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We asked, you told us: The vivo Nex is cool, but better software is a must
July 14, 2025
Thevivo Nex: Futuristic and ambitious. An exciting smartphone packed with the latest technology, but not without a few flaws. So, who’s buying?
The vivo Nex surprised us for many reasons. The dual cameras on the backtake photos that challenge the Pixel 2. The big full-size screen (without a notch!) courtesy of the under-display fingerprint sensor delivering a the-future-is-here-now experience.
The front-facing camera on apop-up slideris very cool, too. It’s also surprisingly robust.
I had the chance to play with a vivo Nex in person, when our Managing Editor andvivo Nex reviewerKris Carlon brought one along to a meeting. We played with it, we tested it out, and we really put the mechanics of the slider through its paces. The good news is that it does seem far less fragile than you might fear. It’s a great looking device.
But would you buy one? It’s priced at around $720 or so, which makes it a properly flagship price point to weigh up. And unfortunately, the software experience when taking a phone designed to work in China into not-China isn’t seamless. That makes all the advertising for the vivo Nex in the World Cup and otherwise a little confusing. Is this a sign that the phone is going global?
Well, not yet, but thevivo Nex is at least launching outside of Chinain Hong Kong, Russia, Malaysia, Taiwan, and India (at a suggested Rs. 48,990) for now. That leaves Europe and the U.S. out at least for the time being.
So, our poll did a bit of the legwork for vivo to discover if you would buy the Nex if it came to your region, and get your thoughts as to why or why not.
Here’s how roughly 40,000 of you voted onthe website poll, onour YouTube poll,Facebook,Instagram, andon Twitter:
Would you buy the vivo Nex if it came to your region?
There are a few ups and downs between the results. Instagrammers recorded by far the most positive responses, in a little hint for who vivo should target their advertising at. The most adamant against the vivo Nex were those voting on YouTube, with just 15 percent saying yes.
But where we could run more than two options, we saw a healthy vote for ‘undecided’. Which is fair enough; if vivo can improve the software experience, that will drastically help the device. And that’s what reviews are for – finding something out before you buy!
Here are some of the comments from across the polls – many of which had similar themes on price, UI, lack of NFC or IP68 protection – but it wasn’t all bad:
Thanks again for voting, and keep an eye out on the news about the Nex coming to your area.
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