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Introduction
Isn't it too soon? Is it a new-new model, or is it a mid-cycle refresh? Is it in the same class, or is it up one notch? Can it justify the price increase over the previous model? A whole bunch of questions, which we'll try to answer in this review of the vivo X70 Pro+.
The X70 Pro+ announcement came some eight months after the X60s, but since we only got the X60 Pro+ in the office in April, it feels like this next generation has arrived way early. And a quick glance at the specs of the otherwise awesome quad-camera on the back doesn't reveal improvements (one small downgrade, even). So, while imaging is clearly a top priority for this vivo - all those cameras plus the Zeiss logos scattered about the place, the upgrades must be elsewhere.
There's the display, for starters. A modest increase in diagonal to 6.78 inches is only part of it - the new LTPO AMOLED panel comes with an adaptive refresh rate (up to 120Hz) as well as higher maximum brightness, and it's now QHD.
One upgrade that we almost thought we'd never see - stereo speakers - finally make it to a vivo flagship. And there's another new development that's perhaps even more surprising, welcome as it may be - the X70 Pro+ is now IP68-rated, the first vivo with dust and water protection.
At this time of the year, a switch to the SD888+ from the SD888 makes sense, and doubling the base storage to 256GB (up to an optional 512GB) is also a welcome sight. A bump in battery capacity is never a bad thing, and the addition of wireless charging we can also appreciate.
A couple of changes are giving us pause, though. For one, the overall increase in size and weight - the X60 Pro+ was a unique marriage of high-end camera hardware and a compact body, and the X70 Pro+ throws pocketability out the window. The other thing is the price - the new model is some 15% more expensive than its predecessor, which wasn't cheap to begin with.
We'll delve deeper to establish if the trade-offs are worth it, but here's a quick look at the key specs before we get to it.
vivo X70 Pro+ specs at a glance:
- Body: 164.5x75.2x8.9mm, 209g; IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins).
- Display: 6.78" LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, 500 nits (typ), 1000 nits (HBM), 1500 nits (peak), 1440x3200px resolution, 20:9 aspect ratio, 517ppi.
- Chipset: Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888+ 5G (5 nm): Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680; Adreno 660.
- Memory: 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM; UFS 3.1.
- OS/Software: Android 11, Funtouch OS 12 (International), OriginOS 1.0 (China).
- Rear camera: Wide (main): 50 MP, f/1.6, 1/1.31", 1.2µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS; Ultra wide angle: 48 MP, f/2.2, 14mm, 114˚, 1/2.0", 0.8µm, AF, gimbal OIS; Telephoto: 12 MP, f/1.6, 50mm, 1/2.93", 1.22µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom; Telephoto: 8 MP, f/3.4, 125mm, 1/4.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom.
- Front camera: 32 MP, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm.
- Video capture: Rear camera: 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, HDR10+; Front camera: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps.
- Battery: 4500mAh; Fast charging 55W, Fast wireless charging 50W, Reverse wireless charging, Reverse charging.
- Misc: Fingerprint reader (under display, optical); NFC; Infrared port; stereo speakers.
vivo X70 Pro+ unboxing
As we've come to expect from vivo's high-end phones, the X70 Pro+ comes in a fancier-than-most retail package. The dark gray textured cardboard box has the phone's name front and center, embossed in shiny letters. The blue Zeiss logo is also a prominent accent. In fact, vivo's logo is only seen on two of the sides, and it's tiny.
When you lift the lid open, you only see the top one-third of the phone's back - where the cameras are. They're peeking at you through a cutout in the dedicated tray where the phone is lying face down.
Presentation aside, the phone comes bundled with more than just the bare necessities. You get a beefy 66W charger (that outspecs the phone's 55W charging capability) and a cable to go with it - that's pretty standard. But there's also a pair of in-ear headphones with a USB-C connector - it's not often that we see earbuds bundled.
And that's not all - you get a snap-on back cover that also protects the top, bottom, and corners but leaves the sides exposed so you can best experience the curves of the display. The outer surface of the case is covered in vegan leather, too - that does wonders for grip, which the phone itself has little of. More on that on the next page.
Design, build quality, handling
We'll kick off with our main pain point about the X70 Pro+ - it's no longer the reasonably-sized high-end cameraphone that the X60 Pro+ was. The increase in screen diagonal and battery capacity have pushed the new model in 'mainstream' flagship category and out of the perceived 'compact' territory we had that one in.
X70 Pro+ (left) next to X60 Pro+
That's some arbitrary division, of course, as the new model measures 6mm taller, less than 2mm wider and is, in fact, 0.2mm thinner. But the X60 Pro+ was already barely compact, and it was mostly the ratio of cameras/size that made it seem like it was easier on your pocket. Well, the X70 Pro+ is a full-sized offering, but the good news is that there's the X70 Pro non-plus if you value pocketability more than the advancements the plus brings.
X70 Pro+ (right) next to X70 Pro
And there's a bunch of those. For one, the X70 Pro+ now comes with an IP68 rating that promises water resistance for up to 30 minutes under 1.5m of water. That's a first for a vivo, even a high-end one, and as a feature, it's long overdue, if you ask us.
The others aren't so much related to the design and build, but the design has changed nonetheless. A quad-camera configuration was never going to be discreet, so vivo has instead embraced it and made it look even larger by placing it inside a mirror-like squarish box spanning most of the phone's top half - it's this square that you see when you open the retail box.
Alongside the outlined Pro+ logo, you also get a vivo and a Zeiss badge in the middle of the black mirror. Another Zeiss logo, the proper blue one, keeps the lenses company inside the camera island, and there's a red T* to remind you of the German optical glass specialists' coatings on the lens elements.
A third mention of Zeiss is printed in the satin-finished vertical strip at the right of the camera cluster, where it leads in the combined lens characteristics of the four modules.
The reflective bit can very well serve as a mirror for rough framing of rear-camera selfies. That's a small upside to the otherwise questionable choice of material and finish - the glossy surface will happily pick up fingerprints and advertise them to whoever bothers looking.
You can't say the same about the fine satin finish of the rest of the back - that one is antireflective and is virtually immune to prints, which is great. Less so is the fact that it provides little grip, and you'll best do some NDT-style training when you first pick up your X70 Pro+, or use a case - the bundled one works great and looks nice too.
Mind you, we're talking about the black version of the phone with its glass back. These findings won't apply to the blue and orange ones with their vegan leather rear panels - those will very likely be worlds-apart grippier. That's the same finish you get on the outside of the included case of the black one, by the way, and a throwback to the X60 Pro+'s rear panel.
As a side note to that side note, we're not entirely sure the phone will even be offered outside of China in these other two colors that we've seen in the press photos - vivo's Indian site only lists the Enigma Black.
The frame of the X70 Pro+ is aluminum and is treated to a similar finish as the back. There's the occasional antenna line splitting it as well as a whole glossy plastic inlet up top with 'Professional photography' printed on it - thankfully, you rarely see this single tacky bit of the phone's design.
Oh, and since we're here, let's mention another welcome addition to the X70 Pro+'s feature set - the IR emitter.
The X70 Pro+ has the usual mechanical controls - a power button and a volume rocker. The two are placed in a slightly indented portion of the frame, on the right of the phone. The power button sits just above the midpoint, and the volume rocker is above it. Everything clicks nicely.
On the bottom, you'll find the USB-C port, the dual nanoSIM card slot, the primary microphone, and the primary speaker.
Buttons on the right • Bottom stuff on the bottom • Two nano SIMs can go inside, back to back
Yes, there's a secondary speaker, on a vivo - they couldn't have gotten away without stereo speakers on a phone this expensive, not anymore. Firing from a thin slit above the display and directed forward, the speaker also serves as an earpiece (though you could look at it the other way around).
The small punch-hole for the selfie camera barely spoils the looks of the gorgeous 6.78-inch OLED. The nicely slim bezels and the curved sides make for a very premium look, and the panel underneath the (unnamed, hmm) glass is properly great too, but more on that on the next page.
The X70 Pro+ features an under-display fingerprint sensor of the optical variety. It's fast and accurate and all that, but it could have been placed a little higher, particularly on a phone this tall. As is, it's a bit too low for our liking.
The X70 Pro+ measures 164.5x75.2x8.9mm and weighs 213g in this glass-backed black version. It's larger and heavier than the OnePlus 9 Pro, but not quite as heavy as the Galaxy S21 Ultra or Mi 11 Ultra. It's still a proper full-sized flagship phone with no aspirations for passing as compact. As long as you don't expect it to be a follow-up to the X60 Pro+, however, and take it in the context of other top-level phones, you could call it reasonably sized.
Beautiful QHD AMOLED
The X70 Pro+ comes with one of the best-specced displays on any smartphone today. It uses an LTPO AMOLED panel with a 120Hz maximum refresh rate and adaptive behavior. HDR10+ and 1 billion color support are among the selling points, alongside a 1500-nit peak brightness for HDR content or 1000nits in normal use. The 6.78-inch panel boast a 1440x3200px resolution too for a 517ppi pixel density.
In our testing, we got 1022nits of max brightness out of the X70 Pro+ when exposing the phone to bright ambient conditions - in line with the company's claims. It's a roughly 200-nit upgrade over the X60 Pro+ and puts the new phone right up there with the best in the business - the iPhone 13 Pro Max and the Galaxy S21 Ultra. In less demanding circumstances, the phone maxes out at 458nits.
| Display test | 100% brightness | ||
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| 0 | 797 | ∞ | |
| 0 | 822 | ∞ | |
| 0 | 820 | ∞ | |
| 0 | 653 | ∞ | |
| 0 | 679 | ∞ | |
| 0 | 458 | ∞ | |
| 0 | 1023 | ∞ | |
| 0 | 493 | ∞ | |
| 0 | 774 | ∞ | |
| 0 | 514 | ∞ | |
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| 0 | 922 | ∞ | |
There are three color presets on the X70 Pro+ as well as a simple stepless temperature slider for some manual biasing one way or the other. The Standard profile has a wide color gamut and is generally accurate for DCI-P3 content, though its white point and grayscale colors are visibly cold and shifted towards blue.
Bumping the slider halfway in the warm direction will improve things somewhat, bringing white closer to target, but with a reddish tint now. Then there's the Bright mode, which expands the gamut beyond the P3 color space and is a bit punchier.
The Professional preset, meanwhile, is tuned for sRGB content and is excellent in its accuracy.
Display settings
The X70 Pro+ did play HDR videos on YouTube but is apparently not whitelisted by Netflix and Amazon Prime Video for HDR playback. It does have a Widevine L1 certification and got 1080p streams on both platforms.
vivo X70 Pro+ battery life
The latest Pro+ gets a battery capacity increase, minor as it may be - 4,500mAh vs. the 4,200mAh of the X60 Pro+. 5,000mAh would have looked better in the specsheet and we're seeing that on some potential rivals, but capacity isn't everything.
The X70 Pro+ does a good job with longevity considering its hardware. We clocked 14:44h of offline video playback and 14:15h of Wi-Fi web browsing - that's with the screen set to its nominal 1440x3200px resolution and the refresh rate at 120Hz and 60Hz, respectively (as best as we can tell - it's not always clear with these adaptive LTPO panels). The voice call result is about average, while standby was on the low end of the spectrum for high-end Snapdragons. Accounting for all that, the X70 Pro+ posted an Endurance rating of 85h - decent, but hardly remarkable.
Our battery tests were automated thanks to SmartViser, using its viSerDevice app. The endurance rating denotes how long the battery charge will last you if you use the device for an hour of telephony, web browsing, and video playback daily. More details can be found here.
Video test carried out in 60Hz refresh rate mode. Web browsing test done at the display's highest refresh rate whenever possible. Refer to the respective reviews for specifics. To adjust the endurance rating formula to match your own usage - check out our all-time battery test results chart.
We went ahead and repeated the screen-on tests in 1080p resolution mode and got virtually the same results, so there's no reason to lower the resolution from an endurance standpoint.
Charging speed
Vivo is no stranger to fast charging, and the X70 Pro+ can take up to 55 watts using the company's proprietary FlashCharge standard. Our review unit (intended for the Indian market) is bundled with a 66W brick, which maxes out at 20V/3.3A, but the phone prefers the 11V/5A mode.
Using this included adapter, we clocked 48 minutes on the X70 Pro+ for a full charge from flat, while the first 30 minutes will get you to 80%. That's marginally slower than the outgoing model, but it's a larger battery, so it checks out. It's not a class-leading result either, but it's fast enough that we can't complain one bit.
30min charging test (from 0%)
Higher is better
- Xiaomi 11T Pro
100% - Oppo Find X3 Pro
100% - OnePlus 9 Pro
99% - Realme GT Explorer Master
96% - Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
89% - vivo X60 Pro+
84% - Xiaomi Mi 11
83% - vivo X70 Pro+
80% - vivo X60 Pro
68% - vivo X70 Pro
64% - Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
54% - Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G
54% - Motorola Edge 20 Pro
53% - Asus Zenfone 8 Flip
53% - Sony Xperia 1 III
50% - Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max (20W Apple)
42%
Time to full charge (from 0%)
Lower is better
- Xiaomi 11T Pro
0:21h - Oppo Find X3 Pro
0:28h - OnePlus 9 Pro
0:32h - Realme GT Explorer Master
0:33h - Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
0:37h - vivo X60 Pro+
0:42h - vivo X70 Pro+
0:48h - Xiaomi Mi 11
0:50h - vivo X60 Pro
0:58h - vivo X70 Pro
1:00h - Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
1:11h - Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G
1:12h - Motorola Edge 20 Pro
1:17h - Asus Zenfone 8 Flip
1:40h - Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max (20W Apple)
1:46h - Sony Xperia 1 III
1:50h
The X70 Pro+ supports wireless charging - neither its predecessor had it nor does the X70 Pro non-plus. Vivo advertises a 50W maximum input power, but that would require one of their own FlashCharge wireless pads, which we didn't have for testing. For what it's worth, the WPC lists the X70 Pro+ to support the Extend Power Profile for a maximum received power of 11 watts, and that's what you can expect with off-brand wireless charging pads.
Speaker test
The X70 Pro+ has a stereo speaker setup, and that's a rare sight on a vivo - only recently a whole bunch of iQOOs joined a lone Y70s to have the feature, and now the X70Pro+. That's then an improvement over both the X70 Pro and the X60 Pro+.
The configuration can best be described as conventional. A bottom-firing dedicated speaker is joined by the earpiece to form a pair of channels. The earpiece is handed the left channel in portrait orientation, while in landscape orientation, the phone will assign the correct channels based on the accelerometer input. The bottom speaker is a bit louder, but it won't be helping out the earpiece with the lows as some other phones do.
Bottom speaker • Earpiece/Top speaker
The X70 Pro+ earned a 'Very Good' rating for loudness in our speaker test, a result it shares with the majority of high-end phones. It's a notch up from the X60 Pro+ and the X70 Pro alike, too. The X70 Pro+ has more presence in the low end than a Galaxy S21+, but it's not quite as boomy as an iPhone 13 Pro Max. Overall, a very balanced showing from the vivo, and we can't help but wonder where they've been hiding these speakers up until now.
Use the Playback controls to listen to the phone sample recordings (best use headphones). We measure the average loudness of the speakers in LUFS. A lower absolute value means a louder sound. A look at the frequency response chart will tell you how far off the ideal "0db" flat line is the reproduction of the bass, treble, and mid frequencies. You can add more phones to compare how they differ. The scores and ratings are not comparable with our older loudspeaker test. Learn more about how we test here.
Brand new Funtouch 12 with good old Android 11
Even though vivo is launching the X70 series pretty close to the Android 12 release, they are still running a custom build of Android 11. The proprietary software's version has been bumped up to 12. It's still the Funtouch flavor, as their OriginOS remains exclusive for the Chinese market for now.
Funtouch 12 significantly departs from Funtouch 11's "core values". The stock-ish looking and functioning main UI elements and menus have been substituted with a highly customized and customizable UI. Some of the changes are pretty nifty, too, including the system menus being tailored towards a single-handed use. Some of the menus' content moves to the lower half of the screen when you swipe down, but not all, which is odd.
Lockscreen • Homescreen • Folder view • Settings menu
The recent apps menu, for example, has one of those useful proprietary features. You can choose between the standard carousel formation and a horizontal tiles layout - sort of like MIUI, only scrollable horizontally.
The app drawer, although stock-ish looking, has an expandable recommended apps category on the top (most commonly used ones), whereas using the vertical scroller on the right would highlight the apps beginning with the selected letter.
Recent apps • Recent apps • Notification shade • Quick toggles • App drawer
The notification shade has been revamped too, in terms of looks mostly - the quick toggles are now square-shaped, and the accent color around the menus (including the quick toggles icons) is blue, and there's no way to change either. Applying different themes would only change the icon pack and wallpaper.
The rest of the UI gets plenty of love too. In the Dynamic effects sub-menu, vivo has grouped quite a few customizable aspects of the home screen, lock screen, animation effects, etc. There are even various charging and facial recognition animations.
The Ambient light effect gets more granular control with the option to enable it only during a limited time period, or you can choose which apps to trigger it.
Dynamic effects • Ambient light effect
The always-on display settings are in a different sub-menu, however, but the phone still gives you plenty of options to tinker with - a wide selection of animations, clock styles, colors, backgrounds, the lot.
Always-on display
To our surprise, there's no way to summon the fingerprint reader icon on a locked screen unless the motion sensor detects movement - sure, it's very sensitive, but still. Single tap doesn't work, whereas the double-tap-to-wake function is buried in the Smart motion menu. However, if you get familiar with the scanner's position, you can just rest your fingertip on top and wait for the unlock. Which, by the way, is snappy and reliable. No issues there.
The Sound menu holds a few pleasant surprises. Just like Samsung, vivo is paying attention to people with hearing problems, and you can calibrate the sound to be heard by elderly people or those with impaired hearing. Additionally, notifications and calls get separate volume sliders. The vibration intensity can be adjusted for calls and notifications independently.
Sound options
The previously mentioned Smart motion menu holds a handful of familiar screen-on and screen-off gestures along with some new additions. One of those requires you to wave in front of the screen during an incoming call to answer hands-free - useful if you're cooking, for example.
Smart motion menu
Holding the volume down key can be used to launch an app or do a certain task, although the list of the latter is limited to launching the camera app, turn on/off the torch or start recording audio. The so-called Quick action feature doesn't work when playing music for obvious reasons. Why isn't there a double-press option for Quick action though?
Quick action • S-capture • Screen-split • Easy Touch
Lastly, there's a little something for the gamers. A dedicated Ultra Game Mode is available, and it has it all. Most of the features are about mitigating disturbance during gameplay or letting certain apps display heads-up notifications. One of the most intriguing features that have been around on vivo phones for a while is the ability to turn off the screen and keep the game running in the background. Especially useful for turn-based games or those requiring some sort of "farming" and "grinding".
Ultra Game mode
All in all, the new Funtouch 12 runs great, and you can even make it snappier by disabling most of the animations and speeding up the transitions. Yes, Funtouch 12 gives you the freedom to do so. However, those that want to use Android as Google intended might not be okay with the colorful iconography and the highly customized system menus and animations.
Performance and benchmarks
The X70 Pro+ is is equipped with the Snapdragon 888+, the mid-cycle refresh to Qualcomm's top-tier chipset for 2021. It comes with a higher-clocked prime core (up to 3.0GHz instead of 2.84Hz) but maintains the same clock rate for the other seven clocks in the 1+3+4 CPU. The Adreno 660 GPU is unchanged.
The phone is available in three memory and storage configurations - 8/256GB, 12/256GB, and 12/512GB and our review unit is the middle option. There's also 'virtual' RAM, as if 12GB isn't enough, for your phone to dump less immediately important apps and processes without entirely closing them.
In GeekBench, the supposed advantage of the SD888+ over the SD888 doesn't materialize, and the X70 Pro+ is on par with other SD888-powered handsets as well as the Exynos Galaxy S21s. It's still a very potent CPU, of course, under both single-core and multi-threaded loads.
GeekBench 5 (multi-core)
Higher is better
- vivo X60 Pro+
3749 - vivo iQOO 7 Legend
3715 - Asus Zenfone 8 Flip
3673 - nubia Red Magic 6S Pro
3660 - OnePlus 9 Pro
3636 - ZTE Axon 30 Ultra 5G
3582 - Realme GT 5G
3555 - Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro
3521 - Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
3518 - Sony Xperia 1 III
3515 - vivo X60 Pro
3490 - Xiaomi Mi 11
3489 - Galaxy S21+ 5G
3476 - vivo X70 Pro+
3469 - Oppo Find X3 Pro
3316 - Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
3244 - Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
3191 - Motorola Edge 20 Pro
3140 - OnePlus 9R
3117 - Realme GT Explorer Master
3050 - vivo X70 Pro
2956 - Xiaomi 11T
2834
GeekBench 5 (single-core)
Higher is better
- vivo X60 Pro+
1143 - vivo iQOO 7 Legend
1142 - nubia Red Magic 6S Pro
1140 - Realme GT 5G
1139 - Sony Xperia 1 III
1130 - OnePlus 9 Pro
1126 - Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
1126 - Asus Zenfone 8 Flip
1126 - ZTE Axon 30 Ultra 5G
1124 - Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro
1117 - Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
1109 - Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
1107 - vivo X70 Pro+
1106 - Galaxy S21+ 5G
1091 - Xiaomi Mi 11
1085 - vivo X60 Pro
1034 - Realme GT Explorer Master
1020 - Motorola Edge 20 Pro
972 - OnePlus 9R
969 - Oppo Find X3 Pro
926 - vivo X70 Pro
875 - Xiaomi 11T
742
Antutu does allow the vivo to shine, posting one of the highest scores we've seen, if not quite as high as dedicated gaming efforts like the Red Magic 6S Pro. Then again, the predecessor, X60 Pro+, is right up there with the new model.
AnTuTu 9
Higher is better
- nubia Red Magic 6S Pro
866437 - vivo X70 Pro+
837833 - vivo X60 Pro+
836826 - Realme GT 5G
810433 - ZTE Axon 30 Ultra 5G
804626 - Asus Zenfone 8 Flip
797484 - Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
794016 - Sony Xperia 1 III
749132 - Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro
735588 - vivo X60 Pro
720352 - Realme GT Explorer Master
717879 - Motorola Edge 20 Pro
711090 - vivo X70 Pro
694499 - OnePlus 9R
676913 - Xiaomi 11T
590837
In graphics benchmarks, the X70 Pro+ returns to the more conservative results we saw in GeekBench, putting out SD888-level scores in the offscreen tests. In onscreen tests, the display's QHD resolution means it's not really competitive with 1080p rivals when it comes to fps count.
GFX Manhattan ES 3.1 (offscreen 1080p)
Higher is better
- nubia Red Magic 6S Pro
127 - Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro
120 - OnePlus 9 Pro
119 - vivo X60 Pro+
119 - ZTE Axon 30 Ultra 5G
118 - Asus Zenfone 8 Flip
118 - Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
116 - vivo iQOO 7 Legend
114 - Oppo Find X3 Pro
113 - Realme GT 5G
112 - Xiaomi Mi 11
111 - Sony Xperia 1 III
111 - Galaxy S21+ 5G
111 - Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
109 - Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
107 - vivo X70 Pro+
105 - Realme GT Explorer Master
99 - OnePlus 9R
93 - Motorola Edge 20 Pro
92 - vivo X70 Pro
85 - Xiaomi 11T
77
GFX Manhattan ES 3.1 (onscreen)
Higher is better
- nubia Red Magic 6S Pro
107 - vivo X60 Pro+
105 - Asus Zenfone 8 Flip
104 - Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro
103 - vivo iQOO 7 Legend
101 - Galaxy S21+ 5G
100 - ZTE Axon 30 Ultra 5G
93 - Sony Xperia 1 III
91 - Motorola Edge 20 Pro
83 - vivo X70 Pro
77 - Xiaomi 11T
72 - Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
60 - Realme GT 5G
60 - OnePlus 9R
60 - Realme GT Explorer Master
60 - vivo X70 Pro+
58 - Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
58 - Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
58 - Xiaomi Mi 11
57 - OnePlus 9 Pro
57 - Oppo Find X3 Pro
55
GFX Car Chase ES 3.1 (offscreen 1080p)
Higher is better
- nubia Red Magic 6S Pro
74 - vivo X60 Pro+
71 - OnePlus 9 Pro
70 - Oppo Find X3 Pro
70 - vivo iQOO 7 Legend
70 - Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro
70 - Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
69 - ZTE Axon 30 Ultra 5G
69 - Asus Zenfone 8 Flip
69 - Sony Xperia 1 III
68 - Xiaomi Mi 11
67 - vivo X70 Pro+
66 - Galaxy S21+ 5G
66 - Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
66 - Realme GT 5G
65 - Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
64 - Realme GT Explorer Master
59 - OnePlus 9R
57 - Motorola Edge 20 Pro
57 - Xiaomi 11T
47 - vivo X70 Pro
45
GFX Car Chase ES 3.1 (onscreen)
Higher is better
- vivo X60 Pro+
62 - vivo iQOO 7 Legend
62 - Asus Zenfone 8 Flip
62 - nubia Red Magic 6S Pro
62 - Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro
59 - Realme GT 5G
55 - ZTE Axon 30 Ultra 5G
54 - Sony Xperia 1 III
54 - Galaxy S21+ 5G
54 - Realme GT Explorer Master
50 - OnePlus 9R
49 - Motorola Edge 20 Pro
49 - vivo X70 Pro
40 - Xiaomi 11T
40 - OnePlus 9 Pro
36 - Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
34 - Xiaomi Mi 11
33 - Oppo Find X3 Pro
33 - vivo X70 Pro+
33 - Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
33 - Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
33
3DMark Wild Life Vulkan 1.1 (offscreen 1440p)
Higher is better
- vivo iQOO 7 Legend
5873 - Realme GT 5G
5872 - nubia Red Magic 6S Pro
5865 - Sony Xperia 1 III
5807 - Galaxy S21+ 5G
5757 - ZTE Axon 30 Ultra 5G
5714 - OnePlus 9 Pro
5701 - vivo X60 Pro+
5695 - Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
5691 - Asus Zenfone 8 Flip
5677 - Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
5676 - Xiaomi Mi 11
5673 - Oppo Find X3 Pro
5653 - Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro
5556 - Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
5547 - vivo X70 Pro+
5332 - Realme GT Explorer Master
4255 - Motorola Edge 20 Pro
4206 - Xiaomi 11T
4172 - OnePlus 9R
4154 - vivo X70 Pro
4148
The X70 Pro+ did quite admirably under sustained CPU load in the CPU Throttling Test app - for a Snapdragon 888(+), that is. Its performance dropped to about 80% of its initial result around 15 minutes into the test, where it settled for the remainder of the one-hour run. I wasn't quite as stable in the 3DMark Wild Life Stress Test, where it only managed a 65% stability rating.
CPU Throttling test • 3DMark Wild Life stress test
Quad camera with a couple of teles
The X70 Pro+ has a quad-camera setup that's in principle the same as on the X60 Pro+, and the X70 Pro - vivo is taking dual teles seriously. The latest Pro+ is a step up from the Pro, as logic dictates, but it's also a slight downgrade from the X60 Pro+, which is a little surprising.
The X70 Pro+ is equipped with the same primary camera as the model it replaces. Samsung's contributing the GN1 sensor, a Type 1/1.31" imager with 1.2µm pixels and a Tetrapixel color filter array (Quad Bayer, if you're into Sony's lingo). The stabilized lens in front of it has a 23mm equivalent focal length and an f/1.6 aperture. This main camera is better than the X70 Pro's - that phone uses a smaller sensor with a dimmer lens (1/1.56", f/1.8).
The ultrawide camera on the X70 Pro+ is the same as on the X60 Pro, as well. That means a Type 1/2.0" 48MP Sony IMX598 sensor with a Quad Bayer filter mated with an f/2.2 aperture lens that should be around a 14mm equivalent. Like the old model, this entire sensor-lens assembly is mounted on a small gimbal for stabilization. Compared against the X70 Pro, the Plus's ultrawide wins all around (48MP 1/2.0" vs. 12MP 1/3.1").
When it comes to the teles, things are starting to look a little weird. For the 2x zoom camera, the new generation gets the Sony IMX669 sensor, a conventional (as in not Quad Bayer) 12MP unit with a 1.22µm pixel pitch and a 1/2.9" optical format. That's not too shabby, but reads like a downgrade from the 32MP 1/2.8" sensor on the X60 Pro+. On the flipside, the X70 Pro+'s lens is brighter with an aperture of f/1.6, compared to the f/2.1 on the old model. The X70 Pro non-plus uses the same sensor as the plus, but with an f/2.0 aperture lens.
The 5x zoom tele remains the same - an OmniVision OV08A10 sensor captures an 8MP image with its 1.0µm pixels through a 125mm equivalent periscope lens with an f/3.4 aperture. That's also on the X70 Pro non-plus.
Last but not least, all camera lenses are Zeiss branded and have that special Zeiss T* rated coating that eliminates glare and improves overall photo clarity. Nighttime images should look better, especially the ones with light sources.
For selfies, it's a familiar setup too. The 32MP S5KGD1 Samsung sensor (1/2.8", 0.8µm, Tetrapixel) was found on the X60 Pro and Pro+ and is now being used on the new models as well. The lens has a 24mm focal length and an f/2.5 aperture, focus is fixed.
No changes (or at least no major ones) were made to the default camera app coming from the X60 series, but that one was already thoroughly improved from previous iterations, so all is well.
There's a straightforward zoom selector which gives you direct access to each of the four cameras. Accessing the Super Macro mode is done from the flower icon next to the hamburger menu, but it has an auto-on option too that kicks in when you get very close to a subject.
The main modes are arranged in carousel formation, and you can switch between them by swiping. The More tab lists the rest of the modes, and from there, you can also customize the modes you have available in the viewfinder.
The Pro mode gives you all the freedom to adjust the autofocus, white balance, shutter speed, ISO and exposure. You can do so on all of the four cameras too. There's helpful information explaining all of the options above in case you are just getting into photography. Shooting in RAW is also an option.
Camera UI
Daylight image quality
The vivo X70 Pro+ takes some great-looking photos that are immediately and easily likable. The color saturation really jumps right at you but in a good way - these shots are super vivid and expressive, yet we wouldn't say it's too much, more like just right. Dynamic range is also excellent with well-developed shadows and highlights but great overall contrast as well.
On a pixel level, we're seeing a familiar amount of detail - 12.5MP or 12MP, it makes no difference, and this phone captures as much texture as any other good one of similar resolution. The level of noise is such that there's a fine-grain character to some uniformly colored areas, but it's not something you'd see unless you're looking for it. Random textures like grass are rendered in a relatively natural way without excessive processing.
Daylight samples, main camera (1x)
We also shot the same scenes with the Zeiss Natural Color toggle enabled. We looked, and then we looked some more, and we couldn't see a hint of a difference.
Daylight samples, main camera (1x), Zeiss Natural Color
There is a difference in color if you shoot in the full-res 50MP, with images adopting a faint green cast. We did see a small improvement in resolved detail in our studio scene, but we wouldn't say it translates into any real-world gains. Dynamic range remains unchanged, which is a good thing, and other than the slight color shift, colors retain their pop too.
Daylight samples, main camera (1x), 50MP
The 2x zoom camera doesn't quite match the main unit's color reproduction and captures cooler, less enthusiastic images - greens are less warm, yellows are less orange. The dynamic range is still nicely wide, though. Zooming in to 1:1, we're getting good detail and decent noise performance.
Daylight samples, telephoto camera (2x)
The 5x telephoto stays closer to the main camera's lively color output. These photos are sharp and detailed, and essentially noise-free.
Daylight samples, telephoto camera (5x)
The ultrawide camera, too, enjoys vibrant colors, leaving the 2x the sole defector from that look. The dynamic range is nicely wide. Looking from up close, the images are among the better ones we've seen from an ultrawide, but we still wouldn't really call them pin-sharp. Noise is minimal.
Daylight samples, ultrawide camera (0.6x)
The nominal 48MP mode, again, brings a slight greenish tint. A bump in noise can be observed but hardly any extra detail.
Daylight samples, ultrawide camera (0.6x), 48MP
Macro
The X70 Pro+ has a macro mode, which can be turned on manually or left in the auto position to engage when you get very close to a subject. It uses the ultrawide camera, but crops in to roughly match the main camera's field of view. For such an approach, the resulting images are actually respectably sharp and detailed.
Close-up samples
Low-light image quality
In low light, the X70 Pro+ applies some Night mode processing by default but does so in a fraction of a second, so it doesn't get in the way. Not only that, but it also helps capture some wonderful images.
You get nicely exposed photos with excellent dynamic range and well-developed shadows and highlights alike. The high saturation of daylight images remains a thing at night, and we don't mind. Perhaps the overly orange rendition of warm street lights isn't so great, though.
On a pixel level, we're getting very good detail, though it does have a moderate 'Night mode' rendition in terms of sharpening.
Low-light samples, main camera (1x)
The actual 'Night mode' takes a bit more to capture, but it's still one of the fastest we've seen. It has little to show for even that minor increase in capture time, and we're struggling to tell the difference between these shots and the ones above.
Low-light samples, main camera (1x), Night mode
Zooming in a bit, the auto Night mode behavior continues on the 2x telephoto. Again, we see very good photos with well-developed tonal extremes and sharp detail. The orange cast is also present here.
Low-light samples, telephoto camera (2x)
That disappears in the dedicated Night mode, producing more accurate colors under warm lighting. That's about the only significant difference between photos shot in the two modes at this zoom level.
Low-light samples, telephoto camera (2x), Night mode
There's more of a difference between modes on the 5x telephoto. While both will do a similarly great job with global properties like exposure, dynamic range, and colors, Photo mode (with whatever magic might be going on behind the scenes) will get you noticeably sharper images, albeit marginally noisier.
Low-light samples, telephoto camera (5x)
Low-light samples, telephoto camera (5x), Night mode
On the opposite end of the zoom range, the ultrawide continues with a similarly positive impression. Even very dark scenes are exposed brightly enough and get good shadow detail, while light sources remain well contained. Already used to the overly warm street light rendition, we're all the more inclined to forgive it on the ultrawide and actually appreciate the vibrant colors. Again, there's little to no difference between Photo and Night mode.
Low-light samples, ultrawide camera (0.6x)
Low-light samples, ultrawide camera (0.6x), Night mode
Once you're done with the real-world samples, head over to our Photo compare tool to see how the vivo X70 Pro+ stacks up against the competition.
vivo X70 Pro+ against the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G and the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra in our Photo compare tool
Portrait mode
Portrait mode on the X70 Pro+ might as well be a standalone camera app - at least going by the sheer number of features it provides. It offers you three magnifications - 1x, 2x, 5x, each sourced from the respective camera. Then there are styles and filters, four Zeiss branded ones in the first category. Beautification enhancements are also at your disposal with no less than 17 different settings. Finally, you can control the level of bokeh to match a simulated aperture between f/0.95 and f/16, f/2.0 being the 'default'.
The 1x zoom level with its 23mm equivalent focal length means you must get pretty close to your subject for head-and-shoulders type of framing. Conversely, this being the main camera, you'd be looking at the best possible quality, particularly in low light.
Indeed, portraits shot at 1x have great detail on your subject, even indoors. Subject separation is superb, and the background blur is very pleasingly smooth. Colors are very likable too, both skin tones and overall. Dynamic range is also excellent.
Portrait mode samples, 1x
The 2x zoom is perhaps the best compromise between image quality and subject distance. While it can't quite match the main camera's per-pixel detail, it remains very good in this respect. Subject separation and blur characteristics are as good as on the main camera, and the perspective of the 50mm-equivalent lens is way better.
Portrait mode samples, 2x
The 5x zoom level might actually be pushing you a bit too far from your subject, certainly so if you're used to smartphone portraits. The subject is still great in this mode, but the detail quality is nowhere as good as the other two. Dynamic range is noticeably narrower, too.
Portrait mode samples, 5x
The Zeiss lens simulation modes, found in the Styles section, aim to reproduce the characteristics of specific lens ranges by the German optics specialists. They're most noticeable in the way out-of-focus specular highlights are rendered but also in the smoothness of the bokeh.
Portrait mode samples, 1x, Zeiss styles: Biotar • Sonnar • Planar • Distagon
Selfies
Selfies from the X70 Pro+ come out at 32MP, and there's no way around it - full resolution is your only option. They don't quite have 32MP worth of detail, but they are very detailed still. Colors are likable if not quite as saturated as from the main camera on the back, and dynamic is very good too.
Selfie samples
Once again, as we've experienced with previous vivos recently, we couldn't quite get the X70 Pro+ to always give us a Portrait mode shot with a blurry background - sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. When it does, it's usually pretty good in terms of subject isolation with only the occasional flaw around shoulders and clothes lines. When it doesn't, it's just a regular selfie.
Selfie samples, Portrait mode
vivo X70 Pro+ vs. vivo X70 Pro photo comparison
We also shot a quick photo comparison between the X70 Pro+ and the X70 Pro, the stablemate from just a notch down vivo's lineup. The two share the quad-camera concept and the lesser model, too, comes with a couple of telephotos - the X60 Pro only had a 2x unit but no periscope.
There are several differences in the specifics, however, so that the Pro+'s true flagship status isn't questioned. That includes the bigger sensor and brighter aperture on the main camera (1/1.31" vs. 1/1.56" and f/1.6 vs. f/1.8) as well as a more impressive ultrawide (48MP 1/2.0" vs. 12MP 1/3.1"). The 2x tele also gets a faster lens on the Pro+ (f/1.6 vs. f/2.0). Each of the phones has one of its cameras on a mini gimbal, only on the Pro+ it's the ultrawide, and on the Pro it's the regular main camera.
vivo X70 Pro+ vs. vivo X70 Pro: Daylight
In daylight, the two main cameras are roughly comparable though the Pro+ does have a slight edge in the amount of detail and the way it's rendered. Color reproduction is quite similar too, as is dynamic range, though the plus' images are a touch more contrasty.
Daylight samples, main camera (1x): vivo X70 Pro+ • vivo X70 Pro
At 2x zoom, we'd give the nod to the non-plus mostly for its warmer and more saturated colors - the Pro+'s mid-range tele is an outlier in its color reproduction which we're not fans of. Still, the Pro+ has superior fine detail and more pleasing, less aggressive sharpening.
Daylight samples, telephoto camera (2x): vivo X70 Pro+ • vivo X70 Pro
At the 5x zoom level, the Pro+ regains a small advantage, offering ever so slightly better sharpness, higher contrast and noticeably less noise.
Daylight samples, telephoto camera (5x): vivo X70 Pro+ • vivo X70 Pro
In the battle of the ultrawides, the Pro+ clearly has the upper hand. For one, it has wider coverage, which is always good with ultrawides. It also packs more detail in that wider frame and does a lot better with fine textures. There's a difference in colors, and we tend to prefer the Pro+'s warmer hues.
Daylight samples, ultrawide camera (0.6x): vivo X70 Pro+ • vivo X70 Pro
vivo X70 Pro+ vs. vivo X70 Pro: Low light
In low-light, photos from the two main cameras still look more or less the same at fit to screen magnification, delivering comparable exposures with excellent dynamic range and similar, saturated colors. It's upon close inspection, however, where the Pro+ takes the lead - it has an advantage in detail and the lower noise at the same time.
Mind you, these are all shot in Photo mode with whatever auto Night mode processing the two phones apply. Since the dedicated Night modes barely change anything on either camera, we've dropped that comparison.
Low-light samples, main camera (1x): vivo X70 Pro+ • vivo X70 Pro
More significant differences can be observed between the two 2x zoom cameras. You can spot the disparity in colors from a mile away, and while neither is quite spot-on, the Pro's more yellowish tones are a little bit closer than the orange ones of the Pro+. The Pro+, on the other hand, counters with an overall sharper and more detailed image.
Low-light samples, telephoto camera (2x): vivo X70 Pro+ • vivo X70 Pro
As we saw on the previous page, Night mode reigns in the wild colors on the Pro+, so that's no longer against it. When you factor in that its images maintain the original sharpness from before, the Pro+ is the clear winner here.
Low-light samples, telephoto camera (2x), Night mode: vivo X70 Pro+ • vivo X70 Pro
At 5x zoom, the two phones exhibit a difference in approach, and we're favoring the Pro+'s. We're getting noticeably more noise in its shots, but also significantly superior detail, and that's our preferred way.
Night mode does make the Pro+'s images somewhat worse overall, and it doesn't do wonders for the Pro's either, so another skip from us.
Low-light samples, telephoto camera (5x): vivo X70 Pro+ • vivo X70 Pro
Finally getting to the ultrawides, we're getting good performance from both, but better on the Pro+ - we're talking sharper detail, less noise, better shadow development. They're all small improvements, but they do add up.
Low-light samples, ultrawide camera (0.6x): vivo X70 Pro+ • vivo X70 Pro
Capable video camera with some oddities
The vivo X70 Pro+ can record video up to 8K30 with its primary camera, or 4K60 if you're more into higher framerates. The ultrawide maxes out at 4K60, while the two teles only go as far as 1080p30, even though the app interface may lead you to believe you can do 8K30 at 2x zoom - that's captured by the main camera instead and it is mediocre.
You get to choose between the h.264 codec (the default one used) or the more efficient h.265. Audio is always recorded in stereo with a 128kbps bit rate.
8K video (104Mbps bit rate) out of the main camera at 1x zoom is predictably meh - pixel-level detail is relatively soft, and if that's the case, why invest 780MB per minute of footage and incur a noticeable crop as well? Dynamic range is good, though you can see some highlight clipping, and the pleasing vibrant colors we saw in stills are present in the video as well.
Colors remain a strong suit in 4K30 (50Mbps) as well, but there's no improvement in highlight dynamic range - it's not bad, we just expected to have some of that highlight clipping restored, now that the phone doesn't need to encode 8K. In any case, here we're getting excellent detail as 4K capture goes.
The ultrawide camera's 4K30 footage (63Mbps) is also great. The capable sensor-lens combo delivers top-level sharpness, colors retain the punchy look, and dynamic range is good as well - again, with some reservations about the highlight handling.
Moving on to zoomed-in videos, we'll straight up skip the 8K at 2x. You can get 4K out of the main camera at 2x, which is about as detailed as 8K at 1x - effectively not quite 4K level of detail, but as good or ever so slightly better than 1080p. On another positive note, that will get you the main camera's colors.
That's not the case with 1080p from the actual telephoto, which walks its own path with colors as in stills. It's good 1080p footage, all things considered - detail is sharp, there's no noise, dynamic range is wide.
At 5x zoom level, there are no camera shenanigans, and you're getting footage from the 5x periscope module. It's solid 1080p quality with good detail, vivid colors and a wide dynamic range.
In low light, the main camera captures decent 4K footage. Colors don't lose their pop, exposure is bright enough, dynamic range is reasonably wide, and shadows are developed well.
8K capture is darker, with mushy detail when viewed from up close. It makes little sense in good light, even less in the dark.
The ultrawide struggles in low light, but if you have the right scene, it just might do the trick. The relatively dark view from our office doesn't make it look too good - deep shadows, prevalent softness, noise.
At 2x zoom in 4K (so from the main camera) videos don't look spectacular. If you treat it as 1080p, however, you could call 2x capture usable.
You can't really say that about the 1080p clips from the 5x telephoto - they're way too soft and underexposed.
Stabilization is available in 8K on the main camera, and while it's better than nothing, it's far from what you'd call stable footage.
In 4K, on the other hand, it works superbly, and things are even smoother on the ultrawide thanks to the gimbal action.
When zoomed in to 2x and shooting in 1080p (so it's the 2x camera capturing), footage has a persistent... annoying tremor, and pans tend to have abrupt transitions. Not properly bad, but not praiseworthy either. It's a similar situation at 5x, though we're more willing to forgive imperfections at such long zoom levels.
There are additional stabilization modes on the X70 Pro+. 'Ultra' shoots in 1080p 60fps on the main camera, while 'Horizontal line' is locked at 1080p 30fps on the ultrawide.
Here's a glimpse of how the vivo X70 Pro+ compares to rivals in our Video compare tool. Head over there for the complete picture.
vivo X70 Pro+ against the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G and the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra in our Video compare tool
Competition
The vivo X70 Pro+ is available in India for INR 80K (€920) for the mid-spec 12GB/256GB RAM/storage version, and that's a lot of money. But you'd also be getting a lot of phone with a lot of cameras.
A lot of phone with a lot of cameras is also the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G. This one goes for roughly 30% more and that premium mostly buys you the Samsung badge and little more. The two have different takes on zoom, and you know best whether 3x + 10x works better for your needs or 2x + 5x, but neither camera system will disappoint you; that much is certain. We'd call it a tie for display quality, believe it or not, but the Galaxy does win for endurance. Ultimately though, it's hard to justify the difference in price.
The iPhone 13 Pro Max is a lot of phone too, 240g of it, and it's the biggest camera upgrade Apple's done, so it's perhaps worth mentioning here. It's even more expensive (some 60% more than the vivo, for base 128GB storage) and only has a single tele in between the X70 Pro+'s pair. The iPhone's battery life is so good it's hard to believe, but for most other things that can be objectively measured, the X70 Pro+ is as good or better. It's hard to quantify the Pro Max's weight as a status symbol, though.
The OnePlus 9 Pro can be a worthy alternative too, and this one can actually save you a significant amount of money over an X70 Pro+ - 20-ish percent. It, too, puts less emphasis on zoom power like the iPhone, but its 3.3x tele will do, and the couple of 50MP cameras for wide and ultrawide and solid performers. And that's essentially it - fewer, and different cameras for less money - the phones are all too similar in most measurable respects.
This next one is more of an academic dilemma since Xiaomi isn't officially selling the Mi 11 Ultra in India, but we have to bring up that one when it's cameras we're talking about. Perhaps the only more imposing camera island in existence than the X70 Pro+'s, the one on the Mi 11 Ultra has bigger sensors all around and remains our reference for image quality - good as it may be, the vivo isn't that good.
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G • Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max • OnePlus 9 Pro • Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
There's another phone that should be considered here, vivo's own X70 Pro. Arguably the true successor to the X60 Pro+, this one maintains the more pocketable size, while still packing a quartet of rear cameras. It's missing goodies that the X70 Pro+ has, like stereo speakers and an IP rating, but it's notably cheaper at around INR 53K. It does come with some downgrades from the X60 Pro+, however, like the chipset and some of the camera bits, so the door remains open for the previous-gen flagship, if you can still find one.
vivo X70 Pro • vivo X60 Pro+
Verdict
We were huge fans of the X60 Pro+ for its unique blend of pocketability and camera prowess, so we're indeed bummed that its successor by name is now not quite so compact. But it's perhaps not fair to treat it as a successor - the X70 Pro+ is more than that. It builds on the all-out camera formula and adds all the stuff we complained was missing on the older model - water resistance, stereo speakers, wireless charging... even an IR blaster. We'd have to be crazy not to appreciate it.
So the vivo X70 Pro+ is not rushed, but right on time, it's a brand-new model, not just a mere facelift, it slots above the previous Pro+, and it's just good enough to warrant the price increase - if you'll allow us to straight-up answer the questions we posed at the beginning of this review.
Pros
- Standout design, body is now IP68-rated.
- Thoroughly great display - high-res, super-bright, highrefresh rate, can be color-accurate.
- Speedy charging.
- Loud stereo speakers, nice-sounding output too.
- Impressive on paper, the quad camera is great in real life too, with some minor caveats.
Cons
- Has gotten bigger and heavier.
- Only the X70 Pro non-plus is more slippery than this one.
- Battery life is so-so.
- The supposedly mighty Snapdragon 888+ doesn't wow.
- The 2x telephoto could use some color tuning to match the other modules, selfie portraits remain buggy in our experience.
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