Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra vs Honor Magic V6

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 Honor Magic V6, which is powered by the same chip and came out 5 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic V6
  • Comes with 1660 mAh larger battery capacity: 6660 vs 5000 mAh
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 45W)
  • 21% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4166K versus 3453K)
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 12.8 mm narrower
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra 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
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Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 8 inches 7.95 inches
Resolution 2256 x 2504 pixels 2172 x 2352 pixels
PPI 422 ppi 406 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 1400 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3000 nits 6000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate - 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3 Honor Super Armored Inner Screen
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1% 89.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 97.9% -
PWM 240 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 143.2 mm (5.64 inches) 156.7 mm (6.17 inches)
Width 158.4 mm (6.24 inches) 145.6 mm (5.73 inches)
Thickness 4.1 mm (0.16 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 White, Gray, Purple White, Black, Gold, Red, Brown
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra and Honor Magic V6
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max clock 4740 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
L3 cache 12 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 840
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra and Honor Magic V6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 28320 27822
Single-core score 3681 3707
Multi-core score 10934 10626
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Magic V6 +21%
4166339
CPU 1070366 1213845
GPU 1285880 1468351
Memory 407835 570553
UX 689917 913590
Total score 3453998 4166339
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (45th and 14th place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-25 (erosado-pr)AnTuTu 114017190
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 17 Android 16
ROM One UI 9 MagicOS 10
OS updates 7 years 7 years
Security updates 7 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 6660 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 80 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (20 W) Yes (66 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (71% in 30 min) Yes
Full charging time 1:00 hr -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:24 hr -
Watching video 18:11 hr -
Gaming 05:07 hr -
Standby 128 hr -
General battery life

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 120FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 240FPS Up to 60FPS
Angle of widest lens 120° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 64 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- 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 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.2
Focal length - 13 mm
Sensor size 1/2.5" (≈ 0.4 inch) -
Pixel size 0.7 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 24 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/24, 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 6.0 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* 1 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 2026 March 2026
Release date July 2026 March 2026
Launch price (MSRP) - $1920
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
- 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

If the battery life and design are more important to you, then choose the Honor Magic V6. But if the sound is more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra.

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ComputerNerd July 26, 2026 at 03:48 PM
For CPU it is a tie. For video recording, the edge overwhelming goes to Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra. 4k 120hz and 8k 30hz advantage. Also, there video editing options add to the advantage. For photos, the edge goes to Hono Magic V6. Far better selfie photos and far better telescope photos.
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