vivo’s new V80 is now official in Pakistan, and the pitch is aimed squarely at working professionals: big battery, a portrait-focused telephoto camera and six years of software support. Anyone who books between 11 and 16 November gets a VIP card and a pair of earbuds, and the phone goes on general sale on 17 November. vivo has not put a price on it yet.
“The V80 is made for people who are on the rise and want to capture every step of it,” said Muhammad Zohair Chohan, who heads brand strategy at vivo Pakistan. “With the ZEISS Portrait System and the intelligent tools of OriginOS 7, we have created a flagship that lets the user capture their rise in the moments that matter most.” The campaign carries the line “Capture Your Rise” and features Atif Aslam, vivo’s local brand ambassador.
Portrait camera
The portrait camera is the headline feature. vivo fits a 50MP ZEISS telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom, shooting at 85mm or 100mm for portraits and reaching 100x digitally. Selfies come from a 50MP autofocus camera with a wide view for groups, and front and back both capture 4K video at 60 frames per second. In the camera app, an AI lighting mode lets users add top light, side light or a fireworks glow to a portrait after taking it.
Design and durability
Design follows a familiar flagship recipe: one sheet of cold-carved glass across the back, a metal frame with rounded corners and a floating camera island, all in a 7.69mm body. Three finishes are offered: orange, green and grey, named Rise Orange, Vision Green and Prime Gray by vivo. The IP68 and IP69 ratings were earned in fresh-water tests, the page adds, and damage from liquid is excluded from the warranty. A fingerprint sensor under the screen handles unlocking.
Battery and display
The cell is 7,200mAh, charged at 90W. The display is a 6.59-inch AMOLED screen that refreshes at up to 144Hz at 1.5K. On vivo’s V80 page the brightness peak is 5,000 nits and the chip is a Snapdragon 7 Gen 4.
Software and AI tools
Software is OriginOS 7, backed by a six-year promise on both security patches and day-to-day smoothness. The phone has 8GB of RAM and can lend itself 16GB more from storage. Two work tools are built in. Capture to Note digitises whiteboards from a snapshot, and the AI Recorder transcribes meetings and calls, then boils them down to a short summary with follow-up tasks.
Price and availability
Buyers can order from vivo’s web store or from Daraz Mall, Alfa Mall and Digital Mall. In person, the phone will be at vivo’s experience stores in Karachi, Hyderabad and Lahore (Packages Mall and Hall Road).
On cost, vivo’s announcement says nothing, so there is no official price yet. Figures have been reported, but vivo has not confirmed them; we track them in a separate price report and will update it when a listing appears. Pre-orders open tomorrow, so stores should show a price then.
For the sister model, see our earlier report on the V80 FE, which had a 7,000mAh battery and no price either.
Key specs at a glance
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Display | 6.59-inch AMOLED, 1.5K, up to 144Hz, 5,000 nits local peak |
| Chipset | Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 |
| Memory | 8GB RAM plus 16GB extended RAM; 256GB or 512GB storage |
| Rear camera | 50MP ZEISS telephoto, 3x optical zoom, up to 100x digital; 85mm and 100mm portrait lengths |
| Front camera | 50MP ZEISS group selfie camera with autofocus |
| Video | 4K at 60fps, front and rear |
| Battery | 7,200mAh BlueVolt, 90W FlashCharge |
| Software | OriginOS 7; six years of security updates |
| Build | One-piece cold-carved glass back, metal frame, 7.69mm; IP68 and IP69 |
| Security | Ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor |
| Colours | Rise Orange, Vision Green, Prime Gray |
| Pre-orders | 11 to 16 November 2026; on sale 17 November |
This story is based on a press release from vivo.
