Vivo X Fold 2 Pros and Cons

Vivo X Fold 2 Specifications

The Vivo X Fold 2 is the new foldable smartphone announced in April 2023 with a price tag of $1314 (Rs 1,07,490 in India) approx. The Vivo X Fold 2 smartphone has a dual-screen, the foldable screen is tall 8.03 inches LTPO4 AMOLED, while the cover screen size is 6.53 inches AMOLED display. Both screens support a 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, and Dolby Vision support. As for brightness, the foldable screen has 1800 nits high brightness rating while the cover screen has 1600 nits brightness.

The hardware section includes the 4nm – Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, which is known for its flagship-level performance. Aside from this, the processing cores can easily render up to 1×3.2 GHz cloaking speed. The Vivo X Fold 2 has three robust storage variant, that includes 256GB and 512GB UFS 4.0 storage unit. In terms of the RAM department, you will get a 12GB RAM configuration.

As far as the cameras are concerned, the phone offers a triple camera setup featuring a 50MP primary lens with OIS support, a 12MP telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom, and a 12MP ultrawide lens. As for selfies, you get a 16MP front camera and a 16MP cover camera is present. As for video recording, the Vivo X Fold 2 smartphone will able to record up to 8K videos at 30 fps with gyro-EIS from the back and 1080p videos at 30 fps from the selfie camera.

Connectivity options on the phone include WiFi, Mobile hotspots, NFC, OTG, GPS, Bluetooth, stereo speakers, and 5G connectivity. Now, let’s talk about the battery performance, the phone equips a Li-Po 4800 mAh battery with 120W wired fast charging support. Also, the Vivo X fold 2 smartphone has 50W wireless and 10W reverse wireless charging support. In terms of color options, you can choose from Black, Blue, and Red colors.

SpecificationsVivo X Fold 2
Network2G, 3G, 4G, 5G
AnnouncedApril 2023
SIMDual SIM
DimensionsUnfolded: 161.3 x 143.4 x 6 mm
Folded: 161.3 x 73.4 x 12.9 mm
Weight279 g
SizeUnfolded: 8.03 inches
Folded: 6.53 inches
DisplayUnfoldable
LTPO4 AMOLED
120Hz
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
1800 nits brightness
~360 PPI density

Folded:
AMOLED
120Hz
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
1600 nits brightness
21:9 ratio
ProtectionNo
ResolutionUnfolded: 1916 x 2160 pixels
Folded: 1080 x 2520 pixels
OSAndroid 13, OriginOS 3
Chipset4nm – Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
CPUOcta-core
1×3.2 GHz Cortex-X3
2×2.8 GHz Cortex-A715
2×2.8 GHz Cortex-A710
3×2.0 GHz Cortex-A510
GPUAdreno 740
Card slotNo
RAM12GB
Internal256GB, 512GB
UFS 4.0
Camera50 MP (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
12 MP (telephoto), Dual Pixel PDAF, 2x optical zoom
12 MP (108Ëšultrawide), Dual Pixel PDAF
Zeiss optics lens coating, Dual-LED flash, panorama
Max – 8K@30fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie16 MP (wide)

Cover camera:
16 MP (wide)
HDR
Max – 1080p@30fps
LoudspeakerYes
(stereo speakers)
3.5mm jackNo
24-bit/192kHz audio
WLANWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
GPSGPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b)
GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)
NFCYes
Infrared portNo
RadioNo
USBUSB Type-C 2.0, OTG
SensorsUnder display dual screen fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
BatteryLi-Po 4800 mAh
120W wired
50W wireless
10W reverse wireless
ColorsBlack, Blue, Red
Expected Price$1314 (Rs 1,07,490 in India) approx
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Vivo X Fold 2 Pros and Cons

Based on the above specs, you can see the list of pros and cons (advantages and disadvantages) of the Vivo X Fold 2 smartphone.

Pros

  1. Foldable LTPO4 AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate.
  2. A secondary AMOLED cover display is present.
  3. Stereo speakers are present.
  4. 5G and NFC-enabled smartphone.
  5. Comes with 8K video recording with gyro-EIS support.
  6. Support 2x optical zoom and an ultrawide camera are present.
  7. The latest Android 13 OS is supported by OriginOS 3 custom UI.
  8. Flagship chipset for heavy gaming and multitasking.
  9. Comes with dual Screen fingerprint scanner.
  10. Decent Li-Po 4800 mAh battery capacity.
  11. Comes with 120W fast charging support.
  12. Support 50W fast and 10W reverse wireless charging support.

Cons

  1. Without a micro SD card slot.
  2. Outdated USB Type-C charging port.
  3. The selfie camera record only 1080p videos.
  4. Slightly heavily built smartphone.
  5. Without gorilla glass protection.
  6. No dust and water resistance support.
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