Right on cue, Vivo launched the X200 Pro and X200 Pro Mini, with an emphasis on design, imaging and video, performance and stamina.
The X200 Pro comes in Carbon Black, Titanium Grey, Moonlight White and Sapphire Blue, which can display ocean wave patterns under different lighting conditions. Vivo says it features a Floating Light Glass, which mimics a translucent, gem-like glow. The titanium green color of the X200 Pro Mini evokes the soft greenery of nature, while the light pink color evokes the color of cherry blossoms with metallic textures. The Mini offers frosted glass finish on the back.
Vivo X200 Pro
Both the phones are technically better than the Curvy X100 series. While the X200 Pro sports a quad-curved 6.78-inch display, the X200 Pro Mini sports a 6.31-inch flat display. The large screen of the Vivo X200 Pro has 1.63mm bezels on all sides. The panel is an LTPO unit with a variable refresh rate that ramps up to 120Hz, a maximum brightness of 4,500 nits, and Dolby Vision support.
Both Pros run the new MediaTek Dimensity 9400 co-developed with Vivo. The SoC runs on MediaTek’s second-generation 3nm process and packs a Cortex-X925 super core that ramps up to 3.626GHz. In terms of graphics, there’s a 12-core GPU with the promise of powerful gaming.
The Vivo X200 Pro models come with Vivo’s new OriginOS 5 with new AI features like Origin Island and AI Circle to Search.
Vivo managed to pack a bigger battery in both the X200 Pro phones thanks to the third-generation silico anode battery technology. The X200 Pro has a 6,000mAh battery, while the X200 Pro Mini has a 5,700mAh unit. Both offer 90W wired and 30W wireless charging.
The Vivo X200 Pro model sports a triple rear with Zeiss T* optics and Vivo’s V3+ imaging chip does the heavy lifting (similar to the Vivo The main camera on both is the Sony LYT-818 – a 1/1.28-inch imager built on a 22nm process. The lens is a custom f/1.57 unit with Optical Precision Calibration technology. This is technically a step down from the 1-inch camera of the X100 Pro series, but Vivo claims that the new sensor rivals the larger sensor in photo capture and surpasses it in video.
Talking about video, the V3+ enables 4K HDR cinematic portrait video, which Vivo says is industry-leading. 4K maxes out at 120fps for cinematic slo-mo, or you can shoot 4K HDR Dolby Vision at up to 60fps. And if that’s not enough, the X200 Pro phones can record ‘full focal range’ 4K in 10-bit log at up to 60fps.
The real upgrade is the new 200MP Zeiss APO telephoto camera, available on the X200 Pro – it’s the same impressive unit as the X100 Ultra. It has an 85mm (3.7x) zoom with a bright f/2.67 lens. The X200 Pro Mini makes do with a less impressive 50MP 1/1.95-inch sensor with a 70mm f/2.6 3x zoom.
The other two cameras are a 50MP f/2.0 ultrawide with autofocus and a 32MP f/2.0 selfie.
The Vivo X200 Pro is on pre-order now and will arrive on October 19. It comes in Sapphire Blue, Titanium Grey, Moonlight White and Carbon Black and in 12/256GB, 16/512GB, 16GB/1TB and a special 16GB/1TB. 1TB Satellite Edition. The prices are CNY 5,299 (this converts to $748/€685/₹62,900), CNY 5,999, CNY 6,499 and CNY 6,799 respectively.
Vivo X200 Pro Mini is up for pre-order from today and will ship on October 25. It is available in Titanium Green, Light Pink, Plain White and Simple Black. The phone comes in 12/256GB, 16/512GB, and 16GB/1TB and is priced at CNY 4,699 (this converts to $663/€610/₹55,800), CNY 5,299, and CNY 5,799 respectively.
