After launching the Vivo Nex smartphone in China last month, Vivo will be introducing the device in the Indian market today. Touted as a true bezel-less handset, it comes with a motorised pop-up selfie camera, which is claimed to pop-up in just 1 second. The company launched two variants of the smartphone in China - Nex A and Nex S. However, the Indian market is expected to get Nex S variant which is scheduled to launch today at 12 pm on Amazon India. Moreover, the new Vivo Nex smartphone will be retailed online in India exclusively via Amazon India. Amazon Prime Day Sale 2018: Vivo NEX Listed With Rs 1000 Discount & Extended Warranty Ahead of July 19 Launch.

Likely to be called Nex in India, the smartphone will carry in-display fingerprint scanner that is claimed to be 10 per cent faster, and 50 per cent improved accuracy. The e-commerce giant initiated the pre-orders for the smartphone on the first day of its prime day sale, offering early buyers with a cashback of Rs. 1000. The customers will also get an extra manufacturer warranty of 6 months alongside regular warranty of a year.

As far as the prices are concerned, the Vivo Nex handset is expected to be priced in the range of Rs. 40,990 and Rs. 49,990. As a reminder, the 8GB/128GB variant was priced at CNY 4,498 (around Rs. 47,400), while 8GB/256GB variant was introduced at CNY 4,998 approximately Rs. 52,600). Vivo NEX S Smartphone to Launch in India on July 19; Expected Prices From Rs 48,900.

The dual-SIM smartphone runs on Funtouch OS 4.0 based on Android 8.1 Oreo, which features a 6.59-inch full-HD+ Super AMOLED display. The panel comes with 1080x2316 pixels of resolution and 19.3:9 aspect ratio. Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset, the smartphone comes paired with 8GB of RAM and up to inbuilt storage of 256GB.

Coming to the camera department, the new Vivo Nex gets a dual camera at the rear featuring 12MP Sony sensor with OIS and 5MP secondary sensor. At the front, the handset sports an 8MP pop-up selfie camera for video calling and selfies. On the other hand, the new Vivo Nex is backed by a 4000 mAh battery with connectivity option such as Bluetooth 5.0, 4G LTE, WiFi, OTG support or more.

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