Samsung Galaxy Z Flip vs iQOO 3

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip vs iQOO 3 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: iQOO 3 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,362, while Samsung Galaxy Z Flip scores 2,523, making iQOO 3 the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while iQOO 3 offers 6.44 inches, making Samsung Galaxy Z Flip the larger display of the two. iQOO 3 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Samsung Galaxy Z Flip's Dynamic AMOLED, making iQOO 3 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: iQOO 3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Z Flip offers 12 MP, making iQOO 3 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: iQOO 3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Z Flip offers 10 MP, making iQOO 3 better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO 3 delivers longer battery life with 21h 43m, while Samsung Galaxy Z Flip delivers 11h 30m, making iQOO 3 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while iQOO 3 offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy Z Flip the better option for storage.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Samsung Galaxy Z Flip and iQOO 3 equally at 8.

User Rating: iQOO 3 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Samsung Galaxy Z Flip has a rating of 3.3.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip

₹40,999

(Discontinued)

iQOO 3

₹37,990

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

26 Feb, 2020

25 Feb, 2020

11 Jun, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 855 Plus	Snapdragon 865	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.95 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Main Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.44 inches (16.36 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED	Super AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1080x2636 px (FHD)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A	60 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

1.1 inches (2.79 cm)	N/A	N/A
112x300 px	N/A	N/A

Rear Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A	13 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
N/A	2 MP Depth Camera	N/A

Front Camera


10 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP	50 MP

Battery


3300 mAh	4440 mAh	6500 mAh
15W Fast Charging	55W Super Flash Charging	90W Turbo Power Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.0	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.0/10

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N/A

Pros

Innovative, cutting edge and flauntworthy
Smooth performance
Useful software additions

Ultra-fast performance
Capable cameras
55W charging is insanely fast

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Needs to be handled carefully
Camera capabilities are limited
No IP rating
Pricey

No high refresh rate screen
Scope for improvement in the software department
No current use for 5G functionality in India

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

3.3/5

(128 ratings)

4.5/5

(18,224 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

11h 30m Battery Life (PC Mark)	21h 43m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A
N/A	589,793 AnTuTu Score	N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Feb 25, 2020

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

IQOO UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

2.95 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.41 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.78 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 585 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 585 Kryo 585

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640

Adreno 650

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X

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

589,793

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s

22.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

12.0 %

11.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

26.8 %

16.5 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED

Super AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.44 inches (16.36 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2636 px (FHD)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A

800 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

60 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

21.9:9

20:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

425 ppi

409 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.56 %

84.46 %

96.8 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v6

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

91.4 %

96.8 %

Design

Height

167.3 mm

158.5 mm

162.7 mm

Width

73.6 mm

74.8 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

7.2 mm

9.1 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

183 grams

214.5 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Plastic

Form Factor

Clamshell

N/A

Dimensions

Unfolded: 167.3 x 73.6 x 7.2 mm
Folded: 87.4 x 73.6 x 17.3 mm

N/A

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 78° field-of-view27 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1.4µm pixel size

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle1/2" sensor size IMX582 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length 1.22µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

N/A

13 MP
f/2.46 Telephoto Camera50 mm focal length

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 60 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 960 fps

4k @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

10 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length CMOS 1.22µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3300 mAh

4440 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 35 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Fast Charging

Yes 55W Super Flash Charging 50% in 15 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

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.

11h 30m

21h 43m

N/A

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

1h 8m 49s

0h 42m 2s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.0

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 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) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 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)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 1.190 W/kg Body: 0.590 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax)

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.1

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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