It’s been a couple of weeks since vivo introduced its next-generation foldables and we still haven’t heard of an international launch. But last week’s survey shows that if the company decides to go with wide distribution, there would be a good number of interested buyers.
There’s the usual share of folding skepticism, about a quarter of voters in every poll don’t believe this is the form factor of the future. But it is gaining ground: Only a few years ago there were only a handful of models, now there is a lot of competition, which also shows in the rankings.
Let’s take a closer look at how the vivo X Fold2 did it. The X Fold+, which this phone aims to replace, received a positive result with a 60/40 vote in its favour. The X Fold2’s results look less convincing: people liked the thinner and lighter build, however, the camera department was underwhelming.
There’s also the concern about price, which always surrounds leaflets. As mentioned last week, vivo has been working on getting the X Fold2 and X Fold+ a lower price, but it seems like more work needs to be done. Again, vivo has not announced any international launch plans, so we can only compare it to other foldable devices as they are priced in China.
Moving to the vivo X Flip, the company’s first clamshell foldable, looks like the hottest product: Survey results show stronger net demand and significantly fewer people worried about pricing.
Cousin Oppo has only brought its clamshell foldable to the global market, leaving the Find N2 in China. vivo could opt for a similar strategy and, judging by the polls, it could be the right strategy.
For both the X Fold2 and X Flip, there have been many voters who prefer other companies’ phones. The longer vivo waits, the more competition there will be: Samsung’s Flip and Fold are just a few months away, Google’s first foldable will be made official next week.
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