Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 vs Galaxy Z Flip 7

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 7, which is powered by Exynos 2500 and came out 1 year 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 82% higher peak brightness (2661 against 1464 nits)
  • Shows 16% longer battery life (24:27 vs 21:06 hours)
  • 36% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3113K versus 2289K)
  • The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • 42% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3235 and 2285 points

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 and Galaxy Z Flip 7 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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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
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12 / 256 GB
30.6
(Mediocre)
Value Index
20.9
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.9 inches 6.9 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2520 pixels 1080 x 2520 pixels
Aspect ratio 21:9 21:9
PPI 400 ppi 397 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% 88.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.7%
PWM - 240 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
2661 nits
1464 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 166.9 mm (6.57 inches) 166.7 mm (6.56 inches)
Width 75.4 mm (2.97 inches) 75.2 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 6.1 mm (0.24 inches) 6.5 mm (0.26 inches)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
Waterproof IP48 IP48
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Green, Pink Black, Blue, Green, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Repairability - Average (2.96/5)
Drop resistance - Very good (B) Β· 210 drops
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2600 Samsung Exynos 2500
Max clock 3800 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU cores 10 (1 + 3 + 6) 10 (1 + 2 + 5 + 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 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 5 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 2 cores at 2.74 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X925
L3 cache 16 MB 16 MB
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 2 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) AI engine with 32K MAC NPU Yes
GPU
Graphics Xclipse 960 Xclipse 950
GPU shading units 1792 1024
GPU clock 980 MHz 999 MHz
FLOPS ~7024.6 GFLOPS ~4091.9 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
27213
Compute Score (GPU) 27213 18873
Single-core score 3235 2285
Multi-core score 10904 7874
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3113347
2289696
CPU 1030159 771016
GPU 1215533 723824
Memory 383071 356421
UX 484584 438435
Total score 3113347 2289696
Samples Less than 3 [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 54%
Graphics test - 17 FPS
Graphics score - 2231
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test - 36 FPS
Section 1 - 43 FPS
Section 2 - 35 FPS
Section 3 - 29 FPS
Graphics score - 9397
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 15720
Video editing - 8133
Photo editing - 32035
Data manipulation - 11954
Writing score - 22532
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (85th and 195th 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 7
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-16 -> INFCAnTuTu 112220403
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-01 (Koss)AnTuTu 112437711
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-19 (Yell)AnTuTu 112112394
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-26 -> everviolet12Geekbench 6 GPU18873
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-26 -> everviolet12AnTuTu 112496663

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 17 Android 16
ROM One UI 9.0 One UI 8.0
OS size - 27 GB
OS updates 7 years 7 years
Security updates 7 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 4300 mAh 4300 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 (46% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:19 hr 1:31 hr
Battery cycles - 2000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:47 hr 08:49 hr
Watching video 19:25 hr 15:58 hr
Gaming 05:38 hr 04:38 hr
Standby 95 hr 84 hr
General battery life
24:27 hr
21:06 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 123Β° 123Β°
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" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.57" (β‰ˆ 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" (β‰ˆ 0.31 inch) 1/3.2" (β‰ˆ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

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" (β‰ˆ 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 5.4
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
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 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 2025
Release date July 2026 July 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $1199 $1099
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

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8. It has a better performance, gaming, and battery life.

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Paulo August 10, 2026 at 08:47 PM
Samsung does not work with UFS 4.1. Only 4.0.
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