Vivo S series could return to India after 7 years, leak says

A new leak suggests vivo is preparing to bring back its S series to India, with tipster Abhishek Yadav saying the company is working on an S2 lineup aimed at the mid-price segment.

In the post on X, he said:

“As of now, I don't know which SoC they will use, but it seems they will be mid-price bracket smartphones,” leaving the chipset, launch timing and final model names unconfirmed.

A report picking up the post framed the move as a possible return to the market after a bold seven-year gap, though that remains unverified until vivo says so itself.

The rumor matters because vivo’s own India archive shows the S line was launched locally in August 2019, when the company introduced the S1 and called it the “First offering from the all new S-Series.”

In that launch material, vivo also said, “The new ‘S’ series will be a strong addition to our dynamic product portfolio,” underscoring that the line was positioned around style and camera-focused midrange hardware from the start.

vivo followed that with the S1 Pro in January 2020, but the company’s India news archive does not show another S-series launch after that point.

That backdrop makes a comeback plausible from a branding point of view.

vivo still keeps a busy India lineup centered on its X, V and other families, with its official India product page currently highlighting devices such as the X300 Ultra, X300 FE, V70 Elite, V70, X300 Pro, X300 and X Fold 5.

Bringing back the S label would give vivo another slot for a design-first phone below the flagship tier, a position the company had already defined in 2019 when it first used the name in India.

For now, the report is still a leak, not a launch plan.

The post gives no release window, no pricing and no hardware details beyond the mid-range positioning, so the only firm conclusion is that vivo may be reconsidering a product name it last used in India years ago.

If that happens, the S series would return as a familiar style-led line, but the exact shape of that comeback remains open.