Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 vs S25 Ultra
70
out of 100
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87
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 Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 1 year and 7 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 5
- Has a 0.7 inch larger screen size
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 72% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3128K versus 1818K)
- Shows 25% longer battery life (28:43 vs 22:55 hours)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- 33% higher pixel density (498 vs 374 PPI)
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Delivers 14% higher peak brightness (1417 against 1248 nits)
- Better grip in hands – the body is 52.3 mm narrower
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 25W)
- The phone is 1 year and 7 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 | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1812 x 2176 pixels | 1440 x 3120 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 10.81:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 374 ppi | 498 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (10-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | - |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1750 nits | 2600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Corning Gorilla Armor 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.1% | 92.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 94.7% | 97.7% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 4 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Z Fold 5
7.6″ (10.81:9 ratio) = 28.4 in2
Galaxy S25 Ultra
6.9″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.1 in2
~56% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 154.9 mm (6.1 inches) | 162.8 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 129.9 mm (5.11 inches) | 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.1 mm (0.24 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 253 g (8.92 oz) | 218 g (7.69 oz) |
| Waterproof | IPX8 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Blue | Black, Silver, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.23/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 3360 MHz | 4470 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| 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 |
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 26581 |
| Single-core score | 2062 | 3202 |
| Multi-core score | 5396 | 10347 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 600928 | 987646 |
| GPU | 448555 | 1190760 |
| Memory | 284750 | 362214 |
| UX | 484163 | 587932 |
| Total score | 1818396 | 3128552 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [66 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 74% | 61% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1142 | 2272 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 71% | - |
| Graphics test | 21 FPS | 40 FPS |
| Section 1 | 24 FPS | 50 FPS |
| Section 2 | 21 FPS | 40 FPS |
| Section 3 | 17 FPS | 29 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5460 | 10441 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 57% | 56% |
| Graphics test | 21 FPS | 34 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3603 | 5827 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 15086 | 21582 |
| Video editing | 7879 | 8625 |
| Photo editing | 33582 | 34425 |
| Data manipulation | 12994 | 17556 |
| Writing score | 19605 | 26844 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#81st place)
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 |
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-06 (Trexsotiy) | Battery life | SOT 12:30 / 03:16 |
| 📘 2026-09-02 -> Mohamed_136 | Battery life | SOT 8:02 / 17:11 |
| 📘 2026-08-29 (PaWK) | AnTuTu 11 | 3034536 |
| 📘 2026-08-23 (Apple Slayer) | AnTuTu 11 | 3254557 |
| 📘 2026-08-08 (Minh Tùng) | AnTuTu 11 | 2954951 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | One UI 8.0 |
| OS size | 34 GB | 30.4 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 (15 W) | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (72% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:24 hr | 0:59 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 2000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 08:04 hr | 11:10 hr |
| Watching video | 12:40 hr | 19:32 hr |
| Gaming | 05:13 hr | 06:22 hr |
| Standby | 126 hr | 132 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#68th 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 30FPS | 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: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Telephoto: 10 MP 4) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- 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 S5KHP2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57" (≈ 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 | 10 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/3.4 |
| Focal length | 66 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 | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN3 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/2.5" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 70 | 165 |
| Preview | 76 | 81 |
| Zoom | 128 | 137 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | 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 | 5.3 | 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, DP 1.2 | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | 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 | 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 | July 2023 | January 2025 |
| Release date | August 2023 | February 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1799 | $1299 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 | - Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra |
| SAR (head) | 1.24 W/kg | 1.25 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.19 W/kg | 1.42 W/kg |
| Sensors | - 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 S25 Ultra:
- Supports up to 2 eSIMs. The international model has 2 physical SIM slots, while the U.S. version has 1.
- Uses Grade 5 titanium and Corning Gorilla Armor 2 glass on both sides.
*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 S25 Ultra is definitely a better buy.
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