2019 was a year full of innovative smartphones. Like any other popular brands, Vivo also tried something new in its every new smartphone. Looking at their popular series, the U, V and the Y-series have features of premium phones at reasonable prices. For instance, Vivo was the first brand to introduce a pop-up selfie camera phone and in-display fingerprint sensor technology. The recently launched Vivo V17 Pro was another example of Vivo’s innovation, which became popular because of its dual selfie cameras inside the phone’s pop-up module. Now, Vivo has upped the game by launching the V17, priced at Rs.22,990*. It’s a mid-high phone with specs fairly similar to the V17 Pro. Looking at the hardware specs and the high-resolution cameras of the V17, this phone is designed primarily for selfie lovers and has features that are most demanding today. Let’s see if the Vivo V17 is worth buying?
Phones with multiple cameras are the talk of the town. There was a time when multiple cameras were only seen on the most expensive phones, but that isn’t the case anymore. Most phones these days, including the V17 pack multiple cameras. The V17 has a total of five cameras, of which, four cameras are accommodated in a large rectangular block at the back. The 32MP selfie camera is smartly placed inside the phone’s screen and what makes it different from the rest are the camera modes. You can choose to add AR stickers or take help of the Pose Master and the AI Makeup modes to click better selfies. There are AI HDR, Burst mode, Gender detection and many camera features that you can try out.
The camera setup looks appealing and is just like one of the expensive V series of phones. The powerful quad-camera setup includes a 48MP main camera with an aperture of f/1.8, which is better for low-light photography. Right below the main camera is an 8MP super wide-angle, 120-degree camera for wider photos. The other two are the 2MP macro lens for close-up shots and 2MP bokeh camera for clicking portraits and depth-of-field photos. In addition, the cameras support AI features that help click better photos by identifying image surroundings and automatically adjusting the brightness and the exposure. Both, the front and the rear camera have the Super Night mode, featuring advanced noise reduction to help capture stunning night time shots. Like photos, the Vivo V17 can shoot ultra-stable videos and wider photos with its 120-degree super wide-angle camera. The back of the phone doesn’t look crowded or cluttered, despite the quad-camera setup. It perfectly blends with the trendy design of the phone.
The V17 is a good looking phone in its price range. The phones comes in two gorgeous colours – Glacier Ice White and Midnight Black. The phone sports a massive 6.4-inch full HD+ screen, running a resolution of 2400 x 1080. Its large, edge-to-edge screen is great for viewing videos, movies and while gaming. The top right corner of the screen has a punch-hole camera. Under the screen is the Snapdragon 675 processor, which isn’t a flagship processor, but it can easily handle everything from browsers, messengers and also multi-task between apps. The phone comes with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage to give a boost to the performance. Even the battery on the Vivo V17 is upgraded to 4,500mAh compared to its elder sibling, the V17 Pro. This should ideally get through a day on heavy usage. In case of battery drain, Vivo’s exclusive dual-engine fast charging can juice up the battery in minutes.
This phone supports Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, dual SIM cards and NFC to connect to other devices easily. Vivo’s proprietary in-display fingerprint is also a part of the V17. The fingerprint sensor is placed under the screen, so you can unlock the phone by simply placing your finger on the screen. The V17 runs on Funtouch OS based on Android 9 Pie. The interface is simple and colourful and at the same time, it is fast, efficient and extremely easy to use.
If you want to buy a smartphone that has a modish design and the most demanding features at reasonable price, the Vivo V17 is worth considering. The phone is priced just at Rs.22,990* and is available for pre-order at Reliance Digital. You can also check the V17 details online at RelianceDigital.in.
