Image credit: vivo.com.cn
– Specifications
Dimensions
Weight: 188g / Height: 157.90mm / Width: 73.92mm / Thickness: 8.64mm
Launch
2019 November (China)
Prices
In China
8GB RAM + 128GB storage = ¥2698
8GB RAM + 256GB storage = ¥2998
Colors
“Icelandic White”, “Phantom Blue”, “Star Black”
Display
6.44” Super AMOLED display, FHD+ 2400 x 1080 resolution, 91.38% screen-to-body ratio
Camera
Back: 48MP (main, f/1.79) + 8MP (ultra-wide, f/2.2) + 2MP (macro, f/2.4) + 5MP (depth, f/2.48)
Front: 32MP (f/2.45)
Battery
4200mAh, 22.5W fast charging
Processor
Processor: Snapdragon™ 712 / GPU: Adreno 616
Operating System
Funtouch OS 9.2 (based on Android 9)
Others
USB Type-C, 3.5mm headphone jack, On-screen fingerprint sensor
Source: vivo.com.cn
Features highlighted in the launch event
i. Screen
- The Vivo S5 is the first phone with a hole-punch OLED HD display in China. The hole-punch cutout is ultra small with a diameter of 2.98mm
- The 6.44-inch display is slightly taller, giving it a longer 20:9 ratio.
Image credit: Vivo S5 Launch Event - The fingerprint module’s sensing area is expanded by 2 times and the dynamic range is increased by 30% compared with the previous version, and giving the unlocking speed as fast as 0.38s.
ii. Camera system
- The Vivo S5 features a diamond shaped design for its rear quad-camera setup which includes a 48MP main shooter, an 8MP ultra wide angle lens that offers a 120° large field of view, a 2MP macro lens that supports 4cm macro photography and a 5MP depth lens that helps you to lock the subject you’re photographing and blur the background.
Image credit: Vivo S5 Launch Event - The phone packs a 32MP front camera that comes with the Vivo’s self developed “5-fold Super Beautification” algorithm system that lets you look naturally beautiful instead of overly airbrushed in selfies.
- And, the unique posing guide function consists of 144 pose suggestions for various scenarios such as selfie, male, couple, campus, vacation, etc.
iii. AI
- In terms of AI, here are the three features included on the Vivo S5:
- Skin Quality Checker: Take a selfie with your phone, and the Skin Quality Checker will analyze your skin in nine aspects such as pores, pimples, blackheads, etc, and provide a report.
- Telephone Secretary: It can help you to answer your calls when you’re busy using natural language.
- AI Translator: In addition to ordinary text translation, voice translation, photo translation, AR translation, you can also translate meal menus and have it show you the food pictures.
iv. Performance
- The Vivo S5 brings you a smoother gaming experience with following features:
- The Multi Turbo Engine, which is a flagship performance optimization technology that further improves the operating efficiency of the system.
Image credit: Vivo S5 Launch Event - The “Background Call” function allows you to play without fear of phone calls.
- The “Game Countdown” function detects the remaining time of the game resurrection through AI image recognition. When you switch out the game screen, you can see the pop-up countdown floating window to let you know when to switch it back to the game.
- The Vivo S5 has a 4100mAh ultra-capacity battery. With the Jovi’s smart power-saving function, you don’t have to worry about not having enough juice to last you one full day.
- And, with the 22.5W vivo Flash Charge fast charging, you can charge up to 50% in about half an hour.
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