Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 vs Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
80
out of 100
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71
out of 100
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 9 Pro Fold, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 11 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 7
- 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3065K versus 1401K)
- Shows 9% longer battery life (21:26 vs 19:45 hours)
- Waterproof body (IP48 classification)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- The phone is 11 months newer
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
- Delivers 48% higher peak brightness (2071 against 1398 nits)
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 25W)
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 | 373 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1300 nits | 2700 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 2600 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90% | 88.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 100% | 98.5% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ 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) | 150.2 mm (5.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 4.2 mm (0.17 inches) | 5.1 mm (0.2 inches) |
| Weight | 215 g (7.58 oz) | 257 g (9.07 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP48 | IPX8 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue, Green | White, Black |
| 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 G4 |
| Max clock | 4470 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Mali-G715 MC7 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 896 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 940 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~1684.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 19371 | - |
| Single-core score | 3181 | 2048 |
| Multi-core score | 10029 | 4910 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 939230 | 476883 |
| GPU | 1190171 | 385522 |
| Memory | 376287 | 203655 |
| UX | 559935 | 335261 |
| Total score | 3065623 | 1401321 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 66% | 84% |
| Graphics test | 15 FPS | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2053 | 1049 |
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 | 10521 |
| Video editing | 8623 | 7569 |
| Photo editing | 33817 | 21074 |
| Data manipulation | 13345 | 14718 |
| Writing score | 25306 | 15880 |
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 9 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 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | One UI 8 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 32.4 GB | 27 GB |
| OS updates | 7 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4400 mAh | 4650 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | - |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (53% in 30 min) | Yes (46% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:27 hr | 1:36 hr |
| Battery cycles | 2000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 06:57 hr | 08:24 hr |
| Watching video | 13:14 hr | 12:56 hr |
| Gaming | 05:48 hr | 05:05 hr |
| Standby | 114 hr | 85 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 | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP2 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.6 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 10 MP | 10.8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/3.1 |
| Focal length | 67 mm | 112 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3K1 | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 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 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 55 |
| Preview | - | 77 |
| Zoom | - | 124 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold from DxOMark |
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 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 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 | 5.3 |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | July 2025 | August 2024 |
| Release date | July 2025 | September 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1999 | $1799 |
| Successor | - | - Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold |
| 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 is definitely a better buy.
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