Incredible Vivo V23 colour-changing back reacts to sunlight – check out our pictures
Source: Incredible Vivo V23 colour-changing back reacts to sunlight – check out our pictures
(Pocket-lint) – Sometimes a product comes with such a striking feature that it’s difficult to talk about anything else. The Vivo V23 series certainly has such a headline feature: the color of the back changes from a bronzed, slash-burned orange to a sparkling metallic blue when exposed to sunlight. Talk about sunshine blues.
We’ve handled both Vivo’s V23 and V23 Pro phones during a brief bit of winter sunshine in the UK to give you a picture-focused look at what these phones are all about. We’re not expecting an international launch for this series – it’s just India at the time of writing – so won’t delve deep into the usual performance review. Instead, it’s all about making that color-changing special trick stand out.
Vivo V23 vs V23 Pro: What’s the difference?
- V23: 6.44-inch AMOLED panel, 1080 x 2400 resolution, 90Hz refresh
- V23 Pro: 6.56-inch AMOLED panel, 1080 x 2376 resolution, 90 Hz
- V23: MediaTek Dimension 920 / V23 Pro: Dimension 1200
- V23: 7.6mm thick, 180g weight / V23 Pro: 7.4mm, 171g
- V23: Tri cameras: 64 MP main camera, 8 MP wide angle, 2 MP macro
- V23 Pro: 108MP main, 8MP wide, 2MP macro
- Both: Dual selfie cameras: 50MP, 8MP wide
With both boxes open, it’s pretty clear that the V23’s design settles for a more old-school iPhone-esque finish, complete with near-rectangular edges, prominent incised antenna lines, and a very different face to the more curved, softer Der Slightly larger frames of the V23 Pro. That’s the difference a subtle screen curve makes.
Not that you’ll be looking at the screen, as it’s all about that color-changing back cover. At first we wondered if it might react to heat, which could be interesting for more processor-intensive tasks, but it’s only related to sunlight – nothing to heat at all.
Inside, the two handsets sit just below the flagship in terms of specification, as suggested by the mid-to-high-end MediaTek processor. Put that on par with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 700 series, though, and you’ve got a good idea of what you’re dealing with – a handset that, given a certain clock speed, can certainly last longer and still be capable of running all manner of apps .
Both handsets have dual selfie cameras, hence the larger notch at the front at the top of the screen, while there are three rear cameras on the back. Interestingly, the rear camera body doesn’t change color like the back panel, so you’ll always have that more bronzed color that really smooths out the color shift if and when it occurs (not too often in dull dark old ‘Blighty’s).
How does the color changing theme work?
- Fluorite AG glass back panel
- Sunshine Gold (alternating)
- Stardust Black (fixed)
Although the V23 range comes in Stardust Black, this is a very straight-forward looking handset – and you won’t find any color-changing magic there. For this particular feature, consider purchasing the Sunshine Gold finish available on both the V23 and V23 Pro, which features a Fluorite AG glass back panel housing.
Vivo says that the V23’s “material gradually changes color when exposed to ultraviolet light [as found in sunlight]after a chemical change in the molecular structure when irradiated with light of a certain wavelength.” Very fancy.
The company continues, “After about 30 seconds under the sun, the Sunshine Gold variant transitions from a bright icy blue and pink-orange finish to a blue-green gradient.” Indeed, it’s not a super-fast shift, it’s something which you hardly notice until you flip the phone and it’s a night-to-day color change. As you can see from our pictures the blue is particularly metallic, all sparkling and beautiful in the sun.
But don’t worry, it’s not forever: “Over time, the color will slowly fade back to its original shade.” phew This means that with the V23 in hand it will be an endless game of fun.
When not exposed to sunlight, the finish still has a two-tone quality to some extent when held at steep angles. At the steepest angles you can see a difference between orange and blue. Not to the same extremes as under sunlight, mind you, but there is a difference.
The Fluorit AG panel is also interesting. Its surface is designed to diffuse reflections and help negate fingerprints and sunspot reflections, giving it a very slightly textured feel. It works, too, as it doesn’t look as dirty as so many other glass-backed phones after just a few moments of handling.
Where can I buy a Vivo V23?
- Launching in India only (at the time of writing)
- V23: from £29,990 (approx. £300/$400)
- V23 Pro: from £38,990 (about £400/$525)
Like the sound of the Vivo V23? Well, if you’re not in India, then you’re out of luck, you won’t be able to get the handset easily.
There’s a Vivo S12 in China that’s very similar to the V23 but doesn’t have the standout Sunshine Gold, meaning a color-changing rear option.
Will we see the launch of the V23 series elsewhere? The V-series just hasn’t been as widely adopted globally, that’s reserved for the flagship X-series, the latest of which is the X70 Pro+ – complete with a very impressive camera array indeed.
So there we have it: the Vivo V23 and V23 Pro have an undeniably unique feature that’s flashy fun, but you can’t easily get the phones anywhere outside of India.
So, dear Indian friends, enjoy this rare range of products that the rest of the world will surely be watching from afar with more than a little envy.
Writing by Mike Lowe.
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