SpecEagle review · Vivo
Vivo X3 review: 2013 world's thinnest at launch 5.75 mm.
SpecEagle Editorial·Nov 2013·$430
Overall
66/100
Class rank
#1 of 1
Tier
Flagship
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The verdict, up front
Vivo X3.
Vivo's 2013 X3 hit 5.75 mm world's thinnest with Hi-Fi Cirrus + ESS DAC — audiophile slim.
01Display
74/10074/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2013.
TypeIPS
Size5.0"
Resolution720 x 1280
02Performance
64/10064/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2013.
ChipsetMT6589T
CPU1.5 GHz quad-A7
RAM1 GB
03Camera
70/10070/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2013.
Main8 MP AF
Front5 MP
04Battery
64/10064/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2013.
Capacity2,000 mAh
05Software
68/10068/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2013.
What works
- 5.75 mm world's thinnest at launch.
- Hi-Fi Cirrus Logic + ESS Sabre DAC.
- 116 g featherweight.
- 5 MP front cam.
What doesn't
- 2,000 mAh small.
- MTK quad-A7 slow.
- 1 GB RAM.
- No LTE.
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 flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .