Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 vs Galaxy Z Flip 8
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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 Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8, which is powered by Exynos 2600 and came out 1 year and 1 month 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
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Has a 1.1 inches larger screen size
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8
- Delivers 90% higher peak brightness (2661 against 1398 nits)
- Shows 14% longer battery life (24:27 vs 21:26 hours)
- The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- Better grip in hands – the body is 67.8 mm narrower
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Weighs 35 grams less
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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 8 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1968 x 2184 pixels | 1080 x 2520 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | - | 21:9 |
| PPI | 368 ppi | 400 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1300 nits | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 2600 nits | 2600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90% | 88.3% |
| 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) | 166.9 mm (6.57 inches) |
| Width | 143.2 mm (5.64 inches) | 75.4 mm (2.97 inches) |
| Thickness | 4.2 mm (0.17 inches) | 6.1 mm (0.24 inches) |
| Weight | 215 g (7.58 oz) | 180 g (6.35 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP48 | IP48 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue, Green | Gray, Green, Pink |
| 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 | Samsung Exynos 2600 |
| Max clock | 4470 MHz | 3800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 10 (1 + 3 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 6 cores at 2.75 GHz: C1-Pro - 3 cores at 3.25 GHz: C1-Pro - 1 core at 3.8 GHz: C1-Ultra |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 2 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | AI engine with 32K MAC NPU |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Xclipse 960 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1792 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 980 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~7024.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 19371 | 27213 |
| Single-core score | 3181 | 3235 |
| Multi-core score | 10029 | 10904 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 939230 | 1030159 |
| GPU | 1190171 | 1215533 |
| Memory | 376287 | 383071 |
| UX | 559935 | 484584 |
| Total score | 3065623 | 3113347 |
| 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 and 85th 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 |
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 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 | One UI 9.0 |
| OS size | 32.4 GB | - |
| OS updates | 7 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4400 mAh | 4300 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (53% in 30 min) | Yes (56% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:27 hr | 1:19 hr |
| Battery cycles | 2000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 06:57 hr | 09:47 hr |
| Watching video | 13:14 hr | 19:25 hr |
| Gaming | 05:48 hr | 05:38 hr |
| Standby | 114 hr | 95 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| 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° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP2 | Samsung ISOCELL GN3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) | 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.6 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 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 | - |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX564 | Samsung ISOCELL 3LU |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 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) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | 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 | 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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| 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 | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | July 2025 | July 2026 |
| Release date | July 2025 | July 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1999 | $1199 |
| 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 | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8. It has a better display, gaming, battery life, and design.
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