Vivo's X90 Professional Has 120W Quick Charging – CNET

Vivo’s latest flagship telephone line arrived on the heels of the corporate’s largest Android rival. The Chinese language telephone maker introduced the brand new X90 and X90 Professional on Friday, simply days after Samsung’s Galaxy S23 launch. The X90 Professional’s standout options are its 120-watt charger and the 1-inch Sony IMX 989 sensor, which is utilized in the principle digicam. 

I had an opportunity to check the Vivo X90 Professional out for a short while earlier than the launch, the place I centered my consideration on testing the digicam. In my restricted time with the telephone, I discovered that it serves up a flexible vary of photographs with readability throughout the day and night time, and it has a stunning depth of discipline. Generally nonetheless, pictures did not prove as vivid as I might anticipated, even within the daytime, which shocked me as a result of this telephone is supplied with a 1-inch Sony IMX 989 sensor. Bigger sensors are designed to permit extra gentle in, and due to this fact are supposed to enable for the manufacturing of brighter, clearer photographs.

Aside from the digicam, the Vivo X90 Professional has all of the hallmark options of a high-end flagship in 2023. There is a 6.78-inch AMOLED show, a trio of cameras headlined by two 50-megapixel cameras, a big battery and zippy 120-watt charging. Xiaomi’s 12T Pro has 120-watt quick charging too and it was my favourite function on that telephone even though it additionally has a 200-megapixel digicam. 

It is value stating that the Vivo X90 Professional runs on the Mediatek Dimensity 9200 chip. That is a divergence from Samsung’s newest lineup of Galaxy S23 telephones, which run on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Ge 2. There’s additionally only one variant coming with 12GB RAM and 256GB inside storage.

Pricing data wasn’t accessible on the time of this writing. However anticipate a global launch in elements of Europe and Asia for the X90 collection. There isn’t any US launch deliberate presently.

X90 Professional’s odd design alternative on the again

For a telephone in 2023, the X90 Professional’s design seems comparatively unusual from the entrance. The oblong show has curved edges and contains a a punch-hole cutout within the heart housing the selfie digicam. However flip it over, and you may see a slim bar operating by means of the width of the chassis (under the digicam module). 

No, it isn’t a digicam bar as seen on Google’s Pixel 7 lineup, it is merely a flat bar emblazoned with the phrases “Xtreme Creativeness” operating throughout the rear of the telephone. Frankly, it makes for a weird alternative that undermines the general design of an in any other case smooth telephone. Above this perplexing bar, is the round digicam bump housing three lenses. There’s additionally daring vivo branding on the backside, which I do not significantly take to however I can perceive why its there.

X90 Professional’s Zeiss lenses

Vivo says this telephone provides you a chunk of professional pictures tools in your pocket. That is why it is smart that the corporate has flexed its digicam partnership with Zeiss, a 176-year previous firm thought-about a pioneer in optical pictures. There are three cameras on the X90 Professional: a 50-megapixel most important digicam, a 50-megapixel portrait digicam and a 12-megapixel wide-angle lens. 

The pictures I shot utilizing the telephone have been respectable, and I like how portrait pictures come out with a dramatic bokeh impact. Nevertheless, as I stated earlier, some pictures turned out to be extra shadowy than I might anticipated, given the sensor measurement. You’ll be able to see the cameras in motion under.

The V2 chip is a custom-made picture processor. Vivo says its added advantages embrace noise discount, decrease latency and extra fluid footage

Vivo X90 Professional battery

The X90 Professional has a 4,780-mAh battery, which could be replenished with a bundled 120-watt charger or a 50-watt wi-fi charger (offered separetly). The telephone provides two charging modes, quick charging and balanced mode. Vivo says the X90 Professional could be charged to 50% in 8 minutes and 10 seconds utilizing the previous mode. Balanced mode is outwardly ultimate for on a regular basis charging, and takes 29 minutes to revitalize the battery to a full cost, in line with Vivo. I did not get an opportunity to check this function out, however remember to test again on this web page as I am going to plan to replace it as soon as I’ve extra insights.

Vivo X90 Professional’s adjustments from predecessor

Vivo modified an array of options from its predecessor, the V80 Professional. Aside from swapping out the chip from Qualcomm to a Mediatek one, it ditched the ultrasonic fingerprint reader, telephoto digicam, and decreased show decision. The 3D sonic max was one of many options that set the X80 Professional aside from various Android flagships so it is disappointing to see it go.