The battery life of smartphones has always been one of the key concerns for users, and this year, many brands have introduced phones with larger battery capacities. However, what's unexpected is that in the latest foldable phones just released by the blue factory, they've introduced an equivalent of a whopping 5700mAh Blue Ocean battery, even larger than that of conventional flat-screen phones. So, how does the battery life experience of the vivo X Fold3 Pro fare? Let's get our hands on it and find out.
Why is Battery Life a Pain Point for Foldable Phones?
Compared to flat-screen phones, foldable phones actually have higher demands for battery life.
Greater Screen Consumption: The most significant feature of foldable phones is their larger screen display area, which undoubtedly increases the demand for battery capacity.
High Performance Requirements: Foldable phones typically come equipped with high-performance hardware to meet the demands of multitasking on a large screen. However, high-performance hardware often leads to high power consumption, posing a challenge to the phone's battery life.
Although foldable screens demand higher battery life, there are significant challenges in stacking batteries compared to conventional flat-screen phones:
Internal Space Constraints: Foldable phones need to account for the mechanical structure required for screen folding, limiting the space available for batteries. With every inch of internal space being precious, simply increasing volume to boost battery capacity isn't a practical solution.
Balancing Weight and Thickness: Weight and thickness are core pain points for foldable phones. Hence, achieving a balance between battery capacity, phone weight, and thickness is crucial from the outset of the design process. Increasing battery capacity often results in a heavier and thicker device, compromising portability and ergonomics.
The conflict between fast charging and energy density: Fast charging requires a certain level of energy density from the battery. Pursuing fast charging rates may compromise the battery's energy density, limiting the potential for increased battery capacity.
Safety considerations: As battery capacity increases, safety concerns become more prominent. Therefore, foldable phones need to ensure battery stability and safety under various usage conditions, which adds complexity to design and production processes.
In summary, battery life remains a pain point for foldable phones mainly due to the contradiction between the demand for large screens, high performance, and battery capacity. Increasing battery size poses significant challenges.
The Blue Ocean Battery Life System achieves super-thin, super-large, and super-fast batteries
While balancing battery life and slim design seems improbable for foldable phones, the recently released vivo X Fold3 Pro equipped with the Blue Ocean Battery Life System achieves both super-thin, super-large, and super-fast attributes.
Specifically, the vivo X Fold3 Pro features a 5700mAh Blue Ocean battery, capable of 100W dual-core fast charging. Additionally, it supports up to 50W wireless charging, providing users with versatile charging options.
According to tests, the vivo X Fold3 Pro takes only 27 minutes to charge from 0% to 100%. The phone also maintains excellent temperature control during the charging process.
The vivo X Fold3 Pro comes equipped with the same 120W charger as the vivo X100 Pro, supporting the highest 100W PPS fast charging standard. This means users only need this one charger to provide convenient fast charging for multiple devices.
In terms of battery life, the vivo X Fold3 Pro successfully increases the battery capacity to 5700mAh while maintaining a slim design by utilizing advanced silicon anode technology.
In real-world usage tests, even with continuous use of the inner screen, the vivo X Fold3 Pro retains 69% battery after 5 hours of heavy usage, indicating approximately 10 hours of battery life in large-screen mode. In everyday mixed usage of both inner and outer screens, the vivo X Fold3 Pro's actual battery life is expected to exceed 10 hours, surpassing even some traditional flat-screen smartphones marketed for their battery life.
Additionally, according to official descriptions, the vivo X Fold3 Pro has introduced an innovative feature for situations where the phone battery is low - the Micro Power Elf.
This feature ensures that even when the phone battery is completely drained, users can still make calls for at least 4 minutes or view Didi car plate information for up to 18 minutes, greatly facilitating communication needs in emergencies.
Furthermore, the vivo X Fold3 Pro also has the ability for quick startup. Once connected to a power source, the phone can quickly light up the screen and display the brand logo within 3 seconds, allowing users to immediately return to normal use.
In summary, the vivo X Fold3 Pro not only has a large-capacity battery at the hardware level but also utilizes a variety of innovative battery management and charging technologies at the software level, demonstrating outstanding performance in terms of battery life and charging. It undoubtedly provides an ideal solution for users seeking high performance and long-lasting battery life.
Through this test, we can confidently say that the vivo X Fold3 Pro's breakthrough performance in battery life and charging is undoubtedly one of its core competitive strengths in the high-end foldable phone market.
