For those searching for a cheaper, yet good camera-centric smartphone, Vivo has unveiled a new V5 smartphone. The device is aimed at mid-range market and offers an awesome selfie camera with a 20-megapixel Sony IM376 sensor behind a bright f/2.0 aperture.
The phone is priced at around $260 and will go on sale in India on November 26, but you can pre-order it starting tomorrow. Also worth mentioning is a unibody metal design, a fingerprint sensor that unlocks the phone in just 0.2 seconds and custom AK4376 Hi-Fi audio chip for the best audio with signal-to- noise ratio of up to 115dB. The rest of the specs are listed below.
Vivo V5 specifications
5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display with 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass protection
Octa-Core MediaTek MT6750 (4 x 1.5GHz A53 + 4 x 1.0GHz A53) processor with Mali T860 GPU
4GB RAM, 32GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB
Hybrid Dual SIM (micro + nano/microSD)
Funtouch OS 2.6 based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
13MP rear camera with LED Flash, PDAF
20MP front-facing camera with Moonlight Flash, Sony IMX376 1/2.78″ sensor, f/2.0 aperture and 5p lens
Fingerprint sensor
3.5mm audio jack, AK4376 audio chip
Dimensions: 153.8 x 75.5 x 7.55mm; Weight: 154g
4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS + GLONASS, USB OTG
3000mAh battery |