Vivo iQOO Neo 855 Smartphone - full review of specifications

Vivo's exclusive glass smartphone is on the agenda. We honestly considered, but at 200 repetitions about the phenomenal performance and graphics, after all, we got lost. Let's check scientifically what characteristics and advantages of Vivo iQOO Neo 855 the manufacturers lied about, and where they forgot to tell about the most important thing!

About the brand

There is so little information about Vivo in the public domain that doubtful thoughts come to mind involuntarily. Who and why hide the history of the creation of the Chinese brand? Especially if it is among the top three in the country in the field of wireless telecommunications.

As it turned out, there will be no intrigues and scandals. Vivo is the sister of Oppo, created under the auspices of the large-scale corporation BBK. The company arrived in Russia no more than two years ago, so not everyone remembers the name yet. Also, despite the conflicts between the US and China, made public to the whole world, Vivo continues to use American Qualcomm and ARM technologies.Here's the lucky one!

However, the manufacturer does not reap the laurels of others, a large number of achievements are won in an honest way, without connections and influence. For example, in 2012, Vivo presented the thinnest smartphone in the world, and a year later it was the first to try a screen with a resolution of 2k (remember, in 2013 it was a real breakthrough). Now the records have diminished, but the quality of the products produced has remained at the same level.

Appearance

The guest of today's review is not simple and not even golden, but glass! In your free time, you can challenge yourself and look for at least one backlash or gap in the Vivo iQOO Neo 855 smartphone. It is made in the form of a monolithic block, vaguely reminiscent of the Iphone X (or not very remotely) in shape.

As we have already said, the back side is made of tempered glass. The choice in favor of this expensive and far from light material adds a couple of zeros to the price tag to the appearance of the phone, but also a couple of greasy prints on the case. The main camera is stuck in the upper left corner. Among the unfinished designs of other new products, the same Xiaomi, sinning with a huge camera and rough cutouts, the diminutiveness and sophistication of Vivo definitely wins.

Let's flip the phone. Strictly in the center is an island of a drop-shaped front camera, surrounded on all sides by a borderless screen. The fingerprint has also moved there, it reacts surprisingly quickly, if not instantly. But the company was stingy with good protection, Gorilla Glass 5 did not decorate Neo 855 with itself, so one careless movement or fall can easily damage the screen. It's not difficult at all with dimensions of 159.5 x 75.2 x 8.1 mm (without a case, nowhere). At the same time, the weight of the monster smartphone is 198 grams.The brand exceeded the norm by 20-30 grams, but let's hope that powerful microcircuits create heaviness, and not just glass.

Equipment

Packed smartphone in a stylish box. Even when closed, everything looks unimaginably expensive (maybe it's the magic of the black color), although the cost of the Neo 855 does not exceed $500. Inside, in addition to the phone: cord, charger, certificates and coupons. The model is announced in three colors: black with a red neon stripe across the body, newfangled aurora or northern lights, and purple. All designs, without exception, are good, but aurora is much easier to find on the wave of popularity than the same purple, and black is not particularly popular among users due to the rapid fouling of prints.

Characteristic

Screen

Judging by the dimensions, the screen in Vivo iQQQ Neo 855 is already very large - 6.4 inches, with a ratio of 404 ppi. The model displays a picture in a resolution of 1080 x 2340, easily plays 4K video. For a gaming phone, this is a huge advantage. I also pleased the brand with the Super Amoled matrix, which implements a lot of chips, which we will talk about in more detail:

1. Reducing energy consumption by several times. The matrix is ​​based on organic light-emitting diodes. The backlight consumes less battery, and the color gamut only becomes more saturated.
2. Deep black. This is especially noticeable when watching movies, when the Hollywood night turns to gray on a cheap display. With Neo 855 this will not happen. The same applies to the viewing angle. It expands significantly and even with a strong tilt does not distort the picture.
3. always-on-display. For a long time, useful technology did not lend itself to Amoled matrices due to high energy costs. Now, neither the autonomy nor the system processes of the phone fail, but time and date are displayed on time.
4. Takes up less space. Getting rid of the extra air cushion layer freed up space for new chips or a good battery. And if the developers have thought of this, we will find out in the “autonomy” section ...

Where without cons, although there are much fewer of them. The first is fragility. Damage quickly disables the display (especially in our smartphone without additional protection). The second drawback of the super matrix is ​​that it wears out quickly, after 3 years the blue LEDs will burn out, and the screen will have to be replaced.

Filling

The phone runs on the advanced operating system Android 9.0 (pie). It's interesting to dig into it.Little things like the gesture and prediction system, background power consumption control and full support for Google apps make it indispensable in 2019 and 2020. The author's Funtouch 9 shell will complement the pleasant picture, proving to users again that Vivo cares about its customers.

It is notable for non-standard icons for Android, in Neo 855 they are more like Apple. Minimalism, clarity and space saving in every widget. A significant plus was the choice of theme: dark or light. Another echo of the brainchild of Steve Jobs is the limited app Jovi, which acts as a pedometer and sleep counter. Let's not forget about game functions, for example "countdown". Now you can leave an online game in the background and not be afraid that it will close and the whole result will be lost.

The heart of the smartphone was replaced by a smart Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ processor. An octa-core chipset in a mid-range phone is a real miracle. The forces are divided into three clusters. The first is the powerful Kryo 485 Gold + core, which performs the most complex tasks at a frequency of up to 2.84 GHz. The second has three cores with a frequency of up to 2.42 GHz for the correct operation of applications, cameras. The latter took 4 cores to maintain the stable operation of the platform and light programs. Thus, the performance of the smartphone increases by 45%.

The video processor Adreno 640 turned out to be responsible for the gaming. During the tests, Vivo iQOO Neo 855 performed well even in heavy games, such as World of Tanks, Asphalt 9 and Pubg Mobile, which are famous for their demanding graphics and battery life. And our gamephone didn't even overheat!

autonomy

Let's get back to the battery.The developers wisely used the free space in the smartphone and installed a 4500 mAh battery. During active gaming, the charge will be used up in less than a day, but this applies to all new generation phones without exception. With proper energy consumption, without mobile Internet and at medium brightness, the Neo 855 will last about 2 days. In addition, the kit also turned out to be gaining popularity among brands, accelerated charging at 33 volts.

Camera

This model cannot boast of a good camera. Against the background of lenses that give out up to 60 megapixels, its 12 megapixels look rather sad.

The main chamber consists of three blocks. The main display has an f/1.8 aperture. Its light throughput is average, which is why it is often used in the budget segment. During the day, the photos are saturated. Thanks to the Funtouch 9 shell, artificial intelligence appears in the camera, which regulates the brightness. Added various effects: selective monochrome, warm and cold combinations, black and white, sepia. In post-processing, it has become much easier to edit focus, sharpness, automatically improve photos and even change the perspective of the frame. Not the last role was played by the AI-mode of night shooting. Its main task is to remove excessive brightness during the flash and clean up the noise. The images actually come out semi-professional, the background is deep black, the foreground colors are preserved. See for yourself:

The second lens (wide-angle) took f / 2.2 aperture. A little weaker, but it will perfectly cope with the hot novelty in the Neo 855 - interval shooting, which is most often used for panoramas and tripod recording of the sky. The list is completed by a small 2 megapixel sensor responsible for the depth of the frame. The selfie camera took the highest value - 16 megapixels.Photos in sunny weather come out beautiful, but in dim lighting everything changes dramatically, and we don’t want to mention night shooting. But Vivo iQOO Neo 855 will please us with a short video or boomerang mode, as well as the ability to record it in 4K HD quality at 60 frames per second.

Additional features and sound

The wireless headset is extremely popular among young people, and companies again have to think about Bluetooth. In Neo 855, the function has been updated to the latest (fifth) version, so there will be no problems connecting and pairing wireless headphones. However, the 3.5mm jack is still present.

Speaking of sound! The speaker is quite loud, up to 192kHz. Although users are still not happy with it, it seemed to many to be average in sound. Judging by the characteristics, then its power is quite enough to hear a call from another room or an alarm clock in the early morning.

Advantages and disadvantages

• Beautiful appearance;
• High-quality matrix;
• Productive processor;
• The case does not heat up;
• Lots of new features;
• Improved in-camera editor;
• 4K HD video;
• Large amount of memory;
• Acceptable battery value.

• Fragile case;
• Large weight and dimensions;
• Slippery and easily soiled materials;
• Small camera value;
• There is no separate SD slot.

Despite the fact that the release took place in mid-October, it will be good if deliveries to the CIS countries appear at least six months later. Now you can find a model only on Chinese sites or through intermediaries. The average price for a smartphone is $295 (19,000 rubles).