After numerous false starts and a small 1000 unit sale, Vivo are finally ready to launch their flagshipVivo Xplay 3S in China.
Last week, after to delayed launches, Vivo released 1000 Vivo Xplay 3S phones resulting in every unit selling out in just 0.35 seconds! Obviously customers were left less than satisfied, but there isn’t long to wait unit the full release begins.
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Today Vivo confirmed that Chinese customers will be able to order and pay for their Vivo Xplay 3S phone through E-commere sites, Jingdong, and Suning and can receive their 6-inch, Snapdragon phone by the 10th March.
As it stands the Vivo Xplay 3S is the only phone on sale today with a 2k QHD 2560 x 1440 resolution display. The phone also packs 4G LTE support, Snapdragon 800 processor, 3GB RAM, 3200mAh battery, 13 mega-pixel main camera and 5 mega-pixel front, fast charging capabilities and a fingerprint scanner.
Vivo have set the retail price at 3498 Yuan ($570) here in China, let’s see how the similarly spec’d Oppo Find 7 is prices once it launches later this month.
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Was the Xplay 3S the first ever 2K phone (not just launched, but also available for purchase)?
Yes, it already launched for sale with initial batch of 1000 phones. Oppo find 7 will be second 2k phone for sale.
You know any other 2K phones that HAVE shipped? They already shipped 1000, and will be in distribution tomorrow. Considering that Samsung, Sony and HTC all pulled their punches and stuck with 1080p for their 2014 phones, you really need to give Vivo some credit.