 5-flavored Android 13 to its flagship phones.
Vivo's latest flagships are bringing their massive camera bumps to the rest of the world
The X80 series launched in China last month
If you've known Vivo phones like some of us do at Android Police, you'll know that its X series of devices have consistently managed to raise the smartphone photography bar with their impressive image quality and shooting features. Following the launch of the Vivo X80 and X80 Pro in China last month, the corporate cousin to Oppo and OnePlus is now expanding their availability internationally.
Leak reveals the Vivo X80 and X80 Pro are in for a camera surprise
Vivo’s new custom image processor might make all the difference
Vivo is currently working on its first foldable phone and tablet, the X Fold and Vivo Pad, respectively. But its mainstream X series phones are in development as well. Thanks to new leaks, we know exactly what features the vanilla Vivo X80 and the Vivo X80 Pro will have.
iQOO 9 Pro review: A serious alternative to the Galaxy S22
A reliable device sporting fun BMW M branding
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You may not have heard of iQOO just yet. It’s a subsidiary of Vivo, one of the many companies under the BBK Electronics umbrella (which also includes OnePlus, Oppo, and Realme). It was founded in 2019 with an explicit focus on gaming and other performance-focused tasks, but without all that RGB lighting galore ornamenting most gaming hardware. The latest flagship phone in its lineup, the iQOO 9 Pro, isn’t any different in that regard.
Apple and Samsung are surviving the global chip shortage in ways only they can
Well, it's actually the global 'everything' shortage
Those on a tight budget for a new phone these days are facing the crises surrounding the global pandemic head-on. From lengthening lead times to a never-ending chip shortage, manufacturers are coping by putting number one first. And a new report indicates that consumers will be in for another year of this mess.
Get to know Qualcomm's newest Snapdragon chips that may end up powering your next phone
Nokia, Oppo, and Xiaomi have specific plans for some of these new SoCs
We might be in a chip shortage, but Qualcomm isn't afraid of pumping new product down the line. Four new Snapdragon chipsets have been announced and we know which smartphone manufacturers will be getting them.
As the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE nears, so do the leaks surrounding it. Google has now further hinted at the impending release of the Galaxy S21 Fan Edition by adding it to the list of devices that support Play Services for AR.
Vivo's new X70 Pro+ packs a big camera, fast wireless charging, and an IP rating
It'll run Funtouch 12, which is based on Android 11, confusingly
Vivo has just announced its new X70 series, composed of the eponymous X70, X70 Pro, and X70 Pro+. Like the X60, the new lineup uses the new Vivo Zeiss Joint Imaging System and related branding. Specs between models vary, with the Pro+ picking up a Snapdragon 888+ and the X70 and X70 Pro using the Dimensity 1200. The new phones will be available "gradually" in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, and the UAE.
Vivo has been granted the great honor of the "iPOO" trademark in China. Something is probably lost (and gained) in the translation, and we aren't exactly sure what it will be used for, but it's Vivo's now — within trademark class limitations.
Super-practical pop-out selfie camera drones are absolutely, definitely coming to a phone near you
A recent VIVO patent shows off the wildest phone design we've seen in a while
The long war of the notch has come to an end. No longer need we argue about teardrops versus hole punches, or look for half-hearted solutions like pop-up cameras or cams hidden beneath the screen. Nope, I have seen the future, and the future flies around your face like a little plastic mosquito. Say hello to Vivo's latest international patent published at WIPO (and spotted by a Danish site), the "Electronic Device." It's a phone with a little camera drone inside. I could go into more detail, but the design illustrations seem to be pretty self-explanatory: the tiny, ultra-thin drone pops out of the top of the phone on its little tray, takes off with diminutive rotors, flies around to take photos or videos, and then docks again for charging and safekeeping.
Honor boosts its future phones with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888 Plus announcement
Plussing all the players up
In the midst of the ongoing global chip shortage, it's been quite clear that premium products are getting the priority from research and development to the foundry. On that note, Qualcomm has just announced a half-step iteration to its top mobile SoC for 2021, the Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G Mobile Platform.