Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 vs S24 Ultra
65
out of 100
VS
80
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 Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy) and came out 1 year and 5 months 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 0.8 inch larger screen size
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 70% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2341K versus 1378K)
- Shows 21% longer battery life (26:30 vs 21:52 hours)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- 34% higher pixel density (501 vs 374 PPI)
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Delivers 45% higher peak brightness (1459 against 1009 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Better grip in hands – the body is 51.1 mm narrower
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 25W)
- The phone is 1 year and 5 months newer
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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 7.6 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1812 x 2176 pixels | 1440 x 3088 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 10.8:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 374 ppi | 501 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 2600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Gorilla Glass Armor |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.8% | 88.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 95.5% | 99.5% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 480 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
Galaxy S24 Ultra
6.8″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.6 in2
~61% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 155.1 mm (6.11 inches) | 162.3 mm (6.39 inches) |
| Width | 130.1 mm (5.12 inches) | 79 mm (3.11 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.3 mm (0.25 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 263 g (9.28 oz) | 232 g (8.18 oz) |
| Waterproof | IPX8 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Green, Burgundy | Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy) |
| Max clock | 3190 MHz | 3390 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 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 | 6 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 900 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1843.2 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 6120 | 15386 |
| Single-core score | 1769 | 2259 |
| Multi-core score | 4307 | 7330 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 523038 | 717970 |
| GPU | 230135 | 790073 |
| Memory | 248238 | 341284 |
| UX | 377392 | 492067 |
| Total score | 1378803 | 2341394 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [42 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 73% | 71% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | 851 | 1527 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 63% |
| Graphics test | - | 29 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 36 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 29 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 23 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 7748 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 67% | 59% |
| Graphics test | 16 FPS | 27 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2712 | 4531 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12737 | 18499 |
| Video editing | 7462 | 8001 |
| Photo editing | 32017 | 35916 |
| Data manipulation | 12439 | 15552 |
| Writing score | 16257 | 22696 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#189th place)
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 |
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-29 (Ratiii) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 1995 / 6875 |
| 📘 2026-09-29 (gunissus) | AnTuTu 12 | 2654412 |
| 📘 2026-09-24 (Denislav Antimov) | AnTuTu 12 | 2573019 |
| 📘 2026-09-23 (DEMON77) | AnTuTu 12 | 2536327 |
| 📘 2026-09-22 (Blackz) | AnTuTu 11 | 2368229 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | One UI 8.0 | One UI 8.0 |
| OS size | - | 28 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4400 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (11 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (69% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:19 hr | 1:05 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:30 hr | 10:18 hr |
| Watching video | 13:00 hr | 18:00 hr |
| Gaming | 04:37 hr | 05:51 hr |
| Standby | 119 hr | 122 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#122nd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 16320 x 12240 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 240FPS |
| 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: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Telephoto: 12 MP 4) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN3 | Samsung ISOCELL HP2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.6 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/3.4 |
| Focal length | 52 mm | 111 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3K1 | Sony IMX854 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.52" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.7 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 IMX564 |
| 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 | 70 |
| Preview | 76 | 82 |
| Zoom | 128 | 145 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX374 | Samsung S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 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 | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 5.2 | 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, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| 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 | January 2024 |
| Release date | August 2022 | January 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1800 | $1299 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 | - Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra |
| SAR (head) | 1.3 W/kg | 1.06 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.51 W/kg | 1.3 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 |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy S24 Ultra:
- There is a model with two physical SIM cards and no eSIM, and another with one physical SIM card and eSIM support.
*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 S24 Ultra is definitely a better buy.
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