Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G vs vivo X Fold 5G

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G vs vivo X Fold 5G across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 3.18 GHz, while vivo X Fold 5G runs at 3.0 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G the better performer.

Display: vivo X Fold 5G offers a screen size of 8.03 inches, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G offers 7.6 inches, making vivo X Fold 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to vivo X Fold 5G's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G and vivo X Fold 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: vivo X Fold 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G offers 10 MP, making vivo X Fold 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: vivo X Fold 5G delivers longer battery life with None, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G delivers 12h 04m, making vivo X Fold 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G and vivo X Fold 5G offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G

₹154,999

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vivo X Fold 5G

₹107,190

(Not Released in India)

Summary

Release Date

16 Aug, 2022

15 Dec, 2022

14 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.18 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Main Display


7.6 inches (19.3 cm)	8.03 inches (20.4 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	AMOLED	AMOLED
1812x2176 px	1916x2160 px (QHD 2K)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)	6.53 inches (16.59 cm)	N/A
904x2316 px	1080x2520 px (FHD)	N/A

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	8 MP Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera


10 MP + 4 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


4400 mAh	4600 mAh	6600 mAh
25W Fast Charging	66W Fast Charging	100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.0/10

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N/A

8.7/10

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Pros

Good build & IPX8 waterproof
Lovely displays
Useful multitasking features
Smooth performance

Device yet to be reviewed

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

Cons

Not a massive upgrade
No silo for the S Pen
Just 25W charging
Pricey, heavy and bulky

Device yet to be reviewed

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

User Ratings

3.1/5

(338 ratings)

N/A

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,024,312 AnTuTu Score	N/A	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
12h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹154,999

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General

Launch Date

Aug 16, 2022

(Official)

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v12L

Android v12

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

3.18 GHz, Single core, Cortex X2 2.7 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A710 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

Octa core

3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X2 2.5 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A710 1.8 GHz, Quad 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)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 730

Adreno 840

RAM

12 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5

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.

1,024,312

N/A

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

21.0 s

N/A

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)

9.0 %

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

14.1 %

N/A

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

AMOLED

Screen Size

7.6 inches (19.3 cm)

8.03 inches (20.4 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1812x2176 px

1916x2160 px (QHD 2K)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

1200 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

21.6:18

21:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

373 ppi

360 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.76 %

171.41 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus

N/A

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

89.45 %

94.49 %

Design

Height

155.1 mm

162 mm

162.98 mm

Width

130.1 mm

74.4 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

6.3 mm

14.6 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

263 grams

311 grams

232 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

N/A

Back: Glass

Form Factor

Foldable Touch

N/A

Dimensions

N/A

Folded: 162 x 74.4 x 14.6 mm
Unfolded: 162 x 144.9 x 6.3 mm

N/A

Water Resistance

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

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN3 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.75 Wide AngleS5KGN1 ISOCELL Plus 1µm pixel size

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

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

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

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

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera66 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 1µm pixel size

12 MP
f/1.98 Telephoto Camera47 mm focal length

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

N/A

8 MP
f/3.4125 mm focal length

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes Contrast Detection Autofocus Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Exposure compensation

N/A

Shooting Modes

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

8k @24 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @960 fps

7680x4320 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

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

16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

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

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4400 mAh

4600 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 39 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 66W Fast Charging 100% in 37 minutes

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

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.

12h 04m

N/A

15h 10m

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

1h 13m 59s

N/A

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

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 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78 / N79

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)
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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 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 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

4G Bands:

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

N/A

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)

SAR Value

Head: 1.324 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Audio Features

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

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₹154,999

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₹159,999

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