Today, in 2022, the folding screen mobile phone itself can not create much ripple in the digital circle, on the contrary, people begin to think deeply about the necessity of its existence. As a portable large-screen device, in addition to a more "cool" visual experience, a lighter volume, what can a folding screen mobile phone bring to users? Once you don't do a good job of positioning, you are likely to be in an awkward position between the straight phone and the tablet.
Looking back at the development of the way, major manufacturers at home and abroad have joined the folding screen market, in the test after several generations of updates, in the final analysis, the concept of folding screen mobile phone is very good, but has not brought substantial convenience to users.
As vivo's first folding screen mobile phone, although vivo X Fold is late, but the tone is very large, it seems to be a collection of the attitude of the folding screen 1.0 directly into the folding screen 2.0 era. Today, we summarized several major pain points of the previous folding screen products, and let's see if vivo X Fold can be solved.
First impressions
"Big, big", in my opinion, vivo X Fold has a very clear goal, the first is big enough, comprehensive enough, and grand enough; the second is to learn lessons, gather the advantages of similar products in the past, and get rid of its dross.
This experience is the vivo X Fold's sycamore gray color, the first feeling of the whole machine - "texture" two words run through the inside and outside of the product, the packaging box is full of high-grade lychee pattern, small drawers where accessories are placed, exquisite suede.
The product itself is also unambiguous, with a frosted frame with an embossed textured back cover, plus a tough and boxy exterior design. The so-called preconceived, high-end business positioning is still very accurate, in the appearance of winning is the blue factory's good play.
Can only choose one inside and outside screens?
Ordinary mobile phones only have one screen and still have to die screen experience, folding screen mobile phones are not to mention, but the crease in the middle is like a gap that cannot be crossed, and the inner screen and the outer screen always have to "sacrifice" one, which may be size, proportion, or screen parameters, which always fail to meet the expected experience.
As a set of vivo X Fold, the screen does integrate the user's expectations in terms of screen, and the aerospace-level floating wing hinge process and the floating plate design directly hit the big pain point of the screen crease. In the same kind of products that I have experienced so far, the treatment of the screen crease of the vivo X Fold is undoubtedly the first echelon, and no obvious folds are felt from the dark and light screen switching.
Vivo X Fold does not skimp on cost, the high refresh rate of 120Hz is still arranged for both internal and external screens, and the screen ratio is closer to that of ordinary mobile phones. Therefore, when we unfold the screen, the 8-inch large screen can get a better visual experience, and when we fold up the screen, its external screen quality and proportion can also be well qualified for the user's demand for the straight phone.
Is the image really the short board of the folding screen?
International practice, folding screen mobile phone for the image of the knife method has always been accurate, volume limitation is a reason, the cost is also a reason, but vivo X Fold is still a heavy cost, ZEISS lens has, 50 million pixelS pixel GN5 sensor main camera, 48 million pixel ultra-wide angle main camera, 60 times periscope ultra-telephoto and other hardcore parameters are also there, not to mention a few real samples.
You can see that the basic skills of vivo X Fold are still very solid, whether it is a daytime with poor weather conditions, or a night scene with insufficient light, the overall picture of the sample remains bright and clear, there is no overexposure and too dark, the purity of the photo is quite high, under the blessing of the ZEISS lens, the color saturation of the picture is just right, and the processing of details is also very in place.
(Daytime scene)
(Night Scene)
I think it is gratifying that not only the imaging quality of the vivo X Fold is no longer crotch, in the process of experience, the real surprise is that vivo has also adapted and extended the image function accordingly for the characteristics of the folding screen.
Vivo X Fold support multi-angle hover function can also be used to the extreme in shooting, the use of folding screen to achieve "waist flat framing mode", can also act as a small tripod, photography enthusiasts with a vivo X Fold can go out at any time, back shot, overhead shot, selfie when "pseudo he shoot"... Just do it.
Headaches about software adaptation?
Looking back at the previous folding screen mobile phone products, the adaptation of the software is a major factor in dissuading users.
I landed on the most mainstream contemporary social software for the first time - WeChat, very pleased, vivo has also made a corresponding adaptation to the application, users can choose to log in directly or use vivo X Fold as a tablet device and mobile phone to log in to the same WeChat, while the Interface of WeChat has also been adjusted to the structure of the left and right split screen, you can look for contacts you want to communicate on the left, and reply in the chat box on the right.
In addition to WeChat, most of our commonly used applications, mobile game vivo X Fold have made corresponding adaptations, in fact, the application split screen, quick start application bar, etc. We are not strangers, but for vivo X Fold, the tablet-level vision does bring better manipulation to multi-window applications, which is not only reflected in a better visual experience.
For example, when we watch video, vivo X Fold can also be played with multi-angle hover function, at this time, the side of the vivo X Fold fuselage is transformed into a bracket, so that the mobile phone can be placed on the desktop anytime and anywhere.
There are also when we need to work, when opening atomic notes, you can drag pictures from the application split screen to the document at any time to edit, atomic notes also integrate Word, Excel, PPT shortcut keys, you can directly click to operate.
Not only that, the hover input immediately allows the folding screen mobile phone to come with its own keyboard. This experience in detail will surprise you to find that we only need to carry a vivo X Fold that is close to the size of an ordinary mobile phone to achieve the desire to work lightly.
Folding screens are not suitable for playing games?
Among the users of the folding screen, the attention to mobile games is actually not a minority, and the large field of view can bring a more shocking experience to the game, needless to say, and maybe you can find the opponent hidden in the grass early when eating chicken.
(Glory of Kings)
Vivo X Fold is equipped with the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen1 processor, overclocked version of UFS3.1 plus enhanced version of LPDDR5, Antu Rabbit running score of up to 1015397, plus 27217mm of super heat dissipation area, can fully be competent for the operation of large mobile games.
(Peace Elite)
With the mainstream "Glory of the King" and "Peace Elite" tested, in the process of the game, the picture quality is fully open, the two mobile games can maintain a stable frame rate, and the open 90Hz "Glory of the King" is also full of full state, and there is no caton at all. In addition, vivo X Fold is also very friendly to the adaptation of mobile games, and the inner and outer screens do not have a sense of separation when switching.
(Glory of Kings)
(Peace Elite)
Perhaps in the future, vivo will also use the characteristics of the folding screen to customize more different functions for mobile games, so that mobile game enthusiasts have a vivo X Fold as if they have a physical plug-in, which is probably a new experience that users are more looking forward to.
Maybe it's the standard answer sheet for folding screen phones
In fact, the folding screen mobile phone is not only a "portable large-screen device", with a delicate appearance, hard-core parameters as the entry benchmark, do a good job of software adaptation and use the characteristics of the folding screen to create advantages is the correct way to open. Fortunately, these vivo X Folds have all done it.
Vivo X Fold is a set of masters, and not just a set of masters. Some people say that folding screen mobile phones are gimmicks, some people say that folding screen mobile phones are transitions, but in the process of experiencing vivo X Fold today, we see more possibilities for folding screen mobile phones, and truly appreciate the benefits brought by folding screen mobile phones to consumers. It is no exaggeration to say that the era of folding screen 2.0 has arrived.