Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 vs Motorola Razr Ultra (2026)

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 Motorola Razr Ultra (2026), which is powered by the same chip and came out 10 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory
16 / 512 GB

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Has a 1 inch larger screen size
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • 11% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3181 and 2874 points
Reasons to consider the Motorola Razr Ultra (2026)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 25W)
  • 10% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3379K versus 3065K)
  • 26% higher pixel density (462 vs 368 PPI)
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 69.21 mm narrower
  • The phone is 10 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Motorola Razr Ultra (2026) 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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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
16 / 512 GB
18.3
(Bad)
Value Index
24.5
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED POLED
Size 8 inches 7 inches
Resolution 1968 x 2184 pixels 1224 x 2992 pixels
Aspect ratio - 22:9
PPI 368 ppi 462 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 1300 nits -
Max rated brightness in HDR 2600 nits 5000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate - 300 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 Gorilla Glass Ceramic
Screen-to-body ratio 90% 87.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 103.2%
PWM 240 Hz 142 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1421 nits
1448 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 158.4 mm (6.24 inches) 171.48 mm (6.75 inches)
Width 143.2 mm (5.64 inches) 73.99 mm (2.91 inches)
Thickness 4.2 mm (0.17 inches) 7.29 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight 215 g (7.58 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Waterproof IP48 IP48
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass -
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Blue, Green Blue, 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 specifications of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Motorola Razr Ultra (2026)
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 4470 MHz 4470 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
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Motorola Razr Ultra (2026)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 19371 25766
Single-core score 3181 2874
Multi-core score 10029 8889
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3065623
3379591
CPU 939230 919852
GPU 1190171 1307802
Memory 376287 646515
UX 559935 505422
Total score 3065623 3379591
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 (101st and 56th 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
Motorola Razr Ultra (2026)
No benchmark results yet

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 512 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM One UI 8 -
OS size 32.4 GB 17 GB
OS updates 7 years -
Security updates 7 years -

Battery

Capacity 4400 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 68 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (30 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

Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 16320 x 12240 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
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° 122°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
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 Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Focal length 67 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5K3K1 -
Sensor size 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 13 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX564 -
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) -
Pixel size 1.4 micron 0.6 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 10 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 3648 x 2736 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 23 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX374 -
Sensor size 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus No -
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 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
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 Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
89.5 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced July 2025 April 2026
Release date July 2025 May 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $1999 $1499
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, 68 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, gaming, battery life, and design are more important to you, then choose the Motorola Razr Ultra (2026). But if the connectivity, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7.

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