Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 vs Sony Xperia 1 VIII

1,899 USD

1,900 USD

Available

Available

Samsung Mobile

Sony Mobiles

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

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

2026, July 22

2026, June 13

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

LTE

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

SA/NSA/Sub6

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

HSPA, LTE, 5G

HSPA, LTE, 5G

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

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

199 g (7.02 oz)

200 g (7.05 oz)

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

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

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

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

Graphite, Cream, Lavender

Graphite Black, Iolite Silver, Garnet Red, Native Gold

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

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

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

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

1828 x 2584 pixels (~416 ppi density)

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

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

Android 16, up to 4 major Android upgrades

Qualcomm SM8750-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)

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

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

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

Adreno 830 (1200 MHz)

Adreno 840

12GB

12GB/16GB

256GB/512GB UFS 4.x

256GB/512GB/1TB

microSDXC

50 MP, (wide), PDAF, OIS

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

50 MP, (ultrawide), AF

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

LED flash, HDR, panorama

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

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

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

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

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

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 4800 mAh

5000 mAh

45W wired

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

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

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

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes

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

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

5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

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

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

Yes

Yes

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, video output

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

1510 nits max brightness (measured)

-25.5 LUFS (Very good)

Active use score 17:47h