Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 vs Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
70
out of 100
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71
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 7.6-inch Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on July 26, 2023, against the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 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 5
- Shows 16% longer battery life (22:55 vs 19:45 hours)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- 30% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1818K versus 1401K)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Better grip in hands – the body is 20.3 mm narrower
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
- Delivers 65% higher peak brightness (2093 against 1266 nits)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
- Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 25W)
- The phone is 1 year and 1 month 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 | OLED |
| Size | 7.6 inches | 8 inches |
| Resolution | 1812 x 2176 pixels | 2076 x 2152 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 10.81:9 | 1:1 |
| PPI | 374 ppi | 373 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (10-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 2700 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1750 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.1% | 88.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 94.7% | 98.5% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 4 ms | 4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Pixel 9 Pro Fold
8″ (1:1 ratio) = 32 in2
Galaxy Z Fold 5
7.6″ (10.81:9 ratio) = 28.4 in2
~12% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 154.9 mm (6.1 inches) | 155.2 mm (6.11 inches) |
| Width | 129.9 mm (5.11 inches) | 150.2 mm (5.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.1 mm (0.24 inches) | 5.1 mm (0.2 inches) |
| Weight | 253 g (8.92 oz) | 257 g (9.07 oz) |
| Waterproof | IPX8 | IPX8 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Blue | White, Black |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Google Tensor G4 |
| Max clock | 3360 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
- 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Mali-G715 MC7 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 896 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 940 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS | ~1684.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 2062 | 2048 |
| Multi-core score | 5396 | 4910 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 600928 | 476883 |
| GPU | 448555 | 385522 |
| Memory | 284750 | 203655 |
| UX | 484163 | 335261 |
| Total score | 1818396 | 1401321 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 74% | 84% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1142 | 1049 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 71% | - |
| Graphics test | 21 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 24 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 21 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 17 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 5460 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 57% | - |
| Graphics test | 21 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 3603 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 15086 | 10521 |
| Video editing | 7879 | 7569 |
| Photo editing | 33582 | 21074 |
| Data manipulation | 12994 | 14718 |
| Writing score | 19605 | 15880 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-11 (Anekochan) | AnTuTu 11 | 1824088 |
| 📘 2026-05-09 (Laixy) | AnTuTu 11 | 1839549 |
| 📘 2026-03-30 (Jesus) | AnTuTu 11 | 1818396 |
| 📘 2025-12-10 (Ксюшкинс) | AnTuTu 11 | 1787267 |
| 📘 2025-12-02 (Тг: @RTX5090Palit) | AnTuTu 11 | 1742781 |
Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 34 GB | 27 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4400 mAh | 4650 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | - |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (46% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:24 hr | 1:36 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:04 hr | 08:24 hr |
| Watching video | 12:40 hr | 12:56 hr |
| Gaming | 05:13 hr | 05:05 hr |
| Standby | 126 hr | 85 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | 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° | 127° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 10.8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 10.5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN3 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 10 MP | 10.8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/3.1 |
| Focal length | 66 mm | 112 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3K1 | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 10.5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 70 | 55 |
| Preview | 76 | 77 |
| Zoom | 128 | 124 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | - |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX374 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| 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 | 5.3 | 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, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| 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 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | - |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | July 2023 | August 2024 |
| Release date | August 2023 | September 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1799 | $1799 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 | - Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold |
| SAR (head) | 1.24 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.19 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- 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
If the display and camera are more important to you, then choose the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold. But if the performance, gaming, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5.
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