Samsung Galaxy Fold 5G vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8

1,999 USD

1,899 USD

Available

Available

Samsung Mobile

Samsung Mobile

Galaxy Fold 5G

SM-F971B, SM-F971B/DS, SM-F971U, SM-F971U1

2019, February 03

2026, July 22

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71

LTE

78 NSA/Sub6

SA/NSA/Sub6

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps; 5G (2+ Gbps DL)

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Unfolded: 160.9 x 117.9 x 6.9 mm Folded: 160.9 x 62.9 x 15.5 mm

Unfolded: 161.4 x 123.9 x 4.9 mm Folded: 82.2 x 123.9 x 9.8 mm

263 g (9.28 oz)

199 g (7.02 oz)

Glass front (folded), plastic front (unfolded), glass back, aluminum frame

IP48 dust and water resistant (dust > 1mm; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Advanced Armor aluminum frame

Nano-SIM Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)

Space Silver, Cosmos Black

Graphite, Cream, Lavender

Foldable Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Foldable Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+

7.3 inches, 162.6 cm2 (~85.7% screen-to-body ratio)

7.6 inches, 175.7 cm2 (~87.9% screen-to-body ratio)

1536 x 2152 pixels (~362 ppi density) HDR10+ Cover display: 4.6", Super AMOLED, 720 x 1680 pixels (21:9)

1828 x 2584 pixels (~416 ppi density)

Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.1

Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5

Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)

Qualcomm SM8750-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)

Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485)

Octa-core (2x4.47 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)

Adreno 640

Adreno 830 (1200 MHz)

12GB

12GB

512GB UFS 3.0

256GB/512GB UFS 4.x

NO

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS

50 MP, (wide), PDAF, OIS

12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom

50 MP, (ultrawide), AF

16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm

LED flash, HDR, panorama etc

LED flash, HDR, panorama

4K@60fps, 1080p@60/240fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps (gyro-EIS), HDR10

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, OIS

10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm 8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1.22µm, depth sensor Cover camera: 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm

10 MP, f/2.2, 18mm (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm Cover camera: 10 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

HDR

Li-Po 4235 mAh, non-removable

Li-Po 4800 mAh

Fast charging 15W Fast wireless charging 15W Reverse wireless charging 9W

45W wired

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

No 32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

Yes

Yes

No

3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 4527 Basemark X: 45154 Display Contrast ratio: 185000:1 (nominal)

Voice 70dB / Noise 73dB / Ring 90dB

Endurance rating 90h