This year’s Mobile World Congress bore witness to the return of the notched display, with companies like ASUS taking a page from Apple, which popularized the feature.
Vivo APEX concept phone delivers on ‘no bezels’ promise
Back in 2016, a challenger brand from China introduced its bezel-less concept phone. It was at a time when display borders were an afterthought compared to the rest of the hardware. The Xiaomi Mi MIX gave us a glimpse of the future, a fresh take on how to pull off the modern smartphone.
Vivo APEX might just be the 1st truly borderless phone
Vivo has caught us by surprise. It is not on the list of major smartphone brands that will showcase a new device at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. But just now, the company itself has teased a handset called Vivo APEX.
Vivo V7+ with 18:9 display gets portrait mode via software update
The Vivo V7+ was one of the first phones in the Philippines to arrive with an 18:9 display. Not to mention face authentication, which worked well enough during our testing.
Xiaomi lands in top 5 of world’s largest smartphone companies
It wasn’t even part of the world’s top five vendors in 2016. But by end-2017, Xiaomi toppled another brand to become the No. 5 smartphone company globally. No small feat, if you ask us.
Official: Vivo X20 Plus UD, 1st phone with in-display fingerprint sensor
Remember the Vivo smartphone with an in-display fingerprint scanner that debuted at CES 2018 in Las Vegas? Good news: It’s now official. Or at least it is for the Chinese market.
5 of top 10 best-selling phones are iPhones, report reveals
Fresh off Hong Kong is a report that reveals the top 10 best-selling smartphones in the world.
1st phone with in-display fingerprint sensor launching Jan. 24
If a new rumor is to be believed, we won’t have to wait long till we see the world’s first smartphone with an in-display fingerprint sensor, after all.
Vivo X20 Plus UD is 1st phone with in-display fingerprint sensor?
At the CES 2018 trade show in Las Vegas, Vivo showcased the world’s first optical in-display fingerprint sensor. The smartphone OEM said it is ready for mass production, though it declined to reveal the handset model that will adopt the technology, as well as its specifications and price.
This phone topped the ’10 best-selling models of 2017′ list in China
China is one of the top countries phone vendors want to penetrate. After all, it’s the world’s biggest smartphone market; conquering it is already half a big part of the battle.
7 18:9 phone alternatives to the ASUS ZenFone Max Plus (M1)
True to expectations, ASUS Philippines has officially taken the wraps off the ASUS ZenFone Max Plus (M1).
Vivo V7 review: A great value-for-money smartphone?
The Vivo V7+ is one of the first smartphones in the midrange category to launch with an extra-wide display in the Philippines. In our review, we found the device to be a decent all-around effort, though its screen lacks punch and sharpness, and the processor it is fitted with — while nippy enough to satisfy casual users — surely can be faster.
Watch Vivo phone with in-display fingerprint sensor in action
We knew that a phone with a fingerprint sensor integrated into the screen was coming. Semiconductor manufacturer Synaptics and smartphone maker Vivo said as much last year.
Xiaomi is fastest-growing phone brand in Q3. Here are the top 7
Word has it that Xiaomi’s smartphone shipments dropped from 70 million in 2015 to 41 million in 2016. So you wouldn’t think that it could rise again so soon, so fast. But that’s exactly what it did.
Vivo V7 launched. Here’s what we think of it after a week of use
After a flurry of teases and unconfirmed reports, Vivo is back with another widescreen phone in the Vivo V7.
It’s official: Vivo V7 is coming to the Philippines
Remember what our reliable sources told us about the Vivo V7 on November 9? Vivo Philippines has finally confirmed that the smaller sibling of the V7+ is going to be rolled out to stores soon.
Vivo V7 expected to land in the Philippines in November
If you think Vivo Philippines is done releasing new devices after it launched the Vivo V7+ 18:9 smartphone in September, think again.
Vivo Y75 gets certified in China; could be the Vivo V7 in PH, other markets
new Vivo phone has been spotted on the TENAA website, the Chinese equivalent of the Philippines’ NTC and the US’ FCC, and we have good reason to believe it belongs to the V7 series.
Vivo V7+ quick review: Ushering selfie phones into a borderless future
IVO has a new Android on offer, though this one ups the ante not only for the Chinese OEM but also for selfie smartphones en masse. And while the Vivo V7+ is pretty much what we had expected it to be all along, it leaves a better impression in person.
Vivo X20 specs outed by what appears to be a marketing material
day after the Meizu M6 is announced in China, another manufacturer is holding a phone launch there. Vivo is set to unveil the Vivo X20 on September 21. And if we in the Philippines are lucky, we might see it being rolled out to local stores.