Tag: Phones

We are expecting to see the vivo S6 5G in less than a week. The phone should be the most affordable 5G handset in the vivo portfolio and today some spy shots of the handset appeared on Weibo. The unannounced device appears to have a waterdrop notch, shattering the previous rumor that it might have a dual punch-hole design that is more likely to be of the upcoming vivo V19. vivo S6 5G Two vivo phones with model numbers V1962A and V1962BA appeared on TENAA, and with seeing thee live shots, we are pretty sure they are the vivo S6 5G, carrying different monikers for two separate retailers/carriers.

Two unknown vivo devices, bearing model codes V1962A and V1962BA, have been certified by China\’s TENAA. These are believed to be versions of the vivo S6 5G that will be unveiled on March 31. Vivo S6 5G official poster The V1962A and V1962BA have 2.2GHz octa-core processors and run Android 10, which will be likely layered with Funtouch OS 10 on top. The devices will have two memory options – 6GB/128GB and 8GB/256GB. The V1962A and V1962BA will pack 4,390 mAh batteries, likely charging through USB-C ports.

Samsung is forced to temporarily close a second factory due to the COVID-19 outbreak – this time the plant in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Starting today, the factory will be closed until March 25, following the government\’s request. Previously the factory in Gumi, South Korea, was also closed twice for brief periods, leaving the Vietnam plan as the only one not to be affected by the outbreak.

The Realme 6 came up on top by the narrowest of margins. One of the extras on the Realme 6 Pro is the 2x telephoto camera, the other is a Snapdragon 720G chipset built on a more power efficient process. PS. the Realme 6i was announced this week for those on the lookout for something even more affordable than the Realme 6.

Research firm Strategy Analytics released a report with the number of smartphone shipments for the month of February 2020, representing a sharp decline in the overall number of smartphones sold compared to February 2019. The majority of smartphone production happens in China, and with the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, manufacturing in China slowed to a halt in January which disrupted supply chains to many industries around the world, not limited to consumer electronics. February 2020 saw the biggest fall ever in the history of the worldwide smartphone market.