Vivo is preparing a new folding in the format of the Galaxy Z Fold 4 in the form of a refresh of the first Vivo X Fold of the name. It should be released in China next month.
The Vivo X Fold already had serious arguments against the Galaxy Z Fold 3 (except perhaps the most important in our eyes which would be to be sold in France), Vivo has therefore decided to set the stage again with a new competitor of the Galaxy Z Fold 4.
Like its Korean opponent, Vivo would have bet more on a refresh of an already paying formula, as the famous leaker tells us. Digital Chat Station. The phone was to be released very soon, only in China.
Bigger battery, better chip and better charging
Even if it means refreshing, Vivo has rolled up its sleeves quite a bit. This Vivo X Fold S, that would be its name, would be equipped with Qualcomm’s latest chip, the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, would see its battery size increase by 100 mAh to reach 4700 mAh and its charge also grow, to pass from 66W to 80W.
For the rest, you can use the technical sheet of the Vivo X Fold, nothing should move. You will still find a 6.53 inch Oled screen on the outside and 8 inches on the inside. For the photo configuration, nothing would move either: 50 megapixels with OIS, 48 megapixels in ultra wide-angle, 12 megapixels on an X2 and 8 megapixels on an X5.
Belly dancing from other builders
Many smartphone manufacturers were waiting for Samsung at the turn with its Galaxy Unpacked to announce their new folding. We think of Mix Fold 2 or even at Moto Razr 2022.
But like Vivo, none has communicated for the moment a desire to release its models outside of China. How to explain it? The very good figures of Samsung, in strong growth from one generation to another, can undoubtedly explain this caution. The logistical difficulties posed by the addition of a hinge on a smartphone can also force them to limit themselves for the moment to small volumes, where Samsung, on the contrary, immediately planned production lines capable of aligning millions of models and already had the know-how and cash flow of the world’s leading phone vendor.
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