vivo X100 Ultra now official: 200MP periscope telephoto, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

vivo has welcomed several new additions to its flagship series, including the top-of-the-line vivo X100 Ultra.

Photography takes center stage with a triple-camera system co-developed with Zeiss. The star of the show is the massive 200MP 1/1.14-inch ISOCELL HP9 periscope telephoto lens with 3.7x optical zoom and a whopping 460mm focal length.

vivo claims it can capture clear images at up to 30x zoom in video mode and will be among the few smartphones that can capture 4K slow-motion footage at 120fps. It inherits the Zeiss APO floating lens design from the X100 Pro and of course, offers a variety of ZEISS-branded portrait modes.

It’s joined by a 50MP (23mm) main sensor with OIS and a 50MP (14mm) ultrawide sensor. The vivo X100 Ultra also debuts the company’s BlueImage technology, which combines a new V3+ imaging chip with improved image processing algorithms designed to address common smartphone camera issues, like lighting behind the subject and low-light performance.

Up front, the phone sports a 6.78-inch E7 AMOLED display with 2K resolution. It offers a smooth 1~120Hz refresh rate, 3000 nits peak brightness, and Dolby Vision support. An ultrasonic fingerprint scanner is integrated for secure unlocking.

There’s the 50MP selfie shooter as well, housed in a hole punch notch.

Powering the X100 Ultra is the current flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, along with up to 16GB of LPDDR5x RAM and up to 1TB of UFS 4.0 storage. A 3D VC cooling system ensures the phone stays cool under heavy use.

Battery is rated at 5500mAh paired with 80W wired and 30W wireless charging. It runs OriginOS 4 based on Android 14 and gets an IP69 rating for dust and water protection. Furthermore, it will support 5.5G and two-way satellite communication albeit limited in China only.

vivo X100 Ultra specs:
6.78-inch 2K LTPO E7 AMOLED display
3200 x 1440 pixels, 1-120Hz refresh
3000 nits (peak) brightness
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
4nm, octa-core, up to 3.3GHz
12GB, 16GB LPDDR5x RAM
256GB, 512GB, 1TB UFS 4.0 storage
Triple rear cameras (ZEISS optics):
– 50MP f/1.75 main Sony LYT-900, gimbal stabilization, OIS
– 200MP f/2.7 ISOCELL HP9 periscope telephoto
– 50MP f/2.2 Sony LYT-600 ultrawide, 116° FoV
50MP f/2.45 selfie shooter (hole punch notch)
Dual nano-SIM
5.5G (China), 5G, 4G LTE
Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth 5.4
GPS, Beidou, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, AGPS
USB Type-C (USB3.2 Gen1)
NFC
In-screen fingerprint sensor (ultrasonic)
IP69 dust and water resistance
Two-way satellite communication
OriginOS 4 (Android 14)
5500mAh battery
80W charging (wired)
30W wireless
164.07 x 75.57 x 9.23 mm
~229g
Titanium, White, Gray (colorways)

vivo X100 Ultra in Titanium

Price and availability

Open sales for the vivo X100 Ultra begins May 28th in China, with the local pricing as follows:

• 12GB+256GB | CNY 6,499 (~Php51.9K)
• 16GB+512GB | CNY 7,299 (~Php58.3K)
• 16GB+1TB | CNY 7,999 (~Php63.9K)