SpecEagle review · Vivo
Vivo V23 / V23 Pro review: 2022 colour-changing glass back.
SpecEagle Editorial·Jan 2022·$450
Overall
80/100
Class rank
#1 of 1
Tier
Mid-Range
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front
Vivo V23.
Vivo's 2022 V23 Pro pioneered fluorite UV colour-shift glass back — gold turns green in sunlight + 50 MP eye-AF selfie.
01Display
84/10084/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2022.
TypeAMOLED 90 Hz
Size6.56"
Resolution1080 x 2376 FHD+
02Performance
84/10084/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2022.
ChipsetDimensity 1200
CPU3 GHz octa-A78+A55
RAM12 GB + 256 GB
03Camera
80/10080/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2022.
Main108 MP OIS + 8 MP UW + 2 MP
Front50 MP eye AF + 8 MP UW dual
04Battery
80/10080/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2022.
Capacity4,300 mAh
Charging44 W
05Software
76/10076/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2022.
What works
- Fluorite UV colour-shift glass back (gold→green sunlight).
- 50 MP eye-AF selfie + 8 MP UW dual.
- Dimensity 1200 5G.
- 12 GB + 256 GB.
What doesn't
- Glass back fragile.
- 4,300 mAh average for 5G.
- Funtouch heavy.
- $450 mid-range pricey.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 1-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .