The Vivo X Fold 2, the rumored successor to the Vivo X Fold launched last year, is said to be in the works. The company is also working on the Vivo X Flip, another foldable phone that could have a foldable clamshell design. While Vivo hasn't officially announced plans for new foldable phones, a leak has already leaked specification details of a larger foldable phone that could be the first foldable phone to debut with Vivo's chipset. Qualcomm's most powerful phone yet.
A Chatstation digital tipster (translated from Chinese) has leaked details of the alleged Vivo X Fold 2 on Chinese microblogging platform Weibo. The successor to the Vivo X Fold launched last April may have the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC under the hood, making it the first foldable smartphone based on this chip.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 that debuted last year has a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC under the hood, while the original Vivo X Fold had a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC. Unlike Samsung's foldable phone, the Vivo X Fold will not debut. outside China
Meanwhile, the tipster claims that the Vivo X Fold 2 is powered by dual 2340mAh batteries with a total capacity of 4800mAh. According to Digital Chat Station, the phone also supports 120W flash.
Last year's Vivo X Fold had a 4,600mAh battery with support for 66W fast charging. Whether the alleged Vivo foldable phone will support wireless charging and wireless charging like its predecessors remains to be seen.
Back in December, a tipster speculated that the Vivo X Fold 2 could be powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC and also said it would have a 2K resolution foldable display. It was also said at the time that the front and inner screens of the foldable phone would have under-display fingerprint scanners. Although Vivo has not yet announced plans to release this phone, the leaker claims that it could be released in the first half of 2023.
