The Chinese Smartphone maker, Vivo, launched its next selfie-centric phone – the Vivo V5 Plus at a media event today. The phone is priced at Rs. 27,980 and it goes on sale on from February 1.
In the recent times, Vivo has been building a camera-centric smartphone portfolio and the Vivo V5 Plus is part of that strategy. It packs a dual camera module up front which includes a 20-megapixel primary sensor and an 8-megapixel secondary sensor to sense the depth of field in selfies. The Selfie camera also comes with what Vivo calls a ‘Softlight’ flash.
Technically speaking, the Vivo V5 Plus comes with a 5.5-inch full HD IPS LED, 2.5D curved glass which is layered with Gorilla Glass 5. It employs a 2.0 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chipset, which is the same chipset as the one used by Asus in Zenfone 3 and Xiaomi in Redmi Note 4. It comes with 4gigs of RAM and 64GB of internal storage.
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Talking of rear camera, the Vivo V5 Plus sports a 16-megapixel shooter with PDAF for whenever you need to shoot beyond selfies.
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The phone runs on Funtouch OS 3.0 based on Android Marshmallow that offer features like eye-protection mode and Split Screen 2.0. It is fuelled by 3160mAh battery with fast charging. The dual SIM phone supports 4G VoLTE support, HiFi Audio, and a Fingerprint sensor.
Vivo V5 Plus Specifications and India Price
| Model | Vivo V5 Plus |
| Display | 5.5-Inch, Full HD, 2.5D Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Processor | 2.0GHz Snapdragon 625 octa-core |
| RAM | 4GB |
| Internal Storage | 64GB, Not expandable |
| Software | Android 6.0 Marshmallow-based Funtouch 3.0 |
| Primary Camera | 16MP |
| Secondary Camera | 20MP + 8MP |
| Dimensions and Weight | 152.58 X 74 X 7.6mm, 158.6 Grams |
| Battery | 3160mAh, fast charging |
| Others | 4G VoLTE, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS,3.5mm Audio Jack, HiFi Audio, Fingerprint Sensor |
| Price | Rs. 27980/- |
