Over the past two years, there has been a preponderance of foldable smartphones in the market. The major manufacturers in this segment are Samsung and Huawei. However, since the ban on Huawei by the U.S., the company has not been so active. To this end, other Chinese brands like Xiaomi have released foldable smartphones to fight for Huawei’s share of the market. Obviously, Xiaomi will not be alone. According to Jia Jingdong, vice president and general manager of the Vivo brand, the original mission of the NEX series will remain. The NEX series’ mission is to explore and innovate new experiences and forms. He also added that the mission of the NEX series will now be carried by the new X series. Thus, the previous Vivo NEX Fold will probably now be Vivo X Fold.
According to recent reports, the Vivo X Fold will come with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor. This smartphone will also come with a 4600 mAh battery that supports 80W wired charging. In addition, this flagship foldable smartphone will also support 50W wireless fast charging.
In the camera department, the speculations claim that this device will not disappoint. This foldable smartphone will come with a 50MP main camera as well as a 48MP ultra-wide-angle lens, a 12MP optical zoom lens, and an 8MP 5x optical zoom telephoto lens. Furthermore, both the internal and external displays of the Vivo X Fold will support an on-screen fingerprint sensor.
Gizchina News of the week
The external screen will use a single punch-hole design. This display will also support FHD resolution. As for the refresh rate, both the external and internal screens support a 120Hz adaptive high refresh rate. From the specification, this device is obviously a flagship smartphone with a pretty decent configuration.
Vivo X Fold to launch with a 7-inch display
Today, popular Weibo leakster, @DCS reported that the Vivo flagship with a 7-inch giant screen is about to debut. Previously, a new Vivo phone with model number V2170A obtained 3C certification. This phone is considered to be the upcoming high-end flagship of Vivo. It uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 flagship processor, This will be the industry’s first Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 smartphone with a 7-inch giant screen.
It is worth noting that the 3C certification page shows that the charger model of the Vivo 7-inch giant-screen flagship is V8060L0A0-CN with an output power of 80W. This implies that the device supports 80W wired flash charging. Of course, this smartphone is probably the Vivo X Fold foldable flagship smartphone.