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Vivo has been on a tear in the last few years. Its phones have improved by leaps and bounds, and now its premium flagships play in the same ballpark as the iPhone and Samsung Galaxys of this world.

But the one thing it hasn’t managed to crack is the mid-range market, which has been largely dominated by Xiaomi in India. Vivo’s new T1 line of 5G-enabled smartphones has been conceived to take the fight to Xiaomi as they promise great battery life, design, and performance in a package that is rather affordable.

On paper, Vivo has included all the right ingredients to create a winner of a mid-range phone which will pique the curiosity of the Indian audience. But can it take on the brand that commands almost 30 percent market share?

Design & build
Attractive, angular design
Plastic construction
No water-resistance rating
Vivo has adopted a geometric design language that is similar to the iPhone. Flat lines and a gradient back punctuate its core design. In other words, this is an attractive looking phone.

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The Oppo Find X5 Pro is a subtle refinement on last year’s Find X3 Pro, but one that strips back the fluff to focus on what really matters.

When Oppo unveiled the Find X3 Pro, its design was… a bit of a shock, to say the least. The single pane of mirrored glass on the rear that curved up, around, and over the camera module looked unlike anything else out there.

There’s no such shock this time around, as the Find X5 Pro (no, there was no X4 – we’ll get to that) is a case of refinement rather than reinvention. And not just in the design – most of the phone’s specs are half-steps forward from Oppo’s 2021 flagship, but tweaked and improved just enough to justify the update.

And yes, there was never a Find X4 series. Oppo says that this is down to the fact that last year’s Find N foldable was the series’ fourth generation, making this the fifth – but perhaps the company just doesn’t want to admit that it’s a tad superstitious, with four considered an unlucky number across much of Asia.

Design and build
Unique curved ceramic build
Gorilla Glass Victus on the display
IP68
So yeah, Oppo hasn’t changed too much about the broad strokes design of the Find X5 Pro – which is still a bit love it or hate it – but there have been some smart tweaks throughout.

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The Infinix Zero 5G is the company’s first 5G phone and while it’s a strong performer, it lacks class

Hong Kong-based Infinix has been making steady strides towards becoming an established smartphone brand in recent years. Last year’s Infinix Zero X Pro was the most advanced effort yet from the manufacturer, combining a 108Mp camera with a 120Hz AMOLED display to decent effect.

While the pricing appears to be in the same ballpark, the Infinix Zero 5G isn’t quite up to that phone’s level. Rather, it’s an affordable phone with a level of performance, display quality, and camera specs that pitch it closer to the Poco M4 Pros and Redmi Note 11s of this world.

The one notable first here is that this is the company’s 5G debut. Unfortunately, cutting edge connectivity isn’t quite enough to make for a well-rounded budget phone package.

Design & build
The Infinix Zero 5G doesn’t feel like a particularly premium phone, despite having a fairly large 168.73 x 76.53 x 8.77mm body with a not-inconsiderable weight of 199g.

It’s predominantly made up of shiny plastic, which admittedly proves quite robust, but also turns out to be a magnet for greasy fingerprints. There is, at least, a grippy case included in-box which can help with this.

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The Nokia G21 is a dependable phone that sadly won’t excite. Its big display is restricted to 720p, and its camera’s large sensor feels lacking

At first blush the Nokia G21 looks like a compelling option, with the promise of excellent battery life and a predominantly stock Android experience. Its chipset, the Unisoc T606, looks to be a fair workhorse, and it does offer a 50Mp lead camera too, but it’s also pushing a resolution of 720p.

That puts it in an awkward spot, especially alongside the likes of the Redmi 10, which bumps up the resolution to a much better 1080p in the same kind of price bracket, so what else can this long-lasting affordable blower bring to the table?

Design & build
Available in both Nordic Blue and Dusk (our review unit is the former), the Nokia G21 looks as you’d expect a modern affordable smartphone to look, but there are some nice touches.

For one, the back panel has a matte finish to increase grip, and while the construction is plastic, the whole phone feels sturdier than other devices at this price point. On the left, you’ll find a Google Assistant button to match a power button/fingerprint sensor on the right, with the SIM tray and volume rocker opposite each other just above.

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The Vivo V23 is an affordable mid-range phone with a dual selfie camera and colour-changing design, but it’s not enough to help it stand out from the pack

The Vivo V23 is the cheaper of a pair of phones in the V23 series, the latest in the company’s line of smartphones focussed on selfies and style.

With that in mind, the V23 shares the exact same dual selfie camera as the more powerful V23 Pro, along with its unusual colour-changing design, though this time it’s wrapped in an iPhone-esque square frame.

Design and build
Colour-changing finish
iPhone-style square edges
Glass rear
The Vivo V23’s design stands out in a couple of obvious ways.

The first is the colour. Yes, you can buy it in black, but more interesting is the ‘Sunshine Gold’ finish, which looks gold most of the time but shifts to a striking deep turquoise when the glass catches the light thanks to a UV-reactive finish. It’s a novelty, but a very clever one, and likely to appear in more phones this year – Realme has already appropriated the tech for the Realme 9 Pro phones.

Even the fact that the phone’s rear is encased in glass in a highlight, because at this price you’re much more likely to find plastic-bodied phones elsewhere. Yes, glass is more fragile – so you may see it as a downside – but it helps make the V23 look and feel far more expensive than it is.

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