Vivo X Fold6 vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 8.02-inch Vivo X Fold6 (with Mediatek Dimensity 9500 Super) that was released on June 26, 2026, against the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Vivo X Fold6
  • Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 5000 mAh
  • Waterproof body (IP58 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 45W)
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 12.74 mm narrower
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Delivers 23% higher peak brightness (2970 against 2410 nits)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • 12% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3681 and 3288 points

Review

Evaluation of Vivo X Fold6 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
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12 / 256 GB
15.6
(Bad)
Value Index
18.1
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 8.02 inches 8 inches
Resolution 2312 x 2504 pixels 2256 x 2504 pixels
Aspect ratio 4:3.69 -
PPI 425 ppi 421 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 500 nits -
Max rated brightness in HDR 5000 nits 3000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection - Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3
Screen-to-body ratio 90.3% 90.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 97.9%
PWM - 240 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
2410 nits
2970 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 157.16 mm (6.19 inches) 143.2 mm (5.64 inches)
Width 145.66 mm (5.73 inches) 158.4 mm (6.24 inches)
Thickness 4.4 mm (0.17 inches) 4.1 mm (0.16 inches)
Weight 228 g (8.04 oz) 215 g (7.58 oz)
Waterproof IP58 IP48
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue White, Gray, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo X Fold6 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra
SoC
Chipset Mediatek Dimensity 9500 Super Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max clock 4210 MHz 4740 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.7 GHz: C1-Pro
- 3 cores at 3.5 GHz: C1-Premium
- 1 core at 4.21 GHz: C1-Ultra
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
L3 cache 16 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 990 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 Adreno 840
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1716 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~5271.5 GFLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo X Fold6 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 26418 28320
Single-core score 3288 3681
Multi-core score 9498 10934
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3593349
CPU 972680 1070366
GPU 1331646 1285880
Memory 520511 407835
UX 768512 689917
Total score 3593349 3453998
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Vivo X Fold6
No benchmark results yet
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (JJJ)AnTuTu 123290752
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-25 (erosado-pr)AnTuTu 114017190

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock - 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 17 Android 17
ROM OriginOS 7 Fold One UI 9.0
OS updates 5 years 7 years
Security updates 7 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 7000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 45 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (40 W) Yes (20 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (62% in 30 min) Yes (71% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:59 hr 1:00 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:59 hr 08:24 hr
Watching video 19:58 hr 18:11 hr
Gaming 06:37 hr 05:07 hr
Standby 121 hr 128 hr
General battery life
26:30 hr

Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 200 megapixels
Image resolution - 16320 x 12240
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash - LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording - Up to 30FPS
4K video recording - Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording - Up to 240FPS
Angle of widest lens - 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.7
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HPB Samsung ISOCELL HP2
Sensor size 1/1.4" (β‰ˆ 0.71 inch) 1/1.3" (β‰ˆ 0.77 inch)
Pixel size 0.56 micron 0.6 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 10 MP
Aperture f/2.6 f/2.4
Focal length 70 mm 67 mm
Sensor Sony IMX885 Samsung S5K3K1
Sensor size 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch) 1/3.94" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.1 f/1.9
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL JN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.5" (β‰ˆ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.7 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 10 megapixels
Image resolution - 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 24 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV32D Sony IMX374
Sensor size 1/3.6" (β‰ˆ 0.28 inch) 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.61 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution - 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Additional lens 20 MP, OmniVision OV32D, f/21, 1/3.6" 10 MP, Sony IMX374, 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 6.0
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 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced June 2026 July 2026
Release date July 2026 July 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $2199 -
SAR (head) - 0.82 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.17 W/kg
Sensors - 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 Yes, 80 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Vivo X Fold6. But if the software, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra.

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