Chinese mobile manufacturer Vivo plans to surpass all current smartphones in performance with the X6 — its next flagship phone.
Updated on 11-18-2015 by David Curry: Added in a new teaser showing multitasking features.
Vivo teased even more of the device’s features on Weibo in
mid-November. The company said that the X6 will be “faster than the
iPhone,”which seems possible, based on the rumored specs. The X6 will supposedly
pack MediaTek’s deca-core Helio X20 processor, 4GB of RAM, and an
additional 1GB of RAM for graphics. Other rumored specs include a
4,000mAh battery and 21-megapixel Sony camera.
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Multitasking features
Vivo posted another teaser for the X6 on Weibo, showing the smartphone running two apps side-by-side, a feature usually reserved for tablets. The multitasking option is available when a user is watching a video, allowing them to split-screen and message back. We can’t tell if the phone on the GIF is representative of the actual device, considering it has no buttons on the front. That would make it a near edge-to-edge display.
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Other specifications
The 4GB of RAM has already been confirmed
by the company, alongside a fingerprint sensor on the back of the phone
for mobile payments. Vivo also confirmed that the X6 will be made of 98
percent metal, and will come in silver, gold, and rose gold — black and
grey might also be added to that list.
To prove the Vivo X6 offers better performance than the iPhone 6S, the company released a video
showing various app loading times on both devices. The X6 seems to
match or surpass the iPhone 6S in most cases, though it is hard to tell
the condition and age of the two devices and how that affects
performance.
We still don’t know the screen
size for the Vivo X6, with rumors varying between 5.2-inch and 6-inch.
The X6 display will apparently support “Force Touch,” the term Apple coined with the Apple Watch, before using the term 3D Touch for its iPhone 6S line. Vivo has not mentioned which version of Android the X6 is running.
The price for the X6 is another
unknown, though if it’s in the same price range as the rest of the
company’s high-end devices, it’ll cost between $300 and $450. The X6
will launch on December 16, just in time for the holiday season.
It is unlikely that the Vivo X6
will arrive in the United States, considering Vivo’s lack of interest
for the U.S. market in the past. European customers might find it
available at some retailers like Amazon and Gearbest, which tend to
stock international editions of Chinese smartphones.
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