Compare / vivo X Fold5 vs S2 FE
vivo X Fold5 vs S2 FE
A side-by-side comparison of the vivo X Fold5 and the S2 FE, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.
Overview
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
S2 FE
- Technology
- GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
- 2G bands
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G bands
- HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 2100
- 4G bands
- 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 19, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66
- 5G bands
- 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
- Speed
- HSPA, LTE, 5G
vivo X Fold5
- Announced
- 2025, June 25
- Status
- Available. Released 2025, July 02
S2 FE
- Announced
- 2026, October 06
- Status
- Coming soon. Exp. release 2026, October 20
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)
S2 FE
- Dimensions
- 163.9 x 76.5 x 8.6 mm (6.45 x 3.01 x 0.34 in)
- Weight
- 224 g (7.90 oz)
- Build
- Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
- SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
MIL-STD-810H compliant*
* does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions
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)
S2 FE
- Type
- AMOLED1B colors120HzHDR10+1000 nits2000 nits (HBM)
- Size
- 6.83 inches, 112.6 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution
- 1260 x 2800 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~450 ppi density)
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
S2 FE
- OS
- Android 16, OriginOS 6
- Chipset
- Mediatek Dimensity 7300e (6 nm)
- CPU
- Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
- GPU
- Mali-G610
vivo X Fold5
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM
UFS 4.1
S2 FE
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
UFS 3.1
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
S2 FE
- Dual
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.93", PDAF
Auxiliary lens
- Features
- LED flash, HDR, panorama
- Video
- Yes
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
S2 FE
- Single
- 32 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide)
- Video
- 1080p@30fps
vivo X Fold5
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5mm jack
No
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio
Snapdragon Sound
S2 FE
- 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
S2 FE
- WLAN
- Yes
- Bluetooth
- 5.4, A2DP, LE
- Positioning
- GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS
- NFC
- No
- Radio
- No
- USB
- USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
vivo X Fold5
- Sensors
- Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
S2 FE
- Sensors
- Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
vivo X Fold5
- Type
- Si/C Li-Ion 6000 mAh
- Charging
80W wired
40W wireless
Reverse wired
5W reverse wireless
S2 FE
- Type
- Si/C Li-Ion 10000 mAh
- Charging
44W wired
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
S2 FE
- Colors
- Stellar Green, Zen White, Titan Black
- SAR
- 1.14 W/kg (head) 1.00 W/kg (body)
- Price
- About 360 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
S2 FE
Not listed for this device
How the vivo X Fold5 and S2 FE differ
- The S2 FE has a larger battery, 10000 mAh against 6000 mAh on the vivo X Fold5.
- The vivo X Fold5 has the bigger screen, 8.03 inches against 6.83 inches.
- The vivo X Fold5 offers more RAM, up to 16 GB against 8 GB.
- The S2 FE is the newer of the two, released in September 2026.