Vivo X Fold launched

Vivo X Fold launched with 2K AMOLED foldable display, Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, 12GB RAM: price, specs

Vivo X Fold launched with 2K AMOLED foldable display, Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Vivo X Fold comes in black, grey and blue colour options

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Vivo X Fold was launched in China
  • The smartphone is loaded with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC, a 4,500mAh battery and a 50MP quad-camera setup
  • This is Vivo’s first foldable smartphone

Vivo’s first foldable smartphone, the Vivo X Fold, was launched in China on April 12th, alongside the Vivo X Note and Vivo Pad. The phone has specifications comparable to a flagship device, including Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, 2K AMOLED foldable display, 50MP quad-camera and a similar screen estate to the Samsung Galaxy Z fold series. The quad-camera setup of Vivo X Fold features a Zeiss sensor. The company hasn’t yet mentioned any global release date at the launch event.

Vivo X Fold price, availability

Vivo X Fold price starts at CNY 8,999 (Approx. Rs 1.07 lac) for the 12GB RAM/256GB storage unit and CNY 9,999 (Approx. Rs 1.19 lac) for the 12GB RAM/512GB model. It comes in black, grey and blue colour options. The Vivo X Fold is currently exclusive to China and the company has not announced any global launch date yet.

Vivo X Fold specifications

Vivo X Fold comes with a 6.53-inch outer display and an 8.03-inch LTPO2 AMOLED E5 inner screen when unfolded. Both displays are 120Hz OLED panels, but the outer screen isn’t LTPO. Both screens come with an in-display fingerprint scanner each. The 6.53-inch display supports Full-HD+ resolution and the 8.03-inch display supports Quad-HD+ resolution.

Vivo X Fold specifications

  • 6.53-inch AMOLED 120Hz foldable display
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC
  • 12GB RAM and up to 512GB storage
  • 4,600mAh battery, 65W fast and 50W wireless charging
  • 50MP + 48MP + 12MP + 8MP quad rear cameras
  • 16MP front cameras

The phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor with 12GB of RAM and 256GB/512GB of UFS 3.1 storage. The battery of the Vivo X Fold is 4,600mAh and supports 66W fast charging, 50W wireless charging, and 10W reverse charging. It comes pre-installed with the Android-based Origin skin.

The Vivo X Fold features a quad-camera system that includes a 50MP f/1.8 Samsung GN5 primary camera with OIS, a 48MP f/2.2 ultrawide lens with 114-degree FOV, a 12MP f/2.4 IMX663 telephoto sensor, and an 8MP 5x periscope zoom camera with 60x digital zoom. With 16MP resolution incorporated inside hole punch cut-outs, there are two selfie shooters, one on the outside and one on the inside.

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