Vivo has reportedly sent out invites for an announcement on March 5 to the Chinese media, with some sections speculating that it could be related to its latest APEX concept phone. The smartphone maker had showcased the APEX concept phone earlier this week, at the Mobile World Congress, currently underway in Barcelona, Spain.

Describing the invite, a Chinese tech blog, ITHome said that the event is scheduled to be held on March 5 at the Vivo Hangzhou Institute. According to the blog, the invite says, “Unlock the Future”, which indicates that it could be related to the Vivo APEX concept phone. This invite is also similar to the APEX promotional material that Vivo had used earlier.

What is Vivo APEX all about?

The company has been experimenting with in-display fingerprint scanners for a while now. Previously, Vivo had teased an under-display fingerprint scanning system during MWC 2017 in Shanghai. Now, the smartphone maker has improved its technology to turn half the display into a fingerprint scanner with its latest APEX concept.

The Vivo APEX comes with a fingerprint scanner embedded into the bottom half of the OLED display, allowing users to place their finger anywhere on the bottom half portion of the display to unlock the phone. The APEX comes with a 5.99-inch OLED display with the now popular 18:9 aspect ratio.

In addition, the Vivo APEX also comes with a selfie camera that pops out when required, allowing the company to make the bezels thinner than usual. As a result, the Vivo APEX has a screen-to-body ratio of over 98 percent.

Samsung has announced that their latest flagship phones— the Galaxy S9 and the S9 Plus will be coming to India on March 6. The company has started sending out invites for their launch event. The flagship phones were unveiled at the Mobile World Congress last week, and the pre-booking for India begun on February 26.

The Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus come with several upgrades in the hardware department and some new features on top. The key features of the phones are AR Emoji and variable aperture. The design remains similar to the Galaxy S8, but the only change is the replaced fingerprint sensor, which now resides under the camera.

The Company also announced pre-registrations for these premium smartphones on Airtel Online Store. To pre-register, interested customers can visit Airtel online store or install My Airtel App; post which they will receive an invitation to purchase the device ahead of other Airtel customers. The pre-registrations will be open till March 4, 2018.

Expected price

In the US, the Galaxy S9 is priced at $719 (approx. Rs 46,600) and the Galaxy S9 Plus is priced at $839 (approx. Rs 54,500). Going by how Samsung priced the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus, Samsung will surely add some premium and the final price may be close to Rs 55,000 for the Galaxy S9 and around Rs 62,000.

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