Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 vs Galaxy Z Fold 6
80
out of 100
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74
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 Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 1 year 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
- Shows 8% longer battery life (21:26 vs 19:49 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
- 25% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3065K versus 2456K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- The phone is 1 year newer
- 42% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3181 and 2244 points
- Weighs 24 grams less
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
- Delivers 11% higher peak brightness (1557 against 1402 nits)
- Better grip in hands – the body is 10.6 mm narrower
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 | 7.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1968 x 2184 pixels | 1856 x 2160 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | - | 20.9:18 |
| PPI | 368 ppi | 374 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1300 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% | 90.6% |
| 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) | 153.5 mm (6.04 inches) |
| Width | 143.2 mm (5.64 inches) | 132.6 mm (5.22 inches) |
| Thickness | 4.2 mm (0.17 inches) | 5.6 mm (0.22 inches) |
| Weight | 215 g (7.58 oz) | 239 g (8.43 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP48 | IP48 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue, Green | White, Black, Silver, 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 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 4470 MHz | 3390 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 19371 | - |
| Single-core score | 3181 | 2244 |
| Multi-core score | 10029 | 6876 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 939230 | 768993 |
| GPU | 1190171 | 841318 |
| Memory | 376287 | 333219 |
| UX | 559935 | 513439 |
| Total score | 3065623 | 2456969 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | [2 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 66% | 69% |
| Graphics test | 15 FPS | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2053 | 1450 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 35 FPS | 27 FPS |
| Section 1 | 43 FPS | 35 FPS |
| Section 2 | 34 FPS | 27 FPS |
| Section 3 | 28 FPS | 21 FPS |
| Graphics score | 9285 | 7138 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 61% |
| Graphics test | 29 FPS | 26 FPS |
| Graphics score | 4885 | 4520 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 17835 | 18720 |
| Video editing | 8623 | 7997 |
| Photo editing | 33817 | 34228 |
| Data manipulation | 13345 | 16327 |
| Writing score | 25306 | 21435 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (102nd and 151st 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 Fold 6
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-30 (Nyvronis) | AnTuTu 12 | 2649328 |
| 📘 2026-07-16 (Nyvronis) | AnTuTu 11 | 2456969 |
| 📘 2025-11-30 (Atila) | AnTuTu 11 | 2347721 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 4200 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 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | One UI 8 | One UI 8.0 |
| OS size | 32.4 GB | 26.8 GB |
| OS updates | 7 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4400 mAh | 4400 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 (38% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:27 hr | 1:41 hr |
| Battery cycles | 2000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 06:57 hr | 06:44 hr |
| Watching video | 13:14 hr | 13:06 hr |
| Gaming | 05:48 hr | 04:56 hr |
| Standby | 114 hr | 100 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| 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) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| 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 | 10 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 67 mm | 66 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3K1 | Samsung ISOCELL 3K1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | 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 |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 75 |
| Preview | - | 71 |
| Zoom | - | 135 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 from DxOMark |
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 | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX374 | Sony IMX374 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.22 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" | 10 MP, Sony IMX374, f/24, 1/3" |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| 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 | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | July 2025 | July 2024 |
| Release date | July 2025 | July 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1999 | $1899 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 |
| 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 Fold 7. It has a better camera, performance, gaming, battery life, and connectivity.
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