Tag: Vivo

  • Vivo to launch its first flip phone with Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, Sony cameras

    Vivo to launch its first flip phone with Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, Sony cameras

    Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo is working on its first flip phone with a foldable screen, called the Vivo X Flip. The device has appeared in the Google Play Supported Devices List database, indicating that its release date is imminent. The listing shows that the phone, with model number V2256A, will be sold under the name Vivo X Flip.

    The Vivo X Flip has also been spotted on Geekbench, 3C certification, and IMEI database listings, revealing some of its specifications. The device will be equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 chipset, 12 GB of RAM, and will run on Android 13 OS. The 3C certification suggests that it may support 44W fast charging.

    According to earlier reports, the Vivo X Flip will come with a 6.8-inch foldable AMOLED display that offers a Full HD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The large external display on the back of the device supports a resolution of 682 pixels. The phone will run on OriginOS 3-based Android 13.

    The Vivo X Flip will be powered by the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chip, come with 12 GB of LPDDR5 RAM, and up to 512 GB of UFS 3.1 storage. It will feature a 4,400mAh battery with 44W fast charging support, and a side-facing fingerprint scanner for added security.

    The device will also have a dual-camera setup with a 50-megapixel Sony IMX866 primary camera and a 12-megapixel Sony IMX663 ultra-wide camera. Additionally, it is expected to be equipped with a 32-megapixel front-facing camera. With these features, the Vivo X Flip is set to make a splash in the market as a high-end, foldable flip phone.

  • Pakistani mobile manufacturing businesses are laying off workers due to economic challenges

    Pakistani mobile manufacturing businesses are laying off workers due to economic challenges

    There has been significant upheaval in the economy as a result of the new tax structure, rising inflation, and the power shortage.

    The Samsung mobile factory, which is owned by Lucky Motors, experienced a similar situation when it had to lay off a number of employees because Pakistan was short on raw materials.

    In addition to Samsung, there have also been reports of firing close to 1,000 workers at the Vivo mobile factory.

    Lucky Motor Corporation was permitted by PTA to manufacture Samsung mobile devices in August 2021, which sounded like a great news in terms of job creation and GDP contribution, among other things.

    In various economic sectors, each economic measure can have numerous impacts. As per economic theory, a nation’s high rate of inflation discourages investment since it makes it less certain that those investments will be lucrative. Humongous unemployment is being caused by this, along with an import ban and a recently implemented “super tax” in Pakistan.

    Additionally, businesses like Careem and Airlift recently stopped operating in some sectors and let go of a number of employees.

    In the year 2020, Careem fired 31 per cent of its workforce due to a pandemic. A number of the staff members at SVWL, Airlift, and Careem Food were let go in 2022. limited their operations or nearly shut down.

  • Pakistan manufactured 9.72 million mobile phones in four months: Report

    Pakistan manufactured 9.72 million mobile phones in four months: Report

    Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) revealed that domestic plants produced 9.72 million mobile devices in the first four months of 2022, contrasted to 0.86 million acquired internationally.

    In April 2022, local manufacturing plants developed 2.56 million mobile devices, compared to 0.25 million imported from other countries.

    According to Brecorder, 5.69 million 2G smartphones and 4.03 million 3G and 4G phones are among the 9.72 million mobile handsets developed or assembled locally. 53 per cent of mobile devices on the Pakistan network are 3G and 4G smartphones, while 47 per cent are 2G.

    Despite the growth in local mobile phone production, Pakistan acquired $1.810 billion worth of cellphones in the first ten months of 2021-22, contrasted to $1.684 billion in the same period the previous year, a 7.43 per cent increase, as per the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).

    Total telecommunications imports into the country climbed by 14.05 per cent during the review period (July-April) 2021-22, rising from $2.116 billion in July-April 2020-21 to $2.413 billion in the same period last year.

    According to PTA data, the local manufacturing tendency indicates a favourable response to the PTA’s Mobile Device Manufacturing (MDM) Authorization regulatory system.

  • VIVO to launch its first-ever tablet by next month

    VIVO to launch its first-ever tablet by next month

    The smartphone maker ‘vivo’ has finally revealed that it is launching its first tablet in the next month. Two of its products including vivo X Note and vivo X Fold were already expected to launch in the coming days.

    A new feature offered in the upcoming tablet is that it will have stylus support, which will be the company’s first-ever pointing tool.

    The device itself will be equipped with an 8 MP front camera and dual cameras at the back with 13 MP and 8 MP modules, accompanied by a LED flash.

    It will be offered with a Bluetooth magnetic keyboard, however, it is hard to say if the company will include it in the box, as it seems like an additional accessory. The vivo pad comprises four speakers for an enhanced audio experience with two microphones on the top and right.

    Coming towards the operating system (OS), the pad is likely to use vivo’s Ocean OS, with the latest android underneath. Keeping in view the leaked renders, the pad is likely to have an 11-inch O-LED display with Dolby Vision for crisp and vibrant visuals, linked to Dolby Atmos for an excellent audio surround.

    As per many credible reports, the Pad will most probably launch within a month. Hopefully, we may get to know about all of its key features in the coming days or at vivo’s upcoming launch event.

  • Chinese phone makers: A big threat to Google Play

    China’s top smartphone makers Huawei, Oppo, Xiaomi, and Vivo have collaborated to build a shared platform to compete with Google’s Play store, latest reports have revealed. The move is believed to be a direct threat to the $1 trillion parent Alphabet company and the de-facto US dominance of Android.

    Manufacturers in China rely on Android to run their devices but they use domestic app stores inside China, where Google services are blocked. Chinese manufacturers have continued to reply to pre-installed Google Play, offering the users the most popular social apps like Facebook and WhatsApp that are not available for download in China.

    The four Chinese handset makers together shipped around 40pc of the world’s smartphones in the fourth quarter of 2019.

    They will now let foreign app developers like Facebook upload and update the software to all the respective stores, through the new platforms, with a single click.

    If this initiative materializes successfully, this will create a new universe of apps which will be in direct competition with Google Play Store.