With the advent of Snapchat and cute doggie stickers that become instant face filters (sorely needed on days I’m not feeling a hundred percent), simple photo selfies have become a rarity in my camera roll — I mean, who has time to airbrush and edit said selfies after shooting?

The Vivo V5 Plus may just be a game changer. Dubbed the “Perfect Selfie” phone, Vivo promises a photo experience that optimizes, well, your face.

For two weeks, I used the Vivo V5 Plus (because you never know when you’re going to need a good selfie ??) and here are my thoughts.

First things first…

Look and feel

The Vivo V5 Plus is a familiar-looking phone. There’s no beating around the bush: It looks like an iPhone 7 and is roughly the same size as the iPhone 7 Plus.

This means that the phone is slightly bigger than the phone I’m used to.

The two things that occupied my hands for most of last week: the Vivo V5 Plus and my iPhone 6s

The Vivo V5 Plus is a literal handful. But if there’s one thing that my phone-toting experience has taught me, it’s really not the size but the performance that matters.

For a good few days, the V5 Plus remained untouched until I discovered the wonders it could do to my face.

Beauty mode: ON

The Vivo V5 Plus has two cameras in front for better selfies. Combined with its beautification mode, this becomes the true winning function of this smartphone.

The phone’s “Face Beauty” mode allows you to adjust the camera settings for “Buffing,” “Skin tone,” and “Whitening.” Armed with this precious knowledge, I set out to try using the cameras. Time for a shootout!

The rear camera

At 16 megapixels, the Vivo V5 Plus’ rear camera is less powerful than its front cams, but it does the job for your OOTDs:

Or those glorious food shots:

The brownie that I probably should not have eaten

And if you’re feeling artsy, those macro shots:

Perfect to show off your #tita hobbies like gardening

We now move on to this smartphone’s crowning glory (and my favorite feature).

The front-facing cameras

Now, this is where the Vivo V5 Plus shines; it has a dual front-facing camera setup that features a 20-megapixel and 8-megapixel pair of sensors. Since those numbers never meant anything to me (and I shall assume the same for you, dear reader), let me put that into perspective: The newly released Samsung Galaxy S8 has an 8-megapixel front-facing camera and my iPhone 6s, 5 measly megapixels.

I put the cameras to the test. (Fair warning: There will be a lot of selfies ahead, all taken in the interest of writing a fair and unbiased camera review.)

First up, a quick selfie indoors with minimal buffing.

And since the best place to take photos is an area with natural light (as per me in this previous article), I had to snap a photo outdoors, too.

Also with minimal buffing because we can’t all be perfect all the time.

The Vivo V5 Plus’ camera also adjusts depending on the lighting situation. Going against the light (a cardinal no-no in any photo taking endeavour) still resulted in good photos.

I liked this photo so much, it’s now my primary Facebook photo.

Not even nighttime can stop your selfie taking. Even with minimal light, the Vivo V5 Plus takes acceptable photos. The front-facing flash also acts as a fill light for when you need light in your life — specifically on your face, for selfies.

After two weeks of constant use, I have grown accustomed to great selfies with my face automatically beautified by this phone. My camera roll now houses selfies at an alarming number, and I’ve changed my Facebook display photo twice, both times with selfies from this smartphone’s camera. Honestly, I don’t know how I’m ever going back to life without the Vivo V5 Plus’ beauty mode.

Take your doggie filters; 200+ likes on my new profile photos say a lot.

This feature was produced in collaboration between GadgetMatch and Vivo.

SEE ALSO: How to take the perfect selfie

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