These two new Vivo foldables put the Galaxy Z Fold 5 to shame with huge batteries and wasp waists،
If you like tracking developments in the smartphone market as a whole and the pecking order of vendors across different industry segments and categories, you probably know that Samsung dominates the global foldable phone rankings with relative ease. But you may also have noticed that the company's lead over its Chinese rivals has narrowed in recent quarters, with one analytics firm expecting to crown a new king when it comes to the company's sales. first quarter 2024.
In addition to Huawei, brands like Honor, Oppo, and
Vivo are insatiably eating away at Samsung's market share, and just in case you're wondering why this is happening in more and more parts of the world, another possible answer did. surface earlier in the day.
Here are two answers, as well as two new reasons to consider an alternative to Vivo's Galaxy Z Fold 5… in China.
The X Fold 3 Pro is incredibly powerful and relatively light
Unfortunately, by “here”
we are only talking about Chinawhere the super-premium book-style foldable Vivo costs the rough equivalent of $1,385 in an “entry-level” 512GB storage/16GB memory configuration, while costing 10,999 yuan ($1,523) for a variant equipped with the same number of RAM and twice. the local digital storage room.
These price points could well be increased if the X Fold 3
Pro ever expands to European territories, which will seem perfectly justified when you hear about the phone's other cutting-edge specs and features. First and foremost, we're talking about an 8.03-inch main screen and a 6.53-inch cover screen, both of which look absolutely massive compared to what the Galaxy Z Fold 5 offers.
The 5,700 mAh battery is equally impressive, making the
Z fold 5The 4,400mAh cell capacity seems insignificant in comparison, and get this, the Vivo X Fold 3 Pro tips the scales at just 236 grams. It is, you guessed it, lighter than the
Galaxy Z fold 5 (and the OnePlus Open and
Google Pixel Fold), which is simply an astonishing feat of engineering when you consider all the other advantages Vivo's latest ultra-premium foldable holds over its rivals.
Oh, and did we mention that the X Fold 3 Pro is also incredibly thin, measuring 5.2mm when unfolded and 11.2mm at its thickest folded point? And how good is this triple rear camera system combining two 50MP sensors and a 64MP shooter while also taking advantage of Zeiss technology?
The two aforementioned huge displays naturally also feature high-end AMOLED technology (probably sourced from Samsung itself) and 120Hz refresh rate capabilities, and last but not least, the hefty 5,700mAh battery takes supports blazing 100W wired and 50W wireless power. responsible for putting the icing on the cake of an impressive technical sheet.
The X Fold 3 is slightly less powerful but even thinner
Yes, there is a sub-5.2mm foldable. Meet the “regulars”
Vivo X Fold 3which measures 4.65mm (!!!) deep when unfolded and 10.2mm when folded while weighing a measly 219 grams.
As if that wasn't already impressive enough, this non-Pro foldable packs its own pro-grade 5,500mAh battery while dropping charging support to “only” 80W and incredibly keeping those AMOLED displays 120 Hz of 8.03 and 6.53 inches completely unchanged. .
Powered by the same Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor as the Galaxy Z fold 5 And OnePlus Open, the Vivo X Fold 3 is certainly no pushover, no matter how you define the word. Given that its memory and storage start at 12 and 256 GB respectively, this device is also quite affordable, costing 6,999 yuan ($970) and up.
With three different 50MP Zeiss-powered cameras as well, we can definitely see this bad boy appealing to a wider audience than its more expensive sibling, with both models definitely in the running for the title of best foldable money can buy in 2024. Let's just hope their availability will be seriously expanded in the not too distant future.
