After launching the Y200 and Y200e, vivo has added a third member to the lineup, dubbed Y200i. The vivo Y200i is powered by the Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 SoC and sports a 6.72" 120Hz FullHD+ LCD of 1,000 nits peak brightness. It runs Android 14-based OriginOS 4 out of the box and comes with up to 12GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 512GB of UFS 2.2 storage. The Y200i packs a 6,000 mAh battery under the hood with 44W charging support and features three cameras - 50MP primary, 2MP depth, and 8MP selfie. The...
The vivo V30e was teased by the company yesterday, and today we get a confirmation of its launch date. The Indian division will introduce the new phone on May 2 and will make it available on Flipkart and vivo's store. This is an entirely new phone with a 5,500 mAh battery and a 50 MP main camera, flanked by vivo's signature Aura Light. We already reported that vivo set a landing page for the V30e, revealing two neat colors, a curved display at the front and a Sony IMX882 sensor for the main...
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 should be launching in October as Qualcomm's new top of the line mobile chipset, and you may be wondering which phones will be the first to rock it. According to a new leak by a usually reliable source, Xiaomi apparently has an exclusive deal with the chip maker to use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 first. Thus, the first two devices to use the new SoC will be the Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 15 Pro. Xiaomi still has the exclusive first launch rights for Snapdragon 8 Gen 4Followed by...
Global Military Spending Hits All-Time High Of $2.4 Trillion By Tim Martin at BreakingDefense Global military expenditure surged to a record $2.44 trillion in 2023, the largest year-on-year rise on weapons spending since 2009, according to a new Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report. The report, published today, said that the new figure is an “all time high,” equivalent to a 6.8 percent increase on spending in 2022 and marking the ninth consecutive...
If the latest rumors are correct, Xiaomi could be the first brand in the world to launch a Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 smartphone.
Samsung has been struggling with power efficiency and performance in its last few Exynos platforms, but it took a large step forward with this year's SoCs. And if a new rumor is to be believed it may overtake Qualcomm's top product in 2025. The Exynos 2500 will be better than its competitor Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 both in power efficiency and raw performance, according to a post by PandaFlashPro on X (formerly Twitter), This year's Exynos 2400 can keep up with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, but...
vivo is getting ready to launch a new smartphone in India, the V30e. This model comes with a 5,500 mAh battery, and it's touted as being India's slimmest smartphone with that capacity considering the fact that it's 7.69mm thick. vivo also promises "4-year battery health", which means the cell should retain at least 80% of its capacity after 1,600 complete charge cycles, which vivo says means approximately four years. The phone has a 50 MP main camera using Sony's IMX882 sensor, a 50 MP...
Indian wearable brand Noise has launched the ColorFit Pulse 4 smartwatch with the aim of delivering a premium smartwatch experience at an entry-level price point. The ColorFit Pulse 4 boasts a 1.85-inch AMOLED display that features a 390x450 pixel resolution and 600 nits of peak brightness. Noise claims the always-on display allows users to easily access useful information like time, notifications, and health metrics without nuking battery life. Speaking of battery, the ColorFit Pulse 4, Noise...
Towards the end of March, vivo quietly made a new phone official for European markets: the V40 SE. This device is now starting to become available to purchase from European retailers. You can currently grab one from Alza in Germany for €279.90, or Media Markt in Austria for €299. vivo V40 SE in Crystal Black (left) and Leather Purple (right) Surely, the V40 SE will very soon become available from other retailers across the continent as well. The phone comes with a 6.67-inch 1080x2400 120...
Realme launched the 4G-only C65 earlier this month, and today, the brand followed up with a 5G version of the phone, powered by the Dimensity 6300 SoC. The Realme C65 5G is the first Dimensity 6300-powered smartphone, and it comes with up to 6GB RAM and 128GB storage, expandable up to 2TB via a microSD card. The smartphone runs Android 14-based Realme UI 5.0 out of the box, with Realme promising two years of Android OS upgrades and three years of security updates. The Realme C65 5G is built...
Yuval RosenbergApril 23, 2024We told you earlier this month that global defense spending had reached a record $2.2 trillion last year. A study
The US remains the world’s largest defense spender, outlaying $916 billion last year, a 2.3 percent annual increase, ahead of China in second place, which spent an estimated $296 billion, a 6 percent increase over the same period.