2024 foldable smartphones are starting off with a bang, as the Vivo X Fold 3 Pro not only brings Qualcomm’s latest chipset, but also a massive 5,700 mAh battery.
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As the result of a court case ruling, Vivo will be barred from selling smartphones in Germany, joining its BBK colleagues OnePlus and Oppo.
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Last year Oppo and OnePlus had to pause all sales in Germany, and now Vivo is facing the same issue under a patent dispute with Nokia.
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Following several leaks in recent weeks, Vivo has officially confirmed an April 20 launch event for its next foldables, the Vivo X Flip and Vivo X Fold 2.
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Vivo is rumored to be one of the next brands to launch foldable smartphones, with both “Fold” and “Flip” devices en route. Now, we’re getting a better look at the Vivo X Fold 2 and Vivo X Flip, as well as what’s under the hood.
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As the foldable market heats up, Vivo is working on its first clamshell form factor, and a new leaked image of the Vivo X Flip shows off the phone’s giant outer display.
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The Vivo X Fold 2 is set to be the most advanced foldable we’ve seen to date, beating out some serious competition. Matching up with the X Fold of last year, we may be seeing the Vivo X Fold 2 debut sometime in April.
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The foldable market is set to see some major expansion in 2023, including the arrival of more devices that adopt the “clamshell” form factor. Apparently, Vivo could be next in line to show off its take on the most popular foldable to date, Galaxy Z Flip 4 from Samsung.
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Switching smartphones can be a hassle for a lot of reasons, but it’s even worse when you’re switching between brands. In China, some of the biggest smartphone brands in Oppo, Xiaomi, and Vivo are teaming up to make this process easier.
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Qualcomm today announced that Snapdragon Satellite is coming to new Android smartphones from Oppo, Nothing, Motorola, and more, as well as coming to more Snapdragon chips in the future.
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The foldable market is heating up in 2023, and as new options debut, it’s supposedly Vivo who will be first to launch a foldable with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 in its X Fold 2.
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Earlier today Vivo announced that the company’s newest flagship phones, Vivo X90 and Vivo X90 Pro, are going to be available globally.
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As Android 13 rolls out to more phones, the update is bringing the once Pixel-exclusive Personal Safety app to more devices including those from Sony Xperia and Vivo.
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The first Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2-powered smartphone is now official. The terribly named Vivo X90 Pro+ has been unveiled in China alongside the X90 Pro and X90.
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Android 13 is finally expanding to more devices after launching on Pixel phones earlier this year, and now Vivo and iQOO are offering an update on when their users can expect the upgrade to arrive.
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The Vivo X80 and X80 Pro have now officially launched in global markets after initially being made available in China earlier this year.
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The smartphone industry has certainly hit a plateau, and in Q1 2022, numbers are actively dropping. However, despite overall market failings, Samsung and Apple are continuing to eat up the majority of the market.
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The foldable phone has become a popular device category, and the market is on the rise. Vivo has announced that the company is also capitalizing and releasing the Vivo X Fold, which will be a China-exclusive.
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After three years of essentially just Samsung dominating the foldable market, more brands are expanding the market. According to some new leaks, OnePlus is preparing a new foldable that’s unsurprisingly similar to the Oppo Find N, and a new look at the Vivo X Fold has surfaced.
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Vivo-backed brand iQOO just announced its latest flagship, the iQOO 9 Pro with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, super fast charging, and a neat design. Here’s what you need to know.
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Long-term Android updates have become a competition for most Android manufacturers nowadays with Samsung of all things leading the charge. To keep up, Vivo and Oppo are both expanding their Android update policies.
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BBK-owned Vivo has officially unveiled the X60 Pro Plus, a smartphone with some sizeable specifications, superfast internals, and an interesting gimbal camera system.
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The Pixel 4a 5G and the Pixel 5 were widely expected to be the first Android devices to come with Android 11 pre-installed. However, the Vivo V20 series has beaten Google to the punch coming with Android 11 right out of the box.
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Another part of the BBK stable, Vivo has now officially launched the X50 and X50 Pro outside of China for the first time.
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