Vivo has officially unveiled the Vivo APEX concept
phone in China. It not only offers an impressive screen-to-body ratio of 91
percent, but also it is powered by Snapdragon 845 chipset. The handset is also
equipped with under-display fingerprint scanner and a pop-up selfie camera.
The Vivo APEX has a 5.99-inch OLED display with COF
technology. In order to deliver full
screen experience, the Chinese manufacturer has embedded the ambient and
proximity sensors under the display. The screen doubles up as earpiece and
loudspeaker as both are placed beneath it. Unlike the under-display fingerprint
sensor on the Vivo X20 Plus UD that is available only at one spot on the bottom
portion of the screen, the half part of the display of the Vivo APEX is
integrated with in-screen fingerprint reader. This technology is dubbed by the
company as Half-Screen Fingerprint Scanning Technology. It carries support for multi-fingerprint
recognition.
The thickness of the left and right bezels is only
1.8mm whereas the bottom bezel is of 4.3mm. The handset sports a slim profile
of only 7.8mm. On the top edge is the hidden selfie camera that can be elevated
when required. It takes only 0.8 seconds for the front camera to pop-up from
the top. The Snapdragon 845 chipset is present under the hood of the Vivo APEX.
With System in Package (SIP) technology, the Vivo
APEX offers Hi-Fi audio experience. It is also equipped with three amplifiers
and DAC. The camera of the phone supports Super HDR that has a limited dynamic
range of up to 14 EV. It is based on the principles of multi-frame compositing
and smart optimization, along with ultra-dynamic, multi-frame preferences,
character optimizations, natural tones, and advanced AI Algorithm.
Vivo is yet to disclose information on RAM, storage,
front and rear camera configurations and battery capacity of the APEX
smartphone. Through today’s unveil event, the Chinese manufacturer has
confirmed two main things. The first is that the APEX phone will include the
highly potent SD845 chipset and the other thing is that it will begin its mass
production by middle of this year. As of this writing, there is no confirmation
on the pricing of the Vivo APEX.
