Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR A new rumor says that Xiaomi will launch the 18 series in September. It also suggests that OPPO is aiming for the same month for the Find X10 series. Vivo could be planning to launch the X500 series in September as well. It’s the middle of the year and … Read More “Three Android giants could be on a launch-month collision course” »
Adamya Sharma / Android Authority But while I was enjoying my honeymoon period with that camera hardware, I found myself appreciating something far less flashy, but far more useful in day-to-day use: the default camera app It’s one of those features that doesn’t show up in spec sheets, yet it quietly changes how comfortable a … Read More “Vivo’s Android camera app makes Pixel and Galaxy ones feel outdated” »
Adamya Sharma / Android Authority It’s no secret that vivo has been pushing the envelope with mobile photography, but its latest flagship — the vivo X300 Ultra — and the new detachable telephoto extenders take things to an entirely different level. I recently spent some time at a farm experimenting with the X300 Ultra and … Read More “Download 30+ ultra-zoom wallpapers shot with the vivo X300 Ultra” »
Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR vivo’s upcoming foldable, the X Fold 6, has leaked. It could feature a 7,000mAh battery, the biggest on a book-style foldable yet. The X Fold 6 is also said to feature a 200MP camera, up from 50MP on the previous generation. Chinese phonemaker vivo recently put a grand display … Read More “This Galaxy Z Fold 8 rival could have the biggest battery on foldables so far” »
The vivo X300 Ultra hits the ball out of the park thanks to mostly fantastic cameras, enthusiast-level video features, impressive endurance, and premium extras. However, it does come with design compromises and a sky-high price tag. It’s taken a few years, but vivo has finally brought its Ultra phone line to global markets with the … Read More “vivo X300 Ultra review: Pricey camera phone colossus” »
Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR Vivo has brought a Horizon Lock video mode to the X300 Ultra as part of a software update. The feature was previously available on older vivo phones before it went missing in action for a few generations. The update also comes a couple of months after Samsung’s Galaxy S26 … Read More “Samsung copied Horizon Lock on Galaxy S26 Ultra, but the original creator has reclaimed it” »
Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR AirDrop-style sharing already works on devices like Pixel 10 and Galaxy S26, and more brands are now joining. OPPO Find X9 Ultra and vivo X300 Ultra are among the first non-Google/Samsung phones to adopt the unified system. Quick Share has been Android’s version of AirDrop for some time, but … Read More “Android’s Quick Share AirDrop lands on more Android phones- Android Authority” »
Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Vivo made a splash in the smartphone photography space last year with the vivo X200 Ultra, as it offered an optional telephoto extender. This external lens, attached to the 200MP periscope camera, enabled native 200mm or ~8.7x zoom. The company has since brought this same lens to the globally available … Read More “Taking photos my Pixel could never” »
Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Samsung was one of the first manufacturers to offer a 200MP camera when it launched the Galaxy S23 Ultra back in 2023. We’ve since seen many other brands adopt this tech for use on both primary and telephoto cameras. We haven’t seen a major change in the sensor size of … Read More “Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra versus vivo X300 Ultra” »
