Another mid-range-yet-high-end device from Vivo got announced today in the form of the Vivo X5 Pro, after suffering a lot of leaks and rumours.
The phone has a 5.2-inch 1920 x 1080p Super AMOLED full HD display, which is covered in 2.5D curved glass (which also happens to adorn the rear). The fact that the phone comes powered with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 (second generation, like the Xiaomi Mi 4i) along with 2GB of RAM suggests that the X5 Pro isn’t Vivo’s flagship for this year. Rather, a phone for the fashionista.
It measures 147.9 × 73.45 × 6.44mm (now I’m convinced it is a phone that’s meant to look good) and has a 13 mega-pixel rear camera, an 8 mega-pixel front camera that stitches together selfies of up to 32 mega-pixel in resolution. That’s not all about the front of the phone; there also sits an iris scanner which should give you an added layer of security.
The 13 mega-pixel rear camera works on PDAF (phase detection auto focus), which should greatly enhance the focusing speed — we should know how well it works when we get our hands on the device. The X5 Pro runs Android 5.0 Lollipop, but as usual there’s the Vivo touch in the FunTouch 2.1 ROM.
A Cirrus Logic CS4398 DAC sits on the motherboard along with the Snapdragon chipset which should provide some good quality sound… or ‘Hi-Fi’ like Vivo like to call it. Vivo have always had an above-average sound chip decoding audio, this should be no different.
It doesn’t really have a 4150mAh battery as we thought it would (that much in a 6.4mm frame is near-impossible), but there is a 2300mAh cell that hopefully will drive you through one day of usage. In more ways than one, this phone reminds us of the Gionee Elife S7, which is another slim phone but not the fastest on Earth.
Retinal scan > iris sensor
Retinal scan? Checking…. OK, phone unlocked! BTW, you have Glaucoma!
And you also may now be blind in one or both eyes….
“Why didn’t you pick my call? ”
“Sorry babe, I couldn’t unlock my phone because I ran out of atropine drops”
“Honey why are your eyes bleeding?”
“I got three text messages today….”
Hahaha
Launching a new phone without mentioning the price sounds weird.
That’s because its going to be an absurd price like the Gionee. $400+ for something with $200 specs.
Well, it definitely worth more than 200$. Super Amoled display, good camera 2.5D glass…300$ would be a reasonable price, but I’m afraid it’s going to be higher
same
Try around double that for the launch price but it’s like saying the latest BMW is overpriced … Vivo is a premium brand after all.
With $200 specs yes but utimately it’s worth as much as people pay for it.
I must admit I find myself liking these phones more then the ones with the top specs because they have style, a good construction and some unique features ( iris scanner here ).
Of course the initial asking price will be way up there but let’s see what it finally comes down to.
Ultimately any purchase is worth more to some than others. Some people will happily pay $20 for a cheeseburger while others say you can get a better burger for $2 at a fast food restaurant.
People buy Vivo’s because they love the products, they love the hifi audio and they are a consistant and reliable brand. I have overpaid for some Gionee phones for that same reason.
Vivo’s phones rarely “come down”. The “asking price” (MSRP) will be THE price for the first 8-10 months in which then they might give it a “whooping” 15% off.
If you look at both their XPlay 3s and xShot phones, they have both only come down 500 RMB in price since their launch (both over a year old already). This was not a gradual decline in price but both phones got a 500 RMB cut after about one year on the market.
£290
Source?
http://www.aliexpress.com/w/wholesale-vivo-x5-pro.html?site=glo&isrefine=y&SearchText=vivo+x5+pro&SortType=price_asc&CatId=5090301&initiative_id=SB_20150531004945&shipCountry=UK
did u get it ?
Of course not.
I’m not that fool to spend almost 500$ on a phone through a reseller on Aliexpress with zero feedback
well i purchased few things and no need to be scared of .. there are two feedbacks as faras i know .. but no comments .. am gonn abuy it seller said he cna giv eme discount for £270 🙂
why the hell you want to take 32mp selfie!? is it so you can zoom in to see how ugly you really are? or how much make up girls slap on their faces?! lmao
i don’t know, but i wouldn’t mind a 32mp camera instead of my current 5mp very much
It doesn’t seem bad; by the way an italian startup announced a new phone with Helio X10, they did a special contract with Mediatek for kernel release, they say it will be easy to mod!
The phone is called Stonex One.
Stonex , yeah guess somebody was pretty stoned when they chose the name.
Not a bad phone but they really should set up some stuff in English too … Not that cheap either.
Yeah there should really be an english website, IMO it’s really cheap but just for the European market, €330 for a smartphone with a QHD display, 3GB RAM and 32 GB of storage is nothing; it will be cheap if you won’t have to deal with resellers. With that price here in Europe you can just buy something like a Mi4.
I’ll definitely be waiting for the new XPlay or XShot
Here is also something to think about both of the premium phone makers in china Xiaomi and Vivo launched their new phones with the SD 615 instead of the MT6752.
Retinal scan > iris sensor
Retinal scan? Checking…. OK, phone unlocked! BTW, you have Glaucoma!
And you also may now be blind in one or both eyes….
“Why didn’t you pick my call? ”
“Sorry babe, I couldn’t unlock my phone because I ran out of atropine drops”
“Honey why are your eyes bleeding?”
“I got three text messages today….”
Hahaha
Launching a new phone without mentioning the price sounds weird.
That’s because its going to be an absurd price like the Gionee. $400+ for something with $200 specs.
Well, it definitely worth more than 200$. Super Amoled display, good camera 2.5D glass…300$ would be a reasonable price, but I’m afraid it’s going to be higher
same
With $200 specs yes but utimately it’s worth as much as people pay for it.
I must admit I find myself liking these phones more then the ones with the top specs because they have style, a good construction and some unique features ( iris scanner here ).
Of course the initial asking price will be way up there but let’s see what it finally comes down to.
Try around double that for the launch price but it’s like saying the latest BMW is overpriced … Vivo is a premium brand after all.
Ultimately any purchase is worth more to some than others. Some people will happily pay $20 for a cheeseburger while others say you can get a better burger for $2 at a fast food restaurant.
People buy Vivo’s because they love the products, they love the hifi audio and they are a consistant and reliable brand. I have overpaid for some Gionee phones for that same reason.
Vivo’s phones rarely “come down”. The “asking price” (MSRP) will be THE price for the first 8-10 months in which then they might give it a “whooping” 15% off.
If you look at both their XPlay 3s and xShot phones, they have both only come down 500 RMB in price since their launch (both over a year old already). This was not a gradual decline in price but both phones got a 500 RMB cut after about one year on the market.
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Source?
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Of course not.
I’m not that fool to spend almost 500$ on a phone through a reseller on Aliexpress with zero feedback
why the hell you want to take 32mp selfie!? is it so you can zoom in to see how ugly you really are? or how much make up girls slap on their faces?! lmao
i don’t know, but i wouldn’t mind a 32mp camera instead of my current 5mp very much
It doesn’t seem bad; by the way an italian startup announced a new phone with Helio X10, they did a special contract with Mediatek for kernel release, they say it will be easy to mod!
The phone is called Stonex One.
Stonex , yeah guess somebody was pretty stoned when they chose the name.
Not a bad phone but they really should set up some stuff in English too … Not that cheap either.
Yeah there should really be an english website, IMO it’s really cheap but just for the European market, €330 for a smartphone with a QHD display, 3GB RAM and 32 GB of storage is nothing; it will be cheap if you won’t have to deal with resellers. With that price here in Europe you can just buy something like a Mi4.
Yeah there should really be an english website, IMO it’s really cheap but just for the European market, €330 for a smartphone with a QHD display, 3GB RAM and 32 GB of storage is nothing; it will be cheap if you won’t have to deal with resellers. With that price here in Europe you can just buy something like a Mi4.
with that rez I can’t use it for VR. No deal.
this phone is ugly and looks cheap, gionee s7 is better option for looks and thin body plus larger battery in thinner body
I’ll definitely be waiting for the new XPlay or XShot
with that rez I can’t use it for VR. No deal.
Price? oh its VIVO, will cost an arm and leg then.
this phone is ugly and looks cheap, gionee s7 is better option for looks and thin body plus larger battery in thinner body
Price $420 with small battery ,it’ s a Joke ?
Price? oh its VIVO, will cost an arm and leg then.
Gsmarena says it’ll cost 440$. Expensive, but that’s Vivo. Nice design though. I’m wondering if the iris sensor will work in low-light… I’m not familiar with this technology.
Price $420 with small battery ,it’ s a Joke ?
Gsmarena says it’ll cost 440$. Expensive, but that’s Vivo. Nice design though. I’m wondering if the iris sensor will work in low-light… I’m not familiar with this technology.
A fashion conscious user will clearly be able to spend a 50$ more and get the Huawei P8 that beats this phone in every department.
A fashion conscious user will clearly be able to spend a 50$ more and get the Huawei P8 that beats this phone in every department.