Vivo has had a great few years with its flagship X range, and that trend is set to continue with the impressively capable Vivo X90 Pro. Switching over to battery life, the X90 Pro features a 4,870mAh battery, and it utilizes Vivo's 120W wired charging tech along with 50W wireless charging and reverse wireless charging. I haven't tested Vivo's wireless charging system yet, but the 120W FlashCharge tech is a known quantity, and it charges to 50% in under 10 minutes, with a full charge taking just over 25 minutes.

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Vivo made an unusual choice with the X90 line. While the top-end X90 Pro+ is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2– the chip du jour for flagship phones – the X90 Pro uses rival MediaTek’s Dimensity 9200. The Vivo’s chipset isn’t quite as good and the screen isn’t as high resolution as the S23 Ultra's, but those are about the only weak links on paper. Impressive camera setup The main 50.3MP snapper has a 1-inch sensor that allows for unparalleled performance in low-light conditions, as well as a 50MP 2x telephoto lens with OIS and a 12MP ultrawide ideal for capturing expansive scenes.

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With that all said, the Vivo X90 Pro is undoubtedly one of the best camera phones around in 2023. Performance

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The Dimensity 9200 doesn't quite hold its own in multi-core workloads, but a clear positive for MediaTek is that Arm's Immortalis-G715 clearly offers a similar level of power as the Adreno 740, and you'll notice the difference when gaming. Vivo’s X90 Pro is a premium smartphone with a high-end design to match. That includes the regular combination of a slimline aluminium frame and edge-to-edge display with two curved edges that allow the phone to sit comfortably in the palm of the hand. But flip the phone over, and you’ll find a vegan leather rear in place of the regular glass used by most high-end alternatives.You might be daunted at the idea of a MediaTek chipset if you’ve used budget or low-end mid-range phones in the past, but I’m here to dispel those worries. The chipset, combined with the 12GB of RAM on offer from the X90 Pro, delivers flagship-level performance both in terms of benchmarks and real-world use. That viewing experience is further boosted with support for HDR10+ with a peak brightness of 1300 nits that allows for impressive dynamic range, though it is missing support for Dolby Vision. Battery life is up there with the rest of the flagships in 2023 despite having a slightly smaller 4,870mAh than the 5,000mAh battery found within high-end competitors including the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra and OnePlus 11. However, as with those devices, the Vivo X90 Pro doesn’t struggle to last all day – even when really putting the phone through its paces. Finally we get to arguably Vivo’s key weak point in its ongoing attempts to break into Western markets: software.

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Weird name aside, FunTouch OS has a bit of a bad reputation for being one of the worst skins available for Android smartphones – though I must say that the company has come a long way with the software in the past few years. In addition to the Dimensity 9200, the X90 Pro features Vivo's custom V2 imaging hardware that takes care of the image processing and powers the AI-based tasks on the device. The highlight on the camera front this year is the use of the Sony IMX989 module for the 50MP main camera — this is the same 1-inch hardware that Xiaomi introduced last year on the 12S Ultra and used on the 13 Pro this year.Vivo has also included support for wireless charging and reverse wireless charging. You can technically charge at up to 50W speeds wirelessly, but only with Vivo’s official accessory, which is sold separately – though it will work fine at slower speeds on regular Qi chargers. The price puts it pretty directly against competitors like the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra and Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max, but that’s a big ask for a phone with less brand recognition, fewer repair and warranty options, and a less polished software experience.