Vivo S1 comes to India for Rs 17,990: Should you buy it or go for Vivo Z1 Pro?

The India price of the Vivo S1 starts at Rs 17,990. The question is, should you go for the Vivo S1 or buy Vivo’s Z-series smartphone aka Vivo Z1 Pro instead that comes for starting price of Rs 14,990? Let’s find out.

Vivo S1 features
32MP Front Camera
Capture A Clearer You
S1 features an industry-leading 32MP front camera. The Ultra HD resolution allows you to take selfies with high clarity and precise details. It also comes with multiple selfie modes, such as AI Face Beauty, Selfie Frontlight, AR Stickers, AI Filter, etc., which makes selfie-taking enjoyable and fun.

In-Display Fingerprint Scanning
Unlock the Future
Since launching its In-Display Fingerprint Scanning technology, Vivo has been leading the industry in bringing consumers a better unlocking experience. With just a single touch on your S1 display, the screen can be unlocked swiftly. A variety of animation effects are also available, which makes unlocking the phone easy and fun.

Trendsetting Technology 
A Style of Its Own
With further breakthrough in the design and craftmanship of its body, S1 adopts a diamond pattern design and seamless transition from blue to purple. Surrounded by black, the gleaming diamond pattern just resembles all the shining stars in the night sky.


AI Triple Camera 
A Taste of Professional Photography
Featuring the Sony IMX499 Camera Sensor, S1 allows you to shoot with enhanced accuracy and precision. AI Portrait Framing helps you in better composition to achieve a perfect ratio, and brings you more fun in every snapshot of your life moments.


AI Super Wide-Angle Camera 
Reveal More Beauty
AI Super Wide-Angle Camera expands your view to 120°, so you can capture more landscape, more of your friends and a more beautiful world. In group photos, camera will automatically switch to Super Wide-Angle mode for a wider range.

Ultra Game Mode
Ultra Game Mode is designed for the ultimate in gaming fun. The newly-added Game Countdown floating window could remind you the remaining time before the game starts, so that you can do more things while waiting. And when it comes to speed, by increasing smooth gameplay and reducing frame-drop by 300%, Multi-Turbo is the lightning-fast feature gamers need.


Vivo S1 detailed specifications

Build OS Android 9.0 (Pie)  

UI Function OS 9  
Dimensions 159.53 x 75.23 x 8.13  
Weight 179 g  
SIM Dual Sim, Dual Standby (Nano-SIM)  
Colors Diamond Black, Cosmic Green, Skyline Blue  
Frequency 2G Band SIM1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
3G Band HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
4G Band LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)  
Processor CPU Octa-core (2 x 2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 + 6 x 1.7 GHz Cortex-A55)  
Chipset MediaTek Helio P65  
GPU Mali-G72 MP3  
Display Technology Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, 16M Colors, Multitouch  
Size 6.38 Inches  
Resolution 1080 x 2340 Pixels (~404 PPI)  
Memory Built-in 128GB Built-in, 6GB RAM  
Card microSD Card, (supports up to 256GB)  
Camera Main Triple Camera: 16 MP, (wide), 1/2.8″, PDAF + 8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide) + 2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor, LED Flash  
Features Phase detection, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama, Video (2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps)  
Front 32 MP, f/2.0, HDR, Video (1080p@30fps)  
Connectivity WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot  
Bluetooth v5.0 with A2DP, LE  
GPS Yes + A-GPS support, & GLONASS  
USB microUSBv2.0  
NFC Yes  
Data GPRS, Edge, 3G (HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps), 4G (LTE-A (2CA) Cat7 300/50 Mbps)  
Features Sensors Accelerometer, Compass, Fingerprint (under display), Proximity  
Audio 3.5mm Audio Jack, MP4/H.264 player, MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player, Speaker Phone  
Browser HTML5  
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM  
Games Built-in + Downloadable  
Torch Yes  
Extra Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Document viewer, Photo/video editor  
Battery Capacity (Li-Po Non removable), 4500 mAh  
– Fast battery charging  
Price Price in Rs: 49,999    Price in USD: $373  
Ratings Average Rating is 3 stars – based on 29 user reviews.  

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