vivo X200 Professional hands-on evaluate

Introduction and specs

The vivo X200 collection is now official, and the usual X200 and the X200 Professional at the moment are joined by the X200 Professional mini. Nonetheless, we’ll deal with the X200 Professional on this hands-on evaluate.

The X200 Professional is essentially just like its predecessor, the X100 Professional, however brings a few enhancements that may make you assume twice earlier than getting this 12 months’s X100 Extremely or the X200 Professional.

After all, the X200 Professional is an all-around flagship smartphone, however its sturdy emphasis on the digicam expertise is tough to cover.

vivo X200 Professional specs at a look:

• Physique: 162.4×76.0x8.5mm, 223g; Glass entrance, aluminum alloy body, glass again; IP68/IP69 mud/water-proof (as much as 1.5m for 30 min).
• Show: 6.78″ LTPO AMOLED, 1B colours, 120Hz, HDR10+, Dolby Imaginative and prescient, 4500 nits (peak), 1260x2800px decision, 20:9 side ratio, 452ppi.
• Chipset: Mediatek Dimensity 9400 (3 nm): Octa-core (1×3.63 GHz Cortex-X925 & 3×3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4×2.4 GHz Cortex-A720); Immortalis-G925.
• Reminiscence: 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM; UFS 4.0.
• OS/Software program: Android 15, OriginOS 5 (China).
• Rear digicam: Vast (essential): 50 MP, f/1.6, 23mm, 1/1.28″, 1.22µm, PDAF, OIS; Telephoto: 200 MP, f/2.7, 85mm, 1/1.4″, 0.56µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS, 3.7x optical zoom, macro 2.7:1; Extremely vast angle: 50 MP, f/2.0, 15mm, 119˚, 1/2.76″, 0.64µm, AF.
• Entrance digicam: 32 MP, f/2.0, 20mm (ultrawide).
• Video seize: Rear digicam: 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p, gyro-EIS, 10-bit HDR; Entrance digicam: 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps.
• Battery: 6000mAh; 90W wired, 30W wi-fi, Reverse wired.
• Connectivity: 5G; Twin SIM; Wi-Fi 7; BT 5.4, aptX HD, LHDC 5; NFC; Infrared port.
• Misc: Fingerprint reader (underneath show, ultrasonic); stereo audio system; Satellite tv for pc connectivity assist (elective).

The brand new X200 Professional swaps out its essential digicam for a 50MP Sony LYT-818 sensor and a big f/1.57 aperture and though it isn’t a 1-inch sensor as final 12 months’s, vivo guarantees the identical degree of picture high quality and even higher video seize capabilities.

Maybe extra importantly, the X200 Professional borrows the X100 Extremely’s wonderful telephoto digicam. The massive 200MP sensor with 3.7x optical zoom replaces the 50MP unit from the X100 Professional.

One other centerpiece characteristic on this 12 months’s X200 Professional is, after all, the chipset. MediaTek’s top-tier Dimensity 9400 chip is debuting with the vivo X200 Professional. The SoC relies on the newest 3nm manufacturing course of and guarantees distinctive efficiency and effectivity.

A brand new 6,000 mAh battery on board additionally guarantees to increase battery life.

The remainder of the {hardware} sees no dramatic change. The X200 Professional nonetheless rocks a wonderful 6.67-inch OLED panel, the identical ultrawide and the identical selfie digicam. There are some delicate modifications to the design, which we cowl within the subsequent part.