Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 vs Google Pixel Fold
74
out of 100
VS
63
out of 100
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 Fold, which is powered by Google Tensor G2 and came out 1 year and 2 months before. 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 6
- 2.9x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2456K versus 859K)
- Shows 19% longer battery life (19:49 vs 16:41 hours)
- Waterproof body (IP48 classification)
- Delivers 26% higher peak brightness (1561 against 1239 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Thinner bezels – 7.9% more screen real estate
- Better grip in hands – the body is 7.1 mm narrower
- The phone is 1 year and 2 months newer
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel Fold
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
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 | 7.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1856 x 2160 pixels | 1840 x 2208 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20.9:18 | 6:5 |
| PPI | 374 ppi | 378 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | - | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 2600 nits | 1450 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.6% | 82.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 98.8% |
| PWM | - | 120 Hz |
| Response time | - | 4 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 153.5 mm (6.04 inches) | 158.7 mm (6.25 inches) |
| Width | 132.6 mm (5.22 inches) | 139.7 mm (5.5 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.6 mm (0.22 inches) | 5.8 mm (0.23 inches) |
| Weight | 239 g (8.43 oz) | 283 g (9.98 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP48 | IPX8 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Silver, Green, Pink | Black, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Google Tensor G2 |
| Max clock | 3390 MHz | 2850 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| 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 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.35 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 2 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Mali-G710 MP7 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 448 |
| GPU clock | 903-1000 MHz | 848 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~759.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 2244 | 1501 |
| Multi-core score | 6876 | 3833 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 768993 | 317251 |
| GPU | 841318 | 124800 |
| Memory | 333219 | 174433 |
| UX | 513439 | 243381 |
| Total score | 2456969 | 859865 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 69% | 80% |
| Graphics test | 11 FPS | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1450 | 673 |
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 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 18720 | 9317 |
| Video editing | 7997 | 6944 |
| Photo editing | 34228 | 20248 |
| Data manipulation | 16327 | 10994 |
| Writing score | 21435 | 15214 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#151st place)
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-30 (Nyvronis) | AnTuTu 12 | 2649328 |
| 📘 2026-07-16 (Nyvronis) | AnTuTu 11 | 2456969 |
| 📘 2025-11-30 (Atila) | AnTuTu 11 | 2347721 |
Google Pixel Fold
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| 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 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | One UI 8.0 | - |
| OS size | 26.8 GB | 15 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 5 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4400 mAh | 4821 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (20 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (38% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 31 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:41 hr | 1:32 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:44 hr | 06:15 hr |
| Watching video | 13:06 hr | 10:45 hr |
| Gaming | 04:56 hr | 04:29 hr |
| Standby | 100 hr | 80 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 | Dual 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° | 121° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 10.8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 10.8 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 ISOCELL GN3 | Sony IMX787 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 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 ISOCELL 3K1 | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 10.8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL 3LU | Sony IMX386 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) | 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.25 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 75 | 60 |
| Preview | 71 | 63 |
| Zoom | 135 | 117 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel Fold from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX374 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.22 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/24, 1/3" | 9.5 MP, f/24 |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
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 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| 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, 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 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | July 2024 | May 2023 |
| Release date | July 2024 | June 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1899 | $1799 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 | - Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 is definitely a better buy.
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