vivo has launched a potentially unstoppable phone: the vivo X100 Pro could prove to be one of the best phones of 2023, whether you’re looking for a camera phone, a gaming phone, or just an all-round flagship.
The camera features the 1″ Sony IMX989 sensor in the main module. The telephoto module has the first moving lens to achieve a Zeiss APO certification and combines a 100mm lens with a 50MP sensor. The 119° ultra wide angle completes the triple 50 MP ensemble.
vivo X100 and X100 Pro
Even the vanilla vivo X100 is no different. It has a 50MP main camera (a 1/1.49″ IMX920 sensor), a 64MP periscope (70mm lens), and a 50MP 119° ultra-wide-angle camera.
Both phones are powered by the Dimensity 9300, which sets a new AnTuTu record and promises to be 10% faster than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. vivo hasn’t been stingy with the RAM and storage and both models hit 16 GB/1TB.
Both have the same 6.78″ LTPO AMOLED display, a super bright 10-bit 120Hz panel that can hit 3,000 nits. It’s not the sharpest at 1,260 x 2,800 px, but it’s still better than FHD+.
Key features of the vivo X100 series
In addition to the cameras, the two models also differ in the batteries. The X100 Pro has a larger 5,260mAh battery with 100W wired (1-50% in 12 minutes) and 50W wireless, the vanilla 120W wired charging only (1 -50% in 11 minutes).
Finally, the price. The vivo X100 starts at CNY 4,000 for the 12/256 GB model, the vivo X100 Pro with the same basic configuration costs CNY 5,000. We only have Chinese pricing, so that’s what we’ll go by.
The Xiaomi 14 and 14 Pro respond with Leica brand cameras and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chips. The cameras are a triple 50 MP configuration with main 1/1.31″, 75 mm tele and 115° ultra wide angle. They have batteries 4,610 mAh and 4,880 mAh with 90W and 120W wired charging, respectively, both have 50W wireless. The Pro model has a 6.73″ 120Hz LTPO display (a true QHD+ panel), the vanilla is smaller with a 6.36″ 1200p LTPO display.
The Xiaomi 14 also starts at CNY 4,000 (like the X100) for a model with less RAM (8/256GB configuration). The Xiaomi 14 Pro starts at CNY 5,000 and matches the 12/256GB X100 Pro.
Xiaomi 14 • Xiaomi 14 Pro
Then there are iQOO 12 and 12 Pro, still alive. Instead of the Dimensity, these choose the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 as chipset and have 6.78″ displays at 144 Hz – 1260p on the Vanilla and QHD+ on the Pro. They are not as camera-focused as the X series, but they are fine for themselves with 50MP 1/1.3″ main sensors, 64MP 70mm and 50MP 119° ultra wide periscopes. The battery breakdown is similar: 4,880 mAh or 5,000 mAh with 120W wired-only charging for the iQOO 12 and 5,100 mAh with 120W wired and 50W wireless charging for the Pro.
The iQOO 12 models went up for pre-order this week. The vanilla iQOO 12 starts at CNY 4,000 for a 12/256 GB phone, the 12 Pro starts at CNY 5,000 for a 16/256 GB model.
vivo iQOO 12 • vivo iQOO 12 Pro
There will be more phones with next-gen chipsets and cameras soon, of course, but the vivo X100 pair are the first and only Dimensity 9300 phones right now. And their cameras seem better equipped than their current rivals, but we haven’t had a chance to review them yet.
Considering the X100 and X100 Pro are priced on par with their direct competitors, would you buy one if it were available near you?
Let’s vote for the vivo X100 Pro first:
And now the vanilla vivo X100:
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