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Vivo X Fold3 Pro vs Huawei Mate X3

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Vivo X Fold3 Pro vs Huawei Mate X3

85 out of 100
Vivo X Fold3 Pro
VS
80 out of 100
Huawei Mate X3
Vivo X Fold3 Pro
Huawei Mate X3

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 8.03-inch Vivo X Fold3 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on March 26, 2024, against the Huawei Mate X3, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 1 year before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Vivo X Fold3 Pro
  • Delivers 120% higher peak brightness (2139 against 972 nits)
  • 67% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2159K versus 1290K)
  • Comes with 900 mAh larger battery capacity: 5700 vs 4800 mAh
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 66W)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • The phone is 1 year newer
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate X3
  • Shows 22% longer battery life (28:01 vs 22:57 hours)
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Vivo X Fold3 Pro and Huawei Mate X3 crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
X Fold3 Pro
vs
Mate X3

Display

TypeAMOLEDOLED
Size8.03 inches7.85 inches
Resolution2200 x 2480 pixels2224 x 2496 pixels
Aspect ratio1.13:1 -
PPI413 ppi426 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rateYesYes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness4500 nits -
HDR supportYes, HDR10+Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate300 Hz -
Screen protectionArmor GlassTempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio90.6%88.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.3%
PWM - 484 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
X Fold3 Pro+120%
2139 nits
Mate X3
972 nits

Design and build

Height159.96 mm (6.3 inches)156.9 mm (6.18 inches)
Width142.4 mm (5.61 inches)141.5 mm (5.57 inches)
Thickness5.2 mm (0.2 inches)5.3 mm (0.21 inches)
Weight236 g (8.32 oz)241 g (8.5 oz)
WaterproofIPX8IPX8
Advanced coolingVapor chamberVapor chamber
Rear materialGlassGlass
Frame materialMetalMetal
ColorsWhite, BlackWhite, Black, Gold, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scannerYes, in-displayYes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
X Fold3 Pro+2%
90.6%
Mate X3
88.9%

Performance

Tests of Vivo X Fold3 Pro and Huawei Mate X3 in the benchmarks
SoC
ChipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max clock3300 MHz3190 MHz
CPU cores8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture- 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4		- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache12 MB6 MB
ManufacturingTSMCTSMC
Lithography process4 nanometers4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)HexagonHexagon
GraphicsAdreno 750Adreno 730
GPU shading units15361024
GPU clock903 MHz900 MHz
FLOPS~2774 GFLOPS~1843.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
X Fold3 Pro+21%
2215
Mate X3
1828
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
X Fold3 Pro+42%
6681
Mate X3
4718
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
X Fold3 Pro+67%
2159512
Mate X3
1290361
CPU465624357030
GPU893977481843
Memory453448215868
UX346463235620
Total score21595121290361
SamplesLess then 3Less then 3
3DMark Wild Life Performance
PCMark 3.0
Web score10678 -
Video editing6426 -
Photo editing32006 -
Data manipulation13190 -
Writing score20926 -

Memory

RAM
RAM size12, 16 GB12 GB
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5
Memory clock4200 MHz3200 MHz
Channels44
Storage
Storage size256, 512, 1024 GB256, 512, 1024 GB
Storage typeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory cardNoNano Memory
Memory card max size - Up to 512 GB

Software

Operating systemAndroid 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)Android 13
ROMFuntouchOS 15EMUI 13.1

Battery

Capacity5700 mAh4800 mAh
Max charge power100 W66 W
Battery typeSilicon-Carbon (Si/C)Li-Po
ReplaceableNoNo
Wireless chargingYes (50 W)No (50 W)
Reverse chargingYes, (wireless)Yes, (wireless)
Fast chargingYes (79% in 30 min)Yes (70% in 30 min)
Full charging time0:39 hr0:48 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing09:53 hr14:41 hr
Watching video14:19 hr21:00 hr
Gaming06:03 hr06:34 hr
Standby102 hr86 hr
General battery life
X Fold3 Pro
22:57 hr
Mate X3+22%
28:01 hr

Main camera

Matrix50 megapixels50 megapixels
Image resolution8192 x 61448192 x 6144
ZoomOptical, 3xOptical, 5x
FlashDual LEDDual LED
StabilizationOpticalOptical
8K video recordingUp to 30FPSNo
4K video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
1080p video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
Slow motion240 FPS (1080p)960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens119° -
Lenses1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 64 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
3) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50HSony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.3"1/1.56"
Pixel size1.2 micron1 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution64 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/3.4
Focal length70 mm125 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64BSony IMX351
Sensor size1/2.0"1/3.09"
Pixel size0.7 micron1 micron
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution50 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length - 13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX688
Sensor size1/2.76" -
Pixel size0.64 micron -
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Selfie camera

Megapixels32 megapixels8 megapixels
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
SensorOmnivision OV32DCMOS
Sensor size1/3.6" -
Pixel size0.61 micron -
AutofocusNoNo
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Video resolution1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Additional lens32 MP -
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)NoNo

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 version5.45.2
Bluetooth featuresLELE
USB typeUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version3.23.1
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPortYesYes, DP 1.2
GPSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVICGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC*YesYes
Infrared portYesYes
Network
Number of SIM*22
Type of SIM cardNanoNano
Multi SIM modeStandbyStandby
eSIM support*NoNo
Hybrid slotNoYes
LTE Cat* - 20
5G supportYesNo

Sound

SpeakersStereoStereo
Headphone audio jackNoNo
FM radioNoNo
Dolby AtmosYesNo
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

CategoryFlagshipFlagship
AnnouncedMarch 2024March 2023
Release dateApril 2024April 2023
Launch price$1499$2199
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled chargerYes, 100 WYes, 66 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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