On the occasion of its arrival in Italy and Europe, Vivo immediately wanted to make its mark with a very special device. The company in fact presented a phone dedicated to photography and at video shoot It equipped with a gimbal camera, that is a stabilized camera not only in terms of optics but also of sensor. To better understand the validity of this product we have therefore tried it, and now we are ready to give you ours Vivo X51 5G review.
Our review of the Vivo X51 5G
Given the focus for photos and videos, we can't talk about this phone without starting from photographic department. On the front we find a single sensor from ben 32MP, capable of sharp photos and shooting a 1080p. It is on the back, however, that this device tries to stand out. We find in fact four sensors: the main Big eye stabilized gimball from 48 MP, a sensor dedicated to portraits from 13MP, for an 120 ° ultra-wide angle da 8 MP can also be used to take photos Macro it's a periscopic telephoto lens da 5MP capable of optical zoom 5x.
The gimball camera is certainly impressive, although its usefulness depends a lot on your daily activities. It is in fact flawless in stabilizing photos and videos taken in motion, such as while you are in bike or even trivially when you are shooting a child or a pet. In practically any other context, however, it is much less incisive. This does not mean that otherwise we are not talking about an extremely valid department, on the contrary: it is a respectable system, versatile and suitable for many situations.
Then the various software shooting modes help, again very varied and with some small pearls that are almost too beautiful to be true (such as the "Super-luna", Probably a lot helped byAI).
A valid phone ...
The focus on photography is complemented by a user experience validates e more than adequate, although not mind-blowing. The processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G, not the best of the best but still very powerful, it guarantees, together with the screen from 90 Hz, A good fluidity, with very few ailments during use. The display then sees a panel AMOLED da 6,56" and a resolution of × 2376 1080 which overall turns out to be a lot bright and with colors vivid e faithful.
The battery from 4315mAh, therefore capacious although not huge, it does its job, almost always guaranteeing more than 5 hours of active screen, that allow you to easily get through the day. The recharge Vivo FlashCharge da 33W, available with the charger included, however, makes the autonomy factor less important, because, as promised by the same company, with about half an hour it can be reloaded more than half the battery.
… But not perfect
At the audio level, however, one of the defects of this device emerges: despite the presence of a Hi-Fi chips dedicated to sound processing, the phone's audio, albeit powerful, comes from only from the speaker on the bottom. The output, in addition to not being stereo, can therefore be partially covered o completely with your hand when holding the phone horizontally. To enjoy the Hi-Fi audio processing it is therefore necessary to use a pair of headphones, which is however compensated by the Vivo itself with a pair of wired earphones included in the package.
Another partially sore point at the operating system level: Vivo itself has shown itself to be aware of the preference of the European market for a Clean Android and as close to version as possible stock. She therefore pledged to bring a version of hers to phones launched in Europe FunTouch OS adapted in this direction. And in part it succeeded: the interface is light e well done, with yes some additional features, but which tend to be useful, such as the button for activate e deactivate selectively the 5G. In some aspects, however, it is still evident that there is something still not quite right: an example is the lack of swipe on the bottom to quickly switch between open apps and the wrong or missing translation of some parts of the settings.
To buy or not to buy?
Despite its recent arrival in Europe, Vivo is already an extremely established company in other markets, with a reputation for innovative which guarantees for its products. Vivo X51 5G reflects the maturity but also theintelligence of the manufacturer, and bodes well for the next launches in the Old Continent.
As for the phone itself, it is a very valid device but which in many basic aspects struggles to distinguish itself from the already wide European offer, especially in the price range proposed around the €800. However, it might be the perfect phone for you if you are interested in a department photo e video one of a kind. In this case we guarantee that you will hardly find something equivalent on the market.
I live X51 5G
Pro 
- Unique photographic and video department, with main gimbal sensor
- Fast charge
- Pleasant screen to use and look at
- Smooth use experience
- Lightweight and complete interface
Cons 
- Mono audio
- Some aspects of the operating system still fall short of the classic stock Android experience
More information on the official Vivo website.
