https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/5/23/17383586/vivo-apex-event-june-12th

Vivo is sending out hold-the-date invitations for what looks to be the production version of the Apex concept phone that wowed the world back in February. The Apex, as you might recall, featured three impressive technologies: a pop-up front-facing camera, an edge-to-edge display with a claimed “world’s best” screen-to-body ratio, and an in-display fingerprint sensor that worked anywhere in the lower half of the display. The question is, how much of that gee-whiz tech will make it into the production device being announced in Shanghai on June 12th?

Vivo’s invite hedges a bit by saying it “continues Vivo’s vision with Apex FullView Concept Smartphone.” But we’re also teased with a glimpse of what seems to be the production device in the company’s first ad promoting Vivo as the official smartphone of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. In the ad, we see that big glorious display that’s both notch- and bezel-less, as well as the front-facing selfie camera that rises from the handset for a video call. That leaves only the half-screen in-display fingerprint scanning technology from the Apex concept in doubt. But don’t worry, Vivo has another more limited in-display fingerprint solution that’s already shipping.