Vivos X90 Pro Plus Is The First Phone With A Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Chipset

Image ©: Vivo X literally means "extreme".

Today, Vivo announced three new flagship phones, among them the X90 Pro Plus with the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset announced last week. 8 Gen 2 is expected to appear in several Android flagships next year, including the Samsung S23 series, but the X90 Pro Plus has the advantage of being the first to hit the market. It also packs some serious camera hardware, putting it on par with smartphone cameras today. Unfortunately, it is currently only available in the Chinese market.

Vivo isn't directly naming the X90 Pro Plus 8 Gen 2 chipset, possibly due to its relationship with MediaTek, but you can connect the dots by looking at the specs. The other two models in this series, the X90 and X90 Pro, use the MediaTek Dimensity 9200 system (similar to the previous generation X80 Pro, which uses Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and X80 Dimensity chipsets). All three models feature a 6.78-inch 120Hz OLED panel, Android 13 out of the box, and up to 12GB of RAM. Hard things

All three phones have a Zeiss-branded camera system, while the Pro variant has a larger Type 1 main sensor. Vivo's main camera lens uses low-dispersion glass. The company claims that this, combined with a wider f/1.75 aperture, allows 24% more light to enter the sensor than the "public" version of this Sony IMX989 sensor. All three have a fixed-focus 2x telephoto lens designed for portrait photography. The Pro Plus gets a second 3.5x telephoto lens with a 64MP sensor, along with a 48MP high-resolution ultra-wide lens. The X90 and X90 Pro will be pleased with the 12 MP ultra-wide camera.

The Vivo X90 Pro Plus starts at ¥6,499 (about $910). The X90 Pro and X90 retail for ¥5,499 (about $770) and ¥4,499 (about $630), respectively.

Pre-sales for the X90 and X90 Pro begin today, with the X90 shipping on November 30 and the X90 Pro on December 6. The X90 Pro Plus will go on sale on November 28th and will go on sale on December 6th.

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