
Vivo's X Fold 5 Isn't As Thin As Others, But It Has The Best Cameras
Samsung and Honor both launched foldable phones recently, with each brand centering their entire marketing campaign around the device's thinness. Well, Vivo has a new foldable phone that recently launched, and while it's not quite as thin as those two, it does pack a larger battery and, in typical Vivo fashion, better cameras.
The Vivo X Fold 5, which launched in China last month and just got a global launch in India, measures 9.2mm when folded and weighs 217g. This is a big improvement over last generation's Vivo foldable which measured 11.2mm and weighed 236g, but the numbers aren't quite as eye-catching as Samsung and Honor's foldables, which are even thinner.
The X Fold 5 measures 9.2mm thick. Very thin, but Samsung and Honor's newest foldables are a bit thinner. Ben Sin
Still, in the hand, the Vivo foldable feels every bit as sleek as the others. And I prefer the X Fold 5's shape, which is in between the blocky Samsung Fold 7 and very rounded Honor Magic V5.
The hinge is well-built, and both displays of the X Fold 5 look gorgeous: 120Hz LTPO panels with 4500 nits of brightness and 2K resolution. The 6,000 mAh battery in here is also the largest in any foldable yet. By comparison, Samsung's Fold 7 houses a 4,400 mAh battery.
The star of the show, at least for this global version, remains the camera system, which has been a strong point in Vivo's handsets for a few years. Ironically, Vivo didn't even really upgrade the cameras this generation, bringing back mostly the same type of hardware as last year's foldable, but the software processing has taken another step forward, resulting in a phone that can capture beautiful portraits, with excellent film simulation profiles.
Snaps by the Vivo X Fold 5's main camera Ben Sin
The zoom lens is still the best in business among foldables. Below are 10X zoom shots.
10X zoom shots Ben Sin
And a shorter, 70mm 3X zoom.
3X zoom with the X Fold 5 Ben Sin
The China version of the X Fold 5, however, has one more headline grabbing trick: it is able to pair with Apple products such as the Apple Watch, AirPods, and MacBooks. Unfortunately, the global version loses this connectivity, which is a shame.
The X Fold 5 is on sale in China, and will soon go on sale in India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia, with more regions to come later. Prices vary, but this foldable is quite a bit cheaper than Samsung's $1,800 Fold 7. In Hong Kong, the X Fold 5 can be had for roughly $1,300.

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