Vivo announced the X Fold 5, the world’s lightest and thinnest foldable smartphone
By ForGeeks Vivo has launched an ad campaign for its new flagship smartphone, the X Fold 5. The teaser was unveiled in China, with Vivo’s China product manager Han Bosiao sharing a short video that reveals the design of the device. According to the Vivo representative, the X Fold 5 will set a new world record for thinness and lightness among foldable smartphones.
The X Fold 5 will be a new world record for thinness and lightness among foldable smartphones.
Vivo X Fold 5: specs and expectations
Preliminary reports suggest that the X Fold 5 will be lighter than the previous X Fold 3 model, which weighed 219 grams. According to a leak from XpertPick, the new smartphone weighs just 209 grams. The device will be 4.3mm thick when unfolded and 9.33mm thick when folded.
The Vivo X Fold 5 will thus be the lightest foldable smartphone in the world. In comparison, the Oppo Find N5 weighs 229 grams and is 4.2mm thick when unfolded and 8.9mm thick when folded. At the same time, it’s expected that the upcoming Honor Magic V5, scheduled to debut in June, could surpass the X Fold 5 in terms of thickness: insiders suggest the Magic V5 will be just 8mm thick when folded.
According to the latest reports, the Vivo X Fold 5 will get a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor. That could make it more affordable than the Oppo Find N5 with a Snapdragon 8 Elite chip or the Honor Magic V5, which is based on the same platform.
And that could make it more affordable than the Oppo Find N5 with a Snapdragon 8 Elite chip or the Honor Magic V5.
Announcement Date and Related Devices
According to insider Digital Chat Station, the Vivo X Fold 5 will be unveiled in China in June. On the same day, the company will also announce the Vivo Pad 5e tablet and TWS Air 3 Pro headphones.
The Vivo Pad 5e is expected to feature a 12.1-inch LCD display and a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor. The rest of the tablet’s specs have yet to be revealed.
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