The Exynos 980 was announced last month as Samsung’s first mobile processor with an integrated 5G modem. Shortly after the announcement, Vivo revealed it will launch a 5G smartphone powered by the new processor by the end of the year. New details regarding the device have surfaced and it reveals the phone will launch in December as the Vivo X30 5G.
The source of the info is a blogger on Weibo that goes by @it科技站 (IT Station). The Vivo X30 5G should be the successor to the Vivo X27 that launched in March 2019. There is no info on a Pro model but we won’t rule out the possibility of that launching later.
This is not the first time the Vivo X30 has surfaced on the web. The first time was in June when Vivo applied for a trademark at the World Intellectual Property Office. However, since this has 5G added to its name, there may also be a version without 5G support.
The Vivo X30 5G should be an upper mid-range 5G device with a price tag lower than Vivo’s NEX 3 5G flagship. The NEX 3 5G has a starting price of ¥5698 (~$806).
The leak reveals some promotional images of the device and they show the phone has a screen devoid of a notch and punch hole. So we should get a pop-up selfie camera just like the X27. The screen of the phone also appears to be a waterfall display judging by the curves.
Another of the image shows the device will have three rear cameras arranged vertically and housed together. There is no fingerprint scanner on the back and Vivo is not one to use a side-mounted fingerprint scanner which leaves us with an in-display fingerprint scanner.
Other details of the Vivo X30 5G should surface in the weeks leading up to its announcement.
