Vivo S1

Overview

The Vivo S1 sports an attractive design and has a tall aspect ratio display, a powerful chipset, a large-sized battery that can last the whole day and impressive camera sensors. The phone is meant for mid-range consumers.

Design

The phone has a gradient back panel which measures 159.53 x 75.23 x 8.13mm and weighs 179 grams. It has a 6.38-inch Super AMOLED display with a waterdrop notch. The phone has a Halo FullView display which supports full HD+ resolution of 1,080 x 2,340 pixels. It has an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and a screen to body ratio of 90%. The device comes with an Always-On Display feature for viewing notifications. It is equipped with an in-screen fingerprint reader for added security. The phone is available in Blue Pearl and Black Diamond colours.

Camera

The Vivo S1 features a triple rear camera setup which features a Sony IMX499 16MP main lens with f/1.78 aperture, 120-degree 8-MP ultra-wide lens with f/2.2 aperture and 2MP depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture. It has a similar camera setup as the Vivo Z1 Pro smartphone that was recently unveiled in India.

The phone has a 32MP front selfie snapper with f/2.0 aperture. The photography features that are available on the phone include PDAF, HDR, portrait mode, panorama, AR stickers, AI face beauty, photo filters, backlight for a selfie, face beauty for video, live photos, slow-motion video recording, and time-lapse.

Performance

The Vivo S1 has FunTouch OS 9 based on Android 9 Pie pre-installed. For gamers, the smartphone offers an Ultra Game Mode feature for maximizing its performance for an enhanced gaming experience. On the left spine of the device, it has a hardware button. When pressed once, it gives access to Google Assistant. If you press twice it will let users use Vivo’s Jovi AI image recognition feature. Apart from this, the phone comes with dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, NFC, micro-USB 2.0 and a 3.5mm headphone jack for added connectivity.

The phone packs a MediaTek Helio P65 chipset with 6GB of RAM which can handle most tasks and games with ease.

Storage and Battery

The phone comes in a single storage edition of 128GB which can be expanded via a dedicated microSD card slot. The smartphone is backed by a powerful 4,500mAh battery that supports 18W dual-engine fast charging. It can easily last the whole day on a single charge.

The Vivo S1 offers excellent features in a budget price.