Vivo X Fold 2 is expected to be the first foldable phone to feature Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, 120W fast charging

Vivo X Fold 2, the purported successor to Vivo X Fold launched last year, is reportedly in the works. The company is also reportedly working on the Vivo X Flip, another foldable phone that could feature a clamshell foldable design. While Vivo has yet to officially reveal plans to launch any new foldable handsets, a tipster has now leaked spec details for the biggest foldable phone, which could be the first foldable phone to debut with the smartphone chipset. Qualcomm’s most powerful to date.

Tipster Digital Chat Station (translated from Chinese) leaked details of the alleged Vivo X Fold 2 on Chinese microblogging platform Weibo. The successor to the Vivo X Fold launched last April could be powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC under the hood, making it the first foldable smartphone to be powered by this chipset.

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4, which debuted last year, featured a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC under the hood, while the original Vivo X Fold featured a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC. , unlike the Samsung foldable phone, the Vivo X Fold did not debut outside of China.

Meanwhile, the tipster also claims that the Vivo X Fold 2 will be equipped with two 2,340 mAh batteries with a total capacity of 4,800 mAh. The phone will also support 120W flash charging, according to Digital Chat Station.

Last year’s Vivo X Fold featured a 4,600mAh battery that supported 66W fast charging. It’s unclear if Vivo’s alleged foldable phone will support wireless charging and charging. reverse wireless like its predecessors.

In December, the tipster suggested that the Vivo X Fold 2 could be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, while claiming that it would feature a foldable display with 2K resolution. At the time, they also claimed that the front and interior display of the foldable phone would have under-display fingerprint scanners. While Vivo has yet to announce plans to launch this handset, the tipster claims it could be released in the first half of 2023.