Tech: Vivo V5 smartphone: Powerful selfie camera, balanced performance

Vivo V5 smartphone with 20MP front camera PicAnuj SharmaNew Delhi The selfie craze is not going to die down any time soon and keeping this in mind devices that pack bigger front shooters are now arriving in India every month Chinese smartphone maker Vivo recently brought the Vivo V5 sporting a massive 20MP front camera to the countryPriced at Rs 17980 Vivo V5 has raised the bar for rivals in the same price band like Gionee S6s with 8MP front camera and Oppo F1s with 16MP front shooter when it comes to taking selfiesHere is what works for the device With a slim frame Corning Gorilla 25D curved glass and a smooth back finish the unibody designed V5 looks elegant in hand The 20MP front camera worked better than Gionee S6s and Oppo F1s giving selfies with great detail Even when you zoom in you will clearly see the details captured by the deviceThe Moonlight Glow feature gives a natural glow to the face without straining eyes and brightens up the selfie irrespective of the lighting conditions With the Facebeauty 60 feature turned on the camera produced sharp faces welladjusted colour saturation with proper contrast and brightness The 13MP rear camera is good fast and captures rich colours Autofocus works well most of the time but struggles while capturing good images in lowlight conditionsThe 64bit octacore processor with 4GB RAM help with smooth multitasking offering a zero lag computing performance There is hardly anything that wont run with ease on this device The Funtouch OS 26 based on Android 60 Marshmallow is bright colourful and easy to navigateThe 55inch HD resolution offers good gaming and moviewatching experience The device works well under direct sunlight although you need to set the brightness levels to above 70 per cent The fingerprint scanner integrated on the front button works brilliantly and unlocks the device within a fraction of a second The Smart ScreenSplit feature allowed easy multitasking without having to switch back and forth every time a message popped upThe 3000mAh battery gave us approximately 1215 hours of backup with calling social media applications music playback web browsing and light gaming What does not workThe design is not new or refreshing Cover the Vivo logo at the back and V5 looks like an iPhone 6 Devices priced under 10k now carry a fullHD resolution and competing in this segment V5 sporting HD resolution disappoints in display performance We were not impressed by the slowmotion videos recorded on the deviceConclusion If you are a selfie lover and want to impress friends on social media platforms like Instagram or Snapchat Vivo V5 is a musthave device for you Overall the device stays ahead of its rivals when it comes to front camera performance Have a happy selfie moment