Weekly poll results: the vivo X80 Pro is shaping up to be a winner, the X80 gets lost in its shadow

We have a winner – the vivo X80 Pro convinced 1 in 3 readers to vote in its favor in last week’s poll. If the price is right, that number could easily double. The phone is available only in China right now, but that is changing – the global launch is today (May 8). Last year the X70 Pro launched at Rs47,000 ($630/EUR545 at the time).

A potential problem for buyers is the fact that vivo tends only to be present in Asia and does not bring its flagships into all other markets. Europe is still looking at the X60 Pro, the X70 Pro is nowhere to be seen half a year later).

Other than that, the sharp 120Hz LTPO AMOLED panel, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Dimensity 9000 chipsets, the custom camera hardware including the 1/1. 3″ Samsung GNV sensor (50 MP) and vivo V1+ ISP, plus advanced image stabilization, not to mention the fast charging (80W wired, 50W wireless) have their fans.

As far as criticisms go, people complained about the size – a 6. 78″ display is never going to appeal to everyone. The periscope camera drew some complaints as well, some thought the 5x optical magnification wasn’t enough (wishing for 10x), others said that a higher resolution sensor would have been better (an 8 MP sensor is what the phone has behind its periscope). There were the usual complaints of “no headphone jack” and “no microSD slot”, which are a constant chorus at this point.

As for the vanilla vivo X80, very few were interested in it – 5% voted in its favor, another 5% said “maybe”, contingent on the price.

Despite being 33% cheaper while still offering a Dimensity 9000 chipset and a 120 Hz AMOLED, the cutbacks to the display (FHD+ resolution instead of QHD+, no LTPO panel either) and the camera made the X80 a fairly unpopular option. There was much discussion about the Pro model. It is the most popular of all the models.

Finally, the Pro is not the pinnacle of the X80 series – the X80 Pro+ is coming in Q3 of this year. Worth the wait? No way to tell yet, but the X80 Pro is here today and is well liked as it is.