vivo T1 5G Hands-on

vivo has officially launched its latest smartphone in the Philippines the vivo T1 5G, sporting a 6.44-inch AMOLED screen with 90Hz refresh rate, Snapdragon 778 5G chipset, triple-rear cameras, and gaming features. Read our initial thoughts about it below.

As mentioned earlier, the vivo T1 5G sports a 6.44-inch AMOLED screen with Full HD+ resolution. It’s a crisp and vibrant display with thin bezels. It has a waterdrop notch at the top for the 16MP selfie camera. Placed just above it in the bezel is the earpiece.

On the left, we have the volume and power/lock buttons. They’re made of plastic and clicky, but placed near the middle of the frame, so they’re easy to reach.

Up top, we have the secondary microphone.

Down at the bottom, we have the dual nano-SIM card tray (sorry, no microSD card slot here), main microphone, USB-C port, and the loudspeaker.

At the back, we have this huge protruding camera module for the 64MP main, 8MP ultra-wide, and 2MP macro cameras.

Despite being a tall device, the vivo T1 5G’s frame is narrow so it’s easy to grip. It’s mostly plastic but the metallic paint job gives a nice premium look to it.

The back panel, on the other hand, has curved sides which make the device feel thinner than actual. It has a frosted glass finish which gives off a nice shimmer depending on the angle. The texture also feels nice and is good at repelling smudges and fingerprints.

Powering the vivo T1 5G is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 778 5G with an octa-core CPU, Adreno 642L GPU, 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, and 4,700mAh battery with support for 66W fast charging. It also has a Vapor Chamber Cooling System to dissipate heat while gaming. For the software, we have Funtouch 12 based on Android 12 and come with the Ultra Game Mode features. We’ll talk more about that in our full review.

The vivo T1 5G comes in Turbo Black and Turbo Cyan and is priced at PHP 16,999USD 290INR 24,557EUR 276CNY 2,110.

vivo T1 5G specs:
6.44-inch FHD+ (2040 x 1080) AMOLED display, 409ppi
90Hz refresh rate
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778 5G SoC
Adreno 642L GPU
8GB RAM
128GB storage
Triple-rear cameras:
• 64MP F1.8 main
• 8MP F2.2 ultra-wide
• 2MP F2.4 macro
16MP F2.0 front camera
Dual-SIM
5G, 4G LTE
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth 5.2
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
USB-C
Fingerprint scanner (side)
Funtouch 12 (Android 12)
4,700mAh battery w/ 66W fast charging
159.7 x 73.6 x 8.5 mm
180.3g
Turbo Black, Turbo Cyan