vivo v50 5G - The BEST Camera Under 25K!

- Hey! Finally, we have
the vivo V50.

Previously with the vivo V40,
we've been delighted

with its performance.

The camera was really great.

And I'm probably looking forward
for some improvements

on the V50.

Powered by the Qualcomm
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3,

together with a big battery
at 6,000mAh

that has 90W Flash Charge support,

and ZEISS all main cameras inside.

More details
after this quick intro.

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The vivo V50 5G
has three variants here

in the Philippines.

8GB/256GB is priced
at Php26,999.

Its 12GB/256GB is priced
at Php27,999.

Its 12GB/512GB is priced
at Php30,999.

For me, the sweet spot
is the 12GB/256GB

because with only
Php1,000 difference,

you'll get 4GB more memory.

Go with the 12GB/256GB.

And right now, it's still
under early product launch,

so you can buy the 8GB/256GB
for Php24,499.

More details
on the description box below.

One of the things I liked
about this is its color.

This color red is more
of a maroon shade which I love.

The color on the back
looks beautiful

and I really like
its camera ring here.

It's kind of different compared
to the vivo V40

and of course,
its Aura Ring is still there,

or you can call it Aura Ring Light.

One of the things I like
about it here is its back

is matte finish
and it's quite smooth.

It feels great to touch it,
plus it has a grip.

Its back case is quad curve,
as well as the front.

Its curve is symmetrical
so it feels good on my hands.

One of the good things here
is its glass back,

plastic frames.

Its front is a Diamond
Shield Glass protection.

- It has IP68/IP69
dust and water resistance.

This phone is running
Funtouch 15 inside Android 15

and it has three major
Android OS update,

so you should be updated
up to Android 18.

Now this phone is being powered
by the reliable

Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
and honestly, for me,

it's quite okay for daily usage
because this phone

is more focused on the camera,

not too much on the gaming.

So getting an 805,000 points
in AnTuTu Benchmark

is not so bad.

And this is the breakdown score.

It's got 1,444 loop score
on Wild Life Extreme

and it has 98% stability.

This is the score we got
on Geekbench CPU benchmark

and GPU benchmark.

Probably one of the rare few phones
that I've tested

without thermal throttling detected
on its thermal test.

And by the way guys,
it's also got 360°

Omnidirectional Antenna 2.0
and Signal Bridge technology,

that's why the signal
on the phone improved

by up to 45%
and it has a wider coverage

on low signal areas
by around 30%.

Now this phone has
a silicon-carbon battery.

It has 6,000mAh which is,
for me, quite huge.

And it also comes together
with a 90W Flash Charge.

Charging speed is definitely fast
and you won't have

a problem to let this phone
last for a whole day

without charging.

As long as you're using it normally,
you won't have

any problems,
the battery of this phone

is long-lasting
because it got me

a 22 1/2 hours screen-on time
when I put this

under the PCMark
battery stress test

under 60Hz of screen refresh rate
and 50% brightness.

This vivo V50 probably has
one of the better screens

that I've used.

Probably not the best
but one of the better ones

out there.

It has 6.77-inch AMOLED display

with 120Hz of screen refresh rate.

Its peak brightness is 4,500 nits
and it has a good

quad-curved display

having an 89%
screen-to-body ratio.

And it's being protected
by a Diamond Shield Glass.

If you're browsing
through your socials a bit,

expect it to be a good
browsing experience

and you won't have
any problems with it.

As long as you have
a good internet connection,

browsing on Facebook,
TikTok, Instagram,

there's no problem with it.

You'll have
a very smooth experience.

If you're watching HD content
on YouTube, Netflix,

or on any other
online streaming platforms,

expect to give you
a really good experience

because it has very punchy colors.

You'll be definitely satisfied
with it.

We just want
to quickly test its speakers.

It has a loudspeaker
on the bottom

and the other one
is hiding in its earpiece.

Let's just max out the volume.
Let's check it out.

(Abracadabra by Lady Gaga)

Well, honestly, it's average.

Not the loudest that I've heard
but for me, it's quite good.

Earlier, I said that
this is definitely not

a gaming phone
if you're looking out

for a gaming phone.

This is more
of a camera-centric phone

but I just want to show you
how powerful it is on gaming.

And I did play three games here:

Call of Duty Mobile,
Genshin Impact,

and Farlight 84.

On Call of Duty Mobile,
you won't have

any problems here,
it's very smooth

because it's 7 Gen 3
and it's capable to run CODM,

giving me a really nice
graphics here.

It was able to give me
a good gaming experience.

The touch response
is really good

and the hottest temperature
it reached was around 41°C

after 30 minutes.

On Farlight 84, we put it
to medium graphic settings.

And along the way,
the gameplay was fine

for the first 15 minutes.

But the game progresses,
I noticed that

there were just
some few minor frame drops

along the way.

And there are times that
when you're clashing

on a certain point,
you'll also notice

that it kind of slows down.

Though the sounds are good
and the touch response

is great, the hottest temperature
it reached was 44°C.

It was kind of hot.

On Genshin Impact,
expect that you can only set it

to medium graphic settings.

And I put it to 60 FPS.

Playing this game,
I would say, okay,

I enjoyed it,
though at times you'll notice

it's not that smooth,
and you'll notice

there are some few frame drops.

It's not too much,
but if you probably lower down

the graphic settings,
you might play it

a little bit smoother compared
to medium graphic settings.

But one thing to warn you
is that it's a bit hot at 46°C

after 30 minutes of gameplay.

One of my recommendations
is to get yourself

a phone cooler
so it will be cooler.

Now probably we'll talk
about one of my favorite topics.

Of course, this is
a camera-centric phone.

vivo V50 has all ZEISS
on all its cameras.

Many of you are confused
with ZEISS being a camera sensor

but it's not.

ZEISS is a manufacturer
of lenses so the lenses here

are made from ZEISS.

But I know there's only
three manufacturers

of camera sensors:
Sony, Samsung, and OmniVision.

Let's talk about its camera.

Its main camera sensor
is a 50MP with OIS.

This one is an OmniVision OV50E.

Together with it
is a 50MP ultra wide lens

which gives you a 119° FoV.

And this one is
a Samsung ISOCELL JN1 sensor.

Both of these sensors
can let you shoot

up to 4K and 30 FPS.

Its front-facing camera
is also a 50MP sensor

which is also ZEISS optics,
by the way.

And it can also let you shoot
up to 4K and 30 FPS.

One of the things I like
about the camera of the vivo V50

is its collaboration with ZEISS.

So it will give you
a pretty good image output

just simply like this one.

On outdoors, you'd see
that the shots you get

would be great.

It's very bright,
the sky looks great,

the details you'll capture here
are good.

Without a doubt,
this is probably one

of my favorite cameras
for early 2025.

Being able to capture this one,
I would say

that it's okay,
it's not saturated.

It maintains its natural look here.

'Cause I love to capture
some greens on outdoors

just to be able to see
how much its saturation is

but this camera of the vivo V50,
I would tell you that,

honestly, it's more
of the natural feel.

And when you take
some flower shots like this one,

when you zoom it on its petals,

you'll really get
some nice details on it.

Even simple shots like this one,
you'd see that

it looks kind of dramatic.

I also played
with the different lenses on it,

starting with the ultra wide.

This is an ultra wide shot,
by the way.

This is the normal shot,

2x,

5x,

10x,

and zooming it all the way
to 20x.

We can see that after 20x,
it's a little bit blurry

but you'll still see some details.

One thing to notice is that
the color of the ultra wide

is kind of different,
the sky looks like a lighter blue

if you'll notice it,
and a little bit more

of a darker blue approach
on the normal lens.

If you're walking like a tourist,
being able to take

some of these shtos
on your vicinity

to keep as a memory,
I would tell you

that the camera output
on the vivo V50 is really great.

It's sharp and very detailed.

When it comes to indoor lowlight,
on food photography,

expect the vivo V50
to give you some really nice shots.

Even simple food shots,
you'd be able to get

some really nice snaps on it.

Even without lighting,
when you zoom it in,

you'll see a lot of details on it,
you'll see some oil.

And even pepper,
you'll see it on this food

which is really amazing.

If you're taking pictures
of wedding gowns,

you'll be able to get
some nice details on its beads

on this wedding dress.

And equally said
on this red version.

If we're going to talk
about LED lights,

the shot on this one
also looks good.

I focused on the lights
and it was able to get quite

a dramatic shot.

If you like apparel shots,
this vivo V5 is also good

at product shooting,
not just for portraits.

Speaking about portrait shots,
this camera would be able

to perform because
its front-facing camera is great.

I was impressed with almost
all of these shots

that we got on outdoors.

The shots were great,
it's very detailed on my face.

It was able to satisfy me
basically.

And even the sun was harsh,
it can still give

a good selfie photo.

If you go indoors,
as long as your lighting is good,

you'll be able to score
some really nice shots

like this one.

This is what we've got.

These are mostly well-lit.

Even lowlight on selfie shots,
it's still okay.

Though it's going to be
a little bit softer

but overall, the shots
are still very decent.

One thing I noticed
on its front-facing camera

if you're taking a vlog,
its resolution is very nice

except that it's
a little bit shaky.

But overall, the quality is good.

You just need to use a gimbal.

Looking at its rear camera,
the transition is smoot.

Even if you don't have a gimbal,
you just use your bare hand

like what I did.

You'll be able to get
some really nice video

out from its rear camera.

One of the good things here
is that it comes with AI.

One of the things I'm looking for
on a midrange phone

these days is the AI capability,
especially AI erase.

Let's say we want
to remove this person.

So all I need to do
is just encircle the person

and he'll disappear
in a little while.

Now, he's removed.

The edit looks great.

And honestly,
you'll be surprised with it.

Let's do another sample.

The person will also disappear.

It's just like a Thanos snap.

Even this trash can will be removed.

Then, yeah, all the people
that you want to be removed,

just encircle them
and your photo's clean.

That's the power of AI
on the vivo V50.

Now guys, what can I say
about this vivo V50?

Honestly, its improvement
from the vivo V40,

it's not that huge,
but there are some significant changes

on it and you'll see
that some of the pictures

that I've captured tends
to be a little bit better

than the vivo V40.

Plus, its design,
I kind of like its design here

this time around,
especially its red shade,

it's more a maroon color.

Plus, one of the good things
is that it's lightweight

and it has a quad curve display.

Plus, its early bird rate
is below Php25,000

so I think if you're out there
in the market

looking for a phone
below Php25,000

that can really shoot you
some good photos,

this is definitely the one
that you should buy,

the vivo V50,
its 8GB/256GB is currently

just priced at Php24,490
for its early bird rate.

So if you want to know
where you can buy this,

I'll post the official links
on the description box below

so we can avoid scams.

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