Vivo X5 Max: A wafer thin smartphone

Looking differentiated from other proposals, the Chinese firm introduced the Vivo X5 Max, which for now is the world’s thinnest smartphone, with 4.75 mm thick in most of its body, since the camera sensor protrudes a little. Exceeds well, the Oppo R5, which in October won the title of thinner.

Vivo X5 Max

In a casing with a motherboard of 1.7 mm, 3.98 mm chassis and SuperAMOLED display (toughened glass to protect) 1.36 mm thick and 5.5″ in size (Full HD), the company included a Qualcomm eight-core Snapdragon 615 processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage (and microSD slot), Sony IMX214 sensor camera with 13 megapixel rear and 5 megapixel front, and a battery of 2000 mAh, as well as classic Bluetooth, GPS, Wi-Fi, 3G and LTE.

An achievement regarding the Oppo is the inclusion of a standard audio jack (3.5 mm) than the Oppo R5 replaced with an adapter for the USB port.

The device runs Android 4.4 and will be priced in China, close to $450.