Vivo V17 smartphone review

There was a real explosion in Vivo factories!How else to explain the dozens of phones, large and small, expensive, cheap, glass and plastic, which manufacturers present every month? Even a not particularly interested user will notice that the interval between releases is often just over two weeks. So already on December 5, the new gadget Vivo V17 saw the light. What is special about this model, why is it more expensive than other smartphones and where are its disadvantages? Let's find out right now!

Appearance

Initially, we thought that the brand was completely lazy, focusing in the 2024s on quantity rather than quality. Unfortunately, we cannot say that the new model made a splash with the boldness of its shapes or dimensions. Although the Vivo V17 is bulky (16 centimeters high and 8 wide), the recently released Vivo V20 is also not small, like millions of other flagships, however, so it takes the device far from design.

Manufacturers have skillfully disguised the cheap plastic on the case as glass; the bitter truth will emerge only after the first scratch. The material is matte, so it is not afraid of prints. Overall, the back looks pretty with neon tints and an extraordinary camera position. It is rotated 45 degrees, forming not a square, but a diamond-shaped block. A trifle, but original!

The fingerprint scanner has moved to the display, now unlocking occurs only through the sensor. His reaction is average, sometimes he is too capricious, so you will have to make friends with wiping the screen. On the other hand, the brand has played around this flaw by adding cyber-punk animation to every action. There is also a teardrop-shaped front camera.

An interesting story happened to her in India. Bloggers mistakenly called it the smallest in size, after which the fake news spread around the world. In fact, the selfie camera in Vivo V17 is ordinary, but who has a beautiful legend interfered with at least once in their life?

Equipment

Every brand has flaws that disgruntled customers cling to in the first place. In the case of Vivo ‒ this is a variety of colors. This is not to say that this is a serious reason not to buy a phone. The brand represents only 2-3 colors, but what colors! In the V17 they are called cloudy azure and blue mist. Moreover, both are extremely beautiful (see for yourself).

The rest of the equipment is standard: a cord, certificates, a charging adapter, a branded transparent case and a clip for a SIM card connector.

Specifications

Screen

As befits modern smartphones, the screen is infinitely large - 6.38 inches, occupying 80% of the entire area. 1080 x 2340 Full HD resolution. The brand did not skimp on the expensive Super Amoled matrix, which has a number of advantages:

• Immunity to weather. The sensor produces such powerful colors that neither cloudy nor sunny day will affect the image. Also, the presence of LEDs reduces the amount of glare;
• It has the widest viewing angles possible. If you see the same thing with IPS, you should know it's a gimmick!
• Energy intensity. Despite the high color rendering, the matrix spares the charge;
• Always-on-display. Initially, Super Amoled was only used in smartwatches, so that the time was constantly displayed, but the charge was not wasted. Now this technology is also in Vivo V17.

Users who have already tried the phone generally praise the quality of the display, even taking into account the fact that with a strong tilt, the image gives to the green. It is interesting to know if the manufacturer replaced Amoled with IPS, we would have to wait much longer for the unlocking of the screen due to the low sensitivity of the latter. The disadvantages of Amoled are fast fading and fragility.

However, Vivo's surprises don't end there. The flagship gets into the hands of the buyer, already covered with the factory film, while equipped with an oleophobic coating that prevents 20% of microcracks, and also repels dirt and fingerprints. And everything would be so good without one amendment on the official website: only a branded protective film is suitable for the screen, which means that its cost will be an order of magnitude higher.

Filling

The phone has 9.0 (pie) version of Android, which is universally installed in budget gadgets. Updates to version 10 are not expected, but Vivo V17 does not need this with the author's FunTouch 9.2 shell. Only a few smartphones of the brand got it (exclusive). This tandem significantly saves desktop space. Icons (smart launcher) have changed, acrid colors have become pastel, now it is even easier to customize widgets.

In many ways, this operating system is not inferior to IOS. It has limited applications, for example, a pedometer, a sleep counter, calories (Jovi Smart Scene), handy notes, and most importantly, light and dark themes!

And a significant weight (180 grams) was given to the device by the 11-nanometer Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chip. This smart processor saw the light in the spring of 2019, and immediately received the name “a find of the budget segment”. Its main advantage over previous versions is the high frequency of all 8 cores (up to 2 GHz), and as a result, improved performance. 4 of them are high-performance cores Kryo 260 Gold.

With them, the flagship can easily play games at medium settings and videos in 1080 HD resolution. The operative memory was 8 gigabytes. Applications do not slow down loading or waiting for the system at all. The case, surprisingly, almost does not heat up, but plastic is the main problem. Probably, the matter lies in the powerful Adreno 610 video processor. In general, Vivo V17 cannot be put on a par with the best gamephones of 2019-2020, but it copes with 3D games with dignity. Of the shortcomings, only a rollback of Quick Charge from version 4 to version 3. However, we will take a closer look at this aspect in the next section.

Autonomy

Unlike other versions, which both cost less and are modestly equipped, the Vivo V17 is equipped with a monolithic 4500 mAh battery. The value is good, given the fact that the version has a USB Type C connector for accelerated charging. It also implements the Quick Charge 3 technology at 18 Volts. On the official website, fast charging is double, which means that the gadget will be fully charged in a maximum of 1.5 hours.

The scientific side of blogging even conducted tests to find out the possibilities of the novelty.According to the results of the experiment (not a single smartphone was damaged) Vivo V17 will withstand 14 hours of video demonstration in non-stop mode, 30 hours of talks, as well as a day in games using the Internet and social networks.

Camera

We have come to one of the most interesting topics regarding phones. Developers in 2024 want to stand out precisely thanks to a high-quality camera, Vivo did it perfectly. On the back there is a block of 4 lenses, and on the front there is a front camera.

The main camera (ultra-wide) shoots at a resolution of 48 megapixels in tandem with an f / 1.8 aperture. Its power is sufficient for both day and night photography. The brand has worked hard to remove unnecessary noise and glare when shooting with flash. They come with a variety of effects such as Iphone's Slow-Mo, Funtouch time-lapse photo, panorama, b / w, cool / warm tones and of course handy editing apps.
However, the main feature lies even further - the camera with artificial intelligence.

Of course, the robot will not follow you through the lens, but it will happily look at the world around you. With the use of AI, the novelty will be able to recognize more than 2000 thousand details in a photo in seconds and independently select the preferred settings.

The wide-angle main camera is followed by an 8MP lens, which is suitable for video shooting (playable in 4k HD quality at 30 frames per second). After that there are two lenses of 2 megapixels, responsible for macro photography and determining the depth of the scene.

The front camera is also quite powerful - 32 megapixels with f / 2.0 aperture. Of course, it does not have such tricks as night shooting or various functions. However, this does not prevent the creation of high-quality selfies. Artificial intelligence has spread here, now there is no need to look for light, the phone will do everything for you!

Where to buy and at what price

Since the release of the smartphone took place only on December 5 (officially), you can find it only in Chinese online stores. Another thing is that Russia is closely cooperating with Vivo, and very soon the new V17 will appear on the shelves of specialized stores in the range of 20-23 thousand rubles.

Advantages and disadvantages

• Attractive appearance;
• Beautiful colors;
• Super Amoled Matrix;
• Large screen;
• Powerful processor;
• The case hardly heats up;
• Limited applications;
• Good energy consumption;
• The presence of a slot for cards and separately for an SD card;
• Oleophobic coating and protective film included.

• Cheap materials;
• The matrix burns out quickly;
• Reproduces well only average games;
• The fingerprint is not always responsive.

What can you say about this phone in the end? Now the time has come when the design of new products remains almost unchanged; they are huge, multi-chamber and superintelligent. Model Vivo V17 has absorbed all the most positive, from performance to quality of shooting.

For young people who value download speed and the number of functions, the flagship will be an excellent assistant. The large screen and the ability to customize the desktop, in turn, will come in handy for older people, because the larger the icons and the keyboard, the more cards in WhatsApp! We can say without hesitation that this phone is versatile.