Releasing new color variants of latest devices has become a common practice among smartphones manufacturers. Vivo X21i, was made official back in May, and has now been announced in a new color variant called Night Purple and the new version has been launched in the Chinese market. The new variant features a gradient hue starts from blue on the lower part of the handset and turns into purple on the upper one. The color looks very impressive and reminds of the Aurora gradient hues of the latest Huawei and Honor flagships, but it is not exactly the same.

The Night Purple color is on the backplate and the frame, while the front panel of Vivo X21i in this new color variant is black. It has been made available with a price tag of CNY 2598 which roughly translates into $390 dollars. Both the materials and the specs sheet remain exactly the same as the standard version, but note that this variant is only available in the configuration with 4 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage, while if you need the one with 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB ROM you have to go for the other color variants.

Vivo X21i’s design is composed of a glass back and an aluminum frame and it has a wide 6.28-inch display with a notch, a 19:9 aspect ratio and a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels. On the hardware side, it packs an octa-core Helio P60 chipset by MediaTek which can run at a max frequency of 2 GHz (both the Cortex A73 and Cortex A53 clusters can reach the same frequency). The main camera is a dual setup with 12 and 5 MP resolutions, f/1.8 and f/2.0 apertures, while the secondary front camera features 24 MP. At last, there is a moderate battery with a capacity of 3400 mAh and Android 8.1 Oreo is installed out of the box.

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Vivo has launched the Vivo X21i smartphone in China today. It is a new variant of the Vivo X21 smartphone that was made official in March this year. The biggest difference between the X21 and X21i is that the latter features the MediaTek Helio P60 chipset whereas the former has the Snapdragon 660 SoC onboard. The Vivo X21i is now available for pre-orders in the home country of China with a price tag of 2,698 Yuan (~$425).

Vivo X21i Specifications and Features

The Vivo X21i features the same specs that are available on the X21 smartphone. Hence, the X21i is equipped with a 6.28-inch Super AMOLED screen that offers an aspect ratio of 19:9 because of notch present at the topside of the display. The screen of the phone is placed under 2.5D glass. The company claims that the display offers a screen-to-body ratio of 90.3 percent.

The MediaTek Helio P60 (MT6771) chipset that comes with an inbuilt APU for handling AI tasks powers the Vivo X21i. The 64 GB storage model has 6 GB of RAM whereas the 128 GB storage edition has 4 GB of RAM. For additional storage, it includes a microSD card slot.

The rear side of the phone features dual 12-megapixel cameras that is equipped with several AI features like scene detection and beauty mode. While shooting against the light, the X21i will begin the AI backlit camera feature to capture brighter images. It has a front-mounted camera of 24-megapixel. The selfie camera can shoot optimized selfie shots through the AI beauty mode feature by recognizing gender, skin quality and environment. The front camera is also equipped with features like AR stickers and Face Wake facial recognition.

The Vivo X21i is loaded with Android 8.1 OS that is overlaid with FunTouch OS 4.0 UI. It also includes Vivo’s Jovi AI assistant. The smartphone receives power from 3,425mAh battery. It measures 154.37 x 74.98 x 6.99mm and weighs 159 grams. The rear side of the phone that also houses a fingerprint scanner apart from the vertical dual camera setup is made out of 2.5D glass. The X21i can be availed in colors like Ruby Red, Aurora White and Polar Night Black.

Vivo X21i Pricing and Availability

The 64 GB storage + 6 GB RAM edition of the Vivo X21i is priced at 2,698 Yuan (~$425). Even the variant featuring 128 GB storage + 4 GB RAM carries the same pricing of 2,698 Yuan (~$425). The pre-orders of the Vivo X21i has already started on the official stores of the Vivo at its online store, JD.com, Tmall and Suning. The official sales of the smartphone are slated to begin on May 19 at 10:00AM (local time) in China.

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After a certification by TENAA and a sighting on Geekbench, Vivo X21i has been spotted on the listings of famous Chinese carrier China Telecom. The carrier has just revealed almost all of its main specs, as well as the renders, showing the complete design of the upcoming variant of the X21. According to China Telecom, the upper-midrange device will be equipped with a 6.28-inch display which will have a notch and a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels. The design consists of a typical glass sandwich with a metal frame, and on the rear side, there is a fingerprint reader.

There is still no info about the launch of a “UD” variant (like Vivo X21 UD) with an under-display fingerprint reader. Vivo X21i measures 154.37 x 74.98 x 6.99 mm and it weighs 159 grams. The device will be considerably thinner than the standard X21 even if the look doesn’t change much. While the standard version features an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chipset, this one has an octa-core MediaTek Helio P60 SoC manufactured on a 12 nm production process, which can run at a max frequency of 2 GHz and includes a Mali G72 MP3 GPU.

The SoC will be supported by 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage which will be possible to expand via a micro SD up to 256 GB. There will also be a 12 + 5 MP dual rear camera and a 24 MP selfie snapper, while the battery will have a 3170 mAh capacity. At last, the operating system will be Android 8.1 customized by Funtouch OS 4.0. The device will launch in China on May 19 in 3 hues: Ruby Red, Aurora White, and Polar Night Black. It will cost 2698 Yuan (about $426).

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Earlier this year, Vivo launched Vivo X21 and Vivo X21 UD, which comes with an under display fingerprint sensor. Now, the company seems to be working on a new variant of the phone powered by MediaTek‘s chipset — Vivo X21i.

Recently, the MediaTek chipset powered Vivo X21i appeared on benchmarking portal Geekbench. Now, the smartphone has passed through China’s certification agency TENAA. The listing also reveals the phone’s specifications, which are in line with the previous leak.

The listing reveals that the smartphone will come with a 6.28-inch S-AMOLED display having a screen resolution of 2280 x 1080 pixels, 19:9 aspect ratio and a 3D curved glass screen on top. Under the hood, the device is expected to be powered by MediaTek Helio P60 processor. The chipset is based on a 12nm process and comes with 4 Cortex A73 cores and 4 Cortex A53 cores.

It is coupled with Mali-G72 graphics processor along with and comes equipped with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. It is not yet known if the phone will come with a microSD card slot for expanding the storage capacity.

Coming to the camera department, as per the listing, the smartphone will come with a dual camera setup on the back, consisting of a 12-megapixel primary sensor and a 5-megapixel secondary sensor. On the front side, it is expected to feature a 12-megapixel snapper for taking selfies and video calling.

The smartphone is said to be running Android 8.1 Oreo operating system out-of-the-box with the company’s own custom interface on top. The device is expected to be fuelled by a 3,200mAh battery. While not yet confirmed, there are speculations that the phone could come in two variants.

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Given that the Vivo X21i has already appeared on GeekBench and has now been passed through TENAA certification, it’s safe to assume that the phone’s launch is imminent. As of the pricing, this MediaTek model is expected to be cheaper compared to the standard variant.

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In March, Vivo had launched the Snapdragon 660 chipset powered Vivo X21 and X21 UD smartphones. According to a Weibo tipster, the Chinese manufacturer is now rumored to be working on a MediaTek Helio P60 powered edition of the X21. The new variant is speculated to debut as Vivo AI Smart Photo X21i or Vivo X21i. The tipster seems has the same unannounced smartphone to post about the new X21 variant. The X21i along with Helio P60 has been spotted on Geekbench benchmarking platform.

The tipster has claimed that the Vivo X21i will debut soon. However, there are no details available on its launch date or pricing. On Geekbench, the X21i has scored 1,499 and 5,777 in single-core and multi-core tests, respectively. The Geekbench listing reveals that it is powered by ARMMT6771V/C which refers to the MediaTek Helio P60 SoC. The chipset is coupled with 6 GB of RAM and the handset is running on Android 8.1.0 Oreo.

There is no information available on the other specifications of the Vivo X21i. However, it is likely that the X21i will feature the same specs and design. Hence, it is expected to arrive with 6.28-inch S-AMOLED display that offers FHD+ resolution and 19:9 aspect ratio. The X21 comes in 64 GB and 128 GB storage models. However, there is no confirmation whether the X21i could be also arriving in two storage variants. The smartphone is expected to include 12-megapixel dual camera setup, 12-megapixel front-facing camera and 3,200mAh battery.

The only major difference on the X21i could be the presence of the new Helio P60 that will bring some more AI capabilities to the phone. Moreover, the handset is speculated to arrive with a cheaper pricing.

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The OPPO R15, OPPO F7, OPPO A3 and Doogee V are the only Helio P60 SoC powered phones available in the market. The Helio P60 that was announced at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 tech trade show features an octa-core processor that includes quad cores of Cortex A73 that clock at 2.0 GHz and quad cores of Cortex A53 that work at 2.0 GHz. The 12nm chipset also features a dedicated AI processing unit.

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