Vivo X21 with in-display fingerprint scanner, face unlock launched in India, priced at Rs 35,990

Chinese smartphone maker Vivo has launched its latest India offering, the Vivo X21 on May 29. The smartphone will be available exclusively on Flipkart at a price of Rs 35,990.

It will be the first phone in India to feature an in-display fingerprint sensor. Vivo X21 is part of an exclusive group of devices that will receive the Android P Developer Preview 2 in India.

As part of the launch, Flipkart is providing some offers including Rs 3,000 off on exchange of an older phone. Customers who will buy the phone using SBI credit card will get an additional 5 percent cashback.

The device sports a thin-bezeled 6.28-inch Super AMOLED FullHD+ touchscreen display with an iPhone X-like notch. The display resolution is set at 1080*2280 pixels with an aspect ratio of 19:9.

The phone runs on Funtouch OS 4.0 loaded on Android Oreo 8.1. At its heart, the phone has an octa-core Snapdragon 660 SoC supported by a 6GB RAM. The phone features 128GB internal storage which can be further expanded up to 256GB via a microSD card.

The device sports a dual-pixel 12MP+5MP vertical cameras at the rear with an aperture f/1.8 and f/2.4, respectively. Apart from dual pixel PDAF, the camera features LED flash, bokeh mode photography, phase detection and autofocus. At the front, there is a 12MP camera with an aperture rate of f/2.0.

The cameras support features such as AI face beauty, HDR mode, shot re-focusing along with 4K UHD recording.

Apart from the in-display fingerprint sensor, the phone sports AI Face Access feature which the company claims will unlock your phone in 0.1 seconds. The device runs on a 3,200 mAh battery.