Vivo’s “Ultra” phones have always been the company’s best but this one is the first to venture outside the Chinese market. More like a phone in a camera than the other way around, it feels like a camera system built from the sum of its many parts. Vivo’s focus on video with this phone doesn’t mean it’s paid little attention to still photography. Quite the opposite, actually. Not only is this essentially a fully loaded phone camera on its own, but the photography kit with a case, grip, and two telephoto extender lenses broadens the scope of what the device is capable of. As has been the case for years now, the company wants to be the best in the business. While it was a rocky start for me taking photos with the device initially, two subsequent software updates have addressed some of the points I’ll describe below. Capturing images in places as varied as Hong Kong, Toronto, and Mexico provided more than enough insight into what’s truly possible here.…