Vivo V50e Review: Trust Over Thrills , Urdu Wirsa

Vivo’s mid-range series, the V50 series is one of the most popular in the Indian market. The Vivo V50e comes as the most affordable offering in the V50 series, which has witnessed a change in the lineup (there is no V50 Pro) this year. The V50e comes with familiar specs in an equally familiar packaging.

This is a smartphone that sits very low on the value-for-money table in terms of what you get on paper. Priced at Rs 28,999, the Vivo V50e competes directly with the likes of the OPPO F29 Pro, Poco X7 Pro, the iQOO Neo 10R, and the Nothing Phone 3a Pro. While each of these smartphones in the segment have its own unique advantage, what does the Vivo V50e offer? In this review, that is exactly what we will find out.

Before we begin, it is important to mention here that despite being on a slightly lower end of the value-for-money scale, the “e” variant in Vivo’s V-series has always been one of the best-selling smartphones for the brand. Not just that, the Vivo V-series also has one of the highest repeat customers across all Vivo smartphones so people buying these phones prefer coming back to the same experience.

With that in mind, let’s take a look at the latest Vivo V50e — what it offers, what it doesn’t, and does it fall anywhere above other V-series smartphones on the value-for-money scale.

Design and Build

The Vivo V50e has a very familiar design. It not only follows the design language of its elder sibling, the Vivo V50 but also has shades from last year’s V40 series. Now, a familiar look doesn’t mean a bad design. I like how the camera module doesn’t protrude much and comes with a keyhole-like shape. It’s a good implementation amongst the crowd of thick, round camera modules.

While it looks the same, the V50e lacks the sense of premiumness that the outgoing models offer. Further, the marble-like design on the back panel doesn’t look subtle, so for a person like me who prefers minimalistic stuff, this isn’t an appealing option. But, it might be to someone who loves to flaunt their phone.

Display and Audio

The display on the Vivo V50e is a 6.77-inch FHD+ AMOLED panel with a 120Hz refresh rate. It is a gorgeous panel, but that is something very common in this ₹25k to ₹30k segment. While there’s no upgrade over last year, that’s majorly because it doesn’t really need it. Vivo seems to be following if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it logic — and I’m completely satisfied with it. And then again, display tech hasn’t moved much since April 2024 so that’s that.

So, overall, it is a good enough display for all things ranging from gaming, content, or your regular day-to-day scrolling and usage. The colours are a bit on the saturated side of things, but switching to the “Professional” colour profile keeps things a bit balanced. The Vivo V50e’s visibility outdoors is also excellent, with the display returning high brightness numbers.

Cameras

Now coming to the camera, this is probably the first Vivo phone in the last five years that has a somewhat underwhelming camera. It feels weird writing this because I have become quite a fan of Vivo’s optical mastery in the last few years. This camera setup, however, doesn’t quite live up to the standards that we have recently seen across Vivo smartphones.

With the Vivo V50e, we are getting a dual rear camera setup with a 50-megapixel primary shooter and an 8-megapixel ultrawide angle shooter. The images are crisp and sharp in adequate lighting like outdoors. However, the results are not consistent across shooting scenarios.

The primary shooter captures enough details, especially in adequate or professional lighting setups. But in low light, the details become slightly hazy and the flare around light sources is a bit too much (could have to do with the coating on the camera lenses).

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V50e Primary Camera Samples

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Surprisingly, the portraits on the Vivo V50e are also not optimal. In some cases, the Vivo V50e was not able to get the edge detection right which is kind of surprising since every Vivo device that I have tested has produced reliable portraits.

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Portraits

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Coming to the wide-angle lens, it is also quite typical for what you get in this segment. The 8-megapixel shooter captures enough details, but the images aren’t very sharp if you compare it with either the primary shooter or photos in adequate lighting. That’s pretty obvious considering the difference in megapixel count between the two. That said, the cameras are still reliable for everyday use.

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Selfies, however, are great. We are getting a 50-megapixel selfie shooter with an f/2.0 aperture, which is good for selfies. The images are sharp and details remain intact most of the time. Even the portraits from the selfies are really good. In fact, this is one of those rare devices where I liked the portraits from the selfies more than the portraits from the rear camera.

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The Vivo V50e is able to record 4K videos at 30fps. The video quality is as good as you’d expect from a mid-range Android phone.

Performance and Software

With the same chipset as last year, the Vivo V50e is powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 7300 SoC paired with 8GB of RAM. For basic users, this combination is more than enough for all kinds of tasks and even multiple tasks at the same time. I don’t think performance will ever be the issue for the generic user who only uses their smartphone to do the basic stuff like calling, texting, social media or internet surfing.

But if you are a gamer or someone who demands high performance from their smartphone, the Vivo V50e may not be the best choice. Now, this doesn’t mean that it is a slow phone by any means. That’s because the V50e can run most of the games very smoothly and it can also open them faster than you can say ‘MediaTek Dimensity 7300’. But, the bottleneck comes from a smooth experience and advanced cooling system that you would find on other performance-focused phones like the iQOO Neo 10R and Realme P3 Ultra. Having said that, Vivo doesn’t really want the V50e to be a heavy hitter, it’s mainly aiming for an all-rounder experience.

Talking about benchmark numbers, the Vivo V50e scored 692,598 points on AnTuTu — higher than its closest competitor, the OPPO F29 Pro 5G, which is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Energy chipset. On Geekbench, the Vivo V50e scored 1032 in the single-core test and 2978 in the multi-core test.

Coming to the software, this is where Vivo has always struggled. However, things are improving and I love how Vivo is taking all of our feedback and trying to implement things that may not all be good for business. Sure, there are still bloatware apps but they have substantially reduced in the last couple of years. Even with the V50e, I didn’t find the amount of bloatware apps to be too jarring. The UI look and feel are still similar, but that is a very subjective thing — some may like it, some may not. And it has become much more stable as compared to the FunTouch OS of the past couple of years.

And while things have definitely improved, some sections have also continued to remain a pain point. For example, the setup process is still not the quickest or the most convenient. There are too many pages to go through, most of which are not terms and conditions that come naturally from Android. These come because of the complex nature of FunTouchOS with many widgets and controls that are unique to Vivo smartphones. Apart from the tedious setup process, the app scan, which scans every app that you download or install on the smartphone, also hampers the experience. This is something that you can find on Xiaomi devices as well.

Battery and Charging

Vivo has always had good battery smartphones. The Vivo V50e is no stranger to this. The smartphone’s battery easily gave me more than seven hours of screen-on time, which is impressive. And while I get that this is not my primary device and everyone is a different kind of user, we have done a more objective test for the battery.

In the PCMark 3.0 Battery test on every smartphone that comes for testing. The Vivo V50e held its own as it survived 21 hours and 8 minutes in the battery life test. For the charging bit, the phone is accompanied by a 90W brick which juices up the phone in less than an hour.

Charging, we’re getting super fast 90W fast charging with the Vivo V50e, which basically means that it can charge the whole 5,600mAh battery in less than an hour.

Verdict

The Vivo V50e is your run-of-the-mill mid-range smartphone with a familiar look and feel to it. The smartphone is pretty much the same as its predecessor on paper, which is spilled over to real world usage as well. And like I said in the intro, this may not be an enthusiast’s favourite phone but it brings in good volume for Vivo in terms of the sale.

It is a safe, reliable choice in this segment. While the rear cameras perform decently, they could have done with an upgrade to give new buyers more options. On the other hand, the V50e offers some of the best battery life in this segment as per our tests.

So, if these things tick your boxes for the next phone, you can definitely have the V50e in your cart. But, if you are looking for more value for money options, maybe go with the OnePlus Nord CE4 which offers slightly faster charging, and a better software experience, or the iQOO Neo 10R which is more focused on performance. However, here the price is for the trust and peace of mind that Vivo’s retail presence and after-sales support brings.

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Vivo’s mid-range series, the V50 series is one of the most popular in the Indian market. The Vivo V50e comes as the most affordable offering in the V50 series, which has witnessed a change in the lineup (there is no V50 Pro) this year. The V50e comes with familiar specs in an equally familiar packaging.

This is a smartphone that sits very low on the value-for-money table in terms of what you get on paper. Priced at Rs 28,999, the Vivo V50e competes directly with the likes of the OPPO F29 Pro, Poco X7 Pro, the iQOO Neo 10R, and the Nothing Phone 3a Pro. While each of these smartphones in the segment have its own unique advantage, what does the Vivo V50e offer? In this review, that is exactly what we will find out.

Before we begin, it is important to mention here that despite being on a slightly lower end of the value-for-money scale, the “e” variant in Vivo’s V-series has always been one of the best-selling smartphones for the brand. Not just that, the Vivo V-series also has one of the highest repeat customers across all Vivo smartphones so people buying these phones prefer coming back to the same experience.

With that in mind, let’s take a look at the latest Vivo V50e — what it offers, what it doesn’t, and does it fall anywhere above other V-series smartphones on the value-for-money scale.

Design and Build

The Vivo V50e has a very familiar design. It not only follows the design language of its elder sibling, the Vivo V50 but also has shades from last year’s V40 series. Now, a familiar look doesn’t mean a bad design. I like how the camera module doesn’t protrude much and comes with a keyhole-like shape. It’s a good implementation amongst the crowd of thick, round camera modules.

While it looks the same, the V50e lacks the sense of premiumness that the outgoing models offer. Further, the marble-like design on the back panel doesn’t look subtle, so for a person like me who prefers minimalistic stuff, this isn’t an appealing option. But, it might be to someone who loves to flaunt their phone.

Display and Audio

The display on the Vivo V50e is a 6.77-inch FHD+ AMOLED panel with a 120Hz refresh rate. It is a gorgeous panel, but that is something very common in this ₹25k to ₹30k segment. While there’s no upgrade over last year, that’s majorly because it doesn’t really need it. Vivo seems to be following if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it logic — and I’m completely satisfied with it. And then again, display tech hasn’t moved much since April 2024 so that’s that.

So, overall, it is a good enough display for all things ranging from gaming, content, or your regular day-to-day scrolling and usage. The colours are a bit on the saturated side of things, but switching to the “Professional” colour profile keeps things a bit balanced. The Vivo V50e’s visibility outdoors is also excellent, with the display returning high brightness numbers.

Cameras

Now coming to the camera, this is probably the first Vivo phone in the last five years that has a somewhat underwhelming camera. It feels weird writing this because I have become quite a fan of Vivo’s optical mastery in the last few years. This camera setup, however, doesn’t quite live up to the standards that we have recently seen across Vivo smartphones.

With the Vivo V50e, we are getting a dual rear camera setup with a 50-megapixel primary shooter and an 8-megapixel ultrawide angle shooter. The images are crisp and sharp in adequate lighting like outdoors. However, the results are not consistent across shooting scenarios.

The primary shooter captures enough details, especially in adequate or professional lighting setups. But in low light, the details become slightly hazy and the flare around light sources is a bit too much (could have to do with the coating on the camera lenses).

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Surprisingly, the portraits on the Vivo V50e are also not optimal. In some cases, the Vivo V50e was not able to get the edge detection right which is kind of surprising since every Vivo device that I have tested has produced reliable portraits.

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Portraits

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Coming to the wide-angle lens, it is also quite typical for what you get in this segment. The 8-megapixel shooter captures enough details, but the images aren’t very sharp if you compare it with either the primary shooter or photos in adequate lighting. That’s pretty obvious considering the difference in megapixel count between the two. That said, the cameras are still reliable for everyday use.

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Selfies, however, are great. We are getting a 50-megapixel selfie shooter with an f/2.0 aperture, which is good for selfies. The images are sharp and details remain intact most of the time. Even the portraits from the selfies are really good. In fact, this is one of those rare devices where I liked the portraits from the selfies more than the portraits from the rear camera.

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The Vivo V50e is able to record 4K videos at 30fps. The video quality is as good as you’d expect from a mid-range Android phone.

Performance and Software

With the same chipset as last year, the Vivo V50e is powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 7300 SoC paired with 8GB of RAM. For basic users, this combination is more than enough for all kinds of tasks and even multiple tasks at the same time. I don’t think performance will ever be the issue for the generic user who only uses their smartphone to do the basic stuff like calling, texting, social media or internet surfing.

But if you are a gamer or someone who demands high performance from their smartphone, the Vivo V50e may not be the best choice. Now, this doesn’t mean that it is a slow phone by any means. That’s because the V50e can run most of the games very smoothly and it can also open them faster than you can say ‘MediaTek Dimensity 7300’. But, the bottleneck comes from a smooth experience and advanced cooling system that you would find on other performance-focused phones like the iQOO Neo 10R and Realme P3 Ultra. Having said that, Vivo doesn’t really want the V50e to be a heavy hitter, it’s mainly aiming for an all-rounder experience.

Talking about benchmark numbers, the Vivo V50e scored 692,598 points on AnTuTu — higher than its closest competitor, the OPPO F29 Pro 5G, which is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Energy chipset. On Geekbench, the Vivo V50e scored 1032 in the single-core test and 2978 in the multi-core test.

Coming to the software, this is where Vivo has always struggled. However, things are improving and I love how Vivo is taking all of our feedback and trying to implement things that may not all be good for business. Sure, there are still bloatware apps but they have substantially reduced in the last couple of years. Even with the V50e, I didn’t find the amount of bloatware apps to be too jarring. The UI look and feel are still similar, but that is a very subjective thing — some may like it, some may not. And it has become much more stable as compared to the FunTouch OS of the past couple of years.

And while things have definitely improved, some sections have also continued to remain a pain point. For example, the setup process is still not the quickest or the most convenient. There are too many pages to go through, most of which are not terms and conditions that come naturally from Android. These come because of the complex nature of FunTouchOS with many widgets and controls that are unique to Vivo smartphones. Apart from the tedious setup process, the app scan, which scans every app that you download or install on the smartphone, also hampers the experience. This is something that you can find on Xiaomi devices as well.

Battery and Charging

Vivo has always had good battery smartphones. The Vivo V50e is no stranger to this. The smartphone’s battery easily gave me more than seven hours of screen-on time, which is impressive. And while I get that this is not my primary device and everyone is a different kind of user, we have done a more objective test for the battery.

In the PCMark 3.0 Battery test on every smartphone that comes for testing. The Vivo V50e held its own as it survived 21 hours and 8 minutes in the battery life test. For the charging bit, the phone is accompanied by a 90W brick which juices up the phone in less than an hour.

Charging, we’re getting super fast 90W fast charging with the Vivo V50e, which basically means that it can charge the whole 5,600mAh battery in less than an hour.

Verdict

The Vivo V50e is your run-of-the-mill mid-range smartphone with a familiar look and feel to it. The smartphone is pretty much the same as its predecessor on paper, which is spilled over to real world usage as well. And like I said in the intro, this may not be an enthusiast’s favourite phone but it brings in good volume for Vivo in terms of the sale.

It is a safe, reliable choice in this segment. While the rear cameras perform decently, they could have done with an upgrade to give new buyers more options. On the other hand, the V50e offers some of the best battery life in this segment as per our tests.

So, if these things tick your boxes for the next phone, you can definitely have the V50e in your cart. But, if you are looking for more value for money options, maybe go with the OnePlus Nord CE4 which offers slightly faster charging, and a better software experience, or the iQOO Neo 10R which is more focused on performance. However, here the price is for the trust and peace of mind that Vivo’s retail presence and after-sales support brings.

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