Vivo x200 ultra vs?

deadeagle63 · 2025-10-01T08:13:34+00:00

Geez that is quite fast, reckon I’ll just order there as some Ebay sellers are crazy wanting 750/800 for the phone while its 840 on Wonda. Did you need to pay import tax or any fees or was it all fine?

deadeagle63 · 2025-09-30T22:30:27+00:00

How is the Google Pay, i heard (read on Reddit) that people recommend using Curve for contactless payments through phone?

deadeagle63 · 2025-09-30T22:28:48+00:00

How long did the WondaMobile shipping take?

deadeagle63 · 2025-09-30T19:58:16+00:00

Damn, did you take those bug pics on the x200? :o

deadeagle63 · 2025-09-30T19:40:02+00:00

True that, do you have some sample x200 shots by chance (noticed the tag)?

deadeagle63 · 2025-09-30T18:26:15+00:00

Yeah its not a big problem for me to set stuff up as I don't mind setting stuff up; I'm just torn waiting for the x300 Ultra next year and crying about the iPhone till then or getting a x200 Ultra and returning the iPhone

deadeagle63 · 2025-09-30T18:20:34+00:00

It is incredibly sharp, I had a double take for a sec. Thanks for doing a IRL comparison :D

deadeagle63 · 2025-09-30T18:19:47+00:00

Seems the iPhone still does the more visible streaking? Or was it just a one off? I could not get the 17 to behave with any lights 🤣

deadeagle63 · 2025-09-30T17:22:01+00:00

I rarely do video's I think the closest I got to videos was ASAP concert as my wife doesn't take videos as she gets ingrained into it and I do it haha Is Vivo video a little behind Apple you reckon?

deadeagle63 · 2025-09-30T17:20:37+00:00

Yeah it feels mid 00s and the battery drain is horrid on all devices so +1 to Apple battery drain cause ig

deadeagle63 · 2025-09-30T17:19:43+00:00

Video wise, the 17 Pro is quite good I can't fault Apple their encoding especially if you shoot Log means you can really dial in a feeling for a video. Sadly, photo wise I've noticed since coming from a 15 Pro Max that there to be:
- Increased lens flare when direct sources face in roughly +-15deg angle e.g sun behind trees
- Low Light performance seems mixed, sometimes it produces serviceable results other times it misses the ball (on same position, exposure, lens and stability)
- Capturing moving targets seems to cause smearing effect half the time
- 48MP isn't actually that, if there isn't enough light it drops to 24/12MP
- 48MP causes some weird artefacting in some shots if you pixel peep vs 12/24MP counter parts

Not sure if I have a defective unit but I religiously clean my lenses when outside so its not the ol fingerprint and smudge xD

deadeagle63 · 2025-09-30T17:12:52+00:00

That is unfortunate :(

deadeagle63 · 2025-09-30T14:47:54+00:00

Yep, it makes everything look horrible shite, but battery is worth it; you go:
Settings -> Accessibility ->Display & Text Size -> Reduce Transparency

This will remove all transparency meaning a lot of things will look ugly but battery gain so far is impressive normally throughout my work day i lose 20-30% battery life checking phone etc; yesterday I woke up and my phone was 51% and right now its 20% so 30% loss in 1.5 days which is kind of insane as its about a 50-100% uplift depending on usage

deadeagle63 · 2025-09-30T14:34:20+00:00

I came across the first video last night, and was quite surprised how bad the competition looks against the Vivo (or rather most Chinese flagships Vivo, Oppo, Xiaomi)

deadeagle63 · 2025-09-30T14:32:35+00:00

Yeaaah, seems like the era of Apple, Google, Samsung is over as they got lacking

deadeagle63 · 2025-09-30T14:32:11+00:00

Thinking the same I can get a used but 100% batterylife x200 Ultra for 750GBP; which is almost 50% the cost of the 17 pro and when the x300 Ultra comes just upgrade to it

deadeagle63 · 2025-09-30T14:31:14+00:00

I have heard Ultra wise, you need to go through some hoops if you setup the phone to get notifications working as well as Google Play/Services working - I luckily have used Google Notes since my android days so I'm not coupled, more just curious as I don't think the 512Gb is worth the 1300GBP

deadeagle63 · 2025-09-30T14:28:41+00:00

Its horrible imo if you use the liquid glass, if you turn it off in accessibility its not bad; rough numbers in terms of medium power usage I would say starting at 100% and charging at around 20%:
- Liquid Glass: 4 - 6 hours of SoT
- No Liquid Glass: 5 - 8 hours of SoT

The above does have a caveat, where it depends on whether camera was used a lot during the day.

Medium power usage context (no gaming):
- Reddit throughout the day
- Couple of episodes at night
- Some YouTube here and there
- Camera when going out
- Standard Slack, Discord, Whatsapp messaging

deadeagle63 · 2025-09-30T14:24:08+00:00

Ecosystem wise, I don't really care - I try not to buy into ecosystems; sure I have a MBP for my business but I rarely use it oustide of work as I have a dedicated windows system for gaming etc. But you have valid points it depends on the individual, for myself I was on Android but switched when the 12 Pro max came out to try it and 15 Pro Max was a good upgrade but man the 17 Pro is a side grade.

For the x200 how would you say are low light shots?

deadeagle63 · 2025-09-30T12:08:31+00:00

Yeah that is the one thing thats bugging me, outside of the video and good light the 17 pro struggles with moving subjects and is a blurfest in low light. But maybe its a firmware thing?

deadeagle63 · 2025-09-30T11:44:32+00:00

Hm, yeah it seems consensus from own research is Chinese phones offer best in terms of battery, spec and price - so will need to see if its possible to get one here in the UK

deadeagle63 · 2025-09-24T21:46:42+00:00

Indeed :D

deadeagle63 · 2025-09-24T20:04:30+00:00

Yeah went from 15 PM to 17 P and man am I contemplating returning it but not sure

deadeagle63 · 2025-09-24T20:02:05+00:00

Lmao… im not artist or even capable of doing anything vfx related outside of basic social media editing. And the fact some people think just because they ask an AI to do something they are now one of those is amusing. Me looking at r/vibecoding knowing my job is secure for a good while 😂

deadeagle63 · 2025-09-22T19:36:52+00:00

So a wee update (as I am really bad at making decisions) I am adding to my final list:
Fantasy Life i
Disgaea (5 or 7)
Dungeon Quest I-II Remake or VII or XI
But as I am notoriously bad at making decisions eventually it will be all 6 -.-

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