Vivo V7+ verdict

Vivo is introducing some notable new features with its smartphones and the V7+ is just the first of many such model to come. The shift to the new 18:9 aspect display is welcome,and we like the fact that the company has finally moved to Android Nougat. The front camera is does a good job in most lighting conditions. However ,it still feels quite expensive considering it's plastic body,low- resolution screen and budget-class processor.
Today we have a better-built models with more features and more powerful specification setting for a lot less,so its reasonable to expect these things from a phone at this price. We're also not that impressed with the rear camera. With a screen this size,we expect to have full-HD resolution at the very least. Dual camera at the front ar back are another popular feature that other phone offer,and would have helped this phone stand up against its competition.
At the Samsung galaxy A5(2017) (review) is a very good alternative since you get a better constructed device with useful features such as waterproofing and contactless payment support. Vivo's own V5 plus (review)is also still a decent choice ,after its recent price cut. You get a more powerful SoC,although its still stuck on Marshmallow and the storage can't be expended. So today offer features and performance that are competitive with Vivo's higher-price V7+.

Vivo V7+

Vivo has lounched a brand new selfie-centric smartphone called the Vivo+, which succeed the V5 plus. The company has done away with the secondary front camera in favour of a single one with a higher resolution. However,vivo has gone beyond just the front camera,adding an 18:9 display to keep up with todays trend.
The phone is built well and is slim and light. With a depth of just 7.7 mm it's comfotable enough to carry around in your pocket and the ergonomics are good,so its aesy to grip. Its has plastic back,although it does look like metal from afar. The fit and finish is nice and vivo has added some chrome accent around the top ad bottom adges of the phone to give it some easthetic appeal. The 3.5 mm headphone socket,micro-USB pord and a speaker grille are all on the bottom.
On the left we have the SIM tray which can accomodate two Nano-SIM card and a micro-SD card. MicroSD support goes up to 256GB and is a welcome feature since this phone's predecessor lacked expandable storage. The volume and power buttons are placed to the right and line up well with your finger during regular usage.
The only thing we're not to happy about is the older microUSB connector rather than a newer Type-C port.
The big departure from previous vivo phone is the new 18:9 aspec ratio display. There are very slim border on the top and bottom and even slimmer ones on either side.
The display has a 2.5D curved-edge Gorilla Glass covering,which look good. Sadly,vivo has missed one major detail and that's the resolution (720×1440), which is disappointing. The display suprisingly is'n as terrible as we had expected. Icons and text are obviously not as sharp as we would like but there's no visible colour banding in videos  and still images. Colours  are nicely saturated and the viewing angels of the IPS panel are decent too. We also have a notification LED above the screen.
The rear camera module creates a slight bump at the back. During our review period,we didn't see any scratches to the lens or scuffs to the finish. The fingerprint sensor sits in the middle of the rear,just above the vivo logo and is quick at authentication. U can also use it to lock apps and take a selfie.