Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold vs Huawei Mate XT Ultimate
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 10-inch Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on December 2, 2025, against the Huawei Mate XT Ultimate, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9010 and came out 1 year and 3 months 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 TriFold
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Elite
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- The phone is 1 year and 3 months newer
- 2.1x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3018 and 1438 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate XT Ultimate
- 42% higher pixel density (381 vs 269 PPI)
- The rear camera has a 5.5x optical zoom
- Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 45W)
- Has a built-in infrared port
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 | 10 inches | 10.2 inches |
| Resolution | 1584 x 2160 pixels | 2232 x 3184 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 4:3 | - |
| PPI | 269 ppi | 381 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1600 nits | 5000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.9% | 91.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Design and build
| Height | 159.2 mm (6.27 inches) | 156.7 mm (6.17 inches) |
| Width | 214.1 mm (8.43 inches) | 219 mm (8.62 inches) |
| Thickness | 3.9 mm (0.15 inches) | 3.6 mm (0.14 inches) |
| Weight | 309 g (10.9 oz) | 298 g (10.51 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP48 | - |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black | Black, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | HiSilicon Kirin 9010 |
| Max clock | 4470 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 4 cores at 1.55 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.18 GHz: TaiShan V121 - 1 core at 2.3 GHz: TaiShan V121 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Maleoon 910 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~1536 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 1415 |
| Single-core score | 3018 | 1438 |
| Multi-core score | 9710 | 4365 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 803775 | - |
| GPU | 964888 | - |
| Memory | 494729 | - |
| UX | 663140 | - |
| Total score | 2926532 | - |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#124th place)
Memory
| RAM size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | - |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | HarmonyOS 4.2 |
| ROM | One UI 8.0 | - |
| OS updates | 7 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5600 mAh | 5600 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes |
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 5.5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (1080p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 12° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.4 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP2 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.6 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 10 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/3.4 |
| Focal length | 67 mm | 125 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Additional lens | 10 MP, f/24, 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 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 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | - | 3.1 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | - |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | December 2025 | September 2024 |
| Release date | December 2025 | September 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2899 | $2800 |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 66 W |
*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 TriFold is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 150