Vivo V60 Full Review: All-Rounder Smartphone With Endurance and Style

Vivo V60 review — A dependable mid-range smartphone with standout endurance, solid design, and balanced performance.

Key highlights:

♦ Price segment: under ₹40,000

♦ Rating: 8/10

♦ Pros: Good display • Excellent battery life • Smooth daily performance • IP68 & IP69 durability

♦ Cons: Preinstalled apps (bloatware) • Average low-light camera performance

Design & Build — Familiar yet refreshed

The Vivo V60 takes only five months to succeed the V50, bringing subtle but meaningful upgrades. A pill-shaped triple-camera module gives it a modern look, closer to the Vivo X200 FE. At 7.7 mm thickness and 201 g weight, it remains slim despite a massive 6,500 mAh battery.

Colour choices — Auspicious Gold, Mist Grey, Moonlit Blue — look premium, with the blue variant offering a textured acrylic finish. The gold model is more understated.

Standout durability: IP68 and IP69 ratings protect against both dust and high-pressure water jets — rare at this price point. The glass back and curved edges ensure comfort and elegance.

Display — Brighter and punchier

The 6.77-inch AMOLED panel delivers 1.5K resolution, 120 Hz refresh rate, and 5,000 nits peak brightness, making HDR content vivid. Blacks are deep, highlights pop, and outdoor visibility is excellent.

♦ Pros: Great colour reproduction, micro-curved edges enhance immersion

♦ Quirk: Always-on display doesn’t lower refresh rate → affects battery efficiency slightly

Performance — Smooth for everyday use

Powered by Snapdragon 7 Gen 4, the V60 trails rivals running Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 or Dimensity 9400e in benchmarks (≈1M AnTuTu vs 1.4M+). But:

♦ Daily usage: Fast app launches, smooth multitasking, and stutter-free scrolling

♦ Gaming:

♠ Genshin Impact → Stable at low graphics 30 fps (medium shows drops)

♠ BGMI → Smooth at high settings even after 40+ minutes play

♦ Thermals: 99% stability in 3DMark test → barely gets warm under load

Drawbacks:

♦ Only 3 years of Android OS updates + 4 years security updates (shorter than competitors)

♦ Some bloatware apps can’t be deleted (e.g. iManager, Game Centre, V-Appstore)

Battery — The star feature

♦ Capacity: 6,500 mAh

♦ PCMark battery test: 19 h 10 m (class-leading)

♦ Real use: ~11 hours screen-on time → 1.5 days per charge

♦ Charging: 90 W wired → full charge in ~65 minutes

Camera — Reliable in daylight, average in low light

♦ Main 50 MP camera: Sharp images in daylight, good dynamic range

♦ Portraits: Excellent edge detection, natural skin tones, adjustable blur

♦ Zoom: 2× optical and 10× digital zoom with decent detail

♦ Selfies: Comparable to rear portraits → bright and detailed

♦ Low light: Usable results if some ambient light is present, but noise and lens flare issues appear

The AI Eraser tool helps remove unwanted objects, while High-Resolution mode gives extra detail — though it works only for the primary lens (no ultra-wide).

Verdict — Should you buy the Vivo V60?

Buy if you want:

♦ Long battery life ✔

♦ Good design + IP69 durability ✔

♦ Dependable daily performance ✔

♦ Reliable cameras for portraits and social media ✔

Skip if you need:

♦ Top-tier gaming performance ✖

♦ Longer software update support ✖

At under ₹40,000, the Vivo V60 is a strong all-rounder. While Realme and OnePlus offer faster phones, Vivo delivers balance, endurance, and practicality without chasing benchmark glory.