Vivo S1 

Vivo is all set to launch its new “S” line series vivo s1 in India on the 7th of August 2019 which is supposed to be very similar to Vivo V15. The S1 is a new line up series by the company which is priced under a mid-range segment with valuable specs.

Vivo S1 Design

• The new S1 series has the routine design which features a waterdrop notch and by leaving a Halo full view display.
• Vivo S1 comes with a massive 6.38-inch FHD+ (1080×2340 pixels) Super AMOLED display and with the waterdrop notch which increases the screen to body ratio at 83.3% and a pixel density of 404ppi.
• As the phone features with a glass body at the back which has a shiny gradient finish and a stunning look in hands, kinda feels premium flagship smartphone.
• The phone comes in three color variants Diamond Black, Skyline Blue, Cosmic Green the blue variant of this device is indeed so premium that sits on another level with the dark blue shade and feels incredibly light in the hands.
• vivo s1 price in india taken up the challenge and implemented an in-display fingerprint sensor by replacing it with the physical fingerprint sensor and leaving the back of the phone with a triple camera setup with a slight camera bump.

Software

• The vivo s1 runs on the latest Funtouch OS 9 which is based on Android 9.0 Pie right out of the box, and the funtouch os has a lot of customizations themes, app drawers and icons styles the animations have a smooth transition with a snappy and crisp UI.
• As far as the concern about the bloatware on this device, which has some pre-installed apps like V-Appstore, I Music, I Theme, I Manager, vivoCloud, EasyShare, vivo.com and can be uninstalled which are not necessary.

Specifications

• Under the hood of Vivo S1 is powered by Mediatek MT6768 Helio P65 processor and is of 12nm chipset which is an octa-core processor clocked at (2×2.0 GHz & 6×1.7 GHz).
• Mali-G52 handles the graphics duties on the S1 which is the second mainstream from ARM-based on the Bifrost architecture and handles games like PUBG Mobile, Asphalt 9, PES 2019 which can be playable at moderate settings. 
• vivo s1 comes in two storage variants 4GB/128GB, 6GB/128GB which can be expandable up to 256GB via dedicated microSD slot and price may differ for the storage variants vivo s1 price in india.
• The back of the vivo s1 features a triple rear camera setup of 16MP f/1.8 aperture which is an Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor and an 8MP f/2.2 ultrawide, 2MP f/2.4 depth sensor capable of recording 1080p videos.
• The front waterdrop notch houses a 32MP f/2.0 aperture for clicking selfies and amazing portrait shots Face Beauty, Time-Lapse, Slow-mo with HDR support and face unlocking.
• Talking about the connectivity options like Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, proximity, compass.
• The phone is backed by a 4500 mAh battery which has an excellent all-day battery life as the Vivo claims it can last more than one day of severe usage and can be charged with the 18W fast charger.

 

Key specs

 

• SPECIAL FEATURES

Fingerprint Sensor	On-screen
Other Sensors	Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

• GENERAL

Quick Charging	Yes
Operating System	Android v9.0 (Pie)
Sim Slots	Dual SIM, GSM+GSM
Model	S1
Launch Date	August 7, 2019 (Expected)
Custom UI	Funtouch OS
Brand	Vivo
Sim Size	SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
Network	4G: Available (supports Indian bands) 3G: Available, 2G: Available

• PERFORMANCE

Chipset	MediaTek Helio P65
Graphics	Mali-G52
Processor	Octa core (2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 + 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core,Cortex A55)
Architecture	64 bit
Ram	4 GB

• MULTIMEDIA

Loudspeaker	Yes
Fm Radio	Yes
Audio Jack	3.5 mm

• DESIGN

Thickness	8.1 mm
Width	75.2 mm
Weight	179 grams
Height	159.5 mm
Colours	Cosmic Green, Skyline Blue, Diamond Black

• DISPLAY

Display Type	Super AMOLED
Aspect Ratio	19.5:9
Bezelless Display	Yes with waterdrop notch
Pixel Density	404 ppi
Screen Size	6.38 inches (16.21 cm)
Screen Resolution	1080 x 2340 pixels
Touch Screen	Yes Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

• CAMERA

Camera Features	Digital Zoom, Auto Flash, Face detection, Touch to focus
Image Resolution	4616 x 3464 Pixels
Sensor	Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
Autofocus	Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Shooting Modes	Continuos Shooting, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Resolution	32 MP Front Camera
Physical Aperture	F/2.0
Flash	Yes LED Flash
Video Recording	3840×2160 @ 30 fps, 1920×1080 @ 30 fps

• STORAGE

Internal Memory	128 GB
Expandable Memory	Yes Up to 256 GB
Usb Otg Support	Yes

• BATTERY

User Replaceable	No
Quick Charging	Yes Fast
Type	Li-ion
Capacity	4500 mAh

• NETWORK CONNECTIVITY

Wifi	Yes Wi-Fi 802.11, b/g/n/n 5GHz
Wifi Features	Mobile Hotspot
Bluetooth	Yes v5.0
Volte	Yes
Usb Connectivity	Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB 2.0
Network Support	4G (supports Indian bands), 3G, 2G
GPS	Yes with A-GPS, Glonass

 

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