Vivo T2 5G Review in Hindi Best Smartphone Under Rs 20000 Price Specifications
Vivo T2 5G price in India
Vivo T2 5G has been launched in two RAM and storage options. The base variant comes with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage, which is priced at Rs 18,999 and the top model includes 8GB RAM and 128GB storage, which is priced at Rs 20,999.
Vivo T2 5G design and display
In terms of design, the T2 5G is quite different from its predecessor. The new smartphone comes with a completely different camera module and build. It has flat polycarbonate body and frame. There are two large rings at the back, one of which houses the primary camera sensor and the other ring houses the secondary camera sensor along with an LED flash. Vivo sent us the Nitro Blaze color of the T2 5G and as we mentioned in our first impressions, this variant comes with a very glossy finish. Its special thing is that the back panel changes shade from blue to orange when the light falls on it at different angles. Unique gradient pattern is given on the panel. Fingerprints do occur on the panel, but are not visible due to its finish. Of course, I personally found this color option quite premium. However, choice in colors is entirely personal. If you like the classic black color more, then you can choose its Velocity Blaze color.
The flat frame and lightly rounded edges make the smartphone easy to hold and with a weight of 172 grams and 7.8mm thickness, there is no problem in holding it in the hand for a long time. The placement of the volume and power and lock/unlock buttons on the right side of the frame is also correct, making them easy to reach. Overall, I liked the in-hand feel of the Vivo T2 5G. While most of the competition tries to give the smartphone an expensive feel with hole-punch cutout thin bezels, the Vivo T2 5G takes the design back a few years with larger side bezels, a thick chin and a waterdrop notch.
The Vivo T2 5G gets a 6.38-inch display and instead of the IPS panel included in the T1 5G, the new model has been upgraded to an AMOLED panel, which also offers better brightness levels than before. The company claims that the screen supports up to 90Hz refresh rate, 360Hz touch sampling rate and 1300 nits peak brightness. The display supports HDR10 with Widevine L1. While HDR playback is not available for content streaming apps, my experience streaming content on OTT platforms like Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar was good. The display produces quite vibrant and punchy colors and also displays deep blacks well.
The screen supports refresh rates up to 90Hz and through the settings you can choose an option between standard 60Hz and 90Hz. It also has a ‘Smart Switch’, which automatically adjusts the refresh rate to 60 and 90Hz depending on the work happening on the screen. I didn’t experience any lag on the screen during animations or transitions and while scrolling.
The good thing is that even today, for those who use wired earphones, Vivo T2 5G has a 3.5mm headphone jack, but if you are one of those who watch content on the speaker, then you will be a little disappointed here, because the smartphone has only one headphone jack. Speaker is available, which is not loud enough for content streaming. The phone comes with AI-based face recognition and in-display fingerprint scanner and both are accurate and fast in terms of authentication.
Vivo T2 5G specifications and software
The Vivo T2 5G comes with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 SoC, which was also available in last year’s T1 5G. However, compared to the previous model, the new T2 5G supports 44W fast charging, but the battery capacity has been reduced to 4,500mAh from the 5000mAh included in the predecessor. It includes hybrid SIM slot, USB Type-C port, Bluetooth 5.1, Wi-Fi 6 and GPS. We have reviewed its 6GB RAM variant.
Vivo T2 5G runs Funtouch OS 13 based on Android 13. Vivo has made many improvements to Funtouch OS in recent times, but even today the software comes full of bloatwares. On first boot, I had many native apps and third-party apps, out of which you can remove third-party apps, but the option to disable many native apps was not available. The good thing is that folders like Hot Apps and Hot Games can be disabled through the V-App Store. Some native apps sent me four to five notifications a day. One area where there has been improvement is RAM management. I noticed that most of the apps remained active in the background and did not load when I switched back. However, while running games or heavy apps, the software deactivates some apps to keep RAM free. You will get plenty of customization options in this.
Vivo T2 5G performance and battery life
The Snapdragon 695-powered smartphone achieved an AnTuTu score of 410,346, while on Geekbench 6 it got a score of 869 in the single-core test and 1,879 in the multi-core test. In graphics benchmark GFX Bench’s T-Rex and Car Chase tests, the phone achieved 77fps and 17fps respectively. I did not face any performance issues in everyday usage. The phone handles almost all tasks quite well. Be it social media apps or games, my overall experience was quite smooth.
Talking about gaming, I played graphics intensive games like Genshin Impact and Call of Duty: Mobile in it, which took time to load initially, but the games ran quite smoothly in low and medium settings. Call of Duty: Mobile ran on ‘High’ graphics settings and ‘High’ frame rate combination by default, which I had no issues with even on long gaming sessions. However, as soon as I switched the settings to ‘Very High’ graphics and ‘Very High’ frame rate, I did notice occasional stutters during gameplay, but it didn’t spoil the gaming experience much. The phone did not heat up even after about 30 minutes of gaming.
Vivo T2 5G impressed me a lot in terms of battery life. The smartphone delivered about nine hours of screen-on time. Vivo claims that the smartphone can be charged 60% in 25 minutes. In our test, we found that using the adapter provided in the box, the phone was charged from 1-40 percent in 30 minutes and from 1-100 percent in about 1 hour 17 minutes. The T2 5G lasted 20 hours, 52 minutes in our HD video battery loop test, which is pretty good.
Vivo T2 5G Camera
Vivo T2 5G gets a dual-camera setup on the back, which includes a 64-megapixel primary sensor with optical image stabilization (OIS) support and a 2-megapixel portrait lens. The phone has a 16 megapixel front camera for selfie. The phone does not have an ultra-wide camera.
Starting with the primary camera, its daylight performance is quite good. The exposure and color in the photos were accurate and there was plenty of detail. HDR also did its job well and exposed both the subject and the background well even in direct light coming from the back and there was no lack of color and details in the shots. The camera app also offers a 64MP mode, which takes photos in the full resolution of the sensor. The exposure and color in the shots taken in this mode were accurate, but when zooming in too much, there was a lack of details in the photo and noise was also present.
Top to Bottom: Primary Camera
The low-light performance of the main sensor was also above average. The shots were properly exposed and the colors were accurate. At the same time, Night Mode works to add details and exposure to the photos and makes the photos Instagram ready. Night mode also works to reduce noise in darker parts of photos.
Top to Bottom: Primary Camera, Night Mode (Last)
Portrait mode with the rear camera also works well in both day and night conditions. Natural background blur is available in shots. However, at times the camera failed to capture the edges of the subject. Additionally, I did notice a blur effect in some shots in portrait mode, but this happened only once in 10. Skin tones were accurate in photos taken in portrait mode with the selfie camera. However, at default settings the camera smoothes the skin a bit, which you can adjust from the beauty mode settings. Even with the front camera, edge detection was not accurate at times in portrait mode.
Portrait Mode
The rear main camera sensor of Vivo T2 5G can record videos up to 1080p (FHD) resolution at 60fps. Of course, most competitors, even the T2 5G’s brother iQOO Z7 5G, support 4K video recording. Videos without OIS were quite shaky, but with OIS on the videos were stable with cropping. Video results were good, with better dynamic range and color. The front camera can record videos at 1080p resolution at 30fps, which I found yielded good quality results.
Should you buy Vivo T2 5G?
Priced below Rs 20,000 for the base variant, Vivo T2 5G Makes it a good competitor in its segment. The smartphone does not compromise much on performance in many parts. The ultra-bright AMOLED display, 3.5mm earphone port, long battery backup and fast charging make the T2 5G an ideal smartphone for content streamers in this budget. Not only this, the device will not disappoint even casual gamers who play graphics intensive games. The day-light performance of the rear camera setup is good and it can give you some good shots even at night. The selfie camera can also deliver selfies that can be uploaded directly to Instagram in good lighting conditions. However, I did miss an ultra-wide camera in the setup.
The lack of stereo speakers definitely makes Vivo T2 5G a step behind the competition. However, considering the price, it cannot be called a deal breaker. At the same time, if you are already familiar with FuntouchOS, then you will not feel any problem with the software. Overall, Vivo T2 5G is definitely a good option to buy in this price range.
Update: The original version of the review stated that the Vivo T2 5G did not have an IP rating, as it was not indicated anywhere (brand site, press materials, etc.) at the time of publishing the review. It was also considered a Con in our ratings. Vivo has now told us via email that the phone has an IP54 rating. Therefore the review has been updated.
