Today at MWC, Vivo launched a better version of Vivo V5 Max with a bigger battery. The phone now has a 2300mAh lithium ion battery, which will help the phone to stand in today’s Standards. The additional battery has unfortunately increased the thickness of the phone from 4.45mm to 5.1mm. With 4.45mm. Vivo X5Max is the thinnest phone but some major problems in the phone  like battery capacity and Heating issues made Vivo Release X5Max+, Vivo X5Max+ is powered by a Xiaolong 615 facelift for MT6752 processor chip coupled with 2GB of RAM.

The price of the new models and model vivo X5Max will remain same that is 2998 yuan or 480$. The phone still has the same slim feel. Vivo X5Max+ has a full metal frame. The back is also of metal including the bottons, the camera is bulging outwards and it does not destroy the look of the phone, and without it one can’t get that sick macro shots. Overall the phone is great looking and the phone is a good upgrade from the previous version on the same price.

Specs

• 5.5 inches OGS full 1920×1080 resolution AMOLED screen
• 1.7GHz clock speed of 64 eight-core MediaTek MT6752 processor
• 2GB
• 16GB (supports up to 128GB MicroSD expansion)
• 13 megapixel/ 5 megapixels
• 2300mAh
• Android 4.4.4 with Funtouch OS2.0

Do let us know in the comment Section below that what do you feel about the phone.

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Last year Vivo unveiled the world’s thinnest smartphone, dethroning OPPO’s R5! Later, the company unveiled the Vivo X5S, in the same lineup, which also boasted of a thin profile (although at 6.3mm not as thin as the X5 Max) and upper mid-range specs.

Now, it looks like the company is all set to target the low-end budget market as a new Vivo device called as the Vivo Y27iL was spotted recently on the Chinese certification agency, TENAA. The listing reveals modest specifications, at an affordable price tag of 1000 Yuan i.e. $160.

The new Vivo Y27iL retains the traditional design of Vivo, which is actually a good thing considering its low-end specifications. So, the workmanship and other overall build quality of the device should be good. The phone is thin, and at 6.99mm, its almost the same thickness as the iPhone 6 Plus. Its also pretty light weight too and weighs just 137 grams.

Coming to the specs, the phone comes with a 4.7-inch display with HD 720p resolution. It will be powered by the Snapdragon 410 quad-core processor and will come with 1GB RAM onboard. There will be 8GB internal memory which can be further expanded via MicroSD. The rear camera will be of 8MP while the front shooter will be of 5MP.

The USP of the device is probably its LTE connectivity at such a low price tag. The Y27iL will support GSM, TD-SCDMA, TD- LTE, LTE FDD network, and dual SIM dual standby. Vivo has included the FunTouch skin on top of Android 4.4 KitKat OS.

As you can see, the phone doesn’t have anything special to attract a large number of users. Still, the price tag, Vivo’s brand name as well as LTE connectivity should be enough for the device to get some attention in this highly competitive budget smartphone segment.

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Last year, Oppo announced the OPPO N3 with the rotating camera and the OPPO R5, the world’s thinnest smartphone (Now, Vivo X5 Max currently holds this title). Today, we have information about another upcoming OPPO device which recently hit TENAA called the OPPO U3. Thanks to TENAA, we have some major information about this new OPPO smartphone.

TENAA reveals that the OPPO U3 will feature a large 5.9-inch display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. It will be powered by an eight-core processor clocked at 1.7GHz with 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage. This storage can be further expanded via the given MicroSD card slot. The rear camera is of 13MP and comes with 4X optical zoom. Yes, this phone will reportedly feature 4X zoom which makes it even superior to the 3X zoom found on the new ASUS Zenfone ZOOM (ZX550). In fact, the phone will measure just 9mm in thickness which will make it the thinnest 4X optical Zoom smartphone in the market. The ASUS ZenFone ZOOM had a 11.95mm body, which makes it thicker than the OPPO U3. TENAA is usually right about the upcoming phone’s specs, so this could turn out to be true. The front camera is of 5MP and the other body measurements are as follows — 156.8 x 81.8mm. With the optical zoom tech inside and the large 5.9-inch display, the U3 is a bit heavy at 180grams.

The OPPO U3 is capable of recording high quality videos too, thanks to the inbuilt Asahi Kasei AK4961 high performance 32-bit advanced audio codec. This was the same codec used in the ZTE Nubia Z7 smartphone. The company will also reveal a new headset called as the OPPO PM-3 headphones along with the device. The headphone is shown in the pictures below.

Overall, the OPPO U3 comes out as a very attractive device. The specs are top notch and the 4X Zoom in particular will attract a lot of camera enthusiasts. Pricing or release dates are not yet revealed, so we’ll have to wait for a few more weeks for some official details.

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It has been quite a week for Vivo. Two days ago, they launched the world’s thinnest cell phone, the Vivo X5 Max which is only 4.75mm thick.

This phone sports some pretty interesting specifications. First, its CPU chip is the 1.7GHz 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 octa-core processor. As for memory, it has 2GB RAM and 16GB ROM which can be increased to 128GB using a memory card like a TF card. This is also a dual-SIM 4G smart phone. It sports a 5mp front-facing camera and 13mp rear-facing camera with the Sony IMX214. Music enthusiasts may also be pleased to learn that it has all kinds of karaoke-related features. Its audio chip is the Yamaha YSS-205X and it supports Hi-Fi 2.0. Its operating system is the Android 4.4.4-based Funtouch OS 2.0. The Vivo X5 Max goes on sale on December 22 for 2998 RMB (485.64 USD).

Having said all that, let us now focus on the Vivo X5 Max’s display screen. How does its 5.5-inch 1080p display screen compare with the Vivo X5’s 5-inch 720p display screen. Both of them are not considered flagship phones but the X5 Max’s specs are what you can expect from flagship phones.

Furthermore, to make the X5 Max as thin as possible, Vivo decided to use a Super Amoled screen. Not only is it thinner but the colors and resolution are much better than the regular LCD cell phone screen. Compare the way the colors come out in both phones in these pictures.

Left: Vivo X5, Right: Vivo X5 Max

As you can see, because of its use of a Super Amoled display screen, the colors in the Vivo X5 Max’s screen come out much better than in the Vivo X5.

Here are some other photos:

The smart phone on the left in the three pictures above is the Vivo X5, while the one on the right is the Vivo X5 Max.

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Smartphones are becoming thinner and thinner everyday. Today’s release of the Vivo X5 Max, currently the world’s thinnest smartphone proves exactly this. But back when Oppo announced its R5 flagship which was just 4.85mm thick, we almost thought that it would be impossible to slim down a phone further. So, we were wondering how did Vivo make its X5 Max even slimmer than the R5.

Well, the answer lies in X5 Max’s design. If you look at the device carefully, you’ll realize that you have seen this design before. If you still don’t get what we are saying, look at the images below.

Vivo X5 Max has borrowed most of the its design from the OPPO’s R5 smartphone. The overall design, button and camera placement, and finish seems all too familiar.

While there are a few differences like the 3.5mm headphone jack on top as well as the speaker grill at the back of the Vivo X5 Max, rest of the design seems to be borrowed from R5.

For example, the protruding camera lies on top of both the devices along with an LED flash besides it. Both have a dual color tone back design with a similar looking power and volume buttons (as well as their placements). Even the front looks similar, but we are not counting that since most smartphones these days have the same frontal design.

So, it looks like Vivo may have taken design inspiration from its direct competitor, OPPO R5.

What do you think?

Meanwhile, check out some additional pictures of the newly launched Vivo X5 Max.

If you are still not convinced, take a look at our hands on review of the Oppo R5 flagship here.  There are lots of pictures of the Oppo device in the post.

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Today, Vivo introduced what is now the world’s slimmest cell phone at 4.75mm—the Vivo X5 Max 4G smart phone. The company took great steps to make a phone as slim such as them. For example, they created a motherboard for the Vivo X5Max that is only 1.7mm.

In addition, it uses a 3.98mm chassis which is the thinnest in the industry right now. As for the screen, the Vivo X5 Max sports a 5.5-inch 1080p super AMOLED display screen and is also the world’s thinnest screen with a thickness of only 1.36mm.

It also uses the world’s thinnest speaker box (2.45mm) and has excellent sound quality. It has a dual SIM slots. One is for a Micro-SIM card while the other is for a nano-SIM card or TF card. Users can just decide for themselves which card to put in. It is also worth pointing out that this phone sports a 3.5mm earphone jack.

Next, let us move our attention to the Vivo X5 Max’s core specifications. Its CPU is the 1.7GHz 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 octa-core processor. As for memory, it has 2GB RAM and 16GB ROM which can be expanded to 128GB with an expansion card. You can also take photos using the Vivo X5 Max’s dual cameras. It sports a 5mp front-facing camera and 13mp rear-facing camera which has the Sony IMX214 sensor.

Furthermore, KTV fanatics should be happy with this phone. This phone has a Karaoke function and uses the YAMAHA YSS-205X CHIP. This phone supports all kinds of Apps that can give you a great karaoke experience. It also supports Hi-Fi 2.0.

Let us not forget its operating system. The Vivo X5 Max comes pre-installed with the Android 4.4.4-based Funtouch OS 2.0. This phone goes on sale on December 22 for 2998 RMB (485.64 USD).

Here’s our exclusive hands on video of the device.

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Today, Vivo has posted a promotional poster of its upcoming phone, the Vivo X5 Max. This phone had recently received its network license at the Ministry of Information and Industry Technology’s website and it might be the thinnest cellphone I have ever seen. According to its entry at the MIIT website, its dimensions are 153.9 x 78 x 4.75mm.With a thickness of 4.75mm, it is slimmer than the OPPO R5 which is 4.85mm thick.

As for its specifications, the Vivo X5 Max sports a 5-inch 1080p display screen and has a 1.7GHz octa-core processor (MT6752), 2GB RAM, 16GB ROM, a 5mp front-facing camera, and 13mp rear-facing camera. It also runs the Android 4.4.4 operating system. No word on its battery as of now. Reportedly, it may be launched this December.

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