Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro
65
out of 100
VS
79
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 7.6-inch Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1) that was released on August 10, 2022, against the Apple iPhone 15 Pro, which is powered by Apple A17 Pro and came out 1 year and 1 month 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 Fold 4
- Has a 1.5 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 1126 mAh larger battery capacity: 4400 vs 3274 mAh
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15 Pro
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Delivers 78% higher peak brightness (1796 against 1009 nits)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Shows 13% longer battery life (24:47 vs 21:52 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Better grip in hands – the body is 59.5 mm narrower
- 23% higher pixel density (460 vs 374 PPI)
- The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
- 65% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2915 and 1769 points
- Weighs 76 grams less
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 7.6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1812 x 2176 pixels | 1179 x 2556 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 10.8:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 374 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.8% | 88.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 95.5% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 242 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Z Fold 4
7.6″ (10.8:9 ratio) = 28.4 in2
iPhone 15 Pro
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~100% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 155.1 mm (6.11 inches) | 146.6 mm (5.77 inches) |
| Width | 130.1 mm (5.12 inches) | 70.6 mm (2.78 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.3 mm (0.25 inches) | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 263 g (9.28 oz) | 187 g (6.6 oz) |
| Waterproof | IPX8 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Green, Burgundy | White, Black, Silver, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 | Apple A17 Pro |
| Max clock | 3190 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 4 cores at 2.11 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.78 GHz: Everest |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | 6 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 900 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1843.2 GFLOPS | ~2147.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 6120 | 28057 |
| Single-core score | 1769 | 2915 |
| Multi-core score | 4307 | 7115 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 523038 | 368915 |
| GPU | 230135 | 490265 |
| Memory | 248238 | 182600 |
| UX | 377392 | 410974 |
| Total score | 1378803 | 1452754 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [8 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 73% | 71% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 10 FPS |
| Graphics score | 851 | 1391 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 73% |
| Graphics test | - | 23 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 29 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 23 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 16 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 6089 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 67% | 63% |
| Graphics test | 16 FPS | 21 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2712 | 3655 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12737 | - |
| Video editing | 7462 | - |
| Photo editing | 32017 | - |
| Data manipulation | 12439 | - |
| Writing score | 16257 | - |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-01 -> OfficalK12 | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1429 / 4113 |
| 📘 2026-09-01 -> OfficalK12 | AnTuTu 11 | 1382609 |
| 📘 2025-10-08 (clarkyy) | AnTuTu 11 | 1378803 |
| 📘 2023-10-23 (Efkanijus) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 6120 |
| 📘 2023-10-23 (Efkanijus) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1769 / 4307 |
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-28 (human) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 26734 |
| 📘 2026-07-28 (human) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2892 / 7293 |
| 📘 2026-07-28 (human) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2892 / 7293 |
| 📘 2026-07-24 (elips) | AnTuTu 11 | 1387191 |
| 📘 2026-06-15 (k0nd3r) | AnTuTu 11 | 1329788 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) |
| ROM | One UI 8.0 | - |
| OS updates | 4 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4400 mAh | 3274 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 23 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (11 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (57% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:19 hr | 1:33 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:30 hr | 09:28 hr |
| Watching video | 13:00 hr | 17:33 hr |
| Gaming | 04:37 hr | 05:41 hr |
| Standby | 119 hr | 111 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | 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° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN3 | Sony IMX803 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 52 mm | 77 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3K1 | Sony IMX713 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/3.5" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | Sony IMX633 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 70 | 80 |
| Preview | 76 | 85 |
| Zoom | 128 | 139 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 15 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX374 | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Additional lens | 10 MP, Sony IMX374, f/26, 1/3.2" | - |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 145 |
| Video | - | 156 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | 5.2 | 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, DP 1.2 | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 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 2022 | September 2023 |
| Release date | August 2022 | September 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1800 | $999 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 | - Apple iPhone 17 Pro |
| SAR (head) | 1.3 W/kg | 0.98 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.51 W/kg | 0.98 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| 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 Apple iPhone 15 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 15