tTHE SPEC

.7.9mm slim body
.DUAL HiFi Sound SRS Base Speaker
.NFC
.Jellybean 4.2.2
.5.7" FULL HD IPS
.1920×1080pixels
.13MP cam + 5MP front cam
.Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 600 1.7GHz Quad core
.Adreno 320 GPU
.2GB RAM + 16GB ROM
.3400mAh battery ( nono-removable battery )
.Support English, Chinese language
.1 year warranty

OVERVIEW

front



rear



left side



right side



source : engadget

THE UNBOXING



box,phone,manual,transparent back cover, 2 pcs nfc sticker,charger,usb cable,OTG cable,micro sim card ejector,ear phone.

screen protector applied.

This post has been edited by Bujal.x: Jun 11 2013, 10:23 AM

THE 12 HOURS USER EXPERIENCE.

1.the screen
-this is my 4th 1080p phone.i ranked vivo xplay display at 2nd after samsung galaxy s4.followed by pantech vega no.6 and sony xperia z.
-viewing angle are similar to iphone 5.

2.the set up
-the APN setting had to be done manually.im struggling at first since the setting order are not same with all my previous android phones.
-i cant recall the mandatory to turn on the data roaming in order to make sure the data mobile is available but with vivo xplay,its a must



3.the account synchronization
-its not preloaded with google playstore but it comes with its own apps store.again,need to install playstore manually.

4.the speed
-snapdragon 600.enough said.browsing,downloading,scrolling at its best.but the antutu benchmark only around 18XXX.supposed to be like that? i expect more actually~






update : after running second antutu benchmark test,here are the result

5.The UI
-preloaded with numbers of theme to choose.









6.the sound
-LOUD AND CLEAR.i repeat,LOUD AND CLEAR.i can enjoyed a youtube video in a crowd.something i never achieved with my previous phone.lol

music player UI

PM best price bro....

Joking.

But how much did you get it for? Does it have sdcard and removable battery?

7.the camera
-13 MP of camera Exmor RS sensor from Sony with an F/2.2 aperture lens at rear & front-facing camera has a 5MP BSI sensor and 88° FoV. i have bad history with sony's camera.all my previous sony's phone (xperia z/tx/ion/s/arc) got issue with noise and focus when in micro mode but surprisingly,none of that occured with vivo xplay.well,the noise is still there actually but still acceptable.
-probably the simplest camera on phones.only got 3 setting.normal,panorama and hdr.what a bummer.

photo sample:

outdoor with low light condition



indoor with low light condition(with flash)



micro mode



front camera.with wide view of course



video sample :

will upload later.

8.the features
-samsung fan will be butthurted wave to control,check.put phone to ear to answer,check.smart standby,check.lolscrolling with glove on? no problemo.
-small palm and thumb is not an issue.u can launch mini window and adjust the size of the window.
-press power button to turn on the screen is too mainstream.with vivo xplay,tap twice on the screen is enough.



This post has been edited by Bujal.x: Jun 11 2013, 10:55 AM

9.the battery.
-3400mAh looks like a joke to me.but i put the blame on full hd 5.7" screen and snapdragon 600.lol~



-5 minutes of fb,5 snap of pictures,brightness set to 50%.gps off.drop 10% within 90 minutes.im going to monitor the battery very closely..

10.the conclusion

pro :
-nice design,nice to hold,nice camera,nice speakers,nice screen.

con :
-no sd card slot,non removable battery.

that's it.

the most expensive china phone i ever bought.slightly expensive than huawei ascend mate RRP but hey,the seller give me free flip case and 10000mAh power bank.so i can say its a best bang for buck.

sadly,no sd card slot and removable battery.mine is 16gb model.minus the system and all,only 9.3gb available for me.

Bro sorry didn't realise u were adding more posts.

Thanks for the info though.... a little pricey.

meh~i dont mind at all..about the price,it will be cheaper if u bought oversea.(16gb model only 499USD) but since seller have to pay for shipping cost and need profit so the price is a bit higher here..

Pm me the price...

where to buy?

https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=2823795&hl=

oh, Vivo Brand? I use this power-bank brand. I would give a thumb up.

yhis is my first vivo actually.i take a risk buy the phone without studying the brand first..hopefully no issue with phone~

*btw i think the vivo power bank is not under the same roof with vivo phones since the logo are totally different~

This post has been edited by Bujal.x: Jun 11 2013, 11:03 AM

Logo is the same as you post the phone photo above.

i see~probably i google the wrong image

Support LTE?

nope