Yesterday, Vivo had confirmed that it will be launching the Vivo NEX 3 5G flagship phone on Sept. 16. The handset has already appeared on TENAA with full specifications. It is expected to release in China in 4G LTE and 5G editions. Today, the Chinese manufacturer took to Weibo to share three renders of the phone to showcase the curvature of its display.

The official renders show the marvelous front of the Vivo NEX 3 smartphone. The sides of the notch-less display have a waterfall effect. The upper and lower bezels of the display are very slim. It is speculated that the phone will be offering 99.6 percent screen-to-body ratio. The bottom edge of the phone has a USB-C port and a speaker grille.Vivo NEX 3 5G display renders

TENAA listings have revealed that V1923A and V1924A model numbers may belong to the 4G LTE only and 5G editions of the Vivo NEX 3. Both models measure 167.44 x 76.14 x 9.4mm and weigh 218 grams. The NEX 3 has a 6.89-inch AMOLED display that produces 1080 x 2256 pixels and it is powered by Snapdragon 855+ SoC that includes a 2.96GHz octa-core processor.

Vivo NEX 3 V1923A TENAA
Vivo NEX 3 V1923A TENAA

The Vivo NEX 3 will be coming in RAM options such as 8 GB and 12 GB. Its storage models are 128 GB, 256 GB and 512 GB. There is no support for microSD card slot on the device.  The Android 9 Pie OS comes preloaded on the phone. The handset is expected to  come equipped with a 3.5mm headphone jack.

Vivo NEX 3 5G V1924A TENAA
Vivo NEX 3 5G V1924A TENAA

The NEX 3 is blessed with a round-shaped camera module on its rear. It includes a 64-megapixel primary lens, a secondary lens of 13-megapixel and a third lens of 13-megapixel. The smartphone will be equipped with a pop-up camera module camera that will be housing two camera sensors. One of them is a 16-megapixel unit. The smartphone is backed by a 4,500mAh battery that supports 44W fast charging. The handset also includes an in-screen fingerprint reader. As of this writing, there is no information available on the pricing of the Vivo NEX 3 and NEX 3 5G smartphones. The NEX Dual Display Edition phone costed 4,998 Yuan (~$698) for 10 GB RAM + 128 GB storage.  Probably, the base model of the NEX 3 5G may carry the same pricing. The smartphone is now up for reservations in China.

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