Slim and modern vivo V30 Review

Powered by a 5,000mAh battery in the market to date. Boasting a 6.78-inch curved AMOLED display with Schott Alpha glass protection, the vivo V30 is a super-slim and lightweight smartphone, The vivo V30 stands out as a performance powerhouse with a 4nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 processor, 50-megapixel rear camera and impressive 80W fast-charging technology.

vivo V30 is a modern, pretty affordable phone. Had a fresh experience of both camera and performance. It takes quality photos and video overall.

vivo V30 is with great portrait photography features like AuraLight, includes some extra features such as an additional telephoto camera and Zeiss branding.

Using AuraLight, the front bit of your phone lights up. It looks like a flashlight but fancier. It can be set on to constantly illuminate your subject and the light can be set to cooler or warmer colour temperatures. It makes quite a difference when taking portraits in low light and at night as it literally lights up your subject’s face.

Other shooting modes include time-lapse, high-resolution, and a Pro mode, where you can shoot in raw format and adjust settings including the ISO, shutter speed, AF and more. There are three colour options to choose from: Vivid, Textured and Natural.

The Vivo V30 offers up to 4K video at 30fps, uses Hybrid Image Stabilisation, a mix of OIS and electronic image stabilisation (EIS) during shooting video.The phone has an additional MicroMovie feature, which allows you to choose one of several templates like Movie Recording Frame to create and edit a short video.

The phone runs on Funtouch OS 14, which is based on Android 14

Powered by 80W FlashCharge and a 5000 mAh (TYP) large battery, a USB-C charger with the phone.

USB Type-C port, a single downward-firing speaker grille, and a dual nano-SIM card slot at the bottom

At the top, it features a noise-canceling microphone and branding that states “Professional Portrait”.

For buttons and ports, the volume and power buttons are situated on the right side.

vivo’s camera  &‘Aura Light’

Battery and Connectivity

Powering the vivo V30 is a 5,000mAh lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery and features 80W FlashCharge technology.

vivo V30 - Verdict

Affordable and capable, vivo V30 is a really good option for photographers and lifestyle people.  With a slim, svelte design, curved display and an interesting, useful Aura light, The vivo V30 delivers in most aspects, including display, cameras and fast charging, extremely long-lasting battery life.

vivo V30 specs:

• 6.78-inch curved AMOLED display @ 2800 x 1260 pixels
• 89.9% screen-to-body ratio, 20:9 aspect ratio
• Schott Alpha glass protection
• 120Hz refresh rate, 2800 nits peak brightness @ 453ppi density
• HDR10+ support
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
• 1 X Cortex-A715 @ 2.63GHz
• 3 X Cortex-A715 @ 2.4GHz
• 4 X Cortex-A510 @ 1.8GHz
• Adreno 720 GPU
• 12GB RAM
• 256GB, 512GB UFS 2.2
• Dual-rear camera setup
• 50MP sensor, f/1.9, hybrid image stabilization (OIS + EIS)
• 50MP ultrawide lens, f/2.0
• Aura Light Portrait flash (Ring-LED flash)
• 50MP selfie shooter, f/2.0, 21mm (wide)
• 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
• Mono loudspeaker
• In-display speaker (for calls)
• Noise-cancelling microphone
• 5G LTE
• Dual nano-SIM
• Wi-Fi 6
• Bluetooth 5.4
• NFC Supported
• GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS
• Funtouch OS 14 (Android 14)
• 5,000mAh Li-ion battery, 80W FlashCharge
• USB Type-C 2.0
• Fingerprint sensor (in-display)
• Proximity sensor
• Accelerometer, compass, gyroscope
• IP54 dust and water resistance rating
• 164.4mm x 75.1mm x 7.45mm (dimensions)
• 186 grams (weight)
• Petals White, Green Sea (colors)