MediaTek does not deserve a flagship? It wants to be the first to stand up against it
To say that in the current domestic high-end mobile phones, who else is using MediaTek's processor? That must be vivo.
* Image source: vivo mobile phone Jingdong self-operated store
In 2022, due to the runaway power consumption of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, domestic manufacturers including Xiaomi, OPPO and vivo have tried to build MediaTek's flagship models.
* Image from the Internet
Later, because friends were not concerned about MediaTek's Dimensity chips, sales and reputation were also cut one after another.
And vivo with the X80 series played the prestige of Dimensity's flagship. At the same time, at the end of the year, while the iron was hot, the X90 series flagship of the first Dimensity 9200 platform was launched.
* Image source: vivo mobile phone Jingdong self-operated store
Although the 8 + 128GB version of the X90 was castrated on the flash model, and the periscope telephoto was also canceled. But in the context of the time, it still managed to hide its flaws.
After nearly a year of market testing, the X90 series has made excellent results. This further confirms the nickname of netizens "Dimensity flagship looks at the blue factory".
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And the new generation vivo X100 is already on the way. As the release date approaches, the exposure information of the new machine also increases.
* Image source: Foreign Media @maheshahir24
vivo X100 series will continue the "dual-platform" scheme, but this time the Dimensity version may add a version of the Dimensity 8 series platform, the model is currently unknown.
This version name may be vivo X100 5G Standard Edition or "International Edition". The phone model is V2308, which shows that vivo intends to bring the series to overseas markets in the future.
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At the same time, vivo executives have hinted on Weibo that the X100 series will be released after the end of the Hangzhou Asian Games. In other words, the new machine can be released within October at the earliest.
* Image source: Weibo @数码闲聊站
Weibo blogger @数码闲聊站 said that the latest and strongest image flagship X100 Pro will be released before the end of the year (November), and the X100 Pro+ will be released next year.
The credibility of the news is very high, in the "2023 V Powder Carnival", the official announced that the X100 series released this year is only the highest Pro version, and the top-equipped Pro+ will be released next year.
* Image source: Weibo @WHYLAB
From this, we can know that this press conference is not as hasty as last year. There may also be no surprise of secretly "grabbing the dragon starter".
For the expectations of the vivo X100 series, the most concerned about the core configuration is naturally the most concerned about the little ones.
First of all, one thing is certain: the X100 Pro+ will be released next year, so it is unlikely that the new machine will have the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 version within the year.
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That can basically be locked, the new machine has X100 and X100 Pro two machines, and will be equipped with the Dimensity platform, which should be the world's first Dimensity 9300 platform.
According to the current revelations, Dimensity 9300 will use 1 X4 super large core with 3 X4m (castrated version X4) and 4 A720 large cores, and the highest main frequency is not less than 3.0GHz.
*Image source: Weibo @数码闲聊站
For the performance of the new platform of Dimensity, many netizens still remain skeptical, because the architecture is all large-core design, which is not very reasonable.
However, the new platform adopts TSMC's latest 4nm process, as long as MediaTek does not overturn, the comprehensive performance is definitely stronger than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 platform.
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On the screen, vivo debuted BOE's latest Q9 material on the X90 new machine. Therefore, the X100 standard version and the Pro version should also use BOE's new screen.
* Image source vivo mobile official website
It may also continue the X90s screen, but the peak brightness may be increased to 1600 nits.
In terms of imaging, the vivo X series has always been known as the "flagship benchmark for entry-level imaging", and all series will be equipped with ZEISS coated glass and the new self-developed image chip V3.
* Image source: vivo 2023 Image Festival press conference
The upgrade of the standard version is mainly on the secondary camera, which will be equipped with the periscope telephoto of OV64B. That said, the X100 supports periscope telephoto across the board. As for the main camera, it should be replaced with a new model, and the effect will be slightly improved.
* Image source: vivo Jingdong self-operated store
The X100 Pro has a huge improvement, equipped with a large bottom main camera, which should be the X90 Pro+ that is a down-and-out or customized small facelift, and there is a higher-spec periscope telephoto lens.
Charging speed has always been a big slot for this year's domestic flagship, and the same is true for the X90 series, after all, mobile phone space is limited.
vivo X100 standard version will support 100W wired charging, given that the previous generation of top equipment is 80W (standard version 120W), the new machine is possible to equip all series with 100W charging as standard.
* Image source: vivo Jingdong self-operated store
In terms of wireless charging, the previous generation supports 50W wireless charging in addition to the standard version, and there is no reason for the new machine to cancel.
Finally, here comes the blockbuster: vivo X100 series is very likely to support satellite communication!
There is news that vivo X100 Pro has been approved by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology radio, and the model is V2309A, which means that it is very likely to support satellite communications. It is not yet possible to verify the information.
* Image source: Huawei mobile phone official website
However, at this year's MWC Shanghai exhibition, vivo showed a satellite communication terminal based on the X90 Pro+ model.
The machine uses UNISOC V8821 communication chip, which can realize the same satellite SMS sending and receiving function as Huawei Mate 50 Pro.
* Image source: UNISOC official website
However, this demo prototype is based on the Snapdragon platform. As we learned earlier, X100 Pro is a platform of MediaTek, and there is no intelligent satellite terminal based on the MediaTek platform.
* Image source: Weibo @快科技官方
If it does enable satellite communications, Fruit thinks the X100 Pro+ will be more likely to be released next year.
Of course, after all, this is just a rumor on the Internet, and the new machine will not necessarily support satellite communications. In addition to Huawei, other friends have not yet made it.
* Image source: Meizu mobile official website
Remember Meizu 20 Unbounded Edition? At the time of release, he said that his mobile phone could realize satellite communication functions in the future, and also showed his satellite communication platform Tianwen S1.
The new machine has been released for so long, and there is no satellite communication to arrive, and the technology still has a certain threshold.
* Image source: Meizu mobile phone Jingdong self-operated store
Therefore, we cannot expect too much from the satellite communication capabilities of the vivo X100 series. As long as you do a good job in this only Dimensity flagship at present, you still have huge market competitiveness!
I have to say that Vivo's policy of creating a "dual-platform flagship" is a very wise choice, and high-end models are the most taboo word-of-mouth collapse.
* Image source: vivo Jingdong self-operated store
Although consumers still have less recognition of MediaTek's platform than the Snapdragon platform. However, vivo still insists on being the flagship of the MediaTek platform, and proves with products that Dimensity chips are recognized by more and more consumers.
* Image source vivo mobile official website
For us consumers, one more choice means one more consumer protection. I hope that vivo X100 series can continue to deliver a satisfactory answer!
Resources:
Jingdong self-operated store
Wall Street news
Vivo Mobile official website
Meizu mobile official website
Official website of Huawei mobile phone
Weibo screenshots, some pictures from the Internet
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