Vivo V17 Pro Review

Just in line with Vivo’s twice-a-year release cycle for the mid-range V-series, we now have the Vivo V17 Pro. Given that it has the same Snapdragon 675 chipset as the V15 Pro, the improvements in performance, if any, are marginal. What has changed here is the new design that’s inspired by NEX 3, as well as more cameras. So while its predecessor had a pretty good run earlier this year, the mid-range to upper-mid-range market right now is quite tough with a lot of competition, so let’s see how this phone fares in that regard.


The successor to the Vivo V15 Pro packs in an impressively wide array of cameras. There are six cameras on the Vivo V17 Pro, with two housed in the pop-up module and the other four on the back of the device. The front-facing shooters include a 32-megapixel primary sensor and an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle one, which will be useful for group selfies. Meanwhile, the camera system on the back consists of a 48-megapixel primary, 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle, 13-megapixel telephoto, and 2-megapixel depth sensors. The Vivo V17 Pro runs on the same processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 as its predecessor and features Funtouch OS 9.1 based on Android 9.0 Pie, too. It also comes with 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, as well as face unlock and an in-screen fingerprint reader. Thanks to the phone’s pop-up camera mechanism, Vivo was able to make the display taller and notch-less. The Super AMOLED screen measures 6.44 inches and has a 2,400 x 1,080 resolution and a 20:9 aspect ratio. he 2.5D curved-edge glass on top of the panel is protected by Schott Xensation UP cover glass, while the back uses Corning Gorilla Glass 6 to make it more resistant to damage and wear and tear. The Vivo V17 Pro’s battery has a large capacity at 4,100mAh, and it supports 18-watt USB-C fast charging.