Vivo Nex Dual Display Edition first look: the dual-screen phone done right
- Chinese-made handset’s two high-resolution OLED screens make it a world-beater; second screen is way more than a viewfinder for selfie-taking
- Impressive triple camera system creates a 3D scan of your face you can use to unlock the phone, and have some fun with too
The original Vivo Nex – which had a pop-up selfie camera to avoid the need for a notch in the front display – is not even six months old, but the Chinese phone brand already has an update. Named the Nex Dual Display Edition, the new handset does away with the elevating camera in favour of two screens.
The idea is that a user can take selfies with the main camera system using the rear screen as viewfinder, thus eliminating the need to worry about where to put a front-facing camera.
The concept is not new – it was first seen on the ZTE-backed Nubia in November – but Vivo, being a more experienced phonemaker, not to mention one whose operations were not dealt a near death blow by the US government, has crafted a superior device that’s more refined.
For starters, both its 6.4-inch main screen and 5.5-inch rear display are OLED panels with resolution exceeding 1080p, which beats the Nubia X’s LCD main screen and 720p second screen.
The new Nex also has a superior triple camera system, consisting of a 12-megapixel main camera with f/1.8 aperture, a 2-megapixel depth sensor, and a third TOF (Time Of Flight) lens used for scanning 3D objects.