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Full Specifications September 4, 2026
vivo · 2018

vivo NEX S

vivo NEX S Android smartphone. Announced Jun 2018. Features 6.59″ display, Snapdragon 845 chipset, Dual: 12 MP (f/1.8, 1/2.5″, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, 4-axis OIS) + 5 MP primary camera, Pop-up 8 MP front camera, 4000 mAh battery, 256 GB storage, 8 GB RAM.

Display 6.59"
Chipset Snapdragon 845
RAM 8 GB
Storage 128GB/256GB storage, no card slot
Camera 12 MP
Battery 4000 mAh
Build 199g, 8mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2018, June. Released 2018, June
Status Discontinued

Platform

OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), Funtouch 6.6
Chipset Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
GPU Adreno 630

Display

Type Super AMOLED
Size 6.59 inches, 107.3 cm 2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2316 pixels, 19.3:9 ratio (~388 ppi density)

Memory

Card slot No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Main Camera

Dual 12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, 4-axis OIS Auxiliary lens
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Selfie camera

Single Motorized pop-up 8 MP, f/2.0
Video 1080p@30fps

Body

Dimensions 162 x 77 x 8 mm (6.38 x 3.03 x 0.31 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Battery

Type Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 22.5W wired

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
optionalother 32-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, BDS, GNSS
NFC No
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Network

Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps

Features

Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Our Tests

Performance AnTuTu: 287081 (v7), 351286 (v8) GeekBench: 9160 (v4.4), 2252 (v5.1) GFXBench: 34fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.012 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 71dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 91dB
Audio quality Noise -93.6dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 101h

Misc

Colors Black, Red
Models 1805, NEX S
In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2018, June. Released 2018, June
Status Discontinued
OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), Funtouch 6.6
Chipset Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
GPU Adreno 630
Type Super AMOLED
Size 6.59 inches, 107.3 cm 2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2316 pixels, 19.3:9 ratio (~388 ppi density)
Card slot No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
Dual 12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, 4-axis OIS Auxiliary lens
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Single Motorized pop-up 8 MP, f/2.0
Video 1080p@30fps
Dimensions 162 x 77 x 8 mm (6.38 x 3.03 x 0.31 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Type Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 22.5W wired
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
optionalother 32-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, BDS, GNSS
NFC No
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Performance AnTuTu: 287081 (v7), 351286 (v8) GeekBench: 9160 (v4.4), 2252 (v5.1) GFXBench: 34fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.012 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 71dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 91dB
Audio quality Noise -93.6dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 101h
Colors Black, Red
Models 1805, NEX S
Price About 700 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
59.5/100
Upper Mid-range

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Processor 56.4
Display 68.9
Camera 65.2
Battery 66
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