Several months later, BBK sibling Vivo additionally determined to convey an current mannequin (beforehand launched in China) to India. With the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 on the horizon, Vivo’s strategy for its first foldable in India was a bit excessive when it comes to design and price ticket. Despite some flaws, the telephone nonetheless managed to ship the products, and it did so fairly effectively, as talked about in my overview.
The OnePlus Open’s vegan leather-based rear panel certain provides some character to its design other than grip
When each millimetre counts
While OnePlus did elevate the bar at launch, Vivo was fast to steal its crown when it got here to design. The Vivo X Fold 3 Pro is slimmer (each open and folded) than the Open, however it’s additionally lighter. I additionally desire its barely tapered corners versus the Open’s sharp corners that poke into my palm when folded. It is, certainly, all about margins with the X Fold 3 Pro, and you’ll inform this by how extremely delicate it seems when unfolded. Vivo even went to the extremes of curving one aspect of its cowl display show and the opposing rear panel so it doesn’t really feel as boxy as flat shows do (e.g. OnePlus and Samsung).
Both foldables provide alert sliders, however OnePlus has a three-stage one that could be a lot simpler to make use of due to its design
Despite taking excessive measures, the OnePlus Open comes out on high in the case of one-handed utilization. It’s not as slim because the Vivo X Fold 3 Pro, however its shorter cowl show makes it extra comfy for one-handed use. Despite having a barely narrower cowl show (and folded design), the Vivo is sort of tall and wishes two fingers to get issues finished. However, it’s vast sufficient for doing something and every little thing one would on an everyday telephone.
The Open’s show is compact, whereas the X Fold 3 Pro’s is taller
The primary motive I used to be by no means assured whereas utilizing the Vivo is right down to its slippery glass design. The OnePlus Open (each in commonplace and Apex Edition fashions) has a grippy vegan leather-based rear panel, which gave me some added confidence whereas holding it.
Despite their related book-style kind components, each fashions do really feel fairly completely different when you open up their primary folding shows.
The OnePlus Open’s 7.82-inch inside show has a squarish side ratio, which is principally helpful when opening apps side-by-side. Vivo’s rectangular 8.03-inch show, due to its sheer dimension, handles each productiveness and leisure duties effectively.
The software program on each foldables can deal with 4 apps at a time
Software issues
However, it is not picture-perfect for Vivo within the software program division. OnePlus surprisingly bought every little thing from app scaling to its Open Canvas multi-tasking software program proper with Oxygen OS. This was spectacular, on condition that it was the model’s first foldable at launch. Everything from apps to video games works completely positive and works effectively even when transitioning between shows.
Vivo, alternatively, surprisingly got here up quick on execution. While I completely love the Desktop AOD mode on the Vivo, I observed that apps didn’t stretch to suit the show when holding the foldable horizontally. This leads to a black bar that plagues a majority of third-party apps, together with many Google apps. With almost a centimetre misplaced on the left aspect of the show due to this optimisation difficulty (which Vivo has but to determine), the software program does really feel fairly unfinished even when it packs in lots of extra software program and {hardware} options over the Open. However, neither of those telephones can stand as much as Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 6 or Google’s Pixel 9 Pro Fold in the case of AI tips. Both OnePlus and Vivo are nonetheless a complete yr behind Samsung and Google in the case of integrating AI deep into their gadgets.
Months after launch, Vivo (proper) has but to determine methods to eliminate the black bar on the left, which eats into the house obtainable on its massive show
Neither foldable is gradual when it comes to efficiency. However, Vivo gives the newest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC, whereas OnePlus’s processor is a bit older, with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Both telephones provide 16GB of RAM and, so you’ll by no means face a hiccup when shopping by means of their respective skinned working methods. One element to notice is that Vivo handles warmth higher, whether or not gaming, out of doors, and even digicam. This is a bit stunning as it is the thinner one of many two.
| Benchmarks | Vivo X Fold 3 Pro (Cover/Main) | OnePlus Open (Cover/Main) |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu v10 | 20,51,650 / 20,63,526 | 13,05,500 / 12,64,480 |
| PCMark Work 3.0 | 14,489 / 14,251 | 10,276 / 10,521 |
| Geekbench V6 Single | 2,143 / 2,167 | 1,426 / 1,056 |
| Geekbench V6 Multi | 6,562 / 6,800 | 4,096 / 4,114 |
| GFXB T-rex | 120 / 120 | 60 / 60 |
| GFXB Manhattan 3.1 | 120 / 105 | 60 / 60 |
| GFXB Car Chase | 102 / 67 | 60 / 46 |
| 3DM Slingshot Extreme OpenGL | Maxed Out / Maxed Out | Maxed Out / Maxed Out |
| 3DM Slingshot | Maxed Out / Maxed Out | Maxed Out / Maxed Out |
| 3DM Wild Life | Maxed Out / Maxed Out | Maxed Out / Maxed Out |
| 3DM Wild Life Unlimited | 17,985 / 18,721 | 13,913 / 13,731 |
Vivo’s X Fold 3 Pro is at present the one foldable in India to supply not one however two in-display fingerprint readers
It’s all the time concerning the cameras
As with each smartphone (foldable or not) obtainable at the moment, loads will depend on its digicam efficiency. Nobody needs to put money into a smartphone costing effectively over a lakh solely to hold a second flagship telephone only for capturing images and recording movies.
Daylight digicam samples (faucet picture to increase)
Despite each cameras punching effectively above the norm, I’ve to conclude that Vivo manages to do a greater job with images than OnePlus. Its images from the first and telephoto cameras (each OIS stabilised) come out sharper, have good element, and have spectacular color replica. The OnePlus Open loses out to the Vivo X Fold 3 Pro in the case of dynamic vary and color replica. I’ve observed many occasions that the telephoto digicam is a bit unreliable within the sense that images have a hotter white stability, which ends up in yellowish tones. Vivo’s telephoto digicam additionally dealt with transferring topics higher, leading to sharper images when capturing children or pets. In low mild, Vivo as soon as once more manages higher dynamic vary, displaying extra element within the darker areas of a picture.
Low mild digicam samples (faucet photos to increase)
Vivo’s ultrawide digicam did have some white stability consistency points throughout our overview, however these appear to be resolved with software program updates. In phrases of high quality, each ultrawide cameras provide related efficiency.
Selfie digicam samples (faucet photos to increase)
The OnePlus Open’s video recording capabilities are higher than these of the X Fold 3 Pro. The telephone manages higher dynamic vary (revealing extra particulars within the shadows), gives higher noise, and has a steadier body fee.
Battery life is not a sensitive matter
Battery life is one other space the place individuals do not count on any compromises, and this is the place Vivo delivers higher than OnePlus. While the OnePlus Open will get you a complete day of heavy utilization, Vivo one-ups this by simply managing a day and a half of heavy utilization, which is almost nearly as good as an everyday premium smartphone. The X Fold 3 Pro can be loads sooner at charging its bigger 5,700mAh battery, going from 0-100% in simply 43 minutes. The Open is a bit slower to cost its smaller 4,805mAh battery, managing a full cost in 53 minutes. Vivo additionally gives 50W wi-fi charging, which the OnePlus doesn’t, and I’m certain this can be a deal breaker for some.
The Vivo X Fold 3 Pro (proper) is thinner than the competitors however nonetheless gives 50W wi-fi charging
What makes each so particular
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 6, regardless of banking closely on AI this yr, will nonetheless be the go-to foldable for a lot of as a result of they’ve been round for the reason that very first mannequin was launched in India. But for these keen to strive one thing new, Vivo’s X Fold 3 Pro gives higher worth regardless of its greater price ticket of Rs. 1,59,999. It’s foldable to choose in case you are on the lookout for a tool that may compete with common, bar-shaped Android flagships, particularly in the case of nonetheless imaging and battery life. It additionally gives the largest and widest show attainable on a foldable at the moment. So, it is also good should you plan to get some mild work finished (with a Bluetooth keyboard) whereas on the transfer.
Given its extra accessible price ticket, which begins from Rs. 1,39,999, the OnePlus Open will stay the foldable of selection for individuals who wish to check out the folding kind issue for the very first time. More accessible pricing apart, OnePlus additionally gives an prolonged guarantee referred to as OnePlus Care (which Vivo doesn’t), and this could give any purchaser who’s clumsy or fearful about breaking their foldable’s show extra confidence when investing in a foldable.
