SpecEagle review · Vivo

Vivo Xshot review: A 2014 photographer's phone with a 13 MP OIS camera and Hi-Fi DAC.

SpecEagle Editorial·May 2014·$650
Overall
50/100
Class rank
#61 of 92
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Vivo's 2014 camera flagship.

Xshot was an early Vivo camera phone — a Sony IMX214 with OIS, hardware shutter and Hi-Fi DAC. Photography-focused before Vivo's X-series fully matured.

01Display

60/100

60/100 is one of the weaker display results among flagship phones of 2014 — 12 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypeIPS LCD
Size5.2 inches
Resolution1,920 × 1,080 px (FHD)

02Camera

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2014.

Main13 MP, f/1.8, OIS (Sony IMX214)
Selfie8 MP
Hardware shutterYes

03Performance

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2014.

ChipsetSnapdragon 801
RAM2 GB
Storage16 / 32 GB

04Battery

60/100

60/100 trails the 64-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2014.

Capacity2,600 mAh
Wired5 W

05Build

64/100

64/100 trails the 68-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2014.

06Value

58/100

58/100 puts it above the 53-point average for flagship phones of 2014.

What works
  • Sony IMX214 with OIS at f/1.8 — among the best of 2014.
  • Hardware camera shutter button.
  • Hi-Fi DAC for audio.
  • Snapdragon 801 + jack.
What doesn't
  • Only 2 GB RAM.
  • 2,600 mAh battery.
  • 5 W charging.
  • Funtouch 1 was rough.
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 92-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .