Vivo V5 Plus

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 8 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

3
Average:

4
Bad:

0

8.0

User Score

Based on 696 reviews
as rated by users

Pros:

Dual front camera
Impressive design and build quality
Superb selfie camera

Cons:

Software feels like a rip-off
Call quality is merely average

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Last revision on September 2, 2018

Reviewers Liked

Dual front camera
Impressive design and build quality
Superb selfie camera
Smooth performance
Decent battery life

Reviewers Didn't Like

Software feels like a rip-off
Call quality is merely average
Rear camera struggles in low light

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Expert reviews and ratings

By absolutegizmos.com on April 20, 2017 90

Opinion to all GadgetsThe biggest T20 league competition of the nation Indian Premier League (IPL) is in its tenth edition. Vivo launched the Vivo V5Plus Limited Edition in the country on 4 April. Vivo is also the official sponsor of the IPL 2017....

By Android Authority on February 18, 2017 83

Despite the entire marketing focused on the ‘perfect selfie', the Vivo V5 Plus is a well-rounded smartphone with a beautiful metallic chassis, gorgeous display, and smooth...

By FirstPost on February 17, 2017 80

All-in-all the Vivo V5 Plus is a great all-round package that will appeal to those who are serious about their selfies. It packs in the right balance of power, performance, battery life and adds a pretty good camera to the mix, making it a much better...

By Gadgets360 on February 06, 2017 70

Chinese smartphone makers have set a precedent for delivering products with solid specifications at highly affordable prices, which is exactly what Vivo has been doing for a while now. The V5 Plus is a bold move from the company because it dares to...

By Digit on January 23, 2017 66

The Vivo V5 Plus is a good selfie centric phone and that's pretty much it. Everything else about the phone is secondary and rather overshadowed by the OnePlus...

By gizbot.com on January 23, 2017 80

More than just the best selfie smartphone in the market but the competition is tough Vivo V5 Plus is a significant upgrade over the Vivo V5. The smartphone brings an improved design, higher resolution screen, decent overall performance and above...

By 91mobiles.com on January 23, 2017 70

After using the phone, we are fairly convinced that the vivo V5 Plus is by far the best smartphone for selfie lovers. Now, the question you have to ask yourself is if capturing selfies is all you want to do with your phone? We are really hoping not. So,...

By technave.com on September 20, 2017

Aside from the bezel-less hype that most smartphone manufacturers are hopping on, we also can't help but notice that there's another on-going trend as well and that would be the selfie smartphones. As the term suggests, it's basically all about the...

By chip.com.my on September 11, 2017

Overall a great smartphone capable of amazing selfies, and could be the phone for you if good selfies are a buying point.(previously published in issue August...

By technave.com on February 21, 2017

The Vivo V5 Plus comes with a price tag at RM1799 in Malaysia. It may be somewhat more expensive than their previous smartphone, but the performance is better with a Snapdragon 625 processor. The selfie camera is simply unbeatable for now on the market....

By GSMArena on February 17, 2017

The iPhone 7 that isn't - vivo V5 Plus looks like it has rolled off the same production line as its Cupertino inspiration. Yet, it costs half that and it isn't half bad.Vivo didn't get the memo that the two cameras should go on the back and made a dual...

By mobigyaan.com on February 16, 2017

It seems like the Vivo has put in a lot of innovation and efforts into the Vivo V5 Plus camera. The front camera takes stunning selfies like no other smartphone. Plus, the Moonlight flash is the added advantage for low-light selfies. With Vivo V5 Plus,...

By FoneArena on February 13, 2017

I'll be honest. I came into reviewing this phone with 0 expectations. All my past experience with “selfie” focused smartphones have been pretty underwhelming. The Vivo V5 Plus on the other hand is actually quite a nice experience overall. Sure, it is...

By gizchina.com on February 11, 2017

Upon unboxing the Vivo V5P you will be welcomed with quite a stylish smartphone that quite plainly sees inspiration from other mid-range Vivo phones, Oppo devices and, yes, the iPhone. The unibody design is manufactured from a single piece of alloy...

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