vivo NEX rumor roundup: pricing for both models, some photos and a benchmark

The vivo NEX phones will show that there’s no need for notches, even if a phone has thin bezels. The base model will be powered by Snapdragon 710 while NEX S will be the flagship with the top S845 chip.

Early information from the rumor mill suggests that the base model will cost CNY 3,800 ($590/€500) while the S flagship will be CNY 4,500 ($700/€600). That’s with 8 GB of RAM and a generous 256 GB of storage for the Snapdragon 845 version. Don’t forget that the NEX S will be the only version with an under display fingerprint reader.

vivo NEX pricing info • vivo NEX live photos

The defining feature of the NEX phones, a feature shown off in the APEX prototype, is the selfie camera periscope. It pops up under its own power when needed and hides away when not needed. Check out these live shots of the phone for a better look at its design.

And a (very) short video:

We’ve seen some of the specs before, including the large 6.59” screen (1,080 x 2,316 px) and a substantial 4,000 mAh battery. We’ve seen the NEX S with the Snapdragon 845 benchmarked in Geekbench, now here are the scores for the base vivo NEX model.

GeekBench 4.1 (multi-core)

Higher is better

• vivo NEX S
  9085
• vivo NEX
  5805

GeekBench 4.1 (single-core)

Higher is better

• vivo NEX S
  2419
• vivo NEX
  1833

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