Vivo V70 Reddit Verdict: Great Camera, Tough Price to Justify

The V70 also pushes into premium territory with its ultrasonic fingerprint sensor, since this feature is still rare in the mid-range segment. That's the standout feature, in case you hate clickbait but wanted to know.

Wow. I mean... wow. (Thanks for saving me clicking on the bait!) — referring to the ultrasonic fingerprint sensor being the standout feature.

Get X200T instead.

V70 Elite is another stupid cash grab because 8s Gen 3 is a two year old chipset now, doesn't justify the price tag, it should be available in under 25K phones. V series is second worst from Vivo after Y, only T and X series are good.

QC 7G4 (5x A720 + 3x A520), 6.59in 2750x1260 120Hz OLED, 8/12GB RAM with 256/512GB storage, 4 OS updates 6 years security, 5400mAh, list 600 euro street $450.

TLDR: Pros — Premium new design with aluminum frame and IP68/IP69 rating. Excellent battery life. Bright, sharp AMOLED display. Very good main camera and outstanding selfies. OriginOS 6 finally goes global and feels polished. Stereo speakers, IR blaster, ultrasonic fingerprint reader. Cons — Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 isn't class-leading. Ultrawide camera is underwhelming. Telephoto detail rendering could be better. No HDR video or pro video features. No eSIM.

V70 & V70 Elite are both poorly priced. X200T sells locally for 53-54k, is a much better phone. Easily my top choice.

I saw the many different comments about the pricing but my needs are: 1. A phone that lasts the whole day without any issues with general use of maps, browsing, some YouTube, some social media etc. 2. When I need it, a camera that delivers above average quality. I think it is well covered with this phone. I ended up pre ordering it.

No phone intentionally downgrades the camera for at least 4 years of release. Why would brands spoil their image like that? Some updates cause issues and later updates solve them. This is a constant process for all phones.

The telephoto is a huge disappointment. Until GSMArena, all other reviews since the release were saying it's fantastic. Well they were 'lying' in the sense that they were all judging only from the phone's screen, or resized samples, and YouTube compression. Only GSMArena shows extensive unedited samples: the only way to be sure.

It has a 2026 price. If you can buy with 2025 price, it's a much better deal. You'll be losing UFS 4, and getting IMX766 instead of the newer Lyt700, but nothing drastic.

It has UFS 4.1 and few other changes but not much difference from V60 so a drastic difference in price between both doesn't justify.

Despite Snapdragon, software bugs hurt performance, plus the heating issue needs to be fixed.

For your usage (Genshin, emulation, editing), Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 in this phone might be the limiting factor. It can handle the tasks, but sustained GPU workloads often trigger thermal throttling, which leads to performance dips during longer sessions.

If performance consistency matters, I'd be cautious with Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 inside V70 Elite... it benchmarks well initially, but sustained gaming or editing workloads can expose thermal limits. For a 50k phone, I would expect stronger long-session stability.

If you can, extend your budget just a bit and get an X200T/X300, they are just way better overall.

Overpriced!

There's a better phone for camera — Reno 15 Pro mini with 200MP main + 50MP UW + 50MP Telephoto + 50MP Front with continuous 4K60fps on all 4 cameras.

X200T or X200FE over this.

Too bad the BBK phones (Oppo, RealMe and Vivo) lack in customizations — themes, wallpapers, fonts and more importantly tones for calls, notifications, alarms etc. Almost everything has to be bought on their theme store and there are no options for tones.