The price of the Vivo V17 Pro in Kenya is 39,500 shillings. It was announced in 2019, September 20, and is a high-end Vivo device. Vivo V17 Pro Android Smartphone runs on the Qualcomm SDM675 Snapdragon 675 (11 nm) processor with Adreno 612 GPU. The phone has 8 GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage which is not expandable using micro SDXC (dedicated slot). It also runs on Android 10 and is powered by a 4100 mAh battery.
Vivo V17 Pro price in Kenya & key features
Price
Ksh 39,500
Display
6.44 inches
Camera
48 MP + 8 MP + 13 MP + 2 MP
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB (UFS 2.1)
Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 675
O.S
Android 9.0 (Pie), Funtouch 9.1
Battery
4100 mAh
The Vivo V17 Pro measures 159 x 74.7 x 9.8 mm (height x width x thickness) with a total weight of 201.8 grams. Coming to cameras, it has a quad 48 MP rear camera and a dual 32 MP front camera for selfies. This phone has a 6.44 inches, 1080 x 2400 pixels Super AMOLED display with a pixel density of 409 PPI. It has a 2.0, Type-C 1.0 port for data syncing and charging. There is a fingerprint sensor present on the Vivo V19. It is a dual SIM smartphone with support for 4G, Wi-Fi, and GPS too. Buy it today at PhonesStore Kenya.
Launch
This phone, Vivo V17 Pro was released in 2019, September. This phone has a 159 x 74.7 x 9.8 mm dimensions and weighs about 201.8 grams. It is also a Dual SIM smartphone that uses Nano-SIM and has dual stand-by. On the front is a Motorized pop-up display wherein the selfie cameras lie. Its back panel has a quad-camera module at the center. As for the fingerprint scanner, there is one under the display.
Vivo V17 Pro comes in the colors Crystal Black, Crystal Sky, and Midnight Ocean. It makes use of the USB Type-C 2.0 connector and has a 3.5 mm jack. The phone also has Bluetooth version 5.0, A2DP, LE, and GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS. It also supports Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot. As for radio (FM/AM), it does not come with it. Visit this product’s official website to learn more about these features.
Network
The Vivo V17 Pro smartphone supports four network technologies. These are GSM, HSPA, and LTE. HSPA extends and improves the performance of existing 3G mobile telecommunication networks using the WCDMA protocols. LTE is a standard for wireless broadband communication for mobile devices and data terminals, based on the GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA technologies.
Global System for Mobile Communications is a standard developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute to describe the protocols for second-generation digital cellular networks used by mobile devices such as mobile phones and tablets – see Vivo V19
Display
Now, let us take a look at the display this phone has to offer. Everyone loves a good display on a phone for obvious reasons. Namely, the display is the one part of a phone you will ever interact with. Vivo V17 Pro has a brilliant display panel that measures 6.44 inches, 100.1 cm2. It is a Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen that supports 16M colors and multi-touch. This display has a fair 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and an equally fair 409 PPI density.
As for the dual selfie camera, it is a Motorized pop-up. This phone’s build is glass with a Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), and plastic frame. Yes, Vivo V17 Pro makes use of Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection and has an 84.3% screen-to-body ratio.
Platform
A phone platform is the hardware/software environment for tablets, smartphones, and other portable devices. Vivo V17 Pro runs on the Android 9.0 (Pie) operating system. Android Pie is the ninth major release and the 16th version of the Android mobile operating system. It was first released as a developer preview on March 7, 2018, and was released publicly on August 6, 2018. Also powering Vivo V17 Pro is an Octa-core (2×2.0 GHz Kryo 460 Gold & 6×1.7 GHz Kryo 460 Silver), Qualcomm SDM675 Snapdragon 675 (11 nm) chipset. This version of Android it runs is based on Funtouch 9.1.
Under the hood, it also brings an Adreno 612 GPU. The Qualcomm Adreno 612 is a mobile graphics card for mid-range smartphones and tablets (mostly Android-based). It is included in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SoCs and based on the Adreno 600 architecture (like the Adreno 630, which should be fully compatible in software). The Vivo V17 Pro comes with 128GB of internal storage with 8GB of RAM. You do not get to expand the V17 Pro’s storage using a dedicated micro SD slot.
Vivo V17 Pro cameras
There are six cameras on Vivo V17 Pro. They are made up of a main 48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0″, 0.8µm, PDAF, an 8 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0″, 1.12µm, 13 MP, (telephoto), 1/3.1″, 1.12µm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom and a 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth). Its main feature is LED flash, HDR, panorama and it can shoot video up to 4K@30fps with the main camera and 1080p@30fps with the selfie. Speaking of the selfie, on Vivo V17 Pro there is a dual 32MP + 8 MP motorized pop-up selfie camera.
Battery
Vivo V17 Pro has a non-removable Li-Po 4100 mAh battery. It is a lasting battery given its 4100 mAh capacity despite having a performing Qualcomm SDM675 Snapdragon 675 chipset. It also has fast charging 18W. This battery is enough to last a whole day of mixed usage – see also Vivo Y17
