Vivo announced two book-style foldables in China back in March, the Vivo X Fold 3 and Vivo X Fold 3 Pro. It was revealed recently that at least one of them will launch internationally, and that just happened. The global Vivo X Fold 3 Pro version is now official.
The global variant of the Vivo X Fold 3 Pro has been announced
The company announced this phone in India, which will be its first market. It is expected to arrive in a number of other markets, though. We know that it’s coming to Indonesia too, but that’s about it as far as that info is concerned. This handset has a lot to offer, ranging from its thin profile, and interesting camera setup backed by ZEISS, to a rather lightweight profile considering it’s a large book-style foldable.
The Vivo X Fold 3 Pro is built with Vivo’s ‘Armor Architecture’, which will provide “all-around protection and enhanced durability”, says the company. This phone has actually earned SGS five-star drop resistance certification.
You’ll find the Armor Glass protection on the cover display, which is “made of microcrystal glass that increases drop resistance by up to 11 times compared to deep secondary reinforced glass”. The Armor Back Cover features Glass Fiber and UPE Fiber protection.
Its hinge has been certified for 500,000 reliable folds, and the phone is water-resistant
The Vivo X Fold 3 Pro also comes with the Carbon Fiber Ultra Durable Hinge, which is certified by TUV Rheinland for 500,000 reliable folds. Vivo’s new foldable is also IPX8-certified for water resistance.
There is a display camera hole included on each of its displays, while the bezels around them are very thin. The main display measures 8.03 inches, and has a resolution of 2480 x 2200. The cover display measures 6.53 inches, and it has a resolution of 2748 x 1172. Both of these are LTPO OLED panels, and both offer a refresh rate of up to 120Hz. Both panels can go up to 4,500 nits of brightness at their peak. There is also an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner under each of the two displays.
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC fuels the phone, while the device includes 16GB of RAM. You’ll also find 512GB of storage inside the device, which is not expandable. The Vivo V3 chip for energy efficiency is also included in the package.
100W wired and 50W wireless charging are a part of the package
A 5,700mAh battery sits on the inside, while the phone supports 100W wired FlashCharge charging. 50W wireless FlashCharge charging is also supported by the device. Android 14 comes pre-installed here with Funtouch OS and AI capabilities, while Wi-Fi 7 is also a part of the package. The phone also includes stereo speakers.
You’ll find a compelling, ZEISS-backed camera setup here
A 50-megapixel main camera (OmniVision OV50H sensor, f/1.68 aperture, 1/1.3-inch sensor) sits on the back of the phone. A 50-megapixel ultrawide camera (ISOCELL JN1 sensor, f/2.0 aperture) is also located back there, and the same goes for a 64-megapixel periscope telephoto camera (OmniVision OV64B sensor, f/2.57 aperture, 3x optical zoom, 100x digital zoom, macro). A 32-megapixel selfie camera is included on each of the phone’s displays.
Vivo did include a super-thin vapor chamber here and a multi-layer graphite with a heat dissipation area of over 20,000mm2. The phone should be able to stay rather cool at all times.
The phone measures 159.96 x 142.40 x 5.20mm when unfolded, and 159.96 x 72.55 x 11.20mm when folded. It weighs 236 grams and comes in a Celestial Black model only. The pricing was not revealed just yet, but it will differ from one market to the other.
