World’s thinnest mobile phone has been launched by Chinese smartphone maker Vivo. Vivo has launched the X5Max, a smartphone that measures just 4.75mm only in thickness in India at Rs 32,980.
World’s thinnest mobile phone
The phone claims to be the world’s thinnest smartphone. X5Max taking over Oppo’s recently launched R5 and Gionee’s Elife S5.1. Vivo X5Max sports has an aluminum frame and features a 5-inch full-HD (1080x1920p).
Vivo X5Max Specifications:
- Super AMOLED display.
- Powered by a 64 bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 octa core chip (1.7GHz Cortex-A53 quad core + 1GHz Cortex-A53 quad core)
2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage expandable up to 128GB via microSD card. - It runs Android 4.4 KitKat with Vivo’s custom skin, FuntouchOS running on top.
- The dual-sim phone supports 3G, 4G (including TDD-LTE, Indian 4G bands), Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS.
- Vivo X5Max features a 5MP f/2.4 front-facing camera and a 13MP rear camera.
A 2,000mAh battery. Unlike the Oppo R5, the X5Max does feature a 3.5mm audio jack.
This World’s thinnest smartphone ever will be available in China starting December 22 at CNY 2,998 (roughly Rs 30,000). Earlier, Gionee, another Chinese mobile brand, had launched Elife S5.1, its slimmest phone ever, in India at Rs 18,999. The phone measures just 5.1mm in thickness.
Gionee’s Elife S5.5 was awarded the world’s slimmest smartphone before the launch of Oppo R5, which measures just 4.85mm in thickness. Excitingly, both Oppo and Vivo brands are owned by BBK Electronics.