vivo X Fold5

Name: vivo X Fold5
Brand: vivo

$1,800Ultra Flagship2025

8.5

Overall Score

within Ultra Flagship

Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

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8.03"

Display

50MP

Camera

6,000

mAh

16GB

Max RAM

80W

Charging

217g

Weight

Why the X Fold5

Ultra Flagship

The vivo X Fold5 is a top-tier foldable featuring a powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset and an impressive 6000mAh battery, which is exceptional for its form factor. The camera system is highly capable with versatile 50MP sensors and Zeiss optics, though the lack of an IP rating is a notable omission for an ultra-premium device. Given the $1,800 price tag, the value score reflects its position as a luxury foldable with cutting-edge hardware.

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

9.2

Performance

9.5

Battery

9.0

Display

9.5

Build

7.5

Value

6.3

Strengths

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 flagship chipset

6000mAh silicon-carbon battery with 80W wired and 40W wireless charging

8.03-inch 120Hz LTPO AMOLED foldable display

Triple 50MP camera system with Zeiss optics and periscope zoom

Extremely thin 4.3mm unfolded profile

Weaknesses

No certified water resistance

High price point relative to market

Selfie camera limited to 1080p video

vivo X Fold5 full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2025, July 02

Announced

2025, June 25

Network

6 specs

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G

2G bands

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

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

Technology

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G

Display

3 specs

Size

8.03 inches, 206.5 cm2 (~90.9% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

Foldable LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 5280Hz PWM, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 4500 nits (peak)

Resolution

2200 x 2480 pixels (~413 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 15, up to 4 major Android upgrades, Funtouch 15 (International), OriginOS 5 (China)

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

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)

Memory

2 specs

Internal

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM

Card slot

Main Camera

3 specs

Video

8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

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

Features

Color spectrum sensor, Laser AF, Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, Dual-LED flash, panorama

Selfie Camera

3 specs

Video

1080p@30fps

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

Sound

2 specs

3.5mm jack

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms

7 specs

NFC

Yes

USB

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, Display Port

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band or tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Radio

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

Infrared port

Yes

Features

1 specs

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery

2 specs

Type

Si/C Li-Ion 6000 mAh

Charging

80W wired

40W wireless

Reverse wired

5W reverse wireless

Body

4 specs

SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Build

Glass front (closed), aluminum alloy frame, fiber-reinforced plastic back

Weight

217 g or 226 g (7.65 oz)

Dimensions

Unfolded: 159.7 x 142.3 x 4.3 mm

Folded: 159.7 x 72.6 x 9.2 mm

Our Tests

4 specs

Battery

Active use score 13:21h

Display

1916 nits max brightness (measured)

Loudspeaker

-25.7 LUFS (Very good)

Performance

AnTuTu: 1883303 (v10)

GeekBench: 6483 (v6)

3DMark: 4739 (Wild Life Extreme)

Misc

4 specs

SAR

0.86 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)

Price

currency: USD · price_usd: 1799.98 · price_original: 1799.98

Colors

Titanium Gray, Green, White

Models

V2436A, V2429

Compare the X Fold5 with

Side-by-side specs and scores against phones in the same price range.

vivo X Fold3 Pro

$1,999 · Score 8.7 · Ultra Flagship

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$1,813 · Score 8.3 · Ultra Flagship

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vivo X Fold5

$1,800Ultra Flagship2025

8.5

Overall Score

within Ultra Flagship

Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

Choose a configuration1 option

Prices reflect the selected storage configuration.

Find on Amazon

8.03"

Display

50MP

Camera

6,000

mAh

16GB

Max RAM

80W

Charging

217g

Weight

Why the X Fold5

Ultra Flagship

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

9.2

Performance

9.5

Battery

9.0

Display

9.5

Build

7.5

Value

6.3

Strengths

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 flagship chipset

6000mAh silicon-carbon battery with 80W wired and 40W wireless charging

8.03-inch 120Hz LTPO AMOLED foldable display

Triple 50MP camera system with Zeiss optics and periscope zoom

Extremely thin 4.3mm unfolded profile

Weaknesses

No certified water resistance

High price point relative to market

Selfie camera limited to 1080p video

vivo X Fold5 full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2025, July 02

Announced

2025, June 25

Network

6 specs

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G

2G bands

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

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

Technology

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G

Display

3 specs

Size

8.03 inches, 206.5 cm2 (~90.9% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

Foldable LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 5280Hz PWM, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 4500 nits (peak)

Resolution

2200 x 2480 pixels (~413 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 15, up to 4 major Android upgrades, Funtouch 15 (International), OriginOS 5 (China)

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

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)

Memory

2 specs

Internal

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM

Card slot

Main Camera

3 specs

Video

8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

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

Features

Color spectrum sensor, Laser AF, Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, Dual-LED flash, panorama

Selfie Camera

3 specs

Video

1080p@30fps

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

Sound

2 specs

3.5mm jack

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms

7 specs

NFC

Yes

USB

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, Display Port

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band or tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Radio

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

Infrared port

Yes

Features

1 specs

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery

2 specs

Type

Si/C Li-Ion 6000 mAh

Charging

80W wired

40W wireless

Reverse wired

5W reverse wireless

Body

4 specs

SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Build

Glass front (closed), aluminum alloy frame, fiber-reinforced plastic back

Weight

217 g or 226 g (7.65 oz)

Dimensions

Unfolded: 159.7 x 142.3 x 4.3 mm

Folded: 159.7 x 72.6 x 9.2 mm

Our Tests

4 specs

Battery

Active use score 13:21h

Display

1916 nits max brightness (measured)

Loudspeaker

-25.7 LUFS (Very good)

Performance

AnTuTu: 1883303 (v10)

GeekBench: 6483 (v6)

3DMark: 4739 (Wild Life Extreme)

Misc

4 specs

SAR

0.86 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)

Price

currency: USD · price_usd: 1799.98 · price_original: 1799.98

Colors

Titanium Gray, Green, White

Models

V2436A, V2429

Compare the X Fold5 with

Side-by-side specs and scores against phones in the same price range.

vivo X Fold3 Pro

$1,999 · Score 8.7 · Ultra Flagship

Compare

Huawei Mate X7

$1,813 · Score 8.3 · Ultra Flagship

Compare

Similar phones

Price, size and performance

Where to next

Compare with vivo X Fold3 Pro #8 in Best Foldable Phones Newer: vivo Y19s GT Find a phone around $1800 Trade in your old phone for the vivo X Fold5 Compare with Huawei Mate X7