Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G vs Galaxy Z Flip 7
55
out of 100
VS
76
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G) that was released on August 11, 2021, against the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7, which is powered by Exynos 2500 and came out 4 years after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7
- 2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2289K versus 1102K)
- Shows 48% longer battery life (21:06 vs 14:13 hours)
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 4300 vs 3300 mAh
- Delivers 58% higher peak brightness (1470 against 929 nits)
- Waterproof body (IP48 classification)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- The phone is 4 years newer
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
Review
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)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2640 pixels | 1080 x 2520 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 21.9:9 | 21:9 |
| PPI | 426 ppi | 397 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 850 nits | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 2600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85% | 88.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 95.3% | 99.7% |
| PWM | 242 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 6.5 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Z Flip 7
6.9″ (21:9 ratio) = 17.2 in2
Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G
6.7″ (21.9:9 ratio) = 15.8 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 166 mm (6.54 inches) | 166.7 mm (6.56 inches) |
| Width | 72.2 mm (2.84 inches) | 75.2 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) | 6.5 mm (0.26 inches) |
| Weight | 183 g (6.46 oz) | 188 g (6.63 oz) |
| Waterproof | IPX8 | IP48 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, 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) · 210 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G | Samsung Exynos 2500 |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 10 (1 + 2 + 5 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) |
- 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 | 4 MB | 16 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 780 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Xclipse 950 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 999 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1290.2 GFLOPS | ~4091.9 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 18873 |
| Single-core score | 1473 | 2285 |
| Multi-core score | 3767 | 7874 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 387259 | 771016 |
| GPU | 163836 | 723824 |
| Memory | 208561 | 356421 |
| UX | 342686 | 438435 |
| Total score | 1102342 | 2289696 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [7 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 72% | 54% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | 435 | 2231 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 36 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 43 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 35 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 29 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 9397 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 73% | - |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1224 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 13317 | 15720 |
| Video editing | 7710 | 8133 |
| Photo editing | 29882 | 32035 |
| Data manipulation | 10323 | 11954 |
| Writing score | 15410 | 22532 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-12 (Zha) | AnTuTu 12 | 976692 |
| 📘 2026-03-14 (Mitu) | AnTuTu 11 | 1102342 |
| 📘 2026-02-21 -> nanamond | AnTuTu 11 | 1205113 |
| 📘 2026-02-01 (nanamond) | AnTuTu 11 | 1128111 |
| 📘 2025-12-08 (Carlos Domino) | AnTuTu 11 | 987766 |
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-16 -> INFC | AnTuTu 11 | 2220403 |
| 📘 2026-01-01 (Koss) | AnTuTu 11 | 2437711 |
| 📘 2025-12-19 (Yell) | AnTuTu 11 | 2112394 |
| 📘 2025-11-26 -> everviolet12 | Geekbench 6 GPU | 18873 |
| 📘 2025-11-26 -> everviolet12 | AnTuTu 11 | 2496663 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 16 |
| ROM | One UI 7.0 | One UI 8.0 |
| OS size | 29 GB | 27 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 3300 mAh | 4300 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (10 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (40% in 30 min) | Yes (46% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 1:31 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 2000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 05:34 hr | 08:49 hr |
| Watching video | 09:17 hr | 15:58 hr |
| Gaming | 03:55 hr | 04:38 hr |
| Standby | 65 hr | 84 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 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 | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX563 | Samsung ISOCELL GN3 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | Samsung ISOCELL 3LU |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 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 | 55 | - |
| Preview | 69 | - |
| Zoom | 72 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX374 | Samsung ISOCELL 3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | - | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | - |
| 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 | August 2021 | July 2025 |
| Release date | August 2021 | July 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1000 | $1099 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.86 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.58 W/kg | - |
| 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 7 is definitely a better buy.
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