Vivo X30 review: Exynos 980 5G phone with a periscope zoom camera.
Periscope zoom goes mid-range.
Vivo X30 launched the brand's X-line into 5G with the first Exynos 980 and a 5x periscope zoom — bringing long-range optical reach to the mid-range before periscopes became common. The start of the X-series camera focus.
01Display
82/10082/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2019.
02Camera
80/10080/100 puts it above the 77-point average for flagship phones of 2019.
03Performance
76/10076/100 trails the 79-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2019.
04Battery
78/10078/100 puts it above the 75-point average for flagship phones of 2019.
05Build
78/10078/100 trails the 80-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2019.
- 5x periscope zoom rare in 2019 mid-range
- First Exynos 980 5G phone
- Quad cam + 3.5 mm jack
- Exynos 980 mid-tier
- Mono speaker
- Funtouch 9 cluttered
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 167-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .