Vivo X200 Pro review: best camera phone or just an overstatement? – Ultra-Sim

Vivo X200 Pro Intro

Vivo has ambitiously launched the new X200 Pro with a full set of quad cameras — similar setup to the X100 Ultra from last year, which was only available in eastern markets. So, now, we get to try out that 200 MP telephoto camera globally. Oh yes, this phone puts a lot of its eggs in the camera basket. But make no mistake — from display to processor to storage and RAM, it’s all 2025 flagship specs (even though it launched at the very end of 2024).

Well, we say it’s a global version, but the Vivo X200 Pro hasn’t officially been released in the US yet. If you choose to be adventurous and grab one through the non-official retailer channels, be sure to double-check it will play nicely with your carrier’s bands.

Depending on where you are in the world, you may also need to do a bit of hunting before being able to find yourself a Vivo X200 Pro. So, is it worth the hassle? Is it truly an incredible camera phone? How does it perform and how long does its battery last? Well, let’s take it through the tests!

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Vivo X200 Pro Specs

Growing strong

It’s a good idea to kick things off with a quick look at the specs sheet, and see how the Vivo X200 Pro compares to the X100 Pro before it.

Vivo X200 Pro Design and Display

Slightly flatter, still pretty

Vivo has followed the recent trend that manufacturers of curved-screen phones have been doing — flattening it out and only leaving a slight trace of the previously very trendy curved design. The glass on the back has a nice frosted finish to it. And even though the Vivo X200 Pro has a color that’s called Titanium Gray, and the finish kind of looks like titanium, it’s actually aluminum.

The buttons on the right-hand side feel pretty nice. They stick out enough to not go unnoticed by your finger, and have a good amount of travel and click to them. 

It’s also built to last against the elements. Not only does it have IP68 protection, which gives it resistance against dust and submersion under water, it also has an IP69 rating which means it can also withstand high-pressure jets of water (including steam cleaning, though we’d still not try to steam-clean a premium smartphone).

The Vivo X200 Pro unboxing experience will grace you with a charger to make use of that 90 W charging capabilities, a USB C cable, and a transparent case.

The screen on the front has a 6.8-inch diagonal, and its bezels are thin. The phone’s screen-to-body ratio comes to about 90%, and it does feel like a modern marvel of tech when holding it. It’s an AMOLED panel that can hit a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz for extra-smooth animations.

There are three color calibrations to pick from, there’s an adaptive color mode, which works based on your ambient lighting. And there’s an extra-smart blue light filter, which keeps images and on-screen content in mind and utilizes AI to fine tune the exact amount of blue colors, while trying to keep colors closer to “real”. You can turn that off and just use the plain old blue light filter, if you so wish.

The peak brightness of the Vivo X200 Pro is rated at 4,500 nits, which is very, very bright. Of course, peak brightness only looks at the screen’s HDR capabilities. Here’s how we measured full-screen and partial screen brightness:

The in-screen fingerprint scanner uses ultrasonic tech, which is superior to the optical sensors that many others use (including the previous Vivo X100 Pro). Ultrasonic is slightly more secure and more accurate, even if your finger happens to be a bit damp or smudged. We find the X200 Pro unlocking time to be quick and reliable.

Vivo X200 Pro Camera

The reason we are here

Colors are slightly saturated, but not too far from reality — just enough for that extra “Oomph” that a lot of phone users seem to love (which is why manufacturers keep leaning into it). Details with the main and zoom cameras look lovely. Sharpening can be spotted here and there, but they only flirt with the idea and don’t go into the realm of jagged edges or weird halos around fine textures.

The ultra-wide camera, inevitably, looks quite a bit softer than the main one. But its colors are also a bit more skewed, especially the blues — the daylight sky leans more towards neon-ish with the ultra-wide.

The selfie camera is pretty OK. It does give skintone a bit of a pink-ish pale tint, and its dynamics range seems to be a bit narrower than the main camera’s. But details are pretty good otherwise.

Video Quality

Vivo X200 Pro Performance & Benchmarks

The new Dimensity

The Vivo X200 Pro comes with the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 — the first 3 nm chip to come from MediaTek. The 9000 series is the flagship processor from the company, so we were not surprised to see a snappy, fluid performance while using the phone for this review. But, of course, we had to dial things to eleven and run it through the usual stress benchmarks. Here’s how it fared:

Conversely, looking at the 3DMark results of the Vivo vs the iPhone — the Vivo X200 Pro gets a higher score when both phones are cool, and about the same as the iPhone 16 Pro Max when both phones are throttling.

Some more specs on the Vivo X200 Pro — it comes with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB storage, non-expandable.

Vivo X200 Pro Software

Funtouch OS may be a funny name, but Vivo’s interface is a feature-laden, pretty-looking custom take on Android that veers the line between iOS inspiration and the latest trends in Android reskins. The smooth animations and transparent elements that are synonymous with modern UI are all here, and so are multitasking assistive tools such as a side drawer and gestures that easily launch apps in split screen. There’s nothing we really “miss” while using this software, and nothing that annoys — it’s well-built and quick to get used to.

With the Vivo X200 Pro, the company promises 4 years of major Android updates and 5 years of security patches. That’s not near the 7 years that Google and Samsung are committing to nowadays, but it’s a hefty chunk of time none the less. Chances are that in 4 years, you will be feeling like getting a new phone.

The Vivo X200 Pro has fans’ interested in its rather large battery — 6,000 mAh in a world where 5,000 mAh is still pretty much the norm for an Android flagship. So, of course, we couldn’t wait to test it. Here’s how it fared in our various benchmarks:

And there it is — it offers reliable endurance across all main categories. That’s the combination of a 6,000 mAh cell and more energy efficiency from the 3 nm chipset. We are particularly surprised with how long it lasted during the YouTube stream test — 14 hours is nothing to snark at! The web browsing test simulates constant scrolling and reloading of pages every 30 seconds, so this is more or less how long you can expect the phone to last with “regular” use, as long as your brightness is not dialed up too high.

The Vivo X200 Pro did “downgrade” its charger from a 100 W to a 90 W brick. Though, the difference is miniscule, and we still managed to get a full charge in less than an hour, which is quite fast. It also supports 30 W charging, with the appropriate puck (most Qi2 chargers provide 15 W).

The Vivo X200 Pro’s speakers are loud and pretty present. They do lack a nice bass fundamental and can sound nasally with some songs. We can also hear it compress on transients when maxing out the volume. In general, the speakers are great for talking-type YouTube videos, but we wouldn’t enjoy music over them. Unfortunately, there’s no baked-in EQ as well, even though there are plenty of options to customize sound over earphones. No headphone jack, though — no surprises there.

The haptics are great, though — as they have been with many Android flagships in recent memory. Clicky, accurate, and punctuating every tap.

Should you buy the Vivo X200 Pro?