Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 vs Honor Magic V6
85
out of 100
VS
89
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 7.6-inch Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 (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
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 18 grams less
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic V6
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Comes with 1860 mAh larger battery capacity: 6660 vs 4800 mAh
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Has a 0.35 inch larger screen size
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 45W)
- 23% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4166K versus 3382K)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Better grip in hands – the body is 15.8 mm narrower
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
- Has a built-in infrared port
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 | 7.6 inches | 7.95 inches |
| Resolution | 1828 x 2448 pixels | 2172 x 2352 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 4:3 | - |
| PPI | 403 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 | 89.4% | 89.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 123.9 mm (4.88 inches) | 156.7 mm (6.17 inches) |
| Width | 161.4 mm (6.35 inches) | 145.6 mm (5.73 inches) |
| Thickness | 4.5 mm (0.18 inches) | 8.75 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 201 g (7.09 oz) | 219 g (7.72 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP48 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | - |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Gray, Green, Purple | White, Black, Gold, Red, Brown |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| 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 |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27907 | 27822 |
| Single-core score | 3645 | 3707 |
| Multi-core score | 11102 | 10626 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 992447 | 1213845 |
| GPU | 1292614 | 1468351 |
| Memory | 372424 | 570553 |
| UX | 724535 | 913590 |
| Total score | 3382020 | 4166339 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (49th and 14th place)
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| 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 | 4800 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 (65% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 1:09 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 08:41 hr | - |
| Watching video | 18:10 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:34 hr | - |
| Standby | 135 hr | - |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#122nd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 9216 x 6912 |
| Zoom | Digital | 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 |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX906 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 64 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | - | 70 mm |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV64B |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| 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 | 23 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/23, 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 |
| 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 |
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) | 1.21 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 camera, 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.
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