Vivo X Fold 3 unveiled as the lightest foldable ever alongside the Pro variant!

Vivo recently lifted the curtains on its 3rd generation of foldables with a vanilla X Fold 3 model alongside a beefier Pro. In this article, let’s take a quick look at both, their similarities, differences, expected price in Nepal, and availability details.

Vivo X Fold 3 Series: Overview

Design and Display 

On the design side of things, there’s not a lot of deviation but you’ll still be able to distinguish the two. The vanilla Vivo X Fold 3 features a side-mounted fingerprint sensor while the Pro model hides its ultra-sonic tech under the display.

Moreover, the Pro is also beefier at 236 grams and rated IPX8 against water splashes. As such, it misses out on the lightest (in-ward) foldable title held by its base sibling (Vivo X Fold 3) at just 219 grams. That’s less than the popular bar flagships like the iPhone 15 Pro Max (221 grams), and the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra (232 grams).

Don’t mistake the lightness for a lack of strength though as the X Fold 3 series is certified to withstand 500,000 folds with its lightweight carbon fiber hinge and also features the  Swiss SGS five-star drop-resistant rating.

Talking of the display(s), both share identical setups. There’s a larger 8.03″ foldable OLED panel on the inside while the external one measures 6.53 inches. Both are 120Hz LTPO screens with a local peak brightness of 4,500 nits. Pixel-wise, you are getting sharp displays with pixel densities of ~412 and ~457 ppi on the outer and inner screens respectively. Besides that, you get all the goodies like HDR 10+ certification, Dolby Vision, and 1 billion colors.

Performance

Under the hood, the base Vivo X Fold 3 features last year’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor while the Pro variants ships with the latest and greatest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. Both are 4nm processors manufactured by TSMC but the latter features more powerful cores at higher clocks and a better GPU + NPU. As for the memory, you can configure both with up to 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 1TB of UFS 4.0 storage.

Camera

There’s a total of 5 cameras spread across the Vivo X Fold 3 foldable(s). The 50MP ultrawide and the 32MP selfie cameras (two) are shared between the models while the main and zoom lenses are buffed up in the Pro. The vanilla X Fold 3 features a 50MP 1/1.49” Sony sensor while its Pro sibling features a larger 1/1.3” OmniVision OV50H. The 50MP Sony portrait lens on the X Fold 3 is also replaced by a 64MP 3x persicope camera.

Battery and Extras

Fueling the 3rd gen Vivo foldables are 5,500 (base) and 5,700 (pro) mAh batteries with 80W and 100W fast charging support. The X Fold 3 pro also has wireless charging support for up to 50W. Both phones have dual stereo speakers with wireless-lossless Hi-Fi audio support. They also feature dual-sim 5G, WiFi 7, and NFC.

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Vivo X Fold 3 Series Specifications:

• Display:
  • Outer: 8.03-inch 2K+ AMOLED 120Hz LTPO, 4500 nits (peak)
  • Inner: 6.53-inch FHD+ AMOLED 120Hz LTPO, 4500 nits (peak)
• Processor:
  • X Fold 3: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4nm)
  • X Fold 3 Pro: Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4nm)
• RAM: Up to 16GB LPDDR5
• Storage: Up to 1TB UFS 4.0
• Rear Cameras:
  • X Fold 3:
    • 50MP IMX 920 primary (OIS)
    • 50MP Samsung JN1 ultra-wide (119°)
    • 50MP IMX 816 portrait lens
  • X Fold 3 Pro:
    • 50MP OmniVision OV50H primary(OIS)
    • 50MP Samsung JN1 ultra-wide (119°)
    • 64MP OV64B telephoto, 3x
• Selfie Camera: 32MP (two units) 
• Security: In-display fingerprint sensors, infrared sensor
• Connectivity: dual-sim 5G, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, NFC
• Battery:
  • X Fold 3: 5500mAh with 80W fast charging
  • X Fold 3 Pro: 5700mAh with 100W fast charging, 50W wireless charging

Vivo X Fold 3 Series Price in Nepal and Availability

The Vivo X Fold 3 series is now available in China with a starting price of CNY 7,000 for the vanilla X Fold 3 with 12GB RAM and 256 GB memory. The Vivo X Fold 3 Pro goes for CNY 10,000 for the base 16/512GB trim. Rumors say that the foldables are making their way to India as well, so if and when they eventually make it to Nepal, we expect the Vivo X Fold 3 price in Nepal to start from NPR 155,000.

• Meanwhile, watch our video of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3: