Vivo X Flip clamshell foldable phone appears in Google Play’s list of supported devices

The cat’s now out of the bag: Vivo has a flagship-grade rival to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip series and Oppo Find N2 Flip phones.

Vivo Concept Store in Bugis Junction, Singapore.

Vivo Concept Store in Bugis Junction, Singapore.

Vivo’s clamshell phone with a foldable display was mentioned in whispers for the longest time, but it did not launch with the book-style foldable Vivo X Fold back in mid-2022. That’s about to change, especially if the Google Play Store has anything to say about it.

Screenshot of Google Play Supported Devices list, taken from Google.

Screenshot of Google Play Supported Devices list, taken from Google.

The Vivo X Flip handset was recently spotted in the certification list of Google Play Supported Devices by MySmartPrice. It signals a potential launch in China very soon, where the Vivo X Fold already made its rounds last year. It’s unclear whether either foldable will make it beyond the Chinese market.

Geekbench 6: publicly viewable scores of the Vivo X Flip (from Geekbench website).

Geekbench 6: publicly viewable scores of the Vivo X Flip (from Geekbench website).

Previously, the Vivo X Flip (going by its V2256A model number) also appeared in Geekbench 5 and Geekbench 6 benchmarking platforms. The listing hinted (via its motherboard’s “taro” codename) that the phone possibly uses Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (or 8+ Gen 1) for its flagship-class performance, clocked at 3.0GHz. It also shows 12GB RAM installed on the device.

Will Vivo bring the Vivo X Flip to compete against Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 5G and Oppo Find N2 Flip in Singapore? It’s still too early to say, but we hope they do.

Source: GSMArena, MySmartPrice

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