vivo X Fold 3 Pro vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

Comparing the vivo X Fold 3 Pro vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max runs at a higher processing speed of 3.78 GHz, while vivo X Fold 3 Pro runs at 3.3 GHz, making Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max the better performer.

Display: vivo X Fold 3 Pro offers a screen size of 8.03 inches, while Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max offers 6.7 inches, making vivo X Fold 3 Pro the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max features a Super Retina XDR display compared to vivo X Fold 3 Pro's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: vivo X Fold 3 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max offers 48 MP, making vivo X Fold 3 Pro better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: vivo X Fold 3 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max offers 12 MP, making vivo X Fold 3 Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: vivo X Fold 3 Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 5700 mAh, while Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max offers 4441 mAh, making vivo X Fold 3 Pro better for longer battery life.

Storage: vivo X Fold 3 Pro offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max offers 256 GB, making vivo X Fold 3 Pro the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while vivo X Fold 3 Pro is rated 8.

User Rating: vivo X Fold 3 Pro and Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max both receive the same user rating of 4.6.

vivo X Fold 3 Pro

₹116,490

@ Amazon

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

₹159,900

@ Croma

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Summary

Spec Score

92%

Release Date

06 Jun, 2024

13 Sep, 2023

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 3	Apple A17 Pro
Octa Core (upto 3.3 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 3.78 GHz)
16 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Main Display


8.03 inches (20.4 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
AMOLED	Super Retina XDR
2200x2480 px (QHD+)	1290x2796 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

6.53 inches (16.59 cm)	N/A
1172x2748 px	N/A

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
64 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


32 MP + 32 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5700 mAh	4441 mAh
100W Flash Charging	20W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

512 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	NVMe

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

Sleek and impressive foldable design
Terrific battery life
Stunning displays
Impressive performance

Slightly smaller & lighter
Smooth performance
Excellent cameras & pro features
Type-C finally

Cons

Noticeable oversharpening in portraits
CPU throttles under stress
Expensive

Action button performs 1 task
Slow charging
Pricey

User Ratings

4.6/5

(110 ratings)

4.6/5

(3,228 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,072,167 AnTuTu Score	1,545,034 AnTuTu Score
13h 53m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Jun 06, 2024

(Official)

Sep 13, 2023

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

iOS v17

OS Updates

3 Years

5 Years

Security Updates

4 Years

5 Years

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Apple A17 Pro

Processor

Octa core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Hexa Core

3.78 GHz, Dual core 2.11 GHz, Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 750

Apple GPU (six-core graphics)

RAM

16 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

2,072,167

1,545,034

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s

13.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

8.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

3.4 %

43.2 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Super Retina XDR

Screen Size

8.03 inches (20.4 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

Resolution

2200x2480 px (QHD+)

1290x2796 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

413 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

178.02 %

89.65 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.77 %

N/A

Design

Height

159.96 mm

159.9 mm

Width

72.55 mm

76.7 mm

Thickness

11.2 mm

8.2 mm

Weight

236 grams

221 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass Fiber

Back: Gorilla Glass

Form Factor

Foldable Touch

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IPX8

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A	Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.68 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.3" sensor size

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.78 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1.22µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.7" sensor size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

64 MP
f/2.57 Telephoto Camera70 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size

12 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera120 mm focal length 1/3.06" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A	Slow Motion Video HDR Night Time-Lapse Macro Video Action Mode ProRes Video Audio Zoom Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera

12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Camera

N/A

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A	Yes Retina Flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

5700 mAh

4441 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Flash Charging 100% in 31 minutes

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging Charging Time: 35 mins

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

13h 53m

N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

0h 36m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)