Vivo announced the Vivo S1 Pro in the Philippines earlier this week. The phone is set to launch in other Asian markets like Indonesia and India in the coming days. However, the phone also made it to Russia today but under a different name. The Vivo S1 Pro was launched as the Vivo V17 in Russia with a starting price tag of 22,990 Russian Rubles which roughly comes to around $360.
The Vivo V17 naming isn’t really surprising for the Russian market. If you recall, the Vivo S1 was rebranded as the Vivo V17 Neo in Russia when it launched back in August 2019. So it makes sense why the S1 Pro was launched as the vanilla V17 in the same market this week.
The Vivo V17 shares the exact same features as the S1 Pro. So you get a Snapdragon 665 processor inside with up to 8GB RAM and 128GB of storage. The phone comes with a 6.38-inch 1080 x 2340 pixels AMOLED display, which is exactly the same panel as the V17 Neo. Other features include NFC, a large 4500mAh battery and an in-screen fingerprint sensor.
The camera is one of the highlights of the Vivo V17, featuring quad-cameras at the back. The setup consists of a 48MP primary camera with an 8MP ultrawide camera, 2MP macro lens, and a 2MP depth shooter. Upfront, you have a massive 32MP sensor for selfies.
Interestingly, if you are pre-ordering the Vivo V17 in Russia before December 5, you will get a Vivo Y11 smartphone for free. There are two colors up for grabs: Cloudy Blue and Blue Fog.
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