The major manufacturers of foldables are in the race to dilute their devices – not only in terms of thickness but also in weight. Vivo Exec Boxiao Han shared a video of Vivo X Fold3 and the upcoming X Fold5 is being weighed on a scale and the new model is clearly light.
How much light? Well, X fold 3 is 219G, but no official number was given for the new model – so we can definitely say that the Vivo X fold 5 will be less than that.
It has been more than a year since the release of Vivo X Fold 3. Now the Vivo X fold will be released in June 5, which will weigh less than 219g, and it will become the lightest folding machine in the world. However, it is said that the 8gen3 chip is still used, which may indicate that the price … pic.twitter.com/kngywtszmu
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According to the leaked glasses, the X fold 5 will measure at 4.3 mm and 9.33 mm when it is opened. The X fold 3 is 4.7 mm and 10.2 mm respectively. There are already devices that are thin from it, such as OPOs N5 4.2 mm/8.9 mm, but weighs 229g. Icenevers It is claimed that Samsung Galaxy Z fold 7 will measure 4.2 mm/8.9 mm. So, it will be thinner than Vivo, but how much will it weigh? This is currently TBD.
Anyway, back to leaked glasses – Vivo X fold 5 will be operated by Snapdragon 8 General 3, apparently, the same chip on the fold 3 Pro. It will be paired with RAM and 512GB storage up to 16GB. The phone will have a triple 50mp camera on the back, including 3x telephoto and two 32MP selfies (one on each screen).
Vivo X Fold 5 (left) and X fold 3 (right)
We took some screenshots of the video (above) and you can see that the Vivo X fold 5 is actually diluted compared to the X fold 3. However, the phone is shown with its main screen up, which does not reveal more detail. This screen will be 8.03 “120Hz” 2K+”panel, while the cover display will be 6.53″ 120Hz Ltpo OLED. The battery is said to have a capacity of 6,000mAh, 90W wired and 30W wireless charging.
It has not been officially confirmed yet, but the Vivo X Fold 5 (with X200 Fe) is expected to be unveiled by more than a month on 10 July.