Vivo is all set to launch the Vivo Nex S in India on July 19 as the company has started sending the media invites for the launch event to be held on the said date. Vivo Nex S will compete with Oppo Find X which is also set to launch in India on July 12.
Vivo launched NEX S with 128GB and 256GB storage variants with NEX A earlier this month. The 128GB base variant of the NEX S comes for a price of 4,498 yuan (approx. Rs 47,400) and the expensive 256GB variant of the NEX S comes in at 4,998 yuan (approx. Rs 52,600). The smartphone comes in Ruby Red and Diamond Black colours.
Vivo Nex S features a 6.59-inch Super AMOLED Ultra FullView “Zero Screen” display with a resolution of 2,316 x 1,080 pixels and a screen-to-body-ratio of 91.24 percent. It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Chipset with an Adreno 630 GPU and 8GB RAM with 128GB/256GB internal storage. The Vivo Nex S also comes with a fingerprint scanner embedded in the display.
On the imaging front, there’s a Sony IMX363 12-megapixel sensor with an Aperture of f/1.8, 4-axis optical image stabilization and 1.4μm pixel size which is coupled with a secondary 5-megapixel lens of f/2.4 aperture. The pop-up front camera is of 8-megapixel resolution, and supports AI scene detection.
It runs on the latest Android 8.1 Oreo with the company’s Funtouch OS 4.0 on top and a 4,000mAh battery which supports 22.5-watt quick charging. The device comes with Dual 4G VoLTE support with WiFi (2.4/5GHz) MIMO, Bluetooth v5.0 LE, GPS, GLONASS and a USB Type-C port for data and charging.