Vivo today held a press conference in China where the Vivo X50 series was unveiled. The new X50 series is made up of the Vivo X50, X50 Pro andX50 Pro+, all 5G phones. What makes the trio stand out is that it is Vivo’s thinnest 5G phone.
The Vivo X50 and X50 Pro both come with a 6.56-inch AMOLED screen with a resolution of 2376 x 1080p. The screen has support for 90Hz refresh rate and equally has an under-screen fingerprint sensor embedded underneath. The X50 weighs only 173 grams and has a thickness of 7.49mm. On the other hand, the X50 Pro weighs 181.5 grams and is 8.04mm thick. Notably, most 5G phones weigh around 200g.
Although the two phones have similar screen sizes, the X50 Pro uses an aesthetic curved screen design and is also the first curved phone in the X series.
In terms of hardware, both the X50 and X50 Pro pack a Snapdragon 765G processor with 8GB LPDDR4X memory. While the X50 uses UFS 2.0 flash memory, X50 Pro is UFS 2.1 flash memory. Both models also have different battery capacities and fast charge. The X50 crams a 4200mAh battery, while the X50 Pro is powered by a 4315mAh battery, and both support 33W flash charging.
On the camera aspect, Vivo X50 and X50 Pro both packs a 32MP front-facing camera that supports night view, portrait, photo, video, panorama, dynamic photo, slow motion, short video, AR cute shoot and others. At the rear side, there is a quad-camera setup on both models but the X50 Pro setup includes a 48MP Sony IMX598 main camera + 13MO portrait + 8MP wide-angle + 5MP macro lens. The main camera supports four-axis OIS, closed-loop motor, and 20x digital zoom. There is also support for up to 60x digital zoom.
One spectacular feature of the X50 Pro camera is the presence of a gimbal camera system modelled after a full-sized professional gimbal. The gimbal moves the camera module in the direction opposite to that of the shake, increasing the stability of the main camera. The gimbal system widens the rotation angle and the anti-shake area. The camera UI is also tweaked to reflect the movement of the gimbal and show when the sensor is stable. Te X50 Pro+ misses out on this feature, perhaps due to the presence of a large sensor onboard already. It uses ordinary OIS.
In terms of sound quality, Vivo’s X series has always performed well in HiFi. The X50 supports three microphones and Hi-Res certification while the X50 Pro adds an AK4377A sound quality chip, which also supports Hi-Res certification.
As for the prices, the Vivo X50 (8GB + 128GB) is priced at 3498 yuan (~$490) while the 8GB+256GB variant is priced at 3898 yuan (~$547). On the other hand, the X50 Pro (8GB + 128GB) is priced at 4298 yuan (~$603) and 4698 yuan (~$450) for the 8GB+256GB variant. The X50 went on sale today.
Vivo X50 Pro+: Specs & Price
Vivo also launched a flagship model dubbed Vivo X50 Pro Plus. The model is powered by Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 865 flagship SoC. In terms of the design, the X50 Pro+ uses an 0.5mm plain leather material which feels better and lighter in weight. Vivo’s logo is embossed on the leather.
The device features a 6.56-inch AMOLED screen with a resolution of 2376 x 1080p. The screen has support for 90Hz refresh rate and equally has an under-screen fingerprint sensor.
The X50 Pro+ uses a 50MP Samsung Isocell GN1 sensor with a 1 / 1.3 ” pixel size. The main camera is expected to perform well in complex scenes with low light and light and dark conditions.
In addition, the X50 Pro+ supports dual-mode SA/NSA 5G as well as LPDDR4X flash storage. The display supports up to 120Hz refresh rate and 240hz touch screen sampling rate, bringing delicate and smooth operations.
In terms of the sound output, the Vivo X50 Pro+ packs the HiFi CS43131 chip with high-performance independent DAC decoding, sampling rate up to 384kHz, 32-bit accuracy, dynamic range up to 130dB, total harmonic distortion + noise as low as -115dB.
The X50 Pro+ comes with a 4998 yuan (~$701) price tag for the 8GB+128GB variant. The 8GB+256GB variant is priced at 5498 yuan (~$771) and finally, the 12GB + 256GB variant will go up 5998 yuan (~$841). Vivo says the flagship will be released in July.
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