Vivo X Fold3 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 8.03-inch Vivo X Fold3 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on March 26, 2024, against the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6, which is powered by the same chip and came out 3 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Vivo X Fold3 Pro
  • Comes with 1300 mAh larger battery capacity: 5700 vs 4400 mAh
  • Shows 16% longer battery life (22:57 vs 19:49 hours)
  • Delivers 36% higher peak brightness (2113 against 1550 nits)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 25W)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Has a 0.43 inch larger screen size
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • 10% higher pixel density (413 vs 374 PPI)
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
  • Waterproof body (IP48 classification)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 9.8 mm narrower
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Vivo X Fold3 Pro and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 crucial features
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.
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
15.6
(Bad)
Value Index
11.0
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 8.03 inches 7.6 inches
Resolution 2200 x 2480 pixels 1856 x 2160 pixels
Aspect ratio 1.13:1 20.9:18
PPI 413 ppi 374 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 4500 nits -
Max rated brightness in HDR - 2600 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz -
Screen protection Armor Glass Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 90.6% 90.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Screen space comparison
X Fold3 Pro
8.03″ (1.13:1 ratio) = 32 in2
Galaxy Z Fold 6
7.6″ (20.9:18 ratio) = 28.6 in2
~12% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
2113 nits
1550 nits

Design and build

Height 159.96 mm (6.3 inches) 153.5 mm (6.04 inches)
Width 142.4 mm (5.61 inches) 132.6 mm (5.22 inches)
Thickness 5.2 mm (0.2 inches) 5.6 mm (0.22 inches)
Weight 236 g (8.32 oz) 239 g (8.43 oz)
Waterproof IPX8 IP48
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black White, Black, Silver, Green, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo X Fold3 Pro and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max clock 3300 MHz 3390 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 12 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 750
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 903-1000 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo X Fold3 Pro and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 15908 -
Single-core score 2215 2244
Multi-core score 6681 6876
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
2251381
2456969
CPU 603872 768993
GPU 806061 841318
Memory 237907 333219
UX 513541 513439
Total score 2251381 2456969
Samples Less than 3 [2 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
1652
Stability 79% 69%
Graphics test 12 FPS 11 FPS
Graphics score 1652 1450
3DMark Solar Bay
8258
Graphics test 31 FPS 27 FPS
Section 1 35 FPS 35 FPS
Section 2 32 FPS 27 FPS
Section 3 27 FPS 21 FPS
Graphics score 8258 7138
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 61%
Graphics test - 26 FPS
Graphics score - 4520
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
14276
17908
Web score 10904 18720
Video editing 6426 7997
Photo editing 31900 34228
Data manipulation 13190 16327
Writing score 19923 21435
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#147th place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Vivo X Fold3 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-12-17 (Alijka)AnTuTu 112251381
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-16 (Nyvronis)AnTuTu 112456969
📘 2025-11-30 (Atila)AnTuTu 112347721

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4200 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM FuntouchOS 15 One UI 8.0
OS size - 26.8 GB
OS updates 3 years 4 years
Security updates 3 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 5700 mAh 4400 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 25 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging - Yes
Fast charging Yes (79% in 30 min) Yes (38% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:39 hr 1:41 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:53 hr 06:44 hr
Watching video 14:19 hr 13:06 hr
Gaming 06:03 hr 04:56 hr
Standby 102 hr 100 hr
General battery life
22:57 hr
19:49 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8160 x 6120
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 119° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 64 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 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
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV50H Samsung ISOCELL GN3
Sensor size 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1.2 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 64 MP 10 MP
Aperture f/2.6 f/2.4
Focal length 70 mm 66 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV64B Samsung ISOCELL 3K1
Sensor size 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length - 13 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Samsung ISOCELL 3LU
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 75
Preview - 71
Zoom - 135
Samples - Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 10 megapixels
Image resolution - 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32D Sony IMX374
Sensor size 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.61 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Additional lens 32 MP 10 MP, Sony IMX374, f/24, 1/3"
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 5.4 5.3
Bluetooth features LE 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, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced March 2024 July 2024
Release date April 2024 July 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $1499 $1899
Successor - - Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- 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, 100 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the gaming and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Vivo X Fold3 Pro. But if the camera, software, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6.

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viewer X July 13, 2024 at 01:50 PM
i got information that z fold 6 have IP48, correct me if i wrong. thank you 😉
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Deon Marais July 11, 2024 at 03:14 PM
The one thing you don't take in consideration is the S-pen on the Samsung Z Fold 6, it's a game changer for me!
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