The NEX with pop-up selfie camera may have not arrived in the Philippines, but this year, Vivo has made sure to make its two new smartphones with the same feature available in the Philippines. Meet the Vivo V15 and V15 Pro.

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Officially launched today, the devices promise “to elevate midrange smartphones to extraordinary heights.” The front camera is 32 megapixels; it slides up when activated and retracts when not in use, making it possible for the V15 series phones to have a FullView display with a high screen-to-body ratio of more than 90 percent. And no notch, Ma!

Vivo assures us that the camera can withstand a force of up to 120 kilograms and can elevate at least 300,000 times.

On the back is a triple-camera setup consisting of either 12- or 48-megapixel main, 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle, and 5-megapixel depth sensors.

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The regular V15 uses a MediaTek Helio P70 processor and a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor while the Vivo V15 Pro is powered by Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 675 chip and embeds the fingerprint reader into the screen.

Vivo V15 and V15 Pro prices, preorder details, installments plans, and release dates

The Vivo V15 comes with a price tag of P17,999 (around $341). Add P6,000 ($114) if you want to buy the Pro version, which is retailing at P23,999 ($454).

Preorder any of them — until March 29 for the base V15 and April 11 for the Pro variant — and you get these freebies worth up to P7,500 ($142):

• Premium NBA case
• Bluetooth speaker

Can’t pay outright? Don’t worry, there are installment plans available for you, via non-bank financial institution Home Credit or a major credit-card company. Purchase the Vivo V15 from March 30 to June 30 or the Vivo V15 Pro from April 12 to June 30, and you can pay in installments — either 6 or 9 months — without interest.

Vivo V15 specs

• 6.53-inch LCD display, 2,340 x 1,080 resolution, 19.5:9 aspect ratio
• MediaTek Helio P70 octa-core processor with AI chip
• Mali-G72 GPU
• 6GB RAM
• 128GB expandable storage
• Triple 12-megapixel, 8-megapixel (ultra wide), and 5-megapixel (depth sensor) rear cameras with LED flash
• Pop-up 32-megapixel front camera
• Fingerprint reader (rear-mounted)
• 4,000mAh battery with fast charging
• Android 9.0 Pie-based FunTouch OS

Vivo V15 Pro specs

• 6.4-inch AMOLED display, 2,316 x 1,080 resolution 
• Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 processor
• 8GB RAM
• 128GB storage
• Triple 48-megapixel camera, 8-megapixel wide camera, 5-megapixel depth camera
• 32-megapixel pop-up front camera
• Fingerprint reader (in-display)
• 3,700mAh battery with fast charging
• Funtouch 9 based on Android 9.0 Pie

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