Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 vs Sony Xperia 1 VIII

1,899 USD

1,900 USD

Available

Available

Samsung Mobile

Sony Mobiles

SM-F956B, SM-F956B/DS, SM-F956U, SM-F956U1, SM-F956N, SM-F956W, SM-F9560

XQ-GE54, XQ-GE74, XQGE54, XQGE74, XQ-GE44, XQGE44, XQ-FS54, XQFS54, SO-51G

2024, July 24

2026, June 13

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA (Verizon)

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6

HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Unfolded: 153.5 x 132.6 x 5.6 mm Folded: 153.5 x 68.1 x 12.1 mm

162 x 74 x 8.3 mm (6.38 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)

239 g (8.43 oz)

200 g (7.05 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2) (folded), plastic front (unfolded), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame IPX8 water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame

Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)

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

Navy, Silver Shadow, Pink

Graphite Black, Iolite Silver, Garnet Red, Native Gold

Foldable Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+

LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR BT.2020

7.6 inches, 184.2 cm2 (~90.5% screen-to-body ratio)

6.5 inches, 103.7 cm2 (~86.5% screen-to-body ratio)

1856 x 2160 pixels (~375 ppi density) Cover display: Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 6.3 inches, 968 x 2376 pixels

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~396 ppi density)

Android 14, One UI 6.1

Android 16, up to 4 major Android upgrades

Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)

Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)

8-core (1x3.39GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.1GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.9GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A520)

Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)

Adreno 750 (1 GHz)

Adreno 840

12GB

12GB/16GB

256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4.0

256GB/512GB/1TB

microSDXC

50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

48 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.35", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

10 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

48 MP, f/2.8, 70mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual-pixel PDAF (15cm - ∞), OIS, 2.9x optical zoom

12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm

48 MP, f/2.0, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking

8K@30fps, 4K@60fps, 1080p@60/240fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps (gyro-EIS), HDR10+

4K@24/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS

4 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 2.0µm, under display Cover camera: 10 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm

12 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.9", 1.22µm

HDR

HDR

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

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS

Li-Po 4400 mAh, non-removable

5000 mAh

45W wired 15W wireless 4.5W reverse wireless

30W wired, PD3.0, PPS, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless Reverse wireless Bypass charging

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass Native Sony Alpha camera support

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

No 32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG

Yes

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

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

5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

6.0, A2DP, LE Audio, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

Yes

Yes

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, video output

AnTuTu: 1608744 (v10) GeekBench: 6757 (v6) 3DMark Wild life: 13619 (offscreen 1440p)

AnTuTu: 2312684 (v10), 3210596 (v11) GeekBench: 9278 (v6) 3DMark: 6962 (Wild Life Extreme)

-26.5 LUFS (Good)

-25.5 LUFS (Very good)

Active use score 11:31h

Active use score 17:47h

1510 nits max brightness (measured)