Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 vs Galaxy Z Flip 6

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.9-inch Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 (with Exynos 2600) that was released on July 22, 2026, against the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 2 years and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8
  • Delivers 94% higher peak brightness (2661 against 1371 nits)
  • Shows 33% longer battery life (24:27 vs 18:21 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • The phone is 2 years and 1 month newer
  • 32% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3113K versus 2362K)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Exynos 2600
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
  • 44% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3235 and 2247 points

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 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.
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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 60% Yes
Yes, we think most users will notice the upgrade.
Updating from Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 to Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 makes sense and should feel noticeably better in daily use.
Main improvements: gaming, battery life, and performance.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.9 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2520 pixels 1080 x 2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 21:9 22:9
PPI 400 ppi 426 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1600 nits 1600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 2600 nits 2600 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 88.3% 85.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 97.6%
PWM - 120 Hz
Response time - 2 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Z Flip 8
6.9″ (21:9 ratio) = 17.2 in2
Galaxy Z Flip 6
6.7″ (22:9 ratio) = 15.7 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
2661 nits
1371 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 166.9 mm (6.57 inches) 165.1 mm (6.5 inches)
Width 75.4 mm (2.97 inches) 71.9 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 6.1 mm (0.24 inches) 6.9 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Waterproof IP48 IP48
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Green, Pink White, Black, Silver, Blue, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2600 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max clock 3800 MHz 3390 MHz
CPU cores 10 (1 + 3 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2.75 GHz: C1-Pro
- 3 cores at 3.25 GHz: C1-Pro
- 1 core at 3.8 GHz: C1-Ultra
- 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
L3 cache 16 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 2 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) AI engine with 32K MAC NPU Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Xclipse 960 Adreno 750
GPU shading units 1792 1536
GPU clock 980 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS ~7024.6 GFLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
27213
Compute Score (GPU) 27213 13050
Single-core score 3235 2247
Multi-core score 10904 6857
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3113347
2362730
CPU 1030159 738025
GPU 1215533 766754
Memory 383071 343545
UX 484584 514406
Total score 3113347 2362730
Samples Less than 3 [2 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 58%
Graphics test - 11 FPS
Graphics score - 1441
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test - 27 FPS
Section 1 - 34 FPS
Section 2 - 27 FPS
Section 3 - 22 FPS
Graphics score - 7215
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Graphics test - 26 FPS
Graphics score - 4456
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 17131
Video editing - 8092
Photo editing - 31931
Data manipulation - 14983
Writing score - 22467
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (85th and 175th place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8
No benchmark results yet
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-05 (evgeniy fimoZ)AnTuTu 112295335
📘 2026-06-24 (Simeoncorleone)AnTuTu 112362730

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock - 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 17 Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 9.0 One UI 8.0
OS size - 25.6 GB
OS updates 7 years 4 years
Security updates 7 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 4300 mAh 4000 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (56% in 30 min) Yes (44% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:19 hr 1:41 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:47 hr 05:56 hr
Watching video 19:25 hr 13:24 hr
Gaming 05:38 hr 04:18 hr
Standby 95 hr 89 hr
General battery life
24:27 hr
18:21 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8160 x 6120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL GN3 Samsung ISOCELL GN3
Sensor size 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL 3LU Samsung ISOCELL 3LU
Sensor size 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 70
Preview - 76
Zoom - 124
Samples - Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 10 megapixels 10 megapixels
Image resolution 3648 x 2736 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor - Samsung ISOCELL 3J1
Sensor size - 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (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 version 5.4 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes, DP 1.2
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced July 2026 July 2024
Release date July 2026 July 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $1199 $1099
Successor - - Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 is definitely a better buy.

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