The S15 series made its debut last month with the vivo S15e, now welcoming two new models, including vivo’s first Dimensity 8100 phone. His brother is betting on a classic. Both phones have Samsung-made 120Hz AMOLED displays and fast-charging batteries.
vivo S15 Pro
The vivo S15 Pro is powered by the Dimensity 8100, which is coupled with what vivo calls a “gaming” cooling system that lowers the chipset temperature by 1.2 ° C. There is also an additional chip, the Gaming Graphics Core Pro, to help the Mali-G610 MC6 GPU run games at a constant frame rate.
The phone has a 6.56 “AMOLED display (using Samsung E5 emissivity materials) with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,376 px (19.8: 9). It is very bright, peaks at 1,500 nits and promises perfect color calibration from the factory plus HDR10 + support.
It is a high refresh rate, 120Hz display, suitable for gaming. Normally, touch sampling works at 300Hz, but can boost up to 1,000Hz. Sound is expelled from the stereo speakers, and for better immersion, there is a linear motor on the X-axis and 500 presets for haptic feedback. . vivo made this phone with 360 ° antenna coverage, including dual Wi-Fi and Bluetooth antennas for a seamless connection.
Moving on to the cameras, the vivo S15 Pro is equipped with the 50MP Sony IMX766V, customized exclusively for vivo. This 1 / 1.56 “sensor with 1.0 µm pixels was previously used in the X70 Pro. The main camera has optical image stabilization (OIS) and an aperture of f / 1.9.
Next is the 12 MP (116 ° FoV) ultra wide angle camera. This module doubles as a macro camera, as it can focus closely (2.5cm / 1 “). The last one on the back is a 2MP depth sensor. By flipping the front, there’s a selfie camera 32 MP (f / 2.45).
The phone houses a 4,500mAh battery with support for 80W fast charging. It can reach 70% charge in 18 minutes and 100% charge in 35 minutes, keeping cool thanks to the highly efficient charge pumps (98.5 %).
Vivo China online store is now accepting pre-orders for vivo S15 Pro, sales will start on May 27th (Friday next week). You can choose between blue and black colors. By the way, the two S15 models are equipped with OriginOS Ocean (based on Android 12).
vivo S15 Pro
The base configuration has 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, is priced at 3,400 CNY (which converts to ($ 505 / € 480 / ₹ 39,000). You can upgrade to 12GB of RAM , if you have 300 CNY more to spend.
vivo S15
The vivo S15 chooses the proven Snapdragon 870 chipset, specifically a vivo variant called the “Peak Edition”. The chip is paired with (internally developed) VMET memory technology, which will make it the fastest Snapdragon 870 ever, the company says. This also enjoys the cooling powers of a vapor chamber, which promises an identical 1.2 ° drop in temperature.
Like the Pro, this packs a 120Hz, 6.62-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,400 px (20: 9). This opts for the older E4 material and isn’t as bright, but it can still reach 1,300 nits. This also supports HDR10 + and perfect color calibration from the factory.
The main camera of the vivo S15 features a 64MP (1 / 1.72 “) sensor with f / 1.9 aperture and OIS. Next to it is an 8MP ultra wide-angle camera with 120 ° FoV, too. if it doesn’t take macro shots, however, the 2MP depth sensor and 32MP selfie cameras are the same.
The phone has the same battery capacity as the Pro, 4,500mAh, but the charge has been reduced to 66W. It can do 0-50% in 18 minutes, however, that’s not a problem.
vivo S15
The vivo S15 is also available for pre-order on the vivo web store in China with sales starting on May 27th. There are three memory configurations to choose from. The base unit has 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage and costs CNY 2,700 ($ 400 / € 380 / ₹ 31,000). You can double the storage to 256GB with the CNY 3,000 option, the top version also gets 12GB of RAM, that’s CNY 3,300.
By the way, the vivo S15 is related to the Indian version of iQOO 7 and iQOO Neo5, but it has a slightly improved main camera.
Infographic: vivo S15 Pro • vivo S15
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