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SpecEagle review · Vivo

Vivo Xplay 5 review: 2016 first 6 GB RAM phone.

SpecEagle Editorial·Mar 2016·$650
Overall
78/100
Class rank
#8 of 109
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Vivo Xplay 5.

Vivo's 2016 Xplay 5 was the first 6 GB RAM phone + triple Hi-Fi DAC + dual-curved QHD AMOLED.

01Display

88/100

At 88/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among flagship phones of 2016 — 12 points above the cohort average.

TypeAMOLED dual-curved
Size5.43"
Resolution1440 x 2560 QHD

02Performance

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among flagship phones of 2016 — 16 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon 820
CPU2.15 GHz quad-Kryo
RAM4 GB / 6 GB FIRST

03Camera

80/100

At 80/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among flagship phones of 2016 — 10 points above the cohort average.

Main16 MP AF + dual LED
Front8 MP

04Battery

76/100

At 76/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among flagship phones of 2016 — 9 points above the cohort average.

Capacity3,600 mAh
Charging22.5 W

05Software

76/100

76/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2016.

What works
  • First phone with 6 GB RAM.
  • Triple Hi-Fi DAC (3 chips).
  • Dual-curved AMOLED QHD.
  • Snapdragon 820.
What doesn't
  • Funtouch heavy skin.
  • No water resistance.
  • No microSD.
  • Limited West availability.
Cross-shop it against
Pixel 2 (2017)
$649 · score 88/100

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