vivo X100 Ultra review

01 July 2024


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Anonymous, 03 Jul 2024Dude that's not detail retention, that's detail e... more"enhancing the enhanced, supersizing, adding, etc"
https://imgur.com/a/waF1AQT
Pro is straight up LOSING the details (As exemplified by dark leaves on the upper left corner for the 1st image, brick wall patterns and an antenna of the building for the 2nd image) that Ultra managed to retain. The amount of sharpening applied to the photos from both phones is comparable, I feel like you're simply conflating details and oversharpening.

"There are no hotspots from flood lights lighting up the building..."
Exactly which photo are you talking about? Please point me to the section of the photo you're referring to with a screenshot.

"light cut off ends up abruptly like it's shooting from a lens and not from a reflector"
This doesn't even make sense, again on which photo can you observe this and which part of it are you looking at?

"made the building look orange and purple"
...Huh?

"OK, maybe some other modes will end up with different and better image but this default mode is nonsense"
It's just like how Leica Vibrant mode on Xiaomi phones tries to produce eye-catching photos whereas Leica Authentic maintains subtle tonality in darker areas while going easier on sharpening. If you're given multiple options to choose from to suit your needs, I don't understand why you're even complaining about it to begin with.

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    • 04 Jul 2024

    Best camera phone ever. It`s like the phone has been tailored specifically for me. I was waiting for a phone that could capture excellent low light photos and videos. And I don`t agree that the Pro photos are comparable. If you zoom in fully, you`ll see the tiny details are like pastel painting unlike the photos from the Ultra

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      • 03 Jul 2024

      Anonymous, 02 Jul 2024So what's next in x200 ultra? Higher focal length for ... moreI have nothing against a great portrait camera, but I think it would be quite interesting to see whether a 170mm 50 megapixel Quad Bayer or Bayer camera with the same effective lens diameter would perform better at 340mm than the 85mm 200 megapixel Tetra²pixel Quad Pixel autofocus camera.

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        • 03 Jul 2024

        Nick Tegrataker, 03 Jul 2024It's interesting that you decided to ignore every word... moreDude that's not detail retention, that's detail enhancing, enhancing the enhanced, supersizing, adding, etc. And on top of that there is no single noise particle, whole processing part has killed all of the noise.

        There are no hotspots from flood lights lighting up the building (actually there is only two at the very left of the building because scene recognition couldn't recognize them as hotspots so it didn't fill them in with surrounding color). There is no light spillage, light cut off ends up abruptly like it's shooting from a lens and not from a reflector. And the most obvious thing is crazy HDR tone mapping that made the building look orange and purple. That doesn't make any sense. Image is fake af.

        As a matter of fact its the worst image rendition of the same subject when compared to rest of the flagships S23 Ultra, 13 Ultra, X7 Pro, OP12, P8 Pro, iPhone 15, X100 Pro and 1VI. Check it out yourself. OK, maybe some other modes will end up with different and better image but this default mode is nonsense.

          Anonymous, 03 Jul 2024If all those complainers started to buy Sony phones exclusi... morethe ones who complain are the ones who won't buy Sony because "it's too different" and want a Samsung or Apple most likely. Brainless people tbh

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            • 03 Jul 2024

            I like how coincidentally or not, all the top tier Chinese camera phone have a circular island.

              Anonymous, 03 Jul 2024Pretty sure you got eyes and you can see the monstrosity of... moreIt's interesting that you decided to ignore every word that I just said and claim that I'm trying to "justify" something. Yeah, I'm pretty sure you've got reading comprehension skills as well.

              Reread my comment again - Zeiss Natural and Zeiss Texture modes produce more neutral-looking (albeit possibly less eye-pleasing to most people) colours and details. You can literally see the difference in the daylight samples GSMArena provided in this review, and all I suggested was that you have a few options to choose from if the default processing style isn't what you're chasing after. This shouldn't be that hard to understand lol.

              "X100 Pro overprocessed nighttime image looks tons better than X100 Ultra"
              No, X100 Ultra simply retains more details in its photos. They both have an equally prominent "processed" look in the default Zeiss Vibrant mode, but X100 Pro is showing a slightly more pronounced oilpainting effect within the finest details.

                Anonymous, 02 Jul 2024Ultra has QHD panel, gonna push gpu more than Pro. This g... moreYou may have a point since I didn't notice this phone has a QHD+ screen. After all, I compared the result with iQOO 12 since it also uses the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC, and the iQOO shows a much more promising result.

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                  • 03 Jul 2024

                  Proud owner of vivox100 pro and Tbh havnt found any alternatives till date. .The phone is beast and still the camera king 👑 at the price they are offering. .Vivo(a-team behind camera) has done an execllent job in terms of camera and hardware. . Just compare the telephoto and night shots with other pioneers u will be in love with Vivo.

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 03 Jul 2024

                    Nick Tegrataker, 02 Jul 2024Vivo's auto mode likes to bump up the exposure at nigh... morePretty sure you got eyes and you can see the monstrosity of the nighttime sample image this phone outputted. If you want to justify it yourself that "Zeiss" brand licensing on some post process chain is actually something scientific and accurate that's your heart believe then.

                    X100 Ultra is post process turned to 11 compared to X100 Pro. Looking images side by side even X100 Pro overprocessed nighttime image looks tons better than X100 Ultra

                      IMX363, 03 Jul 2024I think Samsung has made their processing pretty decent. It... moreI have S23U and while there was progress in the processing, there were no updates to it in like last couple of months, and for me, it is still far from being decent. ExpertRAW on 23 series is still bad and produces most of the time too HDRish images for my taste and ruines small details. The Stock camera app often produces halos and strange sky artifacts. I mean it is much better than it was when this phone was released, but I am not happy about how it looks. I still think that GCAM is a must.

                        Anonymous, 02 Jul 2024the auto mode has a slider where you can adjust sharpness, ... moreI think Samsung has made their processing pretty decent. It's not Nokia 808 PureView like, but it's decent. Their problem is smaller sensors.

                        In my opinion, Nokia 808 PureView had the best processing (but it is outdated because it can't handle the dynamic range), followed by Lumia 950, which had Sony Alpha camera like processing.

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                          • 03 Jul 2024

                          jiyen235, 03 Jul 2024now that's proper bait, the username gave it away.If all those complainers started to buy Sony phones exclusively instead of other brands, then maybe, JUST maybe other brands would bring it back.

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                            • 03 Jul 2024

                            androidbrick, 03 Jul 2024Really? This was your review of the x100 Ultra? Where is th... morethose photography detail reviews are for youtubers LOL

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                              • Fvd
                              • 03 Jul 2024

                              Every EURO 2024 match in Germany has Vivo X100 adverts on the field, how is it only for China? I see X100s, X100 Pro and Ultra so there is no X100 model at all and they must mean Ultra as well on the ad?

                                DiggaNick, 03 Jul 2024No SD card slot no buy! Next!now that's proper bait, the username gave it away.

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                                  • 03 Jul 2024

                                  Anonymous, 02 Jul 2024shame no global makes its zero interesting to buy in the we... moreyou are confusing phones brands hun, this is not huawei
                                  it lacks only android auto, everything else from google works

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                                    • 03 Jul 2024

                                    Ip rating no menshion

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                                      DiggaNick, 03 Jul 2024No SD card slot no buy! Next!then buy or anyone have the choice to buy the 16/1TB variant... if the 128gb is not enough for your needs... i hope your not using an iphone coz you will sound dumb in your comment... coz iphone dont have expandable storage to...

                                        Anonymous, 03 Jul 2024"haven't seen the X100 Ultra's videos but th... moreconsistency is not something that hardware can provide. It's all about the software like HDR, color/white balance, sharpness and especially stabilization. The Vivo is indeed better at noise control and light gathering in moderately difficult conditions. Dunno about harsh conditions.

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