Vivo V7, the smartphone which was launched in India last month at a price of Rs. 18,990 (~$297), has now received a permanent price cut of Rs. 2,000. This brings down the effective price of the device to Rs. 16,990 (approximately $266) in India.

Initially, the smartphone was available exclusively through online retailer Flipkart. But now the phone is available on other e-commerce platforms such as Amazon India and Paytm Mall. Along with that, it is also available through offline retail stores. The phone is available in three colour options — Champagne Gold, Matte Black and the recently introduced Energetic Blue.

Also, the company has announced that the users of Reliance Jio will receive an additional data benefit of 100GB to all those who purchase the Vivo V7. While the company has slashed the pricing of Vivo V7, the pricing of its bigger sibling — Vivo V7 Plus remains unchanged. It is still retailing at a price of Rs. 21,900 in India.

The Vivo V7 features a 5.7-inch HD+ display with a screen resolution of 1440 x 720 pixels and an 18:9 aspect ratio. Under the hood, the phone is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 chipset, which comes coupled with 4GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage.

There is also a dedicated microSD card slot, enabling users to further expand the phone’s storage capacity up to 256GB.  A 24-megapixel front-facing camera is present for taking selfies, which also comes with a Portrait mode and a “Moonlight Glow” LED flash to make the images look better in low-light conditions. At the rear, there is a 16-megapixel camera with an LED flash and f/2.0 aperture.

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Connectivity options on the device include Dual SIM, 4G LTE, VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS, and micro USB port. The phone runs FunTouch OS 3.2 which is built on top of Android 7.1 Nougat operating system. The device, which comes with Face Unlock mode, is fuelled by a 3,000mAh battery.

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After launching the Vivo V7 in Indonesia and China, the company has now launched the smartphone in the Indian market at a launch event in New Delhi. Vivo V7 is the watered-down version of the previously launched Vivo V7 Plus.

Just like the V7 Plus, this one too follows Vivo’s vision of focusing on selfie camera. The mid-range smartphone has a lot of similarities with its bigger sibling V7 Plus — from the design of the phone to the specifications.

The smartphone features with a 5.7-inch FullView display with a screen resolution of 1440 x 720 pixels, having an aspect ratio of 18:9 and a 2.5D Curved Glass. It boasts 83.6 percent screen-to-body ratio. On the other hand, the V7 Plus features a 6-inch display panel.

Under the hood, the phone is powered by a 1.8GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 octa-core processor, backed by 4GB RAM and 32GB internal storage. There is also a microSD card slot, allowing users to further expand storage capacity up to 256GB on the device.

Apart from display, the only major difference between the V7 and the V7 Plus is storage and RAM, with the Vivo V7 Plus having 6GB RAM and 64GB internal storage.

On the optics front, the smartphone features a 16-emgapixel f/2.0 rear camera with phase detection autofocus (PDAF) and a single LED flash. However, the highlight of the device is the front-facing camera, which comes with a 24-megapixel lens.

The camera also supports Portrait Mode and Live Photos, similar to Vivo V7 Plus. It has the ability to shoot 64-megapixel Ultra HD images by stitching multiple images. The selfie camera comes with Smart Beauty 7.0  and also has “VivoFace Access” technology that enables users to unlock the device through facial recognition.

Connectivity options on the device include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2 and GPS. There is also a fingerprint sensor for added protection. The smartphone It runs FunTouch OS 3.2 which is based on Android 7.1.1 Nougat operating system. It is powered by a 3,000mAh battery but there is no support for fast charging.

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In India, the Vivo V7 will be available in Matte Black and Champagne Gold colours, at a price of Rs. 18,990 (~$292). It is currently up for pre-order exclusively via Flipkart and will go on sale from November 24.

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Vivo has launched its selfie-focused Vivo V7+ in several markets across Asia, including India. The Chinese tech giant announced the introduction of the V7+ to the expansive India market last week and had even commenced pre-orders on September 7. The launch itinerary across Asia wasn’t disclosed but it is believed that Vivo will take the model to other markets outside Asia. The device was launched in the Philippines and became available on September 20.   Vivo also indicated that the V7+ will enter other markets across Asia.

The Vivo V7+ features a premium body with an impressive 5.99-inch FullView display with a resolution of 720 x 1,440 pixels. The display has an aspect ratio of 18:9 and a screen-to-body ratio of 84.4 percent. You also get ultra-thin bezels at the chin and highly reduced bezels at the top and bottom edges. The device is powered by a Snapdragon 450 chipset which was introduced by Qualcomm in June this year. The processor is paired with 4GB of RAM and the phone has an internal storage of 64 GB.  The V7+ packs a 3,225mAh battery, dual SIM slots and runs FunTouch OS 3.2 based on Android Nougat. It features a rear-mounted fingerprint reader.

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The Vivo V7+ is already on sale in India at Rs. 21,990 (~$343) on Amazon and Flipkart. Vivo has not disclosed the price it would carry in other Asian markets but only disclosed that pricing will be determined on a per-market basis outside of the regions it has already been launched in.

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