Vivo X90, X90 Pro Global Launch Date Likely Set on February 3; Retail Box Images Leaked

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Highlights
  1. The X90 series will be Vivo’s flagship for 2023.
  2. The X90 Pro features a 1-inch camera sensor.
  3. The X90 5G and X90 Pro have the same Dimensity 9200 SoC.

Vivo X90 series was launched late last year in China. The company launched three devices, namely the X90, X90 Pro and X90 Pro+ 5G. Out of the three, the X90 and X90 Pro are expected to launch globally. The X90 Pro shares the 50MP 1-inch Sony IMX989 sensor with the X90 Pro+ 5G. Vivo is yet to confirm the launch date for the global markets officially. Meanwhile, a new leak has revealed the global launch date of the X90 series.

Tipster Paras Guglani has uploaded the retail box images of the X90 series and claimed that the phones will be up for pre-order from January 27. The company will launch the phones in various markets on February 3. Vivo is yet to confirm if the phones are coming to India on the same date. Considering the X80 series is already available in India, it would not be a surprise if the X90 series also makes its way to the country.

Vivo X90 Series Specifications

The X90 Pro and X90 5G will be premium smartphone offerings. They will launch as a successor to the X80 Pro and X80 5G in India. Both phones share some of the hardware, with each getting some key upgrades over their respective predecessors.

The X90 Pro and the X90 5G have the same display. Both phones come with a 6.78-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with a 1260×2800-pixel resolution. There is support for a 120Hz refresh rate. The display also offers up to 1300 nits of brightness. Under the hood, both Vivo X90 series phones that are rumoured to launch globally have a Dimensity 9200 SoC. There is the new V2 chip, which was announced last year and is also found in the iQOO 11 in India.

The X90 Pro has a bigger 4870mAh battery. It supports 120W fast charging and 50W wireless charging. The X90 5G has a smaller 4,810mAh battery with support for 120W fast charging out of the box.

The camera setup is also different. The X90 Pro has a 50MP Sony IMX989 1-inch camera sensor, a 50MP portrait camera and a 12MP ultra-wide camera. The X90, on the other hand, has a 50MP main camera, a 12MP ultra-wide camera and a 12MP portrait sensor. Both phones come with a 32MP front camera.

They are also likely to boot on the latest Android 13-based Funtouch OS 13 out of the box. The Chinese variant comes with Origin OS Forest on top of Android.

As per a recent report, the X90 5G and X90 Pro 5G will launch with 12GB of RAM globally. The X90 5G with 256GB of storage will be priced at RM 3,699 (roughly Rs 69,000), whereas the X90 Pro will be priced at RM 5,299 (roughly Rs 98,900).