Vivo first took us on a beautiful journey last year when it unveiled the Vivo APEX concept smartphone in China. The flagship took the concept of full-screen display design to another level entirely as it comes with an amazing screen-to-body ratio. The company has taken things to an all new level with the APEX 2019 that has just been unveiled. We bring you some hands-on pictures of the APEX 2019, thanks to Chinese website Anzhou.

The Vivo APEX 2019 continues to explore new technology, heading into the next generation while featuring a minimalist design. It doesn’t feature a charging port instead, it has some metal grooves at the back which can be used to charge the phone wirelessly.

The design utilises a fully CNC-integrated glass body with a range of cutouts which provides a super integrated visual experience. The edges are well chamfered in order to provide a comfortable grip. 

Despite the sleek build, Vivo also worked on providing the APEX 2019 with waterproof and dustproof properties. The device lacks physical buttons but instead, it features touch-sensitive ones. There is also a “high-definition” linear motor to provide haptic feedback when using the buttons. It also comes with a screen fingerprint technology that works on any part of the screen. Read Also: Vivo Y89 with Snapdragon 626, dual cameras and 1,598 Yuan (~$235) announced

On the specification, the Vivo APEX 2019 packs the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset which pairs with 12GB of RAM. The device will also be available in 512GB storage option. Since this is a concept phone, we may never see it launched officially. However, since the NEX was basically the Vivo APEX with a different name, the same pathway may be followed with the APEX 2019. Before then, do feast your eyes on more of the hands-on pictures from below.

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After weeks of waiting, Vivo has announced its latest smartphone – the Vivo APEX 2019. The phone not only has a unique design but also packs all the important specs worthy of a 2019 flagship and even some few tricks of its own.

Design

The Vivo APEX 2019 is all glass. No metal frame, just CNC machined glass much like some of Xiaomi‘s Mi MIX series which have an all-ceramic body. Vivo calls the design Super Unibody. The phone also doesn’t have physical buttons but touch-sensitive ones. There is also a “high-definition” linear motor to provide haptic feedback when using the buttons.

The APEX 2019 has no visible speaker too, so it uses screen-sound technology. The same thing is replicated on the back for the loudspeaker.

The phone also comes with the latest version of Vivo’s in-display fingerprint scanner which has a scanning area that covers the whole screen! So no matter where you put your finger on the screen, the phone unlocks. It also supports two-finger unlock!!

Since this is a phone with no holes, you might be wondering how it charges. Vivo has taken a path different from the Meizu Zero. Rather than wireless charging, the APEX 2019 has magnetic charging connector pins on the back similar to that of a smartwatch. These connector pins can also be used for data transfer.

The Vivo APEX 2019 comes in three color variants – silver, black, and white.

Specs

The phone has a 6.39-inch AMOLED display with a 2340 x 1080 resolution. It is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processor which is paired with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage.

The phone also has 5G with support for bands n41, n78, and n79. According to Vivo, 5G usage heats up the phone, so it used a combination of multi-layer graphite heat sinks and liquid-cooling technology to reduce the heat.

The phone has 12MP + 13MP dual rear cameras but there is no mention of the front-facing camera. Not only do we not know the front-camera details but Vivo also failed to show us there is one. There is also no mention of the battery capacity and OS version.

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Price and Availability

The Vivo APEX 2019 will not be available commercially which is why Vivo skipped talking about some features of the phone. That shouldn’t come as a surprise as the original APEX technically never launched. Vivo released it under a different name – the Vivo NEX. We believe that is the same that will happen this year too. You won’t be able to buy the Vivo APEX 2019 but you should be able to buy it as a NEX device.

Some of the technologies announced today will also show up in other Vivo phones slated to launch this year.

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After showcasing its ‘Apex’ smartphone last year, Vivo — the China-based smartphone manufacturer, is now all set to showcase its successor — Vivo Apex 2019. The company has already scheduled a launch event on 24th January in China where it’ll unveil the Apex 2019.

While there’s a lot of buzz related to the phone’s design, no live leaks of the device have surfaced so far. However, Ben Geskin has shared the phone’s concept render through Twitter, which reveals the phone’s design.

The concept render of the smartphone shows its bezel-less display. While the bezels are minimal on the sides and top, it still has a slightly thicker chin at the bottom. Nonetheless, it could be the phone with the highest screen-to-body ratio.

On the back side, the device features a dual-camera setup in the top-center position. The camera sensors are stacked vertically along with an LED flash. At the bottom, there’s a Vivo branding. As per the reports, the phone won’t come with any ports or buttons.

The no-buttons and no-ports design suggest that the phone will support wireless charging as well as wireless data transfer and the users will have to rely on the gesture-based and pressure-sensitive navigation system. The phone will come with an advanced in-display fingerprint sensor with a larger area and improved sensor for security.

Last year’s Apex smartphone had a unique pop-up front-facing camera, making the phone stand apart from the rest. However, it’s not yet known what Vivo has adopted for the Apex 2019 smartphone for the front-facing camera.

As for the memory configuration, the phone could come with 8GB RAM but there’s a possibility that the company could also announce 10GB RAM or 12GB RAM variant as well. We are expecting the device to be powered by Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 855 octa-core processor manufactured using 7nm process.

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As said, the Vivo Apex 2019 is scheduled to get launched in China on 24th January. While the company has not yet confirmed this, we are expecting the Chinese company to showcase the Vivo Apex 2019 smartphone at the upcoming Mobile World Congress 2019 in Barcelona, Spain which will kick-off on 25th February.

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Vivo had showcased its Vivo Apex concept smartphone with a full-screen display at Mobile World Congress (MWC) last year, which had around 98 percent screen-to-body ratio. The company later launched its Vivo NEX and most recently Vivo NEX Dual experimental smartphones.

Now, the Chinese company is all set to launch yet another experimental smartphone — Vivo Apex 2019. The company teased the launch of a new smartphone on 24th January in China and now the poster shared by the company confirms that the device launching on January 24th is indeed the Vivo Apex 2019.

The caption on the image roughly translates to: “A year ago, Vivo APEX portrayed a new world of full screens. A year later, #vivo APEX 2019# evolved again, using technology to wake up to the future. See you on January 24.”

According to the reports, the smartphone is codenamed “The Waterdrop” and is revealed to come with a curved design without any kind of notches, bezels or physical buttons. The phone could come with pressure-sensitive and gesture-based navigation. As for the memory configuration, the phone could come with 8GB RAM but there’s a possibility that the company could also announce 10GB RAM or 12GB RAM variant as well.

Further, the smartphone is also expected to come with sixth-generation in-display fingerprint sensor with a larger area and improved sensor, similar to what Xiaomi and Oppo unveiled earlier this week. We are expecting the device to be powered by Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 855 octa-core processor manufactured using 7nm process.

While the company has not yet confirmed this, we are expecting the Chinese company to showcase the Vivo Apex 2019 smartphone at the upcoming Mobile World Congress 2019 in Barcelona, Spain which will kick-off on 25th February.

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For Vivo Apex showcased last year, the company had adopted pop-up front-facing camera design for bezel-less display. To see what the company has adopted this time to offer higher screen-to-body ratio, we’ll have to wait until 24th January when Vivo officially announces the smartphone.

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