Vivo to Soon Launch T3 Pro 5G in India, May Get 50 Megapixel Primary Camera

Chinese smartphone maker Vivo’s T3 Pro 5G will be launched in the country soon. It will replace the T2 Pro 5G that was introduced in September last year. The company has given a teaser of the design and key features of this smartphone. It may have a 50 megapixel primary camera.

A media report states that this smartphone may have a 50-megapixel Sony IMX882 primary camera with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) support. It can be equipped with a 5,500 mAh battery with 80 W FlashCharge wired charging support. The T3 Pro 5G may have dual stereo speaker units. It was recently spotted on the benchmarking website Geekbench. In this processor As per the specifications, it could be Snapdragon 7 Gen 3. It can run on UI based on Android 14.

This smartphone will have a 3D curved display with a refresh rate of 120 Hz and a peak brightness level of 4,500 nits. Its price can be less than Rs 2,5000. It can be brought as a rebranded version of iQOO Z9s Pro. iQOO Z9s Pro will be launched in the country this week.

Smartphone shipments in the first half of the current year increased by 7.2 percent on year-on-year basis to about 69 million units. Smartphone shipments in the second quarter grew by about 3.2 percent to about 35 million units. According to the report of market research firm International Data Corporation (IDC), many new smartphones have been launched in the second quarter. Most of these were in the mid-premium and premium segments. However, shipments of entry-level smartphones (priced below Rs 8,400) declined 36 percent year-on-year in the second quarter. The market share of these segments has come down to around 14 percent from 22 percent in the same quarter last year. Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has the highest share in this segment. After this comes Poco and Realme. The entry-premium segment of smartphones (priced around Rs 16,800 to Rs 33,500) has seen the highest increase of 42 percent. In this, Chinese smartphone maker Oppo is at the forefront. After this there is Vivo and South Korea’s Samsung.