Vivo phones sold outside of China run Funtouch OS, which many users find to be lacking. In contrast, devices sold in China use OriginOS, a more polished software skin with smoother animations and enhanced privacy features. Vivo users outside of China have been clamoring for OriginOS to be made available on their phones, but the company seems to believe that Funtouch OS is a better fit for global users.
Daniel Goetz, a product manager at Vivo, echoed the sentiment in an interview with GSMArena. They said that Vivo is happy with the split between Funtouch OS and OriginOS, as Funtouch OS is more stable and “less flashy” making it a better fit for European users. OriginOS, on the other hand, is more feature-rich but also more bloated, and Vivo believes that it resonates better with Chinese users.
OriginOS is now in its third iteration. The latest version is more about performance and under-the-hood improvements. It brings intelligent and adaptive computing and bottom-layer scheduling among other interesting features. However, a majority of them almost never make it to Funtouch OS.
Goetz also confirmed that the newly launched Vivo V29 will get three years of software support. This includes two major Android updates and three years of security patches. While this is not a bad level of support, it is below what some other manufacturers offer. For example, OnePlus offers three years of major updates for its mid-range Nord 3 smartphone, and Samsung takes things a step further with four major updates for its Galaxy A34.
Vivo V29 brings an AMOLED display with a Snapdragon 778G processor. You can read all the details about the device here.
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