Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra vs Honor Robot Phone

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 Robot Phone, which is powered by the same chip. 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
  • Has a 1.69 inches larger screen size
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 33 grams less
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Honor Robot Phone
  • Comes with 2060 mAh larger battery capacity: 7060 vs 5000 mAh
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 45W)
  • Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
  • 21% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4166K versus 3453K)
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 85.5 mm narrower
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • 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 Robot Phone 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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Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 8 inches 6.31 inches
Resolution 2256 x 2504 pixels 1216 x 2640 pixels
Aspect ratio - 19.5:9
PPI 422 ppi 461 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3000 nits 6800 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3 Giant Rhinoceros Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1% 88.6%
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) 151.4 mm (5.96 inches)
Width 158.4 mm (6.24 inches) 72.9 mm (2.87 inches)
Thickness 4.1 mm (0.16 inches) 9.6 mm (0.38 inches)
Weight 215 g (7.58 oz) 248 g (8.75 oz)
Waterproof IP48 IP54
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Gray, Purple Silver, Gray
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra and Honor Robot Phone
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max clock 4740 MHz 4610 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 Robot Phone
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 28320 26894
Single-core score 3681 3549
Multi-core score 10934 10703
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
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 (52nd and 20th place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-26 (JJJ)AnTuTu 123290752
📘 2026-08-25 (erosado-pr)AnTuTu 114017190
Honor Robot Phone
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 512 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 -
Security updates 7 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 7060 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 120 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (20 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes 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 200 megapixels
Image resolution 16320 x 12240 -
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2.7x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 240FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion - 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 122°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 200 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 200 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.6
Focal length 24 mm 23 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HP2 -
Sensor size 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch)
Pixel size 0.6 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.6
Focal length 67 mm 62 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3K1 -
Sensor size 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.0
Focal length - 12 mm
Sensor size 1/2.5" (≈ 0.4 inch) -
Pixel size 0.7 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 24 mm 22 mm
Sensor Sony IMX374 -
Sensor size 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 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, DP 1.2
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
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 No
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 2026
Release date July 2026 September 2026
Launch price (MSRP) - $1480
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
- Face recognition sensor
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 120 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

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

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