The best folding phones to date are the Vivo X Fold 3 and X Fold 3 Pro, which were just released by Vivo. If you’re searching for a new foldable phone, you might be interested in them because, in addition to having a slimmer form, they provide a number of hardware advancements.

To begin with, the Vivo X Fold 3 is the lightest book-style folding phone available on the market, at only 219 grams. It is also, to put it mildly, lighter than a number of other conventional phones. Being only 10.2mm thin, the phone is among the thinnest foldable phones on the market right now.

The Vivo X Fold 3 and X Fold 3 Pro have different features, however both models have the same display. With Samsung’s E7 material and an 8.03-inch diagonal panel with a refresh rate of 120 Hz, you can view as bright as 4,500 nits of local peak brightness on the inner screen. The 6.53-inch cover display has a refresh rate of 120 Hz and a maximum brightness of 4,500 nits, making it remarkable for a regular phone as well as a foldable one.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset with a customized image chip powers the Vivo X Fold 3 Pro. The phone comes with LPPDR5X RAM and UFS 4.0 storage in 16/512GB and 16GB/1TB variants. A 50-megapixel ultra-wide camera, a 64-megapixel telephoto lens, and a 50-megapixel ultra-sensing primary camera are all located on the back. There is a 32-megapixel selfie camera on the front.

The more reasonably priced Vivo X Fold 3, which has the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, is available. There are two configurations available: 12/256GB and 16GB/1TB. The V3 imaging chip is absent, however the camera system remains the same.

Additionally, the Vivo X Fold 3 and X Fold 3 Pro feature a lightweight 14.98-gram carbon fiber hinge. The hinge’s accreditation to endure 500,000 folds, according to the manufacturer, was acquired from TÜV Rhinenland. In addition to the UTG on the screen, the phones also boast great drop resistance and an impact-resistant coating.

While the standard model of the Vivo X Fold 3 Pro only offers IPX4 water protection, the Pro variant boasts IPX8 water resistance. The regular model comes with a somewhat smaller 5,500 mAh battery, but the Pro option also boasts a big 5,700 mAh battery. The base model charges at 80W wired charging and does not enable wireless charging, whereas the former charges at 100W wired and 50W wireless.

Vivo has ensured that the Vivo X Fold 3 and X Fold 3 Pro are crammed with of the newest technology available.speaking of the Pro variant’s USB 3.2 Gen 2, IR Blaster, NFC, and Wi-Fi 7. Wireless stereo speakers, Hi-Fi audio without loss, and musical mute buttons. Additionally, two 3D ultrasonic fingerprint readers are included with the Pro version. The touch controller for audio amplifiers and displays is provided by Goodix. The entire phone-using experience is improved by the controllers’ ability to detect damp fingers.

The Vivo X Fold 3 and X Fold 3 Pro’s pricing and availability have not yet been disclosed by the firm.