A new player in the smartphone category launches its first device in the Philippines today.
VIVO, a Chinese manufacturer who started as a telco and consumer electronics company. From 2011, Vivo started to manufacture smartphone and currently, it is the 5th top smartphone globally according to IDC.
In today’s Philippine launch, Vivo introduced Vivo V3Max.

Vivo V3Max features
With the hashtag #FasterThanFaster, V3 Max boasts of the following features;
- 0.5 second faster fingerprint unlocking
- 0.2 second faster camera focus
- Smart split screen
- Fast charging

Vivo V3Max specs:
5.5-inch FHD IPS display 1920 x 1080
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 64-bit Octa-core 1.8GHz
4GB RAM
32GB internal storage
Up to 128GB external storage via microSD
3000mAh battery
Camera: 13MP PDAF rear, 8MP front
7.58mm
168g
Fingerprint scanner
Android 5.1 Lollipop with Funtouch OS2.5 UI on top
Before the end of March this year, Vivo has already announced Vivo X1 and X3 to be available locally.
This is a developing story.
We will update this when they announce the availability and pricing.
Update: Pricing and availability
Official pricing of the Vivo V3Max is P16,990 with freebies (tumbler and selfie stick).

