Vivo Play to Compete w/ Galaxy Note II and Optimus G Pro

With a slew of phablets being released here and there, Chinese maker Vivo makes sure it gets to join the bandwagon. Vivo announced the Vivo Play phablet with a 5.7″ 1080p display and a quad-core Snapdragon 600 chipset. Unlike most unknown Chinese markers, Vivo isn’t trying to sell its device for a low price – it’s asking 2,998 yuan ($490) for it.

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The Vivo Play certainly has an impressive set of specifications – a 5.7″ 1080p Full HD (386 ppi) screen, Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean running on Snapdragon 600 clocked at 1.7GHz with 2GB RAM. It is not a pure Android experience though as Vivo added its “Fun-touch” UI to it that has an iOS-like flat structure. The camera on the back uses a 13-MP 1/3.06″ Exmor RS sensor from Sony with an F/2.2 aperture lens. The front-facing camera has a 5-MP BSI sensor and 88° FoV. The Vivo Play measures 153.8 mm x 79.68 mm x 7.99 mm and weighs 187 grams with a 3,400 mAh battery inside.

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The Play reportedly packs “a number of sensing capabilities similar to the Samsung Galaxy S4″ though the exact details of that are unclear. It also uses a TI OPA2604 audio chip with built in support for “BBE, SRS and Hi-Fi mode” and features USB On-The-Go. The Vivo Play will go on sale this May 2013 in Black or White with 16GB or 32GB of built-in memory. While Vivo will be selling in China only, it was reported to be able on eBay as well.

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