With the development of mobile phone imaging, the competition among major manufacturers in sensor size and number of pixels seems to have reached the ceiling. When the 1-inch large bottom becomes the flagship standard and 200 million pixels are no longer new, consumers begin to expect new breakthroughs.
For example, continuous optical zoom technology, a unique skill that was once exclusive to Sony’s Xperia flagship, is expected to appear on non-Sony brand mobile phones for the first time.
According to multiple sources, vivo’s top-level imaging flagship Vivo X300 Ultra to be launched next year will adopt a heterogeneous multi-periscope and multi-fold lens structure, which will achieve continuous lossless zoom while solving the problem of heavy body caused by traditional periscope lenses.
At the same time, the peripheral specifications and lens sensors of the new phone have also been leaked in the market before, which naturally raises the expectations of consumers.
It is important to understand that ordinary mobile phones can only zoom in by jumps, for example, suddenly changing from 1x to 3x, and cannot stop at 2x or 2.5x in the middle.
But continuous optical zoom is like having a knob in your hand. The user can slowly turn it, and every focal length from wide angle to telephoto can be stopped accurately, and the picture will not become blurred due to magnification.
According to previous market reports, the vivo X300 Ultra will be equipped with a 200-megapixel main camera, and its main sensor supports multi-focal-length continuous optical zoom function.
However, the blogger said that the three 200 million lenses are still very thick at present, so the new phone will most likely adopt a combination of two 200 million pixels + large bottom sensor.
The periscope structure will also change. It should be noted that the traditional periscope telephoto lens is the key factor that makes flagship mobile phones thick and heavy, and the heterogeneous multi-periscope structure will bring breakthroughs.
It is reported that this design uses multiple sets of lenses to fold the optical path, which greatly compresses the height of the lens module while maintaining the telephoto capability, achieving a perfect balance between optical performance and body thickness.
However, it is just a leak at the moment. How the new phone will be adopted is still an unknown. We can only say that after the new technology is deployed, the experience will definitely be very good.
What’s more, the blogger also said that the new phone focuses on being light and thin, so in order to achieve extreme lightness and thinness, vivo should make breakthroughs in the field of materials science, and the experience will definitely be very good.
For example, the lens holder and key pressure-bearing components will be made of aerospace-grade materials, including six special materials such as titanium alloy, liquid metal zirconium alloy, and F53 aviation high-strength steel.
These materials have previously been used in the hinge system of vivo’s folding screen, where Peek high-strength carbon fiber composite materials are used for the inner screen support door panels, and 2000MPa aviation-grade high-strength steel is used for key parts such as opening and closing virtual swing arms.
There will definitely be no problem putting it on the vivo X300 Ultra, and the size of the main sensor is expected to surpass the 1/1.3-inch large bottom of the previous generation X200 Ultra. Combined with the multi-focal-length continuous optical zoom function, it can achieve true full-focal-length professional coverage.
Then, combined with vivo’s self-developed Blueprint imaging algorithm and independent imaging chip, as well as advanced AI imaging processing engine, the photo-taking effect is definitely impeccable.
Secondly, in order to make the imaging effect of mobile phone products more radical, its core configuration will also become a big help. Both Dimensity 9500 and Snapdragon 8 Elite2 are very powerful.
Both chips are powered by TSMC’s 3nm process. The former adopts a full-large core design, while the latter uses a self-developed CPU architecture.
The vivo X300 Ultra will be equipped with the latter, and thanks to the positioning of the new phone, the combination of LPDDR5X and USF4.0 will not be absent.
The key point is that it will start with 12GB of RAM and will support up to 16GB+1TB version to meet consumers’ daily usage experience.
In addition, as a high-end flagship phone, some essential selling points are definitely indispensable, such as the 2K resolution feature on the front, and support for 120Hz refresh rate and high-frequency eye protection PWM dimming technology.
At the same time, the ultrasonic fingerprint unlocking feature will not be absent, and in order to further satisfy the experience, full-function NFC, infrared remote control, and IP68/69 level dust and water resistance will not be absent.
The battery life is also expected to bring surprises. Even if it cannot have a built-in 8-digit battery, there is little suspense about a 7-digit battery. It may even support 100-watt wired fast charging.
As for the operating system, it will have a built-in OriginOS 6.0 version, which is built based on the Android 16 underlying system, and its functions and features will definitely be excellent.
In short, when the mobile phone industry is stuck in an innovation bottleneck, this product that integrates aerospace material science, precision optics and artificial intelligence technology may bring many surprises.
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