Vivo X Fold3 vs Apple iPhone Air

Product
Vivo X Fold3
999 USD
Apple iPhone Air
999 USD

Price
999 USD
999 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Vivo Mobiles
Apple iPhone
Model No
V2337A, V2330
iPhone18,4, A3517, A3260, A3518, A3516

Launch Date
2024, April 03
2025, September 09

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1x
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3517 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3260 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3518
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3517 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3260 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3518
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G
HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Dimensions
Unfolded: 160 x 142.7 x 4.7 mm Folded: 160 x 72.7 x 10.2 mm
156.2 x 74.7 x 5.6 mm (6.15 x 2.94 x 0.22 in)
Weight
219 g (7.72 oz)
165 g (5.82 oz)
Build
Carbon fiber hinge
Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), titanium frame (grade 5), glass back (Ceramic Shield) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time)
Colors
Black, White
Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue

Type
Foldable LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 4500 nits (peak)
LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)
Size
8.03 inches, 206.5 cm2 (~90.5% screen-to-body ratio)
6.5 inches, 104.9 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
2200 x 2480 pixels (~413 ppi density) Cover display: AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 4500 nits (peak) 6.53 inches, 1172 x 2748 pixels, 21:9 ratio
1260 x 2736 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)

OS
Android 14, OriginOS 4
iOS 26
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)
GPU
Adreno 740
Apple GPU (5-core graphics)

RAM
12GB/16GB
12GB
Storage
256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4.0
256GB/512GB/1TB RAM NVMe

Lens 1
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.49", PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
Lens 2
50 MP, f/1.9, (telephoto), 1/2.93", PDAF, 2x optical zoom
Lens 3
50 MP, f/2.0, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", PDAF
Features
Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, Dual-LED flash, panorama
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video
8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.

Lens 1
32 MP, f/2.4, (wide) Cover camera: 32 MP, f/2.4, (wide)
18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features
HDR
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
Video
1080p@30fps
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

Capacity
Si-Ca 5500 mAh, non-removable
Li-Ion 3149 mAh
Charging
80W wired Reverse wireless
Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min 20W wireless (MagSafe), 50% in 30 min 20W wireless (Qi2) 4.5W reverse wired

Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes
3.5mm jack
No 24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio Snapdragon Sound

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
6.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS, NavIC
NFC
Yes
Yes
USB
USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, OTG
USB USB Type-C 2.0

Performance
AnTuTu: 2066322 (v10) GeekBench: 6791 (v6) 3DMark: 4714 (Wild Life Extreme)
Display
2129 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker
-27.8 LUFS (Good)
Battery life
Active use score 13:26h