In the world of smartphone, many new models are launched by the makers. Vivo has been branding lot in their market about their devices. Probably Vivo was the first company in the Indian market to offer highest resolution selfie cameras. Vivo has constantly been improving their devices. There are a lot of customers who personally love Vivo’s custom designed fun touch UI. Fun touch UI in Vivo provides users with the flawless experience and easy to handle device. Vivo has been giving security and OTA updates to the UI for providing their users with a better experience. Recently the company has come up with the new device, and they’ve named it Vivo V7. Let’s take a look what Vivo has to offer this time.
General Information
The device will be designed and manufactured by Vivo under the V series with model number V7. This device is also referred as Vivo X20 so there shall be no confusions regarding the same. Vivo V7 arrives with Android v7.1 popularly known as Android Nougat. There is no news regarding whether the device will get future Android OS updates. Funtouch OS v3.2 is topped on Android Nougat for enhanced user experience. This device is a dual SIM device which will support only nano-sized GSM type SIMs. Vivo V7 supports all the network types available in India including LTE. There is also a fingerprint sensor provided to ensure better security. Considering all these features, the device can surely be the best when it comes to a standard user’s use.
Design and Display
Vivo V7’s dimensions are known to be 148.3 x 72.8 x 7.9 mm. It weighs mere 139 grams which is pretty good as compared to other devices. The device is available in two colours Matte Black and Champagne Gold. The display on this device is rated as compared to other devices in the same budget segment. Vivo V7 sports a 5.7-inch display and the max resolution it supports is 720 x 1440 pixels. The pixel density of the device is 282 pixels which are pretty good compared to other devices. It is an IPS LCD type, so when viewing angles are changed, there will be no visual glare. Apart from this, the device is protected by Corning’s Gorilla Glass v4 which is the scratch resistant type of glass. One can operate the device with fingers as it is capacitive multi-touch supportive. The screen to body ratio is 77.14% which conveys the device is pretty thin. Hence the device is provided with excellent features and best of the class design by the makers.
Performance and Storage
Vivo V7 performs on Snapdragon 450 processor by Qualcomm technologies. Snapdragon 450 is an octa-core processor, and it constitutes an octa-core Cortex A53 chipset clocked at 1.8GHz. This processor has 64bit architecture to ensure better battery performance and other no lags. Adreno 506 is the GPU provided to deliver best in class gaming performance. Additionally, the device is backed by 4GB of RAM for efficient multitasking and ensuring no minor lags. This device has internal storage of 32GB out of which approximately 10GB is dedicated to OS and system apps. So a user gets approximately 22GB for personal use. One can always expand the storage by using a memory card up to 256GB. If a user doesn’t prefer using a memory card, then the USB OTG feature is also provided. For those who love more of storage to save videos, movies and images, this can be the perfect device as it can have a huge storage in the form of expandable memory as well as a pen drive.
Camera and Battery
There are two cameras in Vivo V7 on either side, i.e. front and back. The primary camera (rear camera) is a 16MP shooter and can be rated best in class as compared to other handsets. The device is also enabled with phase detection autofocus (PDAF) and has an aperture of f2.0. Additionally, there is an LED flash provide to capture bright images in dark surroundings. Images are captured in resolution 4616 x 3464 pixels. A user can manipulate exposure compensation and ISO according to his/her wish. Videos recorded by the rear camera support HD resolution. The front camera of this device is a 24MP shooter. Vivo refers it as a moonlight selfie camera. There is a soft light flash provided along with the front camera. The aperture for front camera is f2.0. Vivo V7 is powered by a 3000mAh battery which is the Li-ion type and non-user replaceable. The camera of this device is the strongest feature for which the device is known. Those who love to have videos and images can go for this device and have some wonderful work in the shooting.
Network and Connectivity
Vivo V7 is a dual SIM device supporting only Nano SIM sizes. This is a VoLTE enabled the handset to provide users with enhanced on-call experience. One can also use internet wirelessly on this device by using internal Wi-Fi with standards 802.11 a/ac/b/g/n clocked at 5GHz. A user can share his/her internet with friends and family using portable hotspot feature. There is a Bluetooth v4.2 provided for wireless file transfer and connectivity purpose. There is internal GPS provided for navigation purpose. Charging and sync on this device are done using micro USB v2.0. These many connectivity options help the users to connect the model with other devices and exchange the data and files with great comfort.
This device supports radio and has a 3.5 mm headphone socket. Sensors on this device are light, proximity, accelerometer, compass and gyroscope.
Verdict:
Vivo V7 price in India is market at 16,500 INR. It is truly worth buying at such affordable price. The price of this device places it in the medium budget phone segment where there are many models from other brands also. Hence those who love a branded device may not prefer to go for this model. The company has, no doubt, given the best features, and hence those who love features may surely pay for this model.
