vivo Y03 gets official with Helio G85 SoC, incredibly low price

vivo just launched a new phone today, the Y03. This made its debut in Indonesia but we might see it in other markets too at some later point. It’s as entry-level as they come, with a price to match. Let’s talk specs first. The Y03 is powered by MediaTek’s Helio G85 SoC, which automatically means […]

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Tecno Pova 6 will have the same overall design and a Helio G99 chipset, Play Console reveals

The Tecno Pova 6 Pro was announced a couple of weeks ago at the MWC with a Dimensity 6080, a 6.78” 120Hz AMOLED display and a 6,000mAh battery with 70W fast charging. Now a vanilla model has surfaced on the Google Play Console. The Tecno Pova 6 (model number LI7) will be a 4G only […]

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MediaTek unveils the 4G-only Helio G91 SoC

Without much fuss, MediaTek announced a new but somewhat familiar Helio G91 SoC designed for entry-level 4G smartphones. The G91 has mostly the same hardware as its Helio G88 and G85 siblings but offers an upgraded ISP. All three aforementioned chips share the same CPU configuration – 2x Crotex A75 clocked at 2.0 GHz joined […]

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TCL 505 announced with 90Hz NxtVision display and Helio G35 chipset

TCL tends to announce a plethora of new phones at CES – point in case the 7-member TCL 50 series which debuted back in January. However the company isn’t stopping there as it listed the TCL 505 on its website. The phone features a familiar design in line with the rest of the 50-series devices. […]

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Motorola Moto G24 Power arrives with Helio G85 and 6,000 mAh battery

Motorola introduced the Moto G24 last week, and today, the brand announced the Power version, which is basically the Moto G24 with a bigger battery, faster charging, and a higher-res selfie camera. The Motorola Moto G24 comes with a 5,000 mAh battery, 15W charging, and an 8MP selfie camera, while the Moto G24 Power packs […]

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Infinix Smart 8 launches in India with the Helio G36 SoC, higher-res camera

Infinix unveiled the Smart 8 last November with the Unisoc T606 SoC and a 13MP primary camera. Today, the brand launched the Smart 8 in India, but with the Helio G36 SoC at the helm and a 50MP primary camera. The 50MP camera is joined by an unknown camera, which could be an auxiliary unit. […]

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4G-only Poco M6 Pro debuts with Helio G99-Ultra, 64MP camera, and 120Hz screen

Xiaomi’s Poco launched the Poco M6 Pro 5G last August in India with the Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 SoC, 90Hz LCD screen, 50MP dual camera setup, and a 5,000 mAh battery with 18W charging. Today, the brand announced a 4G-version of the phone that will be available globally. For starters, the global Poco M6 Pro […]

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Amazfit Helio Ring announced for athletes, Zepp Clarity Pixie hearing aids tag along

Amazfit – a health and fitness-focused smart wearable brand that’s part of the Zepp Health health tech company – has announced its first smart ring at the ongoing CES 2024. It’s called the Amazfit Helio Ring. The Amazfit Helio Ring is developed for athletes and focuses on providing them with the recovery support needed to […]

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Tecno Spark 20 Pro announced with Helio G99 and 108MP camera

Following the debut of the Spark 20 from earlier this month, Tecno announced the Spark 20 Pro featuring a more capable Helio G99 chipset and a 108MP main cam. Spark 20 Pro brings a 6.78-inch IPS LCD with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The device also gets Tecno’s Dynamic Port which displays system […]

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Tecno Spark 20 unveiled with Helio G85

Tecno is expanding its Spark lineup with a new budget offering dubbed Spark 20. The device is listed on Tecno’s global website with its complete spec sheet but pricing and availability are yet to be detailed. Spark 20 features a 6.6-inch IPS LCD with HD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. Like some of Tecno’s […]

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Poco C65 is here with Helio G85, 6.74″ 90Hz display

This is the Poco C65, the successor to the Poco C55. The new phone comes with higher refresh rate for the display, better cameras, and faster charging. Upfront, the Poco C65 has a 6.74-inch 1600x720px IPS LCD with a 90Hz refresh rate and a peak brightness of 600 nits. It’s a standard 8-bit panel but […]

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Infinix Zero 30 4G launched with Helio G99 and 45W charging

Last month Infinix launched its Zero 30 5G and today the company announced another Zero 30 member in Indonesia with several key differences. Infinix Zero 30 4G brings a Helio G99 chipset at the helm and offers slower 45W charging speeds compared to the Zero 30 5G’s 68W charging. The new model is also IP54 […]

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OnePlus Pad Go announced with 11.35” IPS LCD and Helio G99 chipset

The latest tablet entry from OnePlus is here with the OnePlus Pad Go. As an affordable Android tablet, Pad Go brings toned-down specs compared to the OnePlus Pad alongside a much more enticing starting price. OnePlus Pad Go Pad Go features an 11.35-inch IPS LCD with 1720 x 2408 px resolution, a 90Hz refresh rate […]

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vivo Y17s launched in Singapore with Helio G85 and 50MP main camera

Vivo quietly announced the Y17s smartphone in Singapore, which is a low-end handset with pretty basic specs and we are unsure whether it will make it outside of Singapore but it likely will. The vivo Y17s runs on a MediaTek Helio G85 chipset and is built around a 6.56-inch IPS LCD, 720p display with 60Hz […]

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Flashback: MediaTek’s Helio X20 chip with 10-core CPU was ahead of their time

Modern smartphone chipsets are awesome – their CPUs reach incredible clock speeds of up to 3.46GHz on the iPhone 14 Pro series (Apple A16). The Android rivals aren’t far behind at 3.36GHz with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2. But while raising the clock speed is a simple way to increase performance, it comes with major […]

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Samsung Galaxy A05 does Geekbench 6 with a Helio G85 chipset

Evidence of the Samsung Galaxy A05 has started to appear with several model numbers surfacing – SM-A055F and SM-A055M, plus dual SIM versions of the same. Now the F variant has done several runs of Geekbench 6. Based on the scorecard, the phone is powered by the MediaTek Helio G85 chipset (MT6769V/CZ). This is a […]

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vivo Y27 debuts with Helio G85 chipset and 50 MP main camera

The vivo Y27 was certified earlier this month, and today, the 4G version of the phone was introduced to multiple markets. It arrives with a Helio G85 chipset, a 50 MP dual camera and an affordable price tag of MYR699 ($155) in Malaysia and INR14,999 ($185) in India. The vivo Y27 comes with a 6.64” […]

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Realme Pad 2 is official – 11.5″ 120Hz display, Helio G99 chip

Right on schedule, Realme announced the Pad 2 tablet. It’s on pre-order from July 26 and will go on general sale from the 1st of August. Starting from the front, the Realme Pad 2 has an 11.5-inch 2000x1200px IPS LCD with a 120Hz variable refresh rate. There’s an 8MP camera on the front and an […]

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Redmi 12 goes official with Helio G88 SoC and 50MP main cam

Xiaomi went ahead and announced its Redmi 12 smartphone. The device comes as a successor to last year’s Redmi 11 and is already available in Thailand. Redmi 12 Redmi 12 features a 6.79-inch LCD with FHD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. There’s an 8MP front-facing cam housed in the punch hole cutout while the […]

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Infinix Note 30i announced with Helio G85 and 64MP main cam

Without much fanfare, Infinix announced the latest member in its Note line – the Infinix Note 30i. The device is listed on the official website and we have the full spec sheet to go through. Note 30i boasts a 6.6-inch AMOLED screen with FHD+ resolution and a 60Hz refresh rate and a 180Hz touch sampling […]

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