Vivo’s next phone will launch with a professional camera rig
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Vivo rarely has a presence at MWC, but this year it bucked that trend in a big way, with the reveal of its next flagship phone, the X300 Ultra, alongside an upgraded telephoto extender lens and professional camera cage. The company isn't ready to launch the handset just yet - or even reveal very many of its specs - but has confirmed that whenever it does arrive, it will be the first Ultra to go on sale outside China.
The only concrete detail about the X300 Ultra itself Vivo would confirm is that it will have a 200-megapixel telephoto camera. That was true of last year's X200 Ultra too though, so we're still waiting to find out what upgrades …
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Gadgets News Tech Vivo’s next phone will launch with a professional camera rig And it’ll be the company’s first Ultra to launch outside China. And it’ll be the company’s first Ultra to launch outside China. by Dominic Preston Mar 2, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Look closely and you might spot a phone in there somewhere. Image: Vivo Part Of LIVE MWC 2026: all the phones, gadgets, and announcements from Barcelona see all updates Dominic Preston is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor . Vivo rarely has a presence at MWC, but this year it bucked that trend in a big way, with the reveal of its next flagship phone, the X300 Ultra, alongside an upgraded telephoto extender lens and professional camera cage. The company isn’t ready to launch the handset just yet — or even reveal very many of its specs — but has confirmed that whenever it does arrive, it will be the first Ultra to go on sale outside China. The only concrete detail about the X300 Ultra itself Vivo would confirm is that it will have a 200-megapixel telephoto camera. That was true of last year’s X200 Ultra too though, so we’re still waiting to find out what upgrades Vivo has in store from my favorite phone camera of last year. The 200-megapixel sensor will apparently be taken full advantage of by the new Telephoto Extender Gen2 Ultra, an optional lens that will strap onto the phone’s rear. Telephoto extenders have proved popular with manufacturers since Vivo introduced one with the X200 Ultra , also supported on the X300 and X300 Pro , with copycats launched by both Oppo and Honor. Vivo is now upping the ante by jumping from a 200mm equivalent focal length up to 400mm in a lens co-engineered with long-term camera partner Zeiss. The Gen2 Ultra telephoto looks substantially heftier than the slender first version. Image: Vivo The controls on the came...
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