SpecEagle review · Vivo

Vivo X50 review: Ultra-slim gimbal-camera phone at just 7.49 mm.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jun 2020·$480
Overall
78/100
Class rank
#86 of 182
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The first gimbal phone.

Vivo X50 debuted the gimbal-stabilised main camera — a physically pivoting sensor far steadier than OIS — in one of the slimmest bodies of 2020. The gimbal became the X-line's signature, and it all started here.

01Display

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2020.

TypeAMOLED, 90Hz
Size6.56 inches
Resolution1080 x 2376 px
FingerprintUnder-display

02Camera

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 78-point average for flagship phones of 2020.

Main48 MP Sony IMX598 gimbal stabilisation, f/1.6
Portrait13 MP 2x
Periscope8 MP 5x
Ultrawide8 MP
Selfie32 MP

03Performance

72/100

72/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2020 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetSnapdragon 730G (8nm)
GPUAdreno 618

04Battery

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2020.

Capacity4200 mAh
Charging33W

05Build

84/100

84/100 puts it above the 81-point average for flagship phones of 2020.

What works
  • First gimbal-stabilised main camera
  • Ultra-slim 7.49 mm / 170 g + periscope
  • Quad cam with 5x reach
What doesn't
  • Snapdragon 730G mid-tier
  • Mono speaker
  • No 3.5 mm jack
Cross-shop it against
Galaxy Note 10+
$1099 · score 90/100

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 182-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .