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vivo X Fold5
Vivo vivo X Fold5
2.8
Price TBA
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★ Our Pick
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
256GB · ?GB RAM
3.8
From $1,199
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Our Verdict

Analysis

Vivo X Fold5 has the bigger display.

Overall Winner
vivo X Fold5
Display Winner
vivo X Fold5
Performance Winner
Tie
Camera Winner
Tie
Battery Winner
Tie
Value Winner
Tie

Specifications Comparison

Feature vivo X Fold5 iPhone 16 Pro Max
Display size (in) 8.03 6.90
Charging (W) 80 27
Main camera (MP) 50.00 48.00
Selfie (MP) 20.00 12.00
Weight (g) 217 227
Thickness (mm) 4.30 8.25
Chipset Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm) Apple A18 Pro
OS Android 15, up to 4 major Android upgrades, Funtouch 15 (International), OriginOS 5 (China) iOS 18

Pros & Cons

vivo X Fold5

iPhone 16 Pro Max

  • Excellent build quality
  • Strong sustained performance
  • Reliable cameras
  • Long software support
  • Expensive
  • Slow charging compared to Android flagships
  • Heavy in hand

Every Spec, Side by Side

Specification
Vivo
vivo X Fold5
Apple
iPhone 16 Pro Max
Battery 3 specs
Type
Si/C Li-Ion 6000 mAh
Charging
80W wired 40W wireless Reverse wired 5W reverse wireless
27W wired, 25W MagSafe
Capacity
4685 mAh
Body 5 specs
Dimensions
Unfolded: 159.7 x 142.3 x 4.3 mmFolded: 159.7 x 72.6 x 9.2 mm
163 x 77.6 x 8.25 mm
Weight
217 g or 226 g (7.65 oz)
227 g
Build
Glass front (closed), aluminum frame, glass-fiber reinforced plastic back
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
 
IP58/IP59+ dust protected and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 3m for 30 min)
Connectivity 8 specs
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band or tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
Positioning
GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), GLONASS
NFC
Yes
Yes
Infrared port
Yes
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, Display Port
5G
Yes
Display 4 specs
Type
Foldable LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 5280Hz PWM, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 4500 nits (peak)
LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED
Size
8.03 inches, 206.5 cm2 (~90.9% screen-to-body ratio)
6.9 inches
Resolution
2200 x 2480 pixels (~413 ppi density)
2868 x 1320 pixels
 
Cover display: LTPO AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 5500 nits (peak) 6.53 inches, 1172 x 2748 pixels, 21:9 ratio Armor Glass (2nd gen)
Features 1 spec
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Launch 2 specs
Announced
2025, June 25
Status
Available. Released 2025, July 02
Main Camera 3 specs
Triple
50 MP, f/1.6, 23mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 50 MP, f/2.6, 70mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 50 MP, f/2.1, 15mm, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF
48 MP + 48 MP + 12 MP
Features
Color spectrum sensor, Laser AF, Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, Dual-LED flash, panorama
Video
8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Memory 5 specs
Card slot
No
Internal
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM
 
UFS 4.1
RAM
8GB
Storage
256GB
Misc 4 specs
Colors
Titanium Gray, Green, White
Models
V2436A, V2429
SAR
0.86 W/kg (head)     0.85 W/kg (body)    
Price
About 850 EUR
Network 7 specs
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
 
CDMA2000 1x
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G
Our Tests 4 specs
Performance
AnTuTu: 1883303 (v10) GeekBench: 6483 (v6) 3DMark: 4739 (Wild Life Extreme)
Display
1916 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker
-25.7 LUFS (Very good)
Battery
Active use score 13:21h
Platform 4 specs
OS
Android 15, up to 4 major Android upgrades, Funtouch 15 (International), OriginOS 5 (China)
iOS 18
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
Apple A18 Pro
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)
GPU
Adreno 750
Selfie Camera 3 specs
Single
20 MP, f/2.4, 21mm (wide), 1/3.6", 0.7µm Cover camera: 20 MP, f/2.4, 21mm (wide), 1/3.6", 0.7µm
12 MP
Features
HDR
Video
1080p@30fps
Sound 3 specs
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No
 
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio Snapdragon Sound

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