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Vivo will hold its mega launch event in China tomorrow (April 20). The company entered the horizontally foldable device market last year by launching the Vivo X Fold and Vivo X Fold+. Tomorrow’s event will see the arrival of the Vivo X Fold 2, which will be the world’s first Snapdragon 8 Gen 2-powered foldable phone. The Vivo X Flip debuting alongside it will be Vivo’s first clamshell phone with a foldable screen. In addition to these devices, the Chinese manufacturer will also remove the covers from its second-generation tablet, named the Vivo Pad 2.
Vivo X2 Fold 2, Vivo X Flip, and Vivo Pad 2: how to watch the launch event
Since it is a China-specific launch, the event that will see the arrival of the Vivo X Fold 2, X Flip, and Pad 2 will be viewable through Vivo’s Weibo handle. It is unclear whether the company will release any other products apart from the new foldables and the tablet.
Vivo X Fold 2 specifications (rumoured)
The Vivo X Fold 2 will feature an 8.03-inch inner foldable E6 AMOLED screen that offers a 2160 x 1916 pixels resolution and a 6.53-inch outer E6 AMOLED display that offers a 2520 x 1080 pixels resolution. Both screens will support a 120Hz refresh rate and have an under-display fingerprint scanner. The inner and outer displays will each have a 16-megapixel front-facing camera.
The X Fold 2 will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, 12 GB of LPDDR5x RAM, and a 4,800mAh battery with 120W wired / 50W wireless charging support. Its rear camera setup will have an OIS-enabled 50-megapixel primary camera, a 12-megapixel ultra-wide lens with a 108-degree FOV, and a 12-megapixel portrait camera. The device will come with 256 GB / 512 GB storage and colour options like black, blue, and red.
Vivo X Flip specifications (rumoured)
The Vivo X Flip will have a 6.74-inch foldable AMOLED screen that offers a 2520 x 1080 pixels resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. It will have an in-screen fingerprint scanner. The flip phone will have a 32-megapixel front camera.
On the back, it will feature a 32-megapixel primary camera, a 12-megapixel ultra-wide lens, an LED, and a cover display that measures around 3 inches. It will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 chipset, 12 GB of LPDDR5x RAM, 256 GB / 512 GB of UFS 3.1 storage, and a 4,400mAh battery with 44W charging. It will be available in shades like black, gold, and purple.
Vivo Pad 2 specifications (rumoured)
The Vivo Pad 2 will arrive with a 12-inch LCD screen that offers a 2.8K resolution and a 144Hz refresh rate. The Dimensity 9000c chip will power the device with 8 GB / 12 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and a 10,000mAh battery with 44W fast charging support.
The Pad 2 will arrive in 128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB storage variants. It will have an 8-megapixel front camera and a 13-megapixel (main) + 2-megapixel (macro) dual-camera system on the back. It will arrive in grey, blue, and cyan shades.
All the above devices will run on Android 13 and OriginOS 3. The Pad 2 will have a tablet optimized version of OriginOS. At present, there is no information available on the prices of these products.
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