Today, Vivo and Samsung jointly held a dual-mode 5G AI chip media conference in Beijing, China. At the event, the details of the Exynos 980 5G chipset was shared. The Chinese firm also confirmed that the Vivo X30 series powered with the Exynos 980 5G SoC will be made official in December.
The Exynos 980 is the first chipset to be mass-produced on the Cortex-A77 architecture. The Vivo X30 series will deliver smoother gaming experience with Exynos 980’s Mali-G76 M5 high-end GPU and Vivo’s Multi-Turbo technology. Also, the chipset has integrated with NPUs and DSPs that will enable more than 5 TOPS (Tera Operations Per Second) of computing power.
More importantly, the Exynos 980 includes a 5G modem that supports dual-mode 5G (SA/NSA) connectivity. The SoC can reach peak download speeds of up to 2.55Gbps. With 4G-5G dual connectivity, the Exynos 980 powered phone can reach up to 3.55Gbps download speeds. The SoC is coupled with support for Wi-Fi 6. Phones featuring the new SoC can support 5 cameras including a 108-megapixel camera lens.
Vivo’s senior director of the vivo chip technology Li Haorong said that the company can not only utilize the full capabilities of the Exynos 980, but also it can suggest the features that can be integrated into the chip according to the needs of the consumers.
Even though the Chinese firm confirmed on the December launch of the Vivo X30 series, it did not reveal any details on its specs. The Vivo X30 series may include X30 and X30 Pro smartphones.
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Vivo X30 and X30 Pro Specifications (Rumored)
Yesterday, the alleged specs of the Vivo X30 and X30 Pro had leaked on Weibo. The Vivo X30 may come with a 6.5-inch screen whereas the X30 Pro may feature a 6.89-inch screen. Both X30 and X30 Pro are expected to feature AMOLED displays with 90Hz refresh rate.
The X30 may come with 8 GB of LPDDR4x RAM and it could be available in 128 GB and 256 GB UFS 2.1 storage models. The handset may feature 64-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 13-megapixel + 2-megaapixel quad camera system and a front-facing shooter of 32-megapixel. It may house a 4,500mAh battery with 22.5W or 30W fast charging. The 128 GB and 256 GB models of the phone could be priced at 3,198 Yuan (~$456) and 3,598 Yuan (~$513).
The Vivo X30 Pro could be coming with up to 12 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of UFS 3.0 storage. It could be featuring a 60-megapixel + 13-megapixel + 13-megapixel + 2-megapixel quad camera system and a frontal shooter of 32-megapixel. The 4,500mAh battery of the phone may support 40W fast charging. Its 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage, 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage and 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage variants could be respectively priced at 3,998 Yuan (~$570), 4,498 Yuan (~$641) and 4,998 Yuan (~$713).
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