vivo’s fordable smartphone named vivo X Fold Plus has been officially launched in Chinese market. The best ever competitor to Xiaomi MIX FOLD 2 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4.
The highlights of vivo X Fold Plus are Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor, 4730mAh battery and 80W fast charging.
The full specifications of vivo X Fold Plus
vivo X Fold Plus equipped with 6.53-inch 2520×1080 AMOLED right slightly curved screen, Samsung E5 luminescent material, 120Hz refresh rate, screen ratio 21:9, New Schott α glass cover board, support 3D ultrasonic screen fingerprint. 8.03-inch 2160×1916 AMOLED screen, Samsung E5 luminous material, 120Hz refresh rate (LTPO 3.0), screen ratio 4: 3.55, SCHOTT UTG glass cover, superconducting anti-reflection Coating, folding and bending radius of 2.3mm, support for multi-angle hovering, 3D ultrasonic screen fingerprint.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 SPU custom security chip (advanced TSMC 4nm process), LPDDR5 memory, overclocked UFS 3.1 flash memory, independent CS43131 Hi-Fi chip, VC soaking plate + graphite + nano thermal gel for heat dissipation, heat dissipation total area 27217mm².
Front 16MP external screen (Hynix Hi1634Q), front 16MP internal screen (Samsung S5K3P9SP04), 50MP (Samsung S5KGN5, OIS) main camera, 48MP (Sony IMX598) , 114°) super wide-angle, 12MP (Sony IMX663) 2x portrait, 8MP (OmniVision OV08A10 / Hynix Hi847 mix, OIS) 5x periscope telephoto, all rear lenses are equipped with Zeiss T* coating.
4730mAh battery, 80W wired fast charge (full charge in 35 minutes), 50W wireless fast charge (full charge in 53 minutes), 10W reverse wireless charging, and an 80W dual C-port gallium nitride charger is included with the package.
5000+ application adaptation, 200+ application key adaptation, and is equipped with a large-screen application adaptive engine. vivo’s large-screen application is indeed the first echelon.
Aerospace-grade floating wing hinges, certified by TÜV for worry-free folding, zirconium alloy liquid metal, FS53 aviation high-strength steel, 301 hand-tear steel sheet, titanium alloy, carbon fiber board, 18Ni250 six-layer aviation material.
14.91mm thick when folded, 7.4mm thick when unfolded, 311g in weight, available in 3 colors: Huaxia red, Qingshan blue, and Phoenix Gray, all made of plain leather, with symmetrical dual-raiser, three microphones, infrared remote control, built-in barometer. There is a physical mute button on the side of the fuselage.
The prices and availability details
The base variant 12GB RAM and 256GB ROM variant priced at ¥9999 (~$1400) and 12GB RAM and 512GB ROM variant priced at ¥10999 (~$1550). Compared to last generation smartphone, around ¥1000 overpriced.
First sale on starts from today in China. It is expected to launch globally very soon.
The initial impressions and quick review
The new color matching, what we got this time is the new color matching of “Huaxia Red”, which adopts a bright metal middle frame, and the back is made of red plain leather material. The collision between leather and shiny metal is really classy.
This time, the processor has been upgraded to Snapdragon 8+, which has stronger performance and lower power consumption than the previous generation, and also launched dual 5G dual-card dual-pass in the folding screen, ensuring the smoothness of users in dual-card concurrent scenarios experience.
Compared with the previous generation, the battery life and charging have gone further. It has been upgraded to a 4730mAh large battery and 80W wired fast charging. It is equipped with a standard PD dual Type-C port gallium nitride charger. Officials say it can be fully charged in about 35 minutes. This performance will still be one of the best in the current folding screen.
In addition to the hardware upgrade, the software has also made more optimizations this time. Compared with the release of the first generation, more applications have completed the adaptation work, and have been specially compatible and optimized for large screens. The large screen experience is really much better.
In other respects, the internal and external Samsung E5 screens, internal and external 3D ultrasonic screen fingerprints, rear four-shot, Zeiss image blessing, all are familiar. Moreover, after plugging in a larger battery, the size of the fuselage can still remain the same, which is really not easy.
In general, due to the weight and volume constraints of the folding screen, you still have to think about whether you can accept the sacrifice of portability before purchasing. If you can accept it, then vivo X Flod Plus is indeed a good choice.
Terry Ts