Vivo just dropped the X Fold5, and honestly, it’s the most polished foldable they’ve built to date. It’s incredibly thin, lightweight, and yet packed with everything you’d expect from a top-tier flagship.




🔹 Design & Build

The X Fold5 is ridiculously slim—around 9.2 mm when folded and just 4.3 mm when open. Weight? Around 217–226 g depending on the variant, which makes it one of the lightest full-size foldables out there. The hinge is tight, durable, and smooth, and the glass-metal finish gives it that unmistakable premium vibe. Plus, it’s got some level of dust and water protection.

🔹 Displays

  • Main Display: 8.03″ LTPO AMOLED, 120 Hz refresh, HDR10+, and Dolby Vision. Perfect for immersive viewing and multitasking.

  • Cover Display: 6.53″ AMOLED, also 120 Hz, ultra-bright (up to 4,500 nits), and super usable even in direct sunlight.

Both panels are flagship-grade with vivid colors, deep blacks, and buttery-smooth refresh rates.

🔹 Performance & Battery

Under the hood, it runs on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (not the “Elite” version), paired with LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.1 storage. Smooth, responsive, and absolutely reliable in real-world usage—whether you’re gaming, editing, or multitasking.

Battery-wise, you get a massive 6,000 mAh cell that easily lasts a full day and beyond. Charging is fast too—80 W wired and 40 W wireless.

🔹 Camera Setup

Triple 50 MP camera system co-engineered with Zeiss:

  • Main (Sony IMX921) with OIS – sharp, natural-looking photos.

  • 3× Telephoto (IMX882) – great for portraits and zoom shots, also doubles as a macro cam.

  • Ultrawide – wide shots are crisp, distortion-free.

Add to that dual 20 MP selfie cameras on both the cover and main display—flexible and great quality across both.

🔹 Software & Ecosystem

Runs on OriginOS 5 based on Android 15. It’s feature-rich, fluid, and now optimized well for foldables. vivo’s ecosystem is growing fast too—this phone supports Apple Watch pairing, macOS screen mirroring, and even iCloud access. If you're juggling multiple platforms, this one adapts like a champ.

🔹 Pros & Cons

Pros
✅ Lightest & thinnest foldable in its class
✅ Gorgeous dual AMOLED 120 Hz displays
✅ Flagship-level camera setup with macro
✅ Big battery with fast wired & wireless charging
✅ Cross-platform support (macOS, iCloud, etc.)

Cons
❌ No “Elite” Snapdragon version
❌ Side-mounted fingerprint sensor (no in-display)
❌ Slightly heavier in non-titanium variants

🔚 Final Verdict

The vivo X Fold5 is proof that foldables don’t have to compromise on weight, design, or power. It delivers across the board—from premium build to flagship specs and slick software. It may not have the absolute top-end chip, but unless you’re benchmarking every day, you’ll never notice. If you want the most refined, no-nonsense book-style foldable today, this is a top contender.

Rating: 9/10 – Slim, smart, and seriously capable.