FOLDABLE, NOT FORGETTABLE

This new smartphone survives a fall, the sun, rough handling, and looks great while doing it.

- Sulabh Puri

Most foldable phones are either all show and no substance or so delicate you're afraid to sneeze near them.

Enter the Vivo X Fold 5, a device that not only dares you to fold, unfold, and occasionally even drop it by mistake, but even survives to tell the tale. Skipping a 'Fold 4' entirely, Vivo's new foldable feels like that friend who missed a party but turns up next time with better stories.

Built for Real Life, Not the Museum

Forget the dainty prototypes of yesteryear. The Vivo X Fold 5 is slim (9.2mm folded, 4.3mm unfolded), featherlight (217g), and so tough it boasts IP58 and IP59 ratings, yes, you read that right. The hinge claims it can survive 6,00,000 folds; our accidental drop confirmed it's not just a claim. Vivo throws in a premium leather case for good measure, but we do wish the glossy edges had been matte for better grip and fewer fingerprints.

Bright Enough to Annoy the Sun