SpecEagle review · Vivo

Vivo X5 Pro review: 2015 first eye-scan biometrics phone.

SpecEagle Editorial·May 2015·$430
Overall
68/100
Class rank
#8 of 31
Tier
Mid-Range
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The verdict, up front

Vivo X5 Pro.

Vivo's 2015 X5 Pro pioneered eye-scan biometrics on a phone — Super AMOLED + aluminium at $430.

01Display

82/100

At 82/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among mid-range phones of 2015 — 8 points above the cohort average.

TypeSuper AMOLED
Size5.2"
Resolution1080 x 1920

02Performance

70/100

At 70/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among mid-range phones of 2015 — 7 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon 615
CPU1.5 GHz octa-A53
RAM2 GB

03Camera

74/100

74/100 puts it above the 69-point average for mid-range phones of 2015.

Main13 MP AF
Front8 MP

04Battery

70/100

70/100 trails the 73-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2015.

Capacity2,450 mAh

05Software

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 68-point average for mid-range phones of 2015.

What works
  • First phone with eye-scan biometrics.
  • Super AMOLED FHD.
  • Aluminium 6.4 mm.
  • 8 MP front cam.
What doesn't
  • Eye-scan was gimmicky.
  • Snapdragon 615 throttle.
  • 2 GB RAM.
  • 2,450 mAh small.
Cross-shop it against
Honor 8
$400 · 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 31-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .