vivo just announced the S15 and S15 Pro smartphones in the S series in China, as it had promised. These come with an FHD+ AMOLED screens with 120Hz refresh rate, but the S15 Pro has a 6.56-inch E5 AMOLED screen with up to 1500 nits brightness, while the S15 comes with a 6.62-inch E4 AMOLED screen. The S15 is powered by Snapdragon 870 and the S15 Pro Pro is powered by Dimensity 8100 SoC with vapor chamber cooling.
The S15 Pro uses a custom 50MP IMX766V sensor for the rear camera, OIS along with EIS for a stable Hummingbird stabilization, and a 32MP autofocus front camera. The S15 has a 64MP camera and a 32MP front camera.
These have stereo speakers and the Pro model also has an X-axis linear motor. Both the phones pack a 4500mAh battery, and the S15 Pro comes with a dual-cell 80W fast charging that can charge up to 70% in 18 minutes. The S15 with 66W charging can charge up to 50% in 18 minutes.
vivo S15 Pro specifications
- 6.56-inch (2376 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ E5 AMOLED 19.8:9 aspect ratio screen with HDR10+, 120Hz refresh rate, 300Hz touch sampling rate, up to 1500 nits brightness
- MediaTek Dimensity 8100 5nm SoC with Mali-G610 6-core GPU
- 8GB / 12GB LPDDR5 RAM with 256GB (UFS 3.1) storage
- Android 12 with Origin OS Ocean
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- 50MP camera with IMX766V sensor, f/1.88 aperture, OIS, LED flash, 12MP 119° ultra-wide sensor with f/2.2 aperture with 2.5cm macro option, 2MP B&W portrait camera with f/2.4 aperture
- 32MP autofocus front camera with f/2.45 aperture
- In-display fingerprint sensor
- USB Type-C audio, Stereo Speakers, Hi-Res audio
- Dimensions:158.9×73.52×8.55mm; Weight:188g
- 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.3,GPS (L1 + L5), USB Type-C, NFC
- 4500mAh (typ) battery with 80W fast charging
vivo S15 specifications
- 6.62-inch (2400 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ E4 AMOLED 20:9 aspect ratio screen with HDR10+, 120Hz refresh rate, 300Hz touch sampling rate, up to 1300 nits brightness
- Octa Core (1 x 3.2GHz + 3 x 2.42GHz + 4 x 1.8GHz Hexa) Snapdragon 870 7nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 650 GPU
- 8GB LPDDR4X RAM with 128GB (UFS 3.1) storage, 8GB/ 12GB LPDDR4X RAM with 256GB (UFS 3.1) storage
- Android 12 with Origin OS Ocean
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- 64MP camera with sensor, f/1.89 aperture, OIS, LED flash, 8MP ultra-wide sensor with f/2.2 aperture, 2MP macro camera with f/2.4 aperture
- 32MP front camera with f/2.0 aperture
- In-display fingerprint sensor
- USB Type-C audio, Stereo Speakers, Hi-Res audio
- Dimensions:161.09×74.31×8.08mm; Weight:198g
- 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.2,GPS (L1 + L5), USB Type-C, NFC
- 4500mAh (typ) battery with 66W fast charging
Pricing and availability
The vivo S15 comes in Black, Blue and Golden colours, is priced at 2699 yuan (US$ 399 / Rs. 31,055 approx.) for the 8GB + 128GB model, 2999 yuan (US$ 444 / Rs. 34,480 approx.) for the 8GB + 256GB model and the 12GB + 256GB model costs 3299 yuan (US$ 488 / Rs. 37,945 approx.).
The vivo S15 Pro comes in Black and Blue colours, is priced at 3399 yuan (US$ 503 / Rs. 39,100 approx.) for the 8GB + 256GB model and the 12GB + 256GB model costs 3699 yuan (US$ 548 / Rs. 42,550 approx.). These are available to order and will go on sale in China from May 27th.