Sony Xperia 1 VIII vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8

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

2026, June 13

2026, July 22

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

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

LTE

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

SA/NSA/Sub6

HSPA, LTE, 5G

HSPA, LTE, 5G

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

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

200 g (7.05 oz)

199 g (7.02 oz)

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

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

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

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

Graphite Black, Iolite Silver, Garnet Red, Native Gold

Graphite, Cream, Lavender

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

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

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

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

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

1828 x 2584 pixels (~416 ppi density)

Android 16, up to 4 major Android upgrades

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

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

Qualcomm SM8750-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)

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

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

Adreno 840

Adreno 830 (1200 MHz)

12GB/16GB

12GB

256GB/512GB/1TB

256GB/512GB UFS 4.x

microSDXC

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

50 MP, (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

50 MP, (ultrawide), AF

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

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

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

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

HDR

HDR

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

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

5000 mAh

Li-Po 4800 mAh

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

45W wired

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

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

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes

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/6/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

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

5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

Yes

Yes

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, video output

USB Type-C 2.0, 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