vivo presented its first clamshell folding, the vivo X Flip last week. It features a large 3-inch display and benefits from the company’s refinements in hinge design. The second generation horizontal foldable, the vivo X Fold2, has also been announced, bringing a number of refinements (and some downgrades).
The two leaflets launched in China, for now vivo has not shared any plans to sell them in other markets. And if it does, will it offer both, or will it do what Oppo did and only offer the Flip to a wider audience?
We can only speculate for now and while we’re on the subject, do you think it would be a missed opportunity not to sell the X leaflets globally? To put it another way, would you buy one if it was available in your region?
Vivo’s new hinge design has helped the X Fold2 shrink to 12.9mm when folded, less than 1.7mm compared to the X Fold+, although the unfolded thickness of the two is quite similar (6. 0mm and 6.3mm). The phone is 33g lighter to boot.
The company has also upgraded to the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset and boosted wired charging to 120W (up from 80W), so a full charge takes 26 minutes instead of 35 minutes like on the older model (with comparable battery capacities of 4,800 mAh and 4,730MA).
The X Fold+ had some of the best cameras on a foldable, the X Fold2 takes a step back in that regard. Gone is the 125mm periscope, replaced by a simple 47mm vertical camera (at just 12MP its sensor doesn’t offer much in the way of digital zoom). Additionally, the 48MP ultra-wide-angle camera has been ditched in favor of a 12MP unit with a narrower field of view (16mm versus 14mm).
vivo did it for a reason: the company addressed a key concern about foldables, namely the price. The base model X Fold+ (12/256GB) cost 10,000 CNY, the X Fold2 with the same memory configuration starts at 9,000 CNY. But is that 10% discount really worth losing out on the great telephoto and ultra-wide-angle cameras? And is the price drop enough to entice people who have deemed leaflets too expensive?
A quick look at the competition shows that even the Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 starts at CNY 9,000 for a 12/256GB model, while the Oppo Find N2 is cheaper at CNY 8,000 (for a 12/256GB model, CNY 9,000 they give you 16/512GB). Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold4 has the largest footprint in terms of availability and costs 13,000 CNY in China (12/256GB).
Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 • Oppo Find N2 • Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
With all that in mind, are you interested in getting the vivo X Fold2?
The vivo X Flip has a large enough display coverage to actually be usable (it can handle texting, maps, social networking apps, and so on) and features an LTPO panel for the primary display, unlike a certain Galaxy. It uses the older Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset and comes with a pair of 50 + 12MP cameras (basically the X Fold2 setup without the vertical lens). vivo has used a waterdrop hinge, which is designed to hold the phone from different angles.
The vivo X Flip starts at CNY 6,000 for a 12/256GB drive, doubling the storage is just a CNY 700 upgrade. An Oppo Find N2 Flip in a 12/256GB configuration costs a bit more, CNY 6,400, a Galaxy Z Flip4 (8/256GB) is CNY 7,500, while the Motorola Razr 2022 (8/256GB) is cheaper at 5,600 CNY.
Oppo Find N2 Flip • Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 • Motorola Razr 2022
What do you think: Vivo X Flip, yes or no?
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