Chinese smartphone maker Vivo has now officially confirmed that its new flagship series X80 will be launched in India on May 18. Co-developed with ZEISS, the Vivo X80 series will feature two new premium smartphones; Vivo X80 and Vivo X80 Pro. This new series will be a combination of ZEISS and Sony along with Qualcomm and MediaTek.
These smartphones boast of their shooting features and promise to enhance it by the industry standards. The notification page for the Vivo X80 series is already live.
The teaser states that the Vivo X80 series will use ZEISS lenses. This will not be the first case for a smartphone maker to use the famous ZEISS lens in its phones. Earlier, Nokia phones were known to feature ZEISS optics in their high-end smartphones.
Vivo X80 Pro will use Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset along with Vivo’s own V1+ chip for photography. It will also feature 80W fast charging on an expected 4,700mAh battery. The phone is likely to get 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage. It will run on Android 12 on the company’s own skin.
Vivo X80 Pro could use a 6.7-inch QHD+ AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate. The smartphone is expected to use a 50MP main ZEISS lens backed by a 48MP ultra-wide lens, 12MP portrait sensor, and an 8MP periscope lens. A 32MP selfie lens can be found in X80 Pro.
MediaTek Dimensity 9000 SoC can be used in Vivo X80 with 12 GB RAM. It is likely to house a 50MP main Sony IMX866 lens along with a 12MP ultra-wide lens and a 12MP portrait sensor. Selfie lens can be like X80 Pro. It can make use of a 4,500mAh battery with an 80W fast charger.
It is expected that the Vivo X80 may debut in the mid-30s while the X80 Pro will debut further 50k. These phones will be launched through Flipkart as well as the company’s retail chain.