vivo S2 FE Review: A Phone That Prioritizes Battery Life

The vivo S2 FE is a phone that knows what it wants to be. It focuses on battery life, and boy, does it deliver. The 10,000mAh battery comfortably lasts beyond two days, even with gaming, doomscrolling, and plenty of camera use.

The design looks good, the 120Hz AMOLED display is great for watching content, and the speakers get loud enough for everyday use. Performance is decent for daily tasks and games like BGMI, too.

Design and Display

The vivo S2 FE has a 6.83-inch 1.5K AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, a MediaTek Dimensity 7300e processor, and a 50MP Sony main camera. The phone measures 8.59mm thick in Stellar Green and Titan Black, while the Zen White variant is slightly thicker at 8.69mm.

The phone weighs between 224 and 225 grams, depending on the color. The design looks simple, yet sophisticated enough to be used anywhere. The color also shimmers when the light hits just right.

Performance

The vivo S2 FE runs on the MediaTek Dimensity 7300e, a 6nm octa-core processor with four performance cores clocked at up to 2.5GHz and four efficiency cores running at up to 2.0GHz. Graphics are handled by the ARM Mali-G610 MC2 GPU.

On paper, this is hardware aimed at everyday use rather than flagship-level performance. Browsing, messaging, social media, video streaming, and switching between apps felt smooth, with few stutters or long waits.

Camera

The vivo S2 FE features a dual-camera setup, with a 50MP Sony IMX852 primary camera and a 2MP secondary camera. The primary camera produces photos with good colors, ample contrast, and details that don’t fall apart when you zoom in.

However, nighttime performance is where I’d deduct a few points. The sensor struggles to retain details and colors in low light, resulting in muddy-looking photos.

Battery Life

The 10,000mAh battery is easily the vivo S2 FE’s biggest selling point. vivo claims up to 30 hours of video playback, 30 hours of live streaming, 68 hours of voice calls, and 15.8 hours of gaming.

During my testing, the phone comfortably lasted beyond two days, even with gaming, doomscrolling, and plenty of camera use. I started my day doomscrolling through Instagram Reels, played BGMI for a couple of hours, watched YouTube videos, and took camera samples.

I ended the first day with 55% battery remaining, which is insane. After using it throughout the next day, I still had 10% left.