Vivo X50, X50 Pro, and X50 Pro Plus unveiled with gimbal-like cameras - Android

After teasing its unique camera features, the Vivo X50 series have been finally revealed. Let’s start with the flagship Vivo X50 Pro Plus, which comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor and a 120Hz 6.56-inch OLED screen.

As stated earlier, the main highlight here are the cameras. The X50 Pro Plus comes with the new 50-megapixel ISOCELL GN1 from Samsung. It features a motion deblur algorithm and continuous focus tracking for better images and videos at night or in handheld. Super Night Mode and Astro Mode are also present

There’s an 8-megapixel periscope lens that has 5x optical zoom with a 135mm equivalent. It enables its Hyper Zoom (60x hybrid zoom) feature, much like the OPPO Find X2. An 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera doubles as a macro lens. Plus, a 13-megapixel sensor that provides 2x of optical zoom, great for portraits.

The Vivo X50 Pro Plus will start at CNY4,998 (~Php35,300) for the 8GB/128GB model, CNY5,498 (~Php38,900) for the 8GB/256GB, while the top-of-the-line 12GB/256GB variant will be at CNY5,998 (~Php42,400).

Vivo X50 Pro Plus Specs

• Android 10, FunTouch 10.5
• Dual SIM, Dual standby
• 6.56-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, 2376 x 1080 pixel resolution, ~398ppi
• 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+
• 2.84GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 octa-core processor
• 8GB/12GB RAM
• Adreno 650 GPU
• 128GB/256GB internal storage, non-expandable
• 32-megapixel front camera, f/2.5
• 50-megapixel (f/1.9, Dual-Pixel PDAF, OIS) + 8-megapixel (periscope, 5x optical, 60x hybrid, OIS, f/3.0) + 8-megapixel (ultra-wide, macro) + 13-megapixel (portrait, 2x optical) rear cameras, Dual-tone flash
• In-display fingerprint scanner
• HSPA+, 4G LTE, 5G
• WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
• Bluetooth 5.1
• Dual-band GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
• NFC
• USB Type-C
• Dimensions: 158.5 x 72.8 x 8mm
• Weight: 181.5g
• Colors: Brown, Blue
• 4,315mAh non-removable battery, 44W fast charging

Next stop, we have the Vivo X50 Pro. This thing sports Vivo’s latest gimbal-like camera stabilization technology. Although, it only comes with a 48-megapixel Sony IMX598 sensor, but does have a brighter f/1.6 aperture.

The other three cameras are almost the same, although the periscope lens only has an f/3.4 aperture. It’s still in the same camera design that’s identical to the Galaxy S20 Ultra.

Vivo has also slightly downgraded the rest of the hardware. From a flagship processor, the X50 Pro now only has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset. Albeit, the screen is dramatically curved and still uses an OLED panel with a 90Hz refresh rate

The Vivo X50 Pro has a price of CNY4,298 (~Php30,400) for the 8GB/128GB model and CNY4,698 (~Php33,200) for the 8GB/256GB. It will be available in China this July.

Vivo X50 Pro Specs

• Android 10, FunTouch 10.5
• Dual SIM, Dual standby
• 6.56-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, 2376 x 1080 pixel resolution, ~398ppi
• 90Hz refresh rate, HDR10+
• 2.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G octa-core processor
• 8GB RAM
• Adreno 620 GPU
• 128GB/256GB internal storage, non-expandable
• 32-megapixel front camera, f/2.5
• 48-megapixel (f/1.6, PDAF, Gimbal-style OIS) + 8-megapixel (periscope, 5x optical, 60x hybrid, OIS, f/3.4) + 8-megapixel (ultra-wide, macro) + 13-megapixel (portrait, 2x optical) rear cameras, Dual-tone flash
• In-display fingerprint scanner
• HSPA+, 4G LTE
• 5G
• WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
• Bluetooth 5.1
• Dual-band GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
• NFC
• USB Type-C
• Dimensions: 158.5 x 72.8 x 8mm
• Weight: 181.5g
• Colors: Dark Blue, Light Blue
• 4,315mAh non-removable battery, 33W fast charging

Obviously, the Vivo X50 is going to be the cheapest. It now lacks the gimbal stabilization and periscope zoom. To compensate, its thinness of only 7.49mm serves as the main attraction, making it one of the thinnest smartphone in the market today.

To achieve that, the 6.56-inch AMOLED screen had to be flat. We still have the same 32-megapixel selfie camera on a punch-hole, but with a slightly smaller aperture opening.

The vanilla X50 Pro is powered by the same Snapdragon 765G processor, a 48-megapixel main shooter on the back, 13-megapixel portrait lens, and 8-megapixel ultra-wide.

The Vivo X50 has a price of CNY3,498 (~Php24,700) for the 8GB/128GB model and CNY3,898 (~Php27,500) for the 8GB/256GB. Sale in China starts on June 6. On the other hand, the pricing and availability of both devices in other markets, especially here in the Philippines, is yet to be revealed.

Vivo X50 Specs

• Android 10, FunTouch 10.5
• Dual SIM, Dual standby
• 6.56-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, 2376 x 1080 pixel resolution, ~398ppi
• 90Hz refresh rate, HDR10+
• 2.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G octa-core processor
• 8GB RAM
• Adreno 620 GPU
• 128GB/256GB internal storage, non-expandable
• 32-megapixel front camera, f/2.5
• 48-megapixel (f/1.6, PDAF, OIS) + 8-megapixel (ultra-wide) + 13-megapixel (portrait, 2x optical) + 5-megapixel (macro) rear cameras, Dual-tone flash
• In-display fingerprint scanner
• HSPA+, 4G LTE
• 5G
• WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
• Bluetooth 5.1
• Dual-band GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
• NFC
• USB Type-C
• Dimensions: 158.5 x 72.8 x 7.5mm
• Weight: 181.5g
• Colors: Black, Blue, Pink
• 4,200mAh non-removable battery, 33W fast charging

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