With several generations of refinement, foldable phones have reached maturity, unveiling practical use cases and positioning the technology for prime time. However, Foldable phones still grapple with some challenges that make consumers hesitant to buy one. They are usually bulkier and thicker than regular candy bar flagships. There are concerns regarding durability, especially for the hinge, higher battery consumption due to multiple screens in play, and due to space restrictions, camera hardware is often compromised.
vivo understands these challenges and has entered the foldable segment in India to crease out such imperfections and deliver an impressive experience. The culmination of these efforts is evident in the new vivo X Fold3 Pro which significantly refines the foldable design, tackles technical challenges, enhances usability, brings a true flagship-grade camera, and adds features that align with practical user needs and preferences.
Let’s take a look at what’s new and exciting with vivo’s first foldable phone in India and elaborate on what makes it the best fold and a cut above the competition.
The vivo X Fold3 Pro stands out as India’s slimmest and lightest foldable phone, promising a perfect blend of elegance and durability. When fully unfolded, it impressively measures a mere 5.2 mm in thickness. Even when neatly folded, it maintains a sleek profile, tapering to just 11.2 mm. With such a stunning slim profile, vivo has managed to beat the industry standard for foldable phones with the X Fold3 Pro and that is no mean feat.
This also means that the phone can effortlessly slide into your pockets and is always convenient to hold and operate in both folded and unfolded states. The ‘Big Eye’ camera module on the rear draws inspiration from professional camera designs and gives the phone a unique character. The camera module also helps keep the weight balanced which helps with a stronger grip, especially when capturing photographs.
Despite its slender design, the vivo X Fold3 Pro does not compromise on durability. The phone is built tough with Armor Architecture, which offers comprehensive reliability and flagship-grade IPX8 water resistance. This tough form factor is very assuring given that durability is a significant concern for foldable devices.
The cover screen is reinforced with microcrystal Armor Glass and precision gap-filling glue technology. It is SGS Five-star Glass Drop Resistance certified, which means your phone won’t be fragile just because it’s foldable. The military-grade Armor Back Cover is made from ultra-durable glass and military-grade UPE fibre, providing exceptional impact and puncture resistance while helping maintain a lightweight profile. Its tensile strength is 18 times that of steel fibres, 2.2 times that of glass fibres, and 1.5 times that of aramid fibres.
What further adds to the durability of the phone is the carbon fibre hinge, which is extremely light yet extremely durable. This hinge weighs just 14.98 grams and is TÜV Rheinland Certified for durability. To put that toughness in perspective, this intricate hinge, made of 79 pieces of components, can withstand over 100 folds daily for more than 12 years at a stretch! That’s not all, its multi-angle free-hovering design promises a smooth folding experience and flexibility to fold the display in different orientations from 60 to 120 degrees.
With all these heavy-duty components on board, the overall weight of the phone stacks to just 236 grams! This makes it India’s lightest foldable phone – a remarkable achievement for sure!
vivo X Fold3 Pro promises to be a lively and reliable foldable phone, thanks to its slim yet resilient design.
The fundamental essence of a foldable phone is to offer you a wider canvas for work and play, and hence, the display simply needs to be awesome and immersive. Delivering exactly that, the vivo X Fold3 Pro stands out with the biggest and brightest display on any foldable phone in India. Interestingly, vivo doesn’t compromise with the quality of the cover display either.
Both the 8.03-inch primary display and the 6.53-inch cover display offer a smooth 120Hz refresh rate to ensure that you enjoy smooth scrolling and UI transitions, and also have a gaming advantage. These are LTPO AMOLED displays that offer fast response time, high contrast and vibrant colours. Both the displays support variable refresh rates and can dial down to as low as 1Hz while displaying static content which can significantly extend battery mileage.
These displays also have a stunning 4500 nits of local peak brightness which will enable you to use your phone comfortably in all lighting and also enjoy an exceptional HDR experience. In fact, these are the brightest displays on foldable phones in India, which is quite impressive.
The primary display has a 91.8% screen-to-body ratio and should be perfect for watching multimedia content and for working with productivity apps. The X Fold3 Pro supports a wide colour gamut, HDR10+, Dolby Vision and XDR Engine on both the main and cover display. Moreover, both displays support high-frequency dimming which makes them extremely light on your eyes.
With the vivo X Fold3 Pro, you won’t have to compromise on flagship performance essentials due to the foldable form factor. It is India’s first foldable phone powered by Qualcomm’s flagship 4nm process-based Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor along with vivo’s custom V3 chip for imaging. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 improves CPU performance by 30% and energy efficiency by 20%. The GPU performance increased by 25% and GPU energy efficiency by 25%!
Moreover, the Dual Flagship Chip is paired with super-fast LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 4.0 storage. This combination provides enough power to comfortably handle the most demanding apps and games, and then some. The phone also has USB Type C 3.2 Gen 2, offering 10 Gbps data transfer speed, which is important for users who need fast and efficient file transfers.
To sustain that performance, the vivo X Fold3 Pro houses a massive 5700mAh battery – the biggest on any foldable phone in India! That’s not all: 100W FlashCharge makes it the fastest-charging foldable phone in India, with additional support for 50W wireless charging.
The powerful processor efficiently supports AI features like AI Note Assist, AI Transcript Assist, and AI Screen Translation, enhancing productivity. vivo has also introduced innovative interaction methods that will allow users to make the most of the foldable form factor. For instance, “Fold to Split” can trigger split screen mode conveniently just by slightly folding the screen to 160 degrees.
Staying true to its premium flagship stature, the vivo X Fold3 Pro offers amazing camera performance. The 50MP VCS True Color Main Camera boasts impressive specifications including a large 1/1.3” size sensor and a large f/1.68 aperture ZEISS T* optics, complemented by optical image stabilization (OIS).
The primary camera is paired with a 64MP ZEISS Telephoto Camera that supports 3X optical zoom and up to 100x digital zoom. You can also use this to capture detailed macro shots and portraits. There is a third Super Wide-Angle camera with a 50MP sensor and 15mm focal length to capture wide landscapes.
And yes, vivo’s custom V3 Chip enhances the camera experience manifold. The chip is designed for faster AI image processing and better energy efficiency. With the image processing handled by a dedicated chip, vivo could add features like 4K movie portrait mode with features like background blur, skin tone optimization, and more that require a lot of processing power in real time.
vivo’s Camera-Bionic Spectrum technology mimics human colour perception, enhancing low-light performance. The combination of ZEISS Telephoto camera and origin imaging engine can be used to capture versatile scenes ranging from macro shots to professional portraits or from rich sunset hues to stunning nightscapes, aided by AI Night View and telephoto night photography.
The Telephoto Sunshot feature is expertly calibrated to capture scenes like sunrise and sunset with vivid details, enhancing warm tones and ensuring vibrant colours.
Now that’s some powerful imaging hardware, especially impressive given that vivo had to work around the constraints of the foldable form factor. In fact, the phone leverages the flexible hinge and allows you to flex the phone and use it in tripod mode to capture clearer and more stable images in different scenarios. You can also use the hover mode for astrophotography, for capturing long exposure images and video, time-lapse videos or even for taking hands-free selfies.
The vivo X Fold3 Pro promises to be an exceptionally rugged foldable phone, blending elegance and a versatile camera setup with ZEISS optics. This is a phone that sets a new industry benchmark for foldable smartphones.
It is India’s slimmest and lightest foldable that doesn’t compromise durability. it features an Armor Architecture for comprehensive reliability and IPX8 water resistance. Its carbon fibre hinge can endure over 100 folds daily for 12 years.
The vivo X Fold3 Pro offers India’s biggest display in a foldable phone. Both the main 8.03-inch and cover 6.53-inch 120Hz LTPO AMOLED displays are also the brightest as compared to any foldable phone in India. It is the first foldable phone in India to be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor integrated into a dual flagship chip design for exceptional performance. It includes the biggest battery on any foldable phone in India to date and is also the first to support superfast 100W FlashCharge.
Ultimately, the convergence of robust design, high-performance hardware, and innovative features indeed make vivo X Fold3 Pro India’s most desirable foldable phone.
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