Vivo has upped its innovation game lately. It opened the year with a bang by showcasing a technology that puts the fingerprint sensor under the screen. That was at the CES trade show in Las Vegas. Now, for the first time, a Vivo smartphone with that feature has been made official in the Philippines, three months after it was launched in China. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the Vivo X21.
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It’s the company’s second device with an on-screen fingerprint reader after the Vivo X20 Plus UD. The handset also unlocks by scanning your face using the front-facing camera, similar to recent Vivo releases such as the V7 and its Plus variant.
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The unlocking solution used here, plus the absence of physical navigation buttons at the bottom of the display, leads to a front panel with a high screen-to-body ratio of 90.3 percent. A tall aspect ratio of 19:9 and a high, 2,280 x 1,080 resolution makes the Vivo X21 ideal for media consumption. It does have a controversial feature in the notch, where the sensors and front-facing camera are housed.
The Vivo X21 boasts a 6.28-inch display with a high screen-to-body ratio of 90.3 percent.
Speaking of which, the X21 sports a 12-megapixel front camera with A.I. enhancements, while the rear-facing setup pairs a 12-megapixel main sensor with a 5-megapixel one for capturing depth information in Portrait Mode.
The Vivo X21’s rear-facing setup pairs a 12-megapixel main sensor with a 5-megapixel one for capturing depth information in Portrait Mode.
Under the hood, you get an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor coupled with 6GB RAM and 128GB expandable storage. The Vivo X21 runs a heavily skinned yet well-optimized user interface layered on top of Android 8.1 Oreo. Powering the entire assembly is a 3,200mAh battery that supports fast charging over the standard microUSB port.
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In the Philippines, the Vivo X21 is priced at P29,999, or roughly $561 and will be available starting June 22. To find out if it’s worth the money, be sure to check out our full review.
Vivo X21 specs
- Face unlock (3D facial scanner)
- Fingerprint reader (in-display)
- 6.28-inch AMOLED display, 2,280 x 1,080 resolution (19:9)
- Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor
- 6GB RAM
- 128GB expandable storage
- Dual 12- and 5-megapixel rear cameras with LED flash
- 12-megapixel front camera
- 3,200mAh battery
- Android 8.1 Oreo
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