Sony Xperia 1 VIII vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6

1,900 USD

1,899 USD

Available

Available

Sony Mobiles

Samsung Mobile

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

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

2026, June 13

2024, July 24

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

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

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

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

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

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

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, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International

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, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA (Verizon)

HSPA, LTE, 5G

HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G

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

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

200 g (7.05 oz)

239 g (8.43 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 IPX8 water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised)

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

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

Graphite Black, Iolite Silver, Garnet Red, Native Gold

Navy, Silver Shadow, Pink

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

Foldable Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+

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

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

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

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

Android 16, up to 4 major Android upgrades

Android 14, One UI 6.1

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

Qualcomm SM8550-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

12GB

256GB/512GB/1TB

256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4.0

microSDXC

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

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

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@60/240fps (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, under display 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

45W wired 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

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, aptX HD

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

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)

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

1510 nits max brightness (measured)

-25.5 LUFS (Very good)

-26.5 LUFS (Good)

Active use score 17:47h

Active use score 11:31h