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Vivo V17 Pro with pop-up dual selfie camera launched: Price, specifications

The Vivo V17 Pro goes on sale from September 27 on Amazon, Flipkart, vivo India E-store and offline stores

(L-R) Nipun Marya, Director Brand Strategy and Jerome Chen, CEO, Vivo India unveiling the Vivo V17Pro
(L-R) Nipun Marya, Director Brand Strategy and Jerome Chen, CEO, Vivo India unveiling the Vivo V17Pro
BS Web Team New Delhi
3 min read Last Updated : Sep 20 2019 | 3:13 PM IST
China’s BKK Electronics' smartphone brand Vivo on Friday launched the Vivo V17 Pro in India. At Rs 29,990, the Vivo V-series flagship comes with 8GB RAM + 128GB internal storage, and glacier ice and midnight ocean colours. The smartphone goes on sale from September 27 on Amazon, Flipkart, vivo India E-store and offline stores.

As part of the phone’s launch offer, the Vivo V17 Pro comes bundled with free one-time screen replacement – valid only on devices purchased and activated until October 8. Mentioned below are other offers that the phone would be eligible for:
  • 10 per cent cashback on HDFC and ICICI Bank credit card, debit card and HDFC Consumer loans equated monthly instalment (EMI) transactions
  • Zero down payment on Bajaj Finance EMI transaction of six months
  • Zero down payment on IDFC First Bank on eight months tenure; additional five per cent cashback on making down payment from credit card
  • Zero down payment on Home Credit transaction of six months tenure 
  • Gifts worth Rs 1,999 on an exchange of any old smartphone via vivo-Cashify application
  • Assured buyback of 50 per cent value for Vodafone Idea customers

Vivo V17 Pro features and specifications:

The V17Pro has a 6.44-inch super AMOLED screen of a fullHD+ resolution, stretched in ultra-tall 20:9 aspect ratio. The screen is of the E3 OLED breed, which, the company claims, has 100 per cent DCI-P3 colour gamut.  The phone’s screen is TÜV Rheinland certified to emit less eye fatigue-causing blue light. Additionally, it features a low brightness anti-flicker technology.

The Vivo V17 Pro features an in-display fingerprint sensor of the third generation, which the company claims to be faster and more efficient than previous-generation sensors. Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 system-on-chip, the phone comes with 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage. The phone boots Android Oreo 8.1 operating system-based Funtouch OS 4.5 user interface with Vivo’s Jovi AI Engine. Powering the phone is a 4,100 mAh battery, supported by 18W dual-engine fast charging through the supplied USB type-C port.

Imaging is covered by a pop-up dual selfie camera on the front and a quad-camera set-up on the back. The front camera module boasts a 32-megapixel primary camera, mated with an 8MP wide angle sensor of 105-degree field of view (FoV). The phone’s front camera features ‘super night selfie’ mode, which combines multiple frames to optimise picture brightness. The rear camera features a 48MP primary sensor (Sony IMX 582), 13MP telephoto lens capable of up to 2x optical zoom, 8MP wide-angle sensor of 120-degree FoV and a 2MP depth sensor.

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First Published: Sep 20 2019 | 2:35 PM IST

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