VivosmartphoneLast featured Feb 2019
Vivo Nex
Worth it if…Worth it, with caveats.
Similar to the Oppo Find X but with an in-display fingerprint scanner, headphone jack and lower price, making it better value.
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- Price when I covered it
- £400–900
- Featured in
- 6 videos · 2018–2019
- Category
- Phones · Flagship
What I liked
- In-display fingerprint scanner
- Headphone jack
- Lower price
- near bezel-less screen
- Gets attention in public
- Under-screen fingerprint sensor
What I didn't
- Optical scanner lights up very brightly
- Not quite as slick-looking as the Oppo
- In-display fingerprint scanner slower than the OnePlus 6
- Lower screen sharpness than the S9 Plus
- Average speaker
- Chunky and heavy
In my words
Straight from the video. Tap a timestamp to hear me say it.
“is a better value proposition”
“the near bezel a screen of the vivo NEX”
“the Vivo NEX almost feels like a free party trick without having to put in any effort at all”
“I might actually switch it out for Samsung's Note 9 when that comes out”
“This isn't a gimmick. This isn't marketing talk.”
“The form factor on the Vivo puts Samsung to shame, but the S9's screen sharpness is a lot higher.”
Every time I covered it
Most recent first, so you can see if my view has changed.
1:48Samsung S10's 3D Sonic Sensor IS GAME CHANGING.Mentioned as a phone with an optical in-display scanner that lights up brightly.
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2:36Top 15 BEST Smartphones 2018.Similar to the Oppo Find X but with an in-display fingerprint scanner, headphone jack and lower price, making it better value.
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0:17Samsung Note 9 REVIEW - I'm switching phones.Impressive near-bezel-less screen, and it was his daily phone before the Note 9, but he would pick the Note 9 over it.
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0:19OnePlus 6T - This is why you should be excitedMentioned as a bezel-less phone whose in-display fingerprint scanner is slower than the one on the OnePlus 6.
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1:11Q&A 6.0 - MKBHD vs Unbox Therapy Boxing Match?His current daily phone, which works as a conversation starter, though he may swap to the Note 9.
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0:00Vivo NEX vs Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus!Very forward-thinking phone with a huge screen, pop-up camera and bigger battery, but it is chunky and lacks wireless charging, water resistance and a top-tier camera on paper.
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Why it's on these shelves
- Gimmick
“the Vivo NEX almost feels like a free party trick without having to put in any effort at all”
▶ 6:43 - Actually innovative
“we can say with certainty that the Vivo NEX is very forward-thinking.”
▶ 5:24
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