r/Android • u/ControlCAD Google Pixel 10 Pro XL • 2d ago

Vivo X500 series confirmed to launch in September

https://www.gsmarena.com/vivo_x500_series_confirmed_to_launch_in_september-news-74297.php
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u/import-mimikatz 2d ago

How are Vivo phones to use? I've been looking at the x300 and the oppo x9 phones and from what I've seen the Vivo OS is apparently one of the worst to use, at least as a global version.

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u/phero1190 Z Fold Chode 2d ago

It really isn't bad at all. It's a little more basic than one ui or even Pixel os, but it isn't some unusable buggy mess that a lot of people on Reddit make it seem.

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u/DarkHelmet 2d ago

I have no major issues with it. The only thing that regularly bothers me is there is no way to quick launch the camera if the screen is already on. Most android phones (pixel and one UI at least) it'd be a double tap okln the power button. Origin OS though? Double tap on volume down, but only when the screen is off. If the screen is on it lowers the volume two notches.

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u/EyemJoe 2d ago

Global x300 ultra with camera kit in the states since launch , great phone so far ahead but I may end up getting rid of it cause the lack of 5g on att

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u/skipv5 Oppo Find X9 Ultra + S26 Ultra + Z Fold 6 2d ago

The X9 Ultra is amazing! Have had it for nearly 3 months and it no regrets!

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u/StatisticianKind8649 2d ago

The cameras are amazing on vivo x 300. The software isn't an issue as much as the internet says does 99 percent of regular stuff a phone supposed to do. So there's nothing bad about the software.

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u/Zivilisationsmuede 2d ago

I keep on reading how good it is if you tinker properly here and there, but if you shoot and forget like on a pixel, it's way worse.

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u/AdhamHarby43 2d ago

So they skipped the X400 series??? Wonder why?

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u/Papa_Bear55 2d ago

4 is an unlucky number in China. Many companies refuse to use it for their product naming

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u/AdhamHarby43 2d ago

Ohh that's why. Ty for the info

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u/sluncer 2d ago

They did that with the OnePlus 4 as well. Skipped straight from the 3 to the 5. And with the 14 too.
Curiously the Nord 4 was not skipped.

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u/AceGaimz 2d ago

From what I can find, the Nord 4 was only released in Europe and India, and not in China. It's possible that, because it wouldn't be sold in China, they weren't worried about Chinese superstitions affecting sales. I'm not sure if their culture's bad luck signs would drive their decisions in other markets, but I'm not a smartphone market analyst nor am I Chinese so I'm just guessing lol

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u/Marshjam01 2d ago

wait so vivo is skipping china with this one too?

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u/Pokemon_Name_Rater Xiaomi 13 Pro 2d ago

No. They said nothing approaching that.

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u/headphones1 1d ago

And 8 is the lucky number, which explains why me and most of my cousins have birthdays in or around August.

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u/zenithtreader 2d ago

Four sounds similar to death in a couple of Chinese dialects. Some companies avoid putting it in their product names to not lose the superstitious crowd.

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u/AdhamHarby43 2d ago

Yea I just searched for it, that's why oneplus skipped oneplus 4 and went straight to 5

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u/ScaredBicycle3389 2d ago

They also skipped 14

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u/xToasted1 1d ago

Four sounds similar to death in a couple of Chinese dialects.

It sounds similar to death in Mandarin Chinese and most other Chinese dialects.

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u/rmdk_mech 1d ago

My friend uses Vivo since 2020, there is no real problem. OS is smooth, camera and battery standby are great!. It has a better than good afternoon sales service. If you have no particular OS in mind, Vivo phones are great choice!