Vivo X60 Release Date, Price, Design & Specs

Vivo’s X60 series pairs the company’s familiar flagship design ethos with some serious camera chops – including the return of the gimbal stabilisation the company pioneered in last year’s X50 Pro.

The trio of X60 phones are out now in China, but Vivo is beginning to roll the phones out globally too. The X60 and X60 Pro are launching around the world, though curiously come with a different chipset and some camera changes from the Chinese versions, while the X60 Pro+ is remaining exclusive to China and India.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Vivo X60 series – or read our review of the X60 Pro to find out what we think of one of the phones ourselves.

When is the Vivo X60 release date?

Vivo launched the X60 and X60 Pro at an event on 29 December 2020, while the X60 Pro+ joined them at an event on 21 January. All three are available to buy in China now. A fourth – the X60t – is now rumoured to be joining them in China soon too.

The phones’ global release was announced on 25 March 2021, though we’re still waiting for Vivo to confirm specific release dates for the phones in each market. The global launch came before the X60t was first rumoured, so we don’t know if this model will ever join the others around the world.

We know that the X60 Pro will launch in the UK and Europe, but we don’t know exactly when, and for now it’s unclear if either the regular X60 or X60 Pro+ will ever join it. From last year’s line-up only the X50 Pro made it to Europe, re-branded as the Vivo X51 – the first flagship phone the company actually launched in the UK at all.

How much does the X60 cost?

We’re still waiting for official British or European pricing, so for now we’ll have to make do with converting the phones’ Chinese prices.

In China the standard X60 starts from ¥3,498 (£400/$540), with the X60 Pro starting from ¥4,498 (£515/$695), and the Pro+ from ¥4,998 (£565/$775). That’s pretty similar pricing to the X50 series, which ended up costing a fairly steep £749 when the X51 launched in the UK.

Finally the X60t is rumoured to start at ¥3,698 (£410/$560), placing it only fractionally higher than the regular X60, but we’re waiting for the official price to be confirmed.

For the best deals once they launch, check out our guide on where to buy the Vivo X60 phones in the UK.

X60 design and specs

The X60, X60 Pro, and X60 Pro+ have fairly similar core specs, but still vary in a few key areas. Let’s break them down separately.

Let’s start with what the base X60 phone. The design of the phone is remarkably similar to the X50 series. Below you can see the X60 in the centre, flanked on either side by the Chinese models of the Pro (spot the extra lens and moved Zeiss branding).

In China it’s powered by the 5nm Samsung Exynos 1080 chipset, making it the first phone in the world to use this chip. It pairs the chip with 8GB of RAM and either 128GB or 256GB of storage.

This setup is a little different internationally, as the phones are launching with the Snapdragon 870 instead. The storage options remain the same, but an additional 12GB RAM version will launch in some markets.

That’s the only major change for the international release. The phone has a 6.56in, 2376×1080 AMOLED display, with HDR10+ support and 120Hz refresh rate. It has a 4300mAh battery, and packs in 33W wired charging, but no wireless charging support.

The camera module is particularly familiar for Vivo fans, with a tiered rectangular camera module dominated by one large lens. That’s a 48Mp, f/1.8 main shooter with OIS using Sonys IMX598 sensor, paired with a 13Mp 2x zoom portrait lens and 13Mp ultrawide. There’s a 32Mp central punch-hole selfie camera on the front.

As for design, the phone is remarkably thin – just 7.4mm thick, and 176g heavy. While you’ll see three colours above, only the black and ‘shimmer blue’ models will launch outside China.

The X60 launched with Android 11 and OriginOS, Vivo’s new operating system, intended to replace its much maligned FuntouchOS. We’ve never loved Funtouch, but it’s improved substantially over the last year or two as Vivo has simplified it, stripped it back, and reverted to a cleaner Android experience, especially for European customers.

OriginOS is widget-heavy, taking after iOS 14, with a focus on live feedback and a dynamic homescreen. If that doesn’t sound like stock Android to you then don’t fear – OriginOS is China-only right now, and in fact Vivo has told Tech Advisor that it has no plans to bring the new software to Europe.

“For now we will… focus on pure Android,” explained Vivo’s European director of PR, Thomas Kahmann. “Maybe in the future OriginOS could be a topic for the European markets, but from our point of view this track we’re on has proved to be the right path.”

Here’s a full spec list for the phone:

• Exynos 1080/Snapdragon 870
• 8/12GB RAM
• 128/256GB storage
• 6.56in, 2376×1080 120Hz AMOLED
• Camera:
  • 48Mp, f/1.8, IMX598 main camera with OIS
  • 13Mp 2x portrait
  • 13Mp ultrawide
  • 32Mp punch-hole selfie
• 4300mAh
• 33W wired charging
• 5G
• Android 11 & OriginOS or FuntouchOS

X60 Pro design and specs

The X60 Pro is broadly similar to the standard X60, but does boast a few key spec variations.

It uses the same Exynos 1080 chipset in China, but like the vanilla X60 has switched to the Snapdragon 870 in the rest of the world.

The X60 Pro jumps up to 12GB RAM, and comes in just the one 256GB storage configuration. It however has a slightly smaller battery, at 4200mAh.

It has a similar rear camera setup to the X60, with the same portrait and ultrawide lens, and a similar 48Mp main shooter but at a larger aperture of f/1.5, and with Vivo’s gimbal stabilisation tech instead of regular OIS.

In China, the X60 Pro also features an 8Mp periscope telephoto with 5x optical zoom, but for some reason this has been removed from the global model.

It launches internationally in the same two finishes as the X60: black and shimmer blue.

Here’s are the full specs:

• Exynos 1080/Snapdragon 870
• 12GB RAM
• 256GB storage
• 6.56in, 2376×1080 120Hz AMOLED
• Camera:
  • 48Mp, f/1.5, IMX598 main camera with gimbal stabilisation
  • 13Mp 2x portrait
  • 8Mp 5x periscope (China-only)
  • 13Mp ultrawide
  • 32Mp punch-hole selfie
• 4200mAh
• 33W wired charging
• 5G
• Android 11 & OriginOS or FuntouchOS

X60 Pro+ design and specs

The final phone in the set is the X60 Pro+, which was announced later than the other two at a separate event, and boasts a bigger change in its spec sheet – and even design. It’s also the only one of the three that’s set to remain exclusive to China and India, with no wider release planned.

While it looks similar from the front, with a punch-hole selfie camera and curved screen, the back boasts a larger camera module and different colours – including vegan leather finish options, though only the blue version is launching in India.

Things are pretty different inside too. The big change is that the Pro+ uses the more powerful Snapdragon 888 instead of the Exynos 1080 or Snapdragon 870. It combines the Qualcomm chip with either 8GB RAM and 128GB storage, or 12GB RAM and 256GB storage.

The display is the same as the other phones, as is the selfie camera. The battery matches the Pro at 4200mAh, but is paired with faster 55W wired charging.

The biggest difference beyond the chipset is in the camera module. The main camera gets a bump up to the larger 50Mp Samsung ISOCELL GN1 sensor, and is here paired with a 48Mp ultrawide using the same IMX598 sensor and gimbal stabilisation as the other phones’ main cameras. The set is rounded out by a 32Mp portrait lens, and 8Mp 5x periscope.

Here are those specs in full:

• Snapdragon 888
• 8/12GB RAM
• 128/256GB storage
• 6.56in, 2376×1080 120Hz AMOLED
• Camera:
  • 50Mp, ISOCELL GN1 main camera
  • 48Mp, IMX598 ultrawide with gimbal stabilisation
  • 32Mp portrait
  • 8Mp 5x periscope
  • 32Mp punch-hole selfie
• 4200mAh
• 55W wired charging
• 5G
• Android 11 & OriginOS or FuntouchOS

X60t design and specs

The rumoured X60t sits between the X60 and X60 Pro, and looks remarkably similar to the base model save for a chipset change: it apparently uses the MediaTek Dimensity 1100, paired with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, which we know thanks to the phone’s China Telecom listing.

Dimensions, display, and weight all match the regular X60, and the camera setup appears to be the same too: a 32Mp selfie camera, with a 48Mp rear shooter joined by two more 13Mp lenses.

Battery capacity is the only other expected change: 4220mAh instead of 4300mAh.

For now the X60t remains unconfirmed, but we’ll update this as soon as Vivo officially announces the phone.

Watch on Fast Charge

We review the X60 Pro and Pro+ on a recent episode of our podcast Fast Charge, which you can watch right here:

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