vivo marked its 30th anniversary with the vivo Vision Launch Event & Imaging Grand Ceremony in Dongguan. At the event, the company unveiled its first mixed reality (MR) headset, vivo Vision Discovery Edition. This launch marks a significant milestone in vivo’s exploration of spatial computing and immersive technology.
Leveraging its extensive expertise in imaging, sensors, and display technologies, vivo has methodically addressed critical engineering challenges in MR devices, particularly in perception, interaction, and computational performance. vivo Vision Discovery Edition is the first MR product developed by a smartphone manufacturer in China, positioning vivo as the first Chinese company to operate within both the smartphone and MR product sectors.
At the event, vivo also announced a comprehensive upgrade to its imaging technology strategy and imaging culture ecosystem and revealed the winners of the 2025 vivo VISION+ Mobile PhotoAwards.
“We are here in Chang ‘an, where vivo’s dream began. We are not here to revisit past milestones, but to witness how vivo has forged its own path over thirty years of hard work and perseverance. It’s a path of passion fueled by technology and rooted in humanity. It’s about working together for mutual benefit. Above all, it’s about putting users first and perfecting our products! Our aim is to let ‘technology illuminate beauty’, and our goal is to reach every user. As for how long we will walk this road? We’re committed to a century-long journey toward a business that endures!”
— Hu Baishan, Executive Vice President & COO at vivo, President of vivo Central Research Institute
A New Lightweight, Immersive Mixed Reality Experience
Four years in the making, vivo Vision Discovery Edition combines vivo’s technological innovations with its user-centric values, advancing the company’s long-term home robotics strategy and bringing mixed reality from the lab into everyday life.
- Design: Lightweight at 398g, height 83 mm, thickness 40 mm — 26% smaller than industry average.
- Comfort: Four sizes of light seals + eight foam padding options, ergonomically optimized.
- OS: Runs on OriginOS Vision for natural and intuitive gesture-based interactions.
- Precision:
- 1.5° high-precision eye-tracking
- 26 DoF fingertip gesture recognition
- 175° vertical tracking
- Display: Dual Micro-OLED with 8K binocular resolution, 94% DCI-P3 coverage, DeltaE<2 accuracy.
Equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon® XR2+ Gen 2, it delivers up to 2.5x GPU and 8x AI performance.
Applications: immersive entertainment, gaming, productivity, panoramic video viewing, 120-foot virtual theater screen.
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vivo Elevates Imaging Strategy
Marking its 30th anniversary, vivo announced an integrated upgrade to its imaging strategy, focusing on scene integration and ecosystem development.
- Strengthens night photography, portraits, telephoto, and video.
- First Chinese brand in Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) for safeguarding authenticity.
- Exploring health imaging — e.g., portable slit lamp for ophthalmic diagnostics.
- Enables cross-device imaging: 3D imaging (X100 Ultra), 60 fps spatial video (X200 Ultra), and Vision Discovery Edition.
Partnership with ZEISS
Five years of collaboration continues to push smartphone optics innovation.
“The collaboration between vivo and ZEISS is both deep and broad … continuously innovating in smartphone optics for state-of-the-art photography and videography.”
— André Kutz, Head of ZEISS Photonics & Optics
Imaging Tech Innovations
- Chips: VS1 pre-processing chip + V3+ imaging chip.
- Sensors: BlueImage × Samsung HP9 (200 MP) + Blueprint × Sony LYT-828.
- Algorithms: AI Photo Enhance, image restoration, 30x telephoto optimization.
- Video Features: Multi-Focal 4K 120 fps Slow Motion, Portrait Beautification, Live Photo Portrait, AI Erase.
- Creative Tools: Video templates, AI Customized Beautification.
Expanding Imaging Culture Ecosystem
- UNESCO “Capture the Future” short film competition.
- National Mobile Photography Exhibition with the China Photographers Association.
“This first National Mobile Photography marks a significant step in bringing technology and art into everyday life.”
— Li Ge, Vice Chairman, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles
vivo VISION+ Awards
2025 awards received 500,000+ submissions worldwide, all captured on vivo smartphones.
About vivo
vivo is a design-driven technology company, creating smart devices and services to connect humans with the digital world. Core values: Benfen, user orientation, design-driven value, continuous learning, team spirit.
- R&D Centers: Shenzhen, Dongguan, Nanjing, Beijing, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Xi’an, etc.
- Focus: 5G, AI, industrial design, imaging systems, consumer tech.
- Manufacturing: Annual capacity ~200M smartphones.
- Global Reach: Present in 60+ countries, 500M+ users worldwide.
Benfen: Doing the right things, and doing things right — vivo’s mission to create value for society.
