introduction
Vivo’s V series is the company’s youthful and creative “mid-range” series. Earlier this year, we reviewed both the V23 and the V23 Pro and were quite happy with both. A few months later, vivo skips a number and already moves to the V25 family. Today we have the V25 Pro under review. It’s a similar phone, at least in general spirit, to the V23 Pro. Namely, it’s aimed at a creative audience with an impressive camera setup that tends to outperform its price range and a focus on a great selfie experience. .
Compared to the older generation, the V25 Pro now has a lower resolution 64MP SAMSUNG GW1 sensor that packs EIS and new for this year – OIS. The ultrawide camera has also been boosted up to a 12MP drive.
As for selfies, vivo has decided to ditch the second ultrawide camera and simplify things a bit with what is now a single 32MP Samsung GD2 camera. We’ll have to see if it actually constitutes an upgrade over the dual selfie camera setup on the vivo V23 Pro, but the autofocus feature is still there, at least. This makes the V25 Pro an attractive offering for a younger audience of social networking enthusiasts and creators.
The specifications of vivo V25 Pro at a glance:
- Body: 158.9×73.5×8.6 mm, 190 g; Glass front, glass back; Resistant to drops, scratches and sweat.
- Screen: 6.56 “AMOLED, 120 Hz, HDR10 +, 1300 nits (peak), 1080x2376px resolution, 19.8: 9 aspect ratio, 398ppi.
- Chipset: MediaTek Dimensity 1300 (6 nm): Octa-core (1×3.0 GHz Cortex-A78 and 3×2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 and 4×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55); Mali-G77 MC9.
- Memory: 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM; UFS 3.1.
- Operating system / software: Android 12, Funtouch 12.
- Rear camera: Wide (main): 64 MP, f / 1.9, 25 mm, 1 / 1.72 “, 0.8 µm, PDAF, OIS; Ultra wide angle: 8 MP, f / 2.2, 16 mm, 120 degree, 1/4 “, 1.12 µm; Macro: 2 MP, f / 2.4.
- Front camera: 32 MP, f / 2.5, (wide angle), 1 / 2.8 “, 0.8µm, AF.
- Video capture: Rear camera: 4K at 30fps, 1080p at 30fps; Front camera: 1080p @ 30fps.
- Battery: 4830 mAh; Fast charging 66W, 40% in 15 min, 71% in 30 min (advertised).
- Various: Fingerprint reader (under display, optical); Color that changes the color of the back panel.
Just like its predecessor, the vivo V25 Pro maintains a fresh and youthful design and exterior once again. Vivo brings a new twist to its color-changing finish for the phone’s back cover. You have to grab your phone in Surfing Blue for that extra visual flair. And if that’s not your thing, there’s the more tame Starlight Black option.
Left: vivo V25 • Right: vivo V25 Pro
The V25 Pro also gets some slight spec increases over its predecessor, such as the new MediaTek Dimensity 1300 chipset – a slight upgrade to the Dimensity 1200, which we’re eager to test for ourselves. The V25 Pro also gets a faster 120Hz display, a bigger battery, and even faster charging are now part of the mix.
Unpacking
Before proceeding with the further export of the V25 Pro, we should take a look at its retail packaging. The vivo V25 is shipped in a sturdy two-piece cardboard box. It is quite durable on the outside and inside there is a plastic base to hold the phone. It is all very safe.
The V25 Pro comes with one of vivo’s 80W FlashCharge chargers. The phone will not be able to fully utilize the capacity of said charger, but will instead use its 11V @ 6A – 66W output specification at the peak of its charge. Not too run down at all. There is a sturdy USB Tyle-A to Type-C cable in the box. You should keep track of them, just like the charger, as both are non-standard and required to charge the V25 Pro at full speed.
Vivo has been pretty generous with the V25 Pro’s accessory package. In the box you get a nice, soft but thick transparent TPU case. Plus, a pair of in-line earphones. Initially, the latter took us a little by surprise since they have a 3.5mm jack, something missing from the live V25. However, digging a little deeper into the box a Type-C to 3.5mm dongle emerged. Overall, a very rich accessory package by modern standards.
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