Vivo held a product launch event and officially unveiled the all-new generation of its flagship folding phone, the Vivo X Fold3 series. The Vivo X Fold3 series boasts remarkable thinness, significantly reducing weight and thickness compared to its predecessor, setting a new slim record for foldable (inward folding) models at just 219 grams, rivaling mainstream flat-panel flagships.
This year, Vivo launched two new folding phones: the X Fold3 and the X Fold3 Pro. They’re super thin, have great battery life, and are super reliable. Vivo says they give users the best folding phone experience ever.
Design
The significance of thinness in foldable screens stands out clearly. These innovations not only reduce weight but also enhance reliability. Moreover, the Vivo X Fold3, weighing just 219 grams, outshines many flat-panel flagships in terms of weight. When unfolded, it boasts an incredibly thin profile, measuring 4.65 millimeters, breaking the industry record set by the Vivo X5 Max a decade ago. The Vivo X Fold3 series, equipped with Armor Wing architecture, provides super-reliable protection. Notably, it’s the first to receive SGS full-machine five-star anti-drop certification for foldable screens, demonstrating the shock-resistant capability of foldable screens.
The X Fold3 series has a tough outer screen, 11 times more resistant to drops than the X Fold2. Certified by SGS Gold Star Glass for anti-drop and shock resistance. The Armor back cover is 15 times more impact-resistant. The carbon fiber hinge is lightweight, strong, and smooth, certified for 500,000 folds by RHEIN. X Fold3 Pro supports IPX8 water resistance.
Display
Vivo X Fold3 Pro fully excels in thinness, reliability, long battery life, AI, imaging, and performance. Moreover, the 8.03-inch inner screen of the X Fold3 Pro features Samsung’s first-ever 2K+ E7 luminescent material, boasting a high screen-to-body ratio of up to 91.8%. The peak brightness of both inner and outer dual screens reaches the strongest 4500nit in folding devices.
Hardware
The X Fold3 Pro introduces the Snapdragon 8 SPU chip. It surpasses 2.17 million points in AnTuTu V10. This achievement propels it to the top of folding device rankings. It outshines most traditional flagship devices. With LPDDR5X and UFS4.0, it forms a strong performance triangle for foldable screens. Equipped with an ultra-thin VC+ graphite heat dissipation area, totaling 20762 square millimeters, it ensures sustained high-energy output. Leveraging a 5700mAh Blue Ocean battery, it dominates endurance rankings. This surpasses numerous traditional flagship devices, showcasing a Pro-level standard.
Cameras
The Vivo X Fold3 Pro has amazing imaging. It switches from a big sensor to a 50MP VCS bionic main camera, taking super-sensitive images. It has the biggest sensor in foldable phones, letting users snap pro starry sky photos. Also, it has a top-notch Zeiss super telephoto lens with a 64MP sensor for great folding telephoto shots. It comes with the best Zeiss portrait lens for folding screens, supporting five major portrait golden points: 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm, and 100mm. Plus, it has a new Zeiss lens blurring effect for professional portrait photography.
The device has a powerful dual-core folding screen with a 6nm image chip. It shoots 4K cinematic portrait videos. These videos have depth of field blur and layered color LUTs. They also have master-level focus and zoom switching. The device offers six cinematic-style presets for capturing cinematic atmosphere easily.
Furthermore, the Vivo X Fold3 Pro is equipped with comprehensive top-level configurations such as 3D ultrasonic dual-screen fingerprint recognition, wireless lossless Hi-Fi, infrared remote control, and triple microphones, dominating the foldable market.
Origin OS4
The vivo X Fold3 series runs on Origin OS 4. They can switch between modes and interact with the model using voice, text, image dragging, and document dragging. “One-sentence video editing” makes short video editing easy with no thresholds. Moreover, the Small V Assistant assists in office meetings by providing real-time voice-to-text transcription, bilingual display translation, and quick summary generation, enhancing office efficiency.
The vivo X Fold3 series pioneers the unique “Light Fold Split Screen” feature making split-screen operations unprecedentedly convenient and fun. Quick screenshot by swiping down with three fingers; easy cross-application text and image extraction and sharing through the “Super Drag and Drop” feature; all these intuitive operations fully unleash the productivity of the vivo X Fold3 series’ large screen.
The vivo X Fold3 series helps collaborate across devices like phones, tablets, and computers. It allows seamless work between screens with easy data transfer. Vivo Remote PC lets you connect to Windows/Mac computers and control them remotely. Vivo Universal Documents opens 57 file formats, ensuring smooth viewing and conversion.
The vivo X Fold3 series has a signal boost for travel, with 4Tx switching and hinge antennas on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail. It also has a unique dual-diaphragm speaker to keep conversations private beyond 40 centimeters. Plus, AON hardware protects call privacy.
Battery
In terms of battery, the vivo X Fold3 series features the Blue Ocean Endurance System. With a single battery thickness of less than 2.5 millimeters, it delivers an equivalent of 5700mAh and 5500mAh of massive power, surpassing all foldable screens and most flagship straight panels on the market. The large battery capacity also provides extended battery life. Coupled with 100W dual-core flash charging and 50W wireless flash charging, users can enjoy excellent battery life and fast charging.
The vivo X Fold3 series introduces industry-first semi-solid-state battery technology, effectively addressing the challenge of battery endurance in extremely low-temperature environments. It can continuously power the phone at temperatures around -20°C. The industry-leading second-generation silicon material brings higher energy density, larger capacity, thinner body, and faster flash charging, nearly eliminating standby power consumption, and thus changing users’ charging and power usage habits.
Pricing
In terms of pricing, the Vivo X Fold3 series comes in two minimalist colors: Light Feather White and Thin Wing Black. The X Fold3 Pro is priced at 9999 Yuan ($1,383) (16GB+512GB) and 10999 Yuan ($1,520) (16GB+1TB), while the X Fold3 is priced at 6999 Yuan ($969) (12GB+256GB), 7499 Yuan ($939) (16GB+256GB), 7999 Yuan ($1,105) (16GB+512GB), and 8999 Yuan ($1,245) (16GB+1TB).
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