Since the X60, the partnership between vivo and ZEISS has been fruitful, with the use of the German optics manufacturer’s T* coating doing a good job in addressing flare and ghosting problems. The X70 refined what’s good with the X60 with a custom sensor, and vivo aims to push for top-notch camera performance with the X80 Pro.

vivo’s thriving partnership with ZEISS pushes boundaries toward letting you capture professional-quality photos and videos that can match most mirrorless cameras. The combination of top-notch hardware and a refined imaging software UI makes the X80 Pro one of the best flagship phones for professional-level content creation.

That being said, let’s break down all of the great hardware and software features that make the X80 Pro a top-notch imaging powerhouse.

 

Being the top-end offering of vivo in the Philippines, the X80 Pro now comes with a higher-resolution 50-megapixel main camera with a custom Samsung sensor that’s exclusive to vivo, along with an all-new 48-megapixel IMX598 ultra-wide-angle camera and a 5x periscope camera for additional reach.

This time around, the partnership between vivo and ZEISS expands beyond the latter’s acclaimed T* lens coating: with the additional processing power of the V1+ ISP, the X80 Pro gets more features that are in line with the partnership. The V1+ is an updated version of the V1 ISP that vivo developed in-house to maximize all the stellar camera hardware and software that’s present on the X80 Pro.

One of these new features is ZEISS natural color, which tweaks the X80 Pro’s color science to be as accurate as what our eyes see. It’s less saturated than what we normally see on smartphones these days, but the colors are very pleasing that they are worth printing without the need for any additional post-processing.

For videos, the X80 Pro has a ZEISS Cinematic Mode, which lets you shoot in a 2.35:1 aspect ratio and at 24FPS in Full HD, which is a nice feature if you want to level up your content creation skills. Aside from ZEISS Cinematic mode, you get different Movie LUT presets to suit your desired color grading for your video clips.

You also get other cool video features like bokeh video and anamorphic lens features–both aiming to step up your video game.

Night shots are not a problem with the X80 Pro, as both its hardware and software features ensure that you still get roughly the same photo quality even in low-light situations.

The X80 Pro’s performance in low-light also extends to videos. In fact, you’d be confident to shoot high-res video (even at up to 8K) in low light and still get the same quality that’s expected on a premium flagship phone.

Moving back to photos, the X80 Pro has a refined portrait mode that has one of the cleanest background separation (from the subject) we’ve seen in a premium flagship phone to date.

Clearly, these are among the many photo and video features of the X80 Pro that showcase how vivo’s partnership with ZEISS helps you create stellar content that can match the professional quality that ZEISS is best known for with its expertise in optics and imaging.

Beyond all the flagship-grade camera hardware and software, the X80 Pro is vivo’s best flagship phone to date with its best-in-class 3D in-display fingerprint scanner that has double the coverage of current in-display fingerprint scanners, 50w wireless charging, and a class-leading LTPO3 curved AMOLED display that makes the most out of the X80 Pro’s 4700mAh battery.

vivo will reveal the official price and availability of the X80 and X80 Pro in the Philippines on June 10, with pre-orders happening until June 17. Those who will pre-order the X80 and X80 Pro offline will get a premium Bluetooth speaker and additional 6 months warranty.

You can also pre-order the X80 and X80 Pro in Shopee, Lazada, and the vivo Online store. The first three pre-orders of the X80 Pro online will get a pair of TWS Lavanda earbuds and neck massager, while the first 10 pre-orders of the X80 online will get a pair of TWS Lavanda earbuds and a 2-in-1 Bluetooth Clock Speaker. In addition to that, every purchase of the X80 Pro online will get a 50w wireless charger until supplies last.

To tie in further with the partnership, vivo and ZEISS will hold a Masterclass series soon, where esteemed photographers will share their knowledge in taking great photos and videos while maximizing all of the features the X80 Pro has to offer.