Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 vs Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 7.6-inch Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on July 10, 2024, against the Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold, which is powered by Google Tensor G6 and came out 2 years and 2 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • 26% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2456K versus 1951K)
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 17.8 mm narrower
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
  • The phone is 2 years and 2 months newer
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • 15% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2587 and 2244 points

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold crucial features
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)

Should I update?
No 14% Yes
No, we don't think this update is worth it.
Moving from Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 to Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold will likely not feel like a meaningful upgrade.
Main improvements: connectivity, battery life, and display.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in gaming and performance.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 7.6 inches 8 inches
Resolution 1856 x 2160 pixels 2076 x 2152 pixels
Aspect ratio 20.9:18 1:1
PPI 374 ppi 374 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 3000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 2600 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 240 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Ultra Thin Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.6% 88.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Screen space comparison
Pixel 11 Pro Fold
8″ (1:1 ratio) = 32 in2
Galaxy Z Fold 6
7.6″ (20.9:18 ratio) = 28.6 in2
~12% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)

Design and build

Height 153.5 mm (6.04 inches) 155.2 mm (6.11 inches)
Width 132.6 mm (5.22 inches) 150.4 mm (5.92 inches)
Thickness 5.6 mm (0.22 inches) 5 mm (0.2 inches)
Weight 239 g (8.43 oz) 239 g (8.43 oz)
Waterproof IP48 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Silver, Green, Pink Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Google Tensor G6
Max clock 3390 MHz 4110 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 7 (1 + 4 + 2)
Architecture - 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
- 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: C1-Pro
- 4 cores at 3.38 GHz: C1-Pro
- 1 core at 4.11 GHz: C1-Ultra
L3 cache 12 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 750 PowerVR CXTP-48-1536
GPU shading units 1536 768
GPU clock 903-1000 MHz 1286 MHz
FLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS ~1975.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 7607
Single-core score 2244 2587
Multi-core score 6876 5446
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
2456969
CPU 768993 890938
GPU 841318 289193
Memory 333219 306874
UX 513439 464403
Total score 2456969 1951408
Samples [2 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 69% -
Graphics test 11 FPS -
Graphics score 1450 -
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 27 FPS -
Section 1 35 FPS -
Section 2 27 FPS -
Section 3 21 FPS -
Graphics score 7138 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 61% -
Graphics test 26 FPS -
Graphics score 4520 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 18720 -
Video editing 7997 -
Photo editing 34228 -
Data manipulation 16327 -
Writing score 21435 -
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#144th place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-16 (Nyvronis)AnTuTu 112456969
📘 2025-11-30 (Atila)AnTuTu 112347721
Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold
No benchmark results yet

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4200 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 17
ROM One UI 8.0 Stock Android
OS size 26.8 GB -
OS updates 4 years 7 years
Security updates 5 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 4400 mAh 4806 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (25 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (38% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:41 hr 1:30 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:44 hr -
Watching video 13:06 hr -
Gaming 04:56 hr -
Standby 100 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
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL GN3 -
Sensor size 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP 10.8 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/3.0
Focal length 66 mm 112 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL 3K1 Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.22 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 10.5 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm -
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL 3LU Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.22 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 75 -
Preview 71 -
Zoom 135 -
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 10 megapixels 10 megapixels
Image resolution 3648 x 2736 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX374 Samsung S5K3K1
Sensor size 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1 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/24, 1/3" -
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 6.0
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 Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced July 2024 August 2026
Release date July 2024 August 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $1899 -
Successor - Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 -
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- 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, camera, battery life, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold. But if the gaming, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6.

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