Vivo X80 Pro

Stellar-looking display ; Excellent camera system ; Premium, slimline case included ; Best-in-class fingerprint scanner

Gets hot with heavy use ; High price tag ; No SD card slot

The Vivo X80 Pro 5G may pack a through-the-roof price of £1,199 – a tough sell for any phone – but with its compelling mix of style, techy flourishes, and excellent camera capabilities, if you can find it for less cash then it's one of the best phones...

Great finish ; Good display ; Great camera setup with excellent low light shooting ; Plenty of power

Some connectivity issues ; Camera app a bit fussy ; Software foibles - some notifications never arrive

The Vivo X80 Pro is a viable flagshp phone, putting all its emphasis on the camera. The camera is a little muddled, trying to do far to much for you and the same could be said for the FunTouch OS in general, which seems to introduce fuss that doesn't...

(Maybe) the best camera around ; Fast wired & wireless charging ; IP68-water resistance ; Great battery life

Awkward-looking camera design ; Sometimes frustrating software

The Vivo X80 Pro is an exceptional phone, with a stunning display, excellent battery life, and one of the best cameras in any phone right now. The software is really the only reason to consider looking elsewhere – it’s far from the best Android skin...

Great display and real estate ; Premium feel and quality in hand ; Excellent imaging prowess ; Built-in gimbal for video stabilization ; Good battery life ; Speedy charging with suitable power adapter supplied

Excessively big camera hump that hinders handling ; Significant price change over older Pro models ; Slightly lower benchmark performance than equals ; Room for UI to improve on consistency and appearance

Laudable battery life for a flagship phone ; Well-utilized camera hardware and software ; Large and fast in-display fingerprint scanner ; Fantastic camera performance ; Video stabilization is best in class

FunTouchOS is not ideal for games ; Considerable amount of pre-installed bloatware

The phone wins on photography, no challenges there! It sits in a tough market due to its price, but in some ways, it also makes the rest of the Vivo range very tempting. A great introduction to the skills that Vivo brings, and we look forward to much...

Standout design.

Slippery as a phone can be.

In any case, it's the quad camera on the vivo X80 Pro's back that is the star of the show. Indeed, a cameraphone as thoroughly great as this one is hard to find, maybe even impossible, depending on your particular priorities. Perhaps a Xiaomi 12 Ultra...

Pro-level camera output ; Excellent performance and cooling ; Large, fast-charging battery

Awkward, asymmetric camera design ; Micro-gimbal was removed from ultra-wide camera

Photography has been one of the constants in the fast-changing world of smartphones. Every year and every generation brings a new sensor or some new technology that tries to improve the quality of smartphone photos and videos while keeping the devices...