Vivo X80 Pro vs X70 Pro
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch Vivo X80 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1) that was released on April 25, 2022, against the Vivo X70 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1200 and came out 8 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Vivo X80 Pro
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 46% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1150K versus 788K)
- 30% higher pixel density (517 vs 398 PPI)
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 44W)
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 11
- Stereo speakers
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
- 31% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1506 and 1151 points
- The phone is 8-months newer
Reasons to consider the Vivo X70 Pro
- Shows 24% longer battery life (35:19 vs 28:23 hours)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Weighs 36 grams less
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 inches | 6.56 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1080 x 2376 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.8:9 |
| PPI | 517 ppi | 398 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 750 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1500 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9% | 90.3% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 94.8% | - |
| PWM | 361 Hz | - |
| Response time | 4 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.57 mm (6.48 inches) | 158.3 mm (6.23 inches) |
| Width | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) | 73.2 mm (2.88 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.1 mm (0.36 inches) | 8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 219 g (7.72 oz) | 183 g (6.46 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Orange | Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Mali-G77 MP9 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 576 |
| GPU clock | 818 MHz | 850 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2512.8 GFLOPS | ~979.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 307857 | 225108 |
| GPU | 401222 | 238154 |
| Memory | 203534 | 147925 |
| UX | 236295 | 174791 |
| Total score | 1150746 | 788412 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 38.1 °C | - |
| Stability | 79% | 84% |
| Graphics test | 56 FPS | 24 FPS |
| Graphics score | 9396 | 4140 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 6176 | 8365 |
| Video editing | 6116 | 5948 |
| Photo editing | 25428 | 15865 |
| Data manipulation | 9077 | 8863 |
| Writing score | 13920 | 14684 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 8, 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256, 512 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 11 |
| ROM | Funtouch OS 13 | Funtouch OS 12 |
Battery
| Capacity | 4700 mAh | 4450 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 44 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (88% in 30 min) | Yes (64% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:39 hr | 1:00 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:51 hr | 14:33 hr |
| Watching video | 12:04 hr | 16:45 hr |
| Gaming | 05:13 hr | 05:08 hr |
| Standby | 85 hr | 88 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8700 x 5800 | 8700 x 5800 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 114° | 116° |
| Lenses | 4 (50 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP + 48 MP) | 4 (50 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.6 - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.3", Samsung GNV (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56", Sony IMX766 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/3.4 - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/4.4", Hynix HI-847 (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/3.4 - Focal length: 125 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/4.4", Omnivision OV08A10 (CMOS) |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0", Sony IMX598 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 16 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.1" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Vivo X80 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Vivo X70 Pro from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | ISOCELL CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" | 1/2.8" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC * | Yes | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support * | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 20 | 19 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | April 2022 | September 2021 |
| Release date | April 2022 | September 2021 |
| Sensors |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Yes, 44 W |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Vivo X80 Pro is definitely a better buy.