In the previous week, Vivo India had released the first teaser of the company’s upcoming S-series smartphone for India. Through a video commercial, the company has confirmed that its forthcoming S-series phone will be called Vivo S1. The company has also confirmed to the media that it will be holding a launch event on Aug. 7 to announce the Vivo S1 smartphone.
The above shown “block the date” poster only confirms that Vivo India will launch its first S-series smartphone in India on Aug. 7. A new television commercial that is now available on the YouTube channel of Vivo India confirms that the company will be launching the Vivo S1 smartphone with 32-megapixel selfie camera and stylish design in the country. The TV ad features Bollywood celebrity Sara Ali Khan.
The TV ad also reveals that the Vivo S1 will be arriving in two colors. The first one is gradient color that offers a mix of white, blue and pink. It could be called Sky Blue. The other color variant of the Vivo S1 that has a darker appeal features an impressive diamond-cut design. It could be called Dark Blue.
Rumors surrounding the Indian launch of the Vivo S1 have revealed that its base model featuring 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage will be priced at Rs. 17,990. The pricing of the rumored higher edition with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage is not known yet. Vivo India is speculated to begin the pre-orders of the Vivo S1 in early August and its first sale may take place on Aug. 15.
Vivo S1 Specifications
The Vivo S1 houses a waterdrop notch enabled AMOLED display of 6.39 inches. It produces full HD+ resolution and is equipped with an in-display fingerprint scanner. The MediaTek Helio P65 octa-core processor is at the helm of the device. The smartphone is backed by a 4,500mAh battery that carries support for 18W dual-engine fast charging.
The Android 9 Pie OS on the Vivo S1 is customized with company’s FunTouch OS 9 UI. Apart from the selfie snapper of 32-megapixel, the smartphone is fitted with a 16-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel triple camera setup on its rear. The specifications of the Vivo S1 smartphone are known because it has already debuted in Indonesia recently.
