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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra vs Galaxy Z Fold 7

87 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra
VS
80 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7

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 Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 1 year and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments (1)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra
  • Delivers 113% higher peak brightness (2979 against 1398 nits)
  • Shows 20% longer battery life (25:38 vs 21:26 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
  • 13% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3453K versus 3065K)
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • 15% higher pixel density (422 vs 368 PPI)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 25W)
  • 16% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3681 and 3181 points
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 15.2 mm narrower

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra and Galaxy Z Fold 7 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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12 / 256 GB
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12 / 256 GB

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra
vs
Galaxy Z Fold 7

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 8 inches 8 inches
Resolution 2256 x 2504 pixels 1968 x 2184 pixels
PPI 422 ppi 368 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 3000 nits 2600 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3 Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1% 90%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 97.9% 100%
PWM 240 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra +113%
2979 nits
Galaxy Z Fold 7
1398 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 143.2 mm (5.64 inches) 158.4 mm (6.24 inches)
Width 158.4 mm (6.24 inches) 143.2 mm (5.64 inches)
Thickness 4.1 mm (0.16 inches) 4.2 mm (0.17 inches)
Weight 215 g (7.58 oz) 215 g (7.58 oz)
Waterproof IP48 IP48
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Gray, Purple Black, Silver, Blue, Green
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 specifications of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 4740 MHz 4470 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 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache 12 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 28320 19371
Single-core score 3681 3181
Multi-core score 10934 10029
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra +13%
3453998
Galaxy Z Fold 7
3065623
CPU 1070366 939230
GPU 1285880 1190171
Memory 407835 376287
UX 689917 559935
Total score 3453998 3065623
Samples Less than 3 [5 tests]
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
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 17835
Video editing - 8623
Photo editing - 33817
Data manipulation - 13345
Writing score - 25306
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (45th and 95th place)
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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
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-05-21 -> SenzawaGeekbench 6 GPU19371
📘 2026-05-21 -> SenzawaGeekbench 6 CPU3056 / 9666
📘 2026-05-21 -> SenzawaAnTuTu 112995728
📘 2026-05-09 (RiF0706)Geekbench 6 CPU3181 / 10029
📘 2026-04-29 (SigmaPocoyo67)AnTuTu 113137252
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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 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 17 Android 16
ROM One UI 9 One UI 8
OS size - 32.4 GB
OS updates 7 years 7 years
Security updates 7 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 4400 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 25 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, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (71% in 30 min) Yes (53% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:00 hr 1:27 hr
Battery cycles - 2000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:24 hr 06:57 hr
Watching video 18:11 hr 13:14 hr
Gaming 05:07 hr 05:48 hr
Standby 128 hr 114 hr
General battery life
Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra +20%
25:38 hr
Galaxy Z Fold 7
21:26 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 200 megapixels
Image resolution 16320 x 12240 16320 x 12240
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 120FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 240FPS Up to 240FPS
Slow motion - 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.7
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HP2 Samsung ISOCELL HP2
Sensor size 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch)
Pixel size 0.6 micron 0.6 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP 10 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 67 mm 67 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3K1 Samsung S5K3K1
Sensor size 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.2
Focal length - 13 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX564
Sensor size 1/2.5" (≈ 0.4 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 1.4 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 24 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX374 Sony IMX374
Sensor size 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) 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/24, 1/3.0" 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 6.0 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
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 Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced July 2026 July 2025
Release date July 2026 July 2025
Launch price (MSRP) - $1999
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 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.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
65 (78.3%)
18 (21.7%)
Total votes: 83

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ComputerNerd July 26, 2026 at 04:11 PM
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra wins this by a slight margin. The biggest difference is the far better battery life. Other things that got better were the improved Ultra-wide camera, Bluetooth 6 for wider range, and allowing 4k 120hz video recording capability. Most people getting this will be business executives, consultants, hedge fund managers, enterprise sales reps, and marketing team leads.
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