Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra vs Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold
87
out of 100
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73
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 8-inch Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on July 22, 2026, against the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold, which is powered by Google Tensor G5 and came out 11 months 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 8 Ultra
- 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3453K versus 1553K)
- The phone is 11 months newer
- 13% higher pixel density (422 vs 374 PPI)
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 30W)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 62% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3681 and 2276 points
- Weighs 43 grams less
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Better grip in hands – the body is 8 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 | OLED |
| Size | 8 inches | 8 inches |
| Resolution | 2256 x 2504 pixels | 2076 x 2152 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | - | 1:1 |
| PPI | 422 ppi | 374 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3000 nits | 1800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3 | Ultra Thin Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.1% | 88.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 97.9% | - |
| PWM | 240 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 143.2 mm (5.64 inches) | 155.2 mm (6.11 inches) |
| Width | 158.4 mm (6.24 inches) | 150.4 mm (5.92 inches) |
| Thickness | 4.1 mm (0.16 inches) | 5.2 mm (0.2 inches) |
| Weight | 215 g (7.58 oz) | 258 g (9.1 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP48 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Gray, Purple | Gray, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.43/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Very good (B) · 210 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Google Tensor G5 |
| Max clock | 4740 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 5 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 5 cores at 3.05 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 1 core at 3.78 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | PowerVR DXT-48-1536 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 28320 | 4160 |
| Single-core score | 3681 | 2276 |
| Multi-core score | 10934 | 6173 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1070366 | 793606 |
| GPU | 1285880 | 103617 |
| Memory | 407835 | 269668 |
| UX | 689917 | 386118 |
| Total score | 3453998 | 1553009 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 93% |
| Graphics test | - | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1012 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 17237 |
| Video editing | - | 7203 |
| Photo editing | - | 24584 |
| Data manipulation | - | 14036 |
| Writing score | - | 20213 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#45th place)
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-25 (erosado-pr) | AnTuTu 11 | 4017190 |
Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 16 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 17 | Android 16 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | One UI 9 | Stock Android |
| OS updates | 7 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5015 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (20 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (71% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:00 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 08:24 hr | - |
| Watching video | 18:11 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:07 hr | - |
| Standby | 128 hr | - |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#149th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 127° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 10.8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 10.5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP2 | Samsung GN8 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) | 1/1.96" (≈ 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.6 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 10 MP | 10.8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/3.0 |
| Focal length | 67 mm | 112 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3K1 | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 10.5 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.5" (≈ 0.4 inch) | 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX374 | Samsung S5K3K1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Additional lens | 10 MP, Sony IMX374, f/24, 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 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| 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, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 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 | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | July 2026 | August 2025 |
| Release date | July 2026 | October 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | - | $1799 |
| SAR (head) | 0.82 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.17 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra is definitely a better buy.
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