Vivo V5 review – with 20MP selfie Front Camera

Phone - Vivo V5

Price    - 17,980

Description- Vivo V5, the selfies smartphone was recently launched in India. Key attraction is the 20MP camera on the front with Moonlight flash

About Vivo V5:Vivo V5 is the latest smartphone in the company's V-series, and is also the first in the world to boast a 20-megapixel selfie camera. The front camera is accompanied by Moonlight Glow LED flash, Sony IMX 376 image sensor, f/2.0 aperture, and 5P lens. It also supports Face Beauty 6.0. The smartphone flaunts a 5.5-inch HD display, MediaTek 6750 octa-core 64-bit chipset, 4GB RAM, and 32GB internal storage, which can further be expanded up to 128GB using a microSD card. Besides the front camera, the smartphone also features a 13-megapixel rear camera, 3,000mAh battery, fingerprint scanner, and 4G LTE support. On the software front, it runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow based on FunTouch 2.6 OS

Design:The V5 is packed inside a metal body. Build quality and finishing is very good. Handset is curvy on the sides, comfortable to hold and not at all slippery

Display: 5.5 inch 1280 x 720p  (HD) with 267 PPI provides sharp images,IPS– colour reproduction, viewing angles and touch response are pretty good. Screen is using 2.5D curved glass that gives a premium feel to the handset.

Hardware N Performance:

RAM- 4GB

STORAGE- 32GB , OTG SUPPORTED,up to 128 GB With Hybrid Sim Slot

PROCESSOR-  MediaTek MT6750  

CPU-  - Octa core, 64 bit, Clocked  at 1.5GHz

GPU- Mali T860

2G/3G/4G- YES/YES/YES

Benchmark-

Quadrant : 21135
AnTuTu : 40619 / 4703 – 2nd time 41292 / 4802
Nenamark 2 : 60.7fps
Disk Speed : 130 MB/s read / 80 MB/s write
Multi Touch : 10 point

Software n UI: Vivo v5 runs on Android 6.0. Marshmallow with Funtouch OS 2.6  UI on the top. The UI is quite fluid and found no lag during usage.

Battery n Camera:

Battery -3000 mAh ( Non Removable )

Camera-Main camera is 13MP with f/2.0 aperture and with flash support. Front camera is 20MP also with f/2.0 aperture.(SONY IMX376 IMAGE SENSOR

CO-ENGINEERED WITH SONY) Camera can shoot FHD videos at 30fps.You can also record slow and fast motion videos

Pros:

1.Good design and build quality

2.Good RAM management

3.Camera performance

Cons:

1.Display could have been FHD

2.Processor could have been better

Verdict:

This device comes with 20MP front camera which is highlighted  part of this mobile . the vivo v5 powered by octa core processor with mali t860 GPU .
However when it's comes to gmaing the hardware performance average. This device for those people who want a mobile for media uses only

For Rs. 17,980 this handset is decent

Rate - 3.7/5*