With the launch of the 2020 Vivo Apex being just around the corner, the company has teased the device online. Vivo‘s official Weibo account, a Chinese microblogging website, shared a poster that teased one of the upcoming smartphone highlight camera features.

According to the poster image shared, it is pretty apparent that the 2020 Vivo Apex will arrive with a zoom function. In other words, the handset will arrive with a telephoto or periscopic lens with optical zoom and may even arrive with digital hybrid zoom as well. This is clearly to create hype for its imminent launch and it does leave some anticipation regarding the smartphone.

Unfortunately, finer details regarding the exact specification about the camera and other critical details were promptly left out, so there is not a lot of information at hand. However, looking at the image, it details multiple lenses stacked on top of one another to create the word ZOOM. This may be indicative of its impressive zoom properties over its suggested 5x to 7.5x optical zoom capabilities.

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Notably, the word “continuous” is also suggested in the teaser that implies a new functionality altogether. It may be indicative of the 2020 Vivo Apex’s new zoom lens, which could allow for optical zoom at different focal lengths. Although this is just speculation so take it with a grain of salt.

Previously, the Vivo XPlay 6 was launched back in 2016, and arrive with “full pixel dual core focusing” which brought DSLR-like focusing functions to smartphones. In recent years, mobile phones have increasingly become a compact and convenient replacement to handheld cameras, so it won’t come as a surprise if the successor to the original Vivo Apex concept smartphone brings new breakthroughs in the smartphone industry. So stay tuned for more coverage on the smartphone and its launch.

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Vivo has officially unveiled the Vivo APEX concept phone in China. It not only offers an impressive screen-to-body ratio of 91 percent, but also it is powered by Snapdragon 845 chipset. The handset is also equipped with under-display fingerprint scanner and a pop-up selfie camera.

The Vivo APEX has a 5.99-inch OLED display with COF technology.  In order to deliver full screen experience, the Chinese manufacturer has embedded the ambient and proximity sensors under the display. The screen doubles up as earpiece and loudspeaker as both are placed beneath it. Unlike the under-display fingerprint sensor on the Vivo X20 Plus UD that is available only at one spot on the bottom portion of the screen, the half part of the display of the Vivo APEX is integrated with in-screen fingerprint reader. This technology is dubbed by the company as Half-Screen Fingerprint Scanning Technology.  It carries support for multi-fingerprint recognition.

The thickness of the left and right bezels is only 1.8mm whereas the bottom bezel is of 4.3mm. The handset sports a slim profile of only 7.8mm. On the top edge is the hidden selfie camera that can be elevated when required. It takes only 0.8 seconds for the front camera to pop-up from the top. The Snapdragon 845 chipset is present under the hood of the Vivo APEX.

With System in Package (SIP) technology, the Vivo APEX offers Hi-Fi audio experience. It is also equipped with three amplifiers and DAC. The camera of the phone supports Super HDR that has a limited dynamic range of up to 14 EV. It is based on the principles of multi-frame compositing and smart optimization, along with ultra-dynamic, multi-frame preferences, character optimizations, natural tones, and advanced AI Algorithm.

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Vivo is yet to disclose information on RAM, storage, front and rear camera configurations and battery capacity of the APEX smartphone. Through today’s unveil event, the Chinese manufacturer has confirmed two main things. The first is that the APEX phone will include the highly potent SD845 chipset and the other thing is that it will begin its mass production by middle of this year. As of this writing, there is no confirmation on the pricing of the Vivo APEX.

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Vivo has released a video on its Facebook and Weibo account to tease its new concept phone named APEX. The video does not reveal any information on the specifications of the APEX phone but reveals its stunning design and some of its key features. It seems to be the very same mysterious Vivo phone that had appeared with nearly 100 percent screen-to-body ratio. GizmoChina was first to speculate that it may arrive with a flip-up camera. The Vivo APEX concept phone was also demonstrated at the ongoing Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018.

Elevating Front Camera

Vivo APEX concept has an 8-megapixel selfie camera. It remains inside the chassis of the phone and can be elevated when is required to be used. It takes only 0.8 seconds for the so-called Elevating Front Camera to pop-up like a periscope. When not in use, it goes back into the shell. Well, it seems to be a great way to avoid notch.

Bezel-less Display with Very High Screen-to-Body Ratio

The Vivo APEX has super-slim bezels around the display. To be precise, the top bezel is of 1.8 mm only, which will be slimmest ever for a smartphone. The thickness of its bottom bezel is of 4.3mm. This indicates that the 18:9 aspect ratio display may offer a screen-to-body ratio of nearly 98 percent. The Vivo APEX concept phone has a flexible OLED platform. Since its microchips directly on the flexible circuit board, it is able to sport a bezel-less design.

Half Screen Fingerprint Scanner

The X20 Plus UD by Vivo is the world’s first smartphone to feature under-display fingerprint scanner. It has the fingerprint sensor located at one spot at bottom portion of the display. The APEX concept phone features an even better under-display fingerprint scanner technology as it spans across the bottom-half of the display. Vivo has dubbed this technology as Half- Screen In-Display Fingerprint Scanning Technology.

Screen Sound Casting Technology

The new Screen Sound Casting Technology available on the Vivo APEX allows its display to function like a speaker and an earpiece. It vibrates the display to produce sound like a speaker. Compared to regular audio methods, this new technology consumes less power. With System in Package (SIP) technology onboard, the handset will be able to better Hi-Fi audio experience. Vivo has integrated three amplifiers and DAC under the hood of the concept phone.

Other Features

The space taken by the circuit board has been reduced by nearly 60 percent on the Vivo APEX. This has allowed the company to add a larger battery inside the concept phone. It is also equipped with some sort of cooling technology that prevents overheating.

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The ambient sensor and proximity sensor are embedded under the display of the Vivo APEX concept phone. It is equipped with USB-C port, 3.5mm audio, a pair of external speakers and dual rear cameras. As of this writing, there is no information available on its specifications.

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