SpecEagle review · Vivo

Vivo X70 review: Zeiss gimbal-camera flagship with Dimensity 1200.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2021·$600
Overall
82/100
Class rank
#47 of 206
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Zeiss gimbal mid-flagship.

Vivo X70 brought the gimbal-stabilised main camera and Zeiss T* coating to a slimmer, more affordable X-line body. The Dimensity 1200 kept costs down while the camera system stayed genuinely flagship-class.

01Display

86/100

86/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2021.

TypeAMOLED, 120Hz
Size6.56 inches
Resolution1080 x 2376 px
FingerprintUnder-display

02Camera

84/100

84/100 puts it above the 78-point average for flagship phones of 2021.

Main40 MP Sony IMX766V gimbal, f/1.75, OIS
Portrait12 MP 2x
Ultrawide12 MP, 120 deg
Selfie32 MP
BrandingZeiss optics + T* coating

03Performance

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2021.

ChipsetDimensity 1200 (6nm)
GPUMali-G77 MC9

04Battery

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2021.

Capacity4400 mAh
Charging44W FlashCharge

05Build

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2021.

What works
  • Gimbal stabilisation + Zeiss T* optics
  • AMOLED 120Hz + slim 184 g body
  • IMX766V main sensor
What doesn't
  • Dimensity 1200 over Snapdragon flagship
  • 44W charging modest
  • No 3.5 mm jack
Cross-shop it against
Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
$1200 · score 89/100

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