Vivo has been aggressively teasing on the arrival of the Vivo S1 Pro in the Southeast Asian markets. Its key specs have been already revealed by Vivo Indonesia were revealed over the weekend. Vivo Philippines has confirmed that the Vivo S1 Pro will be debuting in the country on Nov. 20. Vivo Indonesia has also revealed that it will be announcing the smartphone on Nov. 25.

While Vivo Philippines and Indonesia have confirmed the launch dates for Vivo S1 Pro. Thailand and Malaysia are also expected to receive the S1 Pro before the end of the month. The same phone is poised to debut as Vivo V17 in Russia and India. The smartphone is also coming to China, albeit with a different moniker.

Vivo S1 Pro Specification and Features

Vivo S1 Pro features a 6.38-inch waterdrop notch enabled S-AMOLED display that delivers full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. It offers 19.5:9 aspect ratio and is integrated with an in-display fingerprint reader. The smartphone offers a screen space of 90 percent.

The Snapdragon 665 mobile platform is present under the hood of the Vivo S1 Pro. The SoC is coupled with 8 GB of RAM. The device includes a native storage of 128 GB and it is equipped with a microSD card slot for more storage. The 4,500mAh battery of the phone has support for 18W dual-engine fast charging through USB-C.

The front notch of the phone features a 32-megapixel selfie camera. On its rear side is a diamond-shaped camera module which is reminiscent of the Vivo S5 smartphone that has recently gone official in China. The arrangement of the camera sensors on the Vivo S1 Pro is different from that of Vivo S5. The S1 Pro’s camera module has an AI quad camera system with a 48-megapixel Samsung GM1 sensor and a 120-degree wide-angle lens. Glowing Black and Crystal Blue are the two color editions.

Vivo Indonesia has started blind pre-orders of the Vivo S1 Pro smartphone that will continue until Nov. 24. On Nov. 25, the smartphone will go official in the country. The device will be arriving as the advanced edition of the Helio P65 powered Vivo S1 phone that was unveiled earlier in the Southeast Asian markets. As of this writing, there is no word on the pricing of the S1 Pro for these markets.