vivo X50 hands-on review

Conclusion

When we reviewed the vivo X50 Pro, we came away really impressed. That phone has a lot going for it, and most of the complaints were nitpicks, aside from the issue with the price.

The vivo X50 is a similar story. There's a lot to love here, including the sleek, beautiful design, great display, relatively clean software with a ton of features and customization, good performance and a largely impressive set of cameras with one of the best low light performance we have seen.

In some ways, the vivo X50 makes us question why even bother with the X50 Pro, considering how similar the two are and with the X50's lower price.

But while the price is lower than the Pro, the X50 is still pricier than most of its rivals. The newly released OnePlus Nord undercuts it comfortably in markets like India, with the most expensive variant of the Nord being a hefty INR 5000 cheaper than the cheapest X50 variant. And then there's Realme, who's out to steal everyone's lunch money with its aggressively priced X3 and X3 SuperZoom, both of which are cheaper than the X50.

So perhaps some price corrections are in order if vivo wants to make its phones stand out. Other than that, however, we don't have a lot to complain about the phone. The vivo X50 is a great, all-round mid-range smartphone that might even be worth the extra cash if you value low light shooting.

Pros

• Sleek, attractive design with premium finish
• Color accurate, high refresh rate display
• Relatively clean and feature-rich UI
• Great camera performance, especially in lowlight
• Fast 33W charging

Cons

• More expensive than rivals
• Unimpressive macro camera
• No 4K60 recording
• No stereo speakers
• No ingress protection