Vivo X Fold 3 Launch Date Tipped for March 26, Specifications Leak Again

Vivo X Fold 3 is tipped to run on Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC.

Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 14 March 2024 18:31 IST

Vivo X Fold 3 Launch Date Tipped for March 26, Specifications Leak Again

Photo Credit: Vivo

Vivo X Fold 2 was launched in April 2023

Highlights

Vivo X Fold 3 is likely to offer a triple rear camera unit
It could sport an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint scanner
Vivo X Fold 3 is tipped to feature a 6.53-inch cover display

Vivo X Fold 3 is reportedly making its way to Chinese markets soon. There's still no word from Vivo regarding an official launch date, but a new leak suggests that the launch could take place on March 26. The leak also reveals possible specifications of the upcoming book-style foldable phone. The Vivo X Fold 3 is tipped to run on Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. It is said to come with a 5,500mAh battery with 120W wired charging support. It is expected to have an IPX8-rated build.

Tipster Abhishek Yadav (@yabhishekhd) has shared a leaked poster of the Vivo X Fold 3 suggesting the launch date. According to the poster, the handset will be released on March 26 at 7:00pm (4:30pm IST) in China.

As per the leak, the Vivo X Fold 3 will run on Android 14 and feature a 6.53-inch cover display. It is said to get an 8.03-inch Samsung E7 LTPO AMOLED inner display with 2K resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, and 3,000 nits of peak brightness. The handset could be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. It was earlier said to come with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC.

Samsung Wins Patent for a Tri-Fold Smartphone With Specialised Barrier Layer for Improved Durability

For optics, the Vivo X Fold 3 is likely to offer a triple rear camera unit, comprising a 50-megapixel main sensor, a 50-megapixel ultrawide sensor, and a 64-megapixel telephoto periscope sensor with optical image stabilisation (OIS). It is said to sport a 5,500mAh battery with support for 120W wired charging and 50W wireless charging. It could sport an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint scanner and have an IPX8-rated built.

Vivo X Fold 2 was launched in April last year with a starting price tag of CNY 8,999 (roughly Rs. 1,07,500). The China-exclusive handset has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC under the hood.

Vivo X100s Specifications Leak, Said to be Equipped With This Chipset

The Vivo X90 Pro has finally made its debut in India, but is the company's flagship smartphone for 2023 equipped with enough upgrades over its predecessor? We discuss this and more on Orbital, the Gadgets 360 podcast. Orbital is available on Spotify, Gaana, JioSaavn, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and wherever you get your podcasts.

Affiliate links may be automatically generated - see our ethics statement for details.

Vivo X Fold 2

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display (Primary) 8.03-inch

Processor Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Front Camera 16-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel

RAM 12GB

Storage 256GB

Battery Capacity 4800mAh

OS Android 13

Resolution 1916x2160 pixels

More Vivo mobiles Vivo mobiles price in India

Comments

For the latest tech news and reviews, follow Gadgets 360 on X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads and Google News. For the latest videos on gadgets and tech, subscribe to our YouTube channel. If you want to know everything about top influencers, follow our in-house Who'sThat360 on Instagram and YouTube.

Further reading: Vivo X Fold 3, Vivo X Fold 3 Specifications, Vivo, Vivo X Fold 2

Nithya P Nair

Email Nithya P Nair

Nithya P Nair is a journalist with more than five years of experience in digital journalism. She specialises in business and technology beats. A foodie at heart, Nithya loves exploring new places (read cuisines) and sneaking in Malayalam movie dialogues to spice up conversations. More