Vivo X90 series claims to bring first AI airport mode: report

Vivo’s X90 series smartphones, which were launched as a new flagship series in China in November 2022, are expected to hit the global market on January 31. The Vivo X90 series includes the basic Vivo X90, Vivo X90 Pro and Vivo X90 Pro+. Vivo has also reportedly officially announced that it will launch the world’s first AI airport mode with the launch of this series. The Chinese smartphone maker reportedly said it is collaborating with sou.com on its artificial intelligence engine, which will help in the efficient detection of take-off and landing events.

In an IT Home report (via MySmartPrice), Vivo noted that this will result in a better, faster network and a high-quality user experience. Vivo claimed that the technology would increase network speed by up to 79%. It doesn’t hamper performance, and the company claims it saves up to 30% power during flights.

The technology will be easily accessible in the Vivo X90 and Vivo X90 Pro, both powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 9200 SoC. January in Malaysia. In Malaysia, the vanilla Vivo X90 is expected to be available at RM3,699 (around Rs. 69,000), while the Vivo X90 Pro is expected to cost RM5,299 (around Rs. 99,000).

The configurations of the global variants of Vivo X90 and Vivo X90 Pro are likely to be similar to those released in China last year. Both phones are expected to be released globally with a rear triple camera setup created in collaboration with Zeiss. The package box includes a 120W charger. The smartphones come with a curved display with a punch-hole cutout at the top center to accommodate the selfie camera, and a dedicated V2 chip for image processing and AI acceleration.

The standard Vivo X90 could have a 50-megapixel main sensor, a 12-megapixel ultra-wide sensor, and a 12-megapixel portrait sensor. The Vivo X90 Pro, meanwhile, is expected to be available globally with a 50-megapixel main camera, a 50-megapixel ultra-wide sensor, and a 12-megapixel portrait telephoto lens. Both are believed to have a 32-megapixel camera on the front. The devices should be running the latest Funtouch OS 13, based on Android 13.

The Vivo X90 Pro+ was the only model in the line to release in China with Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. The Mediatek Dimensity 9200 SoC is expected to power the Vivo X90 and Vivo X90 Pro global variants. It should be noted that no official announcement from Vivo about the launch of the Vivo X90 series in Malaysia or any other global market has yet been released.

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