Smartphone maker Vivo presents phone with dual front camera

The Chinese smartphone maker Vivo has presented a phone with a dual front camera. The primary camera takes the photos, while the secondary camera needs to retrieve and store depth information in order to blur the background of selfies.

The primary front camera is a Sony IMX376, a sensor from the Japanese manufacturer that has only been using Vivo so far. It is a sensor with a size of 1/2.78 “and a maximum resolution of twenty megapixels. The lens has an aperture of f/2.0. The front camera can also illuminate the scene with a ‘soft light’. In addition to blurring from the background, users can also adjust the focus after taking the photo.

The V5 Plus has an unnamed camera on the back with a maximum resolution of sixteen megapixels. The phone also has a full HD screen with a diagonal of 5.5 “. The device runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625, a 14nm soc with eight Cortex A53 processor cores and an Adreno 505 GPU. That soc can also be found. in the Huawei Nova and Lenovo P2 among others.

The phone measures 15.2×7.4cm and is 7.3mm thick. Vivo will soon release the V5 Plus and according to previous pre-order pages that went online, the price is approximately between 350 and 400 euros. The device will most likely not be officially released in Europe.