After putting in a bold front with the X100 Pro, Vivo is out to challenge Samsung in one more arena— foldables. The Chinese smartphone major is gearing to launch its first foldable phone—Vivo X Fold 3 Pro—in India soon. Vivo has not confirmed the launch date but it should be before Samsung’s next major Unpacked in July. Rumour has it that the X Fold 3 Pro may arrive as early as early June. It was first launched in China back in March 2023 alongside the Vivo X Fold 3.
The X Fold 3 Pro the most powerful and feature-packed book-style foldable that Vivo makes at the time of writing. Vivo has put great amount of focus on making it as light-weight—and slim—as possible without compromising with strength and durability. It is using a carbon fibre hinge inside the X Fold 3 Pro that weighs only 14.98g. Vivo claims it is certified to withstand 500,000 folds by TÜV Rhinenland. IPX8 water resistance is available.
Vivo X Fold 3 Pro— Top specs, features
The X Fold 3 Pro has an 8.03-inch inner—folding—display with a 2,480 x 2,200p resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. It has a theoretical local peak brightness of 4,500nits. The cover display is meanwhile 6.53-inch with 1,172 x 2,748p resolution and 120Hz refresh rate, also with 4,500nits local peak brightness. Both panels have ultrasonic fingerprint readers.
The Vivo X Fold 3 Pro is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor and comes in a choice of 16GB/512GB and 16GB/1TB, with LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.0 storage. Vivo has also put its V3 imaging chip inside the foldable. For photography, it has a 50-megapixel 1/1.3-inch OmniVision OV50H sensor behind an f/1.68 lens with OIS. There is another 64-megapixel 3x telephoto camera with an OV64B sensor and an f/2.57 lens alongside a 50-megapixel ultra-wide-angle with a Samsung JN1. There are a couple of 32MP cameras for selfies. The X Fold 3 Pro has ZEISS optics (but minus the T* coating).
Under the hood, the X Fold 3 Pro has a 5,700mAh battery with 100W wired and 50W wireless charging.
