The Chinese smartphone maker, Vivo has recently unveiled the powerful flagships Vivo XPlay 5 and XPlay5 Ultimate Edition in China. It is the world’s first device to sport whopping 6GB of RAM. Earlier, we also exclusively covered about the Vivo X6S Plus receiving the TENAA certification that gave us the first look of the smartphone. Today, the company has officially launched two new premium smartphones called as Vivo X6S and X6S Plus in China. The smartphones are the successors of the Vivo X6 and X6 Plus that launched in China back in November 2015.
Let’s talk about the smartphones in detail:
Vivo X6S
The Vivo X6S flaunts a 5.2-inch (1080×1920 pixels) full-HD Super AMOLED display with 424ppi as pixel density, 2.5D arc glass and Corning Gorilla Glass laid on top of it for protection. Under the hood, the smartphone comes powered by 64-bit Snapdragon 652 octa-core processor clocked at 1.8GHz paired with Adreno 510 GPU when compared to the earlier launched Vivo X6 that is equipped with a MediaTek MT6752 octa-core chipset. The smartphone has 4GB of RAM, 64GB of onboard storage and there is no microSD card slot for further expansion of memory. The smartphone runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop based FunTouch OS out of the box.
On the photographic section, the smartphone features a 13MP rear camera with LED flash, PDAF for quick focus, f/2.2 aperture and an 8MP selfie snapper for stunning captures. It supports dual sim dual standby and includes connectivity options like 4G-LTE/3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS/A-GPS and microUSB 2.0 port. The handset comes backed by a 2400mAh battery that we feel is slightly underpowered to last for an entire day on single charge. Its dimensions measure 147.9 x 73.75 x 6.56 mm and weighs around 140.5 grams.
Vivo X6S Plus
The Vivo X6S Plus comes with a larger 5.7-inch (1080×1920 pixels) full-HD Super AMOLED display that offers a pixel density of 389ppi with 2.5D curved glass laid on top. The smartphone comes equipped with same Snapdragon 652 64-bit octa-core processor clocked at 1.8GHz clubbed with Adreno 510 GPU while the X6 Plus comes powered by Snapdragon 616 octa-core SoC. The device supports dual sim dual standby and runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop based FunTouch OS overlaid.
The smartphone also comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of built-in storage with no externalSD card option for further expansion of memory. The device features a 16MP primary camera with f/2.0 aperture, LED flash, PDAF and an 8MP front-facing camera for video chats and selfie lovers. The X6S Plus has similar connectivity options like the X6S. The handset powers a slightly larger 3000mAh battery that the company claims can easily last for an entire day on mixed usage. The dimensions of the smartphone measure 158.4 x 80.1 x 6.85 mm and weighs 172 grams.
Both the smartphones features an all-metal unibody design and also includes a 360-degree fingerprint sensor that can unlock the device in just 0.4 seconds. The X6S comes with AKM4375 dedicated audio chip while the X6S Plus has ES9028 DAC chip and YAMAHA YSS-205X digital surround signal processing chip with which we can except terrific sound output from the smartphones. The devices also have dual charging chips for the fast charging capabilities and also replaced the hybrid sim slots with dedicated SIM slots. The Vivo X6S and X6S Plus comes in Gold and Rose Gold color options. The smartphones are priced at 2598 Yuan (approx $401 / Rs. 26,704) and 2998 Yuan (approx $463 / Rs. 30,815) respectively and are available for purchase in China via official Vivo online store.
