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vivo launched the X500, X500 Pro, and X500 Pro Max in China yesterday, and today the company has already revealed when they're coming to Europe. The European launch event will take place on October 27, which is also when pre-orders will start. The devices will then be released on November 5. There is, however, something you need to know - while vivo's page talks about the "X500 series", the vanilla X500 is not shown. That may just mean that vivo wants to focus its marketing efforts on the Pro and Pro Max models, but it could also mean that the X500 isn't coming to Europe. Hopefully this...

OnePlus has expanded its N6 lineup in India with the launch of the new OnePlus N6 Lite. The affordable 4G smartphone packs a 7,000mAh battery and joins the OnePlus N6 and N6x in the country. The OnePlus N6 Lite is priced at INR 16,999 for the sole 4GB RAM and 64GB storage variant. It is available in Midnight Black and a bright Neo Green colorway. It is powered by the Unisoc T7250 chipset and comes with a 6.75-inch LCD display that offers a 120Hz refresh rate and 900 nits in high-brightness mode. The phone offers storage expansion via a microSD card. The handset features a...

After unveiling the X500 series in China, vivo will likely turn its focus to the X500 Ultra. While the company has remained tight-lipped about the phone, a vivo executive reportedly shared the launch timeline for the X300 Ultra successor during a media interview post the X500 series launch event. Huang Tao, Vice President of Product at vivo, reportedly confirmed that the vivo X500 Ultra will debut in China sometime in March or April 2027. Notably, its predecessor was unveiled in China on March 30. vivo X300 Ultra The vivo executive also noted that the Ultra variant will offer a...

vivo started teasing the V80 last week, and today it announced that the smartphone will be unveiled on October 6 at 12 PM in India. Additionally, vivo revealed key specs of the V80, including a 6.59" 1.5K OLED display with 5,000 nits peak brightness and a 144Hz refresh rate, a 7,200 mAh battery with 90W charging support, and four cameras co-developed with ZEISS. The V80 will also feature 4K Cinematic Video and support 4K@60fps video recording with OIS. In India, the smartphone will come with AI Diwali Portrait 2.0 and a Diwali Frame. On the software side, you'll get the...

As promised, the Realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition is now official with what the company calls the world’s first quadra light sensing color changing technology. The company has also unveiled the Realme Buds T500 Pro Harry Potter Edition alongside the smartphone. The Realme 16 Pro Harry Potter Edition is the company’s second smartphone created in collaboration with Warner Bros., following the Realme 15 Pro Game of Thrones Limited Edition. The Harry Potter Edition features a distinctive design with a textured brown rear panel featuring an Argyle pattern inspired by Wizard’s...

According to a new report, Apple could launch its Apple Pay payment service in India as soon as next month. The service is currently available in more than 90 countries worldwide. In his latest Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman claims that Apple will launch Apple Pay in India by the end of October. While Gurman did not provide any further details about the service, a recent Reuters report claimed that Apple will initially roll out Apple Pay in partnership with Axis Bank credit cards. The report also noted that Apple has been in discussions with HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank...

The iPhone 18 Pro series brings the first variable aperture camera on an Apple device, and that’s been one of the main talking points for the new devices. The team over at iFixit have now posted their signature teardown of the 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max, which goes over all of the new components and devotes plenty of detail on the new variable aperture system. You can skip to the 7:25 mark in the video where the host begins poking away at the camera. The system is driven by its own magnets, and the six “leaf-shaped” blades that make up the aperture are extremely small. camera...