Vivo X Fold6 vs Apple iPhone Duo
89
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92
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 8.02-inch Vivo X Fold6 (with Mediatek Dimensity 9500 Super) that was released on June 26, 2026, against the Apple iPhone Duo, which is powered by Apple A20 Pro and came out 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Vivo X Fold6
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Comes with 2117 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 4883 mAh
- Has a 0.42 inch larger screen size
- 18% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3593K versus 3038K)
- Better grip in hands – the body is 18.94 mm narrower
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 60W)
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Weighs 26 grams less
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone Duo
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 43% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 4710 and 3288 points
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 8.02 inches | 7.6 inches |
| Resolution | 2312 x 2504 pixels | 1878 x 2670 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 4:3.69 | 1.41:1 |
| PPI | 425 ppi | 430 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 5000 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | - | Ceramic Shield 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.3% | 90.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Screen space comparison
Vivo X Fold6
8.02″ (4:3.69 ratio) = 32.1 in2
iPhone Duo
7.6″ (1.41:1 ratio) = 27.3 in2
~17% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 157.16 mm (6.19 inches) | 117.8 mm (4.64 inches) |
| Width | 145.66 mm (5.73 inches) | 164.6 mm (6.48 inches) |
| Thickness | 4.4 mm (0.17 inches) | 5.2 mm (0.2 inches) |
| Weight | 228 g (8.04 oz) | 254 g (8.96 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP58 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | White, Black |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 9500 Super | Apple A20 Pro |
| Max clock | 4210 MHz | 4930 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.7 GHz: C1-Pro - 3 cores at 3.5 GHz: C1-Premium - 1 core at 4.21 GHz: C1-Ultra |
- 4 cores at 2.64 GHz: - 2 cores at 4.93 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 2 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 990 | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 | 7 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 896 |
| GPU clock | 1716 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~5271.5 GFLOPS | ~2903 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 26418 | 63107 |
| Single-core score | 3288 | 4710 |
| Multi-core score | 9498 | 12642 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 972680 | 722449 |
| GPU | 1331646 | 1310990 |
| Memory | 520511 | 356018 |
| UX | 768512 | 649493 |
| Total score | 3593349 | 3038950 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 3 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 17 | iOS 27 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27.2) |
| ROM | OriginOS 7 Fold | - |
| OS updates | 5 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7000 mAh | 4883 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 60 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (40 W) | Yes (20 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (62% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 20 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:59 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 08:59 hr | - |
| Watching video | 19:58 hr | - |
| Gaming | 06:37 hr | - |
| Standby | 121 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | - | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | - | No |
| 4K video recording | - | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | - | Up to 120FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 48 MP |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HPB | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | - |
| Focal length | 70 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX885 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL JN1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | - |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV32D | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | - | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Additional lens | 20 MP, OmniVision OV32D, f/21, 1/3.6" | 4 MP, f/22 |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | June 2026 | September 2026 |
| Release date | July 2026 | October 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2199 | $1999 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Apple iPhone Duo. It has a better battery life, software, design, and sound.
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