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SpecEagle review · Vivo

Vivo X23 review: An AMOLED waterdrop-notch phone with in-display fingerprint.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2018·$520
Overall
56/100
Class rank
#48 of 85
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Vivo refines the waterdrop-notch formula.

X23 paired a slim waterdrop notch with in-display fingerprint and an ultrawide rear camera. A polished evolution of Vivo's X-series in 2018.

01Display

80/100

At 80/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among mid-range phones of 2018 — 8 points above the cohort average.

TypeSuper AMOLED, waterdrop notch
Size6.41 inches
Resolution2,340 × 1,080 px (FHD+)

02Camera

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2018.

Main12 MP + 13 MP ultrawide (125° AI)
Selfie12 MP, IR low-light

03Performance

62/100

62/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2018.

ChipsetSnapdragon 670 (10 nm)
RAM8 GB
Storage128 GB

04Battery

66/100

66/100 trails the 70-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2018.

Capacity3,400 mAh
Wired22.5 W

05Build

72/100

72/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2018.

06Value

66/100

66/100 puts it above the 64-point average for mid-range phones of 2018.

What works
  • Waterdrop notch design.
  • In-display fingerprint.
  • AI dual camera with ultrawide.
  • 22.5 W charging.
What doesn't
  • SD670 mid-tier.
  • Funtouch heavy.
  • Mono speaker.
  • 3,400 mAh modest.
Cross-shop it against
Xiaomi Mi 9T
$349 · score 78/100

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