Vivo is establishing its presence in the smartphone market, and what better way than to release products that cater to the needs of the customers. Today, this Chinese company known for its Hi-Fi equipped smartphones just unveiled two new products, namely the Vivo X7 and the Vivo X7 Plus. It looks like Vivo is trying to follow a similar path as the OPPO, as both the models have similar design and configuration as the OPPO R9 series model which are doing very well in China.

Design wise, the Vivo X7 and the X7 Plus come with a thin body, measuring just 7.2mm. The body is made out of magnesium aluminum alloy with matte double C technology and 3D cutting and trimming. The full dimensions of both the models are as follows:

Vivo X7 – 147.3mm x 71.85mm x 7.24mm Weight: 151 grams

Vivo X7 Plus – 158.86mm x 77.94mm x 7.49mm Weight: 183.5 grams

So, the overall finish of both the models should be top-notch. The Vivo X7 comes with a compact 5.2-inch FHD Super AMOLED display, while the X7 Plus bumps up the size to 5.7-inches. Both feature 1080p resolutions.

Under the hood, both the models have surprisingly the same chipset, namely the Snapdragon 652 octa-core processor clocked at 1.8GHz. The memory combination is also the same, i.e. 4GB RAM + 64GB of internal storage. But the Vivo X7 Plus gets an additional 128GB storage variant. Remember that there’s no expandable storage on board.

As for the camera, at the back of the X7, you have a 13MP shooter with PDAF and f/2.2 aperture. The X7 is one of the rare smartphones in the market which feature a better camera up front. On the front, you get a 16MP shooter with f/2.0 aperture and moonlight studio flash. So, selfies are never going to be a problem, even at night when there’s no light. Coming to the Vivo X7 Plus, you get a 16MP f/2.0 (Sony IMX298) on both the front as well as the back. Also, like the X7, there’s flash on the front and the back. The company has partnered with Arcsoft to improve low light imaging on both the smartphones, making images sharper and blur free.

Under the hood, the Vivo X7 comes with a 3000mAh battery, while the larger X7 Plus features a 4000mAh capacity battery. There’s support for fast charging as well. Other features of both the devices include Hi-Fi AK4376 chip (supports QQ Music), dual SIM dual standby with 4G+, USB 2.0, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi etc. Unfortunately, for software, both the devices are still running on Android 5.1. But these Vivo phones feature split screen multi-tasking as well as the company’s wisdom engine. Also, both the phones have fingerprint sensors embedded into the home button, which supports fingerprint payments. The phone unlocks with the fingerprint in just 0.2 seconds (from sleep). You can also double-click the home button to directly open up your favorite application.

As for the pricing, the Vivo X7 starts at 2498 Yuan ($376) and will go on sale in China on July 7. Vivo didn’t reveal the price tag for the X7 Plus, but we will get more details on July 15 during the company’s Shanghai sales meet.

LTE Band support:

Vivo X7:

4G TDD-LTE B38/B39/B40/B414G FDD-LTE

FDD-LTE B1/ B3

Vivo X7 Plus:

4G TDD-LTE B38/B39/B40/B41（100M）

4G FDD-LTE B1/B2/B3 /B4/B5/B8

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Vivo will take the wraps off the Vivo X7 as well as Vivo X7 Plus smartphones on June 30 in China. The company has revealed some of the details of the smartphone via teasers in the past few weeks, but now, we have almost everything about the device, thanks to its TENAA certification. For those who don’t know, TENAA is the Chinese network certification website and is the equivalent of FCC in the US. While TENAA usually reveals the pictures of the device as well, for the Vivo X7, we didn’t find any images. So, let’s take a look at the phone’s specs.

The Vivo X7 will come with a 5.2-inch 1080p display up front. Under the hood, the phone will feature an octa-core chip clocked at 1.8GHz. Vivo has already confirmed that this chip will be the Qualcomm Snapdragon 652. Further, there will be 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage on board. Note that TENAA confirms that the phone will not have a MicroSD card slot. Coming to the camera, up front, you will get a 16MP shooter, however at the back, there will be a 13MP sensor. The setup is very similar to the one used on the OPPO R9 flagship. Given that the R9 is selling so well in China, looks like Vivo decided to take some pointers from the device.

Unfortunately, even though we are nearing the second half of 2016, Vivo X7 is said to come with Android 5.1 on board. The battery will be of 2930mAh inside a 7.24mm body. There will be at least two colors available — gold and rose gold.

The company will announce the X7 along with its larger sibling, X7 Plus on Thursday. So, stay tuned for more details.

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Vivo has been teasing its upcoming Vivo X7 flagship for the past few days. However, till now, the company didn’t give out a release date for the device. Now, Vivo has just confirmed that the Vivo X7 flagship will be unveiled on June 30 in Beijing at 19:30. The company also confirms that there will be another device at the event, namely the Vivo X7 Plus.

Thanks to the previous teasers, we already know a lot about the X7. The phone will be powered by the Snapdragon 652 octa-core chipset with 4GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage. Up front, the phone will feature a 16MP camera with moonlight flash, while the details of the rear camera sensor are still not available. The phone will also feature a front facing fingerprint sensor embedded into the home button.

The company just confirmed the Vivo X7 Plus variant today, however, we have no information about the same. Since the design and the basic features are similar to the OPPO R9 and the R9 Plus handsets, we expect a larger display, battery and probably a better chipset as well, inside the Plus variant.

There are a good ten days left for the official launch of these two handsets, so expect more details via leaks and rumors by then. Stay tuned!

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For the past few days, Vivo has been teasing the upcoming Vivo X7 flagship. The company has already confirmed a few features on the device like a 16MP front-facing shooter, but at that time we were unsure about the CPU and RAM inside. Given that most smartphone manufacturers are now not shy to reveal major specs about its handsets, Vivo has just confirmed the CPU as well as RAM inside the new Vivo X7 via a new teaser.

Earlier today, Vivo revealed via an official teaser that the Vivo X7 will feature MSM8976 chipset inside, which is the Snapdragon 652 octa-core processor. The company also confirms that the phone comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. There’s also the mention of wisdom engine 2.0 which is a self-learning engine that reportedly ensures that the CPU and memory performance are top-notch via smart resource scheduling. In case you remember, wisdom engine was also present on the company’s 6GB RAM flagship, the Vivo XPlay 5.

Today’s teaser also confirms the design of the device. As expected, the phone will be quite slim and will continue using a design similar to the Vivo X6 flagship that was announced back in 2015. One major difference between the two is going to be the fingerprint sensor. The Vivo X6 had the sensor at the back, while the new X7 will sport it up front, below the display. Another thing confirmed is the color. So, it looks like the phone will come in gold along with a few other color options.

So, the Vivo X7 is turning out to be a powerful flagship. Apart from these specs, which place the phone in the upper mid-range segment, the X7 is also confirmed to sport a powerful 16MP camera up front with moonlight soft lights. This phone is naturally targeted at selfie lovers, who want a good front facing camera.

Considering its specs, and the fact that this is a Vivo device, don’t expect the phone to come for cheap. Last year’s Vivo X7 started at a price of 2500 Yuan ($380). So, expect the Vivo X7 to start around this figure too.

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Earlier today, Vivo revealed a few more details about the upcoming Vivo X7 flagship. The phone will reportedly come with a fast fingerprint sensor and ultra-thin bezels on the sides. While back then, the phone was just revealed in a few renders, now, new real life images of the Vivo X7 have just popped up online. As you can see, these images don’t reveal much about the overall design, instead focuses on the fingerprint sensor that’s located on the front, right below the display.

From the renders revealed this morning, we know that the phone will come with an oval sensor right up front. It looks similar to the ones we have seen on the Meizu and OPPO smartphones. While these pictures are probably promotional materials for the phone’s fingerprint, it reveals that the Vivo X7 will come with a metal frame on a thin body. In fact, there’s no denying that the new phone looks similar to the design of the iPhone series. Also, it looks a lot like the OPPO R9 that was announced a few months back and is doing so well in China.

According to the company, the Vivo X7 will be equipped with a fast fingerprint sensor. The phone also seems to support fingerprint-based payment methods. As for the other specs, we know for sure that the Vivo X7 will be a selfie focused smartphone, featuring a powerful 16MP sensor up front with moonlight soft flash. While the company is yet to confirm the specs inside the device, rumors state that the phone will feature 6GB of RAM on board along with the deca-core Helio X25 chip. We haven’t yet heard anything about the memory or CPU of the phone from the company, so we can’t confirm this information.

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While Xiaomi and OnePlus were launching phones yesterday, Vivo dropped new teasers for their new phone in their X Series lineup; the Vivo X7. The Vivo X7 is a selfie focused phone as it features a 16MP front-facing camera with something called as moonlight flash. The camera is said to feature beautifying effects which lets you enhance the pictures you take. Vivo’s X series lineup have always been powerful mid-range series, so we can expect pretty good specs on the device.

The phone does appear thin from the promotional pictures and looks to have taken design cues from the iPhone 6. Vivo has mentioned that the X7 will be launched this month, we believe they’ll tease other features before the final release date.

We have seen smartphones with powerful front facing sensors like OPPO R9 and even Meitu M6 (21MP). So, we will have to wait and see whether the Vivo X7 comes with something more than a powerful front facing shooter.

Stay tuned for more details.

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Since almost all major smartphone makers are busy announcing new devices in the market, and it’s been a couple of months since we saw a powerful handset from the Chinese company, Vivo, it is now all set to join the party this month by announcing a new smartphone, the Vivo X7. The company has already started teasing the device, and today, it revealed one important specification of the new device, namely the front camera.

Vivo reveals that the Vivo X7 will come with a powerful 16MP camera that will reportedly illuminate your beauty. While the company did not officially confirm whether there will be front facing flash on the device, from the image above, it looks like there will be one up front as well. So, this phone will naturally be targeted at selfie lovers who want a powerful sensor with front facing flash.

These days, manufacturers tend to focus on the front facing cameras on their smartphones. We know OPPO R9 comes with a powerful 16MP shooter up front and then, yesterday, the lesser known Meitu released the new Meitu M6 model which comes with a much larger 21MP sensor. So, Vivo seems to be joining the likes of these smartphone manufacturers who give importance to the front facing shooter as well.

Unfortunately, at this moment, the company is yet to reveal any more details about the Vivo X7. But Vivo has a tradition of releasing a number of key details about its upcoming handsets before the official unveiling. So, we expect to hear a lot more information about the Vivo X7 in the coming days. Stay tuned to gizmochina for more updates.

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