Vivo IQOO Z3 Pro Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Vivo IQOO Z3 Pro - cold calculation

Every major smartphone manufacturer has to fight for a place in the sun literally every minute. Corporations need to not only track and even predict the needs of their audience, but also analyze the present and future actions of opponents. The hero of today's review is definitely a game ahead of the curve on the part of Vivo, because it combines a reasonable price tag, thoughtful design, and an innovative chipset.

The appearance of the device is not devoid of several drawbacks (outdated form factor of a 16-megapixel selfie camera, plastic case), but it pleases the eye with a variety of beautiful colors, copied from the flagships by a block of three photomodules and a frameless screen. The 6.58-inch display is created using IPS technology, so the brightness and contrast level are more modest than those of AMOLED counterparts. But the OGS-panel has a lot of pluses. The picture with a resolution of 2408 x 1080 pixels looks extremely clear, there is no negative PWM effect for the eyes, and the image refresh rate increased up to 144Hz indicates excellent smoothness of the reproduced content.

Of course, the last parameter also affects the perception of gameplay. Not every processor is capable of the specified frames per second in graphically advanced projects, but the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G is so powerful. The chip made according to the 5nm process technology, together with 6GB / 8GB of RAM and the Adreno 642 video adapter, provides a good frame rate even in Genshin Impact and Fortnite. In this case, graphics presets can be set closer to the maximum. Of course, 570,000 points in the Antutu benchmark guarantee both the instant rendering of the Android 11 interface and the responsiveness of less demanding applications. The volume of internal storage is 128 / 256GB of ROM , there is no microSD card slot.

Relatively inexpensive phones rarely surprise with photographic capabilities. 64-, 13- and 5-megapixel cameras do not fall into the dirt with their faces even during evening shooting, however, the lack of optical stabilization and the average quality of the applied optics still affects the amount of noise and blur. The 4400mAh battery will provide about 9-10 hours of active screen time thanks to the energy efficiency of the CPU, which also barely heats up in resource-intensive tasks. Of the unpleasant moments, one cannot fail to note the lack of NFC in the Chinese version of the phablet (the global release is still under questions) and stereo sound. As for the rest of the indicators, the device, at least, does not lag behind the most formidable rivals. Is this not a sign of a potential hit?