Vivo’s NEX smartphone was the first to feature a slim-bezel design and a pop-up selfie camera. Now the company has unveiled a follow-up. Like the NEX, the new phone has no visible front-facing camera. But that’s because you use the rear cameras for everything — including selfies and video chat. Instead of putting camera on […]
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Vivo NEX 2 may swap pop-up camera for a second screen
Vivo was the first company to unveil a smartphone with a slim top bezel and no camera notch… because the front-facing camera for the Vivo NEX is hidden behind the screen and only popped up when you need it. Now rumor has it that the company plans to launch a follow-up to the NEX. This […]
Vivo NEX teardown shows how the pop-up camera, in-display fingerprint sensor work
The Vivo NEX is one of the most unusual smartphones to ship in years, thanks to its front-facing camera that hides behind the screen when it’s not in use, its in-display fingerprint sensor, and its unusual vibrating earpiece that’s also hidden behind the display. In an effort to make a phone with a high screen-to-body […]
Vivo NEX smartphone with pop-out camera launches (in China)
When Vivo first unveiled a smartphone with a front-facing camera that pops out from inside the device when you need it and hides when you don’t, the company called it a concept device. But a few months later, the Chinese phone maker is officially launching its first phone with a pop-up camera. The Vivo NEX […]
Vivo’s all-screen phone with pop-out camera launching June 12th
Chinese phone maker Vivo unveiled a sleek concept phone in February, promising a a nearly all-screen device with a notchless design and a slim top bezel… because there’s no camera built into the front of the Vivo Apex. If you want to snap a selfie or make a video call, you can use a camera […]