Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max 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: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 10,467, while Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max scores 9,921, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 offers a screen size of 7.6 inches, while Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max offers 6.9 inches, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max's Super Retina XDR OLED, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max offers 48 MP, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max offers a higher front camera resolution with 18 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 offers 10 MP, making Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max better for front camera photography.

Battery: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max offers a higher battery capacity with 4832 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 offers 4800 mAh, making Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max receives a higher expert rating of 8.6 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 is rated 8.5.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 has a rating of 3.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8

₹179,999

@ Amazon

Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

₹141,900

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

94%

96%

Release Date

23 Jul, 2026

19 Sep, 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Apple A19 Pro
Octa Core (upto 4.74 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Main Display


7.6 inches (19.3 cm)	6.9 inches (17.53 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	Super Retina XDR OLED
1848x2448 px	1320x2868 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	N/A
1248x1972 px	N/A

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	48 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 4x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


10 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens	18 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4800 mAh	4832 mAh
45W	40W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.x	NVMe

Expert Review

8.5/10

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8.6/10

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Pros

Refreshing, useful new form factor
Thin & light, with solid build quality
Samsung's ecosystem
Good performance & battery life

Vapour chamber for sustained performance
Upgraded telephoto & selfie cameras
Refreshed design
Solid battery life & faster charging

Cons

Priced on the higher side
One-handed usage isn't great

Digital zoom still lacking
Apple Intelligence needs improvement
Thicker & heavier
Pricey

User Ratings

3/5

(17 ratings)

4.7/5

(2,422 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

3,252,918 AnTuTu Score	2,521,699 AnTuTu Score
13h 30m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Jul 22, 2026

(Official)

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v17

iOS v26

OS Updates

7 Year

N/A

Security Updates

7 Year

N/A

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Apple A19 Pro

Processor

Octa core

4.74 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V2 Phoenix L 3.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V2 Phoenix M

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 830

Apple GPU (six-core graphics)

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra

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.

3,252,918

2,521,699

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

12.0 s

17.0 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.

6,959

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

3.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

15.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

7.6 inches (19.3 cm)

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

Resolution

1848x2448 px

1320x2868 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

4:3

19.5:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

176.27 %

91.5 %

Screen Protection

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)

87.9 %

N/A

Design

Height

123.9 mm

163.4 mm

Width

81.9 mm

78 mm

Thickness

9.7 mm

8.75 mm

Weight

201 grams

231 grams

Build Material

N/A	Back: Ceramic Shield 2

Form Factor

Foldable Touch

N/A

Dimensions

Folded: 123.9 x 81.9 x 9.7 mm
Unfolded: 123.9 x 161.4 x 4.5 mm

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IPX8 IP48 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size 1µm pixel size

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.78 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1.22µm pixel size

50 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.5" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

N/A	48 MP f/2.8 Telephoto Camera100 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A	8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

N/A	Exposure compensation

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom

Digital Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

4k @24/25/30/60/100/120 fps
Full HD @25/30/60/120/240 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

10 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A	Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Yes Retina Flash

Camera Features

N/A	Wide Angle Selfie

Video Recording

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

4800 mAh

4832 mAh

Battery Type

Si/C Li-Ion

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 45W 63% in 30 minutes

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 20W Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging Charging Time: 30 mins

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.

13h 30m

N/A

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

0h 59m 0s

1h 17m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB

Storage Type

UFS 4.x

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

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)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 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) / 2300(band 30) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

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) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)