As vivo's high-end flagship series and the culmination of innovation and design, the X series has become synonymous with the industry's well-known all-round mobile imaging flagship after years of development and precipitation. Today, the reputation of the vivo X90 series is still circulating, and we have ushered in the iterative upgrade of the new vivo X100 series. Compared to the already very successful X90 Pro of the previous generation, how does the new flagship Pro version go further? At the same time, in the crazy involution of the mobile image track, what differentiated advantages will vivo X100 Pro bring? Let's take a look at the ...... with our hands-on experience
Configure parameters.
CPU: MediaTek Dimensity 9300
Self-developed chip: vivo's self-developed image chip V3
ram：12gb/16gb
rom：256gb/512gb/1tb
Screen: 678-inch Super Retina 8T eye protection screen 2800 1260@120hz
Front camera: 32 million pixels.
Rear Camera:
50-megapixel 1-inch main camera.
50 million pixel ZEISS APO Super Telephoto.
50 million pixel ultra-field of view ultra-wide angle.
Endurance: equivalent to 5400mAh blue ocean battery 100W dual-core flash charging + 50W wireless flash charging.
Size: 16405mm×75.28mm×8.91mm
Weight: Approximately 225 g
*: From $4999.
Extraordinary designThe sun and the moon are within reachStarting from the X80 series, the vivo X series has introduced the oriental aesthetic design concept of "the sky is round and the place is round" and the unique "cloud step" shape, and this time the vivo X100 Pro continues the same design symbols, but also brings design innovation. When you first get your hands on the vivo X100 Pro, you can clearly feel the differences between it and the previous generation X90 Pro, such as the area of the entire rear camera module has been increased, the position has changed from left to top center, and the previous quad camera lens has also become a combination of triple camera and laser focus sensor DTOF. In terms of "cloud steps" design, vivo X100 Pro this time adopts an asymmetrical DECO outer ring ring with upper and lower asymmetry, which is said to be the symbol image of the solar eclipse, bringing a highly recognizable and innovative design, with a mirror stainless steel material with an internal oblique high-gloss "cloud steps" shape, presenting a sense of light and shadow with both rigidity and softness.
The rear camera module is marked with the ZEISS logo and the T* logo in the center of the symmetrical patio window design.
The top of the X100 Pro phone is etched with "Professional Photography".
After giving this design a romantic name such as "Sun Ring Cloud Steps", vivo also designed four color schemes for the new flagship inspired by the sun, moon and stars. "Sunset Orange" is taken from the warm color of the sun, wrapped in plain skin with water wave texture, painting an impression of a sunset seascape; "White moonlight" injects hazy "moonlight" into the transparent glass, which is refreshing and elegant; "Star Trail Blue" uses silver as the background color, injecting the trajectory of the stars into a deep blue, rotating and stretching around the lens group, creating a full sense of technological romance; "Midnight Black" has a sense of space technology, restoring the looming starlight in the vast universe, bright and restrained - three glass and one plain leather material, all of which are meticulously crafted to show the model of oriental science and technology aesthetics.
The back shell of "Midnight Black" is glowing with fine flashing streamers, and the upgraded fluorite AG process is applied, which feels warm and delicate.
On closer inspection, you can also see that the outer ring of the lens group adopts the same sunray pattern on the bezel of a high-end watch, and the texture and details show the exquisite craftsmanship of high-end watches. The decorative ring is made of austenitic stainless steel, which is commonly used in special medical devices, and the aircraft-grade mirror stainless steel protects the lens in an all-round way, reduces the risk of abrasion and paint loss, and has both wear resistance, high temperature resistance and corrosion resistance. 2The 5D rounded gem-texture lenses complement each other with the inwardly oblique stainless steel inner ring cloud steps, and the overall design is luxurious but not exposed, and the sense of beauty and technology coexists.
The rounded metal middle frame has excellent protection and grip feeling.
Obviously, vivo's deep skills in appearance design, color matching, and material craftsmanship are best confirmed in vivo X100 Pro. However, the extreme pursuit of appearance design, material craftsmanship and image experience makes it difficult for vivo X100 Pro to balance thinness and lightness. Compared with previous generations of X-series flagships, the new machine 8The thickness of 91mm and the dead weight of 225g are also within the acceptable range.
Full score imageThe technology is fullAs mentioned in the foreword, the vivo X series has always been one of the benchmarks in the field of mobile imaging. vivo X100 Pro, as the flagship representative of vivo imaging technology, uses a rear triple main camera configuration, including a new precision jump 1-inch outsole, 50 million pixels, and f 1The 75 IMX989 main camera, the 50-megapixel 100mm periscope Zeiss APO super telephoto (telephoto macro compared to the vivo X90 Pro periscope telephoto, the amount of light entering is increased by 96), and the 50-megapixel ultra-field of view ultra-wide-angle camera. And each lens has undergone exclusive optical tuning, vivo has corrected and compensated for the offset light by advancing the position on the sensor to improve the overall image quality and clarity.
Among them, the IMX989 sensor is currently the top CMOS, and the ZEISS APO super telephoto is the first lens in the industry to mark the "APO" logo on the moving image. The "APO" mark represents ZEISS's supreme pursuit of color control, and this certification means that the Vivo X100 Pro's rear telephoto also uses the same color fringing evaluation criteria as cameras and cinema lenses, which means that the phone's telephoto image quality is comparable to that of professional cameras.
In addition, there is a more blockbuster self-developed image chip V3, the V3 chip is upgraded to 6nm process, the newly designed multi-concurrent AI perception-ISP architecture and the second-generation FIT interconnection system can significantly improve the algorithm effect while reducing power consumption (compared with the previous generation V2 chip energy efficiency ratio increased by 30), and can flexibly switch the deployment mode of the algorithm, so as to achieve the seamless connection between the V3 chip and the SoC, and achieve more refined algorithm processing with dual cores. At the same time, it can also empower the algorithm for shooting with more powerful real-time image computing power, and realize the first two Android launches of 4K movie portrait K**post-editing processing, vivo officially announced that vivo X100 Pro will promote mobile phone ** shooting into the "era of strong computational photography".
Before the actual shooting test, take a look at the screen by the way, after all, a good image also needs a ceiling-level screen to match. vivo X100 Pro still continues the double-curved screen design, BOE's 6The 78-inch Super Retina 8T eye protection screen has a resolution of 2800 1260 and a pixel density of 452ppi, with a larger field of view, more refined picture quality, and a more comfortable sense of immersion. The peak brightness of the screen can reach up to 3000nit, and it supports 120Hz adaptive intelligent refresh rate and 2160Hz high-frequency dimming, whether it is checking emails in the sun or hiding in the quilt late at night**, it will not cause any burden on the eyes. In addition, there is an SDR image quality enhancement engine and an XDR** engine 20 dual engine, to achieve non-HDR image quality** to HDR level, greatly improve the HDR viewing effect, very suitable for friends who like to watch movies on their mobile phones.
Real-life experienceMasters for allIn actual shooting, the vivo X100 Pro performs very well in everyday, night scenes, low light, large light ratio environments, as well as ultra-wide-angle, macro, and portrait aspects. It can be seen that the 1-inch IMX989 main camera strength**, the amount of light entering the large aperture increases, the main body is prominent, and with the blessing of the AI algorithm, the brightness is increased but more convergent, and the night scene is more atmospheric. It can also be seen from the real shot**,vivo X100 ProThe overall quality of the imaging is very high,The picture is clear in light and dark,The details are preserved in place,The highlight suppression is just right,The scenery presents a clear outline,There is no pressure to capture the movement,The picture can present high-quality visual effects。
In the past two years of mobile image "involution", consumers have higher and higher requirements for mobile phone images, not only the main camera must be powerful, the telephoto is also brilliant, not only to shoot far, but also to shoot well. The X100 Pro features a ZEISS APO Super Telephoto Lens with a 100mm-equivalent focal length and a new OIS stabilization system for stable and clear images from long distances. In our shooting, whether it is 5x, 15x, 20x or 30x zoom, the quality of the finished film is extremely high, the font is clear after magnification, the colors are vivid, and there is no whitening of the picture and algorithm smearing.
ZEISS APO Super Telephoto with the new ZEISS T* coating not only eliminates problems such as image glare and ghosting, but also addresses the color and tone problems that are easily generated in some extreme environment shooting, and the new vivo original image engine algorithm enhances the clarity of a single frame while further optimizing the fullness of multi-frame image quality and the reasonable comparison of HDR dynamic range effects. With their synergy, it is no longer a problem for mobile phones to shoot the sun, so the "telephoto hanging sun" has become a major selling point of the vivo X100 series. We chose to shoot in the sunrise period, the finished picture is clean, moderate, the edge of the sun is clear, the light is soft, find a good angle to compose the picture, and shoot it with your hands are all beautiful atmosphere pictures.
In addition, the ZEISS floating lens design is also used in telephoto lenses, which can realize pixel compensation at different focal lengths, enhance the telephoto imaging quality, and improve the telephoto macro function. The actual camera shoots the maple leaves on the grass, and you can clearly see the plant meridians and the subtle fluff on the meridians. In daily life, users can also record insects, flowers and birds and other scenes, and feel the visual shock of the microscopic world.
Portrait photography has always been the strength of the vivo X series, and this time vivo X100 Pro brings a full-range portrait master experience, with 24mm landscape portraits, 35mm street portraits, 50mm natural portraits, classic portraits, 85mm portraits, and 100mm close-ups. In a sunny environment, the sun shines on the characters, and the characters in the film have delicate skin and natural complexion; In the backlit environment, the silhouette of the characters is clear, and the shadow tone is relatively three-dimensional; Portraits in wide-angle lenses are also not noticeably distorted. In addition, the B-Speed style bokeh and personalized watermark in the lens pack add a bit of fun to mobile photography. With the help of the V3 chip, X100 Pro also adds 4K movie portraits**, supporting**bokeh beautification and automatic manual focus switching, while shooting full of movie atmosphere**, the playability of image shooting and the post-creation space of film and television works have been greatly improved.
The Vivo X100 Pro's image prowess is already at the top of the list for Android devices, and it's a real surprise to experience it in person. It is said that "photography is not lonely, because there is a temperature", and when the mobile phone image is "rolling up and dying", and there is almost no space to roll it, vivo chose humanities. Its self-innovation and self-breakthrough allow more ordinary people to have the possibility of recording a better life, without threshold, without limitations, everyone can be a master, and everyone can pass on the touch.
buff stacksSuper performanceFinally, let's take a look at the overall configuration of this new machine. This time, vivo has gone one step further and is deeply involved in the research and development of Dimensity's flagship SoC. X100 Pro is equipped with Dimensity 9300, vivo has also carried out joint research and development + in-depth tuning around eight aspects: performance, AI, image, battery life, display, security, communication and gaming. The Vivo X100 Pro is also the world's first model equipped with the industry's first all-large-core SoC.
The Dimensity 9300 adopts an all-large core architecture of four Cortex-X4 ultra-large cores and four Cortex-A720 large cores, with a 12-core Immortalis-G720 GPU, adapted to LPDDR5T (only supported by the 16GB 1TB version, and the rest of the configurations are LPDDR5X), and the memory running speed is up to 96Gbps, 13% faster than LPDDR5X. At the same time, the Dimensity 9300 works with the self-developed V3 chip dual-chip, which significantly improves the performance but reduces the power consumption. In "Antutu Review v10.1.In the theoretical test of 7", the vivo X100 Pro achieved a score of 2201691, and the single-core score of 2237 and the multi-core score of 7426 in Geekbench 6 are properly top-notch performance.
Although the vivo X series is not a model that focuses on e-sports and games, after our actual test experience, we found that the X100 Pro is also very powerful in terms of gaming experience. The self-developed image chip V3 not only greatly improves the image computing power, but also uses its low power consumption and low latency advantages to achieve lower power consumption and smoother game frame insertion through the frame insertion algorithm (you can choose to turn on "frame insertion" after opening the game and marking the "game sidebar"), so that high-frame games can run more durably. In addition, with the assistance of the V3 chip, the X100 Pro also supports new features such as game super resolution, 4D game vibration (Genshin Impact character release skills can also be matched with unique vibration sense) and other new features.
Open the familiar Genshin Impact to the highest quality, and turn on the game Super Resolution and Interpolation mode, play for 1 hour in a row, from "Perfdog v10.".As can be seen from the data generated in 0, the average frame rate is maintained at 44fps, and the frame rate can basically stabilize above 88fps after frame insertion, and the power consumption is about 5W. The whole game experience is very smooth, and there is no visible stuttering. And in the indoor temperature environment of 25, the maximum temperature on the back of the fuselage after 1 hour of play is only 41. It can be said that this new machine is not inferior in terms of gaming performance, and it is an all-round flagship, which deserves its name.
In terms of charging and battery life, vivo X100 Pro has a built-in blue ocean battery equivalent to 5400mAh, and the official claim is that it applies blue ocean carbon element recombination technology, blue ocean pole piece remodeling technology and blue ocean laser etching technology, and the battery energy density is increased by 8 compared with the previous generation3%, the lithium-ion transmission efficiency has also been greatly improved, bringing fast flash charging and long-lasting battery life. The 100W dual-core flash charge can charge the battery from 1% to 50% in less than 13 minutes, and the X100 Pro also supports 50W wireless flash charging. 50 Under the screen brightness, it is measured that "Genshin Impact" consumes 17 power for 1 hour, 8 for 1 hour of brushing "Weibo", 11 for 1 hour of "Douyin", and 3 hours of high-intensity use consumes a total of 36 power. In addition, it also supports IP68 dust and water resistance, global signal amplification system, 3 microphones and 6 audio channels technology, full-scene NFC and infrared remote control.
Finally, in terms of system, vivo X100 Pro is upgraded to OriginOS 4, compared with the previous generation system, the biggest change is the addition of the global intelligent assistant developed with the help of vivo blue heart model"Blue Heart Little V", which can provide super semantic search, super question and answer, super writing, super creation and super sense intelligent interaction and other functional services (related content can be found in the previous "vivo OriginOS 4 system in-depth experience report" of this magazine).
Write at the endWhether it is the appearance, display, image or performance, the vivo X100 Pro has once again won the overall praise of our test team with its excellent performance. This all-round flagship shows us how an excellent product line can be "one step further" in terms of design, technology and experience. For users who like vivo images and pursue a flagship experience, the vivo X100 Pro, priced at 4999 yuan, must be a wise choice. For users who don't have the ultimate image requirements, they can consider the vivo X100 with similar other configurations but more cost-effective (only the image and battery life are different).