It costs $400 and is available in South East Asia and India

Jan 27, 2017 21:12 GMT  ·  By

Chinese smartphone maker Vivo announced a world premier earlier this month, the first smartphone to feature a dual-lens camera in the front, called the V5 Plus. The device was on pre-order for $400 since Vivo unveiled it, but it only hit the shelves today.

According to Vivo, the V5 Plus is now available for purchase in Southeast Asia and India. Although the Chinese company does seem to be interested in expanding globally, we doubt the Vivo V5 Plus will be released in Europe or North America.

Nevertheless, the V5 Plus is for sure the world's first smartphone to feature a 20-megapixel dual-lens camera. This is not the first time Vivo launches a world's first, as some of you might remember this is the same company that introduced the 6GB RAM smartphone.

"The new V5 Plus smartphone inherits Vivo's rich experience in mobile photography and music, two of the most important ways users express themselves and enjoy their modern lives. We are also setting up seven R&D Centers in Silicon Valley, San Diego, and five cities in China to deliver premium technical innovation in all aspects for our users in 2017," said Alex Feng, global vice president of Vivo.

Vivo V5 Plus
Vivo V5 Plus

Aside from the dual-lens setup in the front that consists of 20-megapixel and 8-megapixel cameras, the smartphone also packs a no less impressive 16-megapixel camera on the back.

Hardware-wise, the phone is powered by a 2GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor, coupled with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal memory.

Vivo V5 Plus sports a 5.5-inch display that supports full HD (1080p) resolution, as well as Corning Gorilla Glass 5 coating. It doesn't include USB Type-C port, so you'll have to do with the older microUSB 2.0.

On the bright side, there's a fingerprint sensor under the Home button and a decent 3,160 mAh battery with fast charging technology. Vivo V5 Plus runs Funtouch OS 3.0, which is based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

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