Vivo iQOO Neo 855 smartphone - a complete overview of the characteristics

An exclusive glass smartphone from Vivo is on the agenda. We honestly counted, but at 200 repetitions about phenomenal performance and graphics, we still got lost. Let's check scientifically what characteristics and advantages of the Vivo iQOO Neo 855 the manufacturers lied about, and where they forgot to tell about the most important thing!

About the brand

There is so little information in the public domain about Vivo that dubious thoughts pop into my head involuntarily. Who should hide the history of the Chinese brand and why? Moreover, if it is one of the top three in the country in the field of wireless telecommunications.

As it turned out, there will be no intrigues and scandals. Vivo is Oppo's sibling, created under the auspices of the large-scale BBK corporation. The company arrived in Russia no more than two years ago, so the name is still not remembered by everyone. Also, despite the conflicts between the United States and China, which were made public, Vivo continues to use American technologies Qualcomm and ARM. What a lucky woman!

However, the manufacturer does not reap other people's laurels; a large number of achievements are won in an honest way, without connections and influence. For example, in 2012, Vivo presented the world's thinnest smartphone, and a year later it was the first to try a 2k screen (recall that in 2013 it was a real breakthrough). Now the records have diminished, but the quality of the manufactured products remains at the same level.

Appearance

The guest of today's review is not simple and not even gold, but glass! In your free time, you can make yourself a challenge and look for at least one backlash or gap in the Vivo iQOO Neo 855 smartphone. It is made in the form of a monolithic block, resembling the shape of the Iphone X (or not very distantly).

As we said, the back is made of tempered glass. The choice in favor of this expensive and far from light material adds a couple of zeros to the price tag, but also a couple of bold prints on the body. The main camera is huddled in the upper left corner. Among the unfinished designs of other new products, the same Xiaomi, sinning with a huge camera and rough cutouts, the diminutiveness and sophistication of Vivo is definitely a winner.

Let's turn the phone over. Strictly in the center is an islet of a teardrop-shaped front camera, surrounded on all sides by an endless screen. The fingerprint has moved there, it reacts surprisingly quickly, if not instantly. But the company skimped on good protection, Gorilla Glass 5 did not adorn the Neo 855, so one careless movement or fall will easily damage the screen. It's not difficult at all with dimensions of 159.5 x 75.2 x 8.1 mm (nowhere without a case). The weight of the smartphone monster is 198 grams. The brand exceeded the norm by 20-30 grams, but let's hope that the heaviness is created by powerful microcircuits, and not just glass.

Equipment

The smartphone is packed in a stylish box. Even when closed, everything looks unimaginably expensive (maybe it's the magic of black), although the cost of the Neo 855 does not exceed $ 500. Inside, in addition to the phone: cord, charger, certificates and coupons. The model has been announced in three colors: black with a red neon stripe across the body, the newfangled aurora or aurora borealis, and purple.All designs, without exception, are good, but Aurora on the wave of popularity is much easier to find than the same purple, and black is not particularly popular with users due to the rapid growth of prints.

Characteristic

Screen

Judging by the dimensions, the screen in the Vivo iQQQ Neo 855 is already very large - 6.4 inches, with a ratio of 404 ppi. The model displays a picture in a resolution of 1080 x 2340, plays 4K video with ease. This is a huge advantage for a gaming phone. I also pleased the brand with the Super Amoled matrix, in which many chips are implemented, which we will talk about in more detail:

1. Reducing power consumption several times. The matrix is ​​based on organic light-emitting diodes. The backlight uses less power, and the color gamut only becomes richer.
2. Deep black. This is especially noticeable when watching movies, when the Hollywood night turns to gray on a cheap display. This won't happen with the Neo 855. The same applies to the viewing angle. It expands significantly and does not distort the picture even with a strong tilt.
3. Always-on-display. For a long time, useful technology did not succumb to Amoled matrices due to the high energy consumption. Now, neither the autonomy, nor the system processes of the phone fail, but display the time and date on time.
4. Takes up less space. Getting rid of the extra layer of air cushion made room for new chips or a good battery. And whether the developers have thought of this, we will find out in the "autonomy" section ...

Where without minuses, although there are much fewer of them. The first is fragility. Damage quickly disables the display (especially in our smartphone without additional protection). The second drawback of the super matrix is ​​its quick wear, after 3 years the blue LEDs will burn out, and the screen will have to be replaced.

Filling

The phone runs on the advanced Android 9.0 (pie) operating system. It is interesting to dig in it. Little things like gestures and predictions, background energy control and full support for Google apps make it a must-have for 2019 and 2024. The author's shell Funtouch 9 will complement the pleasant picture, proving to users again that Vivo cares about its customers.

It is notable for non-standard Android icons, in the Neo 855 they are more reminiscent of Apple. Minimalism, clarity and space saving in every widget. A significant plus was the choice of theme: dark or light. Another echo of Steve Jobs's brainchild is the limited edition Jovi app, which functions as a pedometer and sleep counter. Let's not forget about game functions such as "countdown". Now you can leave the online game in the background and not be afraid that it will close, and all the result will be lost.

Replaced the heart of the smartphone smart processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+. The octa-core chipset in a mid-range phone is a miracle. The forces are distributed over three clusters. In the first, the powerful Kryo 485 Gold + core, which performs the most difficult tasks at a frequency of up to 2.84 GHz. The second has three cores with a frequency of up to 2.42 GHz for the proper operation of applications and cameras. The latter took 4 cores to maintain the stable operation of the platform and light programs.Thus, the performance of the smartphone is increased by 45%.

Responsible for gaming was the Adreno 640 video processor. During the tests, the Vivo iQOO Neo 855 performed well even in heavy games, such as World of Tanks, Asphalt 9 and Pubg Mobile, which are famous for their demands on graphics and battery life. And our gamephone didn't even overheat!

Autonomy

Let's go back to the battery. The developers wisely used the free space in the smartphone and installed a 4500 mAh battery. During active gameplay, the charge will be used up in less than a day, but this applies to all phones of the new generation, without exception. With proper energy consumption without mobile Internet and at an average brightness, the Neo 855 will live for about 2 days. In addition, the kit turned out to be gaining popularity among brands, accelerated charging by 33 volts.

Camera

This model cannot boast of a good camera. Against the background of lenses that give out up to 60 megapixels, its 12 megapixels look pretty sad.

The main camera consists of three blocks. The main display has an f / 1.8 aperture. Its light transmittance is average, which is why it is often used in the budget segment. During the day, the photos are rich. Thanks to the Funtouch 9 shell, artificial intelligence appears in the camera that adjusts the brightness. Various effects have been added: selective monochrome, warm and cold combinations, black and white, sepia. In post-processing, it has become much easier to edit focus, sharpness, automatically enhance the photo and even change the perspective of the frame. The AI ​​night mode also played an important role. Its main task is to remove excessive flash brightness and clean up noise. The images actually come out semi-professional, the background is deep black, the foreground colors are preserved. See for yourself:

The second lens (wide-angle) took over the f / 2.2 aperture. Slightly weaker, but it does a great job with the hot novelty in the Neo 855 - time-lapse photography, which is most often used for panoramas and tripod recording of the sky. Rounding out the list is a small 2 megapixel sensor responsible for frame depth. The selfie camera took the highest value - 16 megapixels. Photos in sunny weather come out beautiful, but in dim lighting everything changes dramatically, and we don't want to mention night photography. But Vivo iQOO Neo 855 will delight us with a short video or boomerang mode, as well as the ability to record it in 4K HD quality at 60 frames per second.

Additional features and sound

The wireless headset is extremely popular among young people, and companies are again having to remember about Bluetooth. In the Neo 855, the function has been updated to the latest (fifth) version, so there will be no problems connecting and pairing wireless headphones. However, the 3.5mm jack is still present.

Speaking of sound! The speaker is loud enough, up to 192kHz. Although users are still not happy with it, many found it to be average in sound. Judging by the characteristics, its power is quite enough to hear a call from another room or an alarm clock in the early morning.

Advantages and disadvantages

• Beautiful appearance;
• High quality matrix;
• Powerful processor;
• The case does not heat up;
• Many new features;
• Improved in-camera editor;
• 4K HD video;
• Large amount of memory;
• Acceptable battery value.

• Fragile body;
• Large weight and dimensions;
• Slippery and easily soiled materials;
• Small camera value;
• There is no separate SD slot.

Despite the fact that the release took place in mid-October, it will be good if deliveries to the CIS countries appear at least six months later. Now you can find a model only on Chinese sites or through intermediaries. The average price for a smartphone is $ 295 (19,000 rubles).