Say hello to the vivo X90 Pro – one of two 1-inch type camera phones in vivo’s lineup. Unfortunately, the even more stacked X90 Pro+ will be in China for now, but the X90 Pro seems fit to defend the company’s honor well enough.
It comes in an excellent retail package, complete with a case, a cable and a huge 120W charger.
Vivo X90 Pro is a tale of two opposing perspectives. On the one hand, it’s an excellent package with a 6.78-inch 1260x2800px 120Hz AMOLED display, a 4nm Dimensity 9200 chipset with 12GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, a 4,870mAh battery that goes to 50% in just 8 minutes . There are also Zeiss-tuned cameras with a 23mm f/1.8 stabilized lens on the main unit with both phase detection and laser autofocus. They sit in front of the almighty Sony IMX989 1-inch type image sensor. Top stuff!
On the other side of the perspective, the vivo X90 Pro is inferior to the China-exclusive X90 Pro+ in some key ways, and it even presents a few downgrades compared to its predecessor, the vivo X80 Pro, pictured below on the left.
The X80 Pro had a sharper 1440p display and a longer 5x telephoto camera. The X90 Pro+ stands out with a better Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, a better ultra-wide camera and a better zoom camera.
Still, if you judge the vivo X90 on its own merits, it’s a solid flagship from top to toe. And don’t get too hung up on subjective comparisons between Dimensity 9200 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 – the MediaTek chip inside the X90 matches Snapdragon in both core technologies (Cortex-X3, Cortex-A710 and Cortex-A510), as well as efficiency, thanks to be 2nd generation TSMC 4nm+ process.
As for the main camera, it is the star of the show on the vivo X90 Pro. First, the glass on top of the current largest image sensor on a phone is Zeiss T* certified. After that, the image processor that creates the images is vivo’s second-generation custom V2 chip. It enables modes like Zeiss Cine-fare Portrait, Night Sports Mode, Miniature Effect, Handheld Astro, ad 4K Ultra-sensing Night Video and HDR Night Video.
Finally, our vivo X90 Pro comes in the now signature black color with a lovely vegan leather option that is more tactile in the hand and looks exquisite.
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