Xiaomi 18 Fold vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7
90
out of 100
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80
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 7.58-inch Xiaomi 18 Fold (with XRing O3) that was released on September 7, 2026, against the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 1 year and 2 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 Xiaomi 18 Fold
- Comes with 1600 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 4400 mAh
- 71% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (5228K versus 3065K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP59 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 25W)
- The phone is 1 year and 2 months newer
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- Better grip in hands β the body is 25.4 mm narrower
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7
- Has a 0.42 inch larger screen size
- 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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 7.58 inches | 8 inches |
| Resolution | 2364 x 1672 pixels | 1968 x 2184 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | - |
| PPI | 382 ppi | 368 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 1300 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4000 nits | 2600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.7% | 90% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 100% |
| PWM | - | 240 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.8 mm (6.45 inches) | 158.4 mm (6.24 inches) |
| Width | 117.8 mm (4.64 inches) | 143.2 mm (5.64 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.02 mm (0.2 inches) | 4.2 mm (0.17 inches) |
| Weight | 219 g (7.72 oz) | 215 g (7.58 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP59 | IP48 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray, Red, Rose gold | Black, Silver, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.97/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Very good (B) Β· 210 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | XRing O3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 4350 MHz | 4470 MHz |
| CPU cores | 10 (2 + 4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 3.15 GHz: C1-Pro - 4 cores at 3.68 GHz: C1-Premium - 2 cores at 4.35 GHz: C1-Ultra |
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP16 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 2048 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1600 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~6554 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 34901 | 19371 |
| Single-core score | 3636 | 3181 |
| Multi-core score | 13491 | 10029 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1359147 | 939230 |
| GPU | 2143582 | 1190171 |
| Memory | 941063 | 376287 |
| UX | 784222 | 559935 |
| Total score | 5228014 | 3065623 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [5 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 66% |
| Graphics test | - | 15 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2053 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 35 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 43 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 34 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 28 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 9285 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | - | 29 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 4885 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 17835 |
| Video editing | - | 8623 |
| Photo editing | - | 33817 |
| Data manipulation | - | 13345 |
| Writing score | - | 25306 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (2nd and 101st place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 18 Fold
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-23 -> manvancongggg | AnTuTu 12 | 4862080 |
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-21 -> Senzawa | Geekbench 6 GPU | 19371 |
| π 2026-05-21 -> Senzawa | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3056 / 9666 |
| π 2026-05-21 -> Senzawa | AnTuTu 11 | 2995728 |
| π 2026-05-09 (RiF0706) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3181 / 10029 |
| π 2026-04-29 (SigmaPocoyo67) | AnTuTu 11 | 3137252 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 17 | Android 16 |
| ROM | HyperOS 4 | One UI 8 |
| OS size | - | 32.4 GB |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 4400 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 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 | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (53% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:27 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 2000 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 06:57 hr |
| Watching video | - | 13:14 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:48 hr |
| Standby | - | 114 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 16320 x 12240 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | - | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | - | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | - | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | - | Up to 240FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 960 FPS (720p) |
| 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: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP5 | Samsung ISOCELL HP2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.3" (β 0.77 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.5 micron | 0.6 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 10 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 80 mm | 67 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | Samsung S5K3K1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/3.94" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50M | Sony IMX564 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.55" (β 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX374 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.0" (β 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | - | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | - | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Additional lens | 16 MP, f/21 | 10 MP, Sony IMX374, f/23, 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 | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| 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 | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| 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 |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2026 | July 2025 |
| Release date | September 2026 | July 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1640 | $1999 |
| 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, 67 W | 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 Xiaomi 18 Fold is definitely a better buy.
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