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

Since is 16GB ROM, so how many available to use?
the 3400mAh how for you?

9.3gb available..still monitoring the battery..but this morning dropped to 90% after 90 minutes. light browsing only

Hmm... could be as shytty as my Nexus 4 (on stock) I think.

haha~but its more than enough for me..plus OTG cable come together in the box so not really a big issue.

Battery can last for one day? Thanks

interesting how much is this set? is the camera comparable to s4? waiting for your update on battery life..

i will update the battery performance today.as for now,power dropped to 91% after 90 minutes.10 minutes of internet,2omb of downloads and 3 pictures.

regarding the camera,u can check my previous post on camera test,of course its not on the same par with s4 camera but if u ask me,its better than xperia z and perhaps at the same level with note 2.

This post has been edited by Bujal.x: Jun 12 2013, 08:23 AM

the size comparison between note 1 and vivo xplay

and i not going to upgrade my current phone

tarak LTE is deal breaker

This phones seems so beautiful!

Indeed..and after a day using it,this is the battery report :

6a.m-battery at 100%

-4 hours of internet
-non stop whatsapp
-take pictures
-wifi tethering on
-all smart feature off
-gps on for 1 hour.
-5 minutes phone call
-10 lives wasted on candy crush saga

6.17pm-battery at 21%

Conclusion : not bad after all..

This post has been edited by Bujal.x: Jun 12 2013, 06:22 PM

At the moment lte is not necessary for me..after all umobile still no lte and if they have it,it will take ages before the coverage reach my hometown..

*still using lg 4x hd?

of coz

PM me best price.

still no need consider for LTE phone yet, cos the service provider will not update so fast, support you bujal, once we use it until the time we wish to change phone, "Maybe" LTE only come to our hometown..

Just try 2 day for my new toys 32gb Vivo Xplay, really nice, and now want to check how to download or play the I Speaking Image, any idea?

http://versusio.com/en/vivo-xplay-32gb-vs-...h-vega-no-6-lte

how to reboot xplay? background still playing music, but when press the power button, screen cannot appear, need help....

U want reboot or hard reset?

Mark lower than Xperiaz z?

Nope..

look good but don't have $$now. bummer.

From http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/07/vivo-xplay-phone/

this really good for audiophile

http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=4376...k_vivo_x5_xplay

another model or same?
pdadb wrongkah? LOL

How is the audio for this phone? Is the HI-FI chips really effective ? I would like to know.

I dun have htc one to be compared with..but as I owned numerous phones for the past years,I can say vivo xplay is the best so far on the speakers..

True!
if vivo improve for LTE /NFC and SD slot, it will make a lot potential buyer will bought it

Got nfc in fact they gave 2 nfc stickers together with the purchased..the lack of sd card and lte doesn't bother me that much at the moment..

ohoho...
den u wait for XiaoMi 2s?

if only they come out with giant screen.after a while holding big screen,even 5" seems to small for my palm~

how about G.Mega 6.3"

and im not considering any downgrade at the moment also

i sure u wanna bought

Bro Bujal.x, how's the phone til now? Currently I'm researching on a few phone and need some insight from their user. I'm evaluating between Vivo xlay vs xiaomi 2s 32gb vs oppo find 5 vs lenovo k900. Spec wise I prefer xplay and xiaomi 2s but not sure bout lenovo k900 though. I find oppo have the best display but the rest of the spec is a bit outdated.

Any heating issue with xplay especially when gaming? I read oppo and k900 are both having some bad heating problem while gaming. Tested xiaomi 2s and I find it a tad too small for my hand. Fingers aching after an hour of gaming.

Do you thiink it's too bulky for your pocket? And freezing issue and unable to reboot because cannot use the old method 'remove the battery' way? Hoping vivo will update their camera software with more function. Read there's only 3 options for the camera.

Heating issue,i cant really comment about it since im not into gaming but so far non stop browsing for hours didnt caused over heating at all..

Bulky,for me as long can fitted into my jeans then its ok already.not really bulky since vivo xplay very thin.but if youre driving make sure to take out the phone first from your pocket otherwise its hard to take out..

Long press power button if freezing.

Actually the camera auto setting get all the job done..but still,i do think manual setting is necessary.

Btw i sold mine already.now waiting for my lenovo k900.honestly deep in my heart i regret the decision since vivo xplay is the best phone i had so far but want to give k900 a chance..if sucks then i will consider vivo xplay again..

Thank for the info. Made me lean more onto vivo more. Heard k900 have some minor compatibility issue due to Intel CPU but mostly false alarm, can work around it. Really like the stainless steel body. Don't think getting k900 is a bad move since it's 1 of the top phone out there. When is the eta for your k900?

If only I'd play less game I could've pick which phone is the best for me. Not a lot of smartphone gamer out there so hard to find review on that.

the seller tell me the eta is around this week.actually got seller but ready stock but the price is rm150 more. i think i wait~

The biggest letdown of the K900 for me is lack of external SDcard support. Otherwise , I find its specs to be great.

i know~but still,11gb should be enough as i have spare phone with sd card slot~
*but china k900 got sd card no?

China version doesn't have n worse no google playstore. You need root to have it installed. Some of the local sellers are selling pre rooted versions from China

lol~same with vivo xplay~need to root and play store have to install manually~

What phone do you use now bro?

lenovo k900.next target,oppo n1

Do u had any regret letting go of xplay and jump to lenovo k900? Is it true that intel soc having trouble that is some some apps cannot be installed because of compatibility issue?

nope,no regret~

got compatibility issue with certain apps like real racing 3 and some big sized apps..

Tq 4 being such sport...