Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 vs Huawei Mate XT 2 Ultimate
85
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77
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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 Huawei Mate XT 2 Ultimate, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9050 Pro and came out 1 month after. 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
- 85% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3382K versus 1825K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Better grip in hands – the body is 57.8 mm narrower
- 2.2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3645 and 1641 points
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 98 grams less
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate XT 2 Ultimate
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- Has a 2.6 inches larger screen size
- Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
- Waterproof body (IP59 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 45W)
- Comes with 800 mAh larger battery capacity: 5600 vs 4800 mAh
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
- 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 | 10.2 inches |
| Resolution | 1828 x 2448 pixels | 2232 x 3184 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 4:3 | 12.8:9 |
| PPI | 402 ppi | 381 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 5000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3000 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3 | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.4% | 91.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Screen space comparison
Mate XT 2 Ultimate
10.2″ (12.8:9 ratio) = 49 in2
Galaxy Z Fold 8
7.6″ (4:3 ratio) = 27.7 in2
~76% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 123.9 mm (4.88 inches) | 157.2 mm (6.19 inches) |
| Width | 161.4 mm (6.35 inches) | 219.2 mm (8.63 inches) |
| Thickness | 4.5 mm (0.18 inches) | 4 mm (0.16 inches) |
| Weight | 201 g (7.09 oz) | 299 g (10.55 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP48 | IP59 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | - |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Gray, Green, Purple | White, Black, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | HiSilicon Kirin 9050 Pro |
| Max clock | 4740 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 9 (1 + 2 + 4 + 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 1.75 GHz: - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: - 2 cores at 2.7 GHz: - 1 core at 3.1 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Maleoon 955 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~3225.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27907 | 8357 |
| Single-core score | 3645 | 1641 |
| Multi-core score | 11102 | 5724 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 992447 | 563427 |
| GPU | 1292614 | 526183 |
| Memory | 372424 | 427519 |
| UX | 724535 | 308642 |
| Total score | 3382020 | 1825771 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#62nd place)
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 | HarmonyOS 7.0 |
| ROM | One UI 9.0 | - |
| OS updates | 7 years | - |
| Security updates | 7 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4800 mAh | 5600 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (20 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | No |
| 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 (#125th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3.5x |
| 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: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 40 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.5 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 81 mm |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 40 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 | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX374 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | 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" | 8 MP, 1/3.6" |
| 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) |
| 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 | 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 |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | July 2026 | September 2026 |
| Release date | July 2026 | October 2026 |
| 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 |
- 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 is definitely a better buy.
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