HMD Vibe Series

HMD Vibe

Specifications

Price comparison

Average Score: 50% - poor

Reviews

40% HMD Vibe Review
Source: PC Mag
The HMD Vibe's low price is its most attractive feature, but it’s still not worth it. Though we like the big screen and decent build, the phone falls short in most metrics: It’s slow to run apps, it has mediocre cameras, it doesn't support 5G, and it has shorter battery life than most of the phones we’ve tested in the last year. Simply put, the Samsung Galaxy A16 is better than the Vibe in every way. It's our Editors' Choice for affordable phones, and it's well worth the extra $50.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/14/2025
Rating: Total score: 40%

60% Review: The HMD Vibe is budget-friendly and reliable, but that’s honestly enough
Source: Android Police
There's very little risk here. The HMD Vibe is a reliable phone that won't break the bank. It does pretty much everything a modern smartphone should do — except charge wirelessly or very fast — but for a fraction of the cost. At this price point, you have some options, however. If you need something cheaper, there's the Moto G Play (2023) around $130 — but it doesn't have as much RAM or storage. Then, if you go a bit higher, there's the Samsung Galaxy A15 5G. Still no wireless charging, but you get fast charging, 5G, and a nicer screen for $200. And if you're looking for a phone that'll protect your kids without much effort, you can find Pinwheel options (including the Pinwheel Plus 4, which is installed on a Samsung Galaxy A15 5G) for comparable prices. At the end of the day, though, the HMD will get you by. And sometimes, that's what matters the most.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/20/2024
Rating: Total score: 60%

HMD Vibe 2 5G

Specifications

Price comparison

Average Score: 75% - good

Reviews

70% HMD Vibe 2 5G Review: Indus AI Is the Pitch, Battery Is the Reason
Source: Gadgets Now
At its Rs 10,999 launch price, the HMD Vibe 2 5G is an easy phone to recommend to the right buyer - someone who wants a dependable 5G handset that lasts two days, stays clean and cool, and treats AI as a welcome surprise rather than a reason to overspend.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/19/2026
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 80% performance: 72% display: 74% mobility: 86% workmanship: 76%

80% HMD Vibe 2 5G review: a 5G budget option that stands out with its design
Source: 91mobiles
The HMD Vibe 2 is yet another 5G budget offering this year under the Rs 15,000 price segment (unless it receives a price hike in the future). Right off the bat, the HMD Vibe 2 distinguishes itself from others by sporting a dual-texture design with peppy colour options, making it suitable for those seeking a vibrant phone design.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/11/2026
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 82% display: 79% mobility: 85% workmanship: 81%

Comment

HMD:

Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.

Qualcomm Adreno 610: Integrated (in the Snapdragon 665) graphics card based on the Adreno 600 architecture. The performance of the GPU is between the Adreno 510 and 512/612 and therefore in the lower mid range. Supports DirectX11_1, Vulkan 1.0, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2.

ARM Mali-G57 MP2: Integrated mid range graphics card with 2 clusters. Based on the Valhall architecture.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Qualcomm Snapdragon:

SD 680: Fast mid-range ARM SoC with 8 CPU Kryo 265 cores (four fast 2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 based cores in a cluster and four power saving ARM Cortex-A53 based cores at 1.8 GHz) and a rather slow Adreno 610 GPU. Manufactured in 6 nm.

UNISOC :

T8200 (T765): Mid-range SoC with two fast ARM Cortex-A76 cores with up to 2.3 GHz and a second cluster with six ARM Cortex-A55 cores with up to 2.1 GHz. The integrated memory controller supports LPDDR4/4X with up to 2133 MHz (2x 16 bit). The built-in 5G modem supports TDD+FDD CA in the sub-6GHz spectrum with 130 MHz bandwidth.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

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62.5%: Such a poor rating is rare. There are only a few notebooks that were rated even worse. The rating websites do not give a purchase recommendation here.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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