Foldable phones are starting to get commonplace, but several factors have kept them from going mainstream. And no, I’m not just talking about their sky-high price points. Whether it’s their relative thickness, battery life, or camera quality, foldable phones have often been a compromised experience compared to their mainstream counterparts. As much as I love my OnePlus Open, it’s designed for a specific, productivity-minded audience. However, if foldables are to be the future of smartphones, they need to deliver on all fronts. And so far, almost no foldable has delivered on that.
This is where the vivo X Fold 3 Pro comes in. While it doesn’t stray from the norm in terms of price, it might just be the first foldable smartphone to offer a truly no-compromises experience. Its claim to fame lies in several world-first features that, at least on paper, don’t just bring feature and experience parity with conventional flagships but exceed them in meaningful ways.