- Analysis by KJ David
BLU's 2018 Vivo Go is an entry-level smartphone that owes its name to its Android 9.0 Pie Go Edition operating system . Android Go, of course, is a redesigned version of stock Android ecosystems that's designed to demand less processing power and use up less mobile data/storage, among other things, making it a reasonable choice for first-time smartphone users and non-techies -- check out some competing prepaid smartphones from Tracfone here.
Like most other Android Go smartphones, however, the Vivo Go suffers from a low-caliber hardware setup, which includes a modest 1.5GHz MediaTek 6739 quad-core processor coupled with a basic-level IMG Power VR GE8100 graphics chip. Rubbing some salt to its wounds is the fact that it comes with no more than 1GB of RAM , whereas a lot of models with tantamount pros and cons at least offer 2GB on that front.
As of this specs-driven Phonerated review, the Vivo Go's 18:9 screen aspect ratio was a surefire pro, at least in the entry-level Android category. Having said that, it won't be joining our list of the best BLU phones when it comes to display, settling for cons like a mundane 1440 x 720 HD+ resolution and, consequently, a meager pixel density score of only 268ppi .
As for its pros, this 2018 BLU model banks on a dual-lens rear camera composed of 8- and 0.3-megapixel cameras. Sure, its lenses are not as high-resolution (with emphasis on its VGA lens) as the ones sported by some of the best photography smartphones when it was announced, but they nevertheless enable hardware-level depth-of-field adjustment -- a potential difference-maker against most other low-budget contenders. Up front, it touts a 5-megapixel selfie camera spiced up by a dedicated front-firing flash .
Also among the BLU Vivo Go's pros and cons is a 2600mAh battery that, although does not promise much in terms of raw capacity, sounds rather respectable, being aided by a dedicated power-saving button -- stamina is a typical weak point among entry-level smartphones. Its 16GB native memory, which can be expanded by up to 64GB, sounds tolerable as well.
All said, the Vivo Go won't be going far with the feature set that it brings to the table, but it does sound like a decent purchase for Android newbies and those with practicality in mind.
On-paper Review rating:
The BLU Vivo Go can record high-resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels) movies. Bravo! But we couldn't determine whether it had an HDMI port or not. Granted, HDMI (which lets you connect to your HDTV), is not an absolute necessity, but it seems like a desirable feature on an HD phone.
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Not too long ago, this smartphone's processing specs would have appeared nice, but compared to recent smartphones, this 1.5GHz MediaTek 6739 processor with only 1GB of RAM looks a little pale.
It's frustrating that we were not able to find information about its weight.
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Not only does it have a 1.5GHz processor clock speed, but it also has 4 cores.
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The screen is big, making it a phablet: 6 inches and a resolution of 1440 x 720 pixels means about 14.39 square inches and an image sharpness of at least 268 dots per inch (DPI)!
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The Vivo Go is not sold with a memory card but it can accept up to 64GB in memory expansion, which is convenient to store pictures and video clips taken with the built-in 8-megapixel (combined with a 0.3-megapixel sub-cam) camera.
Above-average camera resolution - of 8-megapixel (combined with a 0.3-megapixel sub-cam)
The selfie camera resolution seems just about average.
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