14 DAY TRIAL // Chinese company Vivo has just announced that it will start selling two new smartphones in India, the V1 and V1 Max. The new V series of smartphones will make its debut in India in the next couple of days with the V1.
According to a new report, Vivo V1 Max will be launched as well, but slightly later. In fact, Vivo has not offered any details on the V1 Max but has confirmed its upcoming release in India.
“We are pleased to announce the launch of our new smartphone series. With ‘V’ series we bring unbeatable proposition, price and products in the mid-segment category.”
“Our first device in the category, Vivo V1 incorporates cutting-edge technologies, exclusive music features and the highest quality camera shots,” explains Alex Feng, CEO of Vivo smartphones India.
When it comes to pricing options, Vivo says both smartphones will be priced between Rs 15,000 ($235 / €215) and Rs 20,000 ($315 / €285).
Vivo V1 and V1 Max are not yet available in other countries, so customers in India will be the first to get their hands on these smartphones, which should go on sale by the end of July. For the time being, there is no info on the availability of these V series smartphones outside India.
Dual-SIM and 4G LTE support is included on both
According to Vivo, the V1 and V1 Max will be in the “normal” size class and phablet space. The V1 Max will come with a larger display, but the rest of the specs might be the same for both smartphones.
Speaking of which, Vivo V1 has been confirmed to ship with Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system right out of the box, along with FunTouch OS on top.
The smartphone sports a 5-inch capacitive touchscreen display that supports HD (720p) resolution. On the back, the V1 packs a 13-megapixel camera with autofocus, LED flash and video recording, while on the front, there's a secondary 5-megapixel wide-angle camera with f/2.0 aperture.
Vivo V1 will be powered by a 64-bit 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor, which is complemented by an Adreno 306 graphics processing unit and 2GB RAM.
Last but not least, Vivo's smartphone is packed with 16GB of internal memory, microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 64GB) and a 2,300 mAh battery.