Vivo will launch its latest V19 smartphone with dual selfie cameras on May 12 in India after several delays due to the lockdown in place to curb the Coronavirus outbreak. Interestingly, the launch is set to be on the same date as the scheduled launch of the Poco F2 Pro.
Vivo V19 was announced globally in early-April and packs features like 33W fast charging, dual-selfie cameras and more. The phone could be priced around Rs 25,000 according to rumours circulating online.
Vivo V19 features a 6.44-inch Full HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) resolution screen that uses a Super AMOLED panel. There’s a dual punch-hole cutout on the top-right corner. The chassis is plastic and the phone measures 8.5mm at its thickest point. There’s a fingerprint sensor housed under the display as well.
The V19 is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 chipset with an octa-core CPU and Adreno 616 GPU. This is paired with 8GB RAM and the phone is available with 128GB/256GB storage options. There is also an option to expand the storage via microSD card. It runs on Funtouch OS 10.0 that's based on Android 10.
On the back, there is a quad-camera array consisting of a primary 48MP sensor with an f/1.8 aperture, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle lens, a 2MP macro sensor and a 2MP depth sensor for portraits. The rear quad camera setup is capable of recording up to 4K at 30fps. There are two front-facing cameras housed within the punch-hole cutout with a 32MP primary sensor and an 8MP ultra-wide lens with a 105-degree field-of-view.
Vivo V19 is fitted with a 4,500mAh battery with support for 33W fast charging courtesy of Flash Charge 2.0. The company claims that the phone can recharge up to 54% in 30 minutes. The phone comes in two colours to choose from, Sleek Silver and Gleam Black.