Chinese Smartphones

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  Indian Smartphone Market Fell 7 Percent YoY in Q1 2025, Vivo Led the Way: CMR

  Indian smartphone market had a tough start to the year, shows a report by Cyber Media Research. The domestic smartphone market dipped seven percent year-on-year (YoY) in the first quarter of 2025. Chinese smartphone brand Vivo led the smartphone market with 20 percent market share, while Samsung secured the second spot. Xiaomi, Oppo and Realme mana...

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  iQOO Neo 10 Visits Geekbench With Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 Processor, 12GB of RAM

  iQOO recently launched its Neo 10R smartphone in India with a mid-range price tag. Given the ‘R’ branding, it is the slightly watered-down model of the iQOO 10 or 10 Pro which was announced in China last year. The Neo 10R was launched all by itself with no sign of a standard or more powerful Neo 10 or Neo 10 Pro model. Turns out, there’s a sl...

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  OnePlus Ace 5 Racing Edition Tipped to Feature MediaTek Dimensity 9400e; Could Outperform Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

  OnePlus Ace 5 Pro and OnePlus Ace 5 smartphones with Snapdragon chipsets arrived last year. Now, OnePlus seems to be gearing up to announce the new OnePlus Ace 5 Racing Edition and Ace 5 Supreme Edition under the Ace 5 series. Ahead of the official reveal, a Chinese tipster suggested their chipset details. They are said to run on MediaTek Dimensi...

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  Vivo Updates FunTouch OS 15 With AI Features Including Circle to Search, Live Text

  Vivo started rolling out the Android 15-based Funtouch OS 15 in India last year. Months after the original launch, the Chinese smartphone brand has announced the latest iteration of its user interface. The update brings multiple features powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the user experience. It includes various productivity and com...

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  Honor GT Pro With Snapdragon 8 Elite Chipset, 7,200mAh Battery Launched: Price, Specifications

  Honor GT Pro was launched in China on Wednesday. The new GT series smartphone by the Chinese smartphone brand is powered by a 7,200mAh battery with 90W wired fast charging support. The Honor GT Pro runs on a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, coupled with up to 16GB of RAM and a maximum 1TB of storage. It boasts a triple rear camera unit comprising three ...

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  Honor GT Pro Set to Launch on April 23; Colour Options, Design Teased

  Honor GT Pro will launch in China next week. The Chinese smartphone brand, through its Weibo handle, announced the launch date of its new GT series smartphone. It will be unveiled alongside the new Honor Tablet GT. The company has also shared official images revealing the design and colour options of the Honor GT Pro. It is teased to come in three ...

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  Infinix Note 40 Series Confirmed to Get Android 15-Based XOS 15 Update in This Quarter

  Infinix has announced that its Android 15-based XOS 15 update will be available for Infinix Note 40 series soon. The Chinese tech brand unveiled its version of custom Android 15-based OS last month. Notably, the Infinix Note 50 series smartphones were the first handsets to ship with XOS 15. The update includes several new features, including Dyn...

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  Oppo K13 5G India Launch Set for April 21, Teased to Feature Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SoC, 7,000mAh Battery

  Oppo K13 5G will launch in India next week, the Chinese smartphone brand announced on Monday. The new K series phone will be introduced in India first, ahead of its global release. It is confirmed to be available for purchase on Flipkart. The phone is teased to ship in two colour options with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 chipset. It will pack a 7,...

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  Realme Narzo 80 Pro 5G, Narzo 80x 5G Early Bird Sale Dates, Student Offers Announced

  Realme Narzo 80 Pro 5G and Narzo 80x 5G are all set to launch in India on April 9. Just days ahead of the official debut, Realme has announced the early bird and limited periods sale details of the new Narzo series smartphones. The Chinese smartphone brand is providing exclusive student benefits, launch offers, and special discounts on the smartpho...

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  Oppo Find X9 Series Tipped to Feature 200-Megapixel Main or Periscope Zoom Camera

  Oppo Find X8 and Find X8 Pro were unveiled in November last year in India with a MediaTek Dimensity 9400 chipset. The Chinese smartphone brand is gearing up to launch the new Find X8 Ultra, Find X8s, and Find X8s+ devices next week. As we wait for their official reveal, details about the Oppo Find X9 series have surfaced on the Web. The next-gener...

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  Honor 400 Lite With MediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra SoC, 5,230mAh Battery Launched: Price, Specifications

  Honor 400 Lite has been launched as the company's latest smartphone in select global markets. The latest number series smartphone from the Chinese tech brand succeeds last year's Honor 200 Lite 5G, as the current Honor 300 series does not include a Lite version. The Honor 400 Lite boasts a 6.7-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and runs ...

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  Cybercriminals Offer Access to 'Lucid' Phishing Platform to Target iPhone, Android Phones in 88 Countries

  Cybercriminals are exploiting the 'Lucid' phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform to send phishing messages via iMessage and RCS chats, according to researchers. Using device farms of iPhone and Android smartphones, these phishing messages evade SMS spam filters due to end-to-end encryption. Licences for Lucid are reportedly being sold on Telegram, ...

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  Oppo Find X8 Ultra, Find X8s Series Design Teased in Official Renders Ahead of April 10 Launch

  Oppo will unveil the Find X8 Ultra on April 10 in China alongside the Find X8s and Find X8s+ models. Just days ahead of the official launch, the Chinese smartphone brand has released official images, revealing the design of the upcoming devices. The renders suggest hole punch display designs and shaped camera modules.

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  Vivo V50e Teased to Launch in India Soon; Colour Options, Key Specifications Confirmed

  Vivo V50e will be launched soon in India. While the Chinese smartphone brand has not revealed the exact launch date of the new V series smartphone, it has shared multiple teasers confirming its colour options and key specifications. The Vivo V50e will feature a quad-curved display with 120Hz refresh rate. It is confirmed to house a 50-megapixel sel...

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  OnePlus 13T Tipped to Launch in April; Could Pack Larger Battery Than OnePlus 13

  OnePlus unveiled the OnePlus 13 with Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC at the beginning of the year in India. Now, the Chinese smartphone company appears to be gearing up to unveil the OnePlus 13T with a compact form factor. OnePlus is yet to confirm its existence, but a new leak from China hints at the display and battery details of the phone. It is said to...