Vivo NEX with a pop-up selfie camera launched in India for Rs 44,990

Vivo has today launched its flagship smartphone with a pop-out camera called NEX in India for a starting price of Rs 44,990. The device will be available in only one variant of 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage variant and it will be sold on Amazon starting from 21 July. The smartphone has already seen the light of day in China as the **NEX S** . Coming to the specifications, the NEX has a 6.59-inch Super AMOLED Ultra FullView “Zero Screen” Display with a screen-to-body ratio of 91.24 percent and 2,316 x 1,080 pixels screen resolution. The full-screen display also features an under display fingerprint reader. In terms of software, the phone runs on the Android 8.1 Oreo overlayed with Vivo’s FunTouch UI. [caption id=“attachment_4774701” align=“alignnone” width=“1024”] Vivo Nex. Image: tech2/Amrita Rajput[/caption] Vivo NEX  is powered by Qualcomm‘s Snapdragon 845 processor along with Adreno 630 GPU, 8 GB RAM, and 128 GB internal storage. There is no option to upgrade using a micro-SD card. The receiver speaker on the phone also comes integrated into its screen and is powered by Vivo’s Screen SoundCasting Technology. In terms of optics, on the rear, the phone has a dual camera setup consisting of 12 MP sensors, the primary being a Sony IMX363 sensor with 1.4 μm pixels, f/1.8 aperture, and four-axis optical image stabilization plus a 5 MP secondary sensor. On the front, we see an 8 MP pop-up front-facing camera, which when started, will make a sound to notify the user. This pop-up camera will sit on the top left of the display. In the connectivity department, the phone has dual-SIM 4G VoLTE capabilities, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, and USB 2.0 type-C port with fast charging. However, there is no NFC or FM radio on the smartphone. The device will be powered by a huge 4,000 mAh battery. The Vivo NEX smartphone will be available in only one colour option, Diamond Black.