Announcement: Vivo Z5 - inexpensive owner of a on-screen scanner and 48 MP camera

In Beijing, officially presented smartphone vivo Z5.

The model successfully combines solid specifications andreasonable price. With a starting price tag of 1,598 yuan ($ 1,450 / $ 232), the Vivo Z5 offers the user both a powerful (if not top-end) Snapdragon 712 processor, and a SuperAMOLED screen with a built-in fingerprint scanner, and a 48-megapixel camera.

RAM capacity - from 6 GB, there are8 gigabyte modification. Built-in flash drive - 64, 128 or 256 GB. Expansion of memory is not provided, it is worth bearing in mind. Variations are as follows:

Varieties and prices:

6 GB RAM + 64 GB ROM1598 yuan ($ 141 / $ 232)
6 GB RAM + 128 GB ROM1898 yuan ($ 221 / $ 275)
6 GB RAM + 256 GB ROM1998 yuan ($ 390 / $ 290)
8 GB RAM + 128 GB ROM2298 yuan ($ 222 / $ 333)

There are three cameras on the back side: 48 MP with decent aperture f / 1.8, 8-megapixel wide-angle and additional service 2-megapixel. Supports Super HDR mode, with the help of which provides opportunities for night shooting.

The front camera has a resolution of 32 MP and an aperture of f / 2.0. The intellectual “beauty enhancer” is updated and is able to make selfies even more beautiful than before.

SuperAMOLED screen 6.38 ″ occupies 90% of the front panel area. A new generation fingerprint scanner is built in under the screen - the response delay is minimized, the screen is unlocked after 0.33 seconds.

The battery capacity of 4500 mAh supports fast charging 22.5W - 30 minutes is enough to raise the charge from zero to 50%. Charging port - symmetrical Type-C.

There is a gyroscope. There is a normal audio jack.

Something, of course, is not enough. This is the already mentioned memory expansion slot, this is NFC support and, unexpectedly, WiFi 5 MHz support. There is 2.4 MHz, there is 5.8 MHz, and there is no five.

There are three color options: the one that seems black is actually dark green.

The main characteristics of the Vivo Z5:

ScreenSuper AMOLED, 6.38 ″, 1080 × 2340, 16M colors, touch, capacitive, multitouch, 19.5: 9, 90%, 103% NTSC
IronQualcomm Snapdragon 712
2.3 GHz, 2 x Kryo 360, 6 x Kryo 360, Adreno 616
Memory RAM 8 GB, ROM 128 GB
Mobile internet LTE cat.6 300/50 Mbit / s
HSDPA, HSUPA, TD-SCDMA
Edge
Mobile networksLTE Bands 1.3-5,8,34,38-41
UMTS 850, 900, 1900, 2100
GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
CDMA 800
TD-SCDMA
Battery Li-Ion, 4500 mAh, 22.5W
Dimensions159.5 x 75.23 x 8.13 mm
Weight 187 g
Camera 48 MP, flash, autofocus, triple: 48 MP f / 1.79 + 8 MP shirik f / 2.2 + 2 MP f / 2.4
frontal: 32 MP, f / 2.0
NavigationGPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
OSAndroid 9.0 Pie, Funtouch OS 9.1
SensorsAccelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Approximation, Illumination, Fingerprint scanner (screen), Face (FaceID)

The smartphone is already offered on Aliexpress, but the price tag looks unkindly: from 43,640 rubles.

Tatyana Kobelskaya