Vivo V60 Lite 5G

At Rs. 94,999, the Vivo V60 Lite 5G is priced for its hardware rather than its feature list.

What the money buys:

• A Dimensity 7360 Turbo chip with UFS 3.1 storage that hands-on tests found smooth and lag-free.
• A 6500 mAh battery with 90W charging and the charger in the box.
• Portraits and selfies that hands-on tests rated among the best in this bracket.

What it leaves out: NFC, an IR blaster, optical stabilisation and IP68 or IP69 water resistance. One 15-day test also found the screen dropping to 60Hz in most apps.

Pricing is the common complaint. One long-term test felt the launch price could have been more aggressive, and shop discounts below the official price were reported, so it is worth checking current offers.

Verdict: worth buying if you want strong performance, long battery life and good portraits from a mainstream brand, and you do not need tap-to-pay. If NFC or steady video matters, it is hard to justify. The Oppo Reno 12F 5G at Rs. 79,999 saves money but is clearly slower, while the Infinix Note Edge at Rs. 91,199 adds NFC and a sharper screen with a much simpler camera setup.

Official specs: a flat 6.77-inch AMOLED panel with 1080 x 2392 resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+ support and an under-display fingerprint reader.

Hands-on observations:

• Brightness is high and outdoor visibility was rated good.
• HDR10+ support helps on streaming apps that offer it, which is rare among Lite-class phones.
• Thin bezels and the flat design make it comfortable for scrolling and video.
• The fingerprint reader was found quick and reliable.

The main limitation: one 15-day test found the screen holds 120Hz only in a few places such as the home screen, while Chrome and most other apps ran at 60Hz. Software could fix this, but it had not been fixed during testing. Resolution also stays at 1080p.

Durability: the front glass stayed free of scratches without a protector in one long-term test, but it was compared to older Gorilla Glass grades, so keys and coins in the same pocket can still mark it.

Official specs: MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo (4 nm) with a Mali-G615 MC2 GPU, UFS 3.1 storage, and 8GB or 12GB of RAM depending on the version.

Everyday use: hands-on tests found no lag after 15 days, with quick app loading and good memory management. The faster storage is a real advantage here, since tests note the regular Vivo V60 uses slower storage.

Benchmark results disagree:

• One early result came close to one million.
• Another test saw low scores at first and above 800,000 after later runs.
• A third quoted a score somewhere around the high 800,000s.

Gaming and heat:

• Demanding games ran at 60fps in a 15-day test.
• A liquid cooling system and the plastic body kept the phone cool.
• Bypass charging lets it run from the charger during long sessions, which reduces battery heat.
• No test showed a higher frame-rate mode in PUBG, which some buyers wanted.

Official specs: a 50 MP main camera, an 8 MP ultrawide and a 32 MP selfie camera. Both front and rear record at 4K up to 30fps. There is gyro-EIS but no OIS.

Photos:

• Daylight shots have pleasing colour, good sharpness and soft skin tones that are ready to share.
• Portraits are the highlight, with natural-looking blur and several framing options. In-sensor zoom on the main camera reaches an 80 mm-style crop, as there is no telephoto lens.
• Low-light photos were rated decent to solid.
• Harsh lighting can push colours too far, and one test saw skin tones turn orange as the light changed.
• The ultrawide is only good enough to get by.
• Extras include a Super Moon mode with 20x digital zoom, AI weather effects that need an internet connection, and a rear Aura light whose colour temperature can be adjusted.

Selfies: daytime selfies were praised, though one test wished the front camera were wider for group shots.

Video is the weak point:

• Without OIS, clips can look shaky and colours vary between shots.
• Front 4K cannot use stabilisation; switching it on drops recording to 1080p.
• Low-light video shows some grain.
• There is no portrait or cinematic video mode.
• Rear 4K at 30fps with EIS works well enough.

Official specs: a 6500 mAh silicon-carbon battery, 90W wired charging (Vivo claims a full charge in 52 min), 6W reverse wired charging and bypass charging. The 90W charger is included in the box.

Real-world battery life varies between tests:

• One test expects heavy users to see 8-9 hours of display time, stretching to about a day and a half or two days per charge.
• A 15-day test reported at least 10 to 12 hours of screen-on time.

Charging time also differs: one test measured a full charge in about 45 to 50 minutes, while another took around 1 hour 10 to 15 minutes.

Why it matters: the phone stays slim and light for this capacity, so you get long battery life without a heavy body. There is no wireless charging.

Official: Android 15 with Funtouch OS 15.

Hands-on observations:

• Funtouch OS 15 works smoothly but its design feels dated.
• Useful AI tools include Google Gemini, Circle to Search, AI Erase for removing objects from photos, AI photo edits, call summaries and call translation.
• A voice isolation option cuts background noise during calls on busy roads, though it changes your voice slightly.
• Small extras include shaking the phone to switch on the flashlight and using the rear light for notifications.
• One test found no call recording option in the Vivo dialer.

Updates: Vivo's global OriginOS 6 schedule, based on Android 16, lists the V60 Lite 5G for the first half of 2026. One long-term test says the phone gets 3 years of software updates, but Vivo's Pakistan specification page does not state an update commitment, so treat that figure as unconfirmed.

Ads and bloatware were not covered by the tests we found.