I purchased the vivo X80 Pro Global Edition.
Convenient fingerprint with ultra-fast speed and large area
The vivo X80 Pro Global Edition is a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 powered smartphone.
It is quite high-performance with a ZEISS T* coated camera with a larger than usual area, an ultra-fast in-screen fingerprint sensor, and a 2K 120Hz AMOLED display.
This review is done on version PD2185F_EX_A_12.0.11.10.W20.V000L1, 12GB+256GB version.
- LTPO, 120Hz refresh rate support
- AMOLED up to 1500 nits in 2K E5 material
- Ultra-fast and large area in-screen fingerprint recognition
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 + LPDDR5 + UFS 3.1
- 50MP camera with ZEISS T* coating
- 5x telephoto and up to 60x zoom support
- 80W wired & 50W wireless charging support
- USB 3.2 Gen 1, video output support
- Built-in Hi-Fi DAC CS43130
- IP68 waterproof and dustproof
- Heavy
- Easily gets hot when playing games
- Price is too high
- Edge Display
| vivo X80 Pro V2145 | |
|---|---|
| OS | Android 12 |
| RAM | 12GB LPDDR5 |
| Storage | 256GB UFS 3.1 |
| SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| Display | 6.78inch 3200×1440 120Hz AMOLED |
| Size | 164.57×75.30×9.10mm |
| Weight | 219g |
| SIM | nano SIM + nano SIM |
| Rear Camera | 50MP (Samsung S5KGNV) + 48MP (Ultra-wide SONY IMX598) + 12MP (Portrait SONY IMX663) + 8MP (Telephoto Hynix hi847) |
| Front Camera | 32MP (Samsung S5KGD2) |
| Battery | 4700mAh |
| USB Port | USB Type-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1, DisplayPort Alt Mode) |
| Bands | 2G: 850/900/1800/1900MHz 3G WCDMA: B1/B2/B4/B5/B8 4G FDD_LTE: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66 4G TDD_LTE: B38/B39/B40/B41/B42 5G: n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n28/n38/n40/n41/n66/n77/n78 |
Index
- 1 Convenient fingerprint with ultra-fast speed and large area
- 2 AMOLED display with 2K and E5 materials
- 3 Ultra-fast & wide range ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint recognition
- 4 Fingerprint-resistant back
- 5 ZEISS T* coated cameras to suppress white-outs and flares
- 6 80W fast charging and USB 3.1 Gen 1 support
- 7 Frame interpolation possible with V1+ chip
- 8 Conclusion
The vivo X80 Pro Global Edition that I purchased in Thailand came with a wireless charger as a bonus, as well as various cleaners and tool sets.
Accessories include a hard-type case, USB Type-C earphones, charger, USB Type-C cable, and instruction manual.
The charger is a plug with a hole.
AMOLED display with 2K and E5 materials
The vivo X80 Pro has a 6.78″ AMOLED display with 3200 x 1440 resolution.
It has a DisplayMate A+ rating.
Brightness is up to 1500 nits and colors are good, but the edge display makes the edges look black.
Samsung E5 material and it’s diamond pixel array.
vivo says the touch sampling rate is 300 Hz, but the touch latency measured with the WALT Latency Timer was 11.1 ms from touch to kernel, 6.0 ms from kernel to Java, and 28 ms for screen rendering, for a total of 45.1 ms.
It was not particularly fast.
The refresh rate can be selected from Smart Switch, 60Hz, or 120Hz.
Thanks to LTPO, the refresh rate switches aggressively, from 120Hz while scrolling to 24Hz or lower when the scrolling stops.
However, LTPO-like behavior occurs only in light mode, and when the it is set to dark mode, the refresh rate switches between 60Hz and 120Hz (probably to prevent flickering).
Thanks to Widevine L1, you can stream in HD quality on Amazon Prime Video (beta) and others.
Color tints can be selected from standard, professional, and bright from the settings, and the color temperature can also be adjusted.
Ultra-fast & wide range ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint recognition
The vivo X80 Pro is equipped with a 3D ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint sensor that has a larger authentication area than a typical in-screen fingerprint sensor.
It is quite easy to register a fingerprint with a single press of a finger.
The authentication speed is fast and accurate, and even though it only takes a few seconds of pressing down to register, it does not authenticate other fingers that are not registered.
I wish all smartphones with in-screen fingerprint recognition would have this type of sensor.
The unlock area can be narrower or require two fingers to unlock.
Unlike the Chinese version of OriginOS, Funtouch OS can also enable Google’s Smart Lock.
Fingerprint-resistant back
The back of the vivo X80 Pro is smooth to the touch and is treated to resist fingerprints.
However, since the area around the camera protrudes and is glossy enough to show a reflection of your face, it is easy for fingerprints to remain and make it look dirty after holding it horizontally.
It weighs a hefty 223.6g.
ZEISS T* coated cameras to suppress white-outs and flares
The vivo X80 Pro’s cameras are coated with ZEISS T* coating, which is effective in reducing flare and ghosting.
- 50MP (Samsung S5KGNV)
- 48MP (Ultra-wide SONY IMX598)
- 12MP (Portrait SONY IMX663)
- 8MP (Telephoto Hynix hi847)
The photos I took are saved here.
There was very little flare even when I photographed the sun.
White pops in night shots were also suppressed, and while the overall image was bright, parts of the light did not turn out to be white-collapsed.
I took pictures at 1x, 2x, 5x, and 60x respectively.
The periscope telephoto lens has been changed from the OmniVision ov08a10 on the vivo X Fold and vivo X70 Pro+ to a Hynix hi847, but it didn’t seem to be any better in terms of image quality.
It is time to upgrade to a more capable telephoto camera like the Xiaomi 12S Ultra….
80W fast charging and USB 3.1 Gen 1 support
The vivo X80 Pro’s USB Type-C port is USB 3.1 Gen 1 and supports video output.
It supports 80W fast charging and 50W wireless charging and has a 4700mAh battery.
It is IP68 water and dust resistant.
With Hi-Fi DAC CS43130, you can enjoy music with higher quality than usual when analog wired earphones are connected.
In particular, it improves the spread of the treble portion, etc., to a level where a small external DAC/amplifier is no longer necessary.
Unfortunately, it is not used for speakers, etc., and I felt that the speakers did not produce much treble.
There is also “audio super resolution” that makes mp3s and other audio files higher resolution, and “customize your listening experience” that makes them sound the way you like them.
The audio output latency was 33.8 ms when measured with the WALT Latency Timer.
Since these stereo speakers are used both for calls and as a stereo speaker, there is only an infrared port and a microphone hole on the top.
The power and volume buttons are located on the right side.
There is nothing on the left side.
Frame interpolation possible with V1+ chip
The vivo X80 Pro global version is powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 plus vivo’s own V1+ display chip.
In Geekbench 5 it had 1232 single-core and 3626 multi-core.
The version with the package name disguised as Genshin had 1022 single-core and 3524 multi-core, so it appears to be throttling by package name identification.
In the 3DMark Wild Life Stress Test, the score was 9857, with a temperature increase from 28°C to 58°C (30°C increase) and 26-73 FPS.
Even in summer, 58°C is tough to hold by hand.
PCMark Work 3.0, which measures performance in everyday use such as document operations, scored 9718.
This is low for a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 model.
LPDDR5 memory and UFS 3.1 storage is fast there.
Running Genshin at the highest quality and 60 FPS setting and measuring with WeTest PerfDog, the average FPS was 43.4 and the smoothness was 6.1.
The battery temperature rose to a maximum of about 44°C, and a cooler may be necessary for extended play.
The efficiency of power consumption divided by frame rate was 115.94mW per FPS, a level close to the MediaTek Dimensity 9000, which seems to be quite well controlled in terms of power consumption.
Android smartphone Benchmark Charts; CPU, GPU, memory & storage performance, and touch latency – AndroPlus
AndroPlus
In the game mode of the vivo X80 Pro, you will find the option “Game Frame Interpolation” if it is a supported game.
By turning on “Frame Rate Boost,” for example, Genshin would be able to play at a pseudo-90 FPS.
With frame interpolation enabled, 45 x 2 delivers 90 FPS, so 45 FPS is the maximum value on the display.
The power consumption was almost the same, yet the average 80.2 FPS and the display was slippery.
However, the frame rate does not seem to be very stable compared to the frame interpolation of the realme GT Neo 3.
The frame rate is probably tuned in the direction of keeping the frame rate there and the power consumption moderate.
In World of Tanks Blitz, the average was 96.4 FPS with all 120 FPS settings and graphics settings at their highest values.
Conclusion
- LTPO, 120Hz refresh rate support
- AMOLED up to 1500 nits in 2K E5 material
- Ultra-fast and large area in-screen fingerprint recognition
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 + LPDDR5 + UFS 3.1
- 50MP camera with ZEISS T* coating
- 5x telephoto and up to 60x zoom support
- 80W wired & 50W wireless charging support
- USB 3.2 Gen 1, video output support
- Built-in Hi-Fi DAC CS43130
- IP68 waterproof and dustproof
- Heavy
- Easily gets hot when playing games
- Price is too high
- Edge Display
The vivo X80 Pro is a high-end smartphone that has it all with few complaints, including a ZEISS T* coated camera for night scenes, a high-quality display, V1+ chip for frame insertion, Hi-Fi DAC, and water and dust resistance.
The in-screen fingerprint sensor is wide, accurate, and quite comfortable.
Few stores carry the global version, but the Chinese version is available at GIZTOP and other stores.