vivo V50

The Vivo V50's camera setup is unchanged from its predecessor. The handset sports Zeiss-powered dual rear cameras comprising 50MP OIS primary and 50MP 119-degree FoV ultrawide sensors. The front camera is also a 50MP shooter for selfies and video calling. The cameras have been optimised to deliver images with tonal accuracy and reduced noise. While the latter wasn't always the case in certain scenarios, the V50's colour science remained closer to reality during our testing.For enhanced photography compared to the previous iteration, the V50 includes image stabilisation for blur-free shots and introduces seven portrait styles, with new iterations including Distagon, Sonnar, and B-Speed. These additions refine the smartphone's wedding photography capabilities, offering unique bokeh effects. Distagon, at 23mm (1x), produces a hexagonal bokeh, B-Speed at 35mm (1.5x) creates a triangular bokeh, and Biotar at 50mm (2x) delivers a distinctive swirly bokeh effect. The Vivo V50 portraits and portrait styles can be appreciated for their edge detection and pleasing bokeh effect, but the facial details appear underwhelming.Additionally, the Vivo V50 introduces exclusive Film Camera modes with a dedicated wedding frame, which is customisable for easy posting on social media platforms. It also features AI Studio Light Portrait 2.0, which offers a 100 percent increase in light output area compared to its predecessor. This light boost ensures pleasing low-light portraits without any harsh glare.The overall Vivo V50 camera performance remains respectable with colour accuracy and dynamic range. But, how do the Vivo V50 cameras compare to competitors such as OnePlus 13R and Motorola Edge 50 Pro in various lighting conditions? Read on to find out.DaylightThe Vivo V50 captures daylight images with an impressive dynamic range, delivering accurate colours and well-preserved details. However, its sharpness falls slightly short compared to the OnePlus 13R. The OnePlus device subtly overexposes images to preserve those finer details, which can appear lost on the Vivo V50 when zoomed in at 100 percent. That said, the 13R's tendency to favour warm tones means it doesn't highlight shadows as effectively as the Vivo, a trait that may appeal more to social media enthusiasts.Compared to the Motorola Edge 50, the Vivo V50 offers more accurate colour representation but falls short in detail again. In contrast, Motorola enhances colours for a more vibrant and dramatic effect.Ultra-wideThe results are similar in ultrawide shots. Despite having a smaller 8MP ultrawide sensor, the OnePlus 13R captures finer details that are lost on the Vivo V50, which utilises a 50MP sensor. The OnePlus also produces brighter images with better focus around the edges. In contrast, the Vivo V50 delivers more contrast-heavy images with deeper shadows, making them visually striking compared to its counterpart.The Vivo V50 outshines the Motorola Edge 50 Pro with more consistent colour science when switching from the primary camera to the ultra-wide lens. Its tones appear more true to life, whereas the Edge 50 Pro excessively boosts colours. However, the Motorola device compensates with superior detail reproduction.PortraitThe OnePlus 13R's dedicated telephoto lens delivers superior facial details compared to the Vivo V50 in portraits. When captured at a 50mm focal length, the Vivo smartphone tends to smooth out facial details and overexpose images, resulting in inaccurate skin tones and clothing colours. That said, the Vivo device excels in producing a more natural-looking bokeh effect while its edge detection appears on par with the competition.These portraits were captured at a 35mm focal length on both smartphones. The Vivo V50 produces images with soft hues and crushed shadows, while the Motorola Edge 50 Pro delivers deeper tones and more accurate skin colours. However, the Vivo excels in edge detection and fine details, with a more visually pleasing bokeh effect.SelfieIn selfies, the Vivo V50 outshines the OnePlus 13R with its superior 50MP front-facing camera. It delivers better exposure for facial details and background elements, surpassing its rival. Additionally, the Vivo smartphone preserves shadows effectively and maintains true-to-life skin tones for a more natural look.The Vivo V50 also outperforms the Motorola Edge 50 Pro in selfies. While both smartphones capture similar facial details, the Motorola's colours appear slightly washed out. Additionally, the Vivo offers better exposure, preserving more background details.Low-lightThe cold tones of the Vivo V50 help it deliver better images than the OnePlus 13R in low light. The smartphone mimics the actual scene with slightly boosted colours along with well-preserved shadows and minimum light flare. The details also appear superior on the Vivo V50.In low light, the Motorola Edge 50 Pro manages light flare more effectively than the Vivo V50. It also smooths out images to reduce graininess, though this comes at the cost of some detail. In contrast, the Vivo V50 retains more detail but at the expense of increased noise.Night modeWith night mode enabled, the OnePlus 13R enhances images slightly but distortion is still noticeable across the frame. In contrast, the Vivo V50 excels at preserving details, though its night mode introduces some grain. Additionally, the device boosts colours, making images more visually appealing but less accurate in representing the scene.With Night Mode enabled, the Vivo V50 reduces graininess while boosting colours. In contrast, the Motorola Edge 50 Pro shows minimal change, maintaining a similar appearance to its standard low-light shots.

At the heart of the Vivo V50 is the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoC, a dependable mid-range chipset that has powered several smartphones, including last year's Vivo V40. The device offers smooth, lag-free performance for everyday tasks and multitasking, thanks to well-optimised software. However, in synthetic benchmarks, it falls short compared to rivals like the OnePlus 13R, which achieves higher scores on both AnTuTu and Geekbench.That said, the Vivo V50 holds its own under sustained workloads, matching the OnePlus 13R in the same CPU Throttle test. Additionally, it offers better thermal efficiency and a more stable gaming experience, making it a solid choice for users prioritising sustained performance over peak benchmark numbers. At similar graphics and frame rate settings, the Vivo V50 heated up by 16.8 degrees Celsius on aggregate as opposed to 27.5 degrees on the OnePlus 13R while playing BGMI, Call of Duty, and Real Racing 3 for 90 minutes. The gameplay is also relatively smoother on the smartphone, although the difference may not be apparent.When it comes to software, the Vivo V50 runs Android 15-based FunTouch OS 15 out of the box. While the pre-installed apps are in number (51 to be exact), the third-party apps are limited to just five: Amazon, LinkedIn, PhonePe, Netflix, and Facebook. These are some of the most common smartphone apps and can be removed if necessary.The overall software experience remains pretty intuitive. There aren't significant changes to the UI from the previous iteration, but the phone provides a suite of AI features. While the features may not be unique to the device, they prove highly useful—whether you're effortlessly removing unwanted objects from an image with AI Eraser 2.0 or quickly searching the web for on-screen content using Circle to Search.SmartphonePre-installed appsOS updatesVivo V50513 years major + 4 years securityOnePlus 13R473 years major + 4 years securityMotorola Edge 50 Pro413 years major + 4 years security

Like most new-gen Android devices, the Vivo V50 boasts a 6,000mAh battery, which is substantial enough to provide at least a day's backup and then some on regular usage. The PCMark battery test, which automates a series of tasks till the battery life drops below 20 percent from 100 percent, is a testimony to that. The handset lasted for a solid 16 hours and 16 minutes during the test, which is higher than both OnePlus 13R and Motorola Edge 50 Pro's score. During our video streaming test, the Vivo smartphone consumed a respectable 3 percent battery life after 30 minutes with 50 percent brightness and volume level.SmartphoneBattery and charging speedsCharging time (20-100 percent)Vivo V506,000mAh (90W)39 minutesOnePlus 13R6,000mAh (80W)47 minutesMotorola Edge 50 Pro4,500mAh (125W)16 minutes