Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 vs Galaxy Z Flip 8
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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 Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8, which is powered by Exynos 2600. 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
- Has a 0.7 inch larger screen size
- Shows 8% longer battery life (26:29 vs 24:27 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Delivers 13% higher peak brightness (3007 against 2661 nits)
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 25W)
- 13% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3645 and 3235 points
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8
- Better grip in hands – the body is 86 mm narrower
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Weighs 21 grams less
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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 7.6 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1828 x 2448 pixels | 1080 x 2520 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 4:3 | 21:9 |
| PPI | 403 ppi | 400 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3000 nits | 2600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3 | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.4% | 88.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Z Fold 8
7.6″ (4:3 ratio) = 27.7 in2
Galaxy Z Flip 8
6.9″ (21:9 ratio) = 17.2 in2
~60% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 123.9 mm (4.88 inches) | 166.9 mm (6.57 inches) |
| Width | 161.4 mm (6.35 inches) | 75.4 mm (2.97 inches) |
| Thickness | 4.5 mm (0.18 inches) | 6.1 mm (0.24 inches) |
| Weight | 201 g (7.09 oz) | 180 g (6.35 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP48 | IP48 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Gray, Green, Purple | Gray, Green, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Samsung Exynos 2600 |
| Max clock | 4740 MHz | 3800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 10 (1 + 3 + 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 2.75 GHz: C1-Pro - 3 cores at 3.25 GHz: C1-Pro - 1 core at 3.8 GHz: C1-Ultra |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 16 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 2 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | AI engine with 32K MAC NPU |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Xclipse 960 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1792 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 980 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~7024.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27907 | 27213 |
| Single-core score | 3645 | 3235 |
| Multi-core score | 11102 | 10904 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 992447 | 1030159 |
| GPU | 1292614 | 1215533 |
| Memory | 372424 | 383071 |
| UX | 724535 | 484584 |
| Total score | 3382020 | 3113347 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (49th and 85th 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 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 17 | Android 17 |
| ROM | One UI 9 | One UI 9.0 |
| OS updates | 7 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4800 mAh | 4300 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 (65% in 30 min) | Yes (56% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:09 hr | 1:19 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:41 hr | 09:47 hr |
| Watching video | 18:10 hr | 19:25 hr |
| Gaming | 05:34 hr | 05:38 hr |
| Standby | 135 hr | 95 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#122nd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| 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 |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung ISOCELL GN3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung ISOCELL 3LU |
| Sensor size | 1/2.5" (≈ 0.4 inch) | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.12 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 | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX374 | - |
| Sensor size | 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/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 |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| 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 |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | July 2026 | July 2026 |
| Release date | July 2026 | July 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | - | $1199 |
| 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 | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8.
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