The Vivo V60 launches with a new 50MP telephoto camera and a huge 6,500mAh battery
6-monthly incremental updates aren’t so bad when the asking price remains the same.
It’s that time of the year again for Vivo’s six-monthly refresh of the V-series, and we now have the Vivo V60. While much of the phone remains familiar or similar, it comes with a reasonable set of upgrades at no extra cost, making the V60 a better contender than the earlier launched V50.
New Telephoto Camera
The design has had some changes, with the cameras now filling the entire vertical pill-shaped bump on the back and even spilling out to the side. All of the cameras are ZEISS-branded, of course. What does the branding lend to the phone’s camera? We’ve a feature story from visiting their headquarters and labs to share more details.
The Vivo V60 gets a new 3x optical zoom telephoto camera.
The phone retains a 50MP main camera while the ultrawide camera is downgraded to an 8MP camera, but the headline feature in our point of view is the new 50MP telephoto camera that offers 3x optical zoom. This 50MP telephoto camera is the same one that’s found on the X200 (non-Pro) flagship smartphone. So while it’s not a brand-new lens, it’s comforting to know you’re getting some of the camera hardware from much more expensive phone tiers.
As seen from our Vivo V50 review previously, it already excels in photography, so an additional telephoto lens with the same resolution as the main camera will give the phone an extensive range of focal length coverage without losing clarity. While it’s interesting that Vivo dialled back on the ultrawide camera, to a certain extent, we would agree that a better telephoto lens is more important than an ultrawide one.
Other Hardware and Software changes
Larger 6,500mAh battery inside the Vivo V60.
Inside, the hardware gets minor changes for the better. One of the most concerning factors for this tier of phone purchasers is maximising value. From that perspective, we’ve previously pointed out the ageing processing platform used on the V40 and V50 models. Finally, Vivo has updated it to a more recent Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4. It’s still early days to see how efficient and what performance this processor brings to the table, but we’re testing it out now, so look forward to our review in the coming days ahead.
Elsewhere, the 120Hz AMOLED display can now get up to 5,000 nits of peak brightness. The battery gets a slight bump up to 6,500mAh capacity, and it still charges pretty quickly using 90W FlashCharge. The prior V50 phone managed 4,500-nit brightness and boasted 6,000mAh battery.
Aside from that, most other features and capabilities remain fairly similar or at status quo. The phone is still using the same older LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 2.2 storage. There’s also still no eSIM support, but we’re glad the phone still retains the same IP68/IP69 dust and water resistance. The durability of the phone has been improved with a new Diamond Shield Glass that is supposed to offer better drop performance, along with an internal cushioning structure to absorb shocks from drops.
Vivo is also promising four years of software updates and six years of security updates, which is a big increase from the Vivo V50’s three years and four years, respectively. While the phone currently ships with Android 15 out of the box, it won’t be too long before the next update comes around to bring in Android 16-oriented updates. For those who worry that their phone will become less responsive over time due to unoptimized updates, Vivo confidently promises five years of smooth experience, ensuring your phone runs smoothly even in its later years, just as it did when new.
AI Four-Season Portrait feature
There are some interesting AI features such as the “AI Four-Season Portrait”, which is supposed to be able to tweak the image to make it seem as if you’re taking a photo in different seasons. We’ll definitely be looking forward to testing that out in our full review coming up soon.
Singapore Pricing and Availability
The Vivo V60 is priced at S$699 and will be available in a single 12GB+256GB configuration in the Berry Purple and Mist Grey colourways.
Pre-orders start from 22-26 September 2025, with general availability from 27 September onwards. Pre-orders will receive freebies in the form of the DJI Osmo Mobile SE (worth $109) and vivo Buds Air 3 (worth $99), which is a little lacklustre when compared to what other countries like Taiwan, Malaysia and Vietnam are getting. Goodies aside, pre-order users also get 2 years of Vivo Care+ warranty and 3 months of screen protection.
The phone will be available online at Shopee, Lazada, TikTok and at authorised retailers such as Challenger, Best Denki, Courts, Gain City, Harvey Norman, and local telcos.
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