Vivo X Fold 2, the rumored successor to the Vivo X Fold launched last year, is said to be in the works. The company is also reportedly working on the Vivo X Flip, another foldable phone that could feature a foldable clamshell design. While Vivo has yet to officially announce its plans to launch new foldable phones, a tipster has now released details on the specs of the larger foldable phone, which could be the first foldable phone to debut with Qualcomm’s most powerful smartphone chipset yet.
Tipster Digital Chat Station (translated from Chinese) leaked Details about the alleged Vivo X Fold 2 on the Chinese microblogging platform Weibo. The successor of Vivo X Fold that was started April last year will be powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC under the hood, making it the first foldable smartphone to be powered by this chipset.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4, which debuted last year, had a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC under the hood, while the original Vivo X Fold featured a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC. However, unlike the Samsung foldable phone, the Vivo X Fold didn’t make its debut outside of China.
Meanwhile, the tipster also claims that the Vivo X Fold 2 will come with dual 2,340mAh batteries with a total capacity of 4,800mAh. According to Digital Chat Station, the phone also supports 120W flash charging.
Last year’s Vivo X Fold featured a 4,600mAh battery with support for 66W fast charging. There’s no word on whether Vivo’s rumored foldable phone will support wireless charging and reverse wireless charging like its predecessors.
In December, the tipster had recommended The Vivo X Fold 2 could be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC while claiming that it would have a foldable display with a 2K resolution. At the time, they also claimed that the foldable phone’s front and inner displays would have under-display fingerprint scanners. While Vivo is yet to announce any plans to launch this handset, the tipster claims it could appear in the first half of 2023.
