Vivo’s next foldable, the Vivo X Fold 6, is shaping up to be a pricier proposition. A leaked image circulating on Chinese social media suggests the phone will launch with a much higher starting price than its predecessor, even though it is due to be announced on June 26 in China.
The leaked pricing covers four configurations:
- 12GB+256GB: 9,999 Yuan (~$1,475)
- 12GB+512GB: 10,999 Yuan (~$1,625)
- 16GB+512GB: 11,499 Yuan (~$1,700)
- 16GB+1TB: 12,499 Yuan (~$1,845)
If the image is genuine, those models will put the X Fold 6 in the same expensive bracket as rivals, but they also mean Vivo is asking buyers to pay a lot more than they did for the X Fold 5.
Vivo X Fold 6 leaked prices
For comparison, the same storage tiers on the Vivo X Fold 5 were priced at 6,999 Yuan (~$1,030), 7,999 Yuan (~$1,180), 8,499 Yuan (~$1,250), and 9,499 Yuan (~$1,400). That makes the rumored jump close to 40 percent on comparable variants, which is not exactly the kind of surprise foldable buyers love. Then again, premium foldables have been drifting upward across the board, and Vivo is not trying to undercut the market here.
How the Vivo X Fold 6 stacks up against rival foldables
The leak also lands in a market where competing foldables are already expensive. The Honor Magic V6 base model with 12GB+256GB is priced at 8,999 Yuan (~$1,330), while the Oppo Find N6 with the same configuration is listed at 9,999 Yuan (~$1,475). So Vivo’s rumored entry price does not look out of place, but it does put the X Fold 6 firmly in premium territory from the first tier upward.
On the hardware side, the X Fold 6 is expected to take a different route from some rivals. While competing foldables feature the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip, Vivo will reportedly use the Dimensity 9500 Super Edition instead. Whether buyers care about the chipset label or the actual performance gap is another question entirely, but Vivo clearly isn’t chasing the same spec-sheet formula as everyone else.
What Vivo has already confirmed about the X Fold 6
Vivo has already confirmed several X Fold 6 features, including an 8.02-inch foldable OLED screen, a 200-megapixel triple camera system with a 50-megapixel periscope telephoto camera, OriginOS 6 Fold UI, and a 7,000mAh battery. The phone will also include a side-facing fingerprint sensor and support for a telephoto extender accessory. If the leaked pricing holds up, the real test will be whether those specs feel justified enough to make the jump from the X Fold 5 look like progress rather than inflation.
For now, the leak deserves the usual caution. Pricing images are easy to circulate and harder to verify, and Vivo has not confirmed the figures. The bigger question is whether the company is betting on a more ambitious foldable experience, or simply assuming the market will swallow another price hike because the competition already has.