The Vivo T5 Lite went on sale in India final month. Fetching Rs 19,999, it’s Rs 500 pricier than its iQOO counterpart (our overview right here). Apart from the branding, not a lot separates the 2 smartphones. Both gadgets run on the MediaTek Dimensity 6300 SoC and pack a 6,500mAh battery. Given the present panorama of the smartphone market, these telephones provide first rate worth for cash. After reviewing the iQOO Z11 Lite, we took its Vivo sibling out for a spin. Here is our complete overview of the Vivo T5 Lite.

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Vivo T5 Lite Review: Design and Display

Box Contents

• Smartphone
• 44W energy adapter
• USB-A to USB-C cable
• Clear plastic cowl
• SIM ejector
• Warranty card
• Quick begin information

The Vivo T5 Lite appears to be like equivalent to the iQOO Z11 Lite, besides for a few tweaks. The shiny part surrounding the digicam module has been prolonged sideways to include the LED flash and Dynamic Light. The Vivo branding is positioned on the left aspect of the panel as a substitute of the underside. The contrasting matte and shiny textures on the plastic panel lend it an amazing in-hand really feel. The matte texture retains it from attracting fingerprints and smudges.

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The aspect button and the amount rocker are positioned on the appropriate fringe of the plastic body. The fingerprint sensor is mounted on the aspect button. The hybrid SIM tray finds its method to the other edge. It has a slot for an exterior microSD card. At the underside lie the microphone, USB-C port, and three.5mm headphone jack. The speaker grille is positioned up high. The smartphone weighs 209g and is rated IP65 for mud and water resistance. It is compliant with MIL-STD-810H sturdiness requirements.

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The 6.74-inch IPS LCD panel has a 120Hz refresh price and may hit a peak brightness of 1,200 nits. The bezels surrounding the display get thicker on the backside. The front-facing digicam is housed in a waterdrop notch. The show is ready to preserve legibility in common outside situations, however will get overwhelmed by direct harsh daylight. The excellent news is that it gives a superb contact response. The side-mounted fingerprint scanner is quick and snappy.

The 720 x 1,600p show curates a good viewing expertise. The visuals pack good element and vibrant colors. You don’t get the deep blacks of an AMOLED panel right here, which is why the distinction isn’t that punchy. The top-firing speaker is loud, however there’s a tinge of boxiness to its output.

Vivo T5 Lite Review: Performance and Cameras

Powering the T5 Lite is the MediaTek Dimensity 6300 chipset. There are 3 RAM and storage variants on provide:

• 4GB + 128GB: Rs 19,999
• 6GB + 128GB: Rs 21,999
• 6GB + 256GB: Rs 24,999

We ran a few benchmark assessments on the smartphone. Here is the way it carried out.

• AnTuTu 3D: 549186
• Geekbench 6: 714 (single-core) | 1915 (multi-core)

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Even although they share the identical chipset, the T5 Lite scores larger than its iQOO counterpart on Geekbench 6 and AnTuTu 3D benchmarks. The smartphone does a great job of going by way of routine duties like calling, on the spot messaging, social media looking, emailing, and media streaming. If you get your arms on the 4GB RAM variant, you might run into the odd jitter whereas multitasking. We used the 6GB RAM mannequin for this overview, so we didn’t have this problem. The gradual storage configuration did trigger the apps to take longer to load, but it surely wasn’t a deal-breaker.

During the overview interval, we used the Vivo T5 Lite to play video games like BGMI and Call of Duty: Mobile. The smartphone gives first rate gameplay should you restrict your self to low graphics and body price settings. The controls really feel clean for essentially the most half, however there’s a chance of encountering the odd body drop. The machine does a great job of managing its inner temperature. The again panel begins warming up after the 15-minute mark.

The T5 Lite runs Android 16 skinned with OriginOS 6 out of the field. There are loads of bloatware apps on the machine. Thankfully, all of them may be completely eliminated. Vivo has promised 3 main OS updates and 4 years of safety patches for this machine.

OriginOS 6 has a vibrant look and a lightweight really feel to it. Even although the smartphone makes use of a 6nm chipset and has restricted RAM, the well-optimised software program makes it really feel snappy and intuitive. You additionally get a great vary of customisation choices for the lockscreen, homepage, app drawer, and different parts just like the charging animation, display transitions, and extra. Even although the telephone makes use of an LCD panel, OriginOS 6 helps Always-on Display. Instead of staying awake on a regular basis, it involves life while you faucet the lockscreen.

The Dynamic Light is one other enjoyable little characteristic that you simply get on this telephone. It wakes up while you plug within the charger, play music, launch a recreation, or get an incoming name or notification. You can customise its color from settings. While taking photos, this mild can function a countdown timer. 

You don’t get a central AI bundle on this machine, however there are some AI instruments strewn round. The Notes app has AI options to summarise paperwork. You also can get it to give you textual content drafts based mostly in your prompts. Furthermore, you get Google’s Gemini AI assistant on this telephone. Circle to Search remains to be absent. 

The huge 6,500mAh battery pack gives wonderful mileage. It can final a whole day of heavy use fairly simply. If your display time goes as much as 5-6 hours per day, the T5 Lite received’t hand over on you earlier than bedtime. On days with minimal utilization, you don’t even must plug within the charger at night time. The 44W adapter offered within the field totally replenishes the battery pack in simply over an hour.

The 50MP essential digicam captures good photos in outside daylight situations. The photographs pack all of the necessary particulars. The colors seem pure as a substitute of overprocessed. The distinction and dynamic vary are superb too. In restricted lighting situations, the digicam depends on Night Mode to cut back noise within the photographs, however photographs stay dim.

Portraits taken by the principle digicam are vibrant and well-focused. However, the background blur leaves extra to be desired. The front-facing 5MP digicam captures clear selfies, however there’s a tinge of softness to them. Both cameras can file 1,080p movies at 30fps. Recording movies in 4K decision shouldn’t be an option.

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Verdict

The Vivo T5 Lite is a superb budget telephone for casual users. Its MediaTek Dimensity 6300 processor can deal with routine duties and lightweight gaming. The large show is nice for binge-watching content material. OriginOS 6 is a captivating Android pores and skin that’s effectively optimised for this telephone. You additionally get a great vary of customisation choices to personalise how the telephone appears to be like. The 50MP essential digicam takes good photos when there’s optimum lighting. The 6,500mAh battery pack is the largest spotlight of the telephone, lasting a whole day of heavy use with ease.

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Pros

• Nice design
• Dynamic mild 
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• Good essential digicam
• Expandable storage
• Big battery

Cons

• Waterdrop notch on show
• LCD panel as a substitute of AMOLED show
• No ultrawide lens within the rear digicam array