The Morning After: Vivo claims it’s solved the foldable phone crease problem

Even if we never buy one, the newest foldable is still enough to keep us interested. The Vivo X Fold has a 6.53- or 8-inch unfolded screen, which has a Snapdragon Gen 1 processor and two Ultrasonic fingerprint readers built into it. It's not a huge deal.

I'm interested in the zirconium alloy floating middle plate, which sounds like an Avenger's McGuffin, but is actually a pitch to improve the center crease on most foldable phones. When you open the hinge, the plate will lift up and help to smooth out the wrinkling. We will let you know when we see it for real, but for these expensive foldable devices, which often show their age throughwrinkles built up over a month or two, it is a problem in need of a solution.

Mat Smith.

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