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MediaTek Dimensity 1200 and Dimensity 1100 officially – 6 nm mobile chips with Cortex-A78 cores designed for smartphones

As previously announced, MediaTek today unveiled two new chips for mobile devices. The Dimensity chip 1200 is intended for the flagship models, but the same can be said for the slightly weaker Dimensity 1100 which used a slightly lower clock speed and core distribution. These systems will go to devices from brands such as realme,… Read more

New vivo Y31 announced with Snapdragon 662, 48MP triple camera, and 5,000 mAh battery

Yesterday vivo announced the Y20G in India and today the company further expanded its Y series with the vivo Y31. vivo launched a Y31 back in 2015 with a 4.7″ screen and a single rear camera, so we’ll refer to the new one as vivo Y31 (2021). The vivo Y31 (2021) is powered by the… Read more

MediaTek unveils the Dimensity 1200 and 1100 – a pair of 6nm chipsets with Cortex-A78 CPU

Until today, the entire Dimensity series was fabbed on a 7nm process, but that just changed – the Dimensity 1200 and 1100 are MediaTek’s first 6nm chipsets. And they are the first to use the Cortex-A78 core. The two are based on the same raw hardware, but target slightly different bins. The Dimensity 1200 is… Read more

vivo Y20G announced with Helio G80, triple camera, and 5,000 mAh battery

vivo has launched a total of five smartphones under the Y20 series – Y20, Y20i, Y20s, Y20A, and Y20 (2021). Today it added a sixth one dubbed vivo Y20G. The vivo Y20G is built around a 6.51″ HD+ LCD that has a notch up top for the 8MP selfie camera. Around the back, we get… Read more

vivo X60 Pro+ confirmed to feature Snapdragon 888, UD fingerprint scanner, and leather back

vivo took to Weibo today to confirm the X60 Pro+ arriving on January 21 will be powered by the Snapdragon 888 SoC. The poster shared by vivo confirms the X60 Pro+ will sport leather back and come in two colors. It also gives us a clear look at the camera system, which uses ZEISS optics… Read more

TechStage | Oppo Reno 4 Pro in the test: top smartphone for 500 €

Testing Tests overview Smartphone Oppo Reno 4 Pro in the test: Top smartphone for 500 € Motorola Moto G 5G Plus test: A lot of battery for little money Huawei P Smart 2020: Budget model with room for improvement Asus Zenfone 7 Pro: Turbo smartphone with flip camera Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro in the test:… Read more

The first 5nm MediaTek chipset could arrive in 2022, will be called Dimensity 2000

The first 5nm chipset from MediaTek may be a year away. The company is expected to unveil the Dimensity 1200 and 1100 this Wednesday, but they are fabbed on a 6nm node. According to a roadmap by leakster Digital Chat Station, the 6nm chips will be used by Oppo and vivo first (though Redmi execs… Read more

Xiaomi foldable phone prototype leaks in spy photos

Samsung, Huawei and Motorola are already into the market for foldables, and it’s only a matter of time before more companies join. Xiaomi looks to be making steady progress in that direction as a Galaxy Fold-like phone with MIUI 12 onboard has been spotted in spy shots in the Chinese subway, wrapped in what looks… Read more

vivo X60 Pro+ is coming on January 21

vivo introduced the X60 and X60 Pro at the end of last month and promised to launch a Pro+ model soon. Today, the company announced it will unveil the X60 Pro+ on January 21 in China at 7:30PM local time. vivo hasn’t detailed the specs of the X60 Pro+ yet, but a Chinese retailer released… Read more

vivo Y31 specs and design revealed through leaked poster

vivo introduced the Y31 with a 4.7″ HD screen, big bezels, and a single rear camera back in September 2015, and the company will soon follow it up with a new version, posters of which have surfaced revealing its design and specs. The new vivo Y31 packs a FullHD+ notched display surrounded by slimmer bezels…. Read more

Watch the Exynos 2100 launch live here

Samsung is having a launch event today, revealing one of the most important parts of the upcoming Galaxy S21 series (for most of the world anyway). We are about to witness the debut of the Exynos 2100 chipset that is the company’s most promising SoC in recent years. The fact that Samsung chose to hold… Read more

vivo X60 Pro+ renders reveal new quad-cam setup

vivo has announced a partnership with Zeiss for the camera development of the X60 series. We already saw the vivo X60 and vivo X60 Pro debut, and we learned a third variant called vivo X60 Pro+ is in the pipelines. Renders of the phone appeared on Weibo, suggesting that the Plus variant of the Pro… Read more

vivo V20 Pro 5G hands-on review

Introduction The vivo V20 Pro 5G has been announced back in September, but it’s only now that it reaches Indian soil. We had the chance to do a full review of the vanilla V20, and we really appreciated the slightly different approach vivo had with the phone. So now that we have the Pro version,… Read more

iQOO 7 debuts with Snapdragon 888, 120W charging and Origin OS

iQOO has evolved from its origin when it was vivo’s gaming-oriented sub-brand, but some of that pedigree still shines through in its latest flagship announced today – the iQOO 7. There’s only one model (for now at least) and it brings the Snapdragon 888 chipset, 120W fast charging and several gaming enhancements. The phone runs… Read more

vivo shares its FuntouchOS 11 release schedule for India

While vivo is running an open beta of its new OriginOS, which is supposed to replace FuntouchOS, the manufacturer will be kicking off FuntouchOS 11 based on Android 11 beta program for a couple of its devices in India. The vivo V20 debuted with the stable version of the said software while the V20 Pro… Read more