Vivo X80 Pro review Introduction.
A plus from the name may disappear, but don't let that fool you - the Vivo X80 Pro is the spiritual successor to the X70 Pro +. In short, it's the company's ultimate cameraphone and we're getting hardware and software advances in the imaging segment that was already a huge capable setup.
An omnipresent flagship, of course, the X80 Pro is packing a high-performance chipset and a high-quality display, as well as some extra battery power this year, all in an attractive-looking body. And, most importantly, it goes even further than the X70 Pro + - now all over Europe.
Vivo phones are rarely easy for us because there is often a difference between the version sold in China and the version sold in overseas markets - the same is true here. The level of software owned by Android is one of them (Origin in China, elsewhere Fantouch), but this year there are two different chipsets - one with a density of 9000, the other with Snapdragon 8 Gen1. The materials and colors available vary from region to region. We are reviewing a global variant of X80 Pro with a Snapdragon / Funtouch combo.
Hopefully, this difference is clear, let's outline what's new. The original camera is using an exclusive Samsung sensor, though based on the previous generation's familiar 1 / 1.3 ". In between, the smaller of the two telephoto cameras got a gimbal - a signature Vivo touch. Perhaps the telephone has better use for it. The 8MP stable periscope camera remains unchanged, like a 32MP selfie unit.
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In true top-notch fashion, the X80 Pro's OLED display has a QHD resolution and supports variable refresh rates up to 120Hz (but less than 1Hz). It is curved gently, for better or for worse. A new development underneath is the huge ultrasonic fingerprint reader, which we already saw (and liked) on the iQOO 9 Pro earlier this year. We also welcome a small but still welcome increase in battery capacity to 4,700mAh (above 4,500mAh) and 80W (66W on older models).
And that would appear to be the case, at least as far as the space sheet is concerned.
vivo X80 Pro specs at a glance:
Body:- 164.6x75.3x9.1mm, 215g; Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame; IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins).
Display:- 6.78" LTPO3 AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak), 1440x3200px resolution, 20:9 aspect ratio, 517ppi.
Chipset:- Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm): Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.40 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.70 GHz Cortex-A510); Adreno 730.
Memory:- 256GB 12GB RAM; UFS 3.1.
OS/Software:- Android 12, Funtouch 12 (Global).
Rear camera:- Wide (main): 50 MP, f/1.6, 1/1.3", PDAF, Laser AF, OIS; Ultra wide angle: 48 MP, f/2.2, 114˚, 1/2.0", AF; Telephoto: 12 MP, f/1.9, 50mm, 1/2.93", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, 2x optical zoom, gimbal OIS; Telephoto: 8 MP, f/3.4, 1/4.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom.
Front camera:- 32 MP, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm.
Video capture:- Rear camera: 8K, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS; Front camera: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps.
Battery:- 4700mAh; Fast charging 80W, 100% in 38 min (advertised), Fast wireless charging 50W, 100% in 50 min (advertised), Reverse charging.
Misc:- Fingerprint reader (under display, ultrasonic); NFC; Infrared port.