There’s a new smartphone player in town that has been making the news recently with its ultra slim phones, great cameras and hi-definition audio. The name vivo (yes, the brand name is written in lower-case letters) might ring a bell for many but most would not have known that its parent company, BBK Electronics Corporation, also happens to own the popular OPPO Electronics Corp.
Vivo’s latest device to make an appearance here is the X5Max smartphone. Its alloy chassis and stainless steel body/back brings the thickness of the device down to a mere 5.08 mm. This is slightly thicker than the original version for the Chinese market, which stands at an incredible 4.75 mm, but vivo Malaysia has confirmed that the extra for this Southeast Asian version is due to a larger battery (2,300 mAh as opposed to 2,000).
Click to view slideshow.The X5Max is touted as an Hi-Fi grade audio device that vivo hopes will find a place in an audiophile’s collection. On that front, vivo has gone the extra mile to source and incorporate some high-quality chips to support its Hi-Fi 2.0 standard. The X5Max has an ESS ES9018K2M Sabre Stereo 32-bit audio DAC, two ESS SABRES9601K SABRE Headphone Drivers, two TI OPA1612 ultra-low noise precision audio operational amplifiers, a Yamaha YSS-205X digital surround signal processing chip, and to top things off, a deluxe DC/DC converter with LDO. The X5Max really has got what it takes to deliver a superior audio performance but we’ll just have to take a listen to find out if that Hi-Fi 2.0 is any good. It’s a good thing though that vivo has somehow managed to squeeze in a standard 3.5 mm audio socket in the body to help potential customers to try the phone out with their regular head/ear phones.
On to the smartphone side, the X5Max is a pretty decent affair but the 64-bit octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 may not seem like a match for phone’s asking price (which equals and surpasses some flagship devices that are shipping with an Snapdragon 8XX chip). Then again, its price could be associated to the device’s audio prowess. Otherwise, the device comes with a 5.5” Super AMOLED (HD 1080) display, optional dual-card slots (one for micro-SIM and the other can be used for either a nano-SIM or a microSD card), a 13 MP rear camera with a Sony sourced sensor and a 6-element lens assembly. The device runs vivo’s own Funtouch OS 2.0 that is based on Android 4.4.4 KitKat.
Here are the key specifications for the device:
- Octa-core (4 x 1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 processors + 4 x 1.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 processors) Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 (MSM8939) CPU and Adreno 405 GPU.
- Runs Funtouch 2.0 OS (based on Android 4.4.4 KitKat).
- 5.5”, 1920 x 1080 (HD 1080), Super AMOLED screen with a pixel density of 400.53 ppi.
- 2 GB RAM (LPDDR3), 16 GB internal memory, and accepts microSD card of up to 128 GB (using 2nd SIM slot).
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n with Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.0, and micro-USB 2.0.
- Supports GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+ and 4G LTE Cat 4. Two SIM slots (micro-SIM, nano-SIM/microSD) with dual-standby.
- 13 MP auto-focusing rear camera with Sony IMX210 Exmor RS CMOS BSI sensor at 1.127 μm size, LED flash, 6-elements lens, as well as a 5 MP front camera. Aperture for the rear camera is rated at f/2.0 and the front at f/2.4.
- Additional features include FM Radio, active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Hi-Fi 2.0 Audio (with ESS ES9018K2M Sabre 32-bit Stereo Mobile Audio DAC, 2 x ESS SABRES9601K headphone amplifier, 2 x TI OPA1612 operational amplifiers, and a Yamaha YSS-205X digital surround signal processing), deluxe DC/DC chip with LDO, stainless steel back with anti-fingerprint coating, Night/Bokeh/Panorama/Children/Beauty camera settings, and Smart Wake on-screen gesture to launch apps/services.
- 2,300 mAh, non-removable, Li-polymer battery.
- Dimensions are 153.9 x 78 x 5.08 mm and weighs 156 g.
- Comes in only White colour option.
The vivo X5Max is available at all authorised resellers and retailers for RM 1,799, and the device price will not be affected by GST. As such, the device will have the same price post April Fool’s day.
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