Smartphone Vivo NEX 3 - advantages and disadvantages

The mobile device market is growing by leaps and bounds. Every day there is some new brand, fresh model or upgraded chip. Now very popular are Chinese manufacturers that dominate the world of smartphones.

Vivo never ceases to attract the attention of users with its new products, the main characteristics of which are excellent technical parameters combined with an affordable price that is affordable for the average buyer. The further, the more, Vivo displaces competitors with the number of sales, its originality and decent quality of products, taking a leading position in the rankings.

By the end of September, the world will be presented with a new model - Vivo NEX 3. And, although the exact date of the presentation has not yet been announced and it will only take place in China for now, some parameters are already known.

Design and key figures

The flagship level is tangible, even starting from the packaging itself: a stylish black box with doors on the principle of a wardrobe, a beautiful arrangement of the device on the velvet surface of the inside.

The main feature of the device will be its appearance: there are no usual frames on the screen, there are no buttons on the side faces, the bright “waterfall” screen will definitely attract the attention of fans of unusual things. The front panel is 100% of the display area. In the center of the rear panel there is an unusual triple camera on a relief disk, under which an LED flash eye is visible.

The volume is adjusted on the right side panel, but not with a button, but with a touch mechanism, the volume decrease-increase scale does not appear at the top of the screen, as always, but right there, vertically. A touch screen is triggered.

On the top edge there is a mini-jack headphone port, an on/off button, a pop-up selfie camera and a microphone.

At the bottom is a speaker and a Type-C charging port, a SIM card slot and an additional microphone.

• Stylish packaging, corresponding to the level of an expensive smartphone;
• Comfortable dimensions (167.4*76.1*9.4);
• Unusual front panel, which is completely occupied by the display;
• Unusual touch volume control, which is conveniently displayed on the right side of the screen;
• All add-ons are located on the top and bottom faces, without cluttering up the side panels.

• Quite a weighty device (218.5 g);
• The only color available is black.

Vivo NEX 3 screen

Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen with a diagonal of 6.89 inches, which is equal to 119.3 sq.cm. The ratio of the display size and the entire body of the smartphone is approximately 93.6%. The type of screen (Super Amoled) suggests its thinness and brightness, as well as resistance to the influence of sunlight on image quality. And although the color reproduction is standard - 16 million colors, Super AMOLED increases brightness and clarity at times.

The waterfall screen has become the highlight of this model. There are no frames at all, and the display seems to flow smoothly to the side panels. When scrolling through the desktop, it seems that the icons are flowing from the screen to the back panel. Noticeable visual increase in area.

Thanks to a thoughtful high-quality screen on a smartphone, absolutely any operations are very comfortable: watching video and photo files, surfing the Internet, game pictures become even more dynamic and realistic.

• A good diagonal size, which further visually increases due to the display flowing to the side faces;
• Super Amoled screen with a number of advantages;
• Increased color brightness;
• Protection against the influence of sunlight on image quality.

• Direct hit of bright sunlight still distorts the image, despite all the provided safety nets.

Chipset and Memory

The new device from Vivo uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ mobile platform. And that's a huge plus, because it's a new powerhouse that unlocks maximum power and performance for mobile gaming and beyond. The chipset is designed to improve speed, increase graphics acceleration and increase processor performance by as much as 15% compared to the previous version of the standard Snapdragon 855.

It provides a full arsenal of hardware and software features.

Snapdragon 855+ uses 4G multi-gigabit connectivity while supporting advanced 5G technology.

Ultra-sensitive artificial intelligence gives realism and brightness to all operations performed.

The Adreno 640 GPU (700 MHz) perfectly complements the capabilities of the mobile platform, thanks to which the rendering speed has increased by 20%.

Memory size

Presumably, the smartphone will be in several versions regarding the amount of RAM and internal memory:

• 8GB/128GB;
• 8GB/256GB;
• 12GB/512GB.

Expansion with an additional memory card is not provided.

Depending on the number of gigabytes, the price of a smartphone will also vary.

• New version of Snapdragon 855+ from Qualcomm;
• High performance and power;
• The GPU harmoniously complements the mobile platform, enhancing all its advantages;
• The power of the main processor makes the device gaming, enabling gamers to delve into a realistic and dynamic gaming space;
• Several versions are offered regarding the amount of memory.

• No additional expansion by SD card.

Description of camera parameters

Vivo NEX 3 can truly be called a photo smartphone. The manufacturer took care of the high quality of both cameras.

The triple main camera is located in the center of the rear panel on a protruding round disk. All three "eyes" (64 Mp, 13 Mp, 13 Mp) each perfectly cope with their function, giving excellent results for photos and videos. All images are high quality, instant focus and a smooth buzzer help capture even the smallest details from afar, without getting close to the subject.

The front camera is single, has 16 megapixels and is located on the top edge, like a motorized pop-up window. Stylishly retracting when shooting, the selfie camera gives the appearance of the device additional grace and unusualness.

The parameters and the result correspond to the level of a flagship smartphone photo, which will be appreciated by every fan of capturing the world around him and himself.

• The rear camera consists of three separate sensors, which in combination work perfectly, giving a good result;
• LED flash adjusts the brightness of lighting in the dark, as well as in shaded places;
• Instant focus;
• A good zoom approach, which maintains the clarity of the picture, all the details are visible, including the smallest ones;
• The front camera does not take up space on the front panel;
• The selfie camera is a pop-up slot that is easy to operate due to its convenient location.

• None.

Battery and device autonomy

Given the capacity of the tasks performed, the NEX 3 is equipped with a powerful lithium-polymer non-removable battery of 4500 mAh. In addition, with the possibility of fast charging (44 W).Offline mode has decent performance. With active use of energy, enough for 7-8 hours. Accordingly, the smartphone can be in standby mode for up to 48 hours without additional recharge. In talk mode without using the Internet, a time limit of up to 15 hours is available.

• Large battery capacity;
• The presence of fast charging (it takes less than an hour to fully replenish the charge);
• Battery life, depending on the tasks performed, ranges from 7 to 48 hours;
• Lithium polymer battery provides protection against overheating.

• Not detected.

Sound and communications

To connect a headset, there is a 3.5 mm jack on the top edge, and one of the microphones is located right there. The second additional one, along with the speaker, is on the bottom side of the smartphone. There is also a SIM card slot and a reversible Type-C 1.0 connector. The audio quality speaks for itself: 32-bit/192kHz. To improve audibility and exclude external interference, active noise reduction with a dedicated microphone is used.

Another feature of the novelty from Vivo will be the use of 5G mobile Internet along with the already familiar 4G. The latest version of Bluetooth 5.0. WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 allows fast transmission of information.

Sensors

The fingerprint scanner found its place under the display without cluttering the back panel. Other assistive sensors are available, such as an accelerometer, compass, gyroscope proximity, turning off the glow and screen activity during a call.

• The presence of the usual headphone jack;
• Noise reduction during voice calls with a separate microphone;
• Powerful speaker that transmits not only high-quality voice sound, but also audio playback;
• Availability of all necessary sensors.

• No.

Usually, manufacturers try to keep all the possible parameters of their new models a secret until the last. Vivo did not attach much importance to this. That is why even now, when the exact date of the presentation of the smartphone has not yet been determined, you can familiarize yourself with most of the characteristics. It is quite possible that this is a tactical move to stir up more interest among users. The only thing that still remains a mystery is the price of the device, which, apparently, will be quite high with such flagship performance.