Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G vs Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G
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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 Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G, which is powered by the same chip. 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
- Has a 0.9 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 1100 mAh larger battery capacity: 4400 vs 3300 mAh
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Shows 17% longer battery life (16:41 vs 14:13 hours)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G
- Better grip in hands – the body is 55.9 mm narrower
- 14% higher pixel density (426 vs 374 PPI)
- Weighs 88 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 | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1768 x 2208 pixels | 1080 x 2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 22.5:18 | 21.9:9 |
| PPI | 374 ppi | 426 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 850 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.7% | 85% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 97.3% | 95.3% |
| PWM | 245 Hz | 242 Hz |
| Response time | 6.4 ms | 6.5 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G
7.6″ (22.5:18 ratio) = 28.2 in2
Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G
6.7″ (21.9:9 ratio) = 15.8 in2
~78% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.2 mm (6.23 inches) | 166 mm (6.54 inches) |
| Width | 128.1 mm (5.04 inches) | 72.2 mm (2.84 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.4 mm (0.25 inches) | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Weight | 271 g (9.56 oz) | 183 g (6.46 oz) |
| Waterproof | IPX8 | IPX8 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Green | White, Black, Gray, Green, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 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: 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) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 780 | Hexagon 780 |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Adreno 660 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1290.2 GFLOPS | ~1290.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 5872 | - |
| Single-core score | 1506 | 1473 |
| Multi-core score | 3621 | 3767 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 443077 | 387259 |
| GPU | 203840 | 163836 |
| Memory | 218996 | 208561 |
| UX | 326634 | 342686 |
| Total score | 1192547 | 1102342 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [7 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 80% | 72% |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 483 | 435 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 65% | 73% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1433 | 1224 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 13789 | 13317 |
| Video editing | 7746 | 7710 |
| Photo editing | 33912 | 29882 |
| Data manipulation | 10926 | 10323 |
| Writing score | 17084 | 15410 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-11-06 (F3) | AnTuTu | 1192547 |
| 📘 2025-03-21 (LuuPhuongXDA) | GeekBench GPU | 5872 |
| 📘 2025-03-21 (LuuPhuongXDA) | GeekBench CPU | 1590 / 4221 |
| 📘 2023-11-29 (Archie) | GeekBench CPU | 1506 / 3621 |
| 📘 2023-11-29 (Archie) | GeekBench CPU | 1134 / 3570 |
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-03-14 (Mitu) | AnTuTu | 1102342 |
| 📘 2026-02-21 -> nanamond | AnTuTu | 1205113 |
| 📘 2026-02-01 (nanamond) | AnTuTu | 1128111 |
| 📘 2025-12-08 (Carlos Domino) | AnTuTu | 987766 |
| 📘 2025-11-24 (Carlos Domino) | AnTuTu | 1135039 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 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 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | One UI 7.0 | One UI 7.0 |
| OS size | 39 GB | 29 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4400 mAh | 3300 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (10 W) | Yes (10 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (33% in 30 min) | Yes (40% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:46 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:01 hr | 05:34 hr |
| Watching video | 10:59 hr | 09:17 hr |
| Gaming | 04:35 hr | 03:55 hr |
| Standby | 80 hr | 65 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | 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) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX555 | Sony IMX563 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.76" (≈ 0.57 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.8 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Focal length | 52 mm | - |
| Sensor | SK Hynix Hi-1337 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | Sony IMX258 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 65 | 55 |
| Preview | 71 | 69 |
| Zoom | 101 | 72 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX374 | Sony IMX374 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) | 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 | - |
| 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 6 (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 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| 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 | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | August 2021 | August 2021 |
| Release date | August 2021 | August 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1800 | $1000 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 | - Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.86 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.58 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 3 5G. It has a better camera, performance, gaming, battery life, and connectivity.
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