vivo iQOO 7 Legend hands-on review

7 June 2021


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Anonymous, 14 Jun 2021Only poor people care about resale value. In two years, mo... moreLol rich people don't buy Chinese phones :P They buy Apple and Samsung flagships for 1 lakh plus :P

Those cost 4 - 5 times these cheap phones.

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    • Iqoo 7 Fan
    • fCZ
    • 15 Jun 2021

    Full review please, waiting for a proper review from a trusted source for nearly months now......

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      • Anonymous
      • p%S
      • 14 Jun 2021

      BrendonF, 13 Jun 2021Lots of better reasons to buy a more expensive Samsung. Far... moreOnly poor people care about resale value.
      In two years, most phones get outdated hardware wise for that price category

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        • Seenu
        • tTe
        • 14 Jun 2021

        Looking awesome

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          • Mr.Polska
          • iFd
          • 13 Jun 2021

          BrendonF, 13 Jun 2021Lots of better reasons to buy a more expensive Samsung. Far... moreSamsung boasts about updates, but isn't the faster nor the best in implementing them (bugs). Resell value in markets outside of 3rd world countries is not important, since 95% gets a new phone with their contract renewal.

            BrendonF, 13 Jun 2021Lots of better reasons to buy a more expensive Samsung. Far... moreResale is an actual strong point you mentioned, which I will accept.
            But a reasonable amount of people don't care about updates, as long as you're on a bug free version. I'm an example. I kept Redmi 2 Prime till 2021, then it started malfunctioning hardware wise. It was on Android 4.4 K. I'm an aware, privacy conscious user so nothing bad happened on software level..

              Samath N8 808 owner, 12 Jun 2021If you're considering Snapdragon 865, then why not buy... moreLots of better reasons to buy a more expensive Samsung. Far better updates. Samsung will get android 13. Iqoo will be lucky to get android 12. Resale value of the Iqoo is very low while you can still get good value from a well maintained Samsung S series phone.

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                • Anonymous
                • t7X
                • 12 Jun 2021

                I love the design on the back.

                  Anonymous, 10 Jun 2021This is a well defined, all rounder phone. Due to this, I a... moreIf you're considering Snapdragon 865, then why not buy IQOO 3? It has 3.5mm jack, high end audio and SD 865, upto 12 GB RAM, Samsung's super AMOLED Screen, plus you'll save some good cash you can use for accessories and overall get a better experience.
                  As of now S20 FE is 38000, while base model of IQOO3 is on for 25000 during the Flipkart sale.

                  I don't think better service of Samsung is a big factor as not everyone needs to visit Service center in the life of a phone. Plus, even phones with 4 year old updates are doing ok so its not an urgency.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • rJL
                    • 11 Jun 2021

                    Anonymous, 10 Jun 2021This is a well defined, all rounder phone. Due to this, I a... moreThis one

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                      • gNR
                      • 11 Jun 2021

                      Anonymous, 10 Jun 2021This is a well defined, all rounder phone. Due to this, I a... moreHave you taken a look at the Asus Zenfone 8. Great pricing for a solid flagship. But not for everyone due to its 'mini' stature

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                        • Anonymous
                        • XRR
                        • 11 Jun 2021

                        Anonymous, 10 Jun 2021This is a well defined, all rounder phone. Due to this, I a... moreSamsung S20 FE 5g is way better than iq007.
                        1. It's Samsung, so after sales service is always better than vivo. I have read many issues with the service center of the vivo.
                        2. Samsung has changed its game now. It's providing three years of android upgrade and one year of security update. All in all 4 years of updates. That seems to be way more than enough for any mobile. S20fe 5g comes in android 11 out of the box. Regarding iq007 i am not sure what upgrades are being provided.
                        3.The Samsung UI is always better than funtouch. It contains a lot of bloatwares and push notifications. Where as Samsung's

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                          • Anonymous
                          • HsI
                          • 10 Jun 2021

                          This is a well defined, all rounder phone. Due to this, I am confused whether to buy IQOO 7 Legend or the S20 FE 5G? Any thoughts?

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                            • Anonymous
                            • HsI
                            • 10 Jun 2021

                            This phone deserves a proper GSMArena review!

                              Riki, 09 Jun 2021iQoo 7 legend supports 5 5G bands so it's quite future... moreWe were discussing IQOO 3, and the guy plans to keep it 3-5 yrs..
                              But, reg. 5G, if we have to choose between "just marginally faster than 4G" or "mighty fast with many new towers swarming like bees in our concrete jungle", then doesn't that mean we've reached the end of this speed race?

                              If you note, 4G's biggest innovation was that it sent everything in data (sms, call, browsing) so it made towers so simple and cheap, they were like radio towers of 60's, and could be planted even on roadsides.
                              Result? India's 4G data price is about 1 cent per GB, this cheap.

                              Commercially, will 5G be a success like 4G was?
                              Don't get me wrong, but 5G concept with its towers everywhere, sounds mighty expensive compared to 4G, and we have Corona which might last few more years.

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                                • 09 Jun 2021

                                James, 09 Jun 2021The Snapdragon 888 has thermal issues on many devices unfor... moreNo offense but sd888 is a 5nm die, it's a new generation but the first one in 5nm so it has potential to improve.

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                                  • Riki
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                                  • 09 Jun 2021

                                  Samath N8 808 owner, 09 Jun 2021Thank you so much bro for the response. You're right, ... moreiQoo 7 legend supports 5 5G bands so it's quite future proof in that regard. 5G may not be required but it's intigrated in sd888 (and probably in all upcoming SoCs) and going by that logic, you can access most web content on 3G too, tell me who is using it now. We could soon see cloud based gaming becoming common if 5G provides the right speed and latency just as video streaming has become so accessible these days (gone are the days of downloading and watching content). I don't oppose the decision to wait for a few months to let the speculations clear out, but I don't see a reason to buy a non 5G phone right now unless you want to change it in a year.

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                                    • Anonymous
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                                    • 09 Jun 2021

                                    RishiGuru, 09 Jun 2021As an user of iQOO 3 for last 5 months, I rate it very high... moreWhat about software?? Does iQOO get regular bug fixes.
                                    What about developer community? Does it get gcam?

                                      RishiGuru, 09 Jun 2021On Indian context, buying a 5G enabled phone with support f... moreThank you so much bro for the response. You're right, unless its clear which 5G bands we'll have licensed, no use purchasing a device on it. The last time I checked, Indians were discussing among 2 bands, one which was just a slightly faster 4G (sub 6mm or something), and another higher speed one which doesn't have the range, so it needs a lot more towers in a city. Either ways, seems we've reached the end of this race.
                                      Of course, 5G model also has 12 GB RAM, but again I believe we don't need that either, for next 2-3 years at least.

                                      Flipkart Axis card we don't have as of now. But we'll try in our contacts.

                                        Samath N8 808 owner, 09 Jun 2021Of course bro, I know that. I've been following your r... moreOn Indian context, buying a 5G enabled phone with support for one or two bands is a complete marketing hoax. It a way to suck more money from consumers. I avoid it at any cost. I will only think of 5G when our country determines the spectrum and allocates them to carriers. And then carriers provides 5G on reasonable prices. That will be 2024 or later. After all who needs 5G in home when you have a GigaBit ethernet connection on WiFi. And I do not want to watch a 4K movie on the go over 5G in a tiny 6 inch display of a smartphone.

                                        If you or your friend owns the Flipkart Axis Bank Co-Pay card, you guys will get insane discount on Flipkart. When I bought the iQOO 3, I received INR 1K flat instant discount + additional 5% cashback over its INR 25K. So it all came down to INR 22,765 ($312).

                                        This card is very handy for purchasing high value items on Flipkart. Same goes for Amazon ICICI Bank Co-Pay card on Amazon.

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