World's Slimmest Smartphone Vivo X5Max Launched in India

Chinese brand Vivo has officially launched the World's slimmest smartphone the X5Max in India. With just 4.75mm thickness, the X5Max has become world’s thinnest smartphone beating the Oppo R5. The handset was launched in China last week.

The thickness of the screen is just 1.36mm and it is using the industry's thinnest chasis of 3.98mm. The motherboard uses a unique "one-sided layout critical" to reduce the thickness to 1.77mm and also uses the thinnest speaker module sized at 2.45mm, coupled with YAMAHA’s YSS-205X sound chip.

Specs of Vivi X5Max

• 5.5-inch full-HD (1080x1920p) Super AMOLED display  
• 64-bit octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor (quad-core 1.7GHz + quad-core 1GHz)
• 2GB of RAM 
• 16GB internal storage expandable up to 128GB via microSD card
• 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and Sony IMX214 sensor
• 5-megapixel front-facing camera
• Dual-SIM with 4G LTE
•  Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi, Micro-USB, GPRS/ EDGE, USB OTG, and 3G 
•  2000mAh battery

The Vivo X5Max runs Android KitKat 4.4.4 with Vivo's custom skin, FuntouchOS running on top.

 The Vivo X5Max will be available via physical retail stores starting Monday for Rs. 32,980

World's thinnest Smartphone Vivo X5Max launched in China

Chinese brand Vivo has officially launched the X5Max. With just 4.75mm thickness, the X5Max has become world’s thinnest smartphone beating the Oppo R5.

The motherboard uses a unique "one-sided layout critical" to reduce the thickness to 1.77mm and also uses the thinnest speaker module sized at 2.45mm, coupled with YAMAHA’s YSS-205X sound chip.

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Coming to the specs, the X5Max sports a 5.5-inch Super AMOLED full HD display and is powered by a1.7GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor, paired with 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage (microSD card support). Camera features include 13-megapixel rear camera with a Sony IMX214 sensor and a 5-megapixel front shooter. Connectivity features include dual-SIM, 4G LTE (Cat. 4), Wi-Fi, USB OTG, and Bluetooth. The device is backed by 2,000mAh battery and runs Funtouch OS 2.0, based on Android 4.4.4 KitKat.

The X5Max has been priced at 2998 yuan ($485 and Rs. 30,000) and will go on sale beginning December 22 in the Chinese market. Vivo is also hosting a press invent in India on December 15 where it is expected to announce the X5Max.

Super Slim Vivo X5Max to launch in India on December 15

Chinese handset maker 'Vivo' is all set to enter the Indian market and has sent out invites for an event taking place on December 15, in Delhi. The company will launch its smartphones in partnership with Viacom18 who will look into marketing Vivo in India.

The official press invite reads,

"The countdown begins...Vivo Mobile, with its slimmest phone in the world is about to enter your life."

It is clear from the press invite that Vivo will launch the Vivo X5Max which is the world’s thinnest smartphone. Vivo has already confirmed that the Vivo X5Max will will be unveiled on December 10 in China.

According to reports, X5Max has a thickness of just 4.75mm and will feature a 5.5-inch full HD display, and powered by1.7GHz octa-core MediaTek processor paired with 2GB of RAM and16GB of internal memory [expandable up to 128GB using a microSD card]. Other features include 13-megapixel rear camera and 5-megapixel front camer, 4G LTE and dual-Sim slots. It will run Android 4.4 KitKat.

More details about the device will be available on 15 December after the official launch.