Vivo is a Chinese smartphone manufacturing company that promises to sell a mobile phone device called Vivo Nex, (N series) soon in the near future. The firm said that this device is meant to set itself apart from other smartphones of its level.
Vivo Nex Release Date and Demographics
The Vivo Nex smartphone is to be a device released by Vivo for the Chinese smartphone market. It has already been announced. It is confirmed that the device could be an exclusive at first. Probably, Vivo may use that as a sort of testing the waters so-to-speak, after that the firm may decide to expand the Vivo Nex’s horizon to include a few other countries.
As to the exact date of the smartphone reaching the market, it is not confirmed yet though the phone features were released in the month of June 2018. Let’s dive in and get the speculations and features for Vivo Nex.
Vivo Nex Design and Display
The Vivo Nex has a screen size of 6.59 inches of which type is IPS LCD capacitive touch-screen M16 colors, as it is in most modern smartphones. Resolutions are 1080 x 2316 pixels of 19:9.9 ratio.
Nex has 400 ppi pixel density and also multi-touch capable. The protection is Corning Gorilla Glass. Vivo Nex is proud to say that the mobile phone is bezel-less. That’s a feat some mobile phone giants are contemplating these days.
Vivo Nex weighs 165 grams, has a metal body and the colors of the phone include black and red.
Networks and Connectivity
The mobile device is versatile since it makes use of 2G, 3G, and 4G, making us believe that it GSM, HSDPA, and LTE compliant respectively. Are you looking for 5G network on Vivo? The manufacturer said it’s having talks with Qualcomm over that issue. Towards 2019, Vivo phones should give customers super-fast 5G.
You can have maximum speed on using Vivo Nex right now, especially on the LTE or 4G network. There is the provision for EDGE and GPRS.
The commons on Vivo Nex include 3.5mm audio jack, fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, and compass sensors; GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS, USB 2.0, Wi-Fi, Dual Band, Wi-Fi Direct, and hotspot.
Camera Setup
The camera features on Vivo Nex include dual 12 MP + 5 MP Phase detection, autofocus, dual-LED flash which is also capable of continuous flash, digital zoom, geo-tagging, panorama, HDR, etc. The rear camera is able to produce videos of 2160p@30fps.
The front or selfie camera of 8 MP LED flash is capable of shooting videos of 1080p@30fps.
Hardware and Storage
The mobile device is powered by Android 8.1 Oreo with Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 chipset, Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex A55, and GPU Adreno 616.
For storage capacity there is 6GB RAM and 128 internal storage capacity. That is something you can accomplish only with the help of microSD card in other smartphones of this level.
Vivo Nex Battery Life
Battery capacity for the Vivo Nex is 4000 mAh Li-ion and it is not user replaceable. Talk time is up to 20 hours and Stand-by time is up to 290 hours but as good as things look here, there is no wireless charging. However, fast charging is available.
Price and Launch Date
Vivo Nex exact price is unknown for now. You could see some estimates online but as at September 2, 2018 even Vivo has not posted the price on its official online platform.
The device was launched in July 2018 but is yet to land in the smartphone market. The first places where you may find it are in China and India.
