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

Vivo X Note - changes that leave the main

The NEX line of smartphones from the Chinese company Vivo is not so popular outside the homeland due to the lack of international versions, but every Android user wants to use such a phone. And so, a well-known manufacturer suddenly decided to radically change its range and remove familiar abbreviations. However, the beauty of design and the advancement of technical characteristics have not disappeared.

The appearance of the flagship will delight even the most sophisticated buyers. Every detail of the phablet emphasizes its belonging to the highest price category. A bezel-less display with a metal edging, an in-screen fingerprint scanner and a 12-megapixel selfie camera, a futuristic quad-camera setup and a pleasant-to-touch tempered glass back panel will win the hearts of millions of people. The large 7-inch AMOLED display is endowed with a resolution of 3080x1440 pixels, a fantastic margin of brightness and an incredibly sensitive touch panel, making it comfortable to work with the device, each touch is processed correctly. There is also an image refresh rate of 120Hz .

Top performance is provided by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 CPU , combined with 8GB / 12GB / 16GB of RAM and the Adreno 730 graphics adapter. The bundle has already shown itself in all its glory in a couple of dozen flagship models, providing maximum graphics settings in any game. But if short-term tasks like launching applications are almost perfect for the chipset, then projects like Genshin Impact will slightly annoy with small lags after an hour or two of gameplay. The reason for this behavior of the processor lies in excessive heating and further throttling. Energy efficiency also suffers from such things, but potential problems with autonomy are completely eliminated by a 5000mAh battery. Fast charging at 80W is also backed up by a wireless analog, a full capacity set takes 25 or 80-90 minutes, respectively. The internal storage size varies from 256GB to 512GB UFS3.1 ROM .

The cameras are equipped with a 50MP Samsung GN1 main sensor, a 48MP Sony IMX598 wide-angle lens, an 8-megapixel telephoto lens from Omnivision with a fivefold optical zoom and a 12-megapixel proximity sensor. Of course, such an impressive list of photomodules could not do without a well-developed hybrid stabilization system and expensive lenses that will open the way to high-quality evening shots without noise and a noticeable loss of detail. It is unlikely that anyone will be upset by the volume of stereo sound , moisture protection ( IP68 ), NFC or support for 5G networks. But the far from humane price tag is already capable of causing negative emotions. But the only drawback of the device is still really easy to forgive.