The Vivo V17 has been confirmed to launch in India on December 9. The V17 is the latest in the Vivo V-series smartphones and was launched in Russia recently. Although the company has not officially announced the price for the Vivo V17 in India, its Russian counterpart is available for 22,990 Russian Rubles, or approximately Rs 26,000.
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Vivo has started sending invites for the launch event of Vivo V series smartphone on December 9. Even though the company has not mentioned the name of the phone in the invite, it is expected to launch Vivo Y17 in India on the event.
As you can see on the teaser image, it shows a punch-hole display at the top-right corner. This could mean that the Indian variant of the V17 might come with a punch-hole design. To recall, the Vivo V17 launched in Russia with a waterdrop notch.
Talking about the specifications, it is tipped to come with a similar set of specifications of the Russian variant. Vivo V17 sports a 6.38-inch full HD+ Super AMOLED display with 2340 x 1080 pixels resolution. It gets power deom the Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SoC paired with 8GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage. It also has a microSD card slot for further expansion of storage up to 256 GB via microSD card.
For photography, it features a diamond-shaped quad rear camera setup with 48-megapixel as a primary lens, an 8-megapixel secondary lens, 2-megapixel depth sensor and a 2-megapixel macro lens. Upfront, it comes equipped with a 32-megapixel camera.
The handset packs a 4500mAh battery with 18W fast charging support. The device measures 159.25 x 75.19 x 8.68mm and weighs 186.7 grams. Connectivity options are Bluetooth 5.0, FM radio, 3.5mm audio jack, dual-band WiFi, and dual-SIM support.