The premium smartphone phase in India has lengthy been dominated by Samsung and Apple, however over time, smaller gamers comparable to OnePlus have been attempting to snag a piece of that worthwhile pie. This yr, Xiaomi has raised its recreation with the Mi 11 Ultra and so has Vivo, with its X60 sequence.

We’ve already seen the Vivo X60 Pro in motion, and it turned out to be a excellent smartphone for many who shoot a lot of video. The Vivo X60 Pro+ is its costlier sibling, and it retains a lot of the identical key options whereas providing higher cameras and a extra highly effective SoC. Priced at Rs. 69,990, it competes straight with the Mi 11 Ultra and the top-end variant of the OnePlus 9 Pro, each of which have confirmed to be excellent smartphones. It’s time to seek out out whether or not the X60 Pro+ is definitely worth the premium over the X60 Pro.

Vivo X60 Pro+ design

I feel Vivo has actually hit it out of the park with the design of the X60 Pro+. It seems elegant, feels refined, and is surprisingly mild for a cellphone with a steel body and periscope digital camera. The matte end of the uncovered aluminium body and the fake leather-based again assist maintain it fingerprint-free. The multi-layered rear digital camera module seems much like the one on the Vivo X60 Pro, apart from the additional telephoto digital camera. The bodily buttons have good suggestions, and down on the backside we’ve got the SIM tray, USB Type-C port, and speaker.

The show seems very good too. It’s a 6.56-inch curved AMOLED panel with a full-HD+ decision and a 120Hz refresh fee. The show has HDR10+ certification and is protected by Schott’s Xensation Up scratch-protective glass. At this worth, I might have preferred a larger decision QHD+ show however this one is not dangerous, for the reason that pixel density remains to be effectively over 320ppi.

The Vivo X60 Pro+ ships with fairly a few equipment within the field. These embrace a 55W quick charger, protecting case, 3.5mm headset, and Type-C adapter for the headset.

The Vivo X60 Pro+ is superbly designed and feels premium

Vivo X60 Pro+ specification and software program

The Vivo X60 Pro+ will get a efficiency enhance over the usual Pro mannequin due to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC. This top-of-the-line chip additionally powers the cellphone’s rapid rivals from OnePlus and Xiaomi. It helps a whole of 5 5G bands, which is respectable however nonetheless fewer than what the Mi 11 Ultra provides. Vivo hasn’t compromised on different specs both, and also you get 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage.

Apart from the same old wi-fi connectivity and sensors, the Vivo X60 Pro+ has a laser autofocus sensor for the rear cameras, an in-display fingerprint sensor, and NFC which was lacking from the X60 Pro. Unfortunately, some very important options are nonetheless lacking from Vivo’s most premium providing. Stereo audio system, an IP score, and wi-fi charging are three enormous omissions, in my view, which make this really feel like an incomplete flagship. At this worth and given the present competitors, it is inexcusable.

Vivo’s customized Android pores and skin referred to as EnjoyableTouch OS is now at model 11.1, and is predicated on Android 11. It has the identical set of options and customisation choices that we final noticed on the Vivo X60 Pro. I do want Vivo supplied an unintentional contact prevention choice for the curved show, as attempting to movie video with one hand could cause a lot of undesirable inputs. There are a tonne of preinstalled apps, most of which may be uninstalled. I used to be pleased that none of Vivo’s inventory apps bombarded me with adverts or too many undesirable notifications.

The Vivo X60 Pro+ has an in-display fingerprint sensor which works effectively

As far as updates are involved, Vivo has recently announced that its upcoming X-series telephones will obtain three years of Android OS updates. This sadly doesn’t apply to the present crop of telephones together with the X60 Pro+. There is a chance of this altering sooner or later, however for now, it is unclear what number of generations of Android the X60 Pro+ will profit from.

Vivo X60 Pro+ efficiency and battery life

The Vivo X60 Pro+ has been a wonderful cellphone to dwell with. The easy matte textures of the body and again meant it all the time regarded clear and pristine, even when my fingers weren’t. The 191g weight is distributed very effectively throughout the physique, making it tremendous mild in comparison with heavyweights such because the Mi 11 Ultra and the OnePlus 9 Pro. The 120Hz refresh fee is dynamic and drops again to 60Hz in apps that do not want it.

Performance was blazing fast too. Even with all its bells and whistles, EnjoyableTouch OS ran easily and was simple to grasp. I additionally discovered the biometrics to be very dependable, be it the fingerprint sensor or face recognition. The Vivo X60 Pro+ scored favourably in benchmarks with a large 8,23,367 factors in AnTuTu 9, and a stable 1,133 single core and three,631 multi-core factors in Geekbench 5. The steel body does get heat when the cellphone is confused, which is to be anticipated.

Videos regarded nice on the cellphone’s show, particularly HDR content material. The single speaker obtained loud however stereo sound was sorely missed, which did take away from the viewing expertise. Games regarded and ran very effectively too due to the highly effective SoC and ample RAM. An Ultra Game Mode choice in EnjoyableTouch OS permits you to entry a shortcut sidebar from inside video games, tweak the visuals and audio, and even reply to messages from sure apps in floating home windows.

The full-HD+  show on the Vivo X60 Pro+ is sharp and vivid

The Vivo X60 Pro+ has a decently sized 4,200mAh battery which simply lasted me about a day and a half with my typical utilization. If I used the cameras a lot or had lengthy gaming periods, then this lowered a bit, however I nonetheless managed not less than a full day on a single cost. Charging this battery did not take too lengthy both. Vivo’s 55W FlashCharge tech can cost the battery from zero to about 70 % in half an hour. Wireless charging would have accomplished the premium expertise however sadly, it isn’t supported.

Vivo X60 Pro+ cameras

The Vivo X60 Pro+ options the identical gimbal digital camera system because the X60 Pro, together with ZEISS T* coating for the lenses to minimise reflections. However, among the lenses and sensors have been upgraded. For occasion, you get an optically stabilised 50-megapixel Samsung GN1 sensor and an f/1.57 aperture. The ultra-wide digital camera makes use of a Sony IMX589 48-megapixel sensor, which provides gimbal-level stabilisation. You additionally get two telephoto cameras — a 32-megapixel snapper with 2X optical zoom, and an 8-megapixel snapper with 5X optical zoom. The Vivo X60 Pro+ can digitally zoom all the best way as much as 60X.

The cameras on the Vivo X60 Pro+ are fairly spectacular

We’ve already examined the cellphone’s telephoto cameras in nice element in our superzoom camera shootout. To sum up, the cameras are very succesful however I discovered picture high quality to be a few notches beneath what the telephoto cameras of the Mi 11 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra have been in a position to produce, especally if you’re capturing at larger than 10X magnification. The portrait digital camera (32-megapixel) is definitely the stronger of the 2 tele cameras, because it typically produces higher high quality photographs. However, if you need higher attain, the 8-megapixel periscope digital camera is what you may want to make use of.

Vivo X60 Pro+ major digital camera pattern (faucet to see full measurement)

Vivo X60 Pro+ ultra-wide digital camera pattern (faucet to see full measurement)

Vivo X60 Pro+ close-up digital camera pattern (faucet to see full measurement)

Vivo X60 Pro+ 50X zoom (faucet to see full measurement)

The main rear digital camera captures one of the best particulars of the lot. The pixel-binned photographs it produces are sharp. Objects have excellent definition, and hues are punchy although they did generally look a bit too vivid for my style, particularly if there have been greens and reds within the scene. The ultra-wide digital camera has a extensive sufficient subject of view however objects on the edges can look closely skewed, relying on the angle you are capturing at. Close-ups have excellent particulars and pleasing background blur. The digital camera app will mechanically swap to macro mode when you’re very near a topic, however this may be turned off if wanted.

Low-light pictures pack in excellent particulars too. The digital camera app mechanically decreases the shutter velocity for a higher publicity. Zoom efficiency takes a hit at evening because the Vivo X60 Pro+ virtually all the time digitally zooms in in your topic quite than utilizing its telephoto cameras. However, if the scene is effectively lit then it can use one among them relying on how a lot you zoom.

Vivo X60 Pro+ Supermoon mode at 60X (faucet to see full measurement)

Vivo X60 Pro+ 2X zoom pattern (faucet to see full measurement)

Vivo X60 Pro+ major digital camera pattern (faucet to see full measurement)

The 32-megapixel selfie digital camera delivered very pleasing outcomes as soon as I disabled all the sweetness filters. Backlit selfies have been effectively uncovered, and even ones taken in low mild had good particulars and hues. The digital camera app provides a number of capturing modes; some gimmicky however some helpful, comparable to Supermoon.

Vivo X60 Pro+ selfie digital camera pattern (faucet to see full measurement)

Vivo X60 Pro+ selfie digital camera pattern (faucet to see full measurement)

The Vivo X60 Pro+ excels at video recording. 4K movies shot with the primary digital camera in daylight had wonderful stabilisation and readability. You may even shoot as much as 8K 30fps with this sensor. Video high quality continued to be good even in low mild however stabilisation precipitated undesirable jitter. Switching to ‘Ultra steady’ mode fixes this, however the body is cropped fairly a bit and the decision is restricted to 1080p. For the smoothest stabilisation, you’ll be able to swap to the ultra-wide digital camera with its gimbal system. If you need the flexibleness of switching between all of the cameras whereas filming, you may must drop the decision to 1080p.

Two extra options that deserve mentions are HDR10+ video recording and Pro video mode. The Vivo X60 Pro+ can shoot excellent HDR movies at as much as 4K, and these look nice on the cellphone’s show. Pro video mode provides options comparable to a zebra sample for publicity test or focus peaking, and a number of framerate choices comparable to 24fps, 25fps, 50fps, other than the same old ones.

Verdict

The Vivo X60 Pro+ considerably justifies its premium over the X60 Pro, however not fully. Stereo audio system, an IP score, and wi-fi charging are options that ought to have been current, however aren’t. On the flip facet, the cameras are higher, the SoC is extra highly effective, and charging is faster. The X60 Pro+ additionally has a wonderful show, despite the fact that it is nonetheless solely full-HD+, and its construct high quality and design actually assist it stand out.

This is a nice various to the Mi 11 Ultra and the OnePlus 9 Pro, particularly when you’ll be creating a lot of movies. The stabilisation system is really a class act and is well the most effective, if not the greatest, that you will discover on any Android cellphone in the present day. Since there is not any telling when the Mi 11 Ultra will really go on sale in India, your solely different choice at this worth is the OnePlus 9 Pro. Samsung and Apple’s flagship telephones additionally begin at this worth, each of which provide options lacking from the X60 Pro+ comparable to an IP score, wi-fi charging, and stereo audio system.

Should you purchase the Vivo X60 Pro+? I’d counsel ready for a short time, since its successor is probably simply across the nook. The X60 sequence was launched in March and we’re already hearing rumours about an X70 series probably arriving in September. The new sequence is prone to have a successor to the X60 Pro+, which if Vivo has been listening, ought to tackle the shortcomings of the present mannequin. Plus, this new sequence will even be eligible for assured Android OS updates for the following three years, as promised by Vivo. Considering all these elements, it would not damage to attend a bit longer earlier than you make a choice.