What you need to know
- Vivo today unveiled its latest mid-range series phones. It boasts a wealth of camera smart features and image processing capabilities.
- The Vivo V27 Pro is powered by MediaTek’s 4nm-based Dimensity 8200 chipset, promising a near-flagship experience.
- The regular version, on the other hand, contains the Dimensity 7200 SoC, which is still built on the 4nm process.
- The Pro model is available in India, while the standard variant will be released to global markets later this month.
Vivo, one of the hottest brands in the smartphone segment last year, released a line of mid-range phones with unique back panels that change color when exposed to sunlight or UV light. Last year’s aesthetic is back in the company’s latest handsets, the Vivo V27 and V27 Pro, with a host of upgrades and new features.
The new device debuted today, with the Pro model focused on the Indian market. The Vivo V27 and V27 Pro share a similar design, with color-changing glass on the back just like last year’s model. The company claims that for the back design he uses Fluorite AG glass and is “the first phone maker to achieve this color changing effect on the back cover of the phone.”
Vivo’s latest budget offerings include many of the flagship features of last year’s leading Android phones reaching into the mid-range space, including the 4nm-based Dimensity 8200 SoC for the V27 Pro.
MediaTek launched a new processor late last year, promising an accessible flagship experience. The chipset includes an 8-core CPU, 3GPP Release-16 5G, 120Hz QHD display support, and Wi-FI 6E capabilities, all of which we saw in MediaTek’s flagship Dimensity 9000 SoC last year. was given.
The regular V27 model, on the other hand, has a Dimensity 7200 chip, which ranks a little lower than the Pro’s processor.
Optically, the V27 series cameras are a mixed bag. On the one hand, both models boast Vivo’s Aura Light Portrait System, which the company claims “delivers natural night portraits.” The camera uses the Sony IMX766V sensor. It’s a rebranding of the Sony IMX766 sensor found on 2022 flagship models like the Huawei Mate 50, OnePlus 10T and Asus Zenfone 9.
However, both phones ship with a triple camera setup that includes a 50MP main shooter as opposed to the Vivo V25 series’ 64MP main camera. It’s paired with an 8MP ultra-wide camera and a 2MP macro sensor.
Nevertheless, the V27 Pro’s selfie snapper is upgraded to a 50MP sensor against the V25 Pro’s 32MP front camera. The normal V27’s front shooter is exactly the same as its predecessor.
Both V27 models have larger screens than their predecessors, featuring a 6.78-inch 3D curved FullHD+ AMOLED display that supports up to 120Hz. This makes the new model slightly taller than the V25 series and can be a bit clunky for those with smaller hands.
Keeping the lights on in both devices is a 4,600mAh battery that supports 66W FlashCharge technology. According to Vivo, the fast-charging feature can charge the phone “43% in just 15 minutes with the screen off, 72% in 30 minutes, and 100% in less than an hour”.
Elsewhere, the V27 series has up to 12GB of RAM and up to 256GB of internal storage. They run his Android 13 out of the box, on top of which he has Funtouch OS 13.
The V27 Pro is available in India starting today for $459. Vivo plans to release the standard variant later this month for $399 in global markets including India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Pakistan, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates.
