Vodafone Smart V8

Good camera ; All-day battery life ; Full HD screen ; Fingerprint scanner and NFC

So-so performance ; Dead pixels on review model ; Network-locked

The Vodafone Smart V8 is a solid, network-locked smartphone. For the money, you won’t be disappointed.

Very impressive design for the price ; Full HD screen ; Decent enough camera ; All-day battery life and quick charging times

Slightly sluggish at times ; Downloading apps/games really slow ; Several pre-installed Vodafone apps can get in the way

In the Smart V8, Vodafone has managed launch a phone which costs just £160, yet one which looks and feels like a much more expensive device. We'd not bat an eyelid if the price was closer to £250.

Rear-mounted fingerprint reader ; An unbelievably bright display ; Solid build quality and design

A little chunky ; Camera isn’t brilliant in low light

For £159, the Vodafone Smart V8 is a fantastic phone, and with a good camera, rear-mounted fingerprint reader, unbelievably bright display, excellent build quality and design, it’s definitely one to consider. It might not have the best performance or...

Premium metal build ; Smart software features ; Affordable

No image stabilisation (video only) ; Thick bezels

With numerous affordable mid-range phones packing similarly-sized batteries and 5.5-inch Full HD displays, the Vodafone Smart V8 has a fair bit of competition to square up to, but for £160 you’re actually getting a good-looking, fast and fluid...

The new Vodafone phone is available in Great Britain in the color Cold Metal. The smartphone has also been officially introduced in other southern European countries like Spain and Portugal.