Blu VIVO X

Review

The Blu VIVO X one of the flagship smartphone of the brand BLU that is designed with details in mind. The built in quality let us know it is a flagship, it is a nice phone for those who do not to spend much and still have a good processor, enough RAM to run almost every game in the market, and of course all the social media y applications that you might need to check the weather, read news, chat with friends, and watch videos.

The battery life it is great for this device, if you don’t squeeze it in games. Since it is not meant to be a gamer phone, but the Mediatek P25 makes it possible and its 4Gb Ram can handle any of the new games. But, as I mention it is not quite the idea of the phone.

The security features with It incorporated finger print sensor in the front super easy to work with and face recognition unlock. In my opinion the finger print sensor it is now the best protection, since the face recognition yet has its flaws, and it’s in it first development stages so in a few month or years it will be improved in a better way. Maybe with the new A.I. chipsets working with the camera sensor will make this feature more secure.

The 2 sims slots are very convenient. It’s a hybrid system, which means you can use it the two slots to allocate 2 sims or 1 sim + 1 microSD. And here we can find the smartphone can handle almost all the fastest microSD cards.

Vivo X brings the command centre, or lets call it the tab where all the adjustments and toggles are placed in the bottom, so the 6 inch display phone is very handy to use with just one hand pulling out your setting from the bottom. It is not revolutionary but very well appreciated.

Flawless Selfie

The VIVO X has dual 20 Megapixel + 8 Megapixel front cameras to enhance self portraits to limits that are unheard of.
Equipped with a SONY IMX 376 sensor, the 20MP camera works along with the 8MP camera to capture 120˚ wide angle shots that you and your entire group of friends will cherish.
Using 4-cell technology, which compounds 4 pixels into one sensor unit, it captures 4 times of amount of light, which improves the image quality greatly, especially in low light.

Blast Your Beats

Equipped with state of the art audio technology, the VIVO X gets impressive theater-like sound thanks to MAXXAudio technology. With sound enhancements that include sweet highs, smooth alto mids and deep bass to enjoy music and videos to the fullest. Any way if you want to extract all the juice from the audio chip you better use your trusty noise cancelling headphones. My preference is open back monitor headset, the earbuds that came with the phone are not the best for the sound or in the market, so, use your preferred one and enjoy the ride.

Super Charged!

Countless hours of entertainment at your fingertips with the VIVO X’s 4,010mAh battery. With 20 days stand by time and 2 days of usage without necessity of charging, better yet with the Quick Charger the VIVO X will fully charge in 2.5 hours.

Globally Connected & Dual Sim

Take advantage of different voice and data plans for better rates, better coverage and separate bills with the VIVO X Dual SIM slots.

Android 7.0 Nougat

Introducing Android 7.0 Nougat. This new Android version includes new multi-window support to use apps on screen simultaneously, better background optimization to minimize RAM use by system and apps, project Vulkan API, a new 3D rendering API for 3D graphics and more. With these new enhancements in addition to other great features, users will have many new capabilities. The screen recording feature is a good one. Considering it is a built-in, is not that bad. Also the black screen gestures and the double tap to unlock the screen with the face recognition works every time. I don’t think for a budget smartphone like this it’s the best and secure thing, again, for me the finger print sensor gets better security, but, it is up to you.

At the end, for the price, it is a nice phone, maybe you will get stuck with Android 7, Blu is not those who update the devices up to the date. But the cameras, the sound, the design, for the bucks… it worth it.

Specs

Brand	Blu
Model	VIVO X
Device Type	Android 4G Small Bessel Smartphone
Launched	January 2018
Operating System	Android 7.0
Colour	Black
Camera Rear 1	13 Mpx Sony IMX135 Exmor RS
Aperture	f/2.0
Image Resolution	4128 x 3096 Pixels
Camera Rear 2	5 Mpx
Aperture	3 Mpx GalaxyCore GC310
Rear Flash	Double LED
Video Recording Quality	1920x1080 30fps
Autofocus	Yes
Shoot	Continuos Spotting – Rapid Shooting
Digital Image Stabilization (OIS)	No
Digital Zoom	Yes
Exposure Compensation	Yes
Face Recognition	Yes
Geotagging	Yes
HDR	Yes
ISO Adjust	Yes
Panoramic	Yes
RAW	No
Scene Mode	Yes
White Balance	Yes
Touch Focus	Yes
Timer	Yes
Macro Mode	Yes
Camera Front	Dual 20 Mpx + 8Mpx SONY IMX 376
Aperture	f/1.8
3.5mm Audio Out Port	Yes
Chipset	Mediatek Helio P25
CPU	Octa-Core
GPU	ARM Mali-T880 MP2
Memory	4Gb
Memory Speed	LPDDR4X, 1600MHz
Internal Storage	64Gb
Internal Storage Speed	eMMC 5.0
External Storage	up to 64GB
Memory Cards	microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Screen to Body Ratio	75.85 %
Display Size	6 inches (15 cm)
Display Type	LCD IPS
Panel Technology	Multi-Touch
Display Resolution	720 x 1440 pixels
Pixel density	268 ppi
Display Ratio Aspect	16:9
Display Protection	Gorilla Glass 3
Body	Aluminium Alloy + Glass
Height	160 mm
Width	746.8 mm
Thickness	8.2 mm
Weight	188 gr
Battery Capacity	4010 mAh
Battery Type	Lithium-Polymer
Battery Removable	Non-Removable
SIM	Micro-SIM + Micro-SIM
Modem Class	Cat-6
Mbps Download	300
Mbps Upload	20
HSPA+	Yes
HSUPA	Yes
HSDPA	Yes
2G GSM Bands	1800 / 1900 / 900 / 850
3G WCDMA Bands	850/900/1700/1900/2100
4G Bands	FD-LTE ½/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/28
Wi-Fi	2.4GHz/5GHz (a/b/g/n)
Bluetooth	4.2
Notification Led	Yes
Loudspeaker	Yes
Computer Sync	Yes
OTA Sync	Yes
GPS	Yes
A-GPS	Yes
GLONASS	Yes
Proximity Sensor	Yes
Radio FM	Yes
OTG Support	Yes
VoLTE Support	Yes
Connector Type	Micro USB v2.0
Computer Sync	Yes
Tethering	Yes
NFC	No
Wireless Charging	Yes
Walkie-Talkie PTT (Push-to-Talk)	No
IP68	No
Accelerometer	Yes
Ambient Light	Yes
E-Compass	Yes
Fingerprint Scanner	Yes – Back
Face Unlock Recognition	Yes
Gyroscope	Yes
Barometer	No

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