Since its birth, foldable screen phones seem to have always been fighting against a paradox: we long for the immersion and productivity brought by the large screen with wide views after it is unfolded, but we often discourage the heavy body and “half-pound” weight after it is folded. This compromise on portability has made it difficult for many people to regard folding screens as “beautiful but non-essential” technology toys, and it has always been difficult to become the main force in daily life.
However, when vivo X Fold5 appears, this game about “fish and bear’s paw” may have come to an end. It once again set a record of thin and lightweight folding screens in an almost “feelingless” way, and extended an olive branch to the huge apple ecosystem with an unprecedented open attitude.
This is a large fold lighter than an iPhone
Lightness is the first feeling of getting started with vivo X Fold5, and it is also the first impression that is enough to subvert people’s cognition. Taking the main color matching “titanium” as an example, its weight reaches 217 grams. This number not only breaks the record of “lightest and largest fold” that vivo itself has maintained, but is also lighter than some straight-board mobile phone flagships on the market.
The green pine color scheme we got was 226g, which was also light and thin enough. This color scheme is also my favorite color scheme. It uses a matte textured back panel, which feels quite comfortable to hold, and the deep dark green is also quite elegant, making it look more high-end.
Through the ultimate control of weight, the vivo X Fold5 brings the lightness and control of the straight board flagship to the folding screen. It dispels our stereotype of “folding screen = fitness equipment”, and no longer has the heavy feeling of burden whether it is in your pocket or holding it with one hand for a long time.
As for thickness, the vivo X Fold5 is also well controlled. The most extreme titanium version has a folding thickness of 9.2mm and a spreading thickness of only 4.3mm, while the folding thickness of the green pine color scheme is also controlled at 9.7mm and a spreading thickness of 4.55mm. Its daily grip feel is almost the same as an ordinary flagship phone. This “feelless” lightness is the fundamental prerequisite for users to be willing to use the folding screen as the main machine every day.
A omnipotent experience without compromise
If the price of extreme lightness is “full castration” in experience, it is undoubtedly putting the cart before the horse. The most commendable thing about vivo X Fold5 is that while achieving “weight loss”, the core experience has also become stronger.
“Durability” has always been the pain point that folding screen users are most concerned about, and vivo X Fold5 has given the strongest answer in the industry this time. It is the only folding screen in the world that supports IPX8 and IPX9 waterproof levels and realizes IPX9+ water resistance for the first time. This is enough to resist most daily water inlet scenes, and even high-temperature liquids cannot harm it. In addition, vivo X Fold5 is currently the only folding screen in the industry that supports IP5X dustproof level. It is further improved compared to Samsung Z Fold6’s IP4X dustproof, which can effectively reduce the entry of dust into the body during daily use and avoid debris from causing damage to precision hinges and flexible screens.
vivo X Fold5 is currently the only folding screen in the industry that supports IP5X dustproof level
In addition, vivo also considers the scenarios used by users in cold winters. This time, vivo X Fold5 supports stable and durability in extremely cold environments of -20℃, which can also avoid the situation where the phone cannot be expanded during use in winter, or the screen can be broken after expansion.
Thanks to the continuous iteration of battery technology, vivo is still stuffed into such an extremely thin body this time with an equivalent 6000mAh super large capacity blue ocean battery. In order to achieve this battery capacity, vivo adopts the industry’s highest silicon content negative electrode material and double-layer coating technology, which can ensure higher silicon content while reducing expansion, ultimately making the battery energy density reach 866Wh/L.
Large-capacity batteries are reflected in actual experience, which is a longer and more reliable battery life. When the battery capacity of the folding screen reaches the number “6000mAh”, it is enough to solve the battery anxiety that folding screen users are common. In addition, vivo also provides 80W wired flash charging and 40W wireless flash charging, which makes the folding screen’s blood recovery speed equally efficient.
The thin and thin body often squeezes the space of the image module, resulting in a shrinking image capability, which is also the “Achilles’ heel” of many thin and thin folding screens. However, the vivo X Fold5 still adheres to high standards in imaging, and is equipped with an all-round imaging system composed of 50-megapixel ultra-photosensitive VCS bionic main camera (IMX921), 50-megapixel Zeiss super telephoto (IMX882), and 50-megapixel ultra-field wide-angle camera.
The 3X periscope telephoto lens here is particularly worth mentioning. Its comprehensive light input has increased by 33%, and it has good results whether it is shooting 85mm focal portraits or shooting telephoto macro. And don’t forget that this folding screen still continues vivo’s consistent powerful imaging algorithm and Zeiss T* coating, which also gives this folding screen a good imaging effect.
The strongest “brand” in Apple’s ecosystem
If lightness and versatility are the basic qualities of vivo X Fold5, then its breakthrough in cross-ecological interconnection can be regarded as a “moderate revolution” and makes it well-deservedly the strongest player in the Apple ecosystem. vivo’s strategy is very smart. It does not want to become the strongest Apple substitute to challenge a mature and closed ecosystem, but to use a more inclusive and open attitude to solve the biggest pain points of dual-machine users and allow itself to seamlessly integrate into it.
The first direct connection to the Apple Watch for Android phones may be the most surprising feature of this vivo X Fold5. Before this, as a part of the Apple ecosystem, the Apple Watch could only be paired with the iPhone. Now, you only need to download the newly upgraded “vivo Healthy Internet” application on the Apple Watch to realize the interconnection between Apple Watch and vivo mobile phones.
From an experience perspective, the vivo health Internet on the Apple Watch side should use HealthKit in the Apple ecosystem, which means that after pairing, the watch’s exercise data, heart rate, blood oxygen, sleep and other key health data can be seamlessly synchronized to vivo’s “Health” App. Users who are accustomed to using Apple Watch to record health data can maintain the consistency of data and experience even if the main machine is replaced with vivo X Fold5.
vivo X Fold5 can synchronize data from Apple Watch
For users who use both iPhone and vivo, the sense of information separation has always been a difficult problem. This time, vivo X Fold5 realizes phone calls, text messages, notifications and other information on iPhone through the “vivo mutual transmission” app, and is directly transferred to X Fold5 for viewing and processing. When the iPhone calls, you can see the incoming call information on X Fold5; the SMS verification code received by the iPhone can also pop up on the “Atomic Island” of X Fold5 and support one-click copying. This seamless information flow also greatly improves the efficiency of dual-machine collaboration.
Browse iCloud content on vivo X Fold5
iCloud cloud direct access is also a big new feature of vivo X Fold5. In the “File Management” of vivo X Fold5, Apple ecosystem users can directly log in to their iCloud account, and can easily view, upload and download documents, pictures, memos and other files stored in the cloud just like accessing local folders. This function completely opens up the lowest file barrier between Android and Apple, making data migration and sharing unprecedentedly simple.
In addition, vivo X Fold5 can seamlessly connect AirPods and support spatial audio. It is even equipped with physical shortcut operation buttons with similar functions as iPhone operation buttons on the side of the body. All of this shows that vivo’s goal is very clear, not to subvert your habits, but to seamlessly integrate into your ecosystem and become the all-round, caring and unique folding screen partner in your Apple family bucket.
When large screens become light office artifact
The charm of the folding screen will eventually be reflected in the large-screen experience. With its unique large-screen advantages and system-level optimization, vivo X Fold5 has become a “light office artifact” in the hands of many business people and efficiency experts.
The “atomic workbench” function on vivo X Fold5 has brought the large-screen multi-tasking experience to a new level. It allows users to run up to 5 applications simultaneously on the internal screen, with one main application occupying the core area, and the sidebar can dock multiple “atomic windows”. If you are familiar with the Apple ecosystem, you will know that this experience is very similar to “pre-desk dispatch” on iPad. You can pay attention to the content changes of multiple applications in real time and easily share files and pictures between applications through simple drag and drop. It is precisely because the vivo X Fold5 takes into account the display efficiency of the large screen and the ultimate portability of the mobile phone that this powerful multi-tasking capability can shine on mobile devices, which is a unique advantage that no straight-board phone can match.
For Mac users, vivo X Fold5 can also bring surprises. With the “vivo Office Suite”, it can easily be transformed into a mirrored expansion screen for Mac computers, allowing you to have a portable secondary screen to expand your work space. The key-mouse collaboration function allows you to seamlessly shuttle between Mac and X Fold5 with the same set of key-mouse, drag files and copy and paste text across devices. You can even remotely access and view files in your Mac computer directly in the file manager of vivo X Fold5, so that the two screens can truly “combined into one” and double their productivity.
Written at the end
Thinning has become the correct development direction for folding screen mobile phones. When more and more people can enjoy the visual impact and efficiency improvement brought by large screens with a lighter burden and lower threshold, the folding screen can truly move from “geek toys” to “volkswagen flagship”.
vivo X Fold5 is a master of the general trend of lightweight and thinning. It uses a lighter body than a straight-board flagship, which eliminates the last concerns of users about the folding screen, and also uses an uncompromising all-round experience, proving that both lightness and strength can be achieved.
Of course, the most surprising thing is that it integrates into the Apple ecosystem with a more open attitude. This makes vivo X Fold5 qualified to occupy the “folding screen” niche in Apple’s family bucket that has been absent but has been expected by countless users. Its choice to become the “best partner” of the Apple ecosystem is undoubtedly a higher-dimensional market insight and product strategy.
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