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Vivo Z6 5G: a sensible 5G gaming phone with a 5000mAh battery

Alongside its swanky concept, Vivo on Friday announced a mid-range 5G smartphone in the form of the Vivo Z6 5G. The phone features a…

This is the Vivo APEX 2020: a concept with no ports and big claims

Vivo on Friday announced the Vivo APEX 2020, a new concept phone that once again pushes the boundaries of smartphone design. The companies well…

48 hours with the Vivo Y11: is this the perfect phone for load shedding?

Ready for more Vivo? Last week we took at look at the company’s budget Y91C. This week it’s the turn of the Vivo Y11….

48 hours with the Vivo Y91C, its first budget smartphone in South Africa

Vivo is finally, officially, in South Africa. It was big news at the end of last year, for the country as well as one…

3 Vivo phones that we could see launch in South Africa in 2020

Chinese smartphone maker Vivo will launch its initial dual device onslaught in South Africa on 7 December. With the aid of Vodacom, the phones…

Vivo launches in South Africa with two mid-tier phones below R3000

South Africa’s saturated smartphone market is about to welcome yet another player, and it’s a big one. Chinese phone maker Vivo on Wednesday hosted…

Vivo U3 launched in China, offers a lot of phone for $140

Chinese smartphone maker Vivo on Monday announced the debut of the Vivo U3. It’s a phone that’s supposed to cater for consumers on a…

6 of the most innovative Chinese smartphones ever made

Many people tend to think of Apple and Samsung when it comes to innovation in the smartphone industry. But the landscape has changed massively…

Here’s how much first phone with under-display scanner will cost

Vivo shocked the tech world at CES this month when it demonstrated a production smartphone with an under-display fingerprint scanner. The company seemed to…

Vivo demos in-display fingerprint scanner at CES 2018

It’s the holy grail of mobile biometric authentication right now, and Chinese brand Vivo seems to have pulled it off first. At CES 2018,…

Watch these 5 smartphone brands in 2018

2017 was a year for tall screens and itsy bitsy borders, delivering high-end smartphones with a distinctive look compared to years prior. Apple, Samsung,…

Chinese top dog Vivo to launch smartphones in Africa

Vivo and Oppo are two of the most popular smartphone brands in China, going toe to toe with the likes of Huawei, Apple and Xiaomi….

Smartphone shipments: Xiaomi grew 52% but still finished sixth

IHS Markit’s smartphone shipment data for Q2 2017 has revealed plenty of growth in the industry, up 7% compared to a year ago. But who…

Smartphone shipments: Samsung steals crown from Apple again

Apple edged out Samsung in Q4 2016 smartphone shipments, according to statistics by the IDC. But now, the analytics firm’s Q1 2017 stats show…

Qualcomm’s new fingerprint scanners can scan through display, underwater

The story of 2017 was shaping up to be one of under-screen fingerprint scanners. All eyes were on Samsung to deliver the technology first,…

5 Asian mobile brands we’d like to see in SA

Between Huawei’s dominance on the continent and Xiaomi’s in-roads via MIA Group, it’s clear that Chinese smartphone brands are enjoying unprecedented success in Africa….

‘We beat Apple in China because they didn’t adapt’

Apple was beaten in China by Oppo and Vivo because they failed to adapt to the market, the founder of the two companies claimed. Duan…

Huawei who? Apple what? Oppo tops China shipments in 2016

It wasn’t that long ago that Apple, Huawei and Xiaomi were duking it out for the number one spot in China. But the latest…

OnePlus, ASUS & Lenovo: 6 new smartphones that pack 6GB of RAM

Thought 3GB of RAM was a ridiculous amount? Then you might not want to hear that 6GB of RAM is actually a thing this year….

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