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Vivo X80 review: Dimensity 9000 Zeiss flagship with gimbal-grade stabilisation.

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2022·$799
Overall
80/100
Class rank
#105 of 210
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

A Zeiss imaging flagship.

Vivo X80 paired a Zeiss quad-cam and 5× periscope with the powerful Dimensity 9000 and wireless charging. IP54 and software are the trades.

01Display

84/100

84/100 trails the 86-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2022.

TypeAMOLED, 120 Hz
Size6.78 inches
Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px
Peak brightness1,500 nits

02Camera

84/100

84/100 puts it above the 79-point average for flagship phones of 2022.

Main50 MP Sony IMX866, f/1.75, OIS, Zeiss
Portrait12 MP, 2× Zeiss
Periscope8 MP, 5× optical
Ultrawide12 MP

03Performance

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2022.

ChipsetMediatek Dimensity 9000 (4 nm)
RAM8 / 12 GB
Storage256 / 512 GB

04Battery

78/100

78/100 trails the 81-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2022.

Capacity4,500 mAh
Wired80 W
Wireless50 W

05Build

80/100

80/100 trails the 82-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2022.

06Value

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2022.

What works
  • Zeiss quad-cam + 5× periscope.
  • Dimensity 9000 flagship chip.
  • 80 W + 50 W wireless.
  • V1+ imaging chip.
What doesn't
  • IP54 only.
  • Funtouch OS quirks.
  • Heavy 206 g.
  • Western availability spotty.
Cross-shop it against
Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
$649 · 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 210-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .