New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- The vivo V-series has spent years cultivating a very specific identity. Instead of chasing benchmark records or gaming prowess, vivo's formula has been to make the whole greater than the individual parts. There's attractive hardware, capable cameras, dependable battery life, and enough polish to appeal to a broad base of smartphone users.

The vivo V80 stays faithful to that formula. But this time around, with a starting price of Rs.62,999, the V80 enters a far more unforgiving part of the market than its predecessors ever did. At this price, buyers can also buy devices with top-of-the-line specs and probably better value propositions. The question, then, is not whether the vivo V80 is a good smartphone. It is whethe...