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Vivo Launches New V25 5G, V25e with High-Performance, Color Changing Glass Features
Vivo has unveiled the latest additions to its stylish V series range of devices: V25 5G and V25e, both phones follow-up on the V23 5G and V23e. With superior photography features, the two smartphones have been designed for users who express themselves through video and photography.
The new V25 5G and V25e will give users the power to embark on a self-expression journey and capture glowing portraits with the phones’ stunning camera capabilities, powered by high-performance, energy-efficient hardware cased in an exquisite body with a glossy aesthetic.
The new V25 5G and V25e follow the V series’ heritage to delight every moment with their superior camera capabilities and cutting-edge imaging technology. Both the flagship V25 5G and V25e have 3 rear cameras with a 64MP OIS ultra-sensing camera to minimize blurry shots and support a longer exposure time, creating clearer and brighter images and 4K videos even in dim lighting conditions.
The main camera on the V25 5G is supported by an 8MP super wide-angle camera and a 2MP super macro camera whilst the V25e is supported by a 2MP bokeh camera and 2MP macro camera. The V25 5G is equipped with a 50MP eye autofocus selfie front camera whilst the V25e has a 32MP portrait front camera.
The phones are fitted with AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate. With an eye-catching design, both phones have a Color Changing Fluorite AG Glass covering the rear panel that changes its hue when exposed to UV light, reflecting the dynamic personalities of users.
Below their beautiful appearance lies powerful processors with a high energy-efficiency ratio and great capacity. Coupled with the newest cooling technology and fast charging capabilities, they both offer long-lasting and smooth mobile experiences through Funtouch OS 12 based on Android 12.
vivo V25 5G – The High-Performing, Innovative and Technologically Advanced Device
“vivo V series has always been about being innovative and technologically advanced while exuding style and encouraging users to create, have fun, and explore. The new V25 5G continues to embody this concept and provide users with fresh tools and features,” said Woody Liu, Country Manager, vivo Nigeria, “vivo understands that users want a smartphone that is aesthetically pleasing and has excellent functional attributes.
“With the carefully designed new devices, users can capture the best moments in life with their family and friends anywhere, any time with intuitive camera technologies, while expressing their creativity and emotions through the smartphones’ chameleon-like design.”
Light Up Portraits in the night with Intuitive Imaging Technology
Equipped with a 64MP OIS ultra-sensing rear camera that boasts of upgraded OIS and EIS capabilities and an 8MP wide-angle camera, V25 5G delivers an excellent imaging experience and allows users to capture high-quality, super-wide shots and 4K videos with ease.
Clear Selfies Powered by Auto-Focus capability and Leading AI Algorithms
Clarity is a key consideration and an ever-growing demand for users when it comes to taking great selfies and videos. Therefore, V25 5G has a 50MP front camera with eye autofocus capabilities, enabling users to take clear images and videos any time of the day or night. In addition, the front camera is equipped with AI HD Algorithm that optimizes sharpness.
Easy and Fun Video Filming Experience with Style
The front camera of V25 5G has the Hybrid Image Stabilization (OIS+EIS) feature which makes video shooting clearer and more stable. Furthermore, the Natural Portrait video mode enhances overall skin texture and clarity.
V25 5G also comes with a new Vlog Movie feature that improves the filming experience with video templates and tutorials to guide users on how to shoot in different scenarios, such as night, food, city and more, as well as an upgraded Multi-Style Portrait feature in both front and rear cameras that provides fun filters, enhancing the video experience.
The Multi-Style Portrait feature also allows users to unleash their creativity with the Motion Blur effect, a new style which innovatively separates people from the background for a better portrait creation experience.
Spark Creativity and Fun through Innovative, Chameleon-like Design
V25 5G has a thin 2.5D body that is 7.79mm. The lightweight and slim body make the device a comfortable fit in the hands of users. To ensure the phones stand out, vivo incorporated vivid colours into its newest models. V25 5G is decked out in Aquamarine Blue and Diamond Black.
In addition, vivo designed the smartphones to spark creativity and fun in users with the revolutionary Color Changing Fluorite AG Glass, which enables the rear panel of the devices to display different colours at different angles when exposed to UV light. The Aquamarine Blue edition of V25 5G switches from ocean blue to bluish green.
Powered by Energy-Efficient and High-Performance Chipsets
The new V25 5G delivers robust performance and high-power efficiency to support various daily uses of its users. V25 5G features a MediaTek Dimensity 900 processor with a high energy-efficiency ratio and 8GB RAM + 8GB extended RAM, enabling users to seamlessly play demanding games and multitask across various apps. V25 5G supports 44W FlashCharge that can recharge the 4500mAh battery cell from 0% to 61% in 30 minutes .
vivo V25e: The Intuitive Device Equipped with Cutting-Edge Camera Technologies
“The new V25e adheres to V series’ heritage of innovation and style with intuitive technologies,” said Gbenga Williams, Training Manager vivo Nigeria. “At vivo, we strive to spark creativity and joy around the world, while understanding the needs of smartphone users in different markets.
“V25e comes with cutting-edge camera technologies, a color-changing rear panel, and strong capabilities that deliver robust performance. The state-of-the-art smartphone offers must-have features at great value for money”, he added.
Capture Stunning Night Portraits with Cutting-Edge Camera Technologies
The 64MP HD main rear camera offers large 1.4μm pixels by combining four pixels into one, delivering excellent sensitivity and superb clarity. This cutting-edge technology offers brilliant light sensitivity to ensure that users can capture clearer images and 4K videos in impressive detail in different low-light conditions.
Coupled with the upgraded Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) capabilities, the camera intuitively minimizes blurry shots caused by shaking, making it easier for users to capture HD portraits, especially at night.
The rear camera also features the Bokeh Flare Portrait algorithm which helps produce gorgeous portraits at night and provides different effects, turning background light sources into interesting shapes such as hearts, butterflies, and cherry blossoms, adding more fun elements to photos.
The 32MP portrait front camera with the upgraded Natural HD Portrait feature allows users to take high-quality selfies and has different face beautification options which intelligently enhance the overall texture, clarity, and naturalness of selfies.
Improved Filming and Vlogging Experience
The rear cameras of V25e use a Hybrid Image Stabilization technique that combines Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS) capabilities to help produce clear videos even when the camera is shaking, allowing users to record videos with vivid details.
V25e also has a new Vlog Movie feature that enhances the filming experience with video templates such as the V25 5G. To further improve the vlogging experience, V25e comes with a new Dual-View Video feature that enables users to use the front and rear cameras simultaneously to record on an adjustable split screen.
Premium Look with a Sleek Design and Color-Changing Rear Panel
Similar to the V25 5G, the V25e comes in two colors, Sunrise Gold and Diamond Black. V25e has a slim 7.79mm 2.5D body with a textured flat frame, and it only weighs 183g. The sleek design gives it a premium look and feel, while the device is also easy for users to hold when texting, taking photos or gaming.
V25e also features the revolutionary Color Changing Fluorite AG Glass on its rear panel, which enables the device to display different colors at different angles when exposed to UV light. The rear panel on the Sunrise Gold edition changes from gold to reddish-orange under UV light.
Highly Energy-Efficient Chip and Long-Lasting Battery
Equipped with MediaTek Helio G99 chipset built on the highly efficient TSMC N6 (6nm-class) chip production process, the V25e offers one of the best 4G processors in the market. V25e is exceptionally power-efficient and can support a 90Hz refresh rate display, smooth streaming, and various features.
The MediaTek HyperEngine 2.0 Lite game engine that comes with the chipset also allows for a smooth gaming experience with stable performance, faster response and reliable connection.
V25e supports 44W FlashCharge powered by Super Charge Pump that enables an energy conversion efficiency rate as high as 97.5%, and it can recharge the high-density 4500mAh battery cell from 0% to 58% in 30 minutes4. Coupled with the Smart Charging Engine which minimizes battery loss during charging and reduces the heat generated by fast charging, the battery life is extended by up to 25%.
In addition, V25e offers up to 128GB of storage capacity and supports up to 1TB of memory expansion, allowing users to store a large number of HD photos and videos and apps.
Karl Toriola, chief executive officer (CEO), MTN Nigeria, has defended the billings for data by the country’s network providers, saying they are some of the cheapest in the world.
Karl Toriola, chief executive officer (CEO), MTN Nigeria,
Network providers in the country have taken the stick in recent times for what some customers claim is a high cost for mobile data.
However, Toriola says that is not the case, arguing that Nigeria has one of the cheapest costs for data.
“Influencers and critics, look at the price at which we sell bundles of data. Then now take that price, go and check in Kenya, go and check in Congo, go and check across the world, and tell me if you are not going to tell me that data in Nigeria is one of the four cheapest in the world. Ghana is also very cheap, I acknowledge that,” he said during the MTN Data Trial conference held in Lagos at the weekend.
“But compared to any other African country, you will see that the data in MTN Nigeria, not just MTN, our competitors too, is one of the cheapest in the world, even after the tariff increase.”
In January 2025, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) approved a 50% tariff increase for telecoms operators in the country, meaning users had to pay more for data and airtime.
The regulator said the review, though lower than the “over 100%” requested by some network operators, was arrived at taking into account ongoing industry reforms that will positively influence sustainability.
“These adjustments will remain within the tariff bands stipulated in the 2013 NCC Cost Study, and requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, as is the Commission’s standard practice for tariff reviews. It will be implemented in strict adherence to the recently issued NCC Guidance on Tariff Simplification, 2024,” the agency said in a statement.
It cited increased operational costs and the need to ensure that the delivery of services to consumers is not compromised as part of the reasons for the first hike in rates since 2013.
“These adjustments will support the ability of operators to continue investing in infrastructure and innovation, ultimately benefiting consumers through improved services and connectivity, including better network quality, enhanced customer service, and greater coverage,” NCC said.
The move drew backlash from Nigerians and pressure groups such as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), which protested against the decision, describing it as harsh.
“This decision is insensitive, unjustifiable, and a direct assault on Nigerian workers and the general populace, who are already burdened by worsening economic hardship foisted on them by policies of the government that were no fault of theirs,” the union said.
Nigeria AI Film Festival (NAIFF) returns this September 2026 at Alliance Française Lagos to continue exploring the growing role of AI in filmmaking across Africa.
Following a strong debut, the festival founded by Obinna Okerekeocha has quickly become a gathering point for filmmakers, technologists, and creatives who are curious about what AI means for storytelling and where it’s all heading.
In its first edition last year, NAIFF recorded over 400 submissions and hosted a mix of curated screenings, panel conversations, and its AI Academy, an initiative focused on giving creatives practical tools for AI-driven production. The director of communications and panel host for the event, Chidera “Odera Collins” Okonji, described the experience as “a necessary disruption,” noting how it challenged familiar ways of telling stories and opened up new creative possibilities.
Many attendees shared similar reflections, describing the festival as immersive, eye-opening, and genuinely educational. For a lot of people, it was their first, hands-on experience seeing how AI is already shaping filmmaking within Nollywood and across Africa.
Building on that momentum, the 2026 edition is set to go even further. This year’s festival will place a stronger emphasis on experimentation, collaboration, and more grounded conversations around the ethical use of AI in film. The goal is simple: to keep pushing what’s possible while supporting the people actually doing the work.
The festival will feature:
- Screenings of selected AI-driven films
- Industry panels and conversations
- Hands-on workshops and training sessions
- Networking opportunities across creative and tech communities
NAIFF continues to position Nigeria within the global conversation on the future of filmmaking, one where technology supports, rather than replaces, human creativity.
Submissions for the 2026 edition opened on May 1 and will close on July 31. Filmmakers, artists, and digital creators are invited to submit works that explore new ways of telling stories with AI.
Speaking on this year’s call for entries, Director of Programs Chisom Ifeakandu described the current moment in filmmaking noted that African storytellers deserve to be at the centre of conversations around AI and creativity.
“We want to see films that use AI not as a gimmick, but as a real tool in service of stories that matter,” she said. “Show us something we’ve never seen before, make it feel true, and make it unmistakably yours.”
As the industry continues to evolve, NAIFF remains focused on building a space where innovation in African cinema can grow in a meaningful and sustainable way.
For submissions: https://filmfreeway.com/NaijaAIFilmFestival
The Federal Government has backed moves to deregulate Nigeria’s airtime credit and data advance market, a step aimed at increasing indigenous participation, promoting competition and reducing capital flight from the country.
The move follows regulatory efforts by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), which has advocated opening the market to Nigerian financial technology firms after years of dominance by foreign service providers.
Sources familiar with the development said President Bola Tinubu approved measures designed to dismantle the long-standing dominance of a South African technology firm, Optasia, in the airtime credit and data advance segment.
According to the sources, the FCCPC argued that the existing market structure had limited competition, restricted local participation and encouraged significant profit repatriation outside Nigeria.
The commission reportedly maintained that opening the sector would align with the Federal Government’s broader economic objectives of promoting local content, strengthening the digital economy, creating jobs and retaining more value within the domestic economy.
Optasia, formerly known as Channel VAS, has operated in the airtime credit and data advance market for about 12 years, providing services primarily to telecommunications operators, including MTN and some of its African affiliates.
The FCCPC is said to have raised concerns about the company’s operational structure and its contribution to Nigeria’s technology ecosystem despite its extensive activities within the country.
According to sources, the commission believes deregulation will encourage innovation, expand opportunities for indigenous fintech companies and support the implementation of the government’s Nigeria First Technology Policy.
“The commission’s position is that opening the market will promote competition, support local technology firms, create employment opportunities and reduce capital flight,” a source familiar with the matter said.
The deregulation initiative is also expected to deepen indigenous participation in Nigeria’s fast-growing fintech industry and reduce foreign exchange outflows associated with technology services.
Sources further disclosed that the FCCPC had presented the Presidency with a list of nine licensed Nigerian companies considered capable of providing airtime credit and data advance services in a competitive market environment.
The commission reportedly argued that local firms possess the technical expertise and operational capacity required to deliver the services currently dominated by foreign operators.
However, sources said Optasia had opposed the deregulation effort through legal and diplomatic channels.
According to the sources, the company has sought judicial intervention while also pursuing diplomatic engagements aimed at preserving its position in the market.
Despite those efforts, the Federal Government is said to have maintained its support for opening the sector to greater competition.
Industry stakeholders believe the move could reshape Nigeria’s digital financial services landscape by encouraging innovation, improving service delivery and creating new opportunities for indigenous technology firms.
Neither the Presidency, FCCPC nor Optasia had issued an official statement on the development as of the time of filing this report.
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