Can The Vivo NEX Set The Trend For a Notch-Less Future?
Jun. 13, 2018Thenewly-launched Vivo NEXcomes with a number of new and exciting features that make it one of the most remarkable smartphones in recent times, and is a definite breath of fresh air in an industry that has often been accused of lacking innovation. Forget the specs of the thing, Vivo is offering Android phone makers a roadmap of sorts to base their next-gen phones on, so thatwe can move on from unsightly notches.
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One of the neat tricks that allowed the NEX to get rid of the notch is a retractable front camera, and is possibly the first smartphone with this feature. It is an 8MP unit that pops up at the press of a button, and can be tucked away once the job is done. According to the company, it uses a micro-drive system along with the independent drive ICs to elevate the camera module quickly and precisely.
OK, so this isn’t a first for the NEX, what with its stablemateX21 UD already offering this feature, but the company says that the hardware is now new and improved with the latest device. According to Vivo, the NEX uses a 3rd-generation in-display fingerprint scanner that’s 50% better at recognition accuracy, has a broader detection area, and is 10% faster with its unlock speed.
Like theoriginal Mi Mix from Xiaomi, the Vivo NEX also gets rid of the standard earpiece, and incorporates what the company calls a ‘Screen SoundCasting Technology’. For all practical purposes, it is a piezoelectric speaker that the company claims offers more powerful bass and smoother treble than regular, physical speakers.
According to Vivo, the NEX offers AI-assisted scene recognition, HDR, filters, and photo composition. The China-specific models will also ship with the company’s Jovi voice assistant, which can now launch apps likeBixbyand identify objects on a user’s screen likeGoogle Lens.
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