Week 39 in review: vivo X70 Pro series go global, Xiaomi Civi out, Pixel 6 prices leak

2021-10-04

We're sending off September with a busy week, so let's recap. Xiaomi unveiled its Civi with a Snapdragon 778G chip, 6.55-inch 120Hz OLED display, 55W charging and a 64MP main camera. The Civi comes in Pink, Blue and Black and is on sale in China from CNY 2,600 ($400/€345/?30,000).

Oppo brought its K9 Pro, featuring a Dimensity 1200, a 6.43-inch OLED that does 120Hz, 64MP main cam and a 4,500mAh battery with 60W charging. The Oppo K9 Pro is out in China, starting at CNY2,199.

The vivo X70 Pro and X70 Pro+ are rolling out globally. In India, the vivo X70 Pro will be offered in Black color or an Aurora Dawn gradient and will cost INR46,990 ($630/€545) for 8/128 GB, INR49,990 ($670/€580) for 8/256 GB, or INR52,990 ($715/€615) for 12/256 GB. The vivo X70 Pro+ will be sold in Black, the Orange vegan leather option is still limited to China. It will cost INR79,990 ($1,075/€930) and will arrive with 12/256 GB memory.

The Fairphone 4 was announced. It allows you to change the battery or any of the cameras. It comes with a 5 year warranty and starts at €579/£499 for a 6/128GB model.

The Sharp Aquos zero6 was another phone to go official. Its claim to fame is a 240Hz IGZO OLED display and being the lightest 5G phone with a screen larger than 6-inch and a battery that is 4,000mAh or higher. It will ship in Japan from October.

We may have learned the prices of Google's Pixel 6 series. The Pixel 6 will allegedly start at €650, while the Pixel 6 Pro is expected to cost €900. The Pro should bring a 6.7-inch QHD display, 120Hz refresh rate and a zoom camera, while the regular will be 6.4-inch 1080p, 90Hz and zoom-less.

Finally another rumor on next year's iPhone lineup. The mini will be discontinued and replaced with a 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Max. Meanwhile the Pro models will have a punch-hole camera and move away from Face ID in favor of Touch ID.

See you in a week!