Vivo V23 Pro 5g

Vivo’s V series phones have been all about the selfie camera and over the last few years, we have seen Vivo experimenting in this regard. Pop-up cameras, dual cameras, eye-autofocus, and high-resolution sensors – there’s enough tech sitting in the front camera of a Vivo V series phone to out the iPhone 13 to shame. But in real world, is that enough for a phone costing around ₹30,000?

In the past , the answer has been mostly “nah”. Vivo took this seriously and hence, the V23 Pro ends up being more like a high-end flagship than a strict midrange phone. Fancy curved display? Check. High-end chipset? Check. Highest resolution cameras? It’s here. One useful/useless gimmick? Just turn it around. The Vivo V23 Pro is the most “Pro” the series has ever got and after living with it for the past couple of weeks, I still have mixed feelings about this.

Note that all those high-end bits put a price tag of ₹38,990 for the base 8GB RAM variant, which puts it in the same category as Oppo’s Reno 6 Pro.

Vivo V23 Pro Design

The marketing materials for the V23 Pro this time throw the spotlight on its colour changing back. Using a Fluorite material, the V23 Pro’s rear changes its colour from gold to light blue! And all it needs is some sunlight! It’s nothing like anything I have seen on a phone so far and it certainly is a crowd puller. Throw any kind of ultraviolet light and your Sunshine Gold Vivo phone turns blue; kids assume I know magic.