Vivo has launched a new Rainbow gradient variant of the flagship Vivo X30 5G. The new variant is only on the X30 5G and is not available for the X30 Pro. The new variant features a rear panel that is inspired by the multiple colours that a rainbow has.

The rear panel uses a gradient design which seems to show the seven different colours found on a rainbow. The back panel adopts the AG frosting process to make the color change with the change of angle, and at the same time add the visual experience of light smoke and soft mist. The panel also has a soft and delicate tactile feel.

The new Rainbow gradient color variant is now on pre-sale on Vivo’s official store. The model will go on sale at 10 AM on April 17. As for the pricing, the 8GB + 128GB version is priced at 3298 yuan ($467) while the 8GB + 256GB version is listed for 3598 yuan (~$510).

The Vivo X30 Pro has a 6.44-inch S-AMOLED display with punch-hole design. It offers 1080 x 2400 pixels full HD+ resolution and is integrated with a fingerprint sensor. The Exynos 980 chipset is present under the hood of the device along with 8 GB of RAM. It offers users with up to 256 GB of UFS 2.1 native storage. The latest FunTouchOS 10 based Android 9 Pie OS comes preloaded on the device. The device lacks support for external storage slot. It packs a 4350mAh battery with support for 33W flash charge.

Apart from this new colour option, the Vivo X30 5G is available in orange, blue and black colors

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AnTuTu recently released the top 10 most-powerful flagship models that have run through the benchmark app in March. The benchmark outfit equally released the top 10 most powerful mid-range models for March 2020. The top 10 most-powerful mid-range models are powered by just five mid-range SoCs, with the Kirin 810 chipset having the widest spread.

The star of the moment still remains the MediaTek Dimensity 1000L SoC powering the OPPO Reno3 5G. The processor maintained its lead of this category with an average score of 407340 points. That is a wide gap between the Reno3 5G and the Exynos 980-powered Vivo X30 5G in the second spot. The gap between the first and second-ranked model is more than 80,000 points, showing the prowess of the Dimensity 1000L. The Reno3 5G was launched in December 2019 and has stayed consecutively atop AnTuTu’s midrange chart since January, thanks to the MediaTek SoC.

The Dimensity 1000L is built with a 7nm process and uses the Cortex-A77 architecture in an octa-core arrangement. The GPU uses the G77 architecture and the SoC also comes with built-in 5G baseband. The chipset equally supports NSA / SA dual-mode 5G.

The Redmi K30 5G packing a Snapdragon 765G processor maintained the third position. OPPO’s latest Reno3 Pro 5G enters at the fourth spot. The four models are the only 5G model in the top 10 midrange chart.

Huawei’s Hisilicon Kirin 810 chipset propelled five different Huawei and Honor models into the list. The phones include the Honor 9X Pro, Huawei Nova 6 SE, Honor 9X, Honor 20S and the Huawei Nova 5i, all occupying the fifth to ninth spots in that order.

Another MediaTek chipset, the Helio G90T makes the cut onboard the Redmi Note 8 Pro and with an average score of 289257 points.

With the launch of several models powered by the Snapdragon 765G, we expect the list to change pretty soon but the Dimensity 1000L’s dominance doesn’t seem to have any contender. However, the top 10 mid-range chart may soon be dominated by 5G phones in the coming months considering the rising number of 5G mid-range phones that are being released in quick succession.

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Vivo announced the Vivo X30 series smartphones on December 16 in China. The new lineup is important for the Chinese smartphone maker for two main reasons. First, the Vivo X30 and the X30 Pro expands the company’s 5G product portfolio in China. Second, it is the world’s first pair of smartphones to be powered by the 5G integrated Exynos 980 chipset. This is a newfound relationship between Vivo & Samsung with the company revealing that it even contributed in the development of the chip.

Vivo X30 vs Vivo X30 Pro: Design

When you look at Vivo X30 vs Vivo X30 Pro, there are hardly any differences. They have an almost identical design, which includes a vertical camera setup at the back and a punch-hole display with a small 2.98mm diameter hole for the selfie camera on the top right corner.

However, the only difference between the two devices, in terms of both specifications as well as design is its camera setup. While the X30 gets a triple camera setup at the back, there’s an additional periscope shooter on the Pro variant, making it a quad-camera setup. Both phones come in a glass back and have the same color variants.

Vivo X30 vs Vivo X30 Pro: Specifications

Once again, there are hardly any differences between the two devices in terms of core specifications. Both smartphones are powered by the 5G-integrated Exynos 980 chipset that features 2 x Cortex A77 cores and 6 x Cortex A55 cores. The 5G modem inside the Exynos 980 chip supports SA and NSA networks (n41 and n78 bands). Both phones come with 2.4GHz, 5GHz, 5.8GHz WiFi; Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, and an audio jack. Yes, both the devices have a dedicated 3.5mm headphone jack, unlike competitors like the Reno3 series.

There’s 8GB of RAM onboard with two storage variants; 128GB and 256GB. Note that the storages are UFS 2.1 and not UFS 3.0 like the OnePlus 7T. You get the exact same 6.44-inch Super AMOLED HDR display on both the devices with an in-display fingerprint sensor. A 4350mAh battery powers both the devices with 30W fast charging.

Vivo X30 vs Vivo X30 Pro: Camera

So far, the Vivo X30 and the X30 Pro have been identical. But there’s a $100 difference between the two devices! And Vivo justifies that with the fourth additional camera on the Vivo X30 Pro.

The standard X30 comes with a 64MP f/1.8 primary camera (OIS), a 32MP f/2.0 telephoto shooter with 2x optical zoom, 20x digital zoom, and 50mm focal length, and an 8MP f/2.2 ultra-wide shooter. The setup on the Vivo X30 Pro is exactly the same as the basic X30 model. But the fourth camera on the side is the real game-changer. It’s a special periscope 13MP camera with f/3.0 aperture shooter featuring 5x optical zoom and a whopping 60x digital zoom. It’s no surprise that the X30 Pro gets its own special moon mode as well. It’s also worth adding that each of the three cameras (except for the ultrawide lens) have OIS on board.

Upfront, a 32MP f/2.4 shooter takes care of your selfie needs on both the devices.

Vivo X30 vs Vivo X30 Pro: Price

With the additional periscope camera being the only addition on the X30 Pro, a $100 price difference seems a bit too much. The standard Vivo X30 is priced at ¥3298 (~$472) for the 128GB version and ¥3598 (~$515) for the 256GB version. On the other hand, the Vivo X30 Pro starts at ¥3998 (~$573) for the 128GB version and goes up to ¥4298 (~$616) for the 256GB version. Both the phones are on sale in China right now, but no word on an international release date yet.

Do you think the $100 price difference between the two models is justified?

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Just like its sibling, Vivo has been blazing the trail in terms of innovation in a bit to outwit the competition. The BBK subsidiaries have in recent times explored designs that are beyond the ordinary as well deployed enhancements in both the software and hardware aspects. Vivo X30 Pro is one of such smartphones that is expected to present with several improvements and the camera aspect is a major rallying point.

Vivo’s product line manager Luan Xinlin has shared what looks like the night time moon shot captured with the X30 Pro main camera. From the picture, we can see that the camera was able to capture the moon clearly with vivid clarity.

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The moon capture is possible by the periscope lens the device features. As a reminder, the Vivo X30 Pro is said to be equipped with a quad-camera setup that will include a primary lens of 64-megapixel, teaming up with a 32-megapixel portrait lens, an 8-megapixel superwide lens and a 13-megapixel periscope lens. The quad-camera system is also expected to feature Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS) as well as support for 60x digital zoom.

In other aspects, the is said to pack a Samsung Exynos 980 processor and integrated Mali-G76 MP5 GPU with support for SA/NSA dual 5G modes. The device is expected to be launched on December 16 in China.

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As the year draws to a close, the launch event for the Vivo X30 is getting closer. The upcoming dual-mode 5G-enabled smartphone has been teased numerous times this past month. Vivo is expected to announce the Vivo X30 smartphone at the upcoming Vivo-Samsung 5G joint conference on Nov. 7. The X30 is said to be powered Samsung’s latest Exynos 980 5G SoC under the hood. The alleged specifications and pricing details of the Vivo X30 and the VIvo X30 Pro 5G smartphones were leaked on Weibo this morning.

Vivo X30 Specifications, Features, and Pricing (Rumored)

According to the tweet, the Vivo X30 allegedly flaunts a 6.5-inch AMOLED display with a refresh rate of 90Hz. The smartphone is powered by the quad-core Samsung Exynos 980 5G SoC with 8 GB of LPDDR4X RAM. Vivo might launch two variants of the X30 with 128GB and 256GB of UFS 2.1 storage respectively. The smartphone features a quad-camera setup at the rear. The module consists of a 64-megapixel primary sensor with an 8-megapixel lens,, a 13-megapixel lens and a 2-megapixel sensor.

Its front camera could be of 32-megapixel. The X30 supposedly draws power from a 4,500mAh battery that supports either 22.5W or 30W fast charging. The smartphones are expected to be priced at 3,198 Yuan (~$456) and 3,598 Yuan (~$513) respectively for the 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage variants.

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Vivo X30 Pro Specifications, Features, and Pricing (Rumored)

The Vivo X30 Pro is rumored to feature a 6.89-inch AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate. The smartphone is powered by the same Exynos 980 5G chipset but with up to 12GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of UFS 3.0 storage.

The X30 Pro also sports a quad-camera setup at the rear. While the primary lens is a 60-megapixel unit, the device flaunts two 13-megapixel sensors along with a 12-megapixel lens. The selfie camera uses a 32-megapixel sensor. The Vivo X30 Pro is rumored to draw power from a 4,500 mAh battery with support for 44W Flash Charge. 

The Vivo X30 Pro may launch in three variants in China such as 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage, 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage and 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage. These models could be respectively priced at 3,998 Yuan (~$570), 4,498 Yuan (~$641) and 4,998 Yuan (~$713) respectively.

The above information should be taken with a pinch of salt as Vivo is yet to officially confirm the specifications and pricing of the Vivo X30 and the X30 Pro. The details are unlikely to be far off from the actual specifications, however, the tipster has proven to be a reliable source on multiple counts in the past.

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Vivo and Samsung reportedly have a joint 5G AI media conference on November 7. Now, a popular blogger from China revealed that Vivo could announce the new Vivo X30 5G smartphone at this media event. The X30 will likely be the first smartphone to feature Samsung’s Exynos 980 upper mid-range processor with an integrated 5G modem.

We have been hearing about the Vivo X30 5G for the past few days. It was earlier reported that the phone will launch in December, but after today’s post, we may see it as soon as November. The X30 5G will reportedly support both NSA (non-standalone) and SA (standalone) 5G dual-mode networks, all thanks to the Exynos 980 chipset inside. Given its naming scheme, the phone should likely be marketed as a relatively affordable 5G option, placed below the flagship Vivo NEX 3 5G.

According to previous reports, the Vivo X30 should come with a pop-up selfie camera along with a full-screen waterfall display, similar to the NEX 3. Other expected features include a triple camera setup at the back and an in-display fingerprint sensor.

If the X30 is really launching on November 7, expect a lot more details in the coming days.

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The Exynos 980 was announced last month as Samsung’s first mobile processor with an integrated 5G modem. Shortly after the announcement, Vivo revealed it will launch a 5G smartphone powered by the new processor by the end of the year. New details regarding the device have surfaced and it reveals the phone will launch in December as the Vivo X30 5G.

The source of the info is a blogger on Weibo that goes by @it科技站 (IT Station). The Vivo X30 5G should be the successor to the Vivo X27 that launched in March 2019. There is no info on a Pro model but we won’t rule out the possibility of that launching later.

This is not the first time the Vivo X30 has surfaced on the web. The first time was in June when Vivo applied for a trademark at the World Intellectual Property Office. However, since this has 5G added to its name, there may also be a version without 5G support.

The Vivo X30 5G should be an upper mid-range 5G device with a price tag lower than Vivo’s NEX 3 5G flagship. The NEX 3 5G has a starting price of ¥5698 (~$806).

The leak reveals some promotional images of the device and they show the phone has a screen devoid of a notch and punch hole. So we should get a pop-up selfie camera just like the X27. The screen of the phone also appears to be a waterfall display judging by the curves.

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Another of the image shows the device will have three rear cameras arranged vertically and housed together. There is no fingerprint scanner on the back and Vivo is not one to use a side-mounted fingerprint scanner which leaves us with an in-display fingerprint scanner.

Other details of the Vivo X30 5G should surface in the weeks leading up to its announcement.

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