Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 vs Huawei Pura X View
85
out of 100
VS
78
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 Huawei Pura X View, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9030S 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
- 2.6x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3382K versus 1322K)
- Has a 1.21 inches larger screen size
- 2.9x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3645 and 1265 points
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei Pura X View
- The rear camera has a 3.7x optical zoom
- Comes with 2200 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 4800 mAh
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 45W)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Better grip in hands – the body is 74.4 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 | 6.39 inches |
| Resolution | 1828 x 2448 pixels | 1320 x 2232 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 4:3 | 16:9.5 |
| 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 in HDR | 3000 nits | 6500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3 | Kunlun Glass 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.4% | 92.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Z Fold 8
7.6″ (4:3 ratio) = 27.7 in2
Pura X View
6.39″ (16:9.5 ratio) = 17.9 in2
~54% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 123.9 mm (4.88 inches) | 144.1 mm (5.67 inches) |
| Width | 161.4 mm (6.35 inches) | 87 mm (3.43 inches) |
| Thickness | 4.5 mm (0.18 inches) | 6.7 mm (0.26 inches) |
| Weight | 201 g (7.09 oz) | 201 g (7.09 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP48 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Gray, Green, Purple | White, Black, Gray, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | HiSilicon Kirin 9030S |
| Max clock | 4740 MHz | 2700 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 4 cores at 1.62 GHz: Taishan v124 Little - 3 cores at 2.15 GHz: Taishan v124 Mid - 1 core at 2.7 GHz: Taishan v124 Big |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Maleoon 935F |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 933 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~1433.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27907 | 4482 |
| Single-core score | 3645 | 1265 |
| Multi-core score | 11102 | 4432 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 992447 | 471010 |
| GPU | 1292614 | 249478 |
| Memory | 372424 | 313210 |
| UX | 724535 | 289223 |
| Total score | 3382020 | 1322921 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#54th place)
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 17 | HarmonyOS 7.0 |
| ROM | One UI 9 | - |
| OS updates | 7 years | - |
| Security updates | 7 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4800 mAh | 7000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 66 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 | 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 (#123rd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3.7x |
| Flash | LED | 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: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 200 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | - | 88 mm |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 16 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 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX374 | CMOS |
| 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 30 FPS |
| Additional lens | 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 | 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| 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 | 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 |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 100 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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