Its still unlikely to tempt you fromSamsungorApples latest powerhouses, but you wont feel disappointed by it either.
Vivos also greatly improved its cameras on the X100 Pro.
It boasts three 50MP snappers on the back: a main, ultra-wide and telephoto combo.
A standard picture taken on the Vivo X100 Pro.(Image credit: Future)
Want to zoom between 0.6x and 100x?
Add different color profiles to your photo?
The camera app can offer all of those.
This is also as powerful a phone as youd hope for its price.
The chipset is ready to blaze through your choice- game, photo editing app or AR simulation.
The screen looks great, with a high resolution and refresh rate.
Youre getting oodles of RAM, a huge amount of storage and a really long battery life.
This is a premium phone for people who want top specs.
Not once during testing did I encounter the dreaded accidental-curved-edge-button-press.
This sticks out enough that youve no hope of putting the phone flag on a table.
The phone also has IP68 protection, keeping it safe from accidental drops in bathtubs or fine particles.
I resigned myself to relying on my non-phone-holding hand to change volume.
Youll have to rely on Bluetooth or a USB-C adaptor for listening to music.
The exact availability might depend on your region, though.
This large size is why the phone is such a strain on the hand!
More so than most Android forks, Funtouch looks very similar to stock Android.
Talking of pre-installed apps, purchases of Chinese smartphones will know the problems they usually have with bloatware.
Apple and Samsung need to take note with their app-infested software.
A standard picture taken on the Vivo X100 Pro.(Image credit: Future)
Theres a lot of tweaking it’s possible for you to do if youre so inclined.
Up to 10x digital zoom, pictures were usable, but I’d advise against going any further.
Something that hit me when testing out the camera app, was the sheer number of extra features available.
An ultra-wide picture taken on the Vivo X100 Pro.(Image credit: Future)
I particularly like the Astro mode, which uses AR to identify stars in your picture.
For selfies, youre looking at a 32MP snapper.
That’s paired with 16GB RAM and 512GB storage: plenty of space and lots of power.
A standard picture taken on the Vivo X100 Pro.(Image credit: Future)
In Europe, these aren’t on sale.
This is all to say, its a very powerful phone.
I spent ages playingCall of Duty: Mobileand tested several other games like Northgard, PUBG Mobile and Ronin.
A 4.3x zoom picture taken on the Vivo X100 Pro.(Image credit: Future)
In terms of audio, theres no 3.5mm headphone jack as mentioned before.
Wireless charging is 50W, which is again incredibly fast for this mode of transmission.
You just need to have a cable thats USB-C to whatever your second gadget requires.
A 100x zoom picture taken on the Vivo X100 Pro.(Image credit: Future)
Should you buy the Vivo X100 Pro?
Don’t buy it if…
Size mattersWith its giant body, the Vivo X100 Pro barely fits in pockets or hands.
A 1x zoom picture taken on the Vivo X100 Pro.(Image credit: Future)
Don’t buy it if you want a svelte mobile.
Only buy it if you’re happy paying top dollar.
The Vivo wins in the spec department in some ways, but our preference tips towards Samsung for sure.
A 1x zoom picture taken on the Vivo X100 Pro.(Image credit: Future)
Top specs almost everywhere across the board, though again Vivo pips ahead in some ways.
It was the black version of the equipment.
Testing included videography, using various apps and functions, gaming, streaming movies and music and photography.
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First reviewed March 2024
