Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 vs Honor Magic V6

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 V6, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 8 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic V6
  • Comes with 2260 mAh larger battery capacity: 6660 vs 4400 mAh
  • 36% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4166K versus 3065K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 25W)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
  • 10% higher pixel density (406 vs 368 PPI)
  • The phone is 8 months newer
  • 17% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3707 and 3181 points
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Honor Magic V6 crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
18.3
(Bad)
Value Index
18.8
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 8 inches 7.95 inches
Resolution 1968 x 2184 pixels 2172 x 2352 pixels
PPI 368 ppi 406 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1300 nits 1400 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 2600 nits 6000 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% 89.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 100% -
PWM 240 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
1398 nits
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 158.4 mm (6.24 inches) 156.7 mm (6.17 inches)
Width 143.2 mm (5.64 inches) 145.6 mm (5.73 inches)
Thickness 4.2 mm (0.17 inches) 8.75 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 215 g (7.58 oz) 219 g (7.72 oz)
Waterproof IP48 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass -
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Blue, Green White, Black, Gold, Red, Brown
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Repairability Average (2.97/5) -
Drop resistance Very good (B) · 210 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
90%
89.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Honor Magic V6
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
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 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
L3 cache 8 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 840
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Honor Magic V6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Magic V6 +17%
3707
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Magic V6 +6%
10626
Compute Score (GPU)
Magic V6 +44%
27822
Compute Score (GPU) 19371 27822
Single-core score 3181 3707
Multi-core score 10029 10626
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3065623
Magic V6 +36%
4166339
CPU 939230 1213845
GPU 1190171 1468351
Memory 376287 570553
UX 559935 913590
Total score 3065623 4166339
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 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 17835 -
Video editing 8623 -
Photo editing 33817 -
Data manipulation 13345 -
Writing score 25306 -
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (95th and 14th place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-05-21 -> SenzawaGeekbench 6 GPU19371
📘 2026-05-21 -> SenzawaGeekbench 6 CPU3056 / 9666
📘 2026-05-21 -> SenzawaAnTuTu 112995728
📘 2026-05-09 (RiF0706)Geekbench 6 CPU3181 / 10029
📘 2026-04-29 (SigmaPocoyo67)AnTuTu 113137252
Honor Magic V6
No benchmark results yet

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 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 6660 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 80 W
Battery type Li-Po Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (66 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (53% in 30 min) Yes
Full charging time 1:27 hr -
Battery cycles 2000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:57 hr -
Watching video 13:14 hr -
Gaming 05:48 hr -
Standby 114 hr -
General battery life
21:26 hr
n/a

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
Standard lens
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
Telephoto lens
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
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
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
Network
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 March 2026
Release date July 2025 March 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $1999 $1920
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
*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 Honor Magic V6 is definitely a better buy.

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