Presented Xplay 5 - the world's first phone with 6 gigabytes of RAM

On the first day of spring debuted two smartphones Vivo Xplay 5, among which, as previously most interesting model Ultimate Edition, which became the world's first phone with six gigabytes of RAM. Among its features - a top 820 Snapdragon processor, 128-gigabyte drive and 5.43-inch double-sided curved, like the Galaxy S7, Super AMOLED-display. New items have the technical characteristics peculiar to the more famous flagship phone beginning of 2016, marked by all the qualities that users expect from a modern premium phone.

The Illustrated notes Chris Carlone (Kris Carlon) «Vivo Xplay 5 launched with 6 GB of RAM, Snapdragon 820 and dual-edge display», published a resource Android Authority, tells some details of the new phone.

It has an all-metal casing, a fingerprint reader and a battery of 3600 mAh capacity, supporting fast charging, as well as dual stereo Hi-Fi 3.0 connector and USB Type-C. Its price is 650 US dollars, slightly lower than the previously presented by Samsung on similar characteristics of Galaxy S7 Edge.

Specifications of the new phone are great, but people stopped their attention on a particular smartphone not only on the basis of acquaintance with the list of its technical characteristics, but also based on their preferences and previous experience of the use of certain brands of devices. Furthermore, the specification does not always fully reflect the performance and ease of use, which device is characterized in reality.

The new smartphone has two cameras - 16- and 8-megapixel. It is difficult to say whether the impact on the market since Vivo Xplay 5 on Galaxy S7 edge sales in China. Chinese phones with the top performance and competitive prices are extremely common and are increasingly preferred by users, even in relation to products of a well-known brands.

It should be noted that the curved screen Vivo Xplay 5 does not have the special functions for the bends that characterize Galaxy S7 edge. Therefore, it is obvious that, in spite of certain similarities, actually does not belong to the same class of devices as the latest flagship of Samsung.

The novelty is available in two versions: «Flagship Edition» with four gigabytes of RAM and chipset Snapdragon 652 for 3698 yuan (US $ 565 US) and «Ultimate Edition», of which narrated above, characterized 6 gigabyte RAM and impressive processor all bright flagships beginning of 2016 year - the Snapdragon 820, which will cost 4288 yuan (655 US dollars).

It should be noted that the processor is present not only in one version of the Galaxy S7, but in an unusual phone LG G5, which has a "friends" that extend the functionality of not only phone, but its battery.

The fingerprint scanner Vivo Xplay 5 to unblock for 0.4 seconds, and from a state on the screen and even faster - in just 0.2 seconds. The new smartphone is "out of the box," running the operating system Android 6.0 Marshmallow from the shell FunTouch OS from Vivo. The users will have to choose between two golden colors - "pink» (Rose Gold) and "champagne color» (Champagne Gold).

The standard model is available for pre-order now. As for the version of the Ultimate Edition with a more powerful processor and knows no equal RAM, it has been reported, will go on sale March 8, 2016.

Resource GSMArena also further clarifies the characteristics of the screen and a new phone cameras. It is characterized by the display resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (density - ~ 541 pixels per inch).

The main 16-megapixel camera has new items aperture f / 2.0, AF phase detection, two-color LED flash. The size of its sensor is 1 / 2.8 ", the pixel size - 1.12 μm. Among its features - geotagging, touch focus, face detection, panoramic photography and HDR. It allows you to shoot video with 2160p resolutions (30 fps) and 1080p (30 fps). Aperture additional 8-megapixel camera - f / 2.4.