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

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.

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..

where to buy?

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

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

i see~probably i google the wrong image

nope

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

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

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

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?