Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 vs Xiaomi 18 Pro Max

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 vs Xiaomi 18 Pro Max across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi 18 Pro Max runs at a higher processing speed of 5.01 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 runs at 4.74 GHz, making Xiaomi 18 Pro Max the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 offers a screen size of 7.61 inches, while Xiaomi 18 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 Xiaomi 18 Pro Max's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi 18 Pro Max offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 offers 50 MP, making Xiaomi 18 Pro Max better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Xiaomi 18 Pro Max offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 offers 10 MP, making Xiaomi 18 Pro Max better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi 18 Pro Max offers a higher battery capacity with 8500 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 offers 4800 mAh, making Xiaomi 18 Pro Max better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Xiaomi 18 Pro Max offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8
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Summary

Spec Score

95%
96%

Release Date

23 Jul, 2026
N/A

Performance
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
Octa Core (upto 4.74 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 5.01 GHz)
12 GB RAM
12 GB RAM
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6

Main Display
7.61 inches (19.33 cm)
6.9 inches (17.53 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
AMOLED
1848x2448 px
1208x2624 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

5.45 inches (13.84 cm)
N/A
1248x1972 px
N/A

Rear Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
200 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A
200 MP
Telephoto Macro Camera (upto 3.2x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera
10 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery
4800 mAh
8500 mAh
45W
100W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
256 GB
UFS 4.0
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.5/10
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N/A

Pros

  • Refreshing, useful new form factor
  • Thin & light, with solid build quality
  • Samsung's ecosystem
  • Good performance & battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Priced on the higher side
  • One-handed usage isn't great
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.9/5
(615 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

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₹174,999
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General

Launch Date

Jul 22, 2026
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v17
Android v17

OS Updates

7 Year
N/A

Security Updates

7 Year
N/A

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 SM8975
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Processor

Octa core

4.74 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M
Octa core

5.01 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 4.03 GHz, Tri core, Oryon 3.74 GHz, Tri core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm
2 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 840
Adreno 850

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra
LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber
N/A

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
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

12.0 s
N/A

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
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x
AMOLED

Screen Size

7.61 inches  (19.33 cm)
6.9 inches  (17.53 cm)

Resolution

1848x2448 px
1208x2624 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits
4000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
300 Hz

Aspect Ratio

4:3
20:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi
419 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.68 %
91.98 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

87.9 %
N/A

Design

Height

123.9 mm
163.39 mm

Width

81.9 mm
77.6 mm

Thickness

9.7 mm
8.39 mm

Weight

201 grams
235 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Back: Glass

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 IP48 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size 1µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.6723 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size Light Hunter 960L 2.44µm pixel size
50 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.51" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera17 mm focal length
N/A
200 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Macro Camera1/1.56" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes Quad Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

6120 x 8160 Pixels
N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240/960 fps
HD @30/120/240/480/960/1920 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion
Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video

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
50 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Selfie Voice command

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4800 mAh
8500 mAh

Battery Type

Si/C Li-Ion
N/A

TalkTime

Up to 26 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 45W 63% in 30 minutes
Yes 100W Fast Charging v3.0

Wireless Charging

Yes 20W Wireless Charging
Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging
Yes 27W Wireless 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.

13h 30m
N/A

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

59m
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB
256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
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 / N14 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
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 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) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 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) / 700 (band 12)
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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 / N14 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
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) / 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) / 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 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v6.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Capacitive
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

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₹174,999
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