Vivo V27 Series India Launch Tipped For February, Could be Similar to Vivo S16 Series

The Vivo S16 series was launched back in December 2022 in China.

Highlights
  • Vivo S16 series consists of three devices – Vivo S16e, Vivo S16, and Vivo S16 Pro.
  • The Vivo V27 series devices will be based on the Vivo S16 series smartphones.
  • The Vivo V27 series could go official by mid or end of February in India.

Vivo, back in December, launched the Vivo S16 series in the Chinese market. The Vivo S16 series consists of three smartphones – Vivo S16e, Vivo S16, and Vivo S16 Pro. Now, new information has surfaced on the web claiming that the Vivo S16 series smartphones will launch as the Vivo V27 series in the Indian market. The tipster has also claimed that the Vivo V27 series will launch in mid or end of February.

The launch timeline revealed by the tipster is inline with the earlier rep


Highlights
  • Vivo S16 series consists of three devices – Vivo S16e, Vivo S16, and Vivo S16 Pro.
  • The Vivo V27 series devices will be based on the Vivo S16 series smartphones.
  • The Vivo V27 series could go official by mid or end of February in India.

Vivo, back in December, launched the Vivo S16 series in the Chinese market. The Vivo S16 series consists of three smartphones – Vivo S16e, Vivo S16, and Vivo S16 Pro. Now, new information has surfaced on the web claiming that the Vivo S16 series smartphones will launch as the Vivo V27 series in the Indian market. The tipster has also claimed that the Vivo V27 series will launch in mid or end of February.

The launch timeline revealed by the tipster is inline with the earlier report which claimed that the Vivo V27 series smartphones will launch in early 2023 in the Indian market. The tipster also says that Vivo is likely to make some changes to the Vivo S16 series devices and will launch those as the V27 series in the country. Let us take a closer look at the details.

Last year, Vivo launched the Vivo S15 series as the Vivo V25 in the Indian market, so the brand could do the same with the upcoming V27 series. However, it is not clear how many devices the brand will launch under the V27 series. Let us take a quick recap of the Vivo S16 series specifications.

Vivo S16 Series: Specifications

The Vivo S16 and S16 Pro feature 6.78-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, Full HD+ resolution, and HDR10+. Whereas, the S16e gets a 120Hz refresh rate AMOLED display with Full HD+ resolution that measures 6.62 inches diagonally.

Under the hood, the Vivo S16e, S16, and S16 Pro sport octa-core Exynos 1080, Qualcomm Snapdragon 870, and MediaTek Dimensity 8200 processors respectively. Vivo makes use of up to 12GB LPDDR5 RAM on the S16 Pro. Whereas, the S16 and S16e feature up to 12GB LPDDR4X RAM. All three devices make use of UFS 3.1 storage and come pre-loaded with Android 13.

The Vivo S16 series smartphones are equipped with a 4600mAh battery unit and 66W fast charging support. The Vivo S16 Pro offers a 50MP Sony IMX766 sensor and the Vivo S16 relies on a 64MP primary camera. The S16e also offers a 50MP primary shooter. The Vivo S16 and S16 Pro offer a 50MP front shooter for selfies and video calls. On the other hand, the Vivo S16e relies on a 16MP front shooter. To know more about the Vivo S16 series smartphones, you can head over to our previous coverage of the same.

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