Vivo V11 (V11 Pro) smartphone - advantages and disadvantages

Third the millennium dictates its own rules of conduct to mankind. Nowadays modern technologies rule, and everyone already has preferences among their favorite companies that produce various gadgets. Today it is difficult to imagine a person who can do without a telephone. And most people have actively absorbed information Internet resources, social networks, dating sites and other opportunities for communication and work on the Internet.

The mid-range smartphone Vivo V11 Pro is packed with many useful products for its segment, and the company is bringing its proprietary features such as a fingerprint touch sensor into a more affordable price segment - a first for its V series.

About Vivo

Vivo Electronics Corp. is a phone brand in Dongguan (Guangdong, China). This corporation was founded in 2009. The company is another Chinese smartphone maker that produces low-cost phones for Android and mid-market smartphone users.

Wait, what is V11?

Apparently, Vivo's marketing departments felt that creating a confusing mess of their lineup would be an interesting experiment, so in fact the Vivo V11 Pro is the same phone that was launched worldwide as the V11 without the Pro proxy, but with other internal storage on board. 64 GB on the Pro versus 128 GB on the other device. If we compare the Pro edition with the simplified Vivo V11, then the difference is also in the absence of a built-in fingerprint scanner.

Vivo V11 Pro smartphone specifications

Software equipment

The Vivo V11 Pro has confidently taken the leading position among smartphones in this class. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor with Adreno 512 chipset provides excellent performance. The Vivo V11 Pro runs FunTouch OS 4.5, Vivo's own custom Android 8.1 Oreo user interface.

The 3DMark program was tested, and it showed the following indicators:

Testing with AnTuTu Benchmark gave the following results:

In games, the phone showed its best side, the graphics are excellent, it does not overheat, everything works quickly.

Memory

The Vivo V11 Pro is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 coupled with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage and a storage expansion slot up to 128GB (micro-Sd).

The amount of RAM in 6 GB pleasantly surprises and the performance of the phone is at the highest level. There were no delays in work and no freezes were noted when testing the smartphone. The performance will pleasantly impress even experienced users.

Display

Display with a diagonal of 6.41 inches. Display resolution 2340x1080 pixels. 19: 9 screen ratio. FullView screen with minimal bezels allows 91.27% screen-to-surface ratio.

Offered in the model is a 6.41-inch Full HD + Super AMOLED display with a drop notch that is unique and much less intrusive than the wide notch like the Vivo V9. The Waterdrop notch, first introduced in Oppo's F9 Pro, aims to provide more screen real estate to the user. Made the label less intrusive. A tiny notch houses the front camera, and the speaker is carefully sandwiched between the screen and the top edge.

Camera

The Vivo V11 Pro smartphone is equipped with a dual rear camera, the main lens is 12 MP, and the additional one is 5MP. As for the camera aperture: 12-megapixel (f / 1.8) + 5-megapixel (f / 2.4).

Front camera with 25-megapixel sounder and f / 2.0 aperture. Vivo has AI Face shapeing and AI Selfie Lighting mode. Their task is to embellish the resulting selfie.

The cameras are packed with features like autofocus lighting, portrait framing, AR stickers, and more.

The AI ​​brand also extends to rear cameras, starting with AI Backlight HDR and AI Low Light, as well as AI scene recognition (up to 18 scenes) and AI Portrait Framing (helping the user to photograph the subjects they want).

Vivo V11 Pro comes with In-Display Fingerprint Scanning and provides the perfect shot or perfect moment.

The Vivo V11 Pro will also support 4K videos at 30fps.

The smartphone analyzes the photographs taken and in fact identifies various objects, elements and scenes.

How the rear camera takes pictures:

Due to the smooth body, you need to hold the phone in your hand carefully, otherwise it slips out.

Sample photos of the front camera:

However, it is worth pointing out that the “selfie” is much better because the camera focuses on the nearest object and turns on the “pretty face” function, but the background is blurred.

Autonomy

The smartphone is equipped with a 3400mAh battery as well as fast charging with two motors, which ensures that the battery stays safe while filling up quickly. The battery is not removable.

Built-in fingerprint scanner

Vivo V11 Pro is equipped with a built-in fingerprint scanner, this type of sensor was previously offered by the manufacturer in the Vivo X21 and Vivo Nex models. The scanner works just as reliably and quickly as in previous devices (Vivo mentions that this is the fourth generation of the technology). V11Pro In-Display Fingerprint Scanning technology accurately identifies the smartphone user. When taking a fingerprint, a beautiful design becomes visible, with easy unlocking options and a striking futuristic feel.

Vivo also packaged an infrared sensor in the analyzed model, which allows unlocking a smartphone using face identification. Moreover, this can be done in low light conditions.

Interesting applications

When reviewing the Vivo V11 Pro smartphone, an excellent tandem of basic characteristics with some additions is clearly visible. The microUSB connector over USB Type-C makes the smartphone difficult to operate, and NFC is also missing. Of the usual, there is a 3.5 mm headphone jack, so your usual audio accessories will work fine.

The Vivo V11 Pro smartphone supports Jovi, which stands for “Enjoy Vivo’s AI,” which is Vivo's AI assistant. The inclusion of the V11Pro provides a futuristic AI-powered user interface. Jovi app learns to understand you better than you know yourself, which will make your life more comfortable - smarter and easier.

Color and design

The designers have provided an interesting vision of the Vivo V11 Pro smartphone model. It has a glass body, and the back is equipped with a vertical dual rear camera. The smartphone weighs 156 grams and its dimensions are 157.9 x 75 x 7.9 mm.

In terms of color options, the Vivo V11 Pro comes in both Starry Night and Dazzling Gold.

The case is very easily soiled, it instantly gets dirty, and the appearance is lost.

Dual-sim

The Vivo V11 Pro has an excellent dual-sim system. The phone accepts both SIM cards in Nano format. Possible communications - Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, USB OTG, Micro-USB, there is a built-in FM radio module, Active 4G on both SIM cards, 3G and 4G (Band 40 support). Sensors: face unlock, fingerprint sensor, compass / magnetometer, proximity sensor, accelerometer, ambient light sensor and gyroscope.

Outcome

• Android 8.1 out of the box with Vivo Funtouch OS 4.5 combo
• GPU Adreno 512 GPU;
• 6.41-inch FullView screen;
• Excellent performance;
• Many different sensors, including a fingerprint scanner, which is unusual for this price segment;
• Nice camera;
• Dual-sim system.

• The experiment with the mirrored back panel did not justify itself, leaving fingerprints;
• The beautiful body loses out to convenience - the phone slips off the hand. Not practical;
• The phone is wide, so it is not convenient to operate with one hand (for example, it does not suit a woman's hand at all).

Vivo V11 Pro is a stylish gadget from the point of view of design with decent filling, however, in terms of convenience during operation, the smartphone clearly loses to many competitors in a similar price category.