Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 vs Huawei Mate XT Ultimate
74
out of 100
VS
70
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 Huawei Mate XT Ultimate, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9010 and came out 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
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Better grip in hands – the body is 86.4 mm narrower
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
- 56% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2244 and 1438 points
- Weighs 59 grams less
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate XT Ultimate
- Has a 2.6 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 1200 mAh larger battery capacity: 5600 vs 4400 mAh
- The rear camera has a 5.5x optical zoom
- Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 25W)
- Has a built-in infrared port
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 | 10.2 inches |
| Resolution | 1856 x 2160 pixels | 2232 x 3184 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20.9:18 | - |
| PPI | 374 ppi | 381 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 5000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 2600 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.6% | 91.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 153.5 mm (6.04 inches) | 156.7 mm (6.17 inches) |
| Width | 132.6 mm (5.22 inches) | 219 mm (8.62 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.6 mm (0.22 inches) | 3.6 mm (0.14 inches) |
| Weight | 239 g (8.43 oz) | 298 g (10.51 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP48 | - |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | - |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Silver, Green, Pink | Black, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | HiSilicon Kirin 9010 |
| Max clock | 3390 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 3 + 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 1.55 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.18 GHz: TaiShan V121 - 1 core at 2.3 GHz: TaiShan V121 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Maleoon 910 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 903-1000 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~1536 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 1415 |
| Single-core score | 2244 | 1438 |
| Multi-core score | 6876 | 4365 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 768993 | - |
| GPU | 841318 | - |
| Memory | 333219 | - |
| UX | 513439 | - |
| Total score | 2456969 | - |
| 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 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 18720 | - |
| Video editing | 7997 | - |
| Photo editing | 34228 | - |
| Data manipulation | 16327 | - |
| Writing score | 21435 | - |
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 |
Huawei Mate XT Ultimate
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | - |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | HarmonyOS 4.2 |
| ROM | One UI 8.0 | - |
| OS size | 26.8 GB | - |
| OS updates | 4 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4400 mAh | 5600 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (38% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 1:41 hr | - |
| 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 | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 5.5x |
| 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) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 12° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.4 |
| 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 | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 10 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/3.4 |
| Focal length | 66 mm | 125 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL 3K1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL 3LU | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) | 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 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 | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX374 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 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 6 (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 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | - |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | July 2024 | September 2024 |
| Release date | July 2024 | September 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1899 | $2800 |
| 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 | Yes, 66 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, performance, gaming, connectivity, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6. But if the camera and battery life are more of a priority – go for the Huawei Mate XT Ultimate.
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