Vivo X60 Pro 5G review: the right recipe to make an excellent smartphone

Among the new smartphones of the year, the Vivo X60 Pro is the latest addition to the young Chinese company. While all the manufacturers on the market have already drawn their flagship product, Vivo is playing the card of continuity. Is it enough to succeed in convincing?

Design: the essentials of a smartphone in 2021 in the palm of your hand

Out of its box, a first element marks our mind. The design of this X60 Pro takes many elements from its predecessor. Vivo brings some minor touch-ups to it, but the general ensemble is almost identical. The front panel is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 6. The small downside is the lack of waterproof certification. At this rate, it is still damaging to suffer from such a lack of protection.

In the construction of the phone, the thickness of 7.6mm helps a lot in the grip of the product. The choice of materials is also very important. The Vivo X60 Pro 5G sports a brushed aluminum back with a matte color. The phone is very elegant, but this choice of material has a downside. Daily use of the product will cause fingerprints to accumulate on the back. For the front face, the punched screen is the only element that breaks the harmony of the borderless screen.

Phone equipment is now the norm in 2021. The USB type-C port means the total absence of a 3.5 mm jack port. The camera on the back protrudes slightly. The consequence is that the product is not completely stable when placed on the back. Besides these elements, the daily use is good. The Vivo X60 Pro has a nice design, but it’s nothing new compared to the competition.

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Touch screen: a very bright interface sometimes missing accuracy

The touchscreen interface of the X60 Pro offers five star equipment. It is a 6.56 inch AMOLED screen that is set up on the device. It is able to display Full HD, while being protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 6. Among the features in place, you are entitled to HDR 10+. This element offers a better adaptation of the elements. Adaptive 120Hz cooling is also available.

On paper, all this may seem attractive, but the technique must also follow. In order to verify this, the Vivo X60 Pro was put to the test in the 01net.com lab. The placed AMOLED technology offers very good performance in terms of brightness. Put to the test, the average figures displayed are 847 cd / m². HDR 10+ allows maximum thrust at 935 cd / m². In total, the performances of the Vivo smartphone are worthy of the best high-end devices on the market. If you want to enjoy it as much as possible, it is recommended to put the mode ” Professional In the phone settings.

However, the elements put in place do not necessarily guarantee good daily use. In the aspect of gaming there are sometimes some slight hiccups in tactile precision. The response speed is good and despite a lack of rigor in mechanically demanding games, the smartphone offers a high-level gaming experience. Overall, the X60 Pro’s touchscreen interface is excellent.

Internal power: stability is the key word of the Vivo X60 Pro

Like the Vivo X51 5G, the manufacturer has not chosen the best equipment on the market for the internal power of its smartphone. The X60 Pro 5G sees its architecture being articulated around a Snapdragon 870 chip. It is structured with a 5G modem, an Adreno 650 graphics processor but above all 12 GB of RAM. All of these elements put end to end provide the phone with performance that would make the competition pale.

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Once put to the test, the Vivo posts a cheeky score on the Antutu V9 benchmark. 708,745 points are displayed in the total performance. The smartphone rises to the level of a Samsung Galaxy S21 +. Once again, it is in the mobile gaming component that this translates into. Titles like My Time at Portia or NieR solicit all the components of the phone. You will not have any bad surprises with a very appreciable stability.

The overall performance of the phone is excellent. The multitasking mode of the X60 Pro 5G responds without flinching. Even for everyday use, the phone will be able to perform even the slightest of your requests. The storage capacity is up to 256 GB without the possibility of inserting a Micro SD card.

Autonomy: Endurance and fast charging for versatility at all times

The observation is clear, with the X60 Pro, Vivo does not intend to make any concessions. The performance of the internal battery is at least just as good as most other high-end smartphones. It is also necessary to specify that the telephone is delivered with a 33 W charger. As regards the battery, a location of 4200 mAh is in place.

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Our impressions between the laboratory and the test are unanimous. The Vivo X60 Pro is a durable device. The phone is able to last a day, or even a little longer, sparing it. According to the versatile use in our test, the mobile has a measured lifespan of around 15 hours. This is a slightly higher score than the average for smartphones in the same range. Even in communications or for video streaming, the performance is good.

In the charging component, the mobile comes with in-house fast charging technology. With the 33W power supply the ability to turn the phone to 100% is greatly improved. In 30 minutes, the X60 Pro is at 50%. You will have to wait an hour and 10 minutes for your smartphone to be ready for use.

Camera: the little wonder set up on the smartphone

Like its previous model, Vivo is once again collaborating with Leica for the design of its smartphone. The X60 Pro is adorned with a system with three objectives whose operation is complementary. MeilleurMobile dissects this one.

• A 48 megapixel lens with a focal length of 26mm and it is a gimbal sensor
• A 13-megapixel telephoto with x2 optical zoom
• Ultra wide angle of the same resolution

In everyday use, the Vivo phone also uses pixel binning to provide an optimal user experience. You will therefore take 12-megapixel photos on a daily basis. Via this lens, you will take pictures full of details. The light is enhanced without being too saturated. The colors are faithful and come to flatter the retina. Despite everything, the software processing stands out. The grain of the photo is often less precise in the background and around the subject.

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The second sensor to be used regularly is the ultra wide angle. This one offers pretty well-crafted landscape shots. With an angle of 120 degrees, it allows the taking of a photo quite faithful to the elements put in place. The phone does well in nighttime photos with very impressive image work. Color fidelity and light exposure are again very well managed. The real weak link is the telephoto lens. It offers shots that are a little too messy and especially the x2 optical zoom is quite low compared to what it could offer.

The video part is also eagerly awaited by the presence of the gimbal sensor. The stability put in place on it will allow you to take great videos no matter what the circumstances. Despite a few shortcomings, the Vivo X60 Pro’s camera easily manages to reach the level of a Samsung Galaxy S21.

Conclusion: what to remember from this Vivo X60 Pro?

This version of the phone comes with a lot of promises. The X60 Pro comes in the form of a device with a lot of good qualities and some damaging flaws. Despite everything, the impression left by this test is quite good.

In its design, few novelties are to be noted. The X60 Pro does not have a big difference with the X51 5G. The smartphone remains pretty with a nice touch screen and very solid performance. The autonomy is still good despite some weaknesses but the fast charge compensates for all this. The smartphone’s camera is also very versatile despite the sometimes failing optical zoom. The overall impression is excellent on this phone.

The Vivo X60 Pro is a smartphone marketed at 799 euros. The Chinese brand offers great promotions after a few months. For example, the X51 5G saw its price drop by 300 euros six months after its release.

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