Vivo X Fold vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G
78
out of 100
VS
72
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 8.03-inch Vivo X Fold (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1) that was released on April 11, 2022, against the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G and came out 8 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Vivo X Fold
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 25W)
- Has a 0.43 inch larger screen size
- 30% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1001K versus 769K)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 13% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 1228 and 1090 points
- The phone is 8-months newer
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G
- Waterproof body (IPX8 classification)
- Delivers 27% higher peak brightness (915 against 723 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- Better grip in hands – the body is 16.8 mm narrower
- Weighs 40 grams less
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 8.03 inches | 7.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1916 x 2160 pixels | 1768 x 2208 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 9:8 | 22.5:18 |
| PPI | 360 ppi | 374 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1100 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1500 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88% | 88.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.7% | 97.3% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 245 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 6.4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162 mm (6.38 inches) | 158.2 mm (6.23 inches) |
| Width | 144.9 mm (5.7 inches) | 128.1 mm (5.04 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.3 mm (0.25 inches) | 6.4 mm (0.25 inches) |
| Weight | 311 g (10.97 oz) | 271 g (9.56 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IPX8 |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue | Black, Silver, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in home button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 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 | 6 MB | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Adreno 660 |
| GPU clock | 818 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2513 GFLOPS | ~1720 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 228688 | 207270 |
| GPU | 436455 | 272918 |
| Memory | 170600 | 144935 |
| UX | 171416 | 151113 |
| Total score | 1001439 | 769394 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 40.8 °C | 39.8 °C |
| Stability | 70% | 64% |
| Graphics test | 57 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Graphics score | 9562 | 5314 |
| Web score | 7577 | 11928 |
| Video editing | 6152 | 7640 |
| Photo editing | 25798 | 29976 |
| Data manipulation | 8794 | 10465 |
| Writing score | 13810 | 15579 |
AnTuTu Benchmark Results (65th and 149th place)
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | - | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256, 512 GB | 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | Origin OS Ocean | One UI 5.1 |
| OS size | 18 GB | 39 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4600 mAh | 4400 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (10 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 14 min) | Yes (33% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:38 hr | 1:46 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 07:38 hr |
| Watching video | - | 11:50 hr |
| Gaming | - | 04:51 hr |
| Standby | - | 75 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4000 x 3000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 2x |
| 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 | - | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 114° | 123° |
| Lenses | 4 (50 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP + 48 MP) | 3 (12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Sensor: 1/1.57", Samsung GN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.76", Sony IMX555 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/3.4 - Focal length: 125 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/4.4", Omnivision OV08A10 - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.6", SK Hynix Hi-1337 (CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 48 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 14 mm - Sensor: 1/2", Sony IMX598 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.06", Sony IMX258 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/1.8 |
| Pixel size | 1 microns | 2 microns |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" | - |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (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 | LE | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Host mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | 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 |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | April 2022 | August 2021 |
| Release date | April 2022 | August 2021 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 66 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Vivo X Fold. But if the software, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G.
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