Vivo X Fold 3 Pro Review - Watch Out Samsung Z Fold 6!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 พ.ค. 2024
- Vivo X Fold3 Pro review & full walkthrough. The best foldable hardware on offer. SD8Gen 3, 16GB RAM, 2 x ultrasonic fingerprint readers. 120hz 4500nit AMOLED screens. 5700mah battery with 120W charging. I bought it from TSZ: tradingshenzhen.com/en/vivo-x... (affiliate link)
00:00 - Intro and specs
01:23 - unboxing
02:33 - Design, screens and features
05:19 - OriginOS and UI performance
09:22 - No Android auto even if you install it
10:13 - Firmware version tested
10:24 - Bloatware?
10:44 - Widevine L1 and HDR support?
11:05 - Safteynet test and Camera 2 API support
11:48 - Antutu score, storage speeds, and 3dmark throttling test
13:13 - Charge time at 120W
13:37 - Battery life with heavy use and light use
14:53 - Flex mode in TH-cam plus speaker sample
16:02 - Gaming with Genshin Impact
17:20 - Ebooks and PDFs plus scaling black bar?
18:14 - Multitasking on the X Fold3 Pro
19:50 - Video samples, Front portrait video, 4k and 8k sample
21:15 - Photo samples, is it flagship level?
23:00 - My findings with Pros and Cons - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
Correction it has the Zeiss T* Coating! It's in super tiny letters next to the ultrawide camera. I need to get my eyes tested... In my defence Iwas looking for the same T* as my X100 Pro which lead me astray.
How much does it cost in America 🇺🇸 ? And where can I get it?
About $1500 but it's not available there you need to import one.
Bro get new glasses 😂
@@Techtablets Ok, thank you for the information.
you mentioned stylus support, was that a mistake I can't find anything online ? I have one and i love it android auto and wear is watches are a bummer.
vivo really be killing it with their flagships recently. Great cameras on the X100 series, and amazing hardware on their foldable. They're gonna dominate the market soon!
Sure copy and paste thats what chinese are capable of! A great country with a terrible government and zero human rights!
Vivo probably would dominate the market, if Huawei wasn't standing in their way.
I don't understand why Vivo and Xiaomi don't release their foldable phones globally. They are clearly making more superior foldables than Samsung.
Does that mean it won't work with Verizon?
@namekianarmy6989 Most Chinese important phones will only work properly with AT&T and T-mobile
@@namekianarmy6989it will.but probably not with 5G services
Reason. . . . Western politics.
Agreed 100%
Samsung has been with the same design for 6 generations. Is just DISSAPOINTING. I'm thinkig very seriosly to switch to another brand because I'm tired of waiting. Oneplus made a good one last year. Let see...
Damn, can't believe you got a full review after it was announced like 3 weeks ago, especially since ure living in Europe. Very insightful as always and shocked at how fast you managed to get your hands on it.
Thanks. I was hoping to get it a bit quicker but it's hard with shipping times and turn around times etc. Thanks for watching.
My favorite Gadget reviewer on TH-cam, thank you for another great and hot review! I hope you review the X fold 3 vanilla model soon and, of course, a detailed comparison between these two! 🙌
Thanks. Well so far no plans to buy the non Pro version as I have a limited spending budget. Adsense is terrible these days.
Another ripper Chris. You are my favorite tech TH-camr
Great review thanks. Vivo seems to nail it with their phones lately!
A very good and balanced review ! Thank you !
Thanks a lot for your video. The 1st English detailed review of the phone on youtube! I'm a proud owner of this amazing phone upgrading from a Vivo X fold +, big difference in size, weight and camera.
Everything you need from a phone is provided by this masterpiece. I really wish it was a global phone to have android auto but anyways I'm coping with an android box connected to my car's infotainment.
Hey buddy can you expand on the heating issues and throttling (espiciealy during gaming or heavy use, like photo/video editing etc)?
Also is the battery life THAT bad, as mention by Averege Dad Tech?
@@ameerr.7614 as a matter of fact I find the phone warming up a bit more than the older version, it's obvious in charging and heavy gaming and video calls. The battery is amazing especially after the latest update.
Ready starting to want a foldable now
My favorite fold phone of 2024 Amazing unboxing and hand on review as always Chris Sir
So far it's my favorite, a keeper.
It's crazy really. Really hope they always produce this banger line of specs atleast until the oryon core series.
I was waiting for your review since the phone was announced. I went to see this phone on some other tech reviewers which didn't have your quality and analysis... It's nice to know you're always reliable (in speed, analysis, honesty)
I'm looking for my next phone, which will follow an old Redmi K20 Pro. Due to the camera, I would rather pick the X100 Pro or the promising X100 Ultra, even though the OnePlus 12 does interest me.
Do you think you could include the latter in some next camera comparison? I believe it received camera updates, or is it just not as good as other phones?
Thank you as always Chris!
Great review thank you
You may think that I'm crazy but every Chris review I expect the magic words "USB-C with video out". 😂😂😂😂
😂 Well it has it and works well but only clone display mode no desktop mode which would be the icing on the cake.
@@Techtablets Is it possible to turn-off the display when using video out, despite it being a mirrored display?
Another great review with insights!
Btw, what kind of stylus we can use for this fold 3 pro? Does normal fold 3 also get stylus support?
Great review. I have som points to add. About Android auto.I have Huawei Mate 20X but chinese version, which got this year Harmony OS4 update, but still can install and use Google Play Store. I also was able to make Android auto works. It is just Android auto need some Google applications to run properely, and if you don't have Google Play store preinstalled in rom, you probably don't have them in system.But after you install all of them, Android auto works ok (you need Google playstore, google services, google calendar, google chrome, google app, and can try google assistent but for me "ok google" din't work in android auto). I also have OnePlus Open (same as Oppo Find N3), which got Android 14 update. The update improved the quality and consistency of the cameras. The cameras setup is the same as OnePlus 12 and phots are greate. I think Sony camera sensors are better than Omnivision, which are used in Vivo X Fold 3 as main camera. But still in terms of hardware, they are great foldable phones, the lacking part is Android and customization. There is Samsung still a bit ahead.
wish vivo was available in N.A market, getting tired of choosing between Samsung and google
Most of the Chinese brands doesnt even want to bother with the NA market.
Europe really needs Vivo phones. Swear to god we are just as limited as the North American market. Half the continent doesn't even have Pixel phones or Nothing phones or Xperias, let alone Oppos or Oneplus or Realmes.
Thanks!
Thank you!
Could you compare the cameras on this to the Oppo Find N3?
Great review. Any word on global rom? I am in the USA and I do like my Android Auto.
Great video, this is approching the perfection for foldable. The only china is sad. This HW with google or samsung and it would be perfect
Just gonna wait for google fold 9 and hope for the best
This seems like the new champion of foldables... Samsung must have the SPen slot for its next model, reduce the crease and make the order screen almost like a regular phone in order to somewhat differentiate itself and keep up.
Is this the best foldable on the market right now? Or can the honor magic v2 make its case?
Looks great
Thanks! It is.
Hey, I saw on video from other youtuber 2Megapixels that lens switching to zoom works during video, while you state it doesn't. Did software update fix it? Maybe there is some settings that prevent it like HDR10 video capture?
Hi Chris,
I was waiting for your test of this phone and as usual you give a one of if not the best tech reviews. Which one do you think is the best foldable, the one plus open, the find n3 or this one. A camera comparison would be great
Thanks for watching. Hardware this is the best yet but the build of the Find N3/Open feels a bit better in hand. Camera this X Fold 3
Thx a lot for the quick answer
How's it compare to OnePlus Open? I have an Open and love it.
Which has the better speaker and camera performance? Oppo Find N3 or Vivo XFold 3 pro?How
I wish they'd make them wider like with the google pixel fold. Superb phone, superb review.
Yes I want even more screen space like 8.8inchs or 9 would be great.
I mean vivo has the biggest real-estate on a foldable device there is!
Those crease is crazy
How so I didn’t watch the whole video but is it barley visible? If so thats like the most decent innovation on a foldable device better than samsung folds if you ask me.
@@GrandSenator Samsung and Vivo all has the same bad crease, only N3 has better crease.
Hopefully global ROM not far away. Very nice review.
I hope so too!
Bro do you think the thermals in this phone are a deal breaker?
@Techtablets
Hi, does it have in the build in wallet the option to add access cards?
i wish you could open it next to the latest Samsung fold... to see how it is compared to it.... i find the Samsung too narrow, but i would like to compare it.
Great video, thx a lot
I would have but I sold my Fold.
@@Techtablets is the Vivo x fold 3 pro wider?... i hate that s22/23/24 ultra have bigger screen while you spend some more money on a fold and hope to have a bigger/wider screen once opened.... i don't use the camers that often, but screen size was my reason to get a fold.
Haaaaaaarrddeewaaarrr is aaaaweesssoooommm. Love it❤
Wonder what beautiful town the videos/photos were shot at?
Great review as always but you didn't get to test the stylus pen on the screen and its functionality. I will appreciate if you do so in your next video
To my (limited) knowledge it does not support it
Hey Chris did you have to do any battery saving changes per app at all? Or did notifications and everything else just work fine without any changes?
I got mine yesterday in Canada. The notification does not work even if you set up all the battery and app permissions.
@@onlystreet5 does that include toggling all the associated startup switches as well?
@@onlystreet5 by turning on autostart, associated startup, floating window, display on lock screen, background popups and setting high background power use to my messaging apps I get all notifications. I also lock the messaging apps in the recent apps.
Have been a Z fold fan and currently have the Z fold 5. In your experience do you thing they would provide an OTA that would add Android auto at a later date? Do you thing the software is as polished as Samsung z folds? Last question have you had any more heating issues? Thank you in advance!
No it will not come via OTA sadly as this is China only. If it's global we will get Android auto. No heating issues and yes the Z Fold software is the best still!
This phone looks awesome
What do you mean you don't have the zeiss *star coating? I already own this phone but iven if you look at your own footage the logo appears clearly at 6 o clock on the camera module, also if you to to gsm areana or i follower the official presentation keynote on vivo app it was already clear in the specs
Oh my bad, I missed it... Yes it's there and tiny but I was looking for the large one like my X100 Pro which lead me astray I need to get my eyes tested as I didn't see it.
@@Techtablets fantastic response 😂
I wonder wich smartwatch can connect and use with this phone
I love the fingerprint reader in the power button, like on my OnePlus Open.
Yes that works great and the Open is an awesome phone Ur feels nicer in hand than this the Open/N3 Fold.
Any comparison with samsung foldable ?
Just cant beat the Samsung Dex and features for this price range, still love my Fold 4, had a vivo before nothing but bloatware , although they definably do set the trend with tech innovation.
I hate the narrow Screen and 25Watt stoneage charging
At least on Origin OS you can uninstall most/all pre installed apps
9:35 so Vivo also has the restriction as Huawei?
I know your issue with Netflix. You can solve it by going to Display & Brightness -- Display at the top of the screen -- choose Netflix and choose : display the front camera. You can do that for TH-cam too and all media apps.
Thanks I spent longtime looking in app scaling to fix this and other options. Works now so that is one con off the list!
@@Techtablets glad it worked for you too 😃. The only issue I have is that Tidal doesn't show in Origin Media Player and looks not optimized when you lock your phone and try to skip a song or play previous one (no buttons on Tidal media player) but Apple Music is very well integrated into Origin Media Player.
When you say the Vivo X Fold3 Pro is here, where exactly is here? It's not for release here in Australia or anywhere else I can see, except China.
yeah, its a china only release
Can you confirm if Google pay works now in vivo fold 3 , China ROM?
what do you do with the phone after you have reviewed it? return? store?
Send it back
How many windows you can open on Vivo display?
I think on Samsung you can open 4..
good aad real reevew bro, BTW avarage Dad channel review this phone like god phone, I think he must be chinese a half maybe
Yeah this looks like a crazy good foldable option but it's still to expensive to risk grey importing for the average consumer outside of China imo.. if they launch it global it will be 2000+ so can't see that happening.. but maybe they will surprise me
I'm thinking it might not come out globally as it is going to be crazy expensive.
@@Techtablets 💯
Does mob payments work on this phone? Thanks! 🙂
20:08 is this software issue or just hand covering the microphone?
Must have been my hand I think blocking a mic.
On my Vivo X Fold 3 Pro, with the latest system update I can see “HDR 10 - HEVC“ under the HDR Capabilities section on Netflix. I hope they will add official support for Dolby Vision in Netflix for the Vivo X Fold 3 Pro soon since the screen supports it. It also has an additional “HEVC (Secure)" under Supported Hardware Codecs. The blank space you encountered on TH-cam is probably because you had the “Hide the front camera" option enabled which adds a blank strip to hide the pinhole camera. Switching to Automatic fitting or Display the front camera should fix the issue. I hope you will release an updated version of the video as the info about the Netflix HDR, blank space on TH-cam, and the 'missing' Zeiss T* coating are no longer valid.
Bro I'm reluctant to buy the pro veriant like you or the standard vanilla vivo xfold3, because of the heating issues and throttling and bad battery life as Average Dad Tech has mention, can you confirm that software updates might solve these issues? Or should I go with the vanella?
I haven't encountered any overheating issues yet, and in my case the battery life has been exceptional - way better than my old Huawei phone. I think it really depends on your typical usage. I'm an occasional gamer, and enjoy watching videos and browsing the web. Games are particularly good when the phone is unfolded as the extra screen estate makes it more immersive. Don't get the phone if Android Auto and Wear OS are important to you. I chose the Pro version as I wanted the latest gen 3 Snapdragon, wireless charging, faster wired charging, better camera sensors, and the dedicated image v3 chip. Vivo is constantly optimizing things in their software updates. This is my first foldable device, and I've thoroughly enjoyed it! There was an initial learning curve getting used to it, but it is worth it. ;)
@@spursstriker3265 thank you so much for the detailed answer bro, I think I decided to take it.
I have got X Fold 3, before this I had Samsung Fold 4, and I have to admit that, Vivo is 10 years ahead of Samsung. This thing is twice thinner and just fantastic
Are speaker good quality if not i will use my portable speaker .
According to the specifications, the onboard charging is rated at 100w, even though it comes with a 120w charger.
Ah okay good find I thought it was 120w as that's the charger rate. But still 30 mins is the fastest there is for a foldable considering the battery size. Then Xiaomis fold also quicker but smaller batteries.
Can it connect to Wear OS Smart watches?
Xiaomi mix 4 or oneplus open 2 will be great competitors.
I think in a few years qe will see basic flip phones with good cameras for a reasonable price.
Damn this phone bit off the Oppo Find N3/OnePlus Open SO HARD with the circular camera module branded with a camera company's branding lol. Regardless, I'm so glad to see the folding phone market continue to expand and improve since when I got my Galaxy Z Fold2 back in 2020. Back then, the Fold2 was LITERALLY the ONLY option for a foldable in the U.S., which makes enough sense because Samsung was the first international phone brand to release any foldable phone, let alone a 2nd generation of one. China has definitely had more choice for longer but still, I love my OnePlus Open a LOT and seeing all these companies competing for the most optimal version of a foldable (to the point where soon there will be "budget" options with some brands) makes me kind of excited for 3 or 4 years from now when I upgrade my Open to a new foldable; because the difference between the Z Fold2 and the Open is night and day. I do find it kind humorous that it took Samsung until it's 6th iteration of the phone to figure out that people want a more usable front display with a proper 20:9 aspect ratio and not the slim candybar design that they've stuck with out of complacency in the international foldable phone market.
can we restore this phone from a google backup of a s24 ultra ?
Please can you review vivo pad 3 pro?
Hi , will this work with garmin smartwatches ,if not which one is best to buy …thanks
Garmin watches will work, only wear OS watches won't
@@saku151084 thank you
Does this foldable have second space?
Hi. Please whats maximum zoom for video. Its really bad zoom for longer distance. I ordered this boy but hopefully for some occasionally situation will be good.
10x zoom max with video.
Thanks. Hopefully i will not regret it. Its not cheap device.
Zoom video is using the main camera only so not 3x as I showed in this review.
Thanks. Its really bad 10x zoom ? I little worry about video recording with zoom. I ordered device but im thinking before they post it i probably cancel order and buy instead good camera mobile. Its hard to decide. 😂
OnePlus open has better camera what you think.
Casually shows his Mercedes and proceed to not mention anything about it lmao.
LMAO
So if they're is no HDR will the will all movies on Netflix play? I also have prime, hulu, vudu movies I have purchased would I be able to play them on this phone?
Use a phone for phone calls and a TV to watch shows.
Mummi I want one!
I hope this come Global with AA, is it normal that vivo 100x Global is 300$ more expensive then chinese?
Looks absolutely amazing how much tech they've packed into a small package, but then again I just saw a review for a 49 inch monitor for $1100
Does Google pay work?
Hi. Which one would you take OnePlus open or vivo x 3 pro.its hard to decide
I have the X fold 3 pro and its better in everything comparing it against the oneplus open
@@silvergrahampalme7340And what about the heating issue and bad battery life? They all seem to say this about the vivo xfold3 pro...
Thats why I'm reluctant to buy it.
Do you recommend?
You can feel it , for me a no-go
Hi . can you please do one favour owners of vivo x fold 3 or pro. I recently received pro version but I noticed when I'm using camera and zooming etc some buzzing sound coming from inner unfold screen and back of camera module.it's noticeable only in quite place or if you have near by ear so if you have same.if no I will turn back.thanks
Can you explain more on this issue? Did you solve it? I'm reluctant to buy the vivo xfold3 pro or the standard...
Thanks?
I own global Honor Magic Vs and I regret it! I'd happily switch to a Chinese ROM Vivo X Fold - because of the software being rather poor on the Honor (got that reviewed)
Don't that's still an awesome foldable phone.
Good review. Still early this year, I hope all the main manufacturers take this as a compliment. Im really looking for this years models and hope there will be some innovation. The issue with this vivo fold is not a global version and it wont be released globally. For the price to get that can get a global version of foldable later on the year. Keep up the good work with the reviews 👍.
Crease is slowly getting more and more unnoticeable its slow evolution but its getting there
It is and when you use it you don't see it. Unless you hold your phone at stupid angles.
What phone is your daily driver. Should give us a video telling us and telling us why you chose this phone as your primary.
I thought I did in this video. It's the Vivo X100 Pro is my daily has been since I got it. Why, the cameras are so good. Good battery life, 8k is also legit 8k not 6k or 4k upscaled. Mics are poor in video. FunTouch OS takes a bit to get use to but okay.
@@Techtablets is there any phone that does upscaling for 8K, they are all native 8K
Many fake it.
I want to know about the camera and I guess some features I know you told us about the camera but is the camera better than I'm sure it is the Samsung
Better than the Z Fold 5 cameras yes.
@@Techtablets how do I purchase one of these pretty sure it is kind of expensive because it's a flagship do you know if it's unlocked and would I be able to use it on my T-Mobile network
I just want Google Messaging to work on it instead of their stock messaging app and I'd consider it.
The screens aren't 4500 nits. Manufacturers need to stop misleading customers. In certain HDR situations, like 1% - 2% of the screen can possibly hit that mark but that isn't the correct representation of full screen brightness. They need to list full screen brightness levels! When doing presentations or reviews please don't give consumers these ridiculous numbers.
It's all lies and Xiaomi start the fake Nit race.
So close. Get Android Auto working, X100 Ultra's camera, and all camera in video mode and it would be perfect
Does it support dutch language? Thx
Yes it does :)
I am disappointed with the heat, was hoping yo use it as an emulator beast. Might cook my hands a bit 😂😂
Still, great form factor and hits all the right extras! Now we need one like this released with a global version for us! Maybe in a year or two? Soon i will dive into the foldable world when something exactly like this becomes available in Europe.
Bro do you think future software update might solve the heating issue?
@@ameerr.7614 ... Honestly no but at least crack a 5% difference. But that's in the lucky few phones like Samsung who super optimised their stuff. Not many can do that. But I'm a hopeful man.
Perhaps global version of this vivo fold 3 is much smoother and with much better multi tasking.
Fingers crossed that there's a global version! The hardware is the best so far.
Very nice phone indeed. However i am going to keep my honour magic v2 which was essentially recieved for free with some goodies😅😅😅
Android Auto would work if you rooted and made Android Auto a system app but obviously there are other disadvantages to doing that
Nice but it has a whopping price. Are you sure it is 4500 nits? That would like looking at the sun.
4500 is their BS marking lies. I measured just over 1100
Vivo x fold 3 pro vs oppo n3 fold?
I'm not attracted to the trend for roll-up screens because of their potential failure rate, personally I'd prefer this screen to be made up of two separate, well-fitted screens
Also a shame you cannot pair smartwatches like Galaxy Watch or other wear OS
Another drawback to mention with chinese roms is lack off smartwatch connectivity with wear OS.
watching this video on my newly arrived vivo x fold 3 pro
Great how do you find it?
well i am chinese
How is it do you recommend it over the standard version bro?
I heard it got heating issues and bad battery life as mention in the review
You said stylus support... 😊 In the beginning of the Video you said that the xfold 3 pro got stylus support. I have heard there is no stylus support? Do i have to enable it in the settings?
I read it supports a stylus. Vivo pen or something it's called.
Thanks for respond. I searched on google for 20 min and found nothing. I think you got some wrong information.
Does it support a stylus pen?
No it doesn't I read it wrong no stylus