HMD Vibe
Specifications
Secondary Camera: 5 MPix
Price comparison
Average of 2 scores (from 2 reviews)
Reviews for the HMD Vibe
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%
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%
Comment
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.
Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
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.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
6.56":
It is a small display format for smartphones. You shouldn't be severely defective in vision, and you won't see much detail on the screen and only have a small resolution available. For that, the device should be small and handy, easy to transport.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.50%: This rating is bad and very rare. There are only a few models that are rated so poorly. If the source is reputable, then a purchase is probably not advisable.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
