Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 vs vivo X Fold 5

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 vs vivo X Fold 5 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 Fold7 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,443, while vivo X Fold 5 scores 6,413, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 the better performer.


Display: vivo X Fold 5 offers a screen size of 8.03 inches, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 offers 8 inches, making vivo X Fold 5 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to vivo X Fold 5's LTPO AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while vivo X Fold 5 offers 50 MP, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: vivo X Fold 5 offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 offers 10 MP, making vivo X Fold 5 better for front camera photography.


Battery: vivo X Fold 5 delivers longer battery life with 10h 31m, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 delivers None, making vivo X Fold 5 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: vivo X Fold 5 offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 offers 256 GB, making vivo X Fold 5 the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 from the editorial team, while vivo X Fold 5 is rated 8.2.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while vivo X Fold 5 has a rating of 4.

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Summary

Release Date

25 Jul, 2025
30 Jul, 2025
06 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 8 Elite
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 4.47 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
12 GB RAM
16 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Main Display

8.0 inches (20.32 cm)
8.03 inches (20.4 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
LTPO AMOLED
AMOLED
1968x2184 px
2200x2480 px (QHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.53 inches (16.59 cm)
N/A
1080x2520 px (FHD)
1172x2748 px
N/A

Rear Camera

200 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
10 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

10 MP
Wide Angle Lens
20 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

4400 mAh
6000 mAh
6500 mAh
25W Fast Charging
80W Flash Charging
90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.5/10
8.2/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Substantially slimmer & lighter
  • Smooth performance
  • Decent cameras
  • AI & ecosystem features
  • Sleek, durable, lightweight
  • Excellent multitasking features
  • Impressive battery life
  • Solid cameras in dayligh
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Pricey
  • Battery life could be better
  • Slow charging speed
  • Wobbles on a flat surface
  • Older chipset
  • Software support not class leading
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.4/5
(247 ratings)
4/5
(3,297 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,008,157
AnTuTu Score
1,985,189
AnTuTu Score
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
10h 31m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹174,999
₹149,999
₹79,999

Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 Video
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jul 25, 2025
(Official)
Jul 30, 2025
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v16
Android v15
Android v16

OS Updates

7 Year
4 Years
5 Year

Security Updates

7 Year
5 Years
7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
Funtouch OS
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Best In Class
Excellent
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

4.47 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.5 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon
Octa core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm
4 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 830
Adreno 750
Adreno 829

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB
16 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X Ultra
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.

2,008,157
1,985,189
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s
16.0 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
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %
10.0 %
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

12.4 %
9.9 %
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x
LTPO AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

8.0 inches  (20.32 cm)
8.03 inches  (20.4 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1968x2184 px
2200x2480 px (QHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2600 nits
4500 nits
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

21:9
4:3
19.5:9

Pixel Density

367 ppi
413 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

178.04 %
178.21 %
90.11 %

Bezel-less Display

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

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90 %
92.0 %
94.38 %

Design

Height

158.4 mm
159.68 mm
150.83 mm

Width

72.8 mm
72.60 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm
9.2 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

215 grams
217 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Back: Glass Fiber
Back: Glass

Form Factor

Foldable Touch
Foldable Touch
N/A

Dimensions

Folded: 158.4 x 72.8 x 8.9 mm
Unfolded: 158.4 x 143.2 x 4.2 mm
Folded: 159.68 x 72.60 x 9.2 mm
Unfolded: 159.68 x 142.29 x 4.3 mm
N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP48 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IPX8 IP5X IPX9 IPX9+ (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 3 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Resolution

200 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view17 mm focal length 1/1.3" sensor size 0.6µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX921 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera22 mm focal length 1.4µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.05 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.55 Telephoto Camera70 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes Laser Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

7680 x 4320 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Bokeh portrait video
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

10 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size
20 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
1920x1080 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

4400 mAh
6000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Silicon Carbon
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 80W Flash Charging
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging
Yes 40W Wireless Charging
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging
N/A
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
10h 31m
16h 04m

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

1h 14m 0s
0h 38m 0s
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB
512 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0
UFS 4.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
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 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78
N/A
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 2600(band 38) / 3500(band 48) / 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) / 700 (band 12)
N/A
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SIM 2

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
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 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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.86 W/kg Body: 0.85 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v5.4
Yes v5.4
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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₹174,999
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₹79,999