vivo X200 Ultra and X200s to arrive in two months

vivo is launching the X200 Ultra alongside the X200s in mid-April, according to a new rumor out of China. That would be exactly six months removed from when the X200 and X200 Pro arrived back in October.

The X200s is expected to be nigh-on identical to the X200, save for the use of MediaTek's Dimensity 9400+ SoC instead of the non-plus Dimensity 9400. The former will probably be slightly overclocked, as we assume it's just a higher-bin than the "normal" 9400.

The X200 Ultra, on the other hand, has recently been rumored to have a "1.5x" zoom option in its camera app that would correspond to a 35mm equivalent focal range. This is something nubia has been doing for a while, but a leaker over on Weibo suggests that vivo's adoption of such a feature might influence other makers in going the same way, much more than nubia ever could, since it's a smaller brand.

We remain skeptical - the only smartphone maker that has repeatedly influenced the entire market in adopting various features so far has been Apple, at least at the global level. vivo could hold some sway with its Chinese competitors - it seems to have already influenced Oppo and OnePlus to release their own smaller flagships soon, following the debut of the vivo X200 Pro mini last year. But of course only time will tell.

Past rumors claimed the X200 Ultra would rock a 50 MP main camera with a 1/1.28" type sensor, which is smaller than the X100 Ultra's main camera. This will be joined by a 50 MP ultrawide with a 1/1.28" type sensor, and a 200 MP periscope telephoto camera with a 1/1.4" type sensor.

Source (in Chinese) | Via