Things move fast in the Android world. There are lots of devices out there, tons of development, and bugs aplenty. This is your weekly look at the biggest stories in Android between March 1st and March 7th, 2019.
New Devices from Vivo, Meizu, Oppo, and Motorola
New devices are often the name of the game for Android—new stuff pops up all the time. This week there were four: a couple of oddities from Vivo and Meizu, a midrange device with a popup camera from Oppo, as well as a new staple from Motorola for Google Fi.
Vivo IQOO for Gamers
Vivo isn’t all that well known here in the states, but this Chinese company is well known for bringing insane concepts to the mobile scene. Its newest sub-brand IQOO—which stands for I Quest On and On apparently—is one for the gamers. This 6.4-inch handset packs a Snapdragon 855 chipset, 12 GB of RAM, and can get a full charge in just 45 minutes. Nuts.
Read more about this handset at Engadget.
Meizu Note 9 for China
Like Vivo, most US folks aren’t too familiar with Meizu. But they’re huge in China and known for bringing decent hardware. The new Note 9—not to be confused with that other Note 9, of course—is more of a midrange handset, however, with a 6.2-inch FHD display, Snapdragon 675, 4 or 6 GB of RAM, and 64 or 128 GB storage options.
You can learn more about the Meizu Note 9 over at XDA.
Oppo F11 with a Popup Selfie Cam and…MicroUSB Port
Sticking with the Chinese phone trend, Oppo drooped its new F11 handset this week, which comes with some killer specs and one really stupid feature. The design itself is fascinating, with a nearly edge-to-edge display thanks to its popup selfie camera, but the guts aren’t too shabby either. It has a MediaTek Helio P70 processor, up to 6 GB of RAM, and 128 GB of storage under its 6.5-inch FHD+ display.
The downside? It charges over micro USB. You can get the full skinny on the Oppo F11 over at 9to5Google.
Motorola G7 for Google Fi
Motorola phones may not hit the scene with as much fanfare as they once did, but the company still releases absolutely killer budget handsets that pack a lot of punch for the money. The G7 is no different—this $299 Google Fi phone keeps it real with a 6.2-inch FHD+ panel, Snapdragon 632, 4 GB of RAM, 64 GB of internal storage (plus an SD card slot), 15-watt turbocharging, and Android Pie out of the box. Good stuff.
