The Chinese company Vernee came into the spotlight a few weeks back, thanks to its brand new smartphone, the Vernee Apollo. The phone was going to be a beast with Helio X20 and other powerful specs on board, however, what made the phone really special was that it was going to be the second smartphone with 6GB of RAM inside. So, alongside the Vivo XPlay 5S, the Vernee Apollo is all set to join the 6GB RAM club.

However, like with all high-end smartphones, we all are a bit worried about the price tag of the device. I mean, giving users the best specs won’t just be enough. The phone needs to be affordable as well, at least, to some extent. Looks like Vernee may have done a good job in this regard as it is said that the Apollo could cost $399.99 at launch.

This is obviously high as compared to other local Chinese smartphones, however, if you fancy using a 6GB RAM phone, this might be your cheapest bet. Apart from the large RAM module, the phone features capable specs to justify the price tag.

Under the hood, the Vernee Apollo comes with Helio X20 chipset with 128GB of storage. At the back, the phone will reportedly come with a 21MP Sony IMX230 camera sensor. The display will be of 5.5-inches with a massive 2K resolution. There are other features such as a metal unibody design, USB Type-C port and pressure sensitive display. We still don’t know the battery capacity, but we sure hope that it’s above 3000mAh to power these powerful specs.

Given the specs, $399.99 seems to be a pretty good figure. In comparison, the next smartphone with 6GB RAM, namely the Vivo XPlay 5S retails for around $660. So, it doesn’t look like a bad deal.

Anyways, what do you think? Does the $399.99 Vernee Apollo interest you?

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Vivo released a new teaser earlier today, and our best guess is that we will soon meet the Vivo XPlay5 / XPlay 5S model. Its been almost two years since the company updated this lineup, the last model being the XPlay 3S and hence, there have been rumors about the release of its successor for the past few months. Now that the company has teased a new product launch, it should most likely be for the Vivo XPlay5.

Until today, we had very little idea about the specifications of the smartphone. However, a couple of hours back, the phone was spotted on the Baidu encyclopedia which gave out literally most of the Vivo XPlay5 specs. Right from the screen resolution, camera to battery capacity, the leak reveals them all.

So, the Vivo XPlay5 is expected to come with the latest quad-core Snapdragon 820 chipset. However, that’s not the highlight of the phone. Instead, the device could be the first smartphone to feature a whopping 6GB of RAM. That’s more than anything we have seen on a smartphone till now. The other specs manage to impress us even more. For example, The screen resolution is 2K and the battery is quite large as well with a capacity of 4000mAh.

The camera is said to be of 31MP with color temperature dual LED flash. But Qualcomm has specified that the Snapdragon 820 ISP supports only up to 25MP camera, which makes things interesting. Further, there are other features that are just too good to be true. For example. the page reveals that the XPlay5 will come with solar charging, with a panel located at the back which charges the lithium-ion battery inside. Also, it will be waterproof as well. There’s also some intelligent function that’s supposed to personalize consumer experience.

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As you can see, these specs are just too good to be true. Agreed, we would love to see the Vivo XPlay5 to feature such powerful hardware and software functions, but to be real, it may be still too early for such tech to end up in a commercial smartphone. So, make sure that you take this news with a pinch of salt.

However, some of the specs might end up in the phone. For example, Pan Jiutang, an analyst from China had said in January that Vivo flagship could feature a large 6GB RAM module. But for things like solar charging and 31MP camera sensor, we might have to wait for a year or two at least, for them to end up in a smartphone.

As for the phone’s release, we can expect it in the coming few weeks, given that Vivo has started teasing the device.

So, what do you think? Which of these features do you think will end up on the Vivo XPlay5 flagship?

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Given that its been quite a while since Vivo released a new flagship, we expect a new smartphone launch from the company pretty soon. Now, a couple of days after the first teaser for a new product from the company was released on Weibo, alleged images of the Vivo XPlay 5S flagship have been leaked.

The photos are quite clear and compares the upcoming flagship with the thin Vivo X5 Pro. And guess what, its even thinner than the latter. Yes, looks like Vivo is all set to take thinness to a whole new level with its Vivo XPlay 5S flagship as these pictures show that the phone will be just 4mm thin. If this turns out to be true, then it would really be a great achievement. What makes things even more interesting is that the phone is said to feature the standard 3.5mm headphone jack.

Rest of the design of the Vivo XPlay 5S is borrowed from its predecessors. So, you get a double glass design with a metal frame around the body. The rear camera module does not seem to be protruding out even with the 4mm thin design profile.

Another interesting feature revealed by the leak is the presence of the 1GB of dedicated graphics memory on the device. Although its just a leak at the moment, if it turns out to be true, Vivo XPlay 5S will be one of the first smartphones with dedicated 1GB of graphics RAM. The company’s teaser said that the device was going to be FAST, so was it hinting about the phone’s dedicated graphics RAM?

You can check out all the leaked images from down below.

Remember, these pictures have not yet been confirmed by the company. So at the moment, this is just a leak and the actual smartphone may look a bit different than the one shown in the pictures. We will have to wait for the official press conference to confirm this.

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Its been a long time since we have heard any official information about a new Vivo device. The latest we heard was a couple of leaked images which was reportedly of the upcoming Vivo XPlay 5S flagship. Now, it looks like we will soon see the device since Vivo has released a new teaser on Weibo.

Since this is the first teaser, the company did not give out much details about the new device. All it says in the title is that its a new product and its coming soon. However, there is a very good chance that this is for the Vivo XPlay 5S flagship that we have been hearing about recently. Moreover, the teaser says that it will be fast. This could be hinting at a faster processor like Snapdragon, or a faster camera. Well, we don’t know exactly what it means right now but we will get more information on November 4.

According to the leaked specs, the Vivo XPlay 5S will come with Snapdragon 820 processor, 5.5-inch 4K display. 4GB RAM and 64GB of storage. As you can see, this could turn out to be a high-end device.

Since Vivo has promised to reveal more details on November 4, its best to wait for a couple of days more to get some official information about the device.

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Its been quite a while since we have heard about a new flagship from Vivo. Rivals like OPPO, Huawei, LeTV have all announced multiple flagships this year, but we are yet to see a new product from the company that can compete with today’s high end smartphones. Although Vivo is has not yet revealed anything officially about its new flagship, most probably the Vivo XPlay 5S, earlier today a new set of images along with possible specifications of the device were leaked online.

According to this leak, the Vivo XPlay 5S will feature very high-end specifications. It is said that the phone will come with an all metal body with a display like the Galaxy S6 Edge, curved on both the sides. The back is also a bit curved which should help in the ergonomics since its going to be a big flagship. The display size is expected to be 6-inches with a massive resolution of 4K, competing with the likes of the Xperia Z5.

Other specs are also expected to be high-end. Under the hood, the phone should come with Snapdragon 820 with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. There should be a 21MP camera at the back, along with a fingerprint sensor right below it. You can see the sensor below the camera unit in the renders above. Up front, you can expect a 12MP camera. The XPlay 5S is rumored to feature a large 4000mAh battery to power these high-end specs.

Along with these images, another set of alleged images of the XPlay 5S were leaked recently showing off a slightly different design. This particular phone had an all metal body with laser autofocus, color temperature flash and fingerprint ID at the back. Unfortunately, this leak doesn’t say anything about the specifications of the device.

We can’t really confirm which one is the real deal until Vivo comes out and announces the device. However, as of now, the company has not announced any plans for the same. So looks like we will have to wait for some more time until we can get official information about this beast.

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After almost six months of silence, Vivo has finally posted something on Weibo to make its fans excited. This comes a day after we saw new rumors about the possible Vivo XPlay 5S successor.

Earlier today, the company posted three new pictures on Weibo with the title “Mirror: This time, stay tuned.” The images which we have added in this article shows different objects like a flower, droplet of water and light build. However, all of them are made of transparent glass.

We have already seen manufacturers like OPPO use a double sided glass design and the upcoming Vivo flagship was also said to sport a similar glass design. However, Chinese media reports that this upcoming phone may not be the successor to the Vivo Xshot as previously suggested, but in fact a brand new flagship with a unique design.

This new teaser further hints that the smartphone could be way different than existing premium Vivo smartphones. Judging from these pictures, transparent glass won’t be out of the question, especially since Vivo is known for designing beautiful smartphones. In fact, for a few weeks, the company’s Vivo X5Max held the title of the slimmest smartphone in the market with a 4.8mm thin body. So, it won’t be surprising if the company comes out with something more unique for its new flagship.

But like always, until we see any official information, we can’t really say whether the company’s new flagship will sport a transparent body. So, its best to wait for a few weeks more until we get some concrete information about the upcoming Vivo flagship device.

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Yesterday, we came to know that Vivo was working on a new flagship that could feature 2.5D round glass and a premium metal built. Now, it looks like the first possible images of the Vivo XPlay5S have been spotted.

Within a day of the confirmation, a user on Weibo has leaked three new images of the possible premium flagship. The device is said to feature a 2.5D curved frame with a double sided glass design.

From the images, we can see that the device is rounder than its predecessors, still looks extremely well built. Once again, like most recent Vivo devices, the body is extremely thin, which you can confirm from one of the images.

As for the display, the bezels on the sides look thin, but still its not as thin as the LeTV X900 or the new OPPO device that we have seen lately in leaks. However, the bezels are slimmer than most phones in the market right now, and the top and bottom bezels are too acceptable, despite the capacitive buttons at below the display.

You can see the Vivo branding at the back as well as the top left corner of the device up front. The speakers will be located at the bottom with the MicroUSB port in between.

Previous leaks have reported that the Vivo XPlay 5S will feature a 6-inch display with 2K resolution and Snapdragon 805 processor. There will be 3GB of RAM and 32GB on internal storage. The rear 13MP camera will have OIS while there will be an 8MP shooter up front.

XPlay series smartphones are known for their high quality sound performance, so expect the Vivo XPlay 5S too to continue this tradition with the top end audio chip.

Unfortunately, Vivo is not exactly an affordable smartphone manufacturer. Instead, the company focuses on quality workmanship and hardware on their smartphones offering at a premium price tag.

Anyways, we just have to wait for a month more to get official details as it is said that the company will announce the Vivo Xplay 5S flagship in May.

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