Where does the confidence of vivo X200 Pro come from in crossing the challenge of the oversized cup?

"vivo's quad-curved screen is here!" After the announcement of the X200 series, my colleague excitedly told me.

In 2024, it is a very important year for vivo. Because at a recent product launch event, vivo not only released the first oversized cup model X100 Ultra of the X series, but also officially launched its own imaging brand "Blueprint Imaging".

Once the vivo X100 Ultra was released, it easily took over the title of "concert god" from Samsung with its unparalleled 200 million ultra-telephoto lens, becoming the most powerful "image overlord" in 2024 in terms of telephoto performance.

But compared to the "professional imaging" positioning touted by the Ultra series, the Pro series, which has a better overall balance of configurations, is often the preferred choice for most users when buying a machine.

In order to allow more users to easily capture high-quality photos in daily life without worrying about "distance," the X200 Pro, equipped with the same 200-megapixel telephoto sensor as the Ultra, has made a stunning debut.

On October 14th, vivo once again held a new product launch event for the X series, officially introducing the vivo X200, X200 Pro, and X200 Pro mini, all powered by the new Dimensity 9400 processor.

This article will take you in detail to understand the X200 Pro, which inherits and surpasses the "image overlord" role, and Vivo's persistence and innovation in the X series products.

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After Ultra, where does vivo's "confidence" come from?

I have to admit that recently, the vivo X100 Ultra has taken vivo's overall imaging performance to a new level. Therefore, before the release of the X200 Pro, you can see many questions like these on social media: "How does the success of the X200 Pro compare to the X100 Ultra?" "Should I switch to the X200 Pro if I already have the X100 Pro?"

To answer these questions, you need to have a detailed understanding of the powerful imaging configuration of the X200 Pro. This time, vivo still adopts a 4-camera layout, cramming three lenses into the rear camera module of the X200 Pro.

On the X200 Pro, not only can we get the same 200-megapixel telephoto lens as the Ultra, but also a brand-new main camera, which is the "confidence" of the X200 Pro.

This 200-megapixel Samsung HP9 long-focus telescope has a 1/1.4-inch large sensor, aperture f/2.67, not only bringing the same telephoto performance as the X100 Ultra to the X200 Pro, but also excelling in shooting objects at super long distances or in macro environments. It claims to be the second-best in its category, and probably no other telephoto lens on the market would dare claim to be the best.

We used a 60x magnification to zoom in and take pictures of the distant lighthouse at the pier. In adequate ambient light conditions, the advantages of this high-pixel large-base telephoto lens are obvious. The top of the lighthouse's antenna is clearly visible, and even the mechanical structures inside the glass are clearly visible, far beyond what the human eye can see.

This set of photos were all shot using an 85mm lens, which happens to be the default starting focal length for the Vivo HP9. We intentionally sought out mottled old walls and staircases with dense railings, and almost no traces of calculated photographic retouching can be seen in the photos. The control of lighting is also just right.

Proficient in controlling light is one of vivo's "traditions". Thanks to the 1G+5P lens module and the all-new Zeiss T* coating, the X200 Pro's telephoto lens excels in presenting fine details in both indoor and outdoor lighting conditions, with accurate color reproduction. As a result, it has passed the Zeiss APO (Apochromatic) color certification.

135mm is the portrait focal length newly added to the X200 Pro. It is worth noting that for the X200 Pro, vivo has also introduced a sports capture feature for both the 85mm telephoto and 135mm telephoto lenses. This feature enables clearer and more detailed close-up shots while using the telephoto algorithm.

Compared to 50mm and 85mm lenses, the 135mm lens is very suitable for close-up portraits. After several generations of algorithm iterations, vivo can achieve very natural and delicate transitions at the hairline, and the background blur effect also has the out-of-focus flavor that only large-aperture lenses have.

In addition to capturing close-up portraits, a 135mm lens can also "bring people closer" by minimizing the distance between individuals. It performs quite well for capturing subjects that are limited by height and angle due to its long focal length.

At the same time, the new LYT-818 sensor jointly defined by Blueprint Imaging and Sony features a 1/1.28-inch size and an f/1.57 aperture. Although the size may not sound as impressive as a one-inch sensor, it adopts the latest 22nm process technology.

When we previously discussed the one-inch sensor IMX989 in the X100 Pro, we mentioned that it is a groundbreaking sensor in the field of mobile photography. However, due to it being based on a 40nm manufacturing process, it operates at a higher working voltage compared to traditional small sensors, leading to noticeable heating issues during prolonged video shooting.

Under the 22nm process, sensors not only significantly reduce power consumption but also allow mobile phone manufacturers to "pick up" a function that was previously rarely used - Dual Conversion Gain (DCG) technology.

Simply put, DCG relies on two sets of power-differentiated amplification circuits to generate image signals of different intensities, which are then fused by the ISP to produce high dynamic range photos with high color depth and tolerance, and minimal noise.

Although the 40nm IMX989 also supports DCG in terms of parameters, its power consumption is too high. Therefore, on devices equipped with the IMX989, smartphone manufacturers have not deeply developed this feature. On the other hand, the 22nm LYT-818 relies on lower power consumption, sparking Vivo's renewed interest in this feature.

In addition, thanks to its larger aperture and the better HDR performance of the new sensor, the main camera of the X200 Pro has completely surpassed the image performance of the IMX989 on the X100 Pro in terms of photo shooting capability, and its video shooting capability is even more significantly ahead.

vivo official stated that this new 22nm LYT-818 model has reduced power consumption by 48% compared to the 40nm IMX989 model during photo preview, and by 38% during 4K60 video recording.

You can see that this new sensor completely matches the resolution of a one-inch sensor in daylight conditions, and there is no loss of image quality at the edges.

The performance of this lens in portrait mode is also quite impressive.

After comparing the telephoto lens section above, we can see that the Vivo X200 Pro has done a very good job of maintaining consistent white balance among different lenses, which is quite rare for a debut lens.

On the X200 Pro, vivo has not only embedded the HP9 periscope telephoto lens from the X100 Ultra but also introduced the same blueprint imaging chip V3+. These two "heavy weapons", combined with the LYT-818 main camera, give the vivo X200 Pro the professional photography capabilities of shooting 4K 60fps 10bit Log videos across the full focal range, as well as recording 4K 60fps HDR Dolby Vision videos.

2 billion pixels telephoto lens with the blue matrix imaging chip V3+ allows the vivo X200 Pro to have very good video performance even in the 20x to 30x corner range. When combined with the recording zoom function in stage mode and voice isolation technology, your concert videos will no longer be filled with surrounding people singing along.

At the same time, the X200 Pro also brings 4K 120fps recording and slow-motion mode to the telephoto and main cameras. It has better video capabilities in scenarios like sports events and outdoor pet interactions, surpassing Thanos in terms of video capabilities, making it the most powerful product among Android phones.

Besides the hardware upgrades, X200 Pro also has many highlights in terms of software.

Portraiture is a strong suit of Vivo. "You can always trust Vivo for portrait photography" isn't just a slogan, but a true sentiment confirmed by countless users.

This time, the X200 Pro has brought a brand new landscape mode for all users who enjoy capturing magnificent mountains and rivers.

In this mode, whether it is the bustling traffic under the overpass or the splendid fireworks at Disney at night, you can use the "time-slowing shutter" function to capture photos with just one click, even if you are a beginner user without adjusting the seemingly cryptic parameters in the professional mode.

Finally, the Live Photo feature that was hotly discussed due to a recent WeChat update is now further supported on the X200 Pro.

Now you can not only use X200 Pro to take Live Photos, vivo also supports importing Live Photos taken on iPhone through vivo mutual transfer, and supports sharing on platforms such as Xiaohongshu and Douyin (Douyin platform is expected to support the release of Live Photos by the end of October).

As the flagship model in the "Large Cup" series, the X200 Pro not only inherits the powerful imaging capabilities of the "Thanos" model, but also has a more balanced feel and a lower price, laying a solid foundation for vivo's high-end flagship market in the second half of 2024.

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Snapdragon or Tianji, perhaps it is no longer a question.

At the end of last year, MediaTek surprised us with the Dimensity 9300, a full-core processor using 4nm technology. And today, the world's second-generation 3nm full-core processor has also arrived.

"Tianji tuning looking at the blue factory" has become an old saying in the mobile phone industry. In order to better tune MediaTek's processors, vivo and Arm have established a joint laboratory, mastered the underlying chip technology, promoted the upgrade of Arm microarchitecture, and jointly defined the Tianji 9400, the latest flagship processor from MediaTek.

This processor, based on the Arm V9 architecture, features 4 large cores and 4 small cores with a maximum clock speed of up to 3.626GHz. It is the latest achievement from MediaTek in outperforming competitors in the industry.

In today's world where the workload on smartphone performance is increasing, the proportion of daily usage of the energy-efficient cores in traditional architecture processors is decreasing. Regardless of handling computational photography, edge AI computing, heavy gaming, and other scenarios, a full big-core architecture can demonstrate more prowess with ease. Additionally, vivo has globally debuted the LPDDR5T Ultra Pro memory in the 1TB top-of-the-line version of X200 Pro, bringing users even more extreme performance.

As the first model to be equipped with Dimensity 9400, the X200 Pro achieved a score of over 300W in vivo's official lab test. In our test under room temperature, we achieved a score of close to 296W, which is a significant improvement compared to the 224W score of Dimensity 9300.

Thanks to the architecture of the entire "big core" on Geekbench 6, the processor has no "lag" caused by the small core. The single-core performance reached 2876 points, and the multi-core performance was 8976 points. The single-core performance is slightly lower than the newly released A18 Pro by Apple, but the multi-core performance has completely surpassed Qualcomm and Apple A-series processors.

Of course, benchmark scores are just one aspect. If you want to have better performance in practical use, we still need to actually run some games.

"In 'Genshin Impact', running at the highest graphics settings, the average frame rate is 59.6fps, with a stability coefficient of 2.2, which shows a very good overall performance."

From the CPU usage, you can see that "Genshin Impact" as a benchmark for mobile performance has brought the CPU usage of the Tianji 9400 to 44%. This new all big core architecture is more adept at handling heavy load applications compared to the traditional big core + small core architecture.

Based on the above data, it is not difficult for us to draw the conclusion that as the first model featuring the Tianji 9400 chipset, the X200 Pro demonstrates the performance that a high-end processor should have in terms of theoretical benchmark scores and actual gaming performance.

This time, in the X200 series, vivo collaborated with MediaTek to jointly develop and introduce a "kilometer-level offline communication and intercom function".

In simple terms, it means that Bluetooth point-to-point communication over long distances can be achieved in an environment where there is no service. Vivo says that currently, the X200 series can support one-to-one voice and text intercom communication up to 2km.

You can also send an SOS emergency message to broadcast text messages up to 4km away (including coordinates and simple options for physical condition).

In addition to supporting vivo phones, this feature also supports vivo watches, small genius phone watches, and other IOT devices, to some extent alleviating the need to purchase expensive satellite communication plans in advance and the issue of real-time satellite alignment.

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Top-level configuration, everything you need.

Users are most concerned about the screen aspect. The X200 Pro has finally abandoned the long-time used dual curved screen design by vivo. Both the X200 and X200 Pro adopt a full-depth four-curve design, and the water droplet lens design of the rear camera module also somewhat forms a "double curve" design.

This vivo co-branded "ZEISS Master Color Screen" has a resolution of 2800*1260, with a peak brightness of 4500nit in certain areas and a global peak brightness of 1800nit. It supports adaptive dynamic refresh rates from 0.1 to 120Hz and high-frequency PWM dimming at 2160Hz under full brightness.

What is particularly valuable is that this screen, through a collaboration between Vivo and Zeiss, extends Zeiss's natural colors from image effects to screen display. It is the first LCD panel on a mobile phone display to support Zeiss's natural color display across the entire chain, truly achieving WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get).

From the X100 series onwards, vivo has established its own design style using the "Day Moon Cloud Step" in the imagery of a myriad of circular lens modules. The X200 series, on the basis of "simplifying complexity," continues to maintain this high degree of design recognition.

The entire camera module no longer uses the asymmetrical cloud-level design, appearing more orderly visually, and the handwritten design at the bottom of the lens has also been removed, giving the back of the device a very neat appearance.

The delicate Paris nail embellishments in the decorative ring complement the metallic brushed texture, setting off the black lens module of the X200 Pro. This not only enhances the visual beauty but also solves the problem of the glossy metal decorative ring being prone to dirt and scratches.

In terms of other configurations, the X200 Pro is equipped with the largest capacity Blue Ocean 6000mAh battery among current image flagships, with an energy density of 838Wh/L. It supports the highest level of 90W super fast charging and 30W wireless flash charging in the same category.

Vivo's Blue Sea battery not only prioritizes slimness and large capacity, but also has a "killer feature", which is its cold resistance performance.

When Harbin's tourism industry was booming last year, many users found that their phones would inexplicably shut down in extremely cold environments. This is because the performance of traditional lithium-ion polymer batteries deteriorates significantly at temperatures below 0 degrees Celsius. On the other hand, Blue Sea batteries use semi-solid-state battery technology, enabling them to function normally in temperatures as low as minus 20 degrees Celsius, effectively improving the battery's charging and discharging performance in cold temperatures.

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"总结" in English is "summary" or "summarize".

It can be said that the X200 Pro has achieved a "precision leap" over the X100 Pro with its own strength, truly becoming the most powerful AI imaging flagship in the Android camp of 2024.

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Just as Vivo mentioned when they released the X100 Pro last year, Vivo's X Pro series has actually reached the level of "super-sized cup" products in the industry. It has the strength to compete with Ultra models from other brands.

Starting from the vivo X70 series, we have seen vivo deliver impressive performances in flagship smartphones time and time again. As the new flagship of the vivo X series, the vivo X200 Pro, adhering to vivo's principle of "persisting in innovation and pursuing the ultimate," showcases flagship strength with "one super, multiple capabilities." It continuously breaks through and innovates in imaging, performance, system, and other aspects, shaping the strongest flagship of 2024. It once again refreshes the ceiling of high-end flagship product experience. If the X100 Ultra represents the ultimate imaging performance, then the X200 Pro is the ultimate choice after integrating all aspects of "balance."