Our quick take
Vivo NEX 3 initial
Design & Screen
- 6.89-inch Super AMOLED ‘Waterfall FullView Display’, FHD+ resolution (2256 x 1080) No physical volume/power buttons - Touch Sense haptic feedback instead Finishes: Liquid Galaxy / Glowing Night Under screen fingerprint scanner Measures: 167.4 x 76.1 x 9.4mm Weight: 218.5g 3.5mm jack
Hardware
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus processor Vapor Chamber cooling system Qualcomm X50 modem for 5G 8/12GB RAM configurations 4500mAh battery capacity 44W Super FlashCharge No wireless charging Funtouch OS 9.1
Cameras
Triple cameras in round panel to rear 64MP 1/1.7in size sensor, f/1.8, 26mm equivalent focal length 13MP wide-angle camera, f/2.2, 120-degree field of view 13MP 2x zoom, f/2.4, 52mm equivalent focal length Pop-up front-facing camera, 16MP, f/2.09
64MP 1/1.7in size sensor, f/1.8, 26mm equivalent focal length 13MP wide-angle camera, f/2.2, 120-degree field of view 13MP 2x zoom, f/2.4, 52mm equivalent focal length
To recap
The huge waterfall display - a term that we’re sure will catch on, as it’s likely to be a 2019-20 feature for incoming flagships - and high-resolution, well-designed triple camera system are two high of this Vivo. Not to mention the stacked innards for heaps of power and 5G connectivity. Sure, the software is a grind, and the absence of physical buttons to the side as a result of that display is weird - but, in the case of the latter, talk about futuristic, eh?
