SpecEagle review · Vivo

Vivo V50 review: Zeiss-camera mid-flagship with a huge 6,000 mAh battery and IP69.

SpecEagle Editorial·Feb 2025·$450
Overall
76/100
Class rank
#25 of 36
Tier
Premium
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

A Zeiss portrait mid-flagship.

Vivo V50 pairs dual 50 MP Zeiss cameras and a 50 MP autofocus selfie with a huge 6,000 mAh battery, 90 W charging and IP69 at $450. A strong portrait-and-endurance package.

01Display

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2025.

TypeCurved AMOLED, 120 Hz
Size6.77 inches
Resolution2,392 × 1,080 px
Peak brightness4,500 nits

02Camera

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2025.

Main50 MP Sony IMX882, f/1.9, OIS, Zeiss
Ultrawide50 MP
Selfie50 MP Zeiss autofocus

03Performance

72/100

72/100 is one of the weaker performance results among premium phones of 2025 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetSnapdragon 7 Gen 4 (4 nm)
RAM8 / 12 GB
Storage256 / 512 GB

04Battery

88/100

88/100 puts it above the 86-point average for premium phones of 2025.

Capacity6,000 mAh (silicon)
Wired90 W FlashCharge

05Build

80/100

80/100 trails the 82-point cohort average for premium phones of 2025.

06Value

78/100

78/100 trails the 83-point cohort average for premium phones of 2025.

What works
  • Dual 50 MP Zeiss + 50 MP AF selfie.
  • Huge 6,000 mAh + 90 W + IP69.
  • 4,500-nit curved AMOLED.
  • Slim 7.4 mm.
What doesn't
  • SD7 Gen 4 is upper-mid.
  • No telephoto.
  • Funtouch quirks.
  • No wireless charging.
Cross-shop it against
iPhone 16
$799 · score 86/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 36-phone cohort of premium devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .