It has only been 5 months since vivo entered the foldable space with the X Fold, and the brand has unveiled a more refined version with the X Fold+. This iterative model gets a new Huaxia Red color and has a few improvements to make it a strong rival against the Galaxy Z Fold4–provided that vivo decides to make it available outside of China.
So what has changed with the X Fold+? For starters, it uses a better Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor that’s manufactured using TSMC’s 4nm process, so it should get better thermal management and power efficiency compared to the Samsung-made, non-plus version that’s found on the OG X Fold. While it has roughly the same dimensions, vivo managed to add a bigger 4730mAh battery inside the X Fold+, along with increasing wired charging speeds to 80w and still keeping wireless charging speeds at 50w.
Save for those differences, the X Fold+ retains some key features that make it better than the Galaxy Z Fold4 on paper: that includes incorporating under-display fingerprint scanners on both the 6.53-inch secondary display and 8.03-inch main display. Both displays are E5 AMOLED and support up to 120hz variable refresh rate with LTPO tech. The rear camera setup is also stacked, as you get a 50-megapixel GN5 main camera, 48-megapixel IMX598 ultra-wide-angle camera, and two telephoto cameras: a 12-megapixel IMX663 with 2x optical zoom and an 8-megapixel periscope camera with 5x optical zoom–all four cameras featuring ZEISS’ T* lens coating.
vivo X Fold+ Specs
- Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor
- 12GB LPDDR5 RAM
- 256GB/512GB UFS 3.1 storage
- 8.03-inch E5 AMOLED main display, 2K+ resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+
- 6.53-inch E5 AMOLED secondary display, FHD+ resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+
- 50-megapixel f/1.8 ISOCELL GN5 main camera with OIS and PDAF, 48-megapixel f/2.2 IMX598 ultra-wide-angle camera, 12-megapixel f/2.0 IMX663 telephoto with PDAF and 2x optical zoom, 8-megapixel periscope camera with 5x optical zoom and OIS, ZEISS T* anti-reflective coating, vivo V1+ ISP
- 16-megapixel f/2.45 selfie camera (main and secondary displays)
- LTE, 4G, 5G
- WiFi, Bluetooth 5.1
- In-display fingerprint scanner (both displays), IP68 rating, HiFi audio, stereo speakers
- 4730mAh battery
- 80w wired charging, 50w wireless charging
- Android 12, FunTouchOS
The X Fold+ is priced at CNY 9999(~Php 82.2k) for the 256GB variant and CNY 10999(~Php 90.4k) for the 512GB variant. That makes it more affordable than the Galaxy Z Fold4–though it still remains if vivo has any plans of making the X Fold+ available outside of China. Those who will pre-order until October 7 will get a 50w wireless charger and a protective case.
