Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G vs Google Pixel Fold
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 7.6-inch Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G) that was released on August 11, 2021, against the Google Pixel Fold, which is powered by Google Tensor G2 and came out 1 year and 10 months 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 3 5G
- 39% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1192K versus 859K)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Thinner bezels – 7% more screen real estate
- Better grip in hands – the body is 11.6 mm narrower
- Reverse charging feature
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel Fold
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Delivers 34% higher peak brightness (1239 against 927 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 15
- The phone is 1 year and 10 months newer
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 | 7.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1768 x 2208 pixels | 1840 x 2208 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 22.5:18 | 6:5 |
| PPI | 374 ppi | 378 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 1450 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.7% | 82.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 97.3% | 98.8% |
| PWM | 245 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 6.4 ms | 4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.2 mm (6.23 inches) | 158.7 mm (6.25 inches) |
| Width | 128.1 mm (5.04 inches) | 139.7 mm (5.5 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.4 mm (0.25 inches) | 5.8 mm (0.23 inches) |
| Weight | 271 g (9.56 oz) | 283 g (9.98 oz) |
| Waterproof | IPX8 | IPX8 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Green | Black, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G | Google Tensor G2 |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 2850 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.35 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 2 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 780 | Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Mali-G710 MP7 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 448 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 848 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1290.2 GFLOPS | ~759.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 5872 | - |
| Single-core score | 1506 | 1501 |
| Multi-core score | 3621 | 3833 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 443077 | 317251 |
| GPU | 203840 | 124800 |
| Memory | 218996 | 174433 |
| UX | 326634 | 243381 |
| Total score | 1192547 | 859865 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 80% | 80% |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | 483 | 673 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 65% | - |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1433 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 13789 | 9317 |
| Video editing | 7746 | 6944 |
| Photo editing | 33912 | 20248 |
| Data manipulation | 10926 | 10994 |
| Writing score | 17084 | 15214 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-11-06 (F3) | AnTuTu 11 | 1192547 |
| 📘 2025-03-21 (LuuPhuongXDA) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 5872 |
| 📘 2025-03-21 (LuuPhuongXDA) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1590 / 4221 |
| 📘 2023-11-29 (Archie) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1506 / 3621 |
| 📘 2023-11-29 (Archie) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1134 / 3570 |
Google Pixel Fold
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | One UI 7.0 | - |
| OS size | 39 GB | 15 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 5 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4400 mAh | 4821 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (10 W) | Yes (20 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (33% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 31 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:46 hr | 1:32 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:01 hr | 06:15 hr |
| Watching video | 10:59 hr | 10:45 hr |
| Gaming | 04:35 hr | 04:29 hr |
| Standby | 80 hr | 80 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 121° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 10.8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 10.8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX555 | Sony IMX787 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.76" (≈ 0.57 inch) | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 10.8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/3.1 |
| Focal length | 52 mm | 112 mm |
| Sensor | SK Hynix Hi-1337 | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 10.8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | Sony IMX386 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.25 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 65 | 60 |
| Preview | 71 | 63 |
| Zoom | 101 | 117 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel Fold from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX374 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Additional lens | 4 MP | 9.5 MP, f/24 |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 79 | - |
| Video | 89 | - |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | 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, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | August 2021 | May 2023 |
| Release date | August 2021 | June 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1800 | $1799 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 | - Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold |
| 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
If the display and camera are more important to you, then choose the Google Pixel Fold. But if the performance, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G.
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