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vivo X Fold5
Vivo vivo X Fold5
2.8
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vivo S9
Vivo vivo S9
2.6
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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 vivo S9
Display size (in) 8.03 6.44
Charging (W) 80 33
Main camera (MP) 50.00 64.00
Selfie (MP) 20.00 44.00
Weight (g) 217 173
Thickness (mm) 4.30 7.40
Chipset Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm) Mediatek Dimensity 1100 (6 nm)
OS Android 15, up to 4 major Android upgrades, Funtouch 15 (International), OriginOS 5 (China) Android 11, OriginOS 1.0

Every Spec, Side by Side

Specification
Vivo
vivo X Fold5
Vivo
vivo S9
Battery 2 specs
Type
Si/C Li-Ion 6000 mAh
4000 mAh
Charging
80W wired 40W wireless Reverse wired 5W reverse wireless
33W wired, 66% in 30 min
Body 5 specs
Dimensions
Unfolded: 159.7 x 142.3 x 4.3 mmFolded: 159.7 x 72.6 x 9.2 mm
158.4 x 73.9 x 7.4 mm (6.24 x 2.91 x 0.29 in)
Weight
217 g or 226 g (7.65 oz)
173 g (6.10 oz)
Build
Glass front (closed), aluminum frame, glass-fiber reinforced plastic back
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
 
IP58/IP59+ dust protected and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 3m for 30 min)
Connectivity 7 specs
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band or tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Positioning
GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), GLONASS
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC
Yes
Yes
Infrared port
Yes
Radio
No
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, Display Port
USB Type-C, OTG
Display 4 specs
Type
Foldable LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 5280Hz PWM, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 4500 nits (peak)
AMOLED, 90Hz, HDR10+
Size
8.03 inches, 206.5 cm2 (~90.9% screen-to-body ratio)
6.44 inches, 100.1 cm2 (~85.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
2200 x 2480 pixels (~413 ppi density)
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~409 ppi density)
 
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
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Launch 2 specs
Announced
2025, June 25
2021, March 03
Status
Available. Released 2025, July 02
Available. Released 2021, March 12
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
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm Auxiliary lens
Features
Color spectrum sensor, Laser AF, Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, Dual-LED flash, panorama
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video
8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Memory 3 specs
Card slot
No
No
Internal
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
 
UFS 4.1
UFS 3.1
Misc 4 specs
Colors
Titanium Gray, Green, White
Black, White, Gradient Blue
Models
V2436A, V2429
V2072A
SAR
0.86 W/kg (head)     0.85 W/kg (body)    
Price
About 850 EUR
About 390 EUR
Network 7 specs
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
 
CDMA2000 1x
CDMA2000 1x
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 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
1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
1, 3, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G
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)
Android 11, OriginOS 1.0
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
Mediatek Dimensity 1100 (6 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)
Octa-core (4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Adreno 750
Mali-G77 MC9
Selfie Camera 4 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
Features
HDR
HDR
Video
1080p@30fps
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Dual
44 MP, f/2.0, (wide), AF 8 MP, f/2.3, 105˚ (ultrawide)
Sound 3 specs
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes
3.5mm jack
No
No
 
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio Snapdragon Sound
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio

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