Vivo has announced on China’s microblogging site Weibo, a new imaging chip that is bound to enhance the display and imaging capabilities of its next flagships. The Vivo X80 series will have the V1+ chip developed in-house by the company and MediaTek. The new chip has gone through several improvements including enhanced compatibility and picture optimization.

The Vivo X80 series is the next flagship offering by Vivo and the improved V1+ imaging chip offers more depth to the models. The V1+ is the successor to the V1 which was released last year. It supports MediaTek Dimensity 9000 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoCs. The collaboration with MediaTek has culminated in more than 30 related patents. The new V1+ image processor is first in several ways. It made Vivo the first OEM to produce its image processors compatible with high-end SoCs like the Dimensity 9000 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.

The V1+ chip is the culmination of a year-long collaboration between MediaTek and Vivo involving about 300 staff. The chip is also well-suited for high-quality and high-speed gaming applications. Vivo is also adding improvements in color, portrait, and shooting aspects by creating a new vivid and textured memory scheme. It uses AI technology to boost image quality remarkably.

Vivo is also implementing algorithms to optimize CPU resource allocation, reduce heat generation and boost the efficiency of the Dimensity 9000. This has led to significant improvement in the Dimensity 9000’s power consumption. This also has a rub-off effect on battery life, with up to 10% enhancements reported in tests. The overall impact on the X80 series could be far-reaching in the market.

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The Vivo X70 and Vivo X70 Pro were also launched in China today. The new phones bring significant upgrades over their predecessors including better cameras, bigger batteries, and faster charging speeds.

Vivo X70 and X70 Pro Design

Vivo is known to design beautiful and slim devices and the new X70 series are no exceptions. The X70 and X70 Pro are said to measure 7.5mm and 7.9mm in thickness respectively. They are available in three colors – Nebula, White, and Black.

Vivo X70 and Vivo X70 Pro specifications

The Vivo X70 and Vivo X70 Pro both have a 6.56-inch FHD+ AMOLED display (curved for the pro model) with a 120Hz refresh rate. There is a centered punch hole for the 32MP front-facing camera screen and both screens have HDR10.

Powering the X70 is a custom Dimensity 1200 processor specially made for Vivo while the X70 Pro has Samsung’s Exynos 1080, which has appeared only in Vivo phones since it was launched last year. Both phones come with up to 12GB of RAM but the X70 maxes out at 256GB of storage while the X70 Pro takes it up to 512GB.

The camera department is one area that has seen upgrades in both phones. The X70 has a custom Sony IMX766V 40MP gimbal main camera, a 12MP ultrawide angle camera, and a 12MP portrait camera with 2x optical zoom and digital zoom. All three cameras have autofocus.

The X70 Pro also uses the custom Sony IMX766V sensor but it is a 50MP camera. It also has a 12MP super ultrawide angle camera with a 104.9° FOV when distortion correction is activated. The third sensor is a 12MP portrait camera that brings 2x optical zoom. The pro model also gains a fourth 8MP camera with a periscope lens that brings 5x optical zoom.

The X70 Pro also features the Vivo V1 custom ISP chip discussed below. Both phones have a color temperature sensor, a laser focus sensor, ad ZEISS T* coating. They also come with the same four classic ZEISS portrait lenses found on the X70 Pro+.

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For their batteries, the X70 now comes with a 4400mAh battery, an upgrade from the 4200mAh battery inside the Vivo X60. Charging speed has also been upgraded from 33W to 44W. The X70 Pro gets a 4450mAh battery and also supports 44W fast charging.

The two devices have NFC, an in-display fingerprint scanner, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, dual nano-SIM support, and a USB-C port. They both run Origin OS based on Android 11 out of the box.

Vivo V1 Chip

The Vivo V1 Chip is Vivo’s first self-developed processor and it is present inside the X70 Pro and the X70 Pro+. The chipset has three functions – Smart Noise Reduction, MEMC smart frame insertion, and handles some tasks for power optimization. Vivo says that the chip is 100x more power-efficient than the CPU in both devices (X70 Pro and X70 Pro+).

Vivo X70 and Vivo X70 Pro price

Below are the prices for the Vivo X70 and X70 Pro:

Vivo X70

• 8GB RAM + 128GB = ¥3699 (~$573)
• 8GB RAM + 256GB = ¥3999 (~$620)
• 12GB RAM + 256GB = ¥4299 (~$666)

Vivo X70 Pro

• 8GB RAM + 128GB = ¥4299 (~$666)
• 8GB RAM + 256GB = ¥4599 (~$713)
• 12GB RAM + 256GB = ¥4799 (~$743)
• 12GB RAM + 512GB = ¥5299 (~$821)

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