Vivo V7+ was launched in India[1] today and will go on sale later this month. The smartphone is selfie-centric, so it should come as no surprise it sports a 24-megapixel front camera with an f/2.0 aperture and a selfie soft light. Another highlight feature of the handset is its 5.99-inch, 18:9 aspect ratio display, but with HD resolution. The Vivo V7+[2] price in India is Rs. 21,990. Pre-bookings open on Thursday, September 7, while the smartphone will go on sale in India on September 15.
Vivo V7+ is a dual-SIM phone that runs the custom Funtouch OS 3.2, based on Android 7.1 Nougat[3]. It sports a 5.99-inch HD display with an 18:9 aspect ratio with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 and 2.5D curved glass. The display is almost bezel-less on the side. The smartphone is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SoC and has 4GB of RAM. As far as storage is concerned, this Vivo[4] phone has 64GB of inbuilt storage that is expandable via microSD card (up to 256GB).
Here's everything else that made news today.
BSNL's new 'rate-cutter' packs
BSNL continues to sweeten the deal for its customers as incumbent telcos face the heat from Reliance Jio[5]. The telco has now started offering two new recharge packs[6] priced at Rs. 8 and Rs. 15, which is great news for people who don't want to pay big sums for prepaid recharges. The Rs. 8 pack is valid for 30 days and charges 15 paise per minute for BSNL to BSNL calls and 35 paise per minute from BSNL[7] to other networks. The Rs. 15 pack offers the same rates but is valid for 90 days.
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