Older flagship · 2020

vivo X50

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A05s Camera shares the vivo X50 Pro's main sensor

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), AMOLED screen

Extras Optical zoom

Watch out No more updates

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.56″ AMOLED · 90Hz

730 8 / 128 GB

4200 mAh 33W charging

48 MP 4 rear · 32 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the vivo X50 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.56″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2376 · 90 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.56"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2376 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Performance

Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730 (8 nm) · 8-core 2.2 GHz · Adreno 618

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730 (8 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

325,000

CPU

8-core, 2.2 GHz

GPU

Adreno 618

Process

8 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

1x Cortex A76 2.4 GHz + 1x Cortex A76 2.2 GHz + 6x Cortex A76 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 10, Funtouch 10.5 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 10, Funtouch 10.5

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

48 MP f/1.6 main · OIS · 32 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

48 MP f/1.6

OIS

Telephoto

13 MP f/2.5

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

5 MP

Front camera

32 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

Sony IMX598, 1/2", 0.8µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

vivo X50 Pro , vivo X60

Slow motion

Yes, 480 fps

Camera extras

RAW, Night mode, laser AF, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4200 mAh · 33 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4200 mAh

Wired charging

33 W

Removable

Audio

Hi-Res

Speakers

Mono

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB

Storage type

UFS 2.1

Expandable

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a)

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G works · 5G works No B20 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8

5G n1, n3, n28b, n28a, n41, n77, n78, n79

Build & Design

173 g · 7.6 mm

Height

159.5 mm

Width

75.4 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

Weight

173 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · compass

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 12

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

90 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.56″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2376 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

49% larger battery capacity

33 W vs 20 W charging · 4,200 mAh vs 2,815 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

325k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S20

Loses on most 4 losses

Less smooth display

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 1080 × 2376 vs 1440 × 3200 resolution

Lower benchmark score

325k vs 623k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Mid-range tier

Lower video ceiling

Telephoto vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video · 48 MP · f/1.6 vs 12 MP · f/1.8 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 173 g vs 163 g

Full comparison

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Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

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