It’s a quirk of the release schedule that when Vivo’s X Fold 6 launched in China last June, it was just another foldable. Now that it’s ready for worldwide release, the size and aspect ratio seem oddly dated.
The The 6.51-inch cover display is the standard 20:9 smartphone aspect ratio, opening to a nearly square 8.02-inch panel. The fold lags a bit behind its competitors, as it’s quite visible, and the IP59 rating is good but not great.
Where the X Fold 6 stands out is its cameras. The 1/1.4-inch, 200-megapixel main camera sensor is one of the largest on any foldable phone (only Huawei uses a larger one), and it’s paired with a 50-megapixel telephoto lens and ultra-wide cameras that also look decent. The 6,900 mAh battery isn’t bad either, with a custom “Super Edition” of the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 running the show.
The phone is now launching outside of China, although Vivo didn’t tell me the price or specific markets in advance; I will update this article once I have them. I have a few phones on my desk at the moment (literally, it’s a mess) but I hope to properly test this camera when I can, because it should be better than almost any other foldable device.
Photography by Dominic Preston/The Verge.
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