Vivo S5 Quick Review, Specs/Features & Price

Vivo has again debuted another amazing smartphone that falls under the upper mid-range category. The smartphone is blessed with a beautiful and attractive body design that parades impressive camera set-up. It also comes with large display size and generous inbuilt storage as well.

Vivo S5

Vivo S5 Key Specs And Features

  • Display- 6.44 inches, 1080 x 2400 pixels, and 409 PPI
  • Operating System- Android 9.0 Pie
  • Processor- Qualcomm SDM712 Snapdragon 712
  • Memory- 8GB RAM and 128GB inbuilt storage
  • Camera- 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP 5 MP Rear and 32 MP Front camera
  • Battery- 4100 mAh Nonremovable

Design And Display

In terms of body design, the Vivo S5 is built to be premium. The handset features the combination of aluminum alloy and glass. The smooth panel is where the camera is located alongside an LED flash and other sensors. It has body dimensions of 157.9 x 73.9 x 8.6 mm and weight 188 grams.

Upfront is a selfies snapper on the punch hole. It offers a display size of 6.44 inches with a Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen. The screen has a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, a 20:9 ratio, and 409 PPI density. You will also get display protection as well and it reaches up to 85.8% screen-to-body ratio.

Camera Features

On the camera department, the Vivo S5 has a four rear camera set-up that consists of 48 MP wide with an additional 8 MP ultrawide sensor, another 2 MP dedicated macro camera and lastly is 5 MP depth sensor.

The camera features LED flash, HDR, panorama and it’s capable of shooting 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps video resolution. Selfies lovers will get a front camera of 32 MP with HDR and the camera is capable of shooting 1080p@30fps.

Hardware And Software

On the inside, it packs a Qualcomm SDM712 Snapdragon 712 SOC built on 10 nm process technology with an octa-core processor clocking at a speed of 2.3 GHz. The handset has Adreno 616 GPU for graphics and gaming and it’s powered by Android 9.0 Pie operating system with Funtouch 9.2 on top.

Vivo S5

Storage Capacity And Sensors

The Vivo S5 has an internal storage of 128GB with an ample RAM of 8GB that is capable of handling anything you throw at it. The memory is expandable via micro SD card. The sensors available on the phone are Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, and compass.

Battery Power And Network Connectivity

The Vivo S5 has a nonremovable battery capacity of 4100 mAh with support for fast battery charging 22.5W. The juicer should be able to last a full day when fully charged.

It has dual SIM with 4G LTE Network and other regulars such as Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, Bluetooth, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS for navigation and 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go.

Vivo S5 Full Technical Specification

General

Device Type Smartphone
Model Vivo S5
Announced 2019, November
Released 2019, November
Status Available on Shopping Stores

Network

2G Network Yes
3G Network Yes
4G Network Yes
SIM Type Nano
SIM Count Dual SIM

Design

Type Glass
Dimensions 157.9 x 73.9 x 8.6 mm
Weight 188 grams
Protection Yes
Colours Icelandic Blue, Phantom Blue, Star Black

Display

Display Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 6.44 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio
Colors 16M colors
Pixel Density 409 ppi
Screen-To-Body Ratio %
Touch Screen Yes
Protection Yes
Features Multi-touch
Secondary Display No

Camera

Primary 48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2″, 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4″, 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5″, 1.75µm (dedicated macro camera)
5 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
Image Yes
Video Yes
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama
Flash Yes, LED flash
Secondary 32-megapixel

Software

Operating System Android 9 (Pie)
User Interface (UI) Yes
Java Support Yes
Skype Yes
Whatsapp Yes
Facebook Yes
Youtube Yes

Hardware

Chipset (SoC) Qualcomm SDM712 Snapdragon 712 (10 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2×2.3 GHz Kryo 360 Gold & 6×1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver)
GPU Adreno 616
RAM (Memory) 8 GB
Internal Storage 128 GB
Yes
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Controls Touchscreen, Lock Button, and Volume Key

Connectivity

Bluetooth Yes
Infrared
Wi-Fi Yes
Wi-fi Hotspot Yes
USB Type Type-C USB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC
HDMI
Wireless Charging No

Battery

Battery Type Li-Poly
Capacity 4100 mAh
Placement Nonremovable
Fast Charging Yes
Standby
Talk Time
Music Play

Media

Audio Playback Yes, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MIDI, WAV, AC3, FLAC
Video Playback Yes, 3GP, Mp4, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 player
Video Out
FM Radio
Alert Types Vibration, Ringtones
Ring Tones MP3, WAV
Loudspeaker Yes
Handsfree Yes, 3.5mm Jack

Other Features

– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC player
– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
– DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.265 player
– Photo/video editor
– Document viewer
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Vivo S5 Price And Availability

The Vivo S5 is not yet available for purchase, when available, it’s expected to cost around 350 EUR. You can get the phone in amazing colors such as Icelandic Blue, Phantom Blue, and Star Black.

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