More dual selfie camera handsets for the selfie-obsessed.
Vivo’s X9s and X9s Plus are now official. The Chinese smartphone manufacturer unveiled the smartphones earlier at a local product showcase. The Vivo X9s and X9s Plus are almost identical in hardware layout, with the latter just sporting a larger display, an incremental upgrade in chipset and a beefier power pack. Here’s the spec listing for both handsets.
Vivo X9s
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 octa-core processor
- Qualcomm Adreno 510 graphics unit
- 4GB of RAM
- 5.5-inch Full HD AMOLED display, 1920 x 1080 resolution
- 64GB of non-expandable storage
- 16-megapixel rear camera, f/2.0 aperture, with AF, PDAF, LED flash
- 20-megapixel primary front camera, f/2.0 aperture + 5-megapixel secondary front camera, with LED flash
- Dual SIM, with 4G LTE, LTE-A
- WiFi, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, A-GPS
- Fingerprint sensor, AK4376 audio chip
- 3320mAh battery
- Android 7.1.1 Nougat, with Funtouch OS 3.0
Vivo X9s Plus
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 octa-core processor
- Qualcomm Adreno 510 graphics unit
- 4GB of RAM
- 5.85-inch Full HD AMOLED display, 1920 x 1080 resolution
- 64GB of non-expandable storage
- 16-megapixel rear camera, f/2.0 aperture, with AF, PDAF, LED flash
- 20-megapixel primary front camera, f/2.0 aperture + 5-megapixel secondary front camera, with LED flash
- Dual SIM, with 4G LTE, LTE-A
- WiFi, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, A-GPS
- Fingerprint sensor, AK4376 audio chip
- 4015mAh battery
- Android 7.1.1 Nougat, with Funtouch OS 3.0
The Vivo X9s is pegged at around $397 (~Php 20K) while its larger sibling, the Vivo X9s Plus sits at the $441 (~Php 22.5K) mark. Both handsets are available for pre-order at the official online Vivo store in China. No details yet from Vivo on whether these two smartphones will be seeing a broader market audience soon.
