Vivo X9, X9 Plus now official w/ dual front cameras

After teasing us with its promotional image last time, Chinese manufacturer Vivo has now officially announced its X9 and X9 Plus smartphones that feature a dual front camera setup in addition to a Snapdragon CPU and up to 6GB RAM.

Vivo X9 specs:
5.5-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display @ 1920 x 1080 resolution
Snapdragon 625 CPU
4GB RAM
64GB/128GB internal storage
16MP rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, PDAF, LED flash
20MP front camera w/ 1.28-inch Sony IMR376 sensor, f/2.0 aperture
Dual-SIM
4G LTE/VoLTE
Fingerprint sensor
Hi-Fi AKM4376 DAC
3050mAh battery
152.6 x 74 x 6.99mm
154 grams
Gold and Rose Gold colors

Vivo X9 Plus specs:
5.88-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display @ 1920 x 1080 resolution
Snapdragon 653 CPU
6GB RAM
128GB internal storage
16MP rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, PDAF, LED flash
20MP front camera w/ 1.28-inch Sony IMR376 sensor, f/2.0 aperture
8MP secondary front camera
Dual-SIM
4G LTE/VoLTE
Fingerprint sensor
Hi-Fi AKM4376 DAC
4000mAh battery
Gold and Rose Gold colors

Its dual front camera setup, just like we initially thought, is indeed for creating bokeh shots or for shooting subjects with a great depth of field. What the secondary 8-megapixel shooter does is to get the separate distance of the background and blur it to make the subject pop out more.

The Vivo X9 is available for pre-order in China for CNY2,798 (64GB) and CNY2,998. Its bigger sibling, the X9 Plus, still has no price and availability. The company also mentions that the 128GB model is the international variant so we can expect it to be available outside China.

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