vivo V1
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- siva
- vGw
- 03 Feb 2016
nav99, 31 Jan 2016I bought these phone yesterday, everything is good , amazi... moreUpdate u r os , after it will not come the heating issues .
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- vicky
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- 02 Feb 2016
shivpoojan , 08 Jan 2016Does it saport OTG (pendrive)?yesss it support OTG
- RishiGuru
- utg
- 31 Jan 2016
I thought to share a few points about my X5Max, V1 and Vivo in general:
Pros:
1) Excellent built quality. Be it X5Max or V1, from the moment you hold X5Max or V1 in your hand you feel the premium built quality and precision engineering. The handsets radiate as if they were curved from a single block of magnesium/ aluminum and are built to last. But this premium quality comes at a premium price just like an Apple iPhone. So Vivo is not like LeTv/ LeEco, providing premium quality at an insanely low price.
2) Vivo's own Funtouch overlay over Android. As the name implies this custom operating system overlay is "fun to touch" and comes with many useful gesture controls which are truly helpful at times. But don't expect blazingly fast performance and range topping benchmark scores against this OS. Even though Funtouch OS overlay is a shameless copy of Apple's own iOS found in iPhones, coping iPhone have made Vivo to offer us a very useful and intuitive OS and truly engaging for day to day activity. I love this OS.
3) If you are a music lover and cherish high sound quality over headphones, then Vivo flagship models like X5Max or X5Pro are for you. Two years back we had not too many options, Meizu was not available in India and X5max was the best and only choice for music buffs like me. Fortunately now we have many choices like Lenevo Vibe X3 which has the premium built quality like X5Max coupled with high quality sound and also comes way cheaper at INR 20K while X5max retailed at INR 33K. Meizu MX5 Pro and Xiaomi Mi Note are also other options you can look out for.
Cons:
1) Zero Android OS updates. Let me give you an example. I gifted my wife's a Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) in 2014 which came preinstalled with Android 4.4.4 (KitKat). The Moto G retailed online at INR 11K in Flipkart. In the same year I got myself a Vivo X5Max at INR 33K (3x the price of Moto G) from a local offline Vivo dealer. This also came with Android 4.4.4 (KitKat) with their own Funtouch 2.0 overlay. Standing as of today the Moto G was subsequently updated via OTA by Motorola to Android 5.0.1 (Lolipop) -> Android 5.1.0 (Lolipop) -> Android 6.0.0 (Marshmallow). Unfortunately the X5Max being a flagship device and initially costing 3x the price of a budget Moto G is still stuck to the same version it came pre-installed with, Android 4.4.4 (KitKat) . This is the biggest disappointed I have against Vivo, and after waiting for over a year I have understood they never do updates. The Android version in which your Vivo handset will come is the version it will remain for the rest of its life be it even a flagship device like X5Max. I have lost a lot of respect against the company in this aspect only.
2) Vivo handsets are not meant for gaming. Poor optimization of the Android with its Funtouch OS means it always remains in the bottom of the score chart in benchmarks like AnTuTu when compared with other handsets with same chipsets from rival companies. You will find more of this is GsmArena reviews itself like that of X5Max or X5Pro. You can imagine the level of stuttering and frame loss when I started to play Asphalt 8 on my flagship X5Max which comes with 64-bit Snapdragon 615 processor and 32-bit Android 4.4.4 with a poorly optimized Funtouch OS. The same game blazes in my wife's new Moto X Play with same chipset and 2GB RAM. With V1 my advice will be to stick to very low end games like Subway Surfers.
3) Always buy Vivo phones with 2GB RAM at minimum. As I said before and also mentioned by GSMArena reviews many a times, this custom Funtouch OS is very poorly optimized so require much more resources to perform optimally. To give you an example, my wife's old Moto G came with a 32-bit Snapdragon 400 with 1GB RAM and at that moment was updated to Android 5.0.1. My Vivo V1 on the other hand had 64-bit Snapdragon 410 with 2GB RAM and also comes with Android 5.0.1 having Funtouch 2.1 overlay. So V1 had much superior processor with twice the RAM of Moto G. But when I ran AnTuTu benchmarks in both handsets all hell break loose and Moto G was just a notch below V1 in total score, and most absurdly had higher scores in RAM utilization and optimization while V1 with two times the RAM of Moto G was lagging much behind it. You get the picture. This is the reason why the Vivo Y27L has so many complains which uses the same CPU of V1 but with 1GB RAM only.
4) Absurd sky high offline price when compared to online sales of its competitor models through online sales channels like Flipkart or Amazon. Let us take the example of the maximum retail price of INR 18K of Vivo V1. Comparing the absurdly high priced V1 with LeTv Le 1s (INR 11K) or Lenovo K4 Note (INR 12K) is simply injustice; they will simply blow the V1 out of the water and then stampede it in every category be it screen size or performance category bar none even being INR 6 to 7K cheaper. Same goes for every other model of Vivo.
5) If you really love to use a Vivo handset better goes gun for second's sale in Quikr or Olx. You will find a ton of Vivo users trying to sale their Vivo phones with barely two to three months of use, at almost half the price. I got one such two months old V1 in brand new condition at INR 7K (60% discount on INR 18K MRP). At 7K the Vivo V1 is a complete VFM and a great device worthy to buy.
Enjoy!!!
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- nav99
- ygA
- 31 Jan 2016
I bought these phone yesterday, everything is good , amazing. It has lot of features that other manufacturers don't offer in these prices . I love these mobile.but when I use internet or use phone for sometime it get heated . Pls help me '''''...
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- AnonD-494980
- t}V
- 30 Jan 2016
khushi, 23 Jan 2016in vivo v1, can we use two sim card along with sd card? doe... moreYes it does have a separate card slot. Look at the top of the hanset!
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- AnonD-494980
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- 30 Jan 2016
Hi All
Just wanted to help someone who is going to thinking as an option. I have been using this since the last 3 months and i wanted to do this now as assessing a phone makes sense after you have used the same for a while.
Pros.
1. Battery is 2300 mAH (Li-Po) but does an equivalent or better job than a 3120 mAH Li-Ion) battery, on a continuous 3G network I easily get 6-8 hours of back up and that to after making almost 60-70 calls (as I am in a sales role). Guys keep the back-lit at automatic and keep removing those unnecessary apps running on the background. Also please charge the phone once to 100% in the morning and only plug it back once it is about to die. do not keep charging any handset again and again as that is the major reason how people destroy the battery life.
2. Touch-Response: Great and equivalent to i-Phone (no more words here)
3. System: Powered with a 2 gb RAM, no hanging at all and functions really smooth. Does heat up a bit but that to due to heavy back to back calling along with Wi-fi or 3G.
I am not a gamer but play subway surfers at times, I will give 4.5 out 5 to the response and yes no heating here as well
4. Camera: I am taken to Photography so at times if I am not carrying my camera, The phone steps into the role and I have had some amazing fun with the 13 PM camera with some really cool inbuilt filters. Videos come out very nice and crisp thanks to the 1080 p recording facility.
5. Memory: love the 16 GB inbuilt and 128 GB expandable power. This shows a shoe sole to those big brands.
6. Multitasking: Is smooth and convenient, yes the operations are a bit different than other android devices but once you get used to it, its actually fun.
7. Music: Sound clarity is just amazing and supports most of the versions
8: Call quality: Is nice and clear
Cons:
1. Loudspeaker: Needs to be better
2. System: Crashes once a while
3. Body: Slim and slippery
4. Smart wake: needs upgrades
5. Browser: Chrome does not show multiple tabs and is difficult to manage.
Over all feel:
Great phone in the given price range, Cased in a slim and metal body gives a classy feel to the device. Well designed and power packed with great features. For people giving negative remarks have not used the phone to its potential or have not understood it properly.
Cheers
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- Master Class
- tT}
- 29 Jan 2016
Vivo 1 Battery is very poor, Just bought it recently I have to charge it twice a day, If i keep my internet on and use it. Vivo Company should come up with some ideas for this poor battery, and the company should replace the battery of all the sold Vivo 1 if he wants to conquer the mobile market india.
- RishiGuru
- utg
- 28 Jan 2016
Here is my take on Vivo after using their X5Max & V1 smartphones:
1) You should only buy a vivo if you are a music aficionado. You love high quality music that comes is huge uncompressed FLAC files & compressed 320 kbps MP3. Then also you should better stay away from V1 as it does not support FLAC files. Better buy the best music phone in the world X5Max which supports all audio file formats known to man.
2) I can find in many posts people complain about the absurdly high price of Vivo handsets over their other Chinese competitors in India. But there is a marketing logic behind it. You see in order to sustain and survive in the cut throat competition in mobile market, as a company you can market your products in two ways, online or offline. Either you gun for maximum market share on the very entry by delivering a quality product to the end customer at minimum profit margin and taking help from a reputed and established online sales channel like Flipkart or Amazon. Here there are no middle man like distributors and dealers to compound their profits and increase the final selling price. The truth is with the online retail boom in India we are now habituated in receiving smartphones as a direct sale from the company at absurdly low price. Leneovo, Xiaomi & Letv to name a few follow this direct sales path and are successful.
The other way is not to give too much importance to online business and better focus on offline business by creating an offline sales channel infrastructure which initially costs a lot on money to the manufacturers. Frankly in India with only a minority of the population having access to the internet, the offline business through distributors and dealers offer a much higher potential of market share on a long run than online. Samsung, LG, HTC to name a few follow this path and so does Vivo. Vivo does offer their mobile phones at a very competitive price to their distributors rather than us, so compounding the profit margin made by distributors and dealers we end up with Vivo phones at almost twice the price of an online purchase. Take the example of much superior Lenovo K4 Note selling online at almost half the price of Vivo V1Max which is selling offline. We know the performance difference between these two models and we will always curse Vivo and always go for Lenovo or a LeTv. But what about those people who have no access to internet? They will end up buying a vivo. Also because the high profit margin provided by vivo to their dealers, they will take extra effort to convince and sell vivo products to the offline end customers.
In short run, you will find Letv to have over 2 lakh registrations of their Le 1s model on the initial two days only over flipkart, while vivo have only sold slightly over 3 lakh phones in India in their first seven months with all models combined. But 5 years down the line just like Samsung or LG, they will be more well known than Letv in India and sell more phones just like Samsung & LG. So as a company it is about either attaining short term success or a long term success. Mind you as a manufacturer you can be successful in both ways.
I as an end customers and in having access to internet, will better avoid vivo phones and gun for other options from Lenovo or LeTv if music is not my priority. Saying that an LeTv Le1s will have equal sound quality of a V1Max at a much lower price.
3) Till now their no smartphone in the world that can rival X5Max in terms of sound quality and headphone volume output except for Meizu MX5 Pro and Lenovo Vibe X3.
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- suresh
- uvt
- 28 Jan 2016
vivo v1 i am using, software problem and service center very poor.very wast mobile
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- chawseng
- Hkt
- 26 Jan 2016
How can i make direct video call from vivo v1
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- Anonymous
- rKT
- 26 Jan 2016
Anonymous, 01 Dec 2015I'm going to buy this mobile , could anyone tell , whether ... moreIts awsome phone just superb
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- Bharath
- rKP
- 26 Jan 2016
Very very worest phone.. After one its toooooooooooooooooooo much slow.. to dial its taking 2mins 46 secs.. your self can decide how much worest...
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- Shivam
- tYW
- 25 Jan 2016
parvez, 23 Jan 2016the v1 smartphone doesnt support OTG
No it is not otg support butit is 128 gb extend suport
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- Vrujesh
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- 24 Jan 2016
khushi, 23 Jan 2016in vivo v1, can we use two sim card along with sd card? doe... moreYes there is a separate SD card slot available..
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- khushi
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- 23 Jan 2016
in vivo v1, can we use two sim card along with sd card? does this phone have separate slot for sd card ?
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- 23 Jan 2016
in vivo v1, can we use two sim card along with sd card? does this phone have separate slot for sd card ?
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- 23 Jan 2016
the v1 smartphone doesnt support OTG
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- Anonymous
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- 23 Jan 2016
AnonD-482060, 29 Dec 2015 Plz friends help me..... I use this phone last 15 days ... moreAdd what's app in white list :-) , relax its feature of vivo
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- Anonymous
- Hku
- 23 Jan 2016
The power full sexy phone vivo v1 , I use to play heavy games , never hangs , sam J5 is worst I have used dat mobile , if you play candy crush in j5 it hangs
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- vicky
- iiV
- 22 Jan 2016
AP, 13 Jan 2016Hi Guys, I am Confused in Between HTC Desire 728G Vs V1.... morevivo is the best mobile angist htc