Style over substance or substance over style? This is an important question for mid-range segment buyers who often have to choose between one of them by either getting good specs but not the best-looking phones or having better-looking phones that don’t have the best specs. vivo aims to change that formula with its new V25 and V25 Pro phones that bring both specs and looks at the same time to the mid-range segment buyers.
Now you won’t have to burn a hole in your pocket to get a good-looking phone. It has become usual for mobile phone brands to overlook the overall look and feel of mid-range phones in an effort to shave off some valuable money for the users in that segment who would look for the best value. vivo tried to change that with the introduction of its newest V series phones. The company aims to avoid compromising on these phones with their good specs in addition to their spectacular design. Let’s take a look at these devices to see what’s special about them.
vivo V25 and V25 Pro design
Both phones introduce colour-changing back designs that will surely turn heads when held. In regards to the body design, the V25 has a thin 2.5D body with a 7.79mm thickness, while the thickness of the body of the V25 Pro is 8.62mm and features a 3D Curved Screen with a punch hole selfie camera design centred at the centre of the screen. The lightweight and slim body make both devices a comfortable fit in the hands of users. To ensure the phones stand out, vivo incorporated vivid colours into its newest models. V25 Pro comes in Surfing Blue and Starlight Black, while V25 is available in Sunrise Gold and Diamond Black.
The main innovation here is that vivo designed the smartphones with a colour-changing Fluorite AG Glass, which enables the rear panel of the devices to display different colours at different angles when exposed to UV light. The Surfing Blue edition of V25 Pro changes from light sky blue to deep ocean blue; the Sunrise Gold edition of V25 shifts from gold to reddish-orange, a design that’s unconventional for this segment and for smartphones in general.
Focus on photography and night photography with the V25 and V25 Pro
Phones from vivo have always been known for their focus on photography and delivering great shots with their main and selfie cameras. vivo is continuing this trend with its phone by equipping a 64MP OIS rear camera that boasts upgraded OIS and EIS capabilities and an 8MP wide-angle camera, V25 and V25 Pro deliver an excellent imaging experience and allow users to capture high-quality, super-wide shots with ease.
V25 Pro is taking it up a notch in night photography with the upgraded super night mode feature, which accurately restores the colours and brightness of highly saturated images at night. Coupled with the new real-time extreme night vision feature, users can manually adjust the exposure intensity when they preview an image, which inflects a great improvement to the brightness, noise control and details of photos in real-time even in low-light environments. This gives users the freedom to play with the rear camera portrait features at night.
Focus on video shooting features
It’s not conventional to see a focus on video shooting features with mid-range phones, but vivo is changing that with its focus on video shooting as well as still photos.
The Super Night Video feature is great at brightening and noise reduction in dark environments, enabling users to shoot brighter and clearer videos at night. The front cameras of V25 and V25 Pro have the natural portrait video mode, enhancing the overall skin texture and clarity. On top of that, the hybrid image stabilization (OIS+EIS) feature makes video shooting clearer and more stable.
V25 and V25 Pro also come with an upgraded multi-style portrait feature in the front camera that provides fun filters, enhancing the video experience. The multi-style portrait feature also allows users to unleash their creativity with the motion blur effect. This new style innovatively separates people from the background for a better portrait creation experience.
V25 and V25 Pro have 50MP and 32MP HD front cameras respectively with autofocus and eye focus capabilities, that enable users to take clear images and videos any time of the day or night. In addition, the front cameras are equipped with AI HD Algorithm that optimizes sharpness. The V25 Pro is also equipped with an AI Skin Retouching Algorithm that provides users with an airbrushed look when used.
Powerful internal specs
vivo has also focused on equipping the V25 series with powerful internal specs that delivers robust performance and high-power efficiency to support various daily uses of its users. V25 Pro is equipped with an octa-core CPU, MediaTek Dimensity 1300, with 12GB RAM + 8GB extended RAM, with support for 5G capabilities and provides greater AI imaging capacity to effortlessly produce 4K videos and ensure a smooth gaming experience. Its performance and user experience are improved thanks to the new bionic cooling system. In addition, featuring a 66W flash charge capability and a 4830mAh large battery, it can power up the large-capacity battery cell from 0% to 71% in 30 minutes.
The younger sibling V25 features a MediaTek Dimensity 900 processor with a high energy-efficiency ratio and 8GB RAM + 8GB extended RAM. The V25 supports a 44W flash charge that can recharge the 4500mAh battery cell from 0% to 61% in 30 minutes.
Pricing and availability of the V25 series phones
The V25 Pro is now available in UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Bahrain for AED 2,199 in UAE, QAR 2,199 in Qatar, OMR 241.9 in Oman, KWD 180.9 in Kuwait, and BHD 236.99 in Baharain.
While the V25 is also available in UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Bahrain for AED 1,499 in UAE, QAR 1,499 in Qatar, OMR 164.9 in Oman, KWD 122.9 in Kuwait, and BHD 160.99 in Baharain.
