In the last 18 months, I used Vivo's phones more than any other brand. The Chinese manufacturer rolled out one hit after another; the X100 Pro was fabulous, and then the X100 Ultra came along, beating every other phone at taking photos and videos. Vivo built on that momentum with the X200 Pro, which is easily one of my favorite devices of 2025.
And now there's the X200 Ultra, which has a new design and even better cameras than its predecessor. Annoyingly, the phone isn't launching outside China; Vivo continues to limit its best phones to its home market, and it's having a hard enough time ensuring the device is in stock in the country.
