Vivo S30 Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Vivo S30 - a strong bid for success

Some bestsellers on the smartphone market are awaited by electronics fans for months. So, it is no secret that some new Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro+ or Samsung Galaxy S26 will be among the most technologically advanced and balanced solutions in their price segments. But sometimes such an interesting device can appear out of the blue that most opponents simply fade in front of it. And such is the hero of today's review, the technical and other characteristics of which will be a pleasant surprise.

The appearance of the new product is very competitive. Firstly, the variety of unusual colors of the cases immediately catches the eye. Secondly, the design of the triple camera on the back panel made of tempered glass is original and stylish. It is difficult not to praise the rather thin display frames around the entire perimeter. But the plastic edging and moisture protection only according to IP64 standards are somewhat disappointing. The installed 6.67-inch AMOLED panel has a built-in fingerprint scanner, a detailed picture at a resolution of 2800x1280 pixels, excellent smoothness at a refresh rate of 120 Hz, a peak brightness of 2500 nits and realistic color rendition without serious errors. Of course, there is an oleophobic layer, but the developers managed to remove the PWM effect almost completely.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 processor received an extremely impressive ratio of performance and energy efficiency. 12/16 GB of RAM and the Adreno 722 video core allow the CPU to score about 1,400,000 points in the AnTuTu test. This result suggests that the device is also suitable for gamers. Modern games with high-tech graphics function at high graphic presets. At the same time, the chipset does not disappoint with throttling, the frame rate will be stable even after an hour or two of gameplay. Surprisingly, the battery capacity has reached as much as 6500 mAh. With such a battery, you can easily count on a couple of days of work with a mobile assistant, and fast charging at 90 W will reduce the time spent at the outlet to a few minutes. The permanent memory is allocated 256/512 GB.

The photographic capabilities are far from mediocre. If the 8-megapixel wide-angle lens is really not impressive, then the 50-megapixel main sensor and telephoto lens with hybrid stabilization with a three-fold optical zoom will not leave you without high-quality day and night photos. Moreover, the detail and naturalness of color rendering are preserved even in evening photos taken in auto mode. Stereo sound, contactless NFC payments and support for 5G networks are also in place. The only complaint about the gadget under review is the lack of a global version. But, most likely, this shortcoming will be corrected. Then buying the device will be a truly correct move.