Vivo Philippines has officially unveiled their first phablet in the country via the Vivo V3 Max so I didn't go home without my points of view plus more on the device
Front: 8 MP selfie camera, 5.5 inch IPS Full HD display, capacitive buttons
Back: 13 MP PDAF main cam with LED flash, Vivo logo, fingerprint reader
Internals: Qualcomm Snapdrago 652 octa-core SoC (4 Cortex-A72 clocked at 1.8 GHz each, 4 Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.4 GHz each) with Adreno 510 GPU, 4 GB RAM, 32 GB ROM, hybrid dual SIM (sim 2 can be also used as micro SD slot up to 128 GB), Funtouch OS 2.5 based on Android 5.1 Lollipop, Bluetooth 4.1, WiFi, GPS with GLONASS, 3,000 mAh built-in battery
Hybrid dual SIM tray at the left, power/unlock button & volume rocker at the right
The top has 3.5 mm. audio jack with HiFi support while at the bottom, you can see the pin hole mic, single speaker and OTG capable micro USB port.
It's my first time to use FunTouch OS 2.5 which reminds me a mix of Color OS and iOS mainly on the camera UI, the pulldown menu which is located at the bottom (one Vivo official explained that it is perfectly done for it's phablet size) and the OTG function which you have to turn it on. Meanwhile, here are some glimpses of the phone and SMS apps
I also took some benchmarks. It has 10 point multi touch and has over 74,000 on Antutu which is prettty impressive for it's Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 octa-core processor.
Here are the main and secondary camera samples of the said device in that order.
Vivo V3 Max also has the Ultra HD whch it will combine a number of pics to create a better and sharper image. For this comparison below, you can check the regular shot and ultra HD shot in that order. The Ultra HD image took over 13 MB in file size
More additional info. As of this time, no timeline yet on to expect on the new FunTouch OS version based on Android Marshmallow. There's also a Vivo Cloud app which as of this moment for the PH market, you can use it for unlimited number of texts and contact From what I felt, it has a metallic feel yet it feels elegant and easy to navigate. It's my first time to check out the FunTouch OS and I Vivo V3 Max
