At the same time, Vivo launched the first phone with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset and the first phone with Dimension 9200 SoC. We are talking about the vivo X90 series which will go on sale in China in the coming weeks.
As the new chipset is in the works, the main focus of the X90 series remains the best camera phones in the market. Both Pros feature a 1-inch Sony IMX989 sensor with a bright f/1.75 aperture and OIS, not to mention all the work done on Zeiss lenses.
Of course, there can only be one The Excellent and this honor goes to vivo X90 Pro +. It’s the same Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 we mentioned, but it also has a dedicated periscope and ultrawide modules. The ultra-wide-angle camera doesn’t have a large field of view (114 degrees), but its lens is designed for low distortion, meaning less digital vision correction is required.
As for the periscope lens, it has a focal length of 90mm, which means 3.5x optical zoom and up to 100x digital zoom. The 64MP high-resolution sensor helps bring out more details. There’s another telephoto lens on board, a 50MP selfie camera with a 50MP sensor and a bright f/1.6 aperture.
The Vivo X90 Pro has the same main and portrait cameras, but loses range and the ultra-wide-angle module is reduced to a 12 MP sensor and a 108-degree lens.
The vanilla vivo X90 goes one step further: it loses the main IMX989 sensor and instead gets a 50MP 1/1.49″ sensor. Also, the 50mm camera drops to a 12MP sensor. However, it has a powerful chipset, and like the other two, vivo V2 ISP helps in image processing
There are many more reasons to choose Pro+ over others. All three devices have 6.78-inch, 120Hz AMOLED displays, but only the Pro+ model has an LTPO4 panel with a resolution of 1440 x 3200 pixels. The other two drop to a resolution of 1,260 x 2,800 pixels, except for LTPO. And they use the Dimensity 9200 chipset, in case it wasn’t obvious, but we haven’t tested it against Snapdragon yet (we’ve only seen leaked benchmarks so far).
There are also differences in shipping. The battery capacity is almost identical, but the X90 Pro has faster charging support: 120W wired (0-50% in 8 minutes) and 50W wireless. The Pro+ is slower with 80W wired charging (another 50W wireless). The vanilla model is original in the wired run with 120W support, but no wireless charging (the USB-C port is also downgraded to v2.0, if video output is important to you).
The last thing: the price. vivo has only now announced plans to launch it in China, so these are the prices we’ll need to work out. The Vivo X90 and X90 Pro are priced at CNY 3,700 ($515 / €500 / INR 42,000) and CNY 5,000 ($700 / €675 / INR 57,000) respectively. It will be available from December 6th.
Vivo X90 Pro+ will start at CNY 6,500 ($905 / €880 / INR 74,000) in pre-order on 28th (it will also be released on 26th December).
vivo X90 series prices for China
All three are without competition thanks to the honor of being first with their segments. There are also upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Dimensity 9200 phones, which we could see before the end of the year. However, we can only speculate on its price and we only have rumors for the specs, so let’s keep it for now.
We will only mention the Xiaomi 12S Ultra: it has the same 1-inch IMX989 sensor, a 48MP 120mm camera and a 48MP 128-degree ultra-wide-angle camera. It uses the older Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset and the 6.73-inch QHD+ display is LTPO2 “only” (always 120Hz). The 12/256GB version costs CNY 6,500, the same as the X90 Pro+ (there is a slightly cheaper 8/256GB model for CNY 6,000).
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
Note: We know about the Sharp Aquos R7 and Leica Leitz Phone 2, but they are boutique devices and cannot be purchased outside Japan.
Assuming it goes global, would you buy the vivo X90 Pro+? The leaks indicate that the 1-inch IMX989 will be used in more phones. Do you want to wait for them? Or is the camera just not a factor for you? Vote below or using This Page. All of this assumes Pro+ is definitely available near you.
And Vivo X90 Pro? It’s not the best zoom out there, but it can be great value – vote below if you’re interested (or use This Page If it does not work).
Finally, the Vivo X90: is anyone getting it? Vote below or using This Page.
