VIVO 7+ RM1299

VIVO7+

Unlike the Mi Mix 2, the selfie camera is still up top

The fingerprint reader has been moved to the back

The bottom has an audio port, microphone, micro-USB port, and speaker grilles

And the dual nano-SIM and microSD card tray on the left

We have the volume rocker and power button on the right…

Borderless display is a must nowadays to lure users
The key feature of the V7+ is its borderless display, which Vivo calls Full View. The screen has a 5.99-inch panel with a resolution of 1440 x 720 pixels. This gives the display a pixel density of only 269ppi, which is pretty low for a phone this size. I guess it’s part of the tradeoff to get a borderless display in this price range. While it may not be as crisp as we’d want it to be, the overall quality (e.g., color, contrast, brightness) is good.

But the Vivo V7+ is not the cheapest borderless phone in the market. Just last month, we reviewed the LG Q6 which retails for PhP 12,990 in the Philippines or around US$ 255. The Q6 may have a smaller display size, but it has a sharper panel — twice the number of pixels the V7+ has, in fact.

 The display presents Vivo’s own FunTouch OS skin on top of Android 7.1 Nougat nicely. The support for full-screen apps is there, and it resembles Apple’s iOS. This means there’s no app drawer and you get similar app icons to an iPhone. New features include an improved Smart Split app, Screen Recording with audio, and App Clone, which lets you run two instances of certain apps.

The new processor is actually faster than we thought

Aside from the display, one of the first things we noticed about the V7+ is its new processor. From the mid-tier Snapdragon 625 processor of its predecessor, the new phone now has a Snapdragon 450. The shift from a Snapdragon 600-series to a 400-series processor is shocking at first, but before we jump to conclusions, let us explain that this is not a downgrade.

 The new Snapdragon 450 is pretty much based on the Snapdragon 625. Both have the same 14nm technology for longer battery life and a newer Adreno 506 GPU for better gaming performance. On the downside, the clock speed is slightly slower (1.8GHz vs 2.0GHz) and it doesn’t support 4K video recording. No worries though, since the V7+ performs better or on par with benchmark tests, and the overall performance is super smooth and lag-free.

Multitasking is handled by the 4GB memory, and you get an internal storage of 64GB for apps, pictures, and more. Let’s not forget that the V7+ also supports a microSD card of up to 256GB with the dedicated slot. And, Vivo continues to give its devices a built-in Hi-Fi chip for excellent audio quality with lossless music files.

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