Say hello to the vivo X90 Pro, one of two 1-inch cameraphones in the vivo range. Sadly the even more stacked X90 Pro+ remains in China for now, but the X90 Pro seems fit to defend the company’s honor quite well.

It comes in an excellent retail package, stuffed with a case, cable, and massive 120W charger.

Vivo X90 Pro in review

The vivo X90 Pro is a story of two opposing perspectives. On the one hand, it’s an excellent package with a 6.78-inch 1260x2800px 120Hz AMOLED display, a 4nm Dimension 9200 chipset with 12GB RAM, 256GB storage, a 4,870mAh battery that maxes out at 50% in just 8 minutes. There are also Zeiss optimized cameras with a stabilized 23mm f/1.8 lens on the main unit with phase detection and laser autofocus. Those sit in front of the almighty 1-inch Sony IMX989 type image sensor. The best things!

Vivo X90 Pro in review

On the other side of the perspective, the vivo X90 Pro falls short of the China-exclusive X90 Pro+ in some key aspects, and also has some downgrades from its predecessor, the vivo X80 Pro, pictured below left.

The X80 Pro had a sharper 1440p display and a longer telephoto lens at 5x. The X90 Pro+ distinguishes itself with a better chipset in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, a better ultrawide camera and a better zoom camera.

Vivo X90 Pro in review

Still, if you judge the vivo X90 on its own merits, it’s a solid flagship from head to toe. And you shouldn’t get too attached to subjective comparisons between the Dimensity 9200 and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2: the MediaTek chip inside the X90 matches the Snapdragon in both core technologies (Cortex-X3, Cortex-A710 and Cortex-A510 ), as well as efficiency, thanks to the second generation TSMC 4nm+ process.

Vivo X90 Pro in review

As for the main camera, it’s the star of the show on the vivo X90 Pro. First, the glass over the current largest image sensor in a phone is Zeiss T* certified. Then, the image processor that creates the images is vivo’s second-generation custom V2 chip. Enable modes such as Zeiss Cine-fare Portrait, Night Sports Mode, Miniature Effect, Handheld Astro, ad 4K Ultra-sensing Night Video and HDR Night Video.

Vivo X90 Pro in review

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 refined in appearance.

We will have more vivo X90 Pro content for you soon!

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