The USP of the device is its pop-up selfie camera setup that hides inside the smartphone on the top edge and opens whenever the camera app is launched. As per Vivo this retractable camera may seem fragile, but is capable of movement up to 50,000 times.
Chinese smartphone maker Vivo has sent out media invites for India launch of its recent flagship — Vivo Nex. The company had previously launched two variants of the Vivo Nex smartphone. The Nex S is the more powerful variant and Nex A is a slightly toned down version. Since the invite doesn’t specify the variant, one can assume that both models are coming to India.
The Vivo Nex was launched in the company’s home country on June 12 and is coming to India in the same month itself.
Vivo Nex highlights The USP of the device is its pop-up selfie camera setup that hides inside the smartphone on the top edge and opens whenever the camera app is launched. As per Vivo this retractable camera may seem fragile, but is capable of movement up to 50,000 times.
Apart from that, it also has Vivo’s third-generation in-display fingerprint sensor, said to be 50% better at recognition accuracy with a broader detection area and 10% faster unlock speed.
Also, Vivo has also replaced the standard earpiece with Screen SoundCasting Technology, which is said to turn the screen into a speaker.
Vivo Nex specifications
In terms of specs, the Vivo Nex S and Vivo Nex A differ in terms of processor. Being the higher-end variant, the Nex S runs on Qualcomm’s flagship processor Snapdragon 845 processor along with Adreno 630 GPU along with 8 GB RAM, and 256 GB internal storage. There is also a 128GB variant of the Vivo Nex S as well. The Vivo Nex A, being slightly less expensive, is powered by. Qualcomm’s recently launched Snapdragon 710 SoC, along with 6GB RAM, and 128GB of internal storage.
Other than that, the specifications of the both Vivo Nex handsets are common. The device comes with a 6.59-inch FHD+ 19.3:9 Super AMOLED display. There is a dual rear camera setup comprising of 12-megapixel primary camera and 5-megapixel secondary camera with 4-axis OIS. The retractable front camera is that of an 8-megapixel sensor. Backed by a 4000mAh battery and runs on Funtouch OS 4.0 based on Android 8.1 Oreo out-of-the-box.
