Vivo V5

The recycled design is still catchy, build quality is great and the plastic can easily pass for metal.The display posts good numbers for brightness, average firm contrast, and fails to impress in color accuracy and sunlight legibility.Battery life is average - a respectable score on our 3G talk time test, average numbers on video playback and standby, and a very poor endurance on our web browsing test - all of this added up to a 60-hour endurance rating.

Benchmarks reveal uninspiring performance across the board, though the lower screen resolution helps the GPU perform well. The MT6750 chip is dependable overall but falling short in the most demanding scenarios.The loudspeaker pumped out enough decibels for a Very Good rating; drive it too hard, however, and sound may get distorted.Audio quality is solid especially when you route the sound from the phone to an external amplifier.The 13MP rear camera produces detailed images with pleasing colors and decent dynamic range.The 20MP front camera takes pleasant selfies, which lack detail. They transform into excellent pictures when downscaled to 5MP, which is what really matters for the social networks. We miss the bokeh effect from the V5 Plus.The 1080p videos lack fine detail but come out with good contrast and colors.