vivo X Fold5 Redefines Foldable Phone Durability with Dust and Water Resistance

vivo X Fold5 is shaping up to be a game-changer in the world of foldable smartphones.

As its official debut nears-rumored for July 10-vivo has started dropping teasers that suggest this will be the most rugged foldable device yet.

The key highlight? Unprecedented dust and water resistance ratings for a foldable phone. While most current foldables cap out at IPX8 for water resistance and typically neglect dust protection, the X Fold5 boldly steps ahead with a robust IP5X rating for dust-outdoing Samsung’s IP4X. This means it won’t completely block dust but ensures it doesn’t enter in quantities that could affect functionality.

But it doesn’t stop there. The X Fold5 boasts not just IPX8 for submersion but also IPX9 and IPX9+ ratings-offering protection from high-pressure water jets and even underwater folding. vivo claims the device can survive 1,000 folds in water at 1 meter depth. While this sounds like a spec sheet flex more than a practical necessity, it showcases a new engineering benchmark for foldables.

The teaser also reveals that the X Fold5 will be the lightest book-style foldable phone ever made. And style isn’t forgotten-one of the launch colors is an elegant green, seen in vivo’s teaser image.

It’s clear that vivo isn’t just improving incrementally-they’re trying to redefine expectations. While some may question the real-world need for folding your phone underwater, the X Fold5 signals how far foldables have evolved in durability, hinting that they’re nearing the maturity of traditional smartphones.

In a market saturated with lookalike innovations, vivo is pushing boundaries-both literally and figuratively.