Vivo V17

After our round of testing, the Vivo V17 came out as a well-rounded smartphone that ticks most of the boxes offering decently powerful hardware and good cameras. This is no flagship but Vivo is offering the latest design with a punch-hole display, good gaming performance and a day-long battery life. Check the full review to know more.

Overview

Vivo has launched a new phone under the V-series, called the Vivo V17. The phone is a lower-priced version of the Vivo V17 Pro, and comes with a hole-punch design. The phone has a 6.44-inch display with thin bezels and packs in a 4,500mAh battery. It has a rear quad-camera setup with a 48 MP primary shooter. Under the hood, the smartphone has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SoC coupled with 8 GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The phone runs on the company’s proprietary Funtouch OS 9.2 on top of Android 9. The Vivo V17 is priced starting at Rs 21,990 in India.

Vivo has also launched the Vivo V17 Pro in India for Rs 27,990. The phone has a 6.44-inch Super AMOLED display with 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and 409 ppi density. It has a Quad rear camera setup and Dual motorised pop-up selfie camera.

Vivo has launched the Vivo V19 smartphone in India which features a dual selfie camera setup and is powered by a Snapdragon 712 SoC. It is priced starting at Rs. 27,990 for the 8 GB + 128 GB storage option and at Rs. 31,990 for the 8 GB + 256 GB storage option.

Design
The Vivo V17 (Vivo S1 Pro) sports a 6.44 inch full-HD+ (1080x2400 pixels) display resolution with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. It has a pixel density of 403 ppi. It has a motorised front selfie camera. The phone is available in Midnight ocean and Glacier Ice colour options.  It weighs just 176 grams and measures 159.01 x 74.17 x 8.54 mm.

Camera
The Vivo S1 Pro comes with a quad rear camera setup which includes a 48MP primary sensor with an f/1.8 lens, an 8MP secondary sensor with a 120-degree super wide-angle f/2.2 lens, and a third 2MP sensor with an f/2.4 lens and a fourth 2MP camera with sensor with a depth sensor. The phone has a 32MP selfie motorised popup camera along with an f/2.0 lens. It supports HDR.

Processor
Vivo V17 (Vivo S1 Pro) runs on the company’s Funtouch OS 9 based on Android Pie out of the box. Under the hood, it is powered by the octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SoC, paired with Adreno 612 GPU and up to 6GB of RAM which allows the phone to multitask easily. It has an Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 460 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 460 Silver) processor which can handle most tasks with ease. Connectivity options included in the phone are 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, USB 2.0 With OTG, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. It comes with a Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity, and compass sensors.

Battery and Storage
Vivo V17 (Vivo S1 Pro) is powered by a non-removable 4500mAh battery which supports fast charging technology. The device can easily last the whole day on a single charge. The phone has 128 GB of internal storage expandable via a microSD card slot which provides ample space for all your videos, movies, etc. The Vivo S1 Pro is a mid-range device that will compete with the likes of Realme X, Redmi Note 7 Pro, and the Samsung Galaxy M40.

The price of the Vivo V17 is priced starting Rs 22,990.