Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 vs Galaxy Z Fold 5
85
out of 100
VS
70
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 Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 3 years 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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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8
- Delivers 140% higher peak brightness (3013 against 1253 nits)
- 86% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3382K versus 1818K)
- Shows 16% longer battery life (26:29 vs 22:55 hours)
- Waterproof body (IP48 classification)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- The phone is 3 years and 1 month newer
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 25W)
- 77% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3645 and 2062 points
- Weighs 52 grams less
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Better grip in hands – the body is 31.5 mm narrower
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 | 7.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1828 x 2448 pixels | 1812 x 2176 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 4:3 | 10.81:9 |
| PPI | 402 ppi | 373 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3000 nits | 1750 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3 | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.4% | 91.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 94.7% |
| PWM | - | 120 Hz |
| Response time | - | 4 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 123.9 mm (4.88 inches) | 154.9 mm (6.1 inches) |
| Width | 161.4 mm (6.35 inches) | 129.9 mm (5.11 inches) |
| Thickness | 4.5 mm (0.18 inches) | 6.1 mm (0.24 inches) |
| Weight | 201 g (7.09 oz) | 253 g (8.92 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP48 | IPX8 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Gray, Green, Purple | White, Black, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 4740 MHz | 3360 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27907 | - |
| Single-core score | 3645 | 2062 |
| Multi-core score | 11102 | 5396 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 992447 | 600928 |
| GPU | 1292614 | 448555 |
| Memory | 372424 | 284750 |
| UX | 724535 | 484163 |
| Total score | 3382020 | 1818396 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 74% |
| Graphics test | - | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1142 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 71% |
| Graphics test | - | 21 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 24 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 21 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 5460 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 57% |
| Graphics test | - | 21 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 3603 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 15086 |
| Video editing | - | 7879 |
| Photo editing | - | 33582 |
| Data manipulation | - | 12994 |
| Writing score | - | 19605 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#65th place)
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8
No benchmark results yet
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-11 (Anekochan) | AnTuTu 11 | 1824088 |
| 📘 2026-05-09 (Laixy) | AnTuTu 11 | 1839549 |
| 📘 2026-03-30 (Jesus) | AnTuTu 11 | 1818396 |
| 📘 2025-12-10 (Ксюшкинс) | AnTuTu 11 | 1787267 |
| 📘 2025-12-02 (Тг: @RTX5090Palit) | AnTuTu 11 | 1742781 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 4200 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 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | One UI 9.0 | One UI 9.0 |
| OS size | - | 34 GB |
| OS updates | 7 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4800 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 (65% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:09 hr | 1:24 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:41 hr | 08:04 hr |
| Watching video | 18:10 hr | 12:40 hr |
| Gaming | 05:34 hr | 05:13 hr |
| Standby | 135 hr | 126 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#127th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Digital | 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 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung 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 | - | 10 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 66 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5K3K1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 12 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX258 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.5" (≈ 0.4 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 70 |
| Preview | - | 76 |
| Zoom | - | 128 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX374 | Sony IMX374 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.22 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" | 10 MP, Sony IMX374, f/26, 1/3.2" |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 5.3 |
| 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, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 20 |
| 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 2023 |
| Release date | July 2026 | August 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | - | $1799 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 |
| SAR (head) | 0.82 W/kg | 1.24 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.21 W/kg | 1.19 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 | 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 is definitely a better buy.
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