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Latest Vivo news
Here you will find the latest news and most recent developments on the Vivo, with regular updates and all the information you need.
Samsung closed the gap on Xiaomi in India during the 3rd quarter
Amid declining smartphone shipments to India throughout Q3 2022, Samsung closed the gap on Xiaomi and became the only smartphone brand — among the top 5 — to have experienced annual growth. The Korean tech giant also continues to lead combined handset shipments (smartphones + feature phones) in India with an 18% market share. Market research shows that […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 3 months ago
Samsung’s smartphone shipments drop by 8% in global markets in Q3 2022
The latest report by Counterpoint Research brings some bad news for smartphone brands, including Samsung. The global smartphone market saw a decline of 12% year-over-year in Q3 2022. Thanks to the quarterly growth of Apple and Samsung, the global smartphone market managed to cross the 300 million units mark. The market had failed to reach even […]
- By Sagar Naresh
- 3 months ago
Samsung and Apple improve market shares in the worst Q3 since 2014
Market watchers say that the smartphone segment in 2022 has recorded the worst Q3 since 2014 in terms of global shipments. The market declined 9% year-on-year, marking a third consecutive quarterly decline. Samsung remained the top smartphone vendor globally. The Korean company was followed by Apple, Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo. Samsung and Apple are the […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 3 months ago
Study ranks Samsung the 4th most sustainable smartphone manufacturer
A new study meant to determine which smartphone manufacturers are the most and least environmentally friendly has ranked Samsung as the 4th most sustainable OEM after Apple, Google, and Sony. The study targeted smartphone companies that have sold at least one million smartphones a year, on average. The study found that Samsung isn’t even among […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 3 months ago
Galaxy Z Fold 4 gets another spec-heavy foldable competitor
Samsung is the biggest foldable smartphone brand in the world right now, and it doesn’t look like other brands can even come close to the South Korean firm for the next few years in terms of sales. However, multiple Android OEMs are trying their best to launch foldable phones with better specifications and competitive pricing. […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 4 months ago
Galaxy S22 Ultra’s zoom capabilities could finally be challenged by a Vivo phone
The Galaxy S22 Ultra is unquestionably the best smartphone right now for zoom photography, thanks to its 10x optical zoom camera. However, the upcoming Vivo X90 Pro+ could take away that title from Samsung’s flagship by featuring a much better 10x telephoto camera. According to tipster Ice Universe (@universeice), the upcoming flagship smartphone from Vivo, […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 4 months ago
Galaxy Z Fold 4 will get more competition from Vivo next month
Samsung is not the only brand that planned to release foldable smartphones this year. Xiaomi launched the MIX Fold 2 just one day after the launch of the Galaxy Z Fold 4, and OnePlus, OPPO, and Vivo are expected to launch new foldable phones in the coming months. Vivo is bringing a refreshed version of […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 5 months ago
Samsung increases phone shipments to Europe while the market declines
The European smartphone market continued to decline in the second quarter of the year, as geopolitical uncertainties and a deteriorating macro climate led to the lowest quarterly shipments registered since Q2 2020. Despite the decline, Samsung managed to ship more smartphones than it did a year ago and improved its market share. According to industry […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 6 months ago
Exynos 1080 chipset ends up in another Vivo phone
Over the past couple of years, Vivo has been using Exynos chipsets in its mid-range and high-end phones. The Vivo X60, Vivo X60s, and the Vivo X70 Pro feature the Exynos 1080 processor. Now, the same processor has been used inside the Vivo S15e, which is a mid-range smartphone. The Vivo S15e has been launched […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 months ago
Samsung is making one more giant ISOCELL camera sensor
Samsung is the world’s second-biggest mobile camera sensor maker, and its sensors are used by almost every smartphone brand. Over the past couple of years, the South Korean firm has launched various big-sized camera sensors, including the ISOCELL GN1 and the ISOCELL GN2. This year, it has made one more giant ISOCELL camera sensor. The […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 months ago
Vivo X Fold vs Galaxy Z Fold 3: Samsung’s competition is getting stronger
Samsung’s premium foldable phone — the Galaxy Z Fold 3 — is facing more competition from Chinese OEMs. Vivo has just unveiled its first foldable phone called the ‘X Fold.’ As the name suggests, this device was inspired by the Galaxy Z Fold series in that it takes the form of a book-like foldable phone-tablet […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 10 months ago
Realme’s YoY growth rate in the 5G market could be bad news for Samsung
Samsung increased its global 5G smartphone sales year-on-year in the third quarter of 2021 by 70%. Even so, this wasn’t enough to propel the company in the lead. The fastest-growing 5G Android smartphone brand in Q3 wasn’t Samsung. The Korean tech giant was the fourth-fastest 5G OEM, and its 70% didn’t even come close to […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 1 year ago
Apple could overtake Samsung as world’s biggest smartphone brand
Samsung was the global smartphone leader in Q3 2021, with a market share of 21.2%. However, its position is expected to drop as Apple could overtake the South Korean firm in Q4 2021, thanks to impressive iPhone 13 sales. A new report claims that Samsung’s smartphone market share could drop below 20% by the end […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 1 year ago
Samsung led the market in Q3 but the shopping season is looking grim
The global semiconductor shortage has hit the smartphone market hard in the third quarter of the year, reveals a preliminary market report from Canalys. Worldwide smartphone shipments dropped 6% year-on-year, but not much has changed for Samsung regarding market share. In the 3rd quarter of the year, Samsung held a global smartphone market share of […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 1 year ago
Another Vivo phone will use Samsung’s Exynos 1080 processor
Last year, Vivo had launched two high-end smartphones—Vivo X60 and Vivo X60 Pro—with Samsung’s Exynos 1080 processor. Those phones were limited to the Chinese market, though, and their international versions used the Snapdragon 870 processor. Now, the company seems to be launching another phone with an Exynos chipset. Vivo has started teasing the Vivo X70 […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 1 year ago