Vivo X Fold2 unveiled

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Vivo names several reasons why X Fold2 is the best smartphone in its category

Vivo today officially introduced the flagship smartphone X Fold2 – it is a direct competitor to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 (and the promising Z Fold5), Oppo Find N2 and other similar devices. The creators themselves call the X Fold 2 the best smartphone in its category, and give seven reasons. Among them are the external and internal screens of Samsung AMOLED E6 with a resolution of 2K, aviation metal hinges, support for 120-watt charging, two ultrasonic sensors under the screen, the largest cooling system in the industry.

Vivo X Fold2
Vivo X Fold2

Vivo X Fold2 is built on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 single-chip platform, equipped with LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.0 flash memory. The ISP of the platform is complemented by the Vivo V2 chip, designed to improve the quality of shooting. As for the cooling subsystem, only the area of ​​the evaporation chamber is 2558 mm 2 .

Vivo X Fold2 unveiled

Vivo X Fold2 Vivo X Fold2

The internal folding screen is almost square: the resolution is 2160 x 1916 pixels, the aspect ratio is 4:3.55. This panel is made using LTPO 4.0 technology, the maximum frame rate is 120 Hz, and the peak brightness is impressive (for such displays) 1800 cd/sq.m.

The outdoor AMOLED screen is characterized by a diagonal of 6.53 inches, a resolution of 2520 x 1080 pixels, a frame rate of 120 Hz and a peak brightness of 1600 cd/sq.m. Ultrasonic fingerprint scanners are located under each of the screens.

Vivo X Fold2 received new heavy-duty lightweight hinges made of aircraft-grade steel. They provide more than 400 thousand cycles of opening and closing the smartphone.

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Embedded in each screen is a front-facing camera with a 16-megapixel Hynix Hi1634Q sensor. The main Zeiss camera is equipped with a 50-megapixel Sony IMX866 sensor (the main module has optical image stabilization) and two 12-megapixel Sony IMX663 sensors (one in the module with an ultra wide-angle lens, the other with a portrait lens that provides 2x optical zoom).

Vivo X Fold2
Vivo X Fold2

The battery capacity was 4800 mAh, it supports 120 W wired charging (full charge in 26 minutes), 50 W wireless charging (50 minutes charging) and 10 W reverse wireless charging.

Vivo X Fold2
Vivo X Fold2

Vivo X Fold2 two versions: with a back surface that mimics the skin, and with a glass cover. In the first case, the thickness of the smartphone is 13.2 mm (folded) and 6.67 mm (unfolded), weight – 278 grams. In the second case, respectively, 12.9 and 6.4 mm, 279 grams.

Other features of the smartphone include a powerful vibration motor, an NFC chip, a Wi-Fi 7 adapter, stereo speakers, three microphones, and an IR emitter. The smartphone runs Android 13 with OriginOS 3 interface. Vivo X Fold2 is available in two memory configurations: 12/256 GB for $1310 and 12/512 GB for $1455.

Also today, Vivo introduced the Vivo X Flip clamshell smartphone based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 platform and with an outdoor 3-inch screen.