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Dimensity 8200, 120Hz, 50MP with OIS, 4600mAh, 66W for $470. Vivo S16 Pro is presented – a mid-range model at the price of a flagship
Vivo today officially unveiled the mid-range models S16, S16 Pro and S16e. They all received 4600 mAh batteries with support for 66 W charging, but the platforms in each model are different.
Vivo S16 received a curved OLED screen with a diagonal of 6.78 inches, Full HD + resolution and a frame rate of 120 Hz. The hardware platform is Snapdragon 870, supplemented by LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 3.1 flash memory. Camera Vivo S16 – with sensors with a resolution of 64 MP (Samsung S5KGW1, with optical image stabilization), 8 MP (with ultra-wide angle lens) and 2 MP (for macro photography). The front camera is with a 50-megapixel sensor.
Vivo S16 Pro received exactly the same display as Vivo S16, but the platform here is MediaTek Dimensity 8200, connected to LPDDR5 RAM. The camera is the same as the Vivo S16, but instead of a 64-megapixel sensor, a 50-megapixel Sony IMX766V is installed.
The base model of the line is Vivo S16e. There is already a flat screen OLED Samsung E4 with a diagonal of 6.78 inches, a resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels and a frame rate of 120 Hz, Samsung Exynos 1080 SoC and a 50-megapixel camera with OIS.
The declared thickness and weight of these models are 7.36 and 182 g, respectively. A feature of the external design is a ring flash in the main camera unit and a pair of LEDs hidden almost under the screen frame on the front panel, to the left and right of the front camera.
Prices have already been announced, and they look like this:
- Vivo S16: 8/128GB $360, 8/256GB $385, 12/256GB $430, 12/512GB $475;
- Vivo S16 Pro: 12/256GB $475, 12/512GB $515;
- Vivo S16e: 8/128GB $300, 8/256GB $330, 12/256GB $360.
The prices are great. By comparison, China is asking $490 for the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 powered Moto X40. Yes, it has less memory than the base Vivo S16 Pro, but it’s still a higher-end model.

Phones
Everything ingenious is simple. Samsung Galaxy S23 gets a charging system that can bypass the battery and power the phone directly

Samsung has implemented an ingeniously simple solution in its latest flagship Galaxy S23. There is an item in the menu called Pause USB Power Delivery. When activated, the phone’s battery will not be charged, instead the device will be powered directly from the power supply.
This battery bypass system has an advantage in cases where the phone is used for a long time under load. For example, in games. If you power the device and simultaneously charge the battery, then you need high power, which is accompanied by significant heating of the phone.
The experiment showed that in the game, when the phone is powered in the usual way (through the battery), the consumption is 17 W, and if the battery bypass system is enabled, the consumption will be only 6 W – three times less. Naturally, the phone will heat up minimally. Moreover, this technology allows you to extend the life of the battery, as the number of full charge and discharge cycles is reduced.
It is important to note that the technology works with a battery charge of more than 20%. That is, if the mains power is interrupted unexpectedly, no data in the game or application will be lost, as the phone will automatically switch to battery power.
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Beeline has a service to combat number spoofing

The VimpelCom operator (known under the Beeline trademark) announced the launch of a new service that expands the capabilities of the proprietary anti-fraud platform.
As the press service notes, “Cloud verification” of calls will allow partner operators to protect their numbering from being used for illegal purposes, as well as protect subscribers. In addition, interaction with the state system for ensuring compliance by telecom operators with the requirements for the provision of communication services and traffic transmission services is provided.
Now the operator provides “Cloud Verification” in a test mode, the service is available for test participants free of charge. At the end of the pilot period, the service will be provided on a commercial basis.
According to VimpelCom, more than ten partners are already connected to the service, and from October to December 2022, they managed to process 24.5 million calls and block 6.8 million calls with number spoofing.
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Flat screen AMOLED 1.5K, 64 MP, Dimensity 9000, 5000 mAh. OnePlus Ace 2 Pro specs revealed
Yesterday OnePlus unveiled the OnePlus 11R (aka OnePlus Ace 2 in China), but according to well-known leaker Digital Chat Station, the company is already preparing a Pro version. An insider revealed her parameters.
The OnePlus Ace 2 Pro is expected to feature a 6.7-inch AMOLED flat screen with a resolution of 1.5K. The hardware platform will be SoC Dimensity 9000, the software platform will be Android 13 with ColorOS 13.
The camera will register sensors with a resolution of 64, 8 and 2 megapixels (respectively, OmniVision OV64M, Sony IMX355 and GalaxyCore GC02M). The maximum amount of RAM will be 16 GB, the battery capacity will be 5000 mAh, and it will support 100 W charging.
Previously, Digital Chat Station was the first to accurately announce the specifications and release dates of Redmi K50 and Xiaomi 12.
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