{"id":218871,"date":"2024-03-31T13:05:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-31T13:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/31\/weekly-poll-will-you-buy-the-vivo-x-fold3-and-x-fold3-pro\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:19:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:19:35","slug":"weekly-poll-will-you-buy-the-vivo-x-fold3-and-x-fold3-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/31\/weekly-poll-will-you-buy-the-vivo-x-fold3-and-x-fold3-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly poll: will you buy the vivo X Fold3 and X Fold3 Pro?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The vivo X Fold3<\/a> and X Fold3 Pro<\/a> were announced this week and each has its own claim to fame \u2013 the vanilla model is the lightest book-style foldable yet, while the Pro is the first foldable with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.<\/p>\n

We went into more details on the differences between the two in the announcement news<\/a>, here we will just give you the gist. The Pro model has the 8 Gen 3 chipset, a 50MP main with a larger sensor and a 64MP 70mm periscope, plus a large 5,700mAh battery with 100W wired and 50W wireless charging. It is rated IPX8 for submersion in water.<\/p>\n

The vanilla model uses the older Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip, has a smaller 50MP sensor in the main cam (1\/1.49\u201d vs. 1\/1.3\u201d) and a more modest tele camera (50MP, 2x zoom). The battery has 5,500mAh capacity and 80W wired-only charging. The phone is rated IPX4.<\/p>\n

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There are a few other details like the dual ultrasonic fingerprint readers on the Pro (vs. a single side-mounted reader on the vanilla), but that\u2019s about it. Crucially, the displays are the same \u2013 8.03\u201d 120Hz 10-bit LTPO OLED inside and 6.53\u201d 120Hz OLED outside (21:9).<\/p>\n

The vanilla vivo X Fold3 is impressively light at 219g. Putting aside flip foldables (which are much smaller), only the Honor V Purse is lighter (by 5g) and that one is an outward foldable (so no second display to weigh it down), plus it has a much smaller 4,500mAh battery.<\/p>\n

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Speaking of batteries, the vivo X Fold3 Pro is a beast \u2013 at 5,700mAh capacity, it has more in the tank than most bar phones, never mind foldables. For comparison, the X Fold2 had a 4,800mAh battery, the Galaxy Z Fold5 a 4,400mAh battery, the closest is the Huawei Mate X5 at 5,060mAh. Both X Fold3 models are miles ahead of the competition, even the lighter vanilla model (the Pro weighs 236g).<\/p>\n

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Of course, you get what you pay for. The vanilla vivo X Fold3 starts at CNY 7,000 ($970\/\u20ac895\/\u20b980,800) for a 12GB\/256GB model. The Pro starts some 43% higher at CNY 10,000 ($1,385\/\u20ac1,275\/\u20b9117,000) for a 16GB\/512GB model.<\/p>\n

There is no official confirmation either way, but there is some hope<\/a> that at least the Pro model will launch internationally. In terms of competition, even in China there isn\u2019t much \u2013 yet. Here are a few options, though note that they all use the older Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and some of these will be replaced sooner rather than later (e.g. the Z Fold6 is a couple of months away).<\/p>\n

The Galaxy Z Fold5 (12\/512GB) costs CNY 13,000 and weighs 253g with a 4,400mAh battery. The Honor Magic V2 (16\/256GB) is CNY 9,000, weighs 231g and has a 5,000mAh battery. The Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 (12\/256GB) is also CNY 9,000. The OnePlus Open is not sold in China, but weighs 239g with a 4,805mAh battery.<\/p>\n


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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 \u2022 Honor Magic V2 \u2022 Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 \u2022 OnePlus Open<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

So, any takers? Let’s vote for the vanilla vivo X Fold3 first:<\/p>\n