Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G vs Galaxy Z Fold 5
59
out of 100
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70
out of 100
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 Fold 5, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 2 years 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 5
- Shows 37% longer battery life (22:55 vs 16:41 hours)
- 52% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1818K versus 1192K)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Delivers 37% higher peak brightness (1266 against 927 nits)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- The phone is 2 years newer
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- 37% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2062 and 1506 points
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 | 1768 x 2208 pixels | 1812 x 2176 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 22.5:18 | 10.81:9 |
| PPI | 374 ppi | 374 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 1750 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.7% | 91.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 97.3% | 94.7% |
| 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) | 154.9 mm (6.1 inches) |
| Width | 128.1 mm (5.04 inches) | 129.9 mm (5.11 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.4 mm (0.25 inches) | 6.1 mm (0.24 inches) |
| Weight | 271 g (9.56 oz) | 253 g (8.92 oz) |
| Waterproof | IPX8 | IPX8 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Green | White, Black, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 3360 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| 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) |
- 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 | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 780 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1290.2 GFLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 5872 | - |
| Single-core score | 1506 | 2062 |
| Multi-core score | 3621 | 5396 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 443077 | 600928 |
| GPU | 203840 | 448555 |
| Memory | 218996 | 284750 |
| UX | 326634 | 484163 |
| Total score | 1192547 | 1818396 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 80% | 74% |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | 483 | 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 | 65% | 57% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 21 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1433 | 3603 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 13789 | 15086 |
| Video editing | 7746 | 7879 |
| Photo editing | 33912 | 33582 |
| Data manipulation | 10926 | 12994 |
| Writing score | 17084 | 19605 |
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 |
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 | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | One UI 7.0 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | 39 GB | 34 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4400 mAh | 4400 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (10 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (33% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:46 hr | 1:24 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:01 hr | 08:04 hr |
| Watching video | 10:59 hr | 12:40 hr |
| Gaming | 04:35 hr | 05:13 hr |
| Standby | 80 hr | 126 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 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: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX555 | Samsung GN3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.76" (≈ 0.57 inch) | 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 10 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 52 mm | 66 mm |
| Sensor | SK Hynix Hi-1337 | Samsung S5K3K1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | 12 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 | 70 |
| Preview | 71 | 76 |
| Zoom | 101 | 128 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G from DxOMark | 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 | 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 | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Additional lens | 4 MP | 10 MP, Sony IMX374, f/26, 1/3.2" |
| 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 | 5.3 |
| 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, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | - | Standby |
| 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 | July 2023 |
| Release date | August 2021 | August 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1800 | $1799 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 | - Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 |
| SAR (head) | - | 1.24 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 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 5 is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 93