We just finished reviewing the Vivo X Note a few days ago. But the X80 series was also released recently. While I don’t think it’s a good idea for Vivo to flood the market with many flagship phones, since they have released new phones, we have no choice but to review them for you guys. Today, we bring you the unboxing and quick review video of vivo’s flagship camera phone for the first half of the year: the Vivo X80 Pro.

The box for the X80 Pro is a bit smaller and thinner than both the previous X70 Pro plus and X Note. Keeping the phone aside, we didn’t find any wired headphones. It seems Vivo has also learned how to be more “environmentally friendly”. But the brand still includes a very good-looking phone case. The instructions and UV protection stickers are also available. This time the charger is 80w and supports PD 65w. This dual Type-C charging cable can be your travel charger.

More than other brands, we have always thought that vivo designs beautiful phones, but the X80 Pro is an exception. If the rectangular plus round design is acceptable to me, the periscope telephoto lens outside the main camera housing is not acceptable to me. While I understand that the Micro Gimbal is too big, so the telephoto cannot be placed next to the portrait camera. But I just don’t like the awkward design. And it really drives me crazy that the telephoto camera and the top two lenses are not in line. This year’s X80 Pro has made too many sacrifices to unify the design style.

The rest of the design remains the same as last year’s X70 series, such as the glossy top trim strip and the smooth frosted glass on the back. It also supports 2 SIM cards and NFC. Fingerprint recognition becomes the same large ultrasonic fingerprint as the X Note, but the silent switch on the X Note is not present on the X80 Pro. If you are an X70 Pro Plus user, you will feel no big change when you switch to X80 Pro. The biggest change you can feel is that the lens design has become uglier.

As soon as I opened the X80 Pro’s screen, I thought it looked familiar. After comparing the screen specs of the X70 Pro Plus, I was sure that this screen is the same screen as the X70 Pro Plus. We’re familiar with this screen, and I’m sure you don’t want to hear us repeat its performance. Except for the side view color shift, it’s all top of the line at the moment.

vivo X80 Pro Review: Performance & Gaming

I have to say, Vivo knows its users very well. They know that we prefer the Dimensity 9000 to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. That’s why it is offering two versions with identical specs but different processors. You can buy whichever processor you like. The X80 Pro we have is the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 version. Because the Dimensity 9000 version is not yet available for sale. We are already familiar with the Benchmark performance of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, so you can take a look at the table to get an idea.

As for the gaming performance, we simply ran PUBG and Genshin. Maybe the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 performance is too bad, or maybe Vivo is just trying to protect your hands from getting burned, as usual, the performance is just mediocre. If you want a phone with good gaming performance, the X80 Pro is definitely not the best choice.

vivo X80 Pro Review: Cameras

The four lenses on the X80 Pro are a 50MP main camera, a 48MP ultra-wide-angle camera, a 12MP portrait camera, and an 8MP periscope telephoto camera. The main camera adds a glass lens. The Micro Gimbal of the ultra-wide-angle camera has also been replaced with the portrait camera.

This time the V1 chip of X80 Pro was updated to V1+ chip. Because the other lenses have not changed much, so we mainly talk about this Micro Gimbal portrait lens. Honestly, the closest focusing distance of this lens is a bit too far, and it often fails to focus for daily shooting. Sometimes there is an inexplicable shaking problem, and the probability of this bug is quite high. The Micro Gimbal is actually better for video recording, but you can’t record 4k and 60fps video with this lens. So I prefer the X70 Pro Plus design that puts the Micro Gimbal on the ultra-wide-angle camera. The other lenses are not significantly different compared to the X70 Pro Plus or X Note. If you want to know more details about this camera system, you can check out our X70 Pro Plus and X Note reviews.

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For some reason, we can’t find the official Note app in our X80 Pro, nor can I search for it in the Vivo app store, so I have to use a third-party app if I want to take notes. How to use the IR remote control of Origin OS is also hard to find.

If you want to use IR remote but don’t know how to use it. I’ll teach you here, go to settings and find Jovi. Then click Jovi InLife and download the app. Then you can add the devices you want to remote control.

vivo X80 Pro review: Battery & Charging

The X80 Pro’s battery capacity has been increased by 200mAh over the previous generation, and the wired charging power has been increased to 80w. However, the compatibility of charging protocols is still not good. There are more versions for sale this time, so I’ve listed a table for your reference. In fact, the Vivo X series has never been cheap, so buying the X80 Pro depends on whether you are interested in its powerful camera system or not. I know a lot of people are interested in the X80 Standard Edition. We will also bring its review as soon as possible.

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Earlier this week, the Vivo X80 series was launched in China. The series consists of the vanilla X80, X80 Pro Dimensity version, and the X80 Pro Snapdragon version.

Now, Vivo India has officially teased the launch date of the X80 series in India. According to the company’s website, the new flagships will make their Indian debut on May 18 at 12 PM IST.

The teaser also revealed some specs of the Vivo X80 Pro Indian variant, and by the looks of it, the sub-continent might only be getting the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 powered devices.

Vivo X80 Pro specs

The X80 Pro features a 6.78-inch E5 LTPO AMOLED display with 2K resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, 1000Hz touch sampling rate, and an in-display fingerprint scanner. The display panel has a peak brightness of 1500 nits and offers HDR+ support along with 10bit color.

Under the hood, the device houses a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC paired with up to 12GB of RAM and up to 512GB of UFS 3.1 internal storage. It runs Android 12-based OriginOS Ocean out of the box and has a 4,700mAh battery with 80W wired fast charging support. It also gets access to 50W wireless charging.

For optics, the X80 Pro has a quad-camera setup with a 50-megapixel GNV 1G primary sensor with OIS. It also features a 48-megapixel IMX598 ultra-wide-angle camera, a 12-megapixel IMX663 telephoto lens, and an 8-megapixel periscope lens with 5x optical zoom and 60x digital zoom. On the front, the smartphone brings a 32-megapixel snapper for selfies and video calls.

All the cameras on the Vivo X80 Pro come with Zeiss branded lenses. The smartphone also features Vivo’s proprietary V1+ Image Signal Processor chip which reduces noise in low light images, helps in taking brighter shots during night time and improves color accuracy.

Other features include NFC, HiFi audio support, IP68 water, and dust resistance, X-axis linear motor, and dual stereo speakers.

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Vivo’s upcoming flagship offering will be the Vivo X80 series. The series will comprise the X80, X80 Pro, and X80 Pro Plus smartphones. While the details for the vanilla X80 are scarce, we do know that the Pro and Pro Plus will power Dimensity and Snapdragon chips, respectively. Now, the popular tipster DigitalChatStation has cryptically revealed the Dimensity-powered Vivo X80 Pro will come with Sony’s IMX8-series sensor.

The tipster reveals that, as for Vivo, the IMX8-series sensor will be supported by a Dimensity 9000-powered device. As of now, the Vivo X80 Pro is the only upcoming Vivo phone to come with the aforementioned chipset. Having said that, we can believe that the upcoming Vivo X80 Pro will come with the new IMX8-series or IMX800 sensor.

As per the tipster, this IMX8-series sensor will be a 50MP primary unit. To recall, the previous rumors have revealed that the X80 Pro will come with a 50MP + 12MP + 12MP + 12MP quad-camera setup. So, the 50MP tipped unit is in line with the past leaks, however, the previous leak revealed an IMX789 sensor, instead of the now rumored IMX8-series/IMX800 sensor.

Furthermore, the tipster says that the phone will also have the V1 Image Signal Processor. To those unaware, the Vivo V1 is the company’s self-developed chip that offers an array of benefits. The chip brings better image processing and also enables high computing power and low power consumption. Currently, the Vivo X70 series has the V1 ISP.

The Vivo could be amongst the first devices with the IMX8/IMX800 series sensor. Honor will be another brand to bring this sensor to its phones. A recent leak from @RODENT950 revealed that the Honor Magic 4 Pro+ will also feature an IMX800 sensor.

Vivo X80 Pro Specifications (Rumored)

Other than this, the Vivo X80 Pro is tipped to come with a 6.78-inch FHD+ E5 AMOLED panel with a 120Hz refresh rate and 10-bit color depth. It will have the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 SoC paired with 6GB/8GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 128GB/256GB of USF 3.1 internal storage.

As mentioned earlier, it will have a 50MP quad-camera system. The secondary lens will be a 12MP ultra-wide lens(IMX663 sensor), a 12MP tertiary lens with 2x optical zoom, and lastly a 12MP telephoto lens with 10x hybrid and 60x “code zoom”. It is said to have a 32MP selfie shooter.

It will pack a 4,700mAh battery with 80W wired and 50W wireless fast charging support. The phone will run on Android 12 OS and have an in-display fingerprint scanner. The device is tipped to cost around CNY 5,699(~$898).

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