Samsung, Xiaomi and other Chinese companies will restart production in India

Posted on by Samuel Martinez

The Indian government is slowly lifting restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic. These restrictions started taking place in March, and they made Samsung, Xiaomi, OPPO, and vivo to suspend their smartphone productions. However, these companies are now getting back to work.

Samsung has recently confirmed that its smartphone production in its Noida factory has already restarted in a limited capacity. Xiaomi is also getting back to work, as its manufacturing partner Foxconn has also received permission to start production in its Andhra Pradesh factory. OPPO would soon retake production in its Greater Noida facility, while vivo has confirmed that it has resumed operations at 30 percent. Last month was a tough one for the Indian smartphone market since there were virtually no smartphone shipments in the country, so this will directly translate to low numbers and weak demand in the second quarter of 2020.

Source GSM Arena

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Vivo Y30 with “Ultra O Screen Display”, quad rear cameras announced

Posted on by Prakhar Khanna

Vivo has launched a new device under its Y-series. The Vivo Y30 comes with quad rear cameras, a 5,000mAh battery, an “Ultra O Screen Display” and more. Here’s all you need to know about the device.

Vivo Y30 specifications

  • Display: 6.47-inch (1560 x 720 pixels) HD+ “Ultra O Screen”
  • SoC: MediaTek Helio P35 SoC, paired with IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU
  • RAM: 4GB RAM
  • ROM: 128GB, expandable memory up to 512GB with microSD
  • Cameras: Rear: 13MP (primary f/2.2 aperture) + 8MP (ultra-wide f/2.2 aperture) + 2MP (depth f/2.4 aperture)  + 2MP f/2.4 lens (likely to be macro) Front: 8MP lens
  • Dimensions: 162.04  x 74.46 x 9.11mm; Weight: 197g
  • Connectivity: Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS
  • OS: Android 10 based on FunTouch OS 10
  • SIM: Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
  • Battery: 5,000mAh battery
  • Colors: Dazzle Blue and Moonstone White

The Vivo smartphone is priced at 899 Malaysian Ringgit (~$208/ Rs 15,800). It will be made available in Malaysia starting May 9. There is no information on availability in other markets yet.

Via: Fonearena

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Vivo smartphone V2012A with Snapdragon 765G SoC visits Geekbench

Posted on by Prakhar Khanna

A new unannounced Vivo smartphone has been spotted on Geekbench. It carries the model number V2012A. It seems to be an upper mid-range device.

The Vivo V2012A scored 2930 and 7838 points in the single-core and multi-core tests respectively.

The mysterious Vivo smartphone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset. It runs Android 10 and features 8GB of RAM.

The phone could be a global version of the Vivo Z6 5G. The company hasn’t scheduled a launch event of any of its devices as of now.

Via: Nashville Chatter

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You can now buy a Vivo phone via an SMS in India

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Due to the coronavirus pandemic, India is under a lockdown, which was eased yesterday. Now, various non-essential businesses are operative. And, Vivo India has found a unique idea to let customers buy its smartphones.

Consumers in India can buy Vivo smartphones with just an SMS. The system will let prospective buyers inquire via an SMS, the company’s official website, or even the Facebook page. One of 30,000 Vivo brand ambassadors will then get in contact with the customer. 

After knowing the buyers’ requirements, the ambassador will help them in buying a new smartphone through any one of the 20,000 physical retail stores in the country.

Via: The News Minute

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Pocketnow Daily: iPhone SE NOT as POWERFUL as we thought?(video)

Posted on by Samuel Martinez

On today's Pocketnow Daily, we talk about the AnTuTu scores for the latest iPhone SE, the specs and launch date of the LG Velvet and more

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Xiaomi could give us a smartphone with a 150MP camera this year

Posted on by Samuel Martinez

It seems that Xiaomi may deliver a phone with a killer camera in the last quarter of 2020, or at least the largest camera sensor in a smartphone yet

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Best smartphones with a periscope camera

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Periscope cameras are the next big thing when it comes to smartphone photography. Here are the best phones that currently offer a periscope camera hardware.

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