There was a lot of hullabaloo about a statement supposedly from a Xiaomi staff stating that the company’s smartphones in China won’t be able to install Google Mobile Services should users based there decide to do so.
Vivo S7t 5G with MediaTek Dimensity 820 official in China
There’s no doubt now that there is indeed a Vivo S7t 5G, as it has already appeared on the site of Chinese telecommunications company China Telecom. Even better, the listing comes with images and specs of the phone.
Vivo S9 to debut March 6 as first Dimensity 1100 phone?
Could it be true? A Chinese tipster has claimed that the successor to the Vivo S7 5G will be launched March 6 in China. Not only that, the phone might be the first to debut with one of MediaTek’s new 5G chips.
Best-performing flagship, midrange phones: Jan 2021, China edition
It’s up. Antutu Benchmark has shared on its site January 2021’s best-performing flagship and midrange Android smartphones released in China.
More OPPO Find X3 Pro specs spotted on testing platform
We can’t wait to see the world’s fourth-largest smartphone company‘s 2021 flagship, considering that while underrated, OPPO‘s Find X2 Pro is actually one of 2020’s best handsets. March can’t come soon enough, when the handset is expected to launch alongside the OPPO Find X3 Neo and Find X3 Lite.
GOMO offers free 5GB more non-expiring data for limited time
We find the GOMO 5G- and LTE-ready SIM card the company sent us useful that we bought one, so the two of us here at Revü will each have a SIM card.
Xiaomi Mi 11 global launch date revealed; Mi 11 Pro coming, too?
Finally, we have a global launch date. Xiaomi has revealed that the Mi 11 will be announced for the international market February 8.
VeMoBro is online-shopping platform for Filipinos by Filipinos
It would like to differentiate itself as an e-commerce platform that has compassion for Filipinos, as it is, after all, a homegrown one — born out of a struggling time that made it pivot its focus from automobiles and electronics to essential products.
Apple takes No. 1 spot as biggest smartphone vendor in Q4 2020
As we at Revü had predicted, Apple clawed its way to the top to become the largest smartphone company in the fourth quarter of 2020 — with or without a charger in the box. This is based on the latest reports of market-research firms International Data Corporation and Canalys.
Infinix Note 8 only P7,990 in PH for limited time
The new Infinix smartphone that went on sale starting January 15 in the Philippines will be cheaper for a limited time.
Motorola Edge S, 1st SD 870 phone, priced from almost $300
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 870 chipset, the follow-up to the Snapdragon 865 Plus and Snapdragon 865, gets another time in the limelight now that the first phone to use it is official.
Samsung Galaxy A02 coming to the Philippines, page indicates
We were looking for Galaxy F62 and Galaxy E62 listings on Samsung Philippines’ website, but came across something else. But it’s yet another unannounced smartphone.
Launched: Honor V40, brand’s 1st phone since Huawei split
This is it. Honor has finally taken the wraps off its first smartphone since Huawei sold its sub-brand to a state-owned consortium led by phone distributor Digital China and the Shenzhen government.
Realme C20 goes official with close to $100 price tag
Finally, an update to the fastest-growing smartphone brand’s popular budget lineup, as it goes official in Vietnam.
Video-focused OPPO Reno 5 5G, 4G arriving in PH in Feb
Get ready to roll out the red carpet; the predecessor of the Reno 4 is launching in the Philippines soon.
V40 Honor’s 1st phone with Google services after Huawei ban?
Is the international variant of the Honor 5G phone that will go official in China January 22 finally coming with Google Mobile Services?
OPPO Reno 5 launching in the Philippines soon
At about the same time recently, several of my Facebook friends working at OPPO Philippines updated their profile pictures with a Reno 5 frame, suggesting that the Reno 4‘s successor will be officially launching in the country soon.
Galaxy A32, Samsung’s cheapest 5G phone, to get 4G variant
Just two days ago, Samsung launched its most affordable 5G phone yet. Earlier, a listing was spotted on Geekbench indicating that the said device will have a 4G version.
OPPO A93 5G launched as 2nd Snapdragon 480 phone
It was only a matter of time before smartphones using Qualcomm’s first 5G chip for the masses flood the market.
US govt adds Xiaomi to investment blacklist
Just some time after Xiaomi ended 2020 and welcomed 2021 by successively launching the Mi 11, Redmi Note 9T 5G, and Redmi 9T, it receives a big blow from the United States.