ISSUE 64 • ANDROID ADVISOR 39REVIEWPhone enthusiasts may become frustrated by
its limitations, but for many people the Smart V10
will provide everything they’re looking for.
Design
Vodafone has redesigned the Smart V10 to look and
feel like a modern smartphone. Gone are the thick
bezels from its predecessors, replaced by a beautiful
5.9in edge-to-edge display.
The 720p LCD panel itself is pleasing to the eye,
providing good detail and impressive viewing angles.
The screen gets plenty bright indoors, but in direct
sunlight we found it difficult to see at times.
The screen includes a small teardrop notch to
house the 8Mp front-facing camera. While in keeping
with the current trend of notches in phones, it seems
a little unnecessary considering it also has a large
chin housing nothing more than an LED notification
light, which doubles as a charging indicator.
Nonetheless, Vodafone claims the Smart V10
has an 81 percent screen to body ratio, a hugely
impressive figure for a £105 phone. The 19:9 aspect
ratio produces a tall, thin chassis that we have
become accustomed to with modern phones,
making it just too tall for one-handed usage.
On the back, the device borrows another design
feature from its more expensive counterparts: dual
cameras. The primary 13Mp sensor with autofocus
is supported by a secondary 5Mp lens for depth
sensing as opposed to a telephoto or wide-
anglecamera,buttheSmartV10does still offer a
software-based portrait mode.