With the year 2024 in the fourth quarter, vivo X200 Pro arrives with massive upgrades in flagship smartphone capabilities. Powered with MediaTek’s latest chip, Dimensity 9400, periscope telephoto 200MP lens, ultra-thin Blue Ocean battery, and professional ultrasonic fingerprint, X200 Pro redefines the ultimate flagship phone experience.
Last year, it was the vivo X100 Pro that brought along the game-changing Dimensity 9300 platform as the best Android performer of 2023. This time, the X200 Pro ups the ante with the world’s first Dimensity 9400 platform, which moves to a 3nm process and pushes the CPU frequency up to 3.626GHz. Based on the Arm V9 architecture, this chip promises Apple A17 Pro-class performance as it set the new bar for what a mobile chip could achieve.
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Imaging remains a core strength of vivo. The X200 Pro’s main camera features the new LYT-818 sensor, co-developed with Sony, offering enhanced power efficiency and superior imaging capabilities. With a 200-megapixel Zeiss APO super telephoto lens, Samsung’s S5KHP9 sensor, and advanced optical zoom, it excels in detail and night photography. The 6000mAh Blue Ocean battery further enhances the device’s appeal, offering unmatched battery life in a flagship straight-screen design.
Design
The vivo X200 Pro features a 6.78-inch all-around micro-quad-curved screen; thus, by all means, it will automatically become the first flagship model by vivo with this ultimate screen design. An 8T LTPO substrate is used for the display that can support adaptive refresh rates between 0.1 and 120Hz, 1800nits global brightness, and up to 4500nits peak brightness. It also comes with 2160Hz full-brightness high-frequency PWM dimming for smoother visuals. It features a 2800×1260 resolution, placing it in the 1.5K bracket, it supports a tripod pixel arrangement, and the standard PPI is 452 with an equivalent PPI of about 370 on an OLED.
This arced design combines display clarity with a flat screen and comfort with the surface curved to 40°. Transitions around its rounded corners provide a natural view. The back of the X200 Pro also comes in a titanium-colored hue, just like the X100 Ultra, in frosted AG glass. That makes it understated yet premium at the same time. The triple-camera module features Zeiss T* coating for better clarity and reduced reflections. The camera module also houses hidden laser focus and infrared sensors, combined with a noise-reduction microphone. In addition, the X200 Pro supports 90W FlashCharge, and it even includes a 90W fast charging kit in the box for those quick power-ups.
Performance
The vivo X200 Pro was the first to debut the Dimensity 9400 mobile platform, a top-tier processor co-developed with MediaTek. It’s also the first Android platform to use TSMC’s advanced 3nm process (N3E). The Dimensity 9400 builds on its predecessor’s all-large core architecture, featuring upgraded ARM Cortex-X925 super cores with a main frequency of 3.63GHz—boosting performance by 36% and AI capabilities by 41% over the previous generation. But that is not all; there are 3 Cortex-X4 super cores and 4 Cortex-A720 large cores, which complete this powerhouse CPU setup.
Improvements include doubling the L2 cache to 2MB and increasing it by 50% in the case of L3, boosting multi-core performance during intensive loads. Designed on the latest Arm v9 architecture, it outperforms Apple’s A17 Pro for IPC performance, setting a new benchmark in mobile chips. The Mali-G925-Immortalis MC12 GPU features hardware-level ray tracing support, a peak performance increase of 41%, and power consumption reduced by up to 44%. Tests for “Genshin Impact” and “Honkai Impact 3” ran effortlessly at 60 FPS, showcasing great energy efficiency. During the most aggressive gaming, the X200 Pro had better cooling of the device once again, emphasizing the great power and performance ability of the chip Dimensity 9400.
Camera
The newly developed LYT-818 CMOS sensor for the vivo X200 Pro main camera was developed on the 22nm process by Blueprint and Sony. This sensor improves power efficiency: In common scenarios, power consumption can be reduced by 40-50%, and more than 60% in some particular cases. Besides, it sports the best photography and videography capability with a 1/1.28-inch photosensitive unit, 1.22μm pixel size, and an f/1.57 aperture.
Then, it gives way to the APO super telephoto lens by Zeiss 200MP-also found in the X100 Ultra-powered by a sensor from Samsung S5KHP9. Supporting 3.7x optical zoom and up to 100x digital zoom, it comes with OIS optical image stabilization, enabling shots of unparalleled clarity and sharpness at high magnification.
For ultra-wide shots, the X200 Pro comes with a Samsung S5KJN1 sensor capable of 50MP with a 15mm equivalent focal length and an f/2.0 aperture to minimize distortion for framing those expansive landscapes. Also, the phone includes the Blueprint V3+ imaging chip, which empowers it to support full iPhone-level 4K 120FPS video output, further strengthening its leading position in the mobile camera arena.
Performance in Photography:
- Daylight: With the sensor LYT-818 capturing enough light, the resulting photos were bright and detailed. Vivid mode pumps up the color saturation for vibrant images; options such as Zeiss natural colors allow users to adjust the style.
- Night Mode: The sensor does great in low-light conditions; maintains deep blacks, accurate color reproduction, and minimal noise-even on zoomed-in conditions.
- Telephoto: with its big sensor, this periscope telephoto lens delivers clarity and brightness during long-range shots, keeping the details under backlight.
- Telephoto Macro: This enables the capture of minute details like flowers and insects; the lens provides better clarity and atmosphere in close-up shots. Ultra-Wide-Angle: This ultra-wide-angle lens minimizes distortion, capturing wide scenes with a correct, realistic feel as to space.
This vivo X200 Pro camera system will set new benchmarks in mobile photography, offering users an unparalleled level of versatility and image quality.
Battery
Equipped with the latest battery technologies, the vivo X200 Pro features a new generation of blue ocean ultra-thin battery and industry-first third-generation silicon negative electrode technology. The largest battery ever on a vivo straight-screen flagship device is used, thanks to an energy density as high as 838Wh/L: 6000mAh.
Charging Capabilities:
- Wired Charging: Support for 90W dual-core fast charging.
- Wireless Charging: Support for 30W wireless charging.
Charging Test:
- 1% to 27%: 10 minutes.
- 1% to 48%: 20 minutes.
- 1% to 68%: 30 minutes.
- Full Charge: 49 minutes.
Battery Life Test:
Using the Battery Dog tool, professional battery life testing software developed by Fast Technology, the X200 Pro was put through an exhaustive test that simulated real-world usage that included CPU performance, AI tasks, media playback, and browsing:
Full-charge Battery Life: It lasted for about 11 hours, while 8 hours and 53 minutes were taken to go from 100% down to 20%.
In these results, the vivo X200 Pro is far ahead of a lot of the flagship imaging phones and can be quite capable in terms of endurance and with fast charging.
Conclusion
So, the vivo X200 Pro, an imaging flagship from the company in 2024, takes it from there and introduces even more impressive telephoto capabilities into the fray. It improves things like performance and battery life. Indeed, the device features a 200MP Zeiss APO telephoto lens with a 1/1.4-inch photosensitive unit. It captures impressive detail and color accuracy across a wide variety of subjects, including night scenes and macro photography.
The phone runs on the latest Dimensity 9400 processor. It comes with smooth performance in demanding games like *Genshin Impact* and does so at a much lower power cost as compared to its rival phones. The X200 Pro also boasts a 6000mAh battery packing third-generation silicon negative electrode technology for nearly 11 hours of battery life, while supporting 90W wired and 30W wireless charging. Therefore, with class-leading imaging, gaming prowess, and long-lasting batteries, the vivo X200 Pro positions itself as a sort of versatile and competitive choice among flagships in 2024.
