vivo V5 Lite (vivo 1609)

  • Released 2017, February
    155g, 7.6mm thickness
    Android 6; Funtouch 3
    32GB storage, microSD slot
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  • 5.5"
    720x1280 pixels
  • 13MP
    1080p
  • 3GB RAM
  • 3000mAh
    Li-Ion

vivo V5 Lite (vivo 1609) - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850)
Speed HSPA, LTE
Launch Announced 2017, January
Status Available. Released 2017, February
Body Dimensions 153.8 x 75.5 x 7.6 mm (6.06 x 2.97 x 0.30 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz)
SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/ Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~71.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~267 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform OS Android 6 (Marshmallow); Funtouch 3
CPU Octa-core
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM
Main Camera Single 13 MP, f/2.2, AF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 16 MP, f/2.0
Video 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Battery   Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
Misc Colors Crown Gold, Rose Gold
Models 1609, 1906
Price About 160 EUR

vivo V5 Lite (vivo 1609) - User Reviews

  • press home + power button

  • can i know this model have setting for push or premium sms settings ?

  • How can i put sd Card

  • How do we operate screenshots

  • OMG :-(

  • Ths iss not an oinoon...its a question. How do i put the sim card?

  • After i repair my vivo v5 lite due to lcd screen damage they replace i and it works/opened but after an hour it automatically turned off and then on and now it doesn't turn on only appears its logo.. What shoulf i do? How to fix it .and what kind of error is it.

  • Is is required to update my software?

  • Maybe you keep on using it while on charging

  • made from philippines

  • does the vivo v5 lite can access in Europe too ? specifically in Germany?

  • how do i use simultaneously my dual sim with microsd? vivo v5 lite ?ty

  • mali t860

  • I agree. No update for Nougat

  • I am disapointed with Vivo, I have no questions with the product however for my Vivo V5 lite, there is no nougat update. As far as know, marshmallow is prone to security and vurnability. Some new apps may not be stable using a marshmallow OS. Vivo Manufacturer should find ways to secure and update their low end phones. Never gona recommend Vivo for this issue.

  • throw it

  • cherry mobile? ssk? Made from what country? Never heard about that phone?

  • Same problem here. What should we do?

  • My battery drains too fast. I dont know what happened. I mean i sleep wt the battery life of 40% then everytime i wake up my battery will only at 25%. What should i do? Please help me. Even if im not using it, the battery life drains way too fast. It only last 4hrs of using my cp.

  • i like cherry mobile and ssk :)

  • Vivo user for about 4 months. Well, as you can see this phone is quite Inspired by an Iphone and that's one of the reason why I love this phone since I felt like I owned an Iphone already because of it's specs and aside from that, It's very affordable to buy. Specs you'll love: Music - You can create your own playlist and let It play when you go to sleep because it has the feature called sleep mode that you can set a timer that will stop automatically until you can fall asleep. Camera - The secondary camera will tell you, that you look perfect with it's 16MP will turn you to a real and beautiful you :) Screen recording- It will help you record the screen if someone will borrow your phone. You will see the activity that they did using that feature. Battery Is quite good. Just use the low power mode to save your battery if you want. Well I guess that's all. Thanks for reading! Enjoy your phone ^_^ (c)kring2

  • What's the processor of this one?

  • My vivo v5 lite Everytime i save photos from facebook or messEnger it cannot be seen.all are updated even mY phone. What should i do

  • have your phone checked with the experts their might be a problem with t already.

  • Galaxy j7 nxt is better than the vivo v5 lite But the vivo v5 lite is 3gb ram

  • Which phones has a very high speed connection? in terms of mobile data?

  • It depends in your location the data connection

  • what is better for gaming? the vivo v5 lite or j7 nxt?

  • 4G and LTE is the same !!!!! You Should Know That!

  • My sim 1 slot won't work. after updating.

  • 4G and LTE are the same.

  • i want to know the radiation level of vivo 5 lite. Is it below 1.6watt/kg or more. thanks

  • What chipset does this phone has? its not stated on the specs

  • please an update for nougat please!!or maybe we are expecting no gots?

  • I have vivo v5 lite, it says that it is 4G LTE but it doesn't displays 4G LTE on my phone it is just 4G, is it normal? my area supports 4G LTE

  • does it displays "LTE" on phones? mine does not, it just displays 4G

  • About the battery drain fast! Pls. Click the low power mode..it is working ! You've got 6 hrs to play online gamemode.. I don't speak english good.. I don't know how to exactly deliver my opinion about battery problem.. Click the low power mode thank you!!!

  • Is it 3 hrs straight of gaming?? If so its actually kind of decent for a 3000 mah phone, especially for a phone that aint focused on gaming and more of multitasking and camera

  • Do you clear excess background apps often? It may be a cause. Dunno about yours but mine seems fine :) just replace it dude XD

  • Do you clear your background apps often?? That may be a cause. I dunno about yours but mine seems fine :) just replace it dude XD

  • "----without---- reaching an hour"

  • Hi Guys, Someone please help me, what should I do to my Vivo V5 Lite? The battery lasts for a very short time especially when I'm playing Mobile Legends. estimated time is 3 hrs. to drain. Is there an apps that will help. I'm planning to buy a new phone for my mom. I'm planning to buy another Vivo phone but how can I choose Vivo if based on experience with V5 Lite's battery.

  • Really? You sure about that? Of course it would take that if the screen is kept on, dunno about you but mine is about 2 months old and I'm a heavy youtube watcher. But mine seems fine. Btw if 15% of screen on time is one hour. Further proves my point, it means that you have about 40% by the time you used it in 4 hours. What I noticed in these phone is that besides heavy games, percentage wise it last the same appwise per time given.

  • same here..

  • battery su*cks , it charges so fast and drains the battery so fast!!!

  • LOOOOOOOOL !!! ill hang up myself if that's true

  • that's a bull, I have Vivo V5 Lite and 15% deduction from my battery without even reaching an hour and the ONLY APP I used is MESSENGER!!!

  • Its very nice and it can last your battery for 10 hrs Vivo is very fast and responsive

  • guys do you see "LTE" at the top bar of the phone or just "4g"?

  • Can vivo v5 lite last longer than 10hrs?

  • For the brightness problem, i've had it as well before i knew that the brightness setting of my phone was set to auto. Also while playing a video from the video pre-installed app on the phone, the brightness changes because the video app itself has it's own brightness setting. As for the battery, i think it was an okay for me. There are different battery saving options depending on the device's usage. But it would have been better if they put a detailed stat for the battery options to monitor battery usage. Some apps in the appstore had functions that don't support this phone's chipset. Other than that, the gaming apps i have work just fine. One doubt i have with this phone is the quality of the videos recorded. The rear cam which is 13mp works just fine when taking pics except that the pictures sometimes tend to be a little bit grainy. But when taking videos, the output is noticeably of lower quality and is pixelated. As for the front cam, it would have been better if there is a focus function. Although it was said in the product spec that the front cam has higher megapix which is 16mp as compared to the rear cam, when i compared the pics taken from the rear and the front camera, it does not have that much of a difference. Phone has a lot of fun features such as the super screenshot and smart motion. But then it seems to me that some of these features are pretty much useless. It's a good device if you're looking for good aesthetics. Phone is fast enough for internet browsing and online video streaming. The hybrid SIM slot is quite inconvenient since you can't have extra storage on your device while having a dual SIM function. Either you have dual SIM without additional storage or you have that extra gig of space and only have one SIM.

  • We're the same problem...

  • what do you think? duhhhh

  • Dunno about your unit, but mine seems fine. I'm a heavy user myself and with a bit of a mix of internet and games, mine can easily break the 4 hour mark with battery to spare at about 35% easily. Although gaming wise its not the best, especially on 2k17 it is very laggy. Real racing 3 there can be hiccups but it is playable, it depends on how many ai racers are present and also the race track. But for casual games it is 10/10

  • You can connect to wifi on this phone right?

  • Anyone here got problem with answering call? I cant hear the caller. HELP please?

  • Worse phone I've ever had.. Bought it 3days ago and the battery goes so fast.!!! I hate it a lot told the vivo staff about the problem. But they want me to go to vivo center just for check up!! They can't do it!! It's their item anyway.. And it's only for 3days.. I complained a day after I bought it and they asked me to install something.. Yes I did that but the phone still the same goes off so fast.. Like 6hours without even using it. If I use it 2hours will get lobat.. Grrrrr!!! What a waste of money!!

  • i installed the new system update but after installing it the sim1 slot did not recognize my sun sim. i tried the sun sim in other phone and its working. i tried another sim on my sim slot 1 (globe) and it was detected. what is the problem of my phone. thanks for answering.

  • your sim 1 is probably broken

  • yes. its good for games. i play mobile legends with it. it would take 5-6 hours straight playing with it with 10% battery left

  • phone is simply amazing. The camera and the overall performance is superb.

  • I am unable to transfer my videos from laptop to this f##ckin' phone! this phone is unable to read on Laptop. installer is not working. i clicked HELP. then it tolds me to go to vivoglobal.com to install the vivo driver but when you go to the site there is no drivers. zero search. REALLY REALLY F#CK!

  • the only problem i have with this phone is with the picture quality. when you take a picture it really looks good on phone but when you transfer it to pc the color becomes lighter. I have to edit first before i will post it. other than that, I'm satisfied w/ this phone ;)

  • Same issue bro. Don't know either what's happening to my sim slot 1. My vivo 5 lite is a dual sim now it's only read one sim.

  • its a good phone..with best camera options

  • hey, guys. does anybody here have issues regarding the quality of image/videos on facebook or youtube?im currently using the v5 lite and i notice that the images are kinda pixelated for a few seconds and then adjusts to good quality afterwards. im just wondering if its normal for this phone. if not, can you tell me some tips on how to improve this?thanks

  • i think yours is set to auto and not manual. try to open the brightness option and then click on A. there you'll see other options such as manual etc

  • *lite

  • Yes! Its worth to buy v5 vivo.. Im a vivo user 2. My phone is vivo v5 light

  • any upgrade to Nougat? battery rapidly drain

  • Phone problems: -Brightness problem -Battery keeps on draining even though you're not using it -Default programs like keyboard keeps on showing again to use even though replace it with gkeyboard.

  • You don't click on the pop-up floating header. There will be an icon usually at the side of the video. i.e. the facebook F icon on the upper right corner. When you click the icon, the screen splits and you can view the notif. But when you type a reply for a comment, the keyboard takes up more than half of the screen, although the video still keeps playing. It doesn't work on my fb messenger tho.

  • My vivo v5lite wont recognize my first sim that's on sim card slot 1 but recognizes the sim card on slot 2. I tried removing sim card 2 but it still cant recognize my first sim card. Can anybody help me with this?

  • Is it worth it for the games??

  • Guys, i'd like to verify if smart split in vivo v5 Lite smart split was already turned-on but it doesn't work. i tried playing a video and then followed the instructions but it didn't work, when i click on the pop-up message ,it overlaps the video though the video is still running but i can't see it because it's on the back ground. anyone knows how it works?

  • Anyone having problem with vivo v5 lite lighting/brightness? It happen 3 times, after i open my vivo v5 lite it was a bit dark (low in brightness) but when i check my brightness settings it is in middle. Can anyone please help me, thanks in advance.

  • Kindly check Asus 3 Max. .it's better than that. .😁

  • actually THERE IS pattern and other lock options. :)

  • 1. there is only 2 slots the SLOT1 is for micro sim card and the SLOT 2 is for either you will use it to Micro SD card or Nano sim card. so you can neither use it both dual sim with your micro sim inserted 2. their phones is not really metals. Yes you can touch their TEST PHONES that it is really metals but when you bought your own if you are able to know the difference of metal and plastic. You can tell it is not metallic. only plastic coated with color. 3. The only way that you can lock your phone is through 6 digit PIN only. no pattern, no password.. you can download to play store some pattern lock.

  • Is there any application to root VIVO phone ??please answer ..... Tnx .....

  • that's a great phone men. im a VIVO V5lite user here. Long battery, smooth touch and as of now there's no malfunction on this phone. I love this phone. The best phone so far. You will not regret to buy this phone.

  • hey guys ! scale of 1 to 10 what can you say about this Vivo V5 lite coz where are planning to buy this phone and the price of this phone is around 9,999k almost 10k im not a hard gamer I only used my phone on taking pictures and opening Facebook and watching movies on the phone. you think the price and the specs of this phone is fair ?? can someone reply on this post regarding some issue and problem on this phone like a factory defect. thanks cherrss .. for those people who will comment for help

  • please share your experience with this phone....

  • also Go Security

  • for the music and video automatically stop. please do uninstall your z camera and photo editor... it can harm your phone

  • Is it my vivo v5 lite automatically get damaged inside if it gets very cold? Please answer., tnx a lot.,

  • you should get vivo since you are in VIVO page.

  • which should I get Vivo V5 Lite or J5 Prime? why?

  • Good cam.. But not good in internet using data connection

  • Same experience,

  • It happened too on my old oppo but its fix after re-install the android OS. But first you can check on setting option or even check your connectivity quality :)

  • Omg..same problem

  • Settings>Phone>SimToolkit

  • i bought v5lite last tuesday.. so far so good.. good battery life and i did not encounter hot temperature on my phone..it did not lagged.. :) satisfied..

  • 13 MP

  • hope you will help me to fix my root in my 1 month old V5-much better if you will help me to remove (null)on my phone

  • I want to know how good its back camera ? can anyone help me with this.. . .

  • How many hours of charging the vio v5 lite

  • Vivo Y66 in Malaysia. Used for a month. Now I am facing push notifications problem for WhatsApp and G Mail. No notification until the app is opened. Anyone having the same problem?

  • Awesome phone and performance pretty good in this price. . ..

  • i am happy happy happy to vivo family

  • It last for 13 hrs in data (3g)

  • How to check sim balance inquiry? I can't seem to find the icon for that.

  • try using a new sim...

  • It is normal.. Its has a good battery as well.. Using data for 7hours w/o charging it.. With Samsung it will only take 5-6 hours. The specs is also good for its price.. Good for gaming and the pic is good.

  • its dual sim but you can choose if you want a sim card or sd card. good on gaming and the battery life was also good

  • Im having problems using the internet, my sim is already in LTE but the DATA is not good on my phone it is very slow. This is an old sim of mine and i am using an acer phone before but i dont have prblems with data. can this be a factory defect? Thanks for those who will answer

  • ARM Mali-T860, a 2014/2015 design. Not sure about gaming, but since the phone was obviously meant to be cheap in the first place, I'm guessing not so good.

  • No. Two SIM slots, one of which is a combined SIM / micro-SD slot. Absolute bummer.

  • Maybe four hours of continuous browsing or a tad more.

  • MediaTek MT6750

  • Gorilla glass 2.5

  • no its not but they r trying to

  • Mali-T860

  • This phone is awesome! The battery is really good. All the features are great! The back camera is ok. The front camera is good. But it cant play 4k videos 😡 not good but i think thats only one negative otherwise this phone is awesome especially for the price of $200. I got this in the Philippines. It works good in the US.

  • What is the GPU of this phone? I cant see it. Is this phone good for gaming? thanks in advance for answering my comment.

  • if you are going to use your data, it only last for 3-4 hours

  • Vivo is made in US but assembled in china, same as iphone. Iphone is made in US but also assembled in china...

  • i juat got this the other day and its so nice. especially the muaic and camera.

  • I just bought this phone last month, and then when I am playing any song in my playlist it suddenly stops, without anyone touching or pressing it.

  • Had this phone for about 2 months before it got stolen 😭 the camera is good especially in nice lighting but sometimes it's blurry. Battery life is bad because it drains really quickly. Like you're going to have to charge it everyday. Performance is okay. Love the different features like the screen recording and stuff. The phone is good overall but the only downside is the battery life.

  • Best Phone in this price segment. Wonderful camera best battery.

  • from fully charged to deadbatt in just 7 hours usage of internet. i used it continuously. is it normal?

  • is the os upgradable???

  • Can someone tell me how i save pictures from email to phone. it say picture was saved to directory downloads, but i cant see it in album.. please help

  • it is, i just got one...

  • 2 slot sim or mem card they called it hybrid. maybe for some reason it is better than 3 slots .

  • hi i am a vivo v5 lite user u can turn on ur mobile data . turn it off when ur not using it coz it can consume ur battery

  • Hi. I want to know if the data or lte is always on? Or is it possible to use data and lte in smooth connection even without wifi? We don't have wifi, i am handicapped and only doing nothing, but my past-time is social media, my asus zenfone broke when my baby brother throw it in the wall. I'm looking for a 32gb midrange phone and saw this in google. So, my question is, is the data or lte fast and smooth here in Philippines? I live in Laguna. Please reply me!

  • I think it's made in India, but more likely Vivo is a sister company of Oppo...

  • its Chinese Global

  • no its Chinese Global Assemble in Chinese town

  • is it China made? just asking. any answers?

  • READ: "Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) "

  • You cant default all your downloaded apps since the OS of the phone is marshmallow is doesn't have that kind of feature in which you can transfer the apps from internal to SD

  • How can we default all downloaded apps and files to the SD card for this phone? We got this today and we can't figure out how to change the storage to default to the memory card.

  • Really? I thought that there are 3 slots. 2 slots for the sims and one for the SD Card?

  • Forget network then restart then connect again on wifi. Thats how easy to solved it.

  • im so disappointed! you have to eject sd card to use sim 2 slot.. if i only knew i wont waste money buying vivo v5 lite while other brand can offer good specs with same price

  • yes it is available in PH

  • Yes ! just go to the mall there is a Vivo Store . you may pay it thru home credit you will be paying monthly just like an installment . amazing right ?

  • Is this phone available here in PH? Can someone know?? Thank you

  • Same here please help..

  • Very bad phone because this mobile processor is low quality and ram is 3rd class we give you money for what

  • good phone ....but battery drains quickly

  • wow, this phone looks good. I wish to buy one. :)

  • Go to setting > look for available System Updates.

  • 3rd week. My phone is conncted to wifi. But no access to internet. Other devices can easily connect to internet with the same wifi and its fast. Help.

  • perfect for selfie. and games. such a nice phone indeed

  • I bought Vivo 5 lite 3 weeks ago. Overall, the phone works very well. The only problem is when I watch movies, use youtube, and when I play music on spotify, the music stop automatically. Can someone help me to solve this issue?

  • can ypu please give some feedback on this phone? thank you

  • It only last for one day, Since that I am working in a airconditioned building. I always leave this inside my baggage box and then after my shift when I got it, from 100%, it turns to 89%, maybe it's due to the cold temperature, it drains quickly.

  • how about plying mobile legends. dos it lag? I nid a good phone bcoz im a pro u know

  • I have this phone for less than a month and this phone really works good . The camera , the screen , the performance surpassed my expectation. and the price is really affordable you can just have an installment for less than 1500 Pesos a month , Sounds good ?

  • Just one day only .

  • How long is your phone's battery life? I am thinking of purchasing one

  • I got this phone a week ago, it has a good performance when it comes to camera, I love the design. However I am very disappointed when it comes to the battery 3000mAh, it drains faster than my J7 2016 when I had it before. Over all it has a good quality it's just the battery.

  • If im not mistaken its using gorilla 3..

  • It is using snapdragon..i js got one,it is not mediatek.

  • This phone good..i got one...selfie so good,gaming also good..since its using snapdragon chipset..very very impressive phone..i better try one.

  • yes can you please give some ideas for this phone. Thank you

  • this phone has provide gorilla glass, yet it still on generation 2, its nt tough enough

  • Why do some websites say that it has a Gorilla glass protection? Can anyone confirm this?

  • Bought this phone in Philippines. Specs are good and performance is good. It relatively fast with a good camera. Camera does not have image stabilization though. So far excellent phone considering its relatively inexpensive cost. Worth the $$$

  • mediatek only

  • 9,990php not bad at all

  • Anyone has buy this phone? Cause I'm actually surveying this phone and the spect is quite good. Want to hear some feedback about this phone from those who had buy .. ;)

  • This fone use snapdragon chipset or mediatek chipset?

  • may i know how's the quality of the camera?

  • such a great phone but not satisfied with screen resolution and density.cannot play 4k format video and picture and display quality not good as vivo xshot before.ram and processor act well.only not satisfied with the screen resolution not ultra hd

  • Same spec, start selling RM999 now.

  • In Malaysia got model Y66 with same specs. Is it the same?

  • this phone is chinas rising star. it has premium build and feel. i will buy one of it soon. thanks vivo engineers

  • I noticed that gsmarena never reveal oppo & vivo phones cpu, if it's overpriced and coming with a outdated one.. Even, their advertisements won't reveal it too..

  • Hope the price can be affortable

  • This device rename y66 on Malaysia market.Already can buy on there.