Foldable smartphones are becoming more mainstream and they’re constantly pushing boundaries. This year, vivo is entering the market with its latest offering: the vivo X Fold5. Vivo’s debut is looking to bring flagship performance, craftsmanship, and some clever AI-powered productivity tools. It’s also vivo’s first smartphone to take on productivity head on.
One of the first things you’ll notice about the vivo X Fold5 is how light it is. Tipping the scales at just 217g, it’s the lightest foldable smartphone from vivo to date. This makes it incredibly pocket-friendly. Vivo has also engineered it for longevity with an industry-leading kinematic hinge that can withstand an impressive 600,000 folds, significantly reducing screen creasing over years of use. Plus, it’s built tough with IPX8 & IPX9 water resistance, IP5X dust resistance, and even -20°C low-temperature resistance, along with 2nd-Gen Armor Glass for extra durability.
ZEISS Master Displays Paired with ZEISS Co-Engineered Cameras
A foldable phone lives and dies by its screens, and the vivo X Fold5 sets a new benchmark here. It boasts vivo’s brightest foldable displays, reaching an impressive 4500 nits Local Peak Brightness on both its 8.03-inch main display and the 6.53-inch cover display. This kind of brightness ensures superb clarity and vibrant colours, even when you’re staring at it under direct sunlight. Both displays also feature 2K+ resolution, a silky-smooth 120 Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, and Dolby Vision, promising an ultra-smooth, high-contrast visual experience perfect for presentations, content review, or entertainment.
The vivo X Fold5 comes with its flagship camera setup, showcasing its ZEISS co-engineered sensors. This partnership brings advanced research and co-engineered imaging systems to the foldable design, aiming to deliver professional-grade photography. The vivo ZEISS co-engineered Imaging System includes a ZEISS T coating* to reduce lens flare and ghosting, enhancing colour fidelity and contrast for that distinctive “ZEISS Look”.
The camera array includes:
- A 50MP ZEISS Telephoto Camera with 3x Optical Zoom and an incredible 100x HyperZoom. It uses a large IMX882 sensor to capture crisp details even from a distance.
- A 50MP Ultra-Sensing VCS Bionic Main Camera with a Sony IMX921 sensor and VCS True Color technology, promising stunning colour accuracy and fine detail.
- A 50MP Ultra Wide-Angle Camera offering a 120° field of view, ideal for expansive landscapes, group shots, and architectural photography.
AI-powered enhancements further refine images at high zoom levels, delivering professional-grade results across many scenarios.
Power That Keeps Up with Your Demands
Underpinning all these features is a robust power system. The vivo X Fold5 is fuelled by an equivalent 6000 mAh BlueVolt battery, which is the largest in any vivo foldable phone. This semi-solid state battery technology is designed for efficient power use and long-term reliability. When you do need to top up, it supports 80W Dual-Cell FlashCharge and 40W Wireless FlashCharge, meaning less time waiting and more time doing.
Designed for Seamless AI Productivity
This foldable is purpose-built for creators and professionals, introducing an intelligent suite of AI-driven productivity tools.
- Origin Workbench enables seamless multitasking, allowing users to run up to five apps at once, manage tasks effortlessly, and stay in control, all without the need to switch between multiple devices.
- vivo DocMaster streamlines document handling, offering effortless PDF annotation during meetings, with one-click saving and sharing. It also supports seamless format conversion between PDF, Word, and PPT, and even includes built-in AI capabilities for content creation directly within documents.
- The Smart Call Assistant and AI Transcript Assist provide real-time transcription, summarization, and language translation, which are perfect for professionals on the go.
Furthermore, vivo has partnered with Google to bring the best of Android experiences, including Google Gemini, to the vivo X Fold5. With Gemini, Google’s personal AI assistant, users can supercharge their creativity and productivity, getting help with everything from learning new things to writing emails and planning events. This makes the vivo X Fold5 an ideal companion for multitasking between meetings or creating on the move.
Flagship Performance, Folded into One
Powering the vivo X Fold5 is the flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform. This formidable chip delivers significant performance improvements, including a 30% improved CPU performance, a 25% improved GPU performance, and 20% better power efficiency. Paired with LPDDR5X Ultra RAM and UFS 4.1 storage, it ensures smooth multitasking, lightning-fast app launches, and lag-free editing, even under the heaviest workloads.
Pricing & Availability
The vivo X Fold5 is available in Malaysia with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, priced at RM6,999. It comes in two elegant colourways: Titanium Gray and Feather White.
Customers in Malaysia can pre-order the vivo X Fold5 from July 29, 2025, via the official vivo Malaysia website. Additionally, special promotions will be available exclusively at vivo Concept Stores from August 2 to September 1, 2025:
- Zero Interest Instalment Plans: Enjoy up to 24 months of 0% instalment payment plans and cashback with bank partners like Affin Bank (RM100 instant rebate and 5x AFFIN Rewards Points for the first 100 cardholders). Pay Later by Grab offers RM60 off with a minimum spend of RM550 and 0% instalment for up to 4 months (valid until September 30, 2025), while SPayLater provides up to 12 months instalment plans (with a 1.5% monthly fee for plans 3 months or longer).
- Trade-in Promotion: Get a special rebate of up to RM200 when you trade in selected models, with the final rebate depending on your device’s value.
- Free Gifts: Pre-order customers can receive free gifts with a total value of up to RM3,196, which include 1+1 years of vivo care+ extended warranty, 1 year vivo care+ foldable screen protection, an international warranty service, a magnetic gift set & TWS 3e, and a vivo Watch GT PWP Discount 30%.
