Even though earlier rumors said that the phones will
cost 5000 yuan, a new leak reveals that the Vivo NEX S with Snapdragon 845, 8GB
RAM and in-display fingerprint scanner will be priced at 4498 yuan (US$ 780) and the the Snapdragon 710-powered NEX will cost 3798 yuan
(US$ 592).
Last week Vivo confirmed that it will introduce its
flagship NEX series smartphone in China on June 12. Now the NEX S and NEX
smartphones have been listed on the official Vivo site that reveals the design
and the complete specifications of both the smartphones. Both the smartphones
have a 6.59-inch Full HD+ display without a notch, but there is a small bezel
below the display. The phone will likely use ultrasonic technology for proximity
sensor and piezoelectric ceramic
acoustic system instead of a standard earpiece similar to the Mi MIX. Another
image shows that pop-up camera.
These run Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Funtouch OS 4.0 on top and feature a
12-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 5-megapixel camera for portrait
shots and AI features. There is also an 8-megapixel camera on the front, which
pops up from the top. The top-end NEX S will be powered by Snapdragon 845 with
8GB of RAM and the NEX will be powered by Snapdragon 710 with 6GB of RAM.
Latest Geekbench leak confirms that the version with
Snapdragon 845 and 8GB of RAM will be called the NEX S.
Vivo NEX S and NEX rumored specifications
- 6.59-inch (2316×1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 IPS display
- 2.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 845 64-bit 10nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 630 GPU (NEX S) / Octa-Core Snapdragon 710 10nm Mobile Platform (Dual 2.2GHz Kryo 360 + Hexa 1.7GHz Kryo 360 CPUs) with Adreno 616 GPU (NEX)
- 8GB (NEX S) / 6GB RAM (NEX), 128GB internal storage
- Dual SIM
- Funtouch OS 4.0 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo)
- 12MP rear camera with LED flash, secondary 5MP camera
- 8MP front-facing camera
- In-display fingerprint sensor (NEX S) / rear-mounted fingerprint sensor (NEX)
- Dimensions: 162×77×7.98mm
- 3.5mm audio jack, AK4376A DAC
- Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz / 5GHz) 2×2 MIMO , Bluetooth 5 LE, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C
- 4000mAh battery with 22.5W fast charging
The Vivo NEX S and NEX are expected to come in a range of colors,
including Black, Red and Blue.
