The vivo NEX 3 is finally official. It comes with
5G, becoming the first non-gaming flagship with next-gen connectivity
capabilities. The phone also brings three cameras, with the main one being 64 MP,
effectively becoming the first flagship with the new Samsung ISOCELL Bright GW1
sensor. There are also a 13 MP wide-angle shooter and 13 MP telephoto camera.
The vivo NEX 3 is a gorgeous device, but the screen
is a piece of beauty on its own. The company calls it a Waterfall FullView Display.
It is a Super AMOLED panel with 6.89” diagonal and an impressive screen-to-body
ratio of 99.6%, according to vivo. This is due to the extremely curved edges of
the screen at nearly 90 degrees.
Having a screen on the sides, the vivo NEX 3 says
goodbye to physical keys. Now it brings Touch Sense, which simulates the real
touch of buttons and offers “more exquisite vibration feedback in various use
cases”, according to vivo. There is also the feature called X-Axis Haptic that
should provide a more comfortable vibration, applied to games, typing and other
scenes.
The selfie camera mechanism is similar to the one in
the vivo X27 Pro, but now it has a 16 MP sensor. There is a feature called
Portrait Master’s Hyper HDR which should increase the dynamic range accuracy
between a user’s face and the background’s brightest spot. The regular camera
setup will have wide-angle, telescopic and macro capabilities “just a click
away”.
On the inside, the phone is pretty impressive as
well. It comes with either 8 or 12 GB RAM, while the storage is 256 GB. The
chipset is a Snapdragon 855 Plus, which is hardly a surprise since the official
social media channels already teased the feature. Another
new-but-not-really-new feature is the battery capacity - 4,500 mAh with 44W fast-charging,
which was already announced with the vivo iQOO Pro.
The NEX 3 series will be available in the coming
months in Asia Pacific, Southeast China, and other markets. Тhe phone has three
price tiers. The cheapest one is CNY 4,998 (US$ 707/€ 641) with 8 GB RAM, 128 GB
storage and 4G capabilities.
Doubling the storage and getting the 5G modem would
set you back CNY 5,698 (US$ 810/€ 730), while the most powerful 12/256 GB vivo NEX 3
5G will cost CNY 6,198 (US$ 877/€ 800). Pre-orders begin today, with shipments
scheduled in five days - September 21.
The event ended with a classic "But wait,
there's more" note, where vivo introduced the new TWS Earphone buds with
Qualcomm's latest QCC5126 wireless chip.
