This is a detailed first look review. The vivo T4R is a budget smartphone priced under ₹20,000 INR in India. The unboxing experience, physical design, display, performance and software aspects, camera capabilities, and pricing information of the vivo T4R 5G model.
Unboxing and Physical Overview
The vivo T4R 5G, which is part of vivo’s popular T series. This series typically focuses on delivering compelling features at an affordable price point. The phone’s packaging follows the typical vivo T series design, with all essential accessories included inside. These include a transparent protective back cover, a 44W fast charger with a Type-A to Type-C USB cable, a SIM ejector pin, and a user manual.
The color of the specific unit is Twilight Blue with a polycarbonate back panel that features a unique marble-like pattern with subtle shades of blue. The back panel and display both have gentle curved edges (quad curvature), making the device comfortable to hold. The phone weighs approximately 183 grams, which feels balanced for its size.
From a design perspective, the vivo T4R borrows design cues from vivo’s higher-priced V series as well as the IQ series, a sub-brand owned by vivo sharing many structural and service elements. This dual branding approach ensures vivo has a market presence across different price ranges without overlapping audience segments.
Display Features
The vivo T4R sports a large 6.77-inch AMOLED display supporting Full HD+ resolution (FHD+). With a 120Hz refresh rate, the display provides smooth visuals for everyday use and casual gaming. Because of the AMOLED panel, an optical side-mounted fingerprint scanner is integrated efficiently, and color reproduction is vibrant with a 10-bit color depth.
Brightness levels are notable, with the display capable of 1300 nits in high-brightness mode and up to 1800 nits peak brightness for HDR content viewed on platforms like YouTube or Netflix. However, one downside noted was the lack of an always-on display feature, which many users in this segment expect from AMOLED phones.
Multimedia consumption is further enhanced by dual stereo speakers, offering loud and clear sound output for the price range. Haptic feedback uses a standard vibration motor, which provides a decent but not premium feel. The phone also boasts IP68 and IP69 water and dust resistance ratings plus military-grade shock and SGS-certified drop resistance, which is impressive at this budget segment. This makes the vivo T4R a rugged yet stylish device.
Connectivity and Network
The vivo T4R is a dual-SIM 5G phone supporting both regular 5G and 5G Plus bands, along with 4G carrier aggregation for better data speeds. However, it lacks NFC and IR blaster functionality, which might be a missed opportunity for buyers wanting contactless payments or remote control features.
Performance and Software
Under the hood, the device is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7400 chipset. This is a capable mid-range chipset that scores about 700,000 points in AnTuTu benchmark tests, very respectable in the sub-₹20,000 category.
The phone comes with 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 2.2 storage, which delivers smooth day-to-day performance for browsing, social media, casual gaming, and multimedia consumption. Heavy gaming or intensive multitasking isn’t the main target for this device, but casual light gaming such as BGMI (Battlegrounds Mobile India) runs well at 60fps.
On the software side, the vivo T4R runs Android 15 with vivo’s customized FunTouch OS 15 skin on top. The phone will receive 2 years of Android OS updates and 3 years of security patches, offering decent software longevity. Although there is some pre-installed bloatware, users can uninstall most unwanted apps and disable suggestions through the V app store. Additional software features include a built-in call recorder, digital dialer, and a suite of AI tools like AI photo search, screen translation, and AI eraser for photos.
Camera Capabilities
The vivo T4R features a dual-camera setup on the back, a 50MP main camera using a Sony sensor, accompanied by a single LED flash with an “Aura Light” ring that glows in cool white and serves as a photo light as well. Notably, the device does not include an ultrawide camera, which is a tradeoff at this price.
Photos taken with the main rear sensor have good dynamic range and decent details, though in typical lighting conditions the images appear slightly soft and a bit saturated. In favorable lighting, the photos come out quite well for the price bracket.
The portrait mode uses digital zoom options for 1x, 1.5x, and 2x to simulate focal length variations. Portrait photos are reasonably decent but not professional-grade.
On the front, the selfie camera sports a 32MP sensor capable of shooting good quality selfie photos consistent with the segment’s expectations. It also records video in 4K at 30fps or Full HD at 30fps. However, video stabilization for selfies is better at 1080p rather than 4K.
Rear camera video also records at up to 4K 30fps, with decent stabilization visible in recorded samples. Audio recorded by the selfie camera during video recording is of acceptable quality, including in moderate environments such as light rain.
Original full-quality camera samples are available via the Google Drive link shared in the video description for deeper inspection.
Pricing and Final Impressions
The vivo T4R base variant comes with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage priced at ₹14,999. With a ₹2,000 discount card, the price can effectively go up to ₹17,499. This pricing places the vivo T4R as a compelling choice for normal users looking for smooth everyday experience with good display and acceptable camera performance without stepping into higher price territory.
If budgets allow for a slight premium, considering the vivo T4 model, which offers improved features. Nonetheless, the T4R provides a solid combination of a large 6.77-inch AMOLED display, a 5700mAh battery – slightly above the typical 5000mAh in this category – and capable mid-range chipset delivering smooth performance.
Overall, the vivo T4R aims to appeal to users who want a balanced smartphone experience under ₹20,000 with particular strengths in display quality, battery life, and connectivity, alongside a decent camera and software experience.