It’s been a couple of weeks since VIVO unwrapped its most advanced mobile device in the form of VIVO NEX and its variants, and those outsides of China has been on the lookout for an official launch date and even price tag in their territory.
For India, a report by 91mobile citing retail source earlier this month had it that the VIVO NEX will officially arrive India in the third week of July. While we made attempt to verify the info to no avail, we now have official confirmation that the VIVO NEX will indeed arrive India in mid-July.
Now the company has sent out media invites for a launch event in Inda on July 19, as expected. The invite, while confirming the NEX will be the center of attraction on the said date, failed to state which variant of the Vivo NEX will be landing in the country, however, 91mobiles has it on good authority that the country will receive the Snapdragon 845 SoC-powered VIVO NEX Ultimate.
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Aside from highlighting a pop-up selfie camera setup which is common to all three variants, and Vivo’s advanced voice assistant called Jovi with a dedicated key, the Vivo NEX Ultimate flaunts a 6.59-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED screen (19.3:9 aspect ratio), Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, 8GB RAM, 128GB storage, 12MP+5MP dual camera with Sony IMX363 sensor and 4-axis OIS, CS43199+SSM6322 audio chip, High Power UE, and 4000mAh battery.
All three variants of the VIVO NEX only recently became available to buy in China, With the SD 710 powered variant going for 3898 Yuan ($599), the ultimate version ( 8GB+128GB) priced at 4498 Yuan ($690) and the 8GB+256GB variant selling for 4998 Yuan ($769). Indian pricing and launch offer will be announced at the launch event.