Vivo X Flip Review
introduction
Is it GSMArena folding season or what? You really feel like it's raining on a phone that folds in half left and right. Here we have the X Flip, vivo's first attempt at a clamshell phone. No stranger to flexible phones, the company embraces the design of its second-generation Handy-Turner-Tablets, but the X Flip has just joined the likes of the Galaxy Z Flip and the Motorola Razr in the battle for the hearts of its tiny phone lovers.
There's a catch, though: the X Flip, like the X Fold2 and X Fold, won't be leaving China. So while we'd love to get our hands on one to test it out and see where Vivo compares to others in this space, the X Flip's viability as a potential purchase in the West is questionable. But let's go ahead, we will go anyway.
Joining the shell crowd, the X Flip is almost as mature, and because of that, it does a few things right off the bat that Samsung won't for its part. This was solved with the Z Flip5. The Cover Display is first, and it's a nice 3-inch device, not as big as the Razr 40 Ultra or even the Find N2 Flip, but still a lot better than Samsung's current devices. The display inside is also up to scratch, a near-wrinkle-free 6.74-inch LTPO OLED display with an easily adjustable refresh rate.
While it's not an industry-leading camera phone, flip phones don't usually come close, but the Vivo X Flip has a promising dual setup that has the potential to be the best overall. Let's hope they didn't break the overlay screen implementation, we'll see.
Last year's top Snapdragon needed a shot, like the Razr 40 Ultra and Z Flip4, although the next-gen Galaxy that's about to be released will have a next-gen Snapdragon, but it'll have to be the X Flip's SD 8 + Gen 1 Be. pretty good, really. A 4,400mAh battery sounds more than "good enough," though the lack of wireless charging is a blemish on a sheet of solid specs. There's also no mention of dust and water resistance, making the Galaxy the only foldable device proven to survive a barrel of water.
Vivo X Flip features at a glance:
- Body: 166.4 x 75.3 x 7.8 mm, 198 g; Aluminum frame.
- Screen: 6.74 inches AMOLED LTPO foldable, 1B color, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1080 x 2520px resolution, 21:9 aspect ratio, 407ppi; Cover display: AMOLED, 3 inches, 422 x 682 pixels, 14.5:9 aspect ratio.
- Chipset: Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4nm): Octa-core (1 x 3.0GHz Cortex-X2 & 3 x 2.5GHz Cortex-A710 & 4 x 1.80GHz Cortex-A510); Adreno 730.
- Storage: 256 GB 12 GB RAM, 512 GB 12 GB RAM; UFS 3.1.
- OS/Software: Android 13, OriginOS 3.
- Rear camera: Wide (main) : 50 MP, f/1.8, 23 mm, 1/1.49", 1.0 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Laser AF, OIS; Ultra Wide : 12 MP, f/2.2, 16mm, 106°, 1/2.93in, 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF.
- Front camera: 32 MP, f/2.5, (wide).
- Video recording: rear camera : 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; Front camera : 1080p @ 30fps.
- Battery: 4400 mAh; 44 watt cable.
- Connection: 5G; In two pieces; Wi-Fi 6; Bluetooth 5.3, aptX HD; NFC.
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Unbox Vivo X Flip
Our X Flip comes in a big silver case that's a bit fancier than the one the Galaxy shipped with, though it looks similar to the Find N2 Flip. Inside, you'll find a protective two-piece case with additional gold trim, a 44W adapter, and a USB A-to-C cable.
Compared to other offerings in this area, we'd call it the standard set. We'd like to take this opportunity to once again highlight the Galaxy just for its cable-free retail package. vivo (along with its slightly related Oppo) could use quite a bit for its big screen, while the Razr 40 Ultra's approach of cramming everything you need into a reasonably sized box makes more sense is .
