Vivo X Fold 3 series launched in China setting up a benchmark for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6

It all began with the leaksphere, and now the leaks have finally taken shape. Yes, I’m talking about the Vivo X Fold 3 series, which was launched today alongside the Vivo Tws 4 and Vivo Pad 3 Pro. We’ve had some hints about what this foldable series from Vivo might offer, but now we have all the specs and pricing of this smartphone. Notably, the Pro variant has become the world’s first foldable smartphone to incorporate the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Processor.

Vivo X Fold 3 Series specs

Both the vanilla (V2303A) and the Pro (V2337A) variants feature a massive 8.03-inch AMOLED inner screen and a 6.53-inch external screen with a peak brightness of 4500 nits. Recent leaks of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 suggest it may feature a 7.6-inch inner screen and 6.2-inch outer screen, potentially outplayed by Vivo if these leaks hold true. The screens offer a 120 Hz refresh rate for both the internal and external displays with capacitive multi-touch support.

Moving to other specs, the vanilla variant comes with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 paired with Adreno 740, while the Pro variant boasts the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor paired with Adreno 750. Both smartphones feature LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.0 support for storage. They both run on OriginOS 4 based Android 14 out of the box.

Both smartphones feature a dual-battery design, with the vanilla variant housing a 5500 mAh (3020 mAh + 2480 mAh) battery and the Pro variant with a 5700 mAh (2850 mAh + 2775 mAh) battery. The Pro offers 100W fast wired charging and 50W wireless charging, while the vanilla variant offers 80W fast wired charging. The Pro variant is slightly heavier at 236g compared to the vanilla variant’s 219g.

Vivo claims that the hinge is made of carbon fiber and can be folded 500,000 times. The Pro variant offers IPX8 water resistance, while the vanilla variant has IPX4 certification.

Vivo has deployed its own self-developed V3 Imaging chip in the Pro variant, while no details are available for the Vanilla variant. The X Fold 3 Pro boasts a triple rear camera setup comprising of a 50MP VCS Bionic main camera, 64MP ZEISS Telephoto, and 50MP Ultra-Wide. Meanwhile, the X Fold 3 offers a similar triple rear camera setup with a 50MP VCS Bionic main camera, 50MP Ultra-Wide, and 50MP Portrait. Both phones support OIS Anti-shake. The front camera on both devices is a 32MP selfie shooter.

Other features include a 3D ultrasonic dual-screen fingerprint sensor for the Pro, while the X Fold 3 comes with a side fingerprint sensor. There’s also a difference in the Bluetooth version, with the X Fold 3 Pro featuring the latest version 5.4, while the X Fold 3 comes with version 5.3.

Pricing and Availability

The Vivo X Fold 3 Pro comes in two storage options: 16GB+512GB at ¥9999 (Approx. $1385.23) and 16GB+1TB at ¥10999 (Approx. $1523.77), while the X Fold 3 comes in 4 variants: 12GB+256GB at ¥6999 (Approx. $969.62), 16GB+256GB at ¥7499 (Approx. $1038.89), 16GB+512GB at ¥7999 (Approx. $1108.16), and 16GB+1TB at ¥8999 (Approx. $1246.69). Both smartphones come in two color options: light feather white and thin wing black. They have been listed on Vivo China’s official website, but the sales date hasn’t been shared yet, although it is expected to start from this month onwards.

Some may wonder if Vivo will bring the X Fold 3 series to the global market. Although Vivo hasn’t shared any timeline or information regarding the global launch of these smartphones. However, a recent report has spotted the X Fold 3 Pro global variant on an Indonesian certification website. So for now, we can speculate that Vivo may indeed bring the X Fold 3 Pro to a global audience.