{"id":627253,"date":"2026-10-11T10:46:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T10:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/627253\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T10:46:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T10:46:28","slug":"the-beautiful-blue-is-my-favorite-thing-about-vivos-foldable-x-fold-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/627253\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beautiful Blue Is My Favorite Thing About Vivo\u2019s Foldable X Fold 6"},"content":{"rendered":"

Having spent a few days with Vivo\u2019s new foldable<\/a> X Fold 6, I can say there\u2019s plenty I like about it, from its solid camera performance to its extremely good battery life. But because I\u2019m shallow and like pretty things, I have to admit that its vibrant blue design with frosted glass back is my favorite thing about this phone.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It\u2019s by no means the first foldable I\u2019ve liked based on looks alone \u2014 Oppo\u2019s Find N6<\/a> won me over with its punchy orange color and, like the Oppo, Vivo\u2019s foldable is tough to get hold of. It\u2019s not officially sold in either the US or the UK, and while it\u2019s possible to import these phones from resellers in China or the few parts of Europe where it is sold, I don\u2019t recommend doing so as you\u2019ll be left with no customer support should anything go wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"AI really love that lovely blue tone. It\u2019s delightful.Andrew Lanxon\/CNET<\/p>\n

The X Fold 6 is a typical book-style foldable, akin to the Oppo Find N6 or Samsung\u2019s Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra<\/a>. I wonder how much longer we\u2019ll see this format of foldable now that Apple has launched its iPhone Duo<\/a> with its stumpy \u201cpassport\u201d dimensions. Samsung\u2019s Z Fold 8<\/a> has the same proportions \u2014 as does Xiaomi\u2019s 18 Fold<\/a> that I saw at IFA 2026 \u2014 and it\u2019s clearly becoming the fashionable way to make a folding phone, thanks to its wider internal dimensions that are better for watching videos than the square-format inner screens on the X Fold 6 and others.<\/p>\n

This more \u201ctraditional\u201d format still has its merits, and Vivo\u2019s new model is a good example. It feels sturdy, and while it\u2019s not as skinny when closed as Samsung\u2019s Z Fold 8 Ultra or Oppo\u2019s Find N6, it\u2019s still svelte enough to slide into a pocket without much issue. It runs last year\u2019s MediaTek Dimensity 9500<\/a> processor, which produced decent scores on our benchmark tests, and gaming and multitasking were absolutely no problem here.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"AIt\u2019s an impressive camera setup for a foldable phone.Andrew Lanxon\/CNET<\/p>\n

The rear cameras are capable of taking some great-looking shots, thanks in part to the 200 megapixel sensor with high quality Zeiss glass in front of it. I don\u2019t love that there are Vivo watermarks on by default (which I had to crop out of these examples \u2014 I subsequently turned off watermarks in the settings). But the main, ultrawide and telephoto cameras can take good photos.<\/p>\n

\"\"This complex harbor scene was handled extremely well by the main camera.Andrew Lanxon\/CNET<\/p>\n

\"\"The highlights are a little bright here, but I love the authentic color tones.Andrew Lanxon\/CNET<\/p>\n

\"\"When viewed at full screen, this image from the telephoto zoom camera looks pretty decent, with a solid exposure and great colors.Andrew Lanxon\/CNET<\/p>\n

\"\"But cropping into 100% shows that there\u2019s a lot of software processing going on, resulting in the fine details looking very\u2026 weird. It\u2019s fine for an Instagram post, but little else.Andrew Lanxon\/CNET<\/p>\n

\"\"There\u2019s a variety of filmic color presets to play with if you fancy getting a bit creative with your photography.Andrew Lanxon\/CNET<\/p>\n

The camera heavily relies on AI-based image processing in the longer focal lengths, resulting in fine details looking more like watercolor paintings, but that\u2019s par for the course for most phones these days. Overall, though, I think the Vivo does a solid job with its cameras, especially for a foldable phone, which typically have watered-down versions of the camera setups from regular phones. This one feels like less of a compromise.<\/p>\n

Where it seems to really shine though is battery life. After an hour of streaming YouTube on its massive inner screen at max brightness, it had dropped from full to\u2026 well, it was still full. It hadn\u2019t dropped a single percent and only dropped to 94% after the second hour. That\u2019s up there with the absolute best we\u2019ve tested this year, including the iPhone 18 Pro<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"AThe crease isn\u2019t invisible, but it\u2019s not especially obvious either. A fair effort.Andrew Lanxon\/CNET<\/p>\n

Needless to say, getting through at least a full day of mixed use with the X Fold 6 should be no problem at all, and you probably won\u2019t struggle to get most of the way into the second, as long as you\u2019re careful with what you do.<\/p>\n

Need to get some more juice in quickly? No problem, as its 80-watt wired charging means it\u2019ll go from empty to full in around 30 minutes, so long as you have a compatible charger.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The X Fold 6 isn\u2019t breaking any boundaries among foldables \u2014 it\u2019s not the slimmest or the most powerful, nor does it have the least visible crease \u2014 but it\u2019s a great example of a phone that ticks every box you\u2019d expect from a high-end device. What\u2019s a real shame is that almost none of you reading this will be able to buy it. Sad face.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Andrew\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndrew Lanxon\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEditor at Large; Lead Photographer, Europe\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen he’s not testing the latest phones or phone cameras, Andrew can normally be found with his own camera in hand or behind his drums or eating his stash of home-cooked food — sometimes all at once.
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