Vivo X Fold 2 - Before you buy... WATCH THIS!

What's up Average Dad fans.
If you are looking to purchase the latest and greatest foldable offering from Vivo, please watch tis before you do!
The X Fold 2 has some key differences and some potential hurdles that might prevent you from pulling the trigger.
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[@DaBlackSmokeMonster]

Can't wait to order mine next month after some reviews. The camera doesn't disappoint me too much and coming from a z fold 2 absolutely everything is a huge upgrade 😂😂

[@bigjohn1717]

An ex Samsung fold 2,3,4 user here, I switched to the xiaomi fold 2 which is an insane upgrade.... Now I've seen this brand I'm going to sit and wait for some reviews I'd like to see a comparison video between vivo and xiaomi fold 2

[@eyeslike27]

I bought the vivo x fold plus in January. I use Tmobile in the states. I had a very hard time sending videos on google messages and had issues getting notifcations even with dark mode turned off. Ultimately I decided to sell it but I love the foldables that have the 6'5 inch front screen and 8 inch inner display. I loved the 5 times zoom on the fold plus. I am not sure if I should try again and buy the Mi Mix fold 2 or the vivo x fold 2

[@riccardogalli8823]

I am also disappointed about the lack of the periscope camera, especially because the all thing with vivo is to be the best camera phone, a couple of thing to add though, the main sensor (Imx 866) should be better then the previous Samsung sensor, also now they added the V2 chip, witch does improve significantly the photo quality, particularly in low light, the x fold and x fold plus didn't have even the V1 chip. Still the lack of the periscope camera bothers me, they could not add the 3.5x mounted in the x90 pro plus as is too big of a sensor, but they could at least retain the same 5x or at worst make the telephoto camera 3x

[@riccardogalli8823]

I also feel that they made a little bit of cost cutting, in a therardown video I see that they still use a very small z axis vibration motor, and not an x axis one like the one on the Samsung fold (x axis basically is the same technology as the iphone taptic engine) this is also a shame because I think good haptics improve the quality perception on a smartphone. Probably they didn't put it because most people doesn't care, same with the periscope camera, most people doesn't care, and they focus on being the first foldable with snapdragon 8gen 2 and make it slimmer and lighter. This make sense since vivo foldables are actually on the cheaper side compared to the competition...

[@ludotech5623]

I'm as disappointed as you when I saw that there was no telescopic sensor on the x fold 2 when it was there last year. on the other hand I saw photo comparisons between the xfold and the x fold 2 and apparently there is an improvement in photography on the X2 especially in night photography and even in general

[@riccardogalli8823]

@@ludotech5623 yes, as I said better main sensor (Wich is by far the most important) and V2 chip with improve a lot the quality of the photos, still they could at least put a 3x telephoto camera instead of 2k if you are gonna ditch the periscope camera...

[@ludotech5623]

​@@riccardogalli8823 yes😊😊

[@suneetaasondy7532]

so whichever fold is the best???

[@KamajiVehicles]

I have the Vivo X Note here in the USA, and my carrier is Google Fi. It was a bit finicky at first, but eventually I figured it out. MMS still has problems, and I'm forced to use an older version of Google Fi from the play store.

[@AverageDadOfficial]

Thanks for the update.

[@geertjanssens4789]

On your advice I got the Vivo X Fold Plus. And what a beast. Perfect phone. Still some dark mode issues, but so happy with your X fold 2 advice. Don't need to upgrade. Thank you so much.

[@aemanabbas]

I had an issue with dark mood, too! T-mobile works perfectly fine with 5G. AT&T NEVER works with ViVO. Verizon is a wireless company will never work with GSM SIM card phones

[@geertjanssens4789]

@@aemanabbas this dark mode issue is known and promised to be solved in may update.... We'll see

[@aemanabbas]

@@geertjanssens4789 keep me updated please!

[@geertjanssens4789]

Will do

[@tomhanson8814]

Sorry I must be dumb or something, I cannot find/see the link for purchasing in the description. What does it look like. 😮

[@carlossancho2130]

HI, is the first time I will buy a VIVO FOLD.... and I bought all the foldable models with another brands....(XIAOMI, SAMSUNG, HUAWEI, OPPO..) if IT is possible tomorrow buy a online pages I will buy ...I hope I will like this new foldable. THANKS FOR YOUR RECONMENDATIONS AND VIDEOS....!!

[@duanebennish9361]

In Florida X Fold cannot be used on Verizon or Att. I had to switch to T-Mobile. T-Mobile is absolutely fine. 5G downloading and 4G voice calls.

[@lion_135]

I want to buy an vivo x fold or the plus whichever one has the IR blaster but idk where to buy it and I'm really interested please hook me up

[@AverageDadOfficial]

Both have the IR blaster and i am positive someone in the chat can sell you a used X Fold. For a new one, Wonda is your best bet but email them for a discount as the new model has come out.

[@DaRazorback]

video 25 of today and love the intro

[@AverageDadOfficial]

Thanks! get signed up to the member package, it's only a few bucks per month ad you get added to the Whatsapp group!

[@mattk5020]

Will the Huawei fold be on Wonda Mobile and looks like the Xenon Flash may have made a comeback.

[@AverageDadOfficial]

on bluiode just now.

[@ericbrink8305]

Still rocking my Fold Plus, don't think about switching any time soon. Maybe the Honor Magic Vs, because of Android Auto. Any thoughts on this device?

[@AverageDadOfficial]

The Vivo Fold+ is far superior. The HONOR is good but the Vivo is great!

[@hazemfive]

Thanks a lot for your advise, yes no need to upgrade, maybe next year with wow new features (if any) of vivo x fold 3. For the 5G networks here in saudi they are all fine. I have the x fold (1st version) from wondamobile last year and it is ok. Hope we have really high features of upgrade like vivo partnership with B&O, B&W, BOSE, Sennheiser... for a better Dolby sound system, better lenses over 100MP, battery really dying fast so we need 5500mah and some awesome colors like red, orange on crystal sapphire glass rather than leather. Ofcourse, hope it has water resistant so we can merge in the sea/ocean taking awesome photos.

[@DRMENTAL1000]

الضريبة مشمولة عند الطلب من وندا موبيل؟

[@maumorales5780]

I’ve seen that there are no push notifications on the main screen, is that correct?

[@AverageDadOfficial]

no

[@ParissaKhoury]

Can you do a review on the Tecno Phantom Fold

[@AverageDadOfficial]

hard to get hold of sadly!

[@ParissaKhoury]

@@AverageDadOfficial I feel like it's the best phone if anyone wants to get their first foldable especially considering the price

[@somchaijod2822]

Does it come with screen protector?

[@AverageDadOfficial]

yes

[@umairjehangir1208]

I'm planning to order the phone from China but nit sure if few things if they are going to work in UK. If you can please comfirm if the following are working for you outside China google pay Android auto Also do you know how many Android version updates Vivo has confirmed for thos phone. Thanks

[@AverageDadOfficial]

You need to look at the rest of my channel... literally answered all these questions :-)

[@man1pulat0r_99]

why don't you just answer him here instead of him looking through your vids? weird

[@ludotech5623]

ok i bought the vivo x fold 2 last tuesday and am trying to resell my vivo x fold to make up the price. I bought it on the Giztop site where it was clearly mentioned that there was indeed the French language and all updates will be made. I hope that we can always change the application launcher like on the vivo X-fold. on my vivo x fold I had put the Nova launcher application launcher my favorite application launcher and it worked very well. 🤞🤞

[@AverageDadOfficial]

pop down in the comments how much you are selling the x fold for and the colour/storage... sure someone will buy it.

[@FootballMatrix]

I live in china. English speaker and looking to buy a fold phone. Should i buy this one? Or wait for samsung 5, Mi fold 3 or may extra for Mate X 3

[@AverageDadOfficial]

Honestly... the mate X3 looks unreal!!

[@FootballMatrix]

@@AverageDadOfficial yes it does its just the lack of google support, no 5g, and of course the price. was hoping this phone would be able to match it. Xioami fold 2 was such a disappointment

[@sizzlack095]

How is the tecno phantom v fold? it has better cameras no+Cheaper but vivo x fold i like the Design way more

[@AverageDadOfficial]

Looks like a really solid phone, i just can't get away from the cheap feeling the brand has... maybe i should buy it and review.

[@CarlosSanchez-gc5qu]

Got TMobile in US picks up UC everywhere no issues

[@AverageDadOfficial]

Thanks very much!

[@CarlosSanchez-gc5qu]

@@AverageDadOfficial No problem love your videos man keep it up

[@WhySoSeri0us-_-]

Yeah stupid move that they removed the periscope 5x optical zoom. I have the Vivo X Fold for 1 year now. Will upgrade to the Plus when i find it for a nice price. Going to skip the Vivo X Fold 2.

[@jimmierdavisjr]

Ikr but if I would have Vivo X Fold+ in red I wouldn't upgraded to Vivo X Fold 2. I came to realize that none of these companies going to give us the prefect phone. But right now I would say Vivo does a pretty good job.

[@jacoposcaccia640]

I'm selling my Fold 4 for this phone

[@hamdyrowihel9245]

You won't regret I tried fold 4 and Mix fold 2 Vivo fold + Both are way better than food 4 in term of hardware and design

[@AndyT3ch]

If you use a galaxy watch, make sure you are aware it won't work due to region restrictions

[@aemanabbas]

If your located In the USA don’t do that! ViVO will have so many issues working with US/google services

[@jayderaj2024]

​@@aemanabbas not true

[@aemanabbas]

Oh very true, I bought one, and had some issues. Microsoft app didn’t properly worked on it. I couldn’t get any smart watch to sync. They always disconnected, and I’m not talking about Samsung or apple smart watches. I’ve used tech watch, fossils smart watches, AirPod had really poor sounds and no noise cancellation

[@CoryDuffus]

I'm selling my xfold if you can help with that

[@AverageDadOfficial]

I can, what colour/storage is it? how much are you looking fro? where are you based?

[@CoryDuffus]

@@AverageDadOfficial 900/950 grey colour 256gb

[@CoryDuffus]

@@AverageDadOfficial based in West Midlands United Kingdom

[@CoryDuffus]

​@@AverageDadOfficial thoughts?

[@scottishguy924]

who is deleting my comments grrr

[@AverageDadOfficial]

i went to reply but couldn't... al sites have the phone, shipping tomorrow.

[@scottishguy924]

@@AverageDadOfficial ah ok no worries enjoy yours yeah i thought you might not of heard of that site so i thought id share

[@averagedadshorts258]

@@scottishguy924 oh sorry, did you want to know if I knew the site? I have bought 2 phones from them in the past. Quick delivery but had to pay high duty tax on both orders

[@jacoposcaccia640]

@@AverageDadOfficial am i wrong or wondamobile ships from the 3/4 may?

[@averagedadshorts258]

@@jacoposcaccia640 website says that but I was told by one of Thier team that devices should ship tomorrow 👍

[@nektaris3431]

I'm gonna buy my first foldable, should I get the Xiaomi Mix fold 2 or the Vivo X fold 2? The xiaomi is 300€ cheaper than the vivo on wonda right now. Also if anyone is selling a xiaomi for cheaper im willing to buy

[@ChaiNg-mh5ep]

Whichh did you decided for?

[@theonethtuusedtoknow]

Im using X60 Pro+ for 3 years now, with China ROM. Ive got updated to Origin 3 OS with Android 13 last month. So my experience with China ROM has been pretty good. More and more english support for these course of years. Almost bought the Huawei Mate X3 though, feels so nice on hand

[@donwk1892]

I was just going to be vivo x fold 2..but will stick to my vivo x fold 1 after this...tbh... software side still irritating...you get stuff working then after latest software update...same problems.. whatsapp call occasionally work...google maps the google voice icon stopped working.. Google assistant keeps turning off... WhatsApp u cannot reply to messages on notification shade..among other thing...its been a constant battle tbh..hardware side love it apart from weight.. hoping Xiaomi will release a 3 with wireless charging and flex mode and inner display camera....i jus wish a decent global rom phone with all the above.... anyways..thanks bud👍

[@DaRazorback]

The name says it all, so here I am for my 16th video of my Tuesday afternoon Average Dadathon

[@erictayet]

[edit] I have the X Fold and 5G DOES work on M1 Singapore 5G BUT I have to select Network Path Control to Balance or Do not Control. Otherwise, the phone will drop me down to 4G. The only thing that attracts me to the X Fold 2 is the new Taskbar which is important if you value multitasking, and the thinner lighter design. With regards to multitasking, I think Z Fold 3/4 and Surface Duo/2 has the best implementations. Hopefully, Vivo updates the Origin OS to have Taskbar on the X Fold. I even tried to increase the screen DPI above 600 but no Taskbar at all. So I believe the firmware doesn't have it at all. And yes, even though I hardly use the 5x periscopic lens due to low pixel count (and low quality), I agree it's a step back but time will tell if users really value it.

[@teojunwei1989]

Hey there. Wondering if a flash ROM is required? Or can I simply install Google play? Am in love with this but worried about banking apps and singpass etc

[@erictayet]

So Vivo updated their OS and the taskbar is showing at the bottom for the inner screen. However, it's not consistently shown for third party launcher like Microsoft Launcher. The Vivo built-in launcher doesn't handle Personal & Work Apps properly so I use my favourite MS Launcher. Too bad it's nothing like the MS Launcher on Surface Duo 2.

[@lawrencetq5689]

I can't agree that the mate x3 is the best. It's using last gen cpu and gpu. Vivo are great but you're right it's not a big enough upgrade. It'll feel almost exactly the same as using vivo X fold plus. Might get foldable with gen 3 and bigger batteries

[@bingbonbran]

I'd disagree that it's a downgrade tbh. 30g lighter UFS 4.0 vs 3.1 Wifi 7 Bluetooth 5.3 SD 8 Gen 2 - which comes with its own massive improvements Slightly bigger battery 120w charging

[@AverageDadOfficial]

Hey, i know the specs lol... i made a video on them :-) i said... in some aspects it's a downgrade, purely referring to the lack of periscope zoom lens. None of the other specs are a reason to upgrade from the X fold or X fold plus. Also, battery is same size as X fold+

[@bingbonbran]

​@@AverageDadOfficial Weird response when I'm only listing the things are better. At 10:16 you literally say it's a step backwards, not specifically relating to the camera lens at that point, but for hardware. Agree about the upgrading point - It's great that previous models had such good hardware to begin with. Technically they aren't the same battery size - 4730 vs 4800

[@ludotech5623]

it was thanks to your videos on the vivo x fold last year that I decided to buy mine and I was super happy because hardware level there is no better it's true. it seems to me that it is the only foldable smartphone that has an external screen that comes closest to a traditional smartphone and that is very cool and in addition there is no space once the smartphone is folded. and when opened the crease in the middle is barely visible and these are barely. I've always loved the vivo brand because they dare to innovate. I have the vivo NEX s, the vivo nex 2 with a screen on the front and a screen on the back but I admit I didn't use it for long but I still have it 😍😍

[@jimmierdavisjr]

I finally received my tracking number for my X Fold 2. Shipping company said i should have it on Friday i cant wait.

[@AverageDadOfficial]

Me too! hoping it arrives tomorrow... DHL are really quick!

[@UKDealsNow]

Hi, loving your videos, have just bought an vivo X fold plus based on your videos, loving it so far, however finding a case is proving difficult, is the x fold plus and x fold the same dimensions and therefor use the same case? Thanks, keep up the good work my man

[@AverageDadOfficial]

Hey, thanks very much for watching. yes, cases are compatible for both models.

[@UKDealsNow]

@@AverageDadOfficial Thanks very much, awaiting your x fold 2 review / unboxing, thanks again

[@hamdyrowihel9245]

Bro speakers with Dolby good or bad ?

[@AverageDadOfficial]

Very good

[@sayedbelal7710]

hi. I'm selling my Oppo n2 fold 128gb. black leather. boxed only 2 weeks old. let me know if anyone interested. many thanks.

[@AverageDadOfficial]

256GB is the minimum sir

[@sayedbelal7710]

@@AverageDadOfficial My bad sorry. It is the 256gb lol 😂. I've been watching your videos from day one. I purchased the Vivo X fold. Sold that recently and purchased this. Anyone interested to purchase this let me know.

[@ludotech5623]

I am selling my vivo x fold for €1400, it has 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of memory. it is black in color with a gray woven stripe on the back. it is like new it has always stayed inside my house and stored in a pouch there are no scratches on the front screen because it still has the factory protective film and it does not there are no scratches on the inner screen. last year I bought it for €1886

[@AverageDadOfficial]

Hey, as in 1400 euros?... the new X Fold 2 is only 1550 euros so you will never get that for it sir. You would be looking to get 1100 at best i imagine. Good luck.

[@ludotech5623]

​@@AverageDadOfficial it's true €1400 and maybe a bit expensive but I put that price there because it's like new and at the time I bought it for €1880. but you're right I'm going to lower it to 1200 € hoping to be able to touch 1000 € after the costs that eBay or rakuten will take me

[@ludotech5623]

@@AverageDadOfficial that's it I sold it 1190 on eBay and I think the buyer will be happy because unlike last year the vivo x fold has 4 photosensors instead of 3. maybe that's why that it was more expensive than last year?🤔🤔