The industry’s much talked-about smartphone vivo NEX will start to land globally this July.
The newly-launched device will hit stores by end of this month, starting in five international markets, namely Russia, India, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
It was initially available only in China.
The Chinese company launched the smartphone in June, introducing an all-screen, nearly bezel-less display.
vivo also wowed the tech industry given the device’s under-display fingerprint scanner and a hidden selfie camera, which only pops out when in used.
The device boasts a 6.59-inch AMOLED Ultra FullView display in 2316 x 1080 resolution. For its optics, it has a 12-megapixel + 5-megapixel dual main camera setup while front facing camera has an 8-megapixel sensor.
It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 paired with a 6GB RAM for the NEX A variant, and an 8GB RAM for the NEX S model, and a choice of 128GB or 256GB internal storage.
The vivo NEX has a price tag of CNY 3,898 for the 6GB/128GB NEX A, CNY 4,498 for the NEX S with 8GB/128GB storage, and CNY 4,998 for the 8GB/256GB version.
vivo NEX specs:
OS: Android 8.1 Oreo with Vivo FunTouch OS 4.0
Display: 6.59-inch sAMOLED Ultra FullView display in 2316 x 1080 resolution
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 710, Octa-core, 2.2GHz
Memory: 6GB RAM (NEX A), 8GB RAM (NEX S)
Storage: 128GB/256GB ROM
Battery: 4,000mAh
Rear Camera: 12-megapixel f/1.8 + 5-megapixel f/2.4 with LED flash, 4-axis OIS
Front Camera: 8-megapixel f/2.0 pop-out front camera
Dimensions: 162 × 77 × 7.98mm
Weight: 199 g