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Vivo X3 review: 2013 world's thinnest at launch 5.75 mm.

SpecEagle Editorial·Nov 2013·$430
Overall
66/100
Class rank
#30 of 87
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Vivo X3.

Vivo's 2013 X3 hit 5.75 mm world's thinnest with Hi-Fi Cirrus + ESS DAC — audiophile slim.

01Display

74/100

74/100 puts it above the 68-point average for flagship phones of 2013.

TypeIPS
Size5.0"
Resolution720 x 1280

02Performance

64/100

At 64/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among flagship phones of 2013 — 8 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetMT6589T
CPU1.5 GHz quad-A7
RAM1 GB

03Camera

70/100

At 70/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among flagship phones of 2013 — 9 points above the cohort average.

Main8 MP AF
Front5 MP

04Battery

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2013.

Capacity2,000 mAh

05Software

68/100

68/100 trails the 72-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2013.

What works
  • 5.75 mm world's thinnest at launch.
  • Hi-Fi Cirrus Logic + ESS Sabre DAC.
  • 116 g featherweight.
  • 5 MP front cam.
What doesn't
  • 2,000 mAh small.
  • MTK quad-A7 slow.
  • 1 GB RAM.
  • No LTE.
Cross-shop it against
Nexus 5 (LG)
$349 · score 84/100

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