Google Pixel Fold vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5

Comparing the Google Pixel Fold vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 runs at a higher processing speed of 3.36 GHz, while Google Pixel Fold runs at 2.85 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 the better performer.

Display: Both Google Pixel Fold and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 offer the same screen size of 7.6 inches, but Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Google Pixel Fold's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Google Pixel Fold offers 48 MP, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 offers a higher front camera resolution with 10 MP, while Google Pixel Fold offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Google Pixel Fold delivers longer battery life with None, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 delivers 15h 38m, making Google Pixel Fold the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Google Pixel Fold and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Google Pixel Fold

₹147,490

(Not Released in India)

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5

₹154,999

@ Flipkart

Summary

Release Date

30 Nov, 2023

27 Jul, 2023

14 May, 2026

Performance


Google Tensor G2	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.85 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.36 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Main Display


7.6 inches (19.3 cm)	7.6 inches (19.3 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
OLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x	AMOLED
1840x2208 px	1812x2176 px	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

5.8 inches (14.73 cm)	6.2 inches (15.75 cm)	N/A
1080x2092 px	904x2316 px	N/A

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
10.8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
10.8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


8 MP + 9.5 MP Wide Angle Lens	10 MP + 4 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


4821 mAh	4400 mAh	6600 mAh
30W Fast Charging	25W Fast Charging	100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	512 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.3/10

Read Expert Review

8.7/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Brighter screen
Smooth performance & decent battery
Slimmer & lighter
Feature-rich

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Pricey
Same design as before
Cameras aren`t amazing

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

N/A

4.3/5

(1,057 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	1,492,136 AnTuTu Score	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
N/A	15h 38m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Not Available in any store

₹154,999

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₹159,999

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jul 27, 2023

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v13.0

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

4 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Samsung One UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Google Tensor G2

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2.85 GHz, Dual core, Cortex X1 2.35 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

3.36 GHz, Single core, Cortex X3 2.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A715 2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A510

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G710 MP7

Adreno 740

Adreno 840

RAM

12 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

1,492,136

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

18.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

4.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

26.5 %

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

OLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

AMOLED

Screen Size

7.6 inches (19.3 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1840x2208 px

1812x2176 px

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

1550 nits

1750 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

6:5

21.6:18

19.8:9

Pixel Density

378 ppi

373 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.6 %

176.2 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

158.7 mm

154.9 mm

162.98 mm

Width

139.7 mm

67.1 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

5.8 mm

13.4 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

283 grams

253 grams

232 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Back: Glass

Form Factor

Foldable Touch

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IPX8

Yes Water resistant IPX8 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle 82° field-of-view25 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN3 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

10.8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/3" sensor size 1.25µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length 1/3.06" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

10.8 MP
f/3.05 Telephoto Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/3.94" sensor size 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR

Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size

10 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

9.5 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Camera1.22µm pixel size

4 MP
f/1.8 Wide Angle Camera26 mm focal length 2.0µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4821 mAh

4400 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 40 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 30W Fast Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

15h 38m

15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 43m 17s

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.0

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2

Yes v5.3

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Compare Prices

Not Available in any store

₹154,999

@ Flipkart

₹159,999

@ Amazon