vivo S15 Pro

The vivo S15 Pro is powered by the Dimensity 8100, which is paired with what vivo calls a “gaming-grade” cooling system that drops the chipset temperature by 1.2°C. There is also an additional chip, the Gaming Graphics Core Pro, to help out the Mali-G610 MC6 GPU run games at a consistent frame rate.

The phone has a 6.56” AMOLED display (using Samsung E5 emissive materials) with 1,080 x 2,376px resolution (19.8:9). It is very bright, peaking at 1,500 nits, and promises perfect color calibration from the factory plus HDR10+ support. It is a high refresh rate display, 120Hz, that is suitable for gaming. Normally, the touch sampling runs at 300Hz, but it can boost to 1,000Hz. Sound is blasted out of the stereo speakers and, for better immersion, there is an X-axis linear motor and 500 presets for the haptic feedback. vivo built this phone with 360° antenna coverage, including dual Wi-Fi and Bluetooth antennas for uninterrupted connection.

Moving on to the cameras, the vivo S15 Pro features the 50MP Sony IMX766V, which is exclusively customized for vivo. This 1/1.56” sensor with 1.0µm pixels was previously used in the X70 Pro. The main camera has Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and an f/1.9 aperture. Next is the 12MP ultra wide-angle camera (116° FoV). This module also doubles as a macro camera, as it can focus up close (2.5cm/1”). Last on the back is a 2MP depth sensor. Flipping over to the front, there is a 32MP selfie camera (f/2.45).

The phone houses a 4,500mAh battery with 80W fast charging support. It can hit 70% charge in 18 minutes and 100% in 35 minutes, all the while keeping cool thanks to the highly efficient charge pumps (98.5%). You can pick between Blue and Black colors. The two S15 models come with OriginOS Ocean (based on Android 12), by the way.

The base configuration has 8GB of RAM and 256GB storage, it carries a CNY 3,400 price tag (that converts to (US$ 505/€ 480/₹ 39,000). You can upgrade to 12GB of RAM, if you have an extra CNY 300 to spend.