The Foldable Smartphone from Vivo Appears Promising
The business displayed some of the innovations it is developing in the 5G, gaming, photography, and design fields during the Tech Day 2022 event. But the Vivo Fold, the company's first foldable, ended up being the star of the show. Vivo's Fold, or Vivo X Fold as it is known globally, is a folding smartphone with a folio-like shape similar to Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold, but it has a number of unique features.
The Vivo Fold has a really attractive folio design and appears to be two Vivo X80s glued together. Compared to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4, the Vivo Fold's tall aspect ratio features a more useful outside display that is more appropriate. When folded, the Vivo Fold appears to be more practical to use as a regular phone, however it is still large.
Other brands have struggled to fit an under-display under the display of the Vivo Fold, but Vivo has succeeded. Under the Ultra-Thin Glass (UTG) foldable display, Vivo used a Titanium alloy sheet mixed with a polymer mixture to achieve this. This substance enables the titanium alloy sheet to be penetrated by ultrasonic waves.
The Vivo Fold looks like two Vivo X80s adhered together and has a really lovely folio design. The Vivo Fold's large aspect ratio offers a more practical exterior display that is more suited when compared to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4. The Vivo Fold is still big even when folded, yet it seems to be more useful to use as a standard phone.
Other companies have had difficulty fitting an under-display beneath the Vivo Fold's display, but Vivo has done it. Vivo accomplished this using a titanium alloy sheet blended with a polymer combination underneath the Ultra-Thin Glass (UTG) foldable display. Ultrasonic waves can pass through the titanium alloy sheet thanks to this substance.
A reinforced hinge mechanism was used by the business to lessen the crease in the foldable display. The Vivo Fold's hinge allows the display to fold in a waterdrop-like shape rather than the U-shaped fold that other folding smartphones on the market offer, Vivo explained during the Tech Day presentation. This lessens the prominence of the crease.
The fold is still rather noticeable, but considerably less so than on the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4. The Vivo Fold's hinge can be used at any angle, allowing the user to utilise the phone as a stand or to take individual or group photos.
When the Vivo Fold is entirely folded, there is no space between the devices. Even a sheet of paper couldn't fit through the space between the two panels in the folded form factor since it is so narrow. The Vivo Fold's camera module at the back resembles that of the Vivo X80 series. There are four lenses on the camera, which is also labelled Zeiss.
Vivo withheld the technical details, but based on the worldwide variant's 50-megapixel primary wide-angle lens, 48-megapixel wide-angle lenses, 8-megapixel periscope lens, and 12-megapixel telephoto lens, we assume the camera is the same.
The Vivo Fold feels more luxurious in your hands thanks to the faux leather finish on the back panel, which also provides better grip than glass or metal finishes. A fabric strip runs down the left side of the back panel of the black colour option's case.
The Vivo Fold is a sturdy folding smartphone overall. Even with one hand, I felt confidence folding or unfolding the device because it felt solid in my hands. This foldable's construction quality is good for a first-generation model. The Vivo Foldabe's hinge mechanism and ultrasonic fingerprint sensor are two of its most enticing design features. More thorough testing will be necessary to see whether the smartphone will be a serious rival to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4.