Vivo is prepared to launch its V5 Plus smartphone in India on January 23; however, the smartphone is already listed on a Malaysian site DirectD for pre-order. The Malaysian website mentioned the Vivo V5 Plus smartphone with a price tag of RM 1,799 (roughly Rs 27,450).
As per the website listing, the Vivo V5 Plus smartphone is available for pre-order at its full price. The device will be available in gold colour option on January 21. In addition, a free mystery gift is been offered for the users who pre-ordered the smartphone. The listing doesn’t reveal exactly what it will gift to those customers. The listing does mention that the online pre-orders will be accessible for pick up at Subang or PJ Store.
Vivo mobiles are known for its selfie-centric specifications and features and the V5 Plus doesn’t seem like an exception. The dual camera setup on the front on the device is already confirmed by the company. The rumours about the Vivo V5 Plus have been there on the internet from November last year. Vivo has lined up the launch of its V5 Plus smartphone in India and it has sent out the media invites for the same, earlier this month. Based on the invitation, the company is about to begin the ‘biggest selfie camera revolution’ by launching its smartphone on January 23, 2017.
As per the Malaysian website listing, the Vivo V5 Plus smartphone will come with a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080×1920 pixels). The listing image also shows a dual front camera setup with Moonlight Glow flash and a fingerprint sensor embedded in the home button. The handset is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 octa-core processor paired with 4GB of RAM, 64GB of internal storage, and 256GB of expandable storage.
For photography, the Vivo V5 Plus smartphone will offer a 16MP primary rear camera and a combination of 20MP and 8MP sensors at the front with Moonlight Glow flash. The device comes with Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS. For connectivity, it has 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. The device is powered by a 3160mAh battery. It measures dimensions at 153.8×75.5×7.6mm. However, the smartphone will go on sale on January 20 in Malaysia, the same set of specifications and features are expected to be for the Indian market as well.