TechPhonesAndroid PhonesVivo V25 design goes where Samsung Galaxy has never dared – and I think it’s greatThe Vivo V25 introduces a colour-changing rear that responds to UV light – and it’s a lot of funWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechPhonesAndroid PhonesVivo V25 design goes where Samsung Galaxy has never dared – and I think it’s greatThe Vivo V25 introduces a colour-changing rear that responds to UV light – and it’s a lot of funWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
The Vivo V25 introduces a colour-changing rear that responds to UV light – and it’s a lot of fun
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Future / Mike Lowe)
(Image credit: Future / Mike Lowe)
What am I talking about exactly? The V25 and V25 Pro feature what Vivo calls ‘Color Changing Fluorite AG Glass’. And as you can see from my image above, that means you can use light to ‘paint’ the rear panels, providing a temporary look. I’ve just used sheets of card to cover the sections to give that angular light/dark effect. And I think it’s great fun. You could get even more creative if you want (I’ve played around with a torch, too, image below).
Perhaps 2022 is the year that mobile phone makers lean into the fun factor more, having largely run out of tech spec avenues to pursue. I’ve alreadyreviewed the Nothing Phone 1, as one example, which has a built-in lighting system to illuminate in different ways for various notifications. Not hugelyusefulfor most people but, hey, I think it’sfun.
Vivo V25 & V25 Pro colour changing design
(Image credit: Future / Mike Lowe)
(Image credit: Future / Mike Lowe)
Vivo provided me with the Aquamarine Blue version of the V25 and the Surfing Blue version of the V25 Pro: the former shifts from “ocean blue to blueish green”, the latter from “light sky blue to deep ocean blue” in Vivo’s words. My description would be slightly different, but you can make up your own mind from the image above as to how accurate you think that is. I’d be more excited to see the Sunrise Gold version, really, which is said to shift colour from “gold to reddish orange”.
Not that these Vivo devices are merely trying to distract your with peacock-like visual displays, as their innards – featuring the MediaTek Dimensity 1300 (V25 Pro) 900 (V25) – are no slouch. There’s also a 64-megapixel main camera with optical and electronic stabilisation to keep things steady – so you can paint with light in other creative ways, not just on the back of your Vivo device.
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