Talking about the V-series of Vivo, 2 things stand out that are looks & the selfie camera. In vivo V21, the selfie camera was 44MP. Now, this has a 50MP with 8MP dual-camera and it also looks curved. It is just 7.36MM & it doesn't even feel like you are holding the phone. It’s light & thin.
It comes with a good quality case and a 44W flash charger. It supports fast charging, it also has 3.5MM earphones. Unfortunately, the jack is not 3.5MM, you’ll have to use an adapter. And there’s a Type C cable. At the bottom, we have speakers, USB type C, and a sim card tray. At the top we have a noise-canceling microphone on the right-hand side we have the volume rocker and an on/off button. The frame is all gold. It weighs 173.3 grams. It has a good weight distribution. One thing about the design is if you look at the camera module there is nothing here it looks plain, it would look better if it was a bit small And the camera module does not have color-changing. The display is 6.5 inches full HD+ AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate The side and bottom bezels are slim, at the top, it looks slightly outdated because of the 2 cameras.
Let's talk about the specs, it has a 1200 Dimensity processor. If you ignore the Dimensity 9000/8000 based phones because they still haven't launched in India, then this is the flagship. The AnTuTu score is 6 lakhs, the battery is 4300mAh with 44W fast charging. It comes with 2 variants, 8GB+128GB & 12GB+256GB. I'm not sure about the price. The OS is also a big highlight, it’s the first phone which gives you Android 12 out-of-the-box. It has FuntouchOS 12. It looks very clean, there is a lot of improvement in FuntouchOS over the last few years there are some pre-installed apps but not many. So it’s on the cleaner side.
Performance - Dimensity 1200 is tried and tested, games will run smoothly on this. BGMI can run on High settings. It has a top-notch AMOLED screen, the display is quite good. The bottom mono speakers are quite loud & video viewing looks fun on this You'll get used to the notch after using the phone. It has a 7 band support with 5G, the latest Bluetooth 5.2, dual-band wifi, dual 4G VoLTE and supports wifi calling. I've already talked about the selfie camera, but the back camera is also quite decent. The primary camera is 108MP, ultra-wide of 8MP & 2MP macro sensor. It would've been better if the ultra-wide was 16MP. In the whole V-series under normal conditions, the photos are pretty good There are 2-3 things that were impressive for me, the back, as well as the front camera, supports 4K@60fps.
It also has a feature called a teleprompter, so if you shoot videos more often you can read through it. It also has a steady face feature that provides stability i.e. EIS. The camera is the main highlight of the phone, Most people buy the V series because of the good camera. I’m impressed with the selfie setup & the back camera is also quite good especially the primary sensor. Talking about the sensors, it has an in-display sensor and a face unlock, both are fast You can add 4GB of RAM if you have an 8GB phone you can extend it up to 12GB through virtual RAM. Other features like Camera2API & Widevine L1, which enables you for the screen, it does not have an FM radio but has the support of an Indian satellite - NAVIC, no NFC & no IP certification too.
I'm not sure about the display protection of the screen. The sim card tray comes with a dual nano tray. There's a slight hesitation because the screen is a bit curved.
The legacy of the V-series surely is carried by the Vivo V23 Pro, it has stunning looks. Android 12 comes out of the box, with a 4300mAh battery and 44W fast charging. The secondary camera of 8MP is one of the negatives which could've been better.
