Vivo X80 Professional and Vivo X80 — launched in India this week — purpose to tackle among the hottest premium fashions within the smartphone market. Vivo’s new flagships proceed the X-series legacy of providing top-notch digicam experiences. Meaning not solely do each Vivo X80 Professional and Vivo X80 include Zeiss optics, additionally they embrace Sony picture sensors. The common Vivo X80 can also be the primary cellphone out there to come back with the lately launched MediaTek Dimensity 9000 SoC. In the meantime, the Vivo X80 Professional carries the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip — the highest providing from Qualcomm.
On this week’s episode of Devices 360 podcast Orbital, host Akhil Arora speaks with Senior Reviewers Sheldon Pinto and Aditya Shenoy to debate the Vivo X80 collection and the way it sits towards the likes of the OnePlus 10 Professional, Samsung Galaxy S22, and the iPhone 13.
The Vivo X80 Professional carries a price ticket of Rs. 79,999 for the one 12GB RAM + 256GB storage variant, whereas the Vivo X80 begins at Rs. 54,999 for the bottom 8GB + 128GB configuration, and goes as much as Rs. 59,999 for the top-end 12GB + 256GB mannequin. Each Vivo X80 Professional and Vivo X80 will go on sale from Could 25.
Vivo X80 Professional First Impressions: A Worthy Improve?
For those who had been to make direct comparisons, the value of the Vivo X80 Professional would appear considerably larger than that of the Vivo X70 Professional that debuted in India at a beginning worth of Rs. 46,990 for the 8GB + 128GB mannequin. However that is the fallacious comparability to make. The pricing of the Vivo X80 Professional is similar with that of the Vivo X70 Professional+, which got here in at Rs. 79,990 for a similar 12GB + 256GB variant.
This implies that the Vivo X80 Professional has been launched within the Indian market because the successor to the Vivo X70 Professional+ — not the Vivo X70 Professional. The vanilla Vivo X80, however, appears to be the successor to the Vivo X70 Professional. It is complicated, I do know, however that is what occurs when corporations attempt to simplify naming conventions.
As I mentioned earlier than, Vivo presents an inventory of camera-focused options on the X80 collection to draw these out there for enhanced cell images experiences. The Vivo X80 Professional comes with quad rear cameras that embrace a 50-megapixel Samsung ISOCELL GNV main sensor, a 48-megapixel ultra-wide shooter carrying a Sony IMX598 sensor, a 12-megapixel portrait Sony IMX663 sensor, and an 8-megapixel sensor with a periscope-shaped lens.
In distinction, the Vivo X80 carries a triple rear digicam setup that homes a 50-megapixel Sony IMX866 RGBW main sensor, together with a 12-megapixel ultra-wide shooter, and a 12-megapixel portrait sensor. Each Vivo X80 Professional and X80 additionally include a 32-megapixel selfie digicam sensor on the entrance.
Alongside the brand new {hardware}, the Vivo X80 telephones have an inventory of software program tweaks to ship a customisable digicam expertise. The Vivo X80 Professional additionally retains the corporate’s gimbal expertise that’s touted to assist present elevated publicity and stability.
The Vivo X80 Professional and X80 each include IP scores for mud and water resistance. The X80, although, solely has an IP53 score is supposed for splash resistance — basically, you possibly can’t dive with the cellphone in a swimming pool.
Vivo X80 First Impressions: A Promising Premium All-Rounder
Design-wise, the Vivo X80 Professional and X80 each look virtually similar, with the periscope lens on the previous bringing a minor distinction on the again. The design can also be fairly much like that of the Vivo X70 Professional+. We discuss extra in regards to the design and efficiency of each Vivo X80 telephones on our podcast.
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Disclosure: Vivo sponsored Sheldon Pinto’s flights and resort for the pre-launch occasion in Dubai.
