Vivo’s X Fold 6 accidentally feels like a throwback
It's a quirk of the release calendar that when Vivo's X Fold 6 launched in China this June, it was just another foldable. Now that it's ready for its global release, the size and a
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In short: Vivo’s X Fold 6 accidentally feels like a throwback
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