Unboxing and Hands-on with Vivo V7: A New Player in the Budget Smartphone Market

We've already unboxed this phone, now it's time to inbox this one. Hi I'm Michael Josh and you're watching Gadget Match. You may recall, I think it was about a month ago when we unboxed Vivo's first borderless smartphone. This phone is that phone's little brother or sister in this video, we'll find out what's inside the box and also compare it to the Plus model.

As we start our unboxing process, we need to peel off this plastic and we have a brand new exacto knife for that purpose. Are you ready? Wait, I think there's a seal. Yep, there's a seal. Okay, let's remove this little tray here also in the box, another box with a sim ejector tool, and inside this I believe it's a clear plastic jelly case. Three more things to go: a white USB charger, USB cable, and a pair of white earphones.

Okay, now let's get the wrapper off this phone. I know it slides down, but let's pull on the tab and make some pull tab noise. Okay, let's dive into some initial impressions. I like the overall build of the phone; it has a nice metallic like finish to it, although I believe it's actually hard plastic. There are two antenna bands in silver that dart across the top and bottom back portions of the phone. It has a single 16 megapixel main camera on the back, and the fingerprint sensor is also in the back with that same silver accent around it.

The volume rocker and power button are located on the right, while there's a triple card slot on the left for two nano Sims and a micro SD card. On the bottom of the phone, you'll find a headphone jack, microphone, micro USB port, and speaker grilles. I know I say this over and over, but I would really love to see budget and mid-range phones start shipping with USB type-c ports instead of micro USB. Similar to the Xiaomi Mea 30.

Now that we have both phones out of the box, let's compare them to the bigger V7 Plus model. As you can see, it's only slightly bigger while the V7 Plus is a little bit bigger. I do kind of like the size of the V7; it fits my hand a little bit better. Now, both models come in gold and black, with the gold version having a white face that makes the new aspect ratio a little bit easier to identify. Vivo is calling it a full view display, not necessarily borderless but definitely taller with a small forehead and chin.

During the setup process, you'll be asked if you'd like to use either a fingerprint or your face to unlock the phone. Facial recognition works just like on the V7 Plus and struggles a bit in low-light. The fingerprint sensor, however, is very reliable and one of the fastest we've seen on a phone on the V7 as well as the V7 Plus. You can hide the on-screen buttons and use gestures just like on the iPhone 10th swipe from the bottom left corner to bring up control center and recent apps.

Swipe from the bottom center to go home, and swipe from the lower right corner to go back. There's no denying that this is a selfie smartphone, it has the same face beauty mode that allows you to do things like buffer skin improve your skin tone or whiten your complexion. We let the folks at Gadget Match play around with this phone, and here are some of the selfies they took.

Meanwhile, here are some photos samples and comparison shots with the V7 Plus while I really dig this new aspect ratio. My only complaint if I was to nitpick is that it's only a 720p display, which for most users shouldn't be a big issue but considering what its competition is offering, then some users might feel a little bit shortchanged.

On the other hand, gaming is what's to be expected of a phone in this price point, and NBA 2K 17 plays pretty well on this phone with settings set to medium. So, should you get the Vivo V7 or the V7 Plus at the end of the day? These two are really good selfie smartphones, I do like the addition of this near borderless display. It's also worth pointing out that the Vivo V7 is slightly cheaper than the V7 Plus so if you're on a budget, it makes more sense to go with this model.

And that was our Vivo V7 unboxing and hands-on for more videos like this one, make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel, like our Facebook page, follow Gadget Match on social media, and make Gadget Matcom your daily habit until the next video. I'm Michael Josh, thanks for dropping by.

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overall build of the phone it has a nice metallic like finish to it although I believe it's actually hard plastic there are two antenna bands in silver that dart across the top and bottom back portions of the phone it has a single 16 megapixel main camera on the back the fingerprint sensor is also in the back with that same silver accent around it but Anandpur placements are like this volume rocker and power button on the right a triple card slot on the left for two nano Sims and a micro SD card and on the bottom of the phone a headphone jack microphone micro USB port and speaker grilles I know I say this over and over but I would really love to see budget and mid-range phone start shipping with USB type-c ports instead of micro USB similar to the Xiaomi me a one roll spec sheet now that we have both phones out of the box and can now compare it to the bigger v7 plus and as you can see it's only slightly bigger while the v7 plus is a little bit bigger I do kind of like the size of the v7 it fits my hand a little bit better now both models come and gold and black the gold version has a white face that makes the new aspect ratio a little bit easier to identify vivo it's calling it a full view display not necessarily borderless but definitely taller with a small forehead and chin now during the setup process you'll be asked if you'd like to use either a fingerprint or your face to unlock the phone facial recognition works just like on the v7 plus and struggles a bit in low-light the fingerprint sensor however is very reliable and one of the fastest we've seen on a phone on the v7 as well as the v7 plus you can hide the on-screen buttons and use gestures just like on the iPhone 10th swipe from the bottom left corner to bring up control center and recent apps swipe from the bottom center to go home and swipe from the lower right corner to go back and really there's no denying that this is a selfie smartphone it has the same face beauty mode that allows you to do things like buffer skin improve your skin tone or whiten your complexion we let the folks that gadget match play around with this phone and here are some of the selfies they took meanwhile here are some photos samples and some comparison shots with the v7 plus while I really dig this new aspect ratio my only complaint if I was to nitpick is that it is only a 720p display which for most users shouldn't really be that big of an issue but considering what its competition is offering then some users might feel a little bit shortchanged gaming on the other hand is what's to be expected of a phone in this price point NBA 2k 17 for example plays pretty well on this phone with settings set to medium so should you get the VEVO v7 or the V 70 Plus at the end of the day these two are really good selfie smart phones and I do like the addition of this near borderless display it's also worth pointing out that the vivo v7 is slightly cheaper than the v7 plus so if you're on a budget it makes more sense to go with this model and that was our vivo v7 unboxing and hands-on for more videos like this one make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel like our Facebook page follow gadget match on social media and make gadget matcom your daily habit until the next video i'm michael josh thanks for dropping bywe've already unboxed this phone now it's time to inbox this one hi I'm Michael Josh and you're watching gadget match you may recall I think it was about a month ago when we unboxed vivos first borderless smartphone this phone is that phone's little brother or sister in this video we'll find out what's inside the box and also compare it to the Plus model this is our vivo v7 unboxing and hands on first we need to peel off this plastic and we have a brand new exacto knife for that purpose are you ready wait I think there's a seal yep there's a seal okay let's remove this little tray here also in the box another box with a sim ejector tool and inside this I believe ha clear plastic jelly case three more things to go a white USB charger USB cable and a pair of white earphones okay now let's get the wrapper off this phone I know it slides down but let's pull on the tab and make some pull tab noise okay let's dive into some initial impressions I like the overall build of the phone it has a nice metallic like finish to it although I believe it's actually hard plastic there are two antenna bands in silver that dart across the top and bottom back portions of the phone it has a single 16 megapixel main camera on the back the fingerprint sensor is also in the back with that same silver accent around it but Anandpur placements are like this volume rocker and power button on the right a triple card slot on the left for two nano Sims and a micro SD card and on the bottom of the phone a headphone jack microphone micro USB port and speaker grilles I know I say this over and over but I would really love to see budget and mid-range phone start shipping with USB type-c ports instead of micro USB similar to the Xiaomi me a one roll spec sheet now that we have both phones out of the box and can now compare it to the bigger v7 plus and as you can see it's only slightly bigger while the v7 plus is a little bit bigger I do kind of like the size of the v7 it fits my hand a little bit better now both models come and gold and black the gold version has a white face that makes the new aspect ratio a little bit easier to identify vivo it's calling it a full view display not necessarily borderless but definitely taller with a small forehead and chin now during the setup process you'll be asked if you'd like to use either a fingerprint or your face to unlock the phone facial recognition works just like on the v7 plus and struggles a bit in low-light the fingerprint sensor however is very reliable and one of the fastest we've seen on a phone on the v7 as well as the v7 plus you can hide the on-screen buttons and use gestures just like on the iPhone 10th swipe from the bottom left corner to bring up control center and recent apps swipe from the bottom center to go home and swipe from the lower right corner to go back and really there's no denying that this is a selfie smartphone it has the same face beauty mode that allows you to do things like buffer skin improve your skin tone or whiten your complexion we let the folks that gadget match play around with this phone and here are some of the selfies they took meanwhile here are some photos samples and some comparison shots with the v7 plus while I really dig this new aspect ratio my only complaint if I was to nitpick is that it is only a 720p display which for most users shouldn't really be that big of an issue but considering what its competition is offering then some users might feel a little bit shortchanged gaming on the other hand is what's to be expected of a phone in this price point NBA 2k 17 for example plays pretty well on this phone with settings set to medium so should you get the VEVO v7 or the V 70 Plus at the end of the day these two are really good selfie smart phones and I do like the addition of this near borderless display it's also worth pointing out that the vivo v7 is slightly cheaper than the v7 plus so if you're on a budget it makes more sense to go with this model and that was our vivo v7 unboxing and hands-on for more videos like this one make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel like our Facebook page follow gadget match on social media and make gadget matcom your daily habit until the next video i'm michael josh thanks for dropping by\n"