Vivo has unveiled three flagships from its new X70 smartphone series – the main X70, X70 Pro and X70 Pro+ in China. The trio are the direct successor to the X60, X60 Pro and X60 Pro+, which were released late in 2020 with Samsung’s Exynos 1080 processor (X60 and X60 Pro) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (X60 Pro+). They have the same in-display fingerprint sensor, 32MP (f/2.45) selfie camera, 5G (SA/NSA) connectivity, USB Type-C audio and come pre-loaded with OriginOS 1.0 (based on Android 11).
The Vivo X70 Pro+ is fitted with a 6.78-inch QHD+ E5 AMOLED display with HDR10+ and 120Hz refresh rate while the Vivo X70 and X70 Pro have the same 6.56-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with the same refresh rate. The company has retained the Exynos 1080 5nm octa-core processor for the Pro model while the basic X70 has the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 6nm processor and the X70 Pro+ is based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ mobile platform.
On the Vivo X70, photography is handled by a triple camera setup with 40MP (f/1.89) main camera with Sony IMX766V sensor, 12MP (f/2.2, OIS) ultra-wide camera and 12MP (f/1.89, 50mm, Laser AF) portrait camera with Sony IMX663 sensor. The Pro model opts for a quad setup with 50MP (f/1.75, OIS, Zeiss optics, Vivo V1 chip) camera with Sony IMX766V sensor, 12MP (f/2.2, 116° FOV, OIS) ultra-wide camera, 12MP (f/1.89, 50mm) portrait camera with Sony IMX663 sensor and 8MP (f/3.4, Laser AF, 5x optical zoom) periscope camera. Both the X70 and X70 Pro have Zeiss T* coating.
The Pro+’s quad camera setup includes a 50MP (f/1.57, gimbal OIS, Vivo V1 chip) main camera with Samsung ISOCELL GN1 sensor, 48MP (4-axis gimbal OIS) ultra-wide camera with Sony IMX598 sensor, 12MP (f/1.6) portrait camera and 8MP (OIS, 5x optical zoom and 60x super zoom, Laser AF) periscope camera. This model also has the Zeiss T* coating. Power is supplied by a respective 4,400mAh (X70) and 4,450mAh (X70 Pro) battery with 44W fast charging while the X70 Pro+ packs a 4,500mAh battery with 55W fast charging, 50W wireless fast charging, 10W wireless reverse charging.
Pricing and availability
| Configuration | Vivo X70 | Vivo X70 Pro | Vivo X70 Pro+ |
| 8GB + 128GB | CNY 3,699 | CNY 4,299 | – |
| 8GB + 256GB | CNY 3,999 | CNY 4,599 | CNY 5,499 |
| 12GB + 256GB | CNY 4,299 | CNY 4,799 | CNY 5,999 |
| 12GB + 512GB | – | CNY 5,299 | CNY 6,999 |
| Colours | Black, White, Purple Gradient (AG Glass) | Black (AG Glass), Orange + Blue (Leather) | |
The trio are available for pre-order in China. The X70 Pro and X70 Pro+ will go on sale from September 17 while the basic X70 will go on sale about two weeks later (Sep 30). They will also be available globally including India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan and Thailand.
