Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 vs Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 8-inch Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on July 9, 2025, against the Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold, which is powered by Google Tensor G6 and came out 1 year 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
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7
- 57% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3065K versus 1951K)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Better grip in hands – the body is 7.2 mm narrower
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
- 23% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3181 and 2587 points
- Weighs 24 grams less
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)
- The phone is 1 year and 2 months newer
- 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 | 8 inches | 8 inches |
| Resolution | 1968 x 2184 pixels | 2076 x 2152 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | - | 1:1 |
| PPI | 368 ppi | 374 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1300 nits | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 2600 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 | Ultra Thin Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90% | 88.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 100% | - |
| PWM | 240 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.4 mm (6.24 inches) | 155.2 mm (6.11 inches) |
| Width | 143.2 mm (5.64 inches) | 150.4 mm (5.92 inches) |
| Thickness | 4.2 mm (0.17 inches) | 5 mm (0.2 inches) |
| Weight | 215 g (7.58 oz) | 239 g (8.43 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP48 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue, Green | Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | Average (2.97/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) · 210 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Google Tensor G6 |
| Max clock | 4470 MHz | 4110 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 7 (1 + 4 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 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 | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | PowerVR CXTP-48-1536 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1286 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~1975.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 19371 | 7607 |
| Single-core score | 3181 | 2587 |
| Multi-core score | 10029 | 5446 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 939230 | 890938 |
| GPU | 1190171 | 289193 |
| Memory | 376287 | 306874 |
| UX | 559935 | 464403 |
| Total score | 3065623 | 1951408 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 66% | - |
| Graphics test | 15 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2053 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 35 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 43 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 34 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 28 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 9285 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | 29 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 4885 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 17835 | - |
| Video editing | 8623 | - |
| Photo editing | 33817 | - |
| Data manipulation | 13345 | - |
| Writing score | 25306 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#95th place)
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-21 -> Senzawa | Geekbench 6 GPU | 19371 |
| 📘 2026-05-21 -> Senzawa | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3056 / 9666 |
| 📘 2026-05-21 -> Senzawa | AnTuTu 11 | 2995728 |
| 📘 2026-05-09 (RiF0706) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3181 / 10029 |
| 📘 2026-04-29 (SigmaPocoyo67) | AnTuTu 11 | 3137252 |
Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 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 16 | Android 17 |
| ROM | One UI 8 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 32.4 GB | - |
| OS updates | 7 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 7 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 (53% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:27 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Battery cycles | 2000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 06:57 hr | - |
| Watching video | 13:14 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:48 hr | - |
| Standby | 114 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 | 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 240FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 127° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 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 |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP2 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.6 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 10 MP | 10.8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/3.0 |
| Focal length | 67 mm | 112 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3K1 | 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 |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 10.5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX564 | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX374 | Samsung S5K3K1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 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/23, 1/3.0" | - |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | 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 | 5.4 | 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 |
| 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 |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | July 2025 | August 2026 |
| Release date | July 2025 | August 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1999 | - |
| 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 performance, gaming, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7. But if the battery life and design are more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold.
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