SpecEagle review · Vivo

Vivo V7 review: A 24 MP selfie phone with an 18:9 FullView display.

SpecEagle Editorial·Nov 2017·$280
Overall
46/100
Class rank
#55 of 63
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A bigger selfie megapixel, bigger screen.

V7 pushed the selfie spec to 24 MP and added an 18:9 FullView display, riding the dual trends of higher front-camera resolution and bezel-less screens. Another regional sales success for Vivo.

01Display

62/100

62/100 is one of the weaker display results among mid-range phones of 2017 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypeIPS LCD, 18:9 FullView
Size5.7 inches
Resolution1,440 × 720 px (HD+)

02Camera

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2017.

Main16 MP, f/2.0
Selfie24 MP, f/2.0, soft LED

03Performance

50/100

50/100 is one of the weaker performance results among mid-range phones of 2017 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetSnapdragon 450 (14 nm)
RAM4 GB
Storage32 GB · microSD

04Battery

62/100

62/100 trails the 68-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2017.

Capacity3,000 mAh
Wired10 W

05Build

60/100

60/100 is one of the weaker build results among mid-range phones of 2017 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

06Value

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2017.

What works
  • 24 MP selfie camera.
  • 18:9 FullView display.
  • Light 139 g.
  • microSD + jack.
What doesn't
  • HD+ resolution.
  • Snapdragon 450 modest.
  • Mono speaker.
  • Plastic build.
Cross-shop it against
Nokia 7 Plus
$429 · score 70/100

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 63-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .