The Vivo X200 series has been officially announced, and this time, in addition to the X200 and X200 Pro, there is also a “One More Thing” product: the Vivo X200 Pro mini, which, as the name suggests, has the flagship experience of the Pro level, but also gives you the mini level size, which is a proper “small steel gun” in terms of performance.
Compact, straight screen, great feel in the hand
In my opinion, the mini size of the Vivo X200 Pro mini is the essence of this phone, with its small 6.31-inch design, which is about the same size as the standard iPhone 16. It's very easy to hold in your hand, even one-handed, which is perfect if you don't mind that the “big” lens module at the back might push up against your fingers.
The vivo X200 Pro mini weighs just 187g and is only 8.15mm thick, which makes it even easier to hold with the mini size, considering it's a Pro model. With a compact body and flagship performance, the Vivo X200 Pro mini is truly worthy of Vivo's “One More Thing” position at the launch event.
In terms of color schemes, the Vivo X200 Pro mini's “Titanium Green,” “Slightly Pink,” “Straight White,” and “Simple Black” are all very youthful, contrasting sharply with the mature colors of the X200 and X200 Pro. The “Straight White” color is the most classic one, with a glossy glass back and silver matte aluminum alloy frame, as well as Vivo's classic symmetrical DECO, you can't go wrong.
On the front, the Vivo X200 Pro mini is equipped with a Zeiss Master Color screen with 8T LTPO back panel technology, with a peak brightness of up to 4,500nit, and with the ultra-narrow bezel design, the viewing experience is very immersive indeed.The full-link Zeiss Natural Color of the same model of the Pro series is also retained on the Vivo X200 Pro mini, which gives you a more natural image effect and screen content. The vivo X200 Pro mini also retains the same full-link Zeiss natural colors as the Pro series, giving you more natural image effects and screen content.
In terms of eye protection, vivo X200 Pro mini is also capable of Pro-level configuration, supporting 2160Hz full brightness ultra-high frequency PWM dimming, which can also achieve a maximum brightness of 4500nit in outdoor sunlight, and with the Zeiss master color tuning, you can see comfortably wherever you go.
Pro-grade hardware for a great experience
After talking about the mini, it's time for the Pro part, and the vivo X200 Pro mini is equipped with the Tenguet 9400 flagship chip in terms of performance. I believe the configuration is more familiar to everyone, using a full large core design, consisting of a Cortex-925 ultra-large core, three Cortex-X4 ultra-large cores, and four A720 large cores.
In game testing, the vivo X200 Pro mini's brightness was set to 200nit at a room temperature of 25 degrees Celsius, and the average frame rate for a half-hour round trip to Sumeru was 59.9 frames, with a power consumption of only 4.7W, making the game very smooth throughout.
Most importantly, after half an hour of testing, the temperature of the front of the vivo X200 Pro mini was only 39 degrees, and the temperature of the back was only 37 degrees. I must say that it is still very surprising to see such excellent gaming performance in such a small body.
Endurance vivo X200 Pro mini is also very “Pro” equipped with a 5700mAh semi-solid Blue Ocean battery. Measured half an hour of 4K online video playback consumes 2%, half an hour of microblog browsing consumes 5%, half an hour of video calls consumes 6%, and half an hour of the original God consumes 15%. That's a pretty good battery life for a standard-sized phone, let alone a mini-sized one.
Charging, Vivo X200 Pro mini supports 90W wired charging and 30W wireless charging, and the mini's body also incorporates wireless charging, which is one of the things that surprised me. The actual test in the case of wired charging, 5 minutes to charge 12% of the capacity, half an hour to charge 66%, and finally in 52 minutes to 100% of the capacity. While the charging time isn't perfect, the long battery life does a good job of alleviating battery life anxiety.
The mini also has Pro-level imaging
Imaging is one of Vivo's strengths, so it's only natural that the X200 Pro mini should also have Pro-level imaging. The main camera is equipped with the X200 Pro's new Sony LYT-818 sensor, which is only 1/1.28 inches in size, but with an aperture of f/1.57, its shooting performance is even better than that of models with a one-inch lens.
(Main Photo Sample)
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(Main Photo Sample)
The telephoto lens is the same Zeiss super telephoto lens as the X200 standard version, with a native focal length of 3X (70mm equivalent), and with the addition of all-pixel focusing, the pixel density of the focusing pixel is increased by 32 times, which simply means that the focusing is more accurate and faster. This telephoto also supports telephoto macro, allowing you to discover more details in life.
(Telephoto lens sample)
(Telephoto lens sample)
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On OriginOS 5, the shooting interactive interface of the Vivo X200 Pro mini integrates seven functions related to shooting landscapes, such as “Night Scenery”, “Panorama Photo”, and “Time Slower Shutter”, into the “Landscape Mode”, which has the advantage of making the “More” option more concise. The phone will match the corresponding effect according to the current shooting environment, so there is no need to specifically choose the shooting mode, making shooting simpler.
Summary
the vivo X200 Pro mini lies in its Dimensity 9400 flagship chip, flagship image configuration, 5,700mAh Blue Ocean battery, and wireless charging support, while the mini's compact 6.31-inch body, 8.15mm thickness, and 187g weight make it comfortable to hold.
The Vivo X200 Pro mini can be described as a new generation of “small steel gun” and a new choice in the small-sized phone market. If you're a fan of small-sized phones and want to combine performance and imaging, the Vivo X200 Pro mini is a great choice at this stage.
