Sony Xperia 1 VIII vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special

1,900 USD

1,870 USD

Available

Available

Sony Mobiles

Samsung Mobile

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

SM-F958N

2026, June 13

2024, October 24

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

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

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

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

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, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66

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

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

HSPA, LTE, 5G

HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G

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

Unfolded: 157.9 x 142.6 x 5.6 mm Folded: 157.9 x 72.8 x 10.6 mm Build

200 g (7.05 oz)

236 g (8.32 oz)

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

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2) (folded), plastic front (unfolded), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame IP48 water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) Enhanced armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised)SIM

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

Nano-SIM, eSIM or Dual eSIM

Graphite Black, Iolite Silver, Garnet Red, Native Gold

Black

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

Foldable Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)

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

8.0 inches, 205.3 cm2 (~91.2% screen-to-body ratio)

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

1968 x 2184 pixels (~367 ppi density) Ultra Flexible Glass (UFG) Cover display: Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, 2600 nits (peak), Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 6.5 inches, 1080 x 2520 pixels

Android 16, up to 4 major Android upgrades

Android 14, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1.1

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

Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)

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

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

Adreno 840

Adreno 750 (1 GHz)

12GB/16GB

16GB

256GB/512GB/1TB

512GB UFS 4.0

microSDXC

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

200 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF, OIS

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

10 MP, f/2.4, 66mm (telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

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

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

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

LED flash, HDR, panorama

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

8K@30fps, 4K@60fps, 1080p@60/120/240fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps (gyro-EIS), HDR10+

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

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

HDR

HDR

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

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

5000 mAh

Li-Po 4400 mAh, non-removable

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

25W wired, QC2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised) 15W wireless 4.5W reverse wireless

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

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

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes

No 32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG

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

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

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

5.3, A2DP, LE

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

Yes

Yes

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, video output

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

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