If you still haven't heard about it, the most important mobile event of the year is being held in Barcelona. Exactly: the Mobile World Congress is running until next March 1. We have been able to see how leading brands presented their first sword (Samsung or Sony, for example). However, other brands have wowed attendees with their innovations. One of them has been Vivo and its model I live APEX.
This smartphone that the company of Indian origin has presented is only a concept. But it has opened some doors to possible solutions for future releases. And among them, the next iPhone. What is special about this Vivo APEX? Well what on its front we only find a screen, nothing more. And then, how have they solved the issue of the location of the different elements that we usually find on the front? This is where the company's innovation comes in.
Although the iPhone X is all screen and elements as important as the "Home" button have been eliminated to make way for a new facial recognition technology (Face ID), there are elements that have not fully caught on. We refer to the "Notch", that eyebrow that we have at the top with the different sensors and the new TrueDepth camera. In this case, Vivo APEX presents us with a curious solution for the front camera: it is retractable and hides inside the chassis of the smart phone. Those who have tried the terminal comment that although the mechanism is mechanical, the feeling is robust. Now, will this solution last? Perhaps for teams that a more sporadic use of the camera can be a success. This would curdle on an iPad, for example.
Meanwhile Another element of this Vivo APEX that has also been liked is its integrated on-screen fingerprint reader. But beware, because the company's new features make it easier for the user to use it. Why? Well, because half of the screen down is all reader. In this way, the user does not have to pay attention to which area of the screen he places his finger; as long as it is in the middle of the surface it is enough. Would this be another option for Apple to consider? And full palm scan across an entire iPad surface?
However, not all have been good solutions. If it is true that they are functional, but the solution given to not integrate the speaker of the Vivo APEX earpiece has gone through a mechanism that vibrates the screen to act as a conductor of sound and to be able to listen to the conversation. According to first impressions, it does not reach the quality of a traditional method, but it is fully functional. Which of these new technologies would you integrate into Apple computers?