The Vivo NEX was launched in China last month as the evolution of the Vivo Apex concept phone. The phone uses a popup camera, and has a near bezel-less display with no notch. In China, Vivo launched two versions of the NEX: the Vivo NEX S and the Vivo NEX A. This month, the company announced that the phone would be available in more markets, and now, the company has launched the Vivo NEX S in India. The phone is simply known as the Vivo NEX in the country, because the NEX A (powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 710) has not been brought to India.
The Vivo NEX S (we will refer to it as the Vivo NEX henceforth) is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 system-on-chip, and has 8GB of RAM paired with 128GB of storage. Its full list of specifications are noted below:
Vivo NEX – Specifications at a glance
| Vivo NEX (Vivo NEX S) | Specifications |
|---|---|
| Dimensions and weight | 162 x 77 x 7.98 mm, 199g |
| Software | Android 8.1 Oreo with FunTouch OS 4 |
| SoC | Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 (4x Kryo 385 cores Gold cores clocked at 2.8GHz + 4x Kryo 385 Silver cores clocked at 1.8GHz); Adreno 630 GPU |
| RAM and storage | 8GB of RAM with 128GB of storage |
| Battery | 4,000mAh; 22.5W fast charging |
| Display | 6.59-inch Full HD+ (2316×1080) AMOLED with 19.3:9 aspect ratio |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Ports | USB Type-C port, dual nano SIM slots, 3.5mm headphone jack |
| Bands | GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz WCDMA: 850/900/1700/1900/2100MHz FDD-LTE: Bands 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/18/19/20/25/26/28 TDD-LTE: Bands 34/38/39/40/41 |
| Rear camera | 12MP primary camera with 1/2.5″ sensor size, 1.4μm pixel size, Dual Pixel autofocus, f/1.8 aperture, four-axis OIS, dual-tone LED flash 5MP depth sensing camera with f/2.4 aperture Video recording up to 4K at 30fps |
| Front-facing camera | Popup 8MP with f/2.0 aperture |
The Vivo NEX, like the Oppo Find X, is a different kind of smartphone. On one hand, it’s legitimately impressive to see Vivo evolve the Apex concept phone into a full-fledged product that consumers can buy. It should be noted that the two products are not the same; the design of the finished NEX phone is slightly different than the Apex, and instead of having half-screen fingerprint scanning tech, the NEX’s in-display fingerprint sensor (more on this below) works only in a particular area on the display.
The USP of the Vivo NEX remains its popup front-facing camera, and the lack of a notch. The company was able to achieve the notch-less design by removing the earpiece in favor of a piezoelectric speaker system, and going for a popup front camera. A teardown of the phone has shown that the popup front camera has a spring and a spiral stepper motor that propels it upward and downward.
The Vivo NEX is also the third Vivo phone to use an in-display fingerprint sensor, the first and second being the Vivo X20 Plus UD and the Vivo X21 respectively. In-display fingerprint sensors are still a rarity in the Android world, and in India, only Vivo has launched smartphones that have an in-display fingerprint sensor. The Oppo Find X, on the other hand, uses a 3D structured light solution for 3D face unlock.
Vivo NEX – Pricing and availability
The Vivo NEX will be available in India for ₹44,990. It will go on sale via Amazon India and the company’s website from July 21. It will also be available offline via select partner stores and Vivo Stores. Pre-orders for the phone will begin today on Amazon for the single 8GB RAM/128GB storage configuration.
Launch offers include ₹5,000 discount on exchange of an older smartphone, one-time free screen replacement, cashback on HDFC credit and debit card purchases, and an assured buyback offer.
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