Vivo X90 Pro in for review

Ivan, 08 February 2023

Say hello to the vivo X90 Pro - one of two 1-inch type cameraphones in vivo's lineup. Sadly the even more stacked X90 Pro+ is staying in China for now, but the X90 Pro seems fit to defend the company's honor well enough.

It comes in an excellent retail package, stuffed with a case, a cable, and a whopping 120W charger.

Vivo X90 Pro in for review

The vivo X90 Pro is a tale of two opposing perspectives. On the one hand, it's an excellent package with a 6.78-inch 1260x2800px 120Hz AMOLED display, a 4nm Dimensity 9200 chipset with 12GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, a 4,870mAh battery that goes to 50% in just 8 minutes. There's also Zeiss-tuned cameras with a 23mm f/1.8 stabilized lens on the main unit with both phase detect, and laser autofocus. Those sit in front of the omnipotent Sony IMX989 1-inch type image sensor. Top stuff!

Vivo X90 Pro in for review

On the other side of the perspective, the vivo X90 Pro is inferior to the China-exclusive X90 Pro+ in some key ways, and it even presents a few downgrades compared to its predecessor, the vivo X80 Pro, pictured below on the left.

The X80 Pro had a sharper 1440p display, and a longer telephoto camera at 5x. The X90 Pro+ stands out with a better chipset in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, a better ultrawide camera, and a better zoom camera.

Vivo X90 Pro in for review

Still, if you judge the vivo X90 on its own merit, it's a solid flagship from head to toe. And you shouldn't get too hung up on subjective comparisons between the Dimensity 9200 and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 - the MediaTek chip inside the X90 matches the Snapdragon in both core technology (Cortex-X3, Cortex-A710, and Cortex-A510), as well as efficiency, thanks to the 2nd-generation TSMC 4nm+ process.

Vivo X90 Pro in for review

As for the main camera, it's the star of the show on the vivo X90 Pro. First, the glass on top of the current largest image sensor on a phone is Zeiss T*-certified. Then, the image processor that makes the images is vivo's second-generation custom V2 chip. It enables modes like Zeiss Cine-fare Portrait, Night Sports Mode, Miniature Effect, Handheld Astro, ad 4K Ultra-sensing Night Video and HDR Night Video.

Vivo X90 Pro in for review

Finally, our vivo X90 Pro comes in the now-signature Black color with a lovely Vegan Leather option that's more tactile in the hand and exquisite-looking.

We'll have more vivo X90 Pro content for you soon!


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Reader comments

  • Tref
  • 10 Feb 2023
  • JKN

And huawei copied Nokia Lumia camera look.

  • Anonymous
  • 10 Feb 2023
  • m62

Ah yes because a round camera module is so unique!

All these companies are copying Huawei designs

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