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- Vivo has launched the X Fold 5 foldable phone in China.
- It is the world’s lightest book-style foldable phone, but it still has a 6,000mAh battery and IP5X/IPX8/IPX9 rating.
- Vivo X Fold 5 begins in China at ~ $ 976.
Samsung will launch Galaxy jade fold 7 The next month, but many rival manufacturers are already waiting in wings. Now, Vivo has launched X Fold 5 Foldable phone Today in China.
The X Fold 5 is a follow-up for previous year’s X Fold 3, which was the foldable phone of the world’s lightest book-style at 219 grams. However, weighing in x 217 grams and steals this crown. The phone is relatively 9.2 mm thick when it is folded. It means Find Oppo N5 The thinnest book-style on the market is still foldable.
However, Vivo’s new device also brings an IP5X dust resistance, IPX8 water resistance and an IPX9 rating for high pressure water jet and warm water resistance. This may be the first foldable phone to offer both dust and water resistance in the same package. In contrast, Galaxy jade fold 6 There is an IP48 rating, which means that it can avoid a sting in water, but has not been rate to withstand dust.

Despite the mild design, Vivo X Fold 5 packed the 6,000mAh battery in its frame. Vivo claims OnePlus 13 And Vivo X200 ProOnce you get out of the juice, you can use 80W wired or 40W wireless charging.
The phone has an 8.03-inch OLED folding screen (2,480 x 2,200, ltpo), 6.53-inch OLED cover screen (2,748 × 1,172, Ltpo) and a Snapdragon 8 General 3 Chip. Other notable hardware glasses include a side fingerprint scanner, Bluetooth 5.4, Wi-Fi 7 and an IR blaster. This chip is not the latest and largest snapdragon silicone, but it should still be greater than sufficient for demanding tasks.
For camera hardware, the new foldable phone provides triple rear camera setup. This includes 50MP main camera (IMX921), a 50MP ultravide lens (1/2.76-inch), and a 50MP 3x camera (IMX882, macro support). A 20MP camera is also found on each screen for selfie and video chat.
X fold 5 runs based on original OS 15 Android 15This software includes one rather Cool multitasking system With five apps running at one time. One main app includes most of the screens, while four small app windows appear above the main app window. However, groundbreaking integration with Vivo Apple devices also provides.
For the beginning, the company says this is the first Android phone that can connect Apple WatchPhone calls, texts, notification mirroring, synchronization of health/fitness data, and more, and more. However, there are some caves for this integration. Your Apple Watch should be paired with the first iPhone. In addition, Vivo says that this functionality will come through a system update.
The X fold 5 also supports “seamless” connectivity with Airpods of Apple and deep integration with MACS (such as using foldable as an extended screen). The device can also pair with your iPhone, so all your calls, texts and information from your iPhone are accessible through foldable. Almost all of these facilities will require app download. The company currently needs MAC users to download the Vivo Office Kit App for MAC integration on the existing original phone. Nevertheless, Vivo was earlier to offer Mac integration on Android, so we are eager to see how this extended Apple integration comes out.
The Vivo X Fold 5 is currently releasing China-Cowl. Expect to pay 6,999 yuan (~ $ 976) for the 12GB/256GB model, for the 16GB/1TB model for 9,499 yuan (~ $ 1,325) all the ways. In any incident, rumors indicate the phone launched in India. So our fingers have crossed for a broad release.