Vivo S17, Vivo S17 Pro will launch on this date

The Chinese smartphone maker has revealed the launch date for the Vivo S17 series, which comprises the Vivo S17 and Vivo 17 Pro. The design of the phones has also been teased ahead of its debut in China next week. Meanwhile, the Vivo S17e that the company recently launched is for sale on the Vivo China website. It is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 7200 SoC paired with up to 12 GB of RAM.

A poster (via 91Mobiles) shared by a Weibo user shows that the Vivo S17’s release date has been set for May 31. Gadgets 360 was unable to locate the teaser poster announcing the arrival of the Vivo S17 series on the company’s official Weibo account. The design of the upcoming phone has also been teased in the poster. It is shown to feature a dual rear camera setup housed in a rectangular camera module along with an LED flash. The phone will also have Vivo branding on its rear panel. Vivo has yet to officially reveal other details of the phone such as its specifications and pricing.

Meanwhile, details of the top-end Vivo S17 Pro were previously leaked online. The phone is expected to succeed the Vivo 16 Pro and have a 50-megapixel camera with a Sony IMX766V primary sensor and support for optical image stabilization. The phone is said to be powered by an octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 8200 SoC. It’s also tipped to support 80W wired charging.

Meanwhile, Vivo has already launched the Vivo S17e in China, where the price starts at CNY 2,099 (roughly Rs. 25,000) for the base 8GB + 128GB storage option. The phone is also available in 8 GB + 256 GB and 12 GB + 256 GB RAM and storage variants. It is available for purchase through the Vivo China e-store. The phone features a 6.78-inch AMOLED display (1080 x 2400 pixels) with a 120Hz refresh rate.

The Vivo S17e is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 7200 SoC paired with up to 12GB of RAM and up to 256GB of storage. The phone runs on OriginOS 3 based on Android 13 out of the box. For optics, the Vivo S17e comes with a dual rear camera setup led by a 64-megapixel main rear camera with optical image stabilization. For selfies and video calls, the phone is equipped with a 16-megapixel front-facing camera.