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Vivo announced two smartphones today, the Vivo X Fold 3 and Vivo X Fold 3 Pro. The ‘Pro’ model is the more powerful of the two, even though they are very similar in a number of ways. They also have the same design, but the regular model does have some advantages.
The Vivo X Fold 3 is actually the thinnest and lightest foldable to date
The regular Vivo X Fold 3 is the lightest and thinnest foldable to date. It even trumps the HONOR Magic V2, which held that title thus far, and which managed to shock us at IFA 2023 in Berlin.
That being said, the VIvo X Fold 3 measures 4.65mm when unfolded, 10.2mm when folded, and it weighs only 219 grams. In comparison, the HONOR Magic V2 measures 4.8mm when unfolded, 10.1 when folded, and weighs 231 grams.
It is technically 0.1mm thinner when folded, but considering that the VIvo X Fold 3 is thinner when unfolded, and the fact that the difference is 0.1mm, we can safely say that Vivo takes the crown here.
The ‘Pro’ model is a bit thicker and heavier
The Vivo X Fold 3 Pro is thicker and heavier, though. It is 5.2mm thick when unfolded, 11.2mm when folded, and it weighs 236 grams. That is still great, very thin and not that heavy, but it’s nowhere close to what the regular model offers.
We focused as much on thickness and weight as that really does matter when it comes to foldable devices. Vivo managed to achieve something truly great here. That’s not all these two phones have to offer, though. They’re very powerful, and they also look really nice. Let’s touch upon the design first.
Both smartphones have very thin bezels around the main and cover displays. You’ll find display camera holes on both panels and a large circular camera island on the back. ZEISS’ optics are also included in the package. Both phones are made out of metal and glass, and they look very similar, though once again, the Vivo X Fold 3 is thinner and lighter.
Vivo X Fold 3 specifications
Let’s kick things off with the lighter and thinner phone, the Vivo X Fold 3. In terms of specs, it is inferior to its sibling. It comes with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor, with either 12GB or 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM. Its UFS 4.0 flash storage goes from 256GB to 1TB, depending on the variant.
An 8.03-inch main display is included here, with a resolution of 2,480 x 2200. That is an AMOLED panel and it has an adaptive refresh rate up to 120Hz. The external screen measures 6.53 inches, and it has a resolution of 2,789 x 1172 pixels. It’s also an AMOLED panel with an adaptive refresh rate.
A 5,500mAh battery is included here, as Vivo combines two batteries (3,020mAh + 2,480mAh units). 80W wired charging is supported, wireless charging is not.
The phone includes three 50-megapixel cameras on the back. The main one supports OIS, and it has a wide-angle lens with an f/1.75 aperture. The second camera is a 50-megapixel ultrawdie unit with an f/2.0 aperture lens. The third is a 50-megapixel portrait camera with an f/1.85 aperture. All cameras include T* coating from ZEISS.
There are two nano SIM card slots included in the phone. 5G is supported, of course, while Android 14 comes pre-installed with OriginOS in China. The device comes in black and white colors, and it includes a side-facing fingerprint scanner.
Vivo X Fold 3 Pro specifications
The Vivo X Fold 3 Pro comes in black and white colors too, and it is fueled by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. So it has a more powerful SoC than the regular Vivo X Fold 3. In terms of RAM, you’re getting 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM here with 512GB of UFS 4.0 flash storage.
The displays are the same as on the base model. There is an 8.03-inch inner panel with a resolution of 2480 x 2200 pixels. The outer display measures 6.53 inches and has a resolution of 2748 x 1172 pixels. Both are OLED displays with an adaptive refresh rate of up to 120Hz.
A 5,700mAh battery sits on the inside, and those are two batteries combined. The phone supports 100W wired charging, in addition to 50W wireless charging.
Two 50-megapixel cameras sit on the back, in addition to a 64-megapixel unit. The main 50-megapixel camera has a wide-angle lens with an f/1.68 aperture and OIS support. A 50-megapixel ultrawide camera with an f/2.0 aperture is also included. The third camera is a 64-megapixel periscope telephoto unit with an f/2.57 aperture lens. All cameras include T* coating by ZEISS.
Android 14 comes pre-installed on the phone with OriginOS on top of it. There are two nano SIM card slots here, and the phone is IPX8 certified for resistance to water. There are two ultrasonic fingerprint scanners here, one under the main display, and one under the cover panel.
Pricing
The Vivo X Fold 3 comes in four different variants with either 12GB or 16GB of RAM. The pricing starts at CNY6,999 and goes up to CNY8,999. The Vivo X Fold 3 Pro comes with 16GB of RAM with either 512GB or 1TB of storage. The two models cost CNY9,999 and CNY10,999, respectively. Vivo did not mention anything about their global availability just yet.