Vivo has been attracting quite the healthy amount of
fan attention since the official debut of the S1 earlier this month. Not to be
confused with the other S1 vivo launched in China a few months ago, this one is
actually a re-branded vivo Y7s. It first made its way to Indonesia and is now
headed to India. Cut-throat markets where a phone really needs to shine in the
value department to have any chance of success.
As per an industry insider, starting [August 7, the
vivo S1 will retail for INR 17,990 (US$ 260) on the India market. That's for
the entry-level 4GB RAM, plus 128GB storage option - the same one that already
launched in Indonesia. The source also claims there will be two more memory
tiers to choose from on launch day - 6GB, plus 128GB for INR 19,990 (US$ 290) and 8GB, plus 128GB for INR 24,990 (US$ 360). There is also talk of an
even cheaper 4GB + 64GB tier. However, no pricing info is available for that
one making its appearance a lot less likely at this point in time.
The vivo S1 comes with a 6.38-inch 1080p+ Super
AMOLED touchscreen, the MediaTek Helio P65 chipset, a 16 MP (wide) + 8 MP
(ultra-wide) + 5 MP (depth sensor) triple rear camera setup, a 32 MP selfie
shooter and a 4,500 mAh battery. It also features an in-display fingerprint
reader and runs on Android 9 Pie with vivo's Funtouch 9 on top.
