Vivo V5 Plus With Dual Selfie Cameras and Snapdragon 625 Launched At Rs. 27,980

By Deepak Rajawat • Updated On 23 Jan 2017

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The Chinese Smartphone maker, Vivo, launched its next selfie-centric phone – the Vivo V5 Plus at a media event today. The phone is priced at Rs. 27,980 and it goes on sale on from February 1.

In the recent times, Vivo has been building a camera-centric smartphone portfolio and the Vivo V5 Plus is part of that strategy. It packs a dual camera module up front which includes a 20-megapixel primary sensor and an 8-megapixel secondary sensor to sense the depth of field in selfies. The Selfie camera also comes with what Vivo calls a ‘Softlight’ flash.

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Technically speaking, the Vivo V5 Plus comes with a 5.5-inch full HD IPS LED, 2.5D curved glass which is layered with Gorilla Glass 5. It employs a 2.0 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chipset, which is the same chipset as the one used by Asus in Zenfone 3 and Xiaomi in Redmi Note 4. It comes with 4gigs of RAM and 64GB of internal storage.

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Talking of rear camera, the Vivo V5 Plus sports a 16-megapixel shooter with PDAF for whenever you need to shoot beyond selfies.

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The phone runs on Funtouch OS 3.0 based on Android Marshmallow that offer features like eye-protection mode and Split Screen 2.0. It is fuelled by 3160mAh battery with fast charging. The dual SIM phone supports 4G VoLTE support, HiFi Audio, and a Fingerprint sensor.

Vivo V5 Plus Specifications and India Price

Model	Vivo V5 Plus
Display	5.5-Inch, Full HD, 2.5D Gorilla Glass 5
Processor	2.0GHz Snapdragon 625 octa-core
RAM	4GB
Internal Storage	64GB, Not expandable
Software	Android 6.0 Marshmallow-based Funtouch 3.0
Primary Camera	16MP
Secondary Camera	20MP + 8MP
Dimensions and Weight	152.58 X 74 X 7.6mm, 158.6 Grams
Battery	3160mAh, fast charging
Others	4G VoLTE, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS,3.5mm Audio Jack, HiFi Audio, Fingerprint Sensor
Price	Rs. 27980/-

Deepak Rajawat

Experienced technology journalist with over 7-years of experience. Before embracing online journalism, he has worked with several legacy publications including print editions at Hindustan Times and The Statesman. He also has a keen interest in Sports, which he used to cover with equal enthusiasm in his early career.

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