Vivo X30 with Exynos 980 SoC, dual mode 5G support, Periscope telephoto lens to be announced on December 16


Update: December 6, 2019 — Vivo has confirmed that the X30 smartphone will be introduced at an event in China on December 16th. It recently said that the phone’s camera will offer advanced portrait capabilities equivalent to 50mm DSLR lens.

Another teaser already confirmed punch-hole display with minimal bezels. Benchmark listing has revealed Snapdragon 765, 8GB RAM and Android 10 for the phone.

 

Update: Vivo has posted a new teaser that shows the phone’s glass body and also confirms periscope super telephoto lens for optical zoom and up to 60x digital zoom.

Earlier: Vivo just announced that it will introduce flagship X30 smartphone in China next month. This will be powered by Samsung’s latest Exynos 980 8nm SoC with support for both SA and NSA dual mode 5G. It has two high performing ARM Cortex-A77 cores and six efficient Cortex-A55 cores and ARM Mali-G76 MP5 GPU. The modem supports E-UTRA-NR Dual Connectivity (EN-DC), which combines 2CC LTE and 5G connectivity, to maximize mobile downlink speed up to 3.55Gbps and 5G NR Sub-6GHz speeds of up to 2.55Gbps.

Based on latest rumors, the phone will feature a 6.5-inch FHD+ AMOLED 90Hz screen, 64MP quad rear cameras, and the X30 Pro is said to feature a slightly larger 6.89-inch FHD+ AMOLED 90Hz screen, 60MP quad rear cameras with upcoming Sony IMX686 sensor and support for thermal, graphite and carbon fiber liquid cooling.

Vivo X30 rumored specifications

  • 6.5-inch (2400 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 20:9 aspect ratio AMOLED screen with 90Hz refresh rate, HDR10+ with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
  • Octa-Core Exynos 980 (2 x 2.2GHz ARM Cortex-A77 CPUs + 6x 1.8GHz ARM A55 CPUs) 8nm SoC with ARM Mali-G76 MP5GPU
  • 8GB LPDDR4X RAM with 128GB / 256GB (UFS 2.1) storage
  • Android with FuntouchOS
  • Dual SIM
  • 64MP rear camera with 1/1.72″ Samsung GW1 sensor, 0.8μm pixel size, f/1.8 aperture, LED flash, 13MP Telephoto lens for 5x  zoom, 8MP ultra-wide angle lens, 2MP depth sensor
  • 32MP front-facing camera with Samsung GD1 sensor
  • In-display fingerprint sensor
  • 3.5mm audio jack, AK4377A Hi-Fi DAC;
  • 5G, Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz) 2×2 MIMO, Bluetooth 5, GPS, GLONASS, NFC, USB Type-C
  • 4500mAh battery with 22.5W fast charging

Vivo X30 Pro rumored specifications

  • 6.89-inch (2460 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ AMOLED screen with 90Hz refresh rate, HDR10+ with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
  • Octa-Core Exynos 980 (2 x 2.2GHz ARM Cortex-A77 CPUs + 6x 1.8GHz ARM A55 CPUs) 8nm SoC with ARM Mali-G76 MP5GPU
  • 8GB LPDDR4X RAM with 128GB / 256GB (UFS 3.0) storage, 12GB LPDDR4X RAM with 256GB (UFS 3.0) storage
  • Android with FuntouchOS
  • Dual SIM
  • 60MP rear camera with Sony IMX686 sensor, LED flash, 13MP Telephoto lens for 10x hybrid zoom, 13 ultra-wide angle lens, 12MP Sony IMX363 sensor for portrait
  • 32MP front-facing camera with Samsung GD1 sensor
  • In-display fingerprint sensor
  • 3.5mm audio jack, Dual speakers, Hi-Fi DAC
  • 5G, Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz) 2×2 MIMO, Bluetooth 5, GPS, GLONASS, NFC, USB Type-C
  • 4500mAh battery with 44W fast charging

The Vivo X30 is rumored to be priced at 3198 yuan (US$ 458 / Rs. 32,520 approx.) for the standard 8GB RAM with 128GB storage version and 3598 yuan (US$ 516 / Rs. 36,590 approx.) for 8GB + 256GB storage elite edition. The Vivo X30 Pro is rumored to be priced at 3998 yuan (US$ 570 / Rs. 40,660 approx.) for the  8GB RAM with 128GB storage version, 4498 yuan (US$ 645 / Rs. 45,785 approx.) for the 8GB + 256GB storage version and 4998 yuan (US$ 716 / Rs. 50,870 approx.) for the top-end 12GB RAM + 256GB version.

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