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vivo X Fold5 vs Huawei Pura X Max

A side-by-side comparison of the vivo X Fold5 and the Huawei Pura X Max, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.

vivo X Fold5
vivo
vivo X Fold5
Huawei Pura X Max
Huawei
Huawei Pura X Max

Overview

Display
vivo X Fold5
8.03inch
Foldable LTPO AMOLED · 120 Hz
2200 × 2480 · 413 PPI
Huawei Pura X Max
7.7inch
Foldable LTPO2 OLED · 120 Hz
1828 × 2584 · 412 PPI
Chip
vivo X Fold5
Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)
Adreno 750 · Android 15
Huawei Pura X Max
Kirin 9030 Pro (6 nm)
9-core (1x2.75 GHz & 4x2.27 GHz & 4x1.72 GHz)
Maleoon 935 · HarmonyOS 6.1
Memory
vivo X Fold5
12 / 16GB RAM
256 GB · 512 GB · 1 TB storage
No card slot
Huawei Pura X Max
12 / 16GB RAM
256 GB · 512 GB · 1 TB storage
No card slot
Camera
vivo X Fold5
50MP Main
50 MP Periscope
50 MP Ultra Wide
20 MP selfie
8K@30fps video
Huawei Pura X Max
50MP Main
50 MP Periscope
12.5 MP Ultra Wide
8 MP selfie
4K video
Battery
vivo X Fold5
6,000mAh
80 W wired · 40 W wireless
Huawei Pura X Max
5,300mAh
66 W wired · 50 W wireless
Build
vivo X Fold5
217g
159.7 × 142.3 × 4.3 mm
IP58
Huawei Pura X Max
229g
166.5 × 120 × 5.2 mm
IP58
Connectivity
vivo X Fold5
5GWi-Fi 7Bluetooth 5.4NFCNano-SIM + Nano-SIMUSB Type-C 3.2
Huawei Pura X Max
5GWi-Fi 7Bluetooth 6.0NFCNano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)USB Type-C 3.1

Specifications

vivo X Fold5

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G
2G bands

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

CDMA 800 / 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

CDMA2000 1x

4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G

Huawei Pura X Max

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE
5G bands
SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G

vivo X Fold5

Announced
2025, June 25
Status
Available. Released 2025, July 02

Huawei Pura X Max

Announced
2026, April 20
Status
Available. Released 2026, May 18

vivo X Fold5

Dimensions

Unfolded: 159.7 x 142.3 x 4.3 mm

Folded: 159.7 x 72.6 x 9.2 mm

Weight
217 g or 226 g (7.65 oz)
Build
Glass front (closed), aluminum frame, glass-fiber reinforced plastic back
SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

IP58/IP59+ dust protected and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 3m for 30 min)

Huawei Pura X Max

Dimensions

Unfolded: 166.5 x 120 x 5.2 mm

Folded: 85 x 120 x 11.2 mm

Weight
229 g (8.08 oz)
Build
Glass front (Kunlun Glass 2), aluminosilicate glass back, aluminum frame
SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)

IP58/IP59 dust protected and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1m for 30 min)

Stylus support

vivo X Fold5

Type
Foldable LTPO AMOLED1B colors120Hz5280Hz PWMHDR10+Dolby Vision4500 nits (peak)
Size
8.03 inches, 206.5 cm2 (~90.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution

2200 x 2480 pixels (~413 ppi density)

Cover display:

LTPO AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 5500 nits (peak)

6.53 inches, 1172 x 2748 pixels, 21:9 ratio

Armor Glass (2nd gen)

Huawei Pura X Max

Type
Foldable LTPO2 OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 1440Hz PWM, HDR Vivid
Size
7.7 inches, 179.5 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution

1828 x 2584 pixels (~412 ppi density)

Cover display:

LTPO2 OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 1440Hz PWM, 5.4 inches, 1264 x 1848 pixels, 412 PPI, Huawei Kunlun Glass 2

vivo X Fold5

OS
Android 15, up to 4 major OS updates, Funtouch 15 (International), OriginOS 5 (China)
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)
GPU
Adreno 750

Huawei Pura X Max

OS
HarmonyOS 6.1
Chipset
Kirin 9030 Pro (6 nm)
CPU
9-core (1x2.75 GHz & 4x2.27 GHz & 4x1.72 GHz)
GPU
Maleoon 935

vivo X Fold5

Card slot
No
Internal

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM

UFS 4.1

Huawei Pura X Max

Card slot
No
Internal
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM

vivo X Fold5

Triple

50 MP, f/1.6, 23mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS

50 MP, f/2.6, 70mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

50 MP, f/2.1, 15mm, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF

Features
Color spectrum sensorLaser AFZeiss opticsZeiss T* lens coatingDual-LED flashpanorama
Video
8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Huawei Pura X Max

Triple

50 MP, f/1.4-4.0, 24mm (wide), PDAF, OIS

50 MP, f/2.2, 81mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3.5x optical zoom

12.5 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), AF

Features
Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS, HDR Vivid

vivo X Fold5

Single

20 MP, f/2.4, 21mm (wide), 1/3.6", 0.61µm

Cover camera:

20 MP, f/2.4, 21mm (wide), 1/3.6", 0.61µm

Features
HDR
Video
1080p@30fps

Huawei Pura X Max

Single

8 MP, f/2.2, (wide)

Cover camera:

8 MP, f/2.4, (wide)

Video
4K, 1080p, HDR Vivid

vivo X Fold5

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack

No

24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio

Snapdragon Sound

Huawei Pura X Max

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No

vivo X Fold5

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band or tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
Positioning
GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), GLONASS
NFC
Yes
Infrared port
Yes
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, Display Port

Huawei Pura X Max

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
6.0, A2DP, LE, L2HC
Positioning
GPS (L1+L5)BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b)GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b)QZSS (L1+L5)GLONASSNavIC
NFC
Yes
Infrared port
Yes
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, DisplayPort 1.2

vivo X Fold5

Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Huawei Pura X Max

Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted)accelerometergyroproximitycompassbarometer

vivo X Fold5

Type
Si/C Li-Ion 6000 mAh
Charging

80W wired

40W wireless

Reverse wired

5W reverse wireless

Huawei Pura X Max

Type
5300 mAh
Charging

66W wired

50W wireless

7.5W reverse wireless

5W reverse wired

vivo X Fold5

Colors
Titanium Gray, Green, White
Models
V2436A, V2429
SAR
0.86 W/kg (head)     0.85 W/kg (body)    
Price
About 850 EUR

Huawei Pura X Max

Colors
Black, Blue, White, Olive, Orange
Models
HOP-AL00
Price
About 1400 EUR

vivo X Fold5

Performance

AnTuTu: 1883303 (v10)

GeekBench: 6483 (v6)

3DMark: 4739 (Wild Life Extreme)

Display
1916 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker
-25.7 LUFS (Very good)
Battery
Active use score 13:21h

Huawei Pura X Max

Not listed for this device

How the vivo X Fold5 and Huawei Pura X Max differ

  • The vivo X Fold5 has a larger battery, 6000 mAh against 5300 mAh on the Huawei Pura X Max.
  • The vivo X Fold5 has the bigger screen, 8.03 inches against 7.7 inches.
  • The Huawei Pura X Max is the newer of the two, released in May 2026.