Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 vs Honor Magic V5
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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 Honor Magic V5, which is powered by the same chip. 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
- 15% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3065K versus 2663K)
- Delivers 9% higher peak brightness (1398 against 1286 nits)
- Reverse charging feature
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic V5
- Comes with 1420 mAh larger battery capacity: 5820 vs 4400 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Waterproof body (IP58 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 25W)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
- 10% higher pixel density (403 vs 368 PPI)
- 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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 8 inches | 7.95 inches |
| Resolution | 1968 x 2184 pixels | 2172 x 2352 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | - | 10:9 |
| PPI | 368 ppi | 403 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1300 nits | 1400 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 2600 nits | 5000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 | Honor Super Armored Inner Screen |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90% | 88.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 100% | 99.2% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.4 mm (6.24 inches) | 156.8 mm (6.17 inches) |
| Width | 143.2 mm (5.64 inches) | 145.9 mm (5.74 inches) |
| Thickness | 4.2 mm (0.17 inches) | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 215 g (7.58 oz) | 217 g (7.65 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP48 | IP58 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | - |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue, Green | White, Black, Gold, Brown |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | Average (2.97/5) | Good (3.37/5) |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) · 210 drops | Average (D) · 70 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 4470 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 19371 | 25445 |
| Single-core score | 3181 | 3049 |
| Multi-core score | 10029 | 9096 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 939230 | 817708 |
| GPU | 1190171 | 758007 |
| Memory | 376287 | 474962 |
| UX | 559935 | 613043 |
| Total score | 3065623 | 2663720 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 66% | - |
| Graphics test | 15 FPS | 18 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2053 | 2386 |
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 | 19453 |
| Video editing | 8623 | 8156 |
| Photo editing | 33817 | 32308 |
| Data manipulation | 13345 | 12961 |
| Writing score | 25306 | 16666 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (95th and 131st 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 |
Honor Magic V5
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | One UI 8 | MagicOS 10 |
| OS size | 32.4 GB | - |
| OS updates | 7 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4400 mAh | 5820 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (53% in 30 min) | Yes (67% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:27 hr | 0:53 hr |
| Battery cycles | 2000 cycles | 1200 cycles |
| Web browsing | 06:57 hr | 08:27 hr |
| Watching video | 13:14 hr | 12:20 hr |
| Gaming | 05:48 hr | 05:44 hr |
| Standby | 114 hr | 107 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 | 9216 x 6912 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| 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 240FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP2 | Sony IMX906 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.6 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 10 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 67 mm | 70 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3K1 | Omnivision OV64B |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX564 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 5120 x 3840 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX374 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Additional lens | 10 MP, Sony IMX374, f/23, 1/3.0" | 20 MP |
| 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 | 3.1 |
| 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 | 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 | July 2025 |
| Release date | July 2025 | July 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1999 | $1999 |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 66 W |
Further details
Notes on Magic V5:
- The white model weighs 217g, while the black, gold, and brown versions are heavier at 222g.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the battery life and design are more important to you, then choose the Honor Magic V5. But if the sound is more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7.
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