vivo X50 Pro review: accidentally ahead of an era

On June 1, Vivo's professional imaging flagship X50 series phones were officially released. Among them, the X50 Pro is the first to carry the super-sensitive micro PTZ function, breaking through the traditional cell phone's optical anti-shake solid seal, advancing the concept of non-destructive anti-shake of the fuselage, challenging the physical limit while also opening a new era of cell phone anti-shake.

So, what are the technical principles behind the Super Sensitive Micro Gundai lens on the Vivo X50 Pro, and can this phone really help us record more exciting nights?

Perfect images led by Micro PTZ

Nowadays, the suppliers of CMOS sensors for cell phones are either Sony or Samsung, and the imaging effect when paired with the same sensor eats more AI algorithms. However, more advanced AI algorithms, but also need to be built on the premise of being able to stabilize the shooting, especially the super night scene and video recording process, the slightest jitter will lead to the content of the picture is false.

Super Anti-Shake function has become a must-have

In order to improve the anti-shake performance, the most popular technology in the cell phone circle is EIS electronic anti-shake and OIS optical anti-shake. Among them, EIS mainly relies on calculations, using accelerometers and gyroscope modules to detect the amplitude of the phone's shaking to dynamically adjust the whole ISO, shutter and imaging algorithms to do fuzzy corrections.

The basic principle of OIS optical stabilization is to levitate the lens, and the system converts the real-time shaking information monitored by the gyroscope and accelerometer into electrical signals and electromagnetic forces, using a ring of magnets around the lens to give the lens an offset of the same size but in the opposite direction of the displacement, so that the image shift caused by the hand shaking is canceled out.

EIS and OIS rely on a "calculation" and a "movement", and it is clear that OIS works better. However, the OIS optical stabilization suspension lens is still not perfect, for example, its freedom of movement is limited to the XY plane, the stabilization angle is only about plus or minus 1 °, and it can only realize a small range of panning motion. As a result, OIS can cope with small vibrations with little pressure, but it is difficult to compensate for large hand tremors. In addition, the OIS suspended lens and the internal CMOS sometimes have different amplitude of movement, resulting in a loss of picture.

The biggest feature of the vivo X50 Pro is the introduction of the new "Micro Gundai Ultra Sensitive Lens" concept.

In essence, the micro-avalanche technology is similar to OIS optical stabilization, but while OIS optical stabilization only levitates the lens, micro-avalanche technology levitates the entire camera module, changing the dimension of the stabilization.

From the information given by Vivo, the Micro PTZ lens module consists of a limiting mechanism, a double ball suspension, a lens, a voice coil motor, a double S-shaped FPC cable, a T-FPC, a magnetically-powered frame, and a protective cover, and the miniaturization of the Micro PTZ lens module is achieved through the stacking of the magnetically-powered frames of the alien structure, and it finally makes its way to the lithe body of the X50 Pro.

Compared to the traditional OIS optical stabilization technology, the Micro Dome has an inherent structural advantage - no loss of stabilization effect. On the technical level, there is no relative displacement within the module during the shake motion, but rather 100% of the module's overall stabilization, which allows for multiple directional shake correction, and the angle of rotation is as high as plus or minus 3°, which is three times that of the traditional OIS optical stabilization. The motion of the entire camera module and the CMOS sensor is neatly aligned, enough to offset the impact of the large-scale vibration vibration on the stability of the shooting image.

It's worth noting that Vivo has also customized the X50 Pro's Micro Gundam lens with a new IMX598 sensor, and paired it with a large f/1.6 aperture for better light sensitivity than the mainstream f/1.8. In addition, the stronger anti-shake capability of the Micro Yundai structure allows the camera app to get a longer exposure time when taking pictures, and the X50 Pro also triggers the Extreme Nights algorithm in low-light environments, which applies the RAW Domain AI Noise Reduction algorithm to take clear, noise-reduced pictures. According to the data provided by Vivo Labs, the anti-shake dark-light filming ability of the Micro PTZ is 12.5 times that of no optical stabilization, and 2 times that of normal optical stabilization dark-light filming ability.

In addition to the Micro PTZ main camera, the Vivo X50 Pro is paired with an 8MP wide-angle macro lens (supports 120° ultra-wide angle and 2.5cm super macro), a 13MP portrait lens (50mm focal length, 2X optical zoom equivalent), and an 8MP periscope telephoto lens (5X optical zoom equivalent), supporting up to 60x digital zoom, Nightscape Backlight Portrait, Super Moon, and Starry Night modes, realizing the ability to cover the full range of focal lengths.

Rich shooting features

Motion tracking and anti-shake assistant settings, the former ensures that the subject is always in focus, and the latter enables a level to appear in the viewfinder frame to visualize the phone's tilt angle

Super Anti-Shake loses some of the edge frame, so if you want to record more, you can opt for super wide-angle video recording

Here are the sample shots from the Vivo X50 Pro's shooting samples:

Framing screen in Night Scene mode

Night Scene mode samples

Framing screen in Night Scene mode

Night Scene mode samples

Normal night shots

Normal night shots when flash is on

Night Scene mode, the effect is almost equal to daytime.

Normal Shooting

Ultra Wide Mode

Normal Shooting

Ultra Wide Mode

Normal Shooting

Portrait Mode

1X Mode

2X Zoom

5X Zoom

10X Zoom

60X Zoom

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2X Zoom

5X Zoom

10X Zoom

60X Zoom

Amazing Screen and Stylish Design

The vivo X50 Pro has a dual-curved 6.56-inch screen made of AMOLED, which is made of AMOLED thanks to the new generation of light-emitting materials, this screen has an ultra-high contrast ratio of 6,000,000:1, color saturation of up to 103% NTSC to cover the DCI-P3 wide color gamut, local peak brightness of up to 1,300nit, and support for HDR10 and HDR10+ certifications, which is extremely impressive in terms of color performance.

The vivo X50 Pro's screen also supports 90Hz refresh rate and 180Hz sampling rate, the former allows for a smoother display and the latter allows for a more responsive operation, the combination of which can give people a sense of "use it and leave it".

In order to maximize the potential of this 90Hz screen for video playback, Vivo has teamed up with Tencent Video, Aichiye, and Youku*** to create a high-fidelity Ultra HD video zone. In addition to being able to provide users with 286 high-frame HD videos, it has also teamed up with the above three to repair 111 old classic movies to improve clarity and smoothness.

vivo X50 Pro continues the polarized screen design of the X30 series, only this time the front camera aperture is placed in the upper left corner of the screen, ultra-small aperture combined with a narrower screen bezel, and its screen-to-body ratio parameter has reached a super-high 92.6%, which is almost full of screens.

The back cover of the vivo X50 Pro is still 3D curved, with just the right amount of curvature on the edges on both sides, which makes it feel great when you're holding it. The product is available in two stylish colors, Black Mirror and Liquid Oxygen, and introduces a new AG frosting process, which brings a delicate and soft tactile sensation while also presenting a calm and hazy visual experience.

Compared to the common 5G phones on the market, the Vivo X50 Pro also has an inherent advantage of being very thin and light. with a thickness of 8.04mm and a weight of 181.g, it looks lighter in front of a bunch of competitors that are around 200g, and won't have a noticeable feeling of falling on your hand even if you are using it for a long time with MM.

Mainstream-level performance

The vivo X50 Pro is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G mobile platform, which supports NSA+SA dual-mode 5G networking and covers common 5G bands such as N1, N3, N41, N77, N78, and N79. The overlay of intelligent network switching, dual WLAN network acceleration, data network acceleration, system intelligent power management and network power optimization features make the vivo X50 Pro more power-efficient in addition to high-speed networking.

The vivo X50 Pro comes standard with 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM, with an optional 128GB or 256GB UFS2.1 flash version available for a $400 price difference. Considering that this product does not support memory cards, and the vivo X50 Pro's best gimbal HD ultra-stable camera is a "big occupant", so I recommend that you prefer the 8GB + 256GB high end version, if you choose 128GB, you can take advantage of the vivo members of the cloud service, some of the photos and videos to save in the cloud to save the phone's internal memory. in the cloud to save storage space inside your phone.

The Snapdragon 765G is a mid-range to high-end 5G SoC that utilizes a 7nm EUV process that's even more advanced than the Snapdragon 865, and integrates Qualcomm's second-generation 5G baseband, Snapdragon X52, along with an accompanying RF system. Its CPU part utilizes a 1+1+6 triple-cluster architecture, containing one 2.4GHz super-large core, one 2.2GHz performance core, and six 1.8GHz efficiency cores. Snapdragon 765 also integrates Adobe 620 GPU, Spectra 355 ISP, Hexagon 696 DSP, Sensor Hub and other modules.

3DMark and VRMark tests

GeekBench tests

AnTuTu and LU Master tests

Compared to flagship 5G SoCs like the Snapdragon 865, the Snapdragon 765G's performance is certainly not quite enough to get the job done, but running games like Glory of Kings and Peaceful Elite at near-full-frame speeds still isn't a problem. It's not a problem, and it's enough for most of the kids.

The vivo X50 Pro comes standard with a 4,315mAh battery and supports 33W flash charging technology, which can charge up to 57 percent of the power in 30 minutes. If you have higher requirements for performance and charging power, you can consider the Snapdragon 865 mobile platform-powered Vivo X50 Pro+, which also supports a faster 44W flash charging for a better overall performance.

By the way, Vivo X50 Pro and X50 Pro+ also integrate independent AK4377A and CS43131 audio decoder chips, respectively, which are Hi-Res certified, and can achieve Hi-Fi level performance in sound playback, leaving no regrets in the audio/video entertainment aspect.

Summary

The pursuit of better imaging capabilities is the current trend for mid-range and high-end 5G cell phones, such as relying on periscope telephoto lenses to break through the boundaries of the field of vision, and relying on better anti-shake technology to achieve a more professional handheld photography, but also to achieve the "no one else has what I have, and what I have I have is excellent. "

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vivo X50 Pro is such a new product, and while other competitors are still stuck in the era of EIS electronic stabilization, OIS optical stabilization, or EIS+OIS hybrid stabilization, this product introduces an innovative micro-umidai super-sensitive lens, which pushes the cell phone stabilization capability to a new height, creating an all-new, all-new, all-new, all-new, all-new, all-new, all-new camera. new height, creating a new concept of full-focal length smart images. If you are not particularly demanding in terms of performance, like to record the moments around you at any time through your cell phone, and are keen to capture the wonderful moments in the dark, Vivo X50 Pro will not let you down.

Along with the X50 series, there is also the Vivo TWS Neo true wireless headset, and finally let's enjoy a set of images of the product: