6 months with the vivo x60 pro: it deserves to be better known

Design and Camera Software screen performance and autonomy ConclusionComments available at € 599

Released in June 2021 in France, the Vivo X60 Pro has become my main smartphone for six months.Here is a return of experience of my little favorite of the year, which deserves to be better known in the eyes of the general public.

Source: Anthony Wonner - Frandroid

Six months with a smartphone, it gives time to tame it, to know it in depth, to love its qualities and to compose with its faults.In short, it is a period of time that makes it possible to generate a relatively objective opinion and to expose a point of view with hindsight.This is exactly what we are going to do with the vivo x60 pro.

From taking charge to its performance through its photographic quality, its screen and its autonomy, here are the services offered by the standard bearer of the Vivo catalog.A high-end mobile device with many qualities and few defects, which clearly filled me for half a year.

Design and screen, what else

One of the strengths of the Vivo X60 Pro is its format: I was particularly satisfied with its handling thanks to its thickness of 7.6 mm - low average - and its contained weight of 179 grams.This is an asset to take into account, which makes a real difference compared to more massive phones.

And let's face it: crossing heavier and thicker devices is today common currency.Having relatively small hands, it is in my opinion a significant asset.Admittedly, the size of its slab - 6.56 inches - is large, but it allows you to have a nice display surface to consume content and surf on social networks.

When changing phone for shorter tests, the difference is real depending on the dimensions of the product.But she feels.Also pay attention to the fragility of the vivo x60 pro: without shell, it can easily break.It benefits from Schott Xensation Up protection at the front and rear, which is not indestructible.

Source: Anthony Wonner - Frandroid

For clumsy people like me, the accident quickly happened: this was the case, since the screen and the rear facade split after an unexpected fall.In short, favor a protective shell on both sides, it's safer.

The curved screen brings real viewing comfort: some like it, others not.I am part of the first category.On the other hand, the absence of stereo speakers is a real lack which in the long run frustrated, especially after having manipulated the Xiaomi Mi 11 for five months, which offers a very good experience.

When you watch a video in portrait mode, it happens to plug the only loudspeaker grid that is on the lower edge.It is not ideal.

For the rest, I have absolutely nothing to blame the Vivo X60 Pro screen, despite its perfectible calibration during our technical surveys six months ago.Finally, you don't pay attention to it: better, you only see fire.

A good software interface, but not perfect

The software interface is probably the most divisive point of my experience.Basically, she has no crumbling defects, but shortcomings remain in my eyes.Again, this opinion is subjective and may not be shared by everyone.

The biggest black spot lies in its home automation management, which I did not find practical.Android 11 allows you to play with the brightness of its connected bulbs while remaining pressing the standby button for several seconds.It's too long compared to my expectations.

Each time, so I had to unlock my phone, access the Google Home or Philips Hue application, then activate this or that functionality.I only hide you the MAUI control center clearly missed me: with a simple shift of the top to the bottom, on the right part of the screen, allows you to manage everything.

Also, the management of application groups tends to frustrate me: if you store 8 applications in the same group, only the icon of four of them maximum will appear on your interface.Where other bones adapt and display everything.

But overall, Funtouch OS will fill you and pose no problem: it was a real pleasure to use.The only small bug encountered concerns applications in the background, to which I had no more access.It is enough in this case to lock the phone and reopen it to solve the problem.Nothing very complicated.

When writing these lines (late December), the last security update dated November 1, 2021.But good news: a new update arrived on December 28.Vivo will also deploy monthly fixes, according to him, for 3 years.This is good software follow -up.

Photos that flatter your retina

Yes, the Vivo X60 Pro is a smartphone that tends to saturate the colors to make them petting.Let's face it: this is a little pleasure that we love and that flatters the retina and that of your family and your friends.But the device goes further and offers real photographic quality with an excellent level of detail and dynamic management in hair.

For photos of people or landscapes, the rendering is pleasant to look at and post on social networks.This is the real nice surprise of this phone, which has even become the official photophone of my group of friends.Below, here is a small selection of shots captured with the 48 megapixel main sensor.

Ultra Grand Angle is an excellent ally to capture expanded landscape scenes: I was not asked to use it and appreciate the final renderings.The lower corners certainly lose in detail, but the rest of the photo remains very exploitable and clear.

The X2 optical magnification has probably been my favorite toy in the last six months, with results that have rarely disappointed me.On the other hand, in low light (photo n ° 4), the sensor is lost with a less present dive.Favor well -lit environmental shots.

The fatal combo remains the X2 optical zoom associated with a beautiful portrait mode.The bright colors and the powerful and well -managed bokeh allow you to highlight your subject very well, which must remain static.On animals, it is a bit more complicated sometimes: you have to do it several times.

Let's finish this owner's tour with the Seflies, which today occupy a beautiful part of our photo gallery.The front sensor of 32 megapixels is here an ideal companion for very good quality egoportraits.Again, I was never really disappointed.

Top performance, classic autonomy

I will be in short and concise to evoke the performance of this phone: with 12 GB of RAM and the Snapdragon 870 of Qualcomm, it is simply a beautiful racing beast capable of turning everything.Not being a gamer, I never had to complain about other tasks.One without fault in my opinion.

The autonomy of the vivo x60 pro is perhaps slightly below, without being catastrophic either: let's say that connecting your phone before going to bed is a necessity, since falling below 20 or 15 % is relatively common before beforeof sleeping.Even if, basically, you never feel in lack of battery during a day.

Source: Anthony Wonner - Frandroid

On the other hand, the load of 33 W saves well the.Admittedly, other phones do better at prices, but the block of this vivo is bicycle enough to recover some percentages before leaving in the evening for example.Overall, it's very satisfactory.

My opinion on the vivo x60 pro

The vivo x60 pro is an excellent phone in many ways: it excels in many areas (design, screen, photos, power) and benefits from a delicious balance when you take height.Yes, the software part can be improved on certain points, just like the battery: but its small "flaws" are clearly unacceptable.

The most embarrassing element at the time of its release was in fact its price: 800 euros, which is a significant sum for the general public.Except that since then, discounts have been applied by e-commerce sites.Fnac Even Brade even at 600 euros: at this price and with the services it offers, it is simply a golden affair.

The vivo x60 pro deserves to exist and be known by the general public: it should not be clearly underestimated.

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