A few weeks ago we learned that vivo was preparing to introduce the X80 Pro + in September, however, those plans were met with unexpected delays. It’s almost October and we don’t have Pro + in sight yet, so we spoke to a company representative right after the vivo X Fold + launch.
They gave us the bad news: the vivo X80 Pro + has been canceled. Well, “bad” is relative as the next generation is almost here. The vivo X70 series was presented at the beginning of September 2021, then at the end of April 2022 the X80 series arrived. It’s time for the X90 models to arrive.
The vivo X80 Pro will remain the flagship phone of the X80 series
vivo didn’t give us official details about that launch, but leakster Ice universe reports that the vivo X90 Pro + will arrive in December. It will pack a 1 “main sensor and a new telephoto sensor (and bespoke telephoto processing), as well as the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.0 memory, along with a Samsung E6 AMOLED display.
The X80 Pro + was supposed to be equipped with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (compared to the original 8 Gen 1) and there was talk of a camera upgrade, replacing the X80 Pro’s 12MP 2x and 8MP 5x cameras with a couple of 50MP modules (one with a JN1 sensor, one with JN2). However, the main camera still had to use the 1 / 1.3 ”GNV sensor (a customized version of Samsung’s GN1).
It would have been a solid update had it actually launched this month, but considering the delays it makes more sense to go straight to the X90 Pro +. First, the 8 Gen 2 was designed specifically for TSMC’s foundries (the 8 + Gen 1 was a bit of a rush), plus the new RAM and storage standards promise higher bandwidths and a lower energy consumption (up to 46% in the case of UFS 4.0). Plus, 1 “sensors will be the next big thing (literally) for camera-focused flagships.
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