After enjoying a successful launch of the Blu Vivo 4.3 earlier this year, the Latin American mobile company is now looking to expand their market share by launching the Blu Vivo 4.65 HD on January next year. According to Blu Products, the Vivo 4.65 HD will have the same specifications as it’s predecessor, with the exception of a faster processor ( similar with Vivo 4.3 but clocked at 1.2 Ghz ) and a larger HD display.
If nothing goes wrong, the Blu Vivo 4.65 will hit the U.S. market during January next year, with an affordable price of just $299.99. Apart from that Blu Products also confirmed that the device will be hitting parts of the Latin American as well as Asian markets at a later date.
*Update : The device will be running on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Below is the official press release from Blu Products :
MIAMI, Dec. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — BLU Products, one of the fastest growing mobile phone manufacturers in the world, announced the new VIVO 4.65 HD, as a big brother to the already popular and bestselling VIVO 4.3 which launched earlier this year. Improvements on the VIVO 4.65 HD, include an increased screen size to 4.65?, as opposed to 4.3? from the previous model, as well as improved display resolution with an HD Super AMOLED display, and increase to 1GB of RAM.
“We are thrilled as we continue to add to the successful series of VIVO smartphone devices using Super AMOLED Technology displays, resulting in remarkably bright and vivid color reproduction, with the best viewing experience available on a mobile phone today,” said Samuel-Ohev-Zion, CEO of BLU Products. “BLU is determined to continue to bring the best technology and specs available on mobile devices, with several incredible product launches coming in the first half of 2013.”
The VIVO 4.65 HD, continues with its predecessor’s design language, which features no physical hardware buttons on the front to ensure a seamless elegant design, and is run by a MediaTek MT6577 dual core 1.2 GHz Cortex™-A9 CPU with 3G/HSPA connectivity, running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Operating System. Additionally, the VIVO 4.65 HD is designed to deliver high-end multimedia capability, with an 8MP autofocus camera, and HD video recording and playback. The highlights of the phone include the rich viewing experience of the brilliant HD Super AMOLED 4.65? Display, along with true dual SIM capability allowing both SIMs to be active and receive calls simultaneously.
The unlocked VIVO 4.65 HD will begin shipping to major US Retailers in January of 2013, with an MSRP of $299.99 and will soon follow through Latin America, and parts of Asia.
