Older flagship · 2021

vivo X70 Pro+

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent upper-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A37 Camera shares the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL's main sensor

Best for

Strength , 120Hz AMOLED

Extras Reverse wireless charging, Optical zoom

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

6.78″ AMOLED · 120Hz

888+ 5G 8 / 256 GB

4500 mAh 55W charging

50 MP 4 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the vivo X70 Pro+ looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.78″ · Dynamic AMOLED · 1440 × 3200 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.78"

Panel type

Dynamic AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1440 × 3200 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Adaptive refresh

LTPO · varies 1–120 Hz

Battery-smart

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

1022 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Performance

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888+ 5G (5 nm) · 8-core 3.0 GHz · Adreno 660

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888+ 5G (5 nm)

Current CPU tier

Upper mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

899,400

v10

GeekBench

3,469

Graphics test

GFXBench 33 fps

CPU

8-core, 3.0 GHz

GPU

Adreno 660

Process

5 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x Cortex X1 3.0GHz + 3x Cortex A78 2.42GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.8GHz

Software & updates

Android 11, upgradable to Android 14, Funtouch OS 14 (International), OriginOS 1.0 (China) · 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 11, upgradable to Android 14, Funtouch OS 14 (International), OriginOS 1.0 (China)

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.6 main · OIS · 32 MP selfie

Stabilised

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

Main camera

50 MP f/1.6

OIS

Telephoto

8 MP f/3.4

Telephoto

12 MP f/1.6

Ultrawide

48 MP f/2.2

Front camera

32 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

Samsung GN1, 1/1.31", 1.2µm

Flagship-class sensor

Same sensor in

Google Pixel 9 Pro XL , Google Pixel 7 Pro

Slow motion

Yes, 480 fps

Camera extras

8K video, optical zoom, RAW, laser AF

Video

8K @ 30 fps

Battery

4500 mAh · 55 W wired · 50 W wireless

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

Capacity

4500 mAh

Lab endurance

84:00h

Wired charging

55 W

Wireless charging

50 W

Wireless charging

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Very good (-24.8 LUFS)

Loudspeaker

Very good (-24.8 LUFS)

Memory

8 GB RAM · 256 GB

Roomy

RAM

8 GB

Storage

256 GB

Configurations

8/256GB · 12/256GB · 12/512GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

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

USB

USB-C 3.1

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 full · 5G works

Full

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 BC0, BC1, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n5, n8, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79

Build & Design

209 g · 8.9 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

164.5 mm

Width

75.2 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm

Weight

209 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

DXOMARK test scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

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 13

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

Dynamic AMOLED vs OLED panel · 120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 1440 × 3200 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

Better video capture

Telephoto · OIS vs — · 8K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.6 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

39% larger battery capacity

55 W vs 20 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

899k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs High-end tier

Heavier in hand

209 g vs 174 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Wins on most 4 wins 1 loss

Sharper screen

1440 × 3200 vs 1080 × 2400 resolution · 6.78″ vs 6.2″ screen

Higher-res main camera

50 MP · f/1.6 vs 12 MP · f/1.8 main · 32 MP vs 10 MP selfie

13% larger battery capacity

55 W vs 25 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Heavier in hand

209 g vs 169 g

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

DXOMARK test scores

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 13

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