Week 15 in review: OnePlus 10 Pro on sale in the US, Vivo X Note, X Fold official

Ivan, 18 April 2022

The OnePlus 10 Pro is now available in the US. It costs $900 for the 8/128GB model and OnePlus offers aggressive trade-in deals. T-Mobile is the official carrier for the OnePlus 10 Pro, but you can get it from third-party retailers like Amazon and T-Mobile.

Speaking of OnePlus, it's unveiling a new smartphone next week. The OnePlus Ace will become official in China on April 21. Reports claim it's a rebranded Realme GT Neo3 or a OnePlus 10R. We'll know for sure next Thursday.

vivo unveiled the X Note and X Fold smartphones for the Chinese market. Both feature flagship cameras and a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor. The vivo X Note brings a very big 7.0-inch 1440p 120Hz AMOLED display, 50MP main camera, 8MP 5x periscope, 12MP 2x zoom, and a 48MP ultrawide camera. There's a 5,000mAh battery with 80W charging.

The vivo X Fold has a 6.53-inch display on the outside and an 8.03-inch unfolding one on the inside - both 120Hz. It has the same overall camera specs - 50MP, 8MP 5x, 12MP 2x, and 48MP ultrawide, though its main camera has a smaller sensor than the X Note. The X Fold has a smaller 4,600mAh battery too.

The base vivo X Note (8/256 GB) starts at CNY 6,000 ($940/€865/₹71,400), while the X Fold is available in Black, Blue, and Grey for CNY 8,999 (€1,300/$1,415). No word yet on global availability.

Poco's next affordable flagship is the F4 GT and it's launching on April 26. It uses a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 with 12GB of RAM, has a 6.67-inch 120Hz OLED, and a 4,700mAh battery.

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It's a dual-branded joint-venture phone that has the same specs as the non-limited edition.


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The phone will have 65W fast charging outside China.



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Reader comments

  • Governor
  • 30 Apr 2022
  • 3Sq

I heard that Poco F4 GT must be cool.

OnePlus 10 Pro with 8/128GB is really sad. I am not willing to downgrade my 8T for this.

  • The Dog
  • 18 Apr 2022
  • 3Sq

It's approaching April 26. The day of Poco F4 GT unveiling.

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