vivo 11 pro review

This puts the vivo V11 in a rather interesting place - it's not a flagship but more of a mid-range smartphone with not one but two standout features. The V11's glass design is certainly a looker, but the screen with that tiny curvy notch is the place where all eyes will go. Despite not belonging to the X series, the V11 has very capable hardware - there is a Snapdragon 660 chip with AI processor inside, plenty of RAM and storage, a dual-camera camera setup for those blurry background shots and a high-res selfie shooter at the front.

Many are playing the notch game after Apple made it trendy and vivo was among the first to join. While it all started with Essential and its selfie camera hole, Apple made it much bigger to fit its Kinect-like FaceID tech and that's where the market went. Now, mere months later vivo is already challenging the notch concept with the new V11.

• Body: Glass body, plastic frame 157.9 x 75 x 7.9 mm, 156g
• Screen: 6.41" 2,340 x 1,080px (19.5:9) Super AMOLED, 402ppi, notched
• Chipset: Snapdragon 660 chipset - octa-core processor (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260), Adreno 512 GPU
• Memory Storage: 6GB RAM, 128GB of storage, (dedicated) microSD slot
• Camera Capacity: Dual: 12MP (f/1.8) + 5MP for depth sensing, phase detection autofocus; 1080p @ 30fps video
• Selfie camera: 25MP (f/2.0), 1080p video
• Operating System: Android 8.1 Oreo with FunTouch 4.5
• Battery Power: 3,400 mAh, 18W fast charging
• Connectivity: Dual Nano-SIM; micro USB (USB 2.0), Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, GLONASS, FM radio
• Misc: Under-display fingerprint sensor, bottom-firing loudspeaker, 3.5mm audio port

The front of the phone employs the latest in notch tech. Okay, that’s probably not a term but it sure is a valid description. The notch is now just a tiny little droplet in the screen to house the camera module. Until we figure out a way to hide a camera behind the screen or use a slider module, this is the best that you’re going to get. The chin at the bottom too has been slimmed down further. With a screen to body ratio of 91.27%, I’m convinced that this is as good as it gets till we see a major breakthrough in smartphone tech.