Vivo V25e Smartphone Review – It’s not been a long time since Vivo announced their V25 series phones. and following this, they also unveiled the Vivo V25e in September 2022. Like many Vivo phones, you are getting a pretty standard feel that this device will provide decent software and hardware support at a quite tempting and appealing price point., Though, it’s not confirmed when this phone will appear on the global stage.
But finally, we got this phone for review, so let us give the first impression of this handset. Like many other brands, the company has added a decent display with appropriate 4G support and impressive battery life support. Besides this, the camera setup and internal storage look presentable and sufficient according to the mid-range segment. It is just the beginning, so without any further ado, let’s head toward the Vivo V25e review to find out more details about this phone.
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Vivo V25e Smartphone Review
Highlights
- The device arrives with a 6.44 inches AMOLED panel that grants excellent brightness support and a 90Hz refresh rate.
- As for the software end, you will find the Android 12-based Funtouch 12 skin.
- Moving to the hardware section, the phone is powered by the Helio G99 chipset under the hood.
- The triple camera is led by a 64MP primary lens with a 32MP selfie lens at the front.
- Lastly, there’s a massive Li-Po 4500 mAh battery with a pretty good 44W fast charging.
Design and Display
The design aspect of the Vivo V25e smartphone is looking a bit different from the regular Vivo smartphone layout since the company added a new camera module on the back panel. The square camera appears superb with two interesting shade options. You can choose this phone between Diamond Black or Sunrise Gold. Both of them have a gradient texture on the back panel.
The Black color variant looks classic, while the Golden shade variant appears to be fancier and intriguing at first look. At the same them, the built quality of this phone is amazing even if you are getting a standard plastic body. However, it’s worth noting that the holding experience of the V25e is because it roughly weighs around 183 grams and offers a 7.8-mm thin side panel. Besides this, it also got an IP54 rating protection on the body.
Moving to the front display, the water notch 6.44-inch AMOLED panel grants impressive colors, contrast, and saturation support with FHD+ resolution. Moreover, you can watch content with high brightness, which is expected to go up to 1300 nits in the outdoor situation. Aside from this, we don’t find any sign of the corning glass protection over this phone.
Memory and Internal
The performance end is an important part that every user should consider before purchasing any phone. In the Vivo V25e, you will receive the 6nm MediaTek MT8781 Helio G99 chipset, which powers the entire system in a pretty smooth way. Not to forget, the processing power can effortlessly reach up to 2×2.2GHz cloaking speed, which makes this phone slightly better than regular mid-range phones.
In terms of software usage, the smooth 90Hz refresh rate on the AMOLED panel grant improved touch response on the Funtouch 12 custom skin based on the Android 12 firmware. Inside this heavily customized interface, you can modify several things according to your requirements and change the way the interface will react to your commands.
The best part of this phone is that it supports advanced games, but it got the common troubleshooting of lower graphics and visual effects due to the hardware limitations. Because of this, gaming sessions will feel underwhelming. But, you can choose between 128GB to 256GB storage with 8GB RAM support, while a shared SIM slot is offered as an expandable storage option.
Camera
The camera department is not far behind the standard of mid-range phones, and the Vivo V25e smartphone is able to deliver good camera results with the triple camera island. A big thanks should also be given to the AI software that further enhances the results and boosts colors, and improves contrast and saturation so that the users can easily capture their life moments without any hassle.
The daylight photo through the 64MP primary lens are looking magnificent and you can also tweak the camera app beauty mode to boost the colors and saturation of the object and background. Besides this, the main lens got optical image stabilization support that will improve the video recording aspect to a great length. Not to forget, the lowlight images aren’t that bad either since the night mode handle noise and pixels properly.
Aside from this, the combo of 2MP macro and 2MP depth lens does provide necessary closeup shots and portraits. But still, the dynamic range effect is missing since the phone doesn’t hold an ultra-wide lens. Anyway, you are getting a 32MP selfie lens that will boost the photos and video quality so that you can share your memories on social media without much editing. But the overall video recording experience with 1080p resolution is just decent, not that exceptional.
Battery and Others
Now, let’s talk about the battery section of the Vivo V25e smartphone, and as you have expected, the company is providing a Li-Po 4500 mAh battery that will handle all of your content streaming, gaming, and social media usage without any particular problem. Besides this, the phone will easily provide more than 5+ hours of screen time for content consumption, though, you can only play games for a few hours.
On the other hand, the 44W wired charger takes the responsibility to refuel the phone in less than an hour and a few minutes. The sound output is crisp and loud, but you won’t find a 3.5 mm jack port here. But, the phone support high sensors, like NFC, and an under-display fingerprint scanner with an additional color-changing back panel. All of this combined make the Vivo V25e smartphone around $301 (Rs. 24,999 in India) approx for the starting variant.
Vivo V25e Specifications Detail
Down below you can see the full specifications of the Vivo V25e smartphone.
| Specifications | Vivo V25e |
| Network | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Announced | August 2022 |
| SIM | Hybrid Dual SIM |
| Dimensions | 6.27 x 2.92 x 0.31 inches |
| Weight | 183 g |
| Size | 6.44 inches |
| Display | AMOLED 90Hz 1300 nits peak brightness 20:9 ratio ~409 PPI density |
| Protection/Others | IP54, dust, and water resistant |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2404 pixels |
| OS | Android 12, Funtouch 12 |
| Chipset | 6nm – MediaTek Helio G99 |
| CPU | Octa-core 2×2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 6×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| Card slot | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) |
| RAM | 8GB |
| Internal | 256GB |
| Camera | 64 MP (wide), PDAF, OIS 2 MP (macro) 2 MP (depth) LED flash, HDR, panorama Max – 1080p@30fps |
| Selfie | 32 MP (wide) HDR Max – 1080p@30fps |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | No 24-bit/192kHz audio |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 5.2, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS |
| NFC | Yes |
| Infrared port | No |
| Radio | No |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go |
| Sensors | Under-display fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Color changing back panel color |
| Battery | Li-Po 4500 mAh Fast charging 44W |
| Colors | Diamond Black, Sunrise Gold |
| Expected Price | $301 (Rs 24,999 in India) approx |
Conclusion
The Vivo V25e is one of the few phones that got a color-changing back panel, which is one of the key selling points. Though, it’s only applicable for the Sunrise Gold variant, while the other one is a standard color. Besides this, there’s tough competition in the mid-range segment and you will even find an amazing phone that offers the same amount of features or exceeds in aspects, at a similar price point.
In that case, we suggest you look for Xiaomi Redmi K50i since it offers better and more interesting perks at almost the same price. Finally, the decision is yours so make sure to pick the phone that fits according to your budget and requirements. If you prefer more performance, we suggest you should also check Xiaomi Poco X4 Pro 5G in the meanwhile.
