Vivo IQOO Neo 8 Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Vivo iQOO Neo 8 - perfection that not everyone can get

The Chinese company Vivo, although known all over the world, does not release all products on the global market. So, a significant part of excellent smartphones remains available for sale only in China. Unfortunately, the hero of today's review also belongs to this category of devices. Let's find out together what potential world bestseller we have lost.

The appearance of the novelty deserves compliments, although it does not revolutionize the medium-high price segment. A massive, but at the same time beautiful and neat dual camera unit is located on a tactilely pleasing glass (or stylized leather in some colors) panel, while the front surface is 90% occupied by a 6.78-inch AMOLED display. The screen is really good quality. It is unlikely that there will be people who will not like the highest resolution of 2600 x 1260 pixels, the brightness margin exceeding the value of 1400 nits, and excellent color reproduction. It is difficult to express complaints about the operation of the fingerprint sensor in the AMOLED panel.

Performance specifications also did not disappoint. The latest eighth-generation Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU, 12/16GB RAM and Adreno 730 video adapter will help you not only enjoy the perfect responsiveness of the Android 13 interface, but also try out any high-tech games. Genshin Impact, Fortnite, Honkai: Star Rail, Wreckfest - the list of perfectly functioning projects goes on and on. It is proposed to store titles launched at maximum graphic settings on 256/512GB of ROM. Decent autonomy is guaranteed by a 5000 mAh battery. Such a battery gives out 8-9 hours of screen time without any problems, and fast charging at 120W will allow you not to grieve about the absence of its wireless counterpart. You need to spend less than 20 minutes at the outlet.

With photo opportunities, the situation is ambiguous. The only auxiliary 2-megapixel sensor is simply useless and only decorates the exterior of the phablet. But the main 50-megapixel Samsung GN5 photo module with optical stabilization does not succumb to complex shooting scenarios, even evening shots and videos work out without visible artifacts. Rich and loud stereo sound can also be added to the pros. NFC contactless payments will also get there. But the list of real disadvantages will be supplemented by both the lack of moisture protection and the software that has not been fully translated with an abundance of applications for the Middle Kingdom. Yes, and there is no FDD-LTE B20, which is why 4G will not work normally in a number of cities in Europe and the CIS. However, if such shortcomings are not critical for you, as well as the complexity of the purchase and the need to wait for a month for delivery, then the device will definitely not disappoint.