Regardless of arriving fairly late to the foldable celebration final yr, OnePlus managed to make some waves when it introduced its first foldable ever at a worldwide launch occasion held in India. It was comparatively slim and light-weight when folded, however it additionally packed a wonderful digicam system (which was unprecedented on foldable units). On condition that Samsung was nonetheless making an attempt to make its Galaxy Z Fold 5 thinner (it nonetheless appeared chunky), the Open was a very simple win for OnePlus. Add to this its decrease launch price ticket of Rs. 1,39,999 with a clean and close to flawless OxygenOS, and we ended up with an easy recommendation for these searching for a superb steadiness of options at a palatable price ticket.
A number of months later, BBK sibling Vivo additionally determined to deliver an present 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. Regardless of some flaws, the telephone nonetheless managed to ship the products, and it did so fairly effectively, as talked about in my review.
The OnePlus Open’s vegan leather-based rear panel certain provides some character to its design other than grip
When each millimetre counts
Whereas 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 Professional is slimmer (each open and folded) than the Open, however it’s additionally lighter. I additionally want its barely tapered corners versus the Open’s sharp corners that poke into my palm when folded. It’s, certainly, all about margins with the X Fold 3 Professional, and you may inform this by how extremely delicate it seems when unfolded. Vivo even went to the extremes of curving one facet of its cowl display screen show and the opposing rear panel so it doesn’t really feel as boxy as flat shows do (e.g. OnePlus and Samsung).
Each foldables provide alert sliders, however OnePlus has a three-stage one that may be a lot simpler to make use of due to its design
Regardless of taking excessive measures, the OnePlus Open comes out on high in terms of one-handed utilization. It is not as slim because the Vivo X Fold 3 Professional, however its shorter cowl show makes it extra comfy for one-handed use. Regardless of having a barely narrower cowl show (and folded design), the Vivo is kind of tall and wishes two arms to get issues accomplished. Nonetheless, it’s vast sufficient for doing something and every part one would on an everyday telephone.
The Open’s show is compact, whereas the X Fold 3 Professional’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 Version fashions) has a grippy vegan leather-based rear panel, which gave me some added confidence whereas holding it.
Regardless of their comparable book-style type elements, each fashions do really feel fairly totally different when you open up their essential folding shows.
The OnePlus Open’s 7.82-inch internal show has a squarish side ratio, which is especially helpful when opening apps side-by-side. Vivo’s rectangular 8.03-inch show, due to its sheer measurement, handles each productiveness and leisure duties effectively.
The software program on each foldables can deal with 4 apps at a time
Software program issues
Nonetheless, it is not picture-perfect for Vivo within the software program division. OnePlus surprisingly acquired every part from app scaling to its Open Canvas multi-tasking software program proper with Oxygen OS. This was spectacular, provided that it was the model’s first foldable at launch. All the things from apps to video games works completely effective and works effectively even when transitioning between shows.
Vivo, then again, surprisingly got here up quick on execution. Whereas 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 ends in a black bar that plagues a majority of third-party apps, together with many Google apps. With practically a centimetre misplaced on the left facet of the show due to this optimisation concern (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. Nonetheless, neither of those telephones can stand as much as Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 6 or Google’s Pixel 9 Pro Fold in terms of AI methods. Each OnePlus and Vivo are nonetheless a complete yr behind Samsung and Google in terms of integrating AI deep into their units.
Months after launch, Vivo (proper) has but to determine methods to do away with 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. Nonetheless, Vivo affords the most recent Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC, whereas OnePlus’s processor is a bit older, with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Each telephones provide 16GB of RAM and, so you’ll by no means face a hiccup when looking by way of their respective skinned working techniques. One element to notice is that Vivo handles warmth higher, whether or not gaming, outside, and even digicam. This can be a bit shocking as it is the thinner one of many two.
| Benchmarks | Vivo X Fold 3 Professional (Cowl/Most important) | OnePlus Open (Cowl/Most important) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Automobile Chase | 102 / 67 | 60 / 46 |
| 3DM Slingshot Excessive 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 Limitless | 17,985 / 18,721 | 13,913 / 13,731 |
Vivo’s X Fold 3 Professional is presently the one foldable in India to supply not one however two in-display fingerprint readers
It is all the time concerning the cameras
As with each smartphone (foldable or not) obtainable at present, quite a bit is determined by its digicam efficiency. No one desires 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 develop)
Regardless of 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 copy. The OnePlus Open loses out to the Vivo X Fold 3 Professional in terms of dynamic vary and color copy. I’ve observed many occasions that the telephoto digicam is a bit unreliable within the sense that images have a hotter white steadiness, which leads to yellowish tones. Vivo’s telephoto digicam additionally dealt with transferring topics higher, leading to sharper images when capturing children or pets. In low gentle, Vivo as soon as once more manages higher dynamic vary, exhibiting extra element within the darker areas of a picture.
Low gentle digicam samples (faucet pictures to develop)
Vivo’s ultrawide digicam did have some white steadiness consistency points throughout our evaluate, however these appear to be resolved with software program updates. By way of high quality, each ultrawide cameras provide comparable efficiency.
Selfie digicam samples (faucet pictures to develop)
The OnePlus Open’s video recording capabilities are higher than these of the X Fold 3 Professional. The telephone manages higher dynamic vary (revealing extra particulars within the shadows), affords higher noise, and has a steadier body charge.
Battery life is not a sensitive matter
Battery life is one other space the place individuals do not count on any compromises, and here is the place Vivo delivers higher than OnePlus. Whereas 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 Professional can also be quite a bit quicker at charging its bigger 5,700mAh battery, going from 0-One hundred pc 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 affords 50W wi-fi charging, which the OnePlus doesn’t, and I am certain this can be a deal breaker for some.
The Vivo X Fold 3 Professional (proper) is thinner than the competitors however nonetheless affords 50W wi-fi charging
What makes every one so particular
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 6, regardless of banking heavily on AI this year, will nonetheless be the go-to foldable for a lot of as a result of they’ve been round because the very first mannequin was launched in India. However for these prepared to strive one thing new, Vivo’s X Fold 3 Professional affords higher worth regardless of its increased price ticket of Rs. 1,59,999. It is foldable to choose in case you are searching for a tool that may compete with common, bar-shaped Android flagships, particularly in terms of nonetheless imaging and battery life. It additionally affords the most important and widest show doable on a foldable at present. So, it is also good should you plan to get some gentle work accomplished (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 need to check out the folding type issue for the very first time. Extra accessible pricing apart, OnePlus additionally affords an prolonged guarantee known as OnePlus Care (which Vivo doesn’t), and this could give any purchaser who’s clumsy or apprehensive about breaking their foldable’s show extra confidence when investing in a foldable.
