Vivo V50
Announced February 17, 2025
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Reviewer Consensus
Strong
The Vivo V50 is a dependable mid-range device that excels in portrait photography and offers robust IP68/69 water and dust resistance. While it delivers impressive battery life and fast charging, it lacks certain premium features like wireless charging and a dedicated telephoto lens.
Weighted from 11 reviewer scores
Pros
- Strong battery longevity paired with fast 90W wired charging
- Slim, premium-feeling design with a bright display
- High-level water and dust protection with IP68 and IP69 ratings
- Specialized portrait photography capabilities and adjustable fill light
- Smooth multitasking performance and responsive haptics
Cons
- Absence of wireless charging, headphone jack, and SD card expansion
- Lack of a dedicated telephoto lens and limited zoom performance
- Excessive pre-installed bloatware and apps
- Video recording limitations including lack of 4K 60fps support
- Recycled chipset from the previous model
- Launch price $450 (USD)
- Main camera 50MP f/1.88 + 50MP Ultrawide
- Video 4K 30p
- Display 6.77-inch AMOLED 120Hz
- Chipset Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 8GB, 12GB
What the Reviewers Say
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- PetaPixel 8/10
It’s just that the more affordable cost and omissions are perhaps easier to accept when seeing how dependable the camera is.
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Couple of upgrades over the old Vivo V40, including of course an all new bigger battery, and it's fully water resistant as well; can take a proper full-on spurting if that's ever an issue.
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Wrapping this one up, if you're looking for a phone that is durable, handy, has great cameras, and an efficient battery, then the Vivo V55G is the one you can consider. Aside from a phone focused on photography mainly, having it as your daily driver can suffice your need.
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So yes, content consumption wise and photography, it's a good phone.
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[T]his is an absolutely great mid-range phone.
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Once again, this price point is actually offering you one of the best portrait experiences that you can get on any smartphone, and yeah, it does come in a ZEISS collab again, which I think is a great thing too.
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[P]eople got to buy new phones and maybe coming from an even older mid-ranger or maybe you're upgrading from a less expensive entry-level phone, the V series continues to make a strong photography first argument for shopping in the mid-range.
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I think the collab with Zeiss was spoton.
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[T]he Vivo V50 so far seems like a solid package, but again, I need to test it a little bit longer when it comes to the camera.
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It delivers excellent photography and videography.
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Looking for a phone that can do it all and aces it in the photography department, the Vivo V50 is an easy recommendation.
