Xiaomi 17 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8

Comparing the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 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 8 runs at a higher processing speed of 4.74 GHz, while Xiaomi 17 Pro Max runs at 4.6 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 offers a screen size of 7.61 inches, while Xiaomi 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 Xiaomi 17 Pro Max's LTPO AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Xiaomi 17 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Xiaomi 17 Pro Max offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 offers 10 MP, making Xiaomi 17 Pro Max better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi 17 Pro Max offers a higher battery capacity with 7500 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 offers 4800 mAh, making Xiaomi 17 Pro Max better for longer battery life.

Storage: Xiaomi 17 Pro Max offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 offers 256 GB, making Xiaomi 17 Pro Max the better option for storage.

Xiaomi 17 Pro Max

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8

₹174,999

@ Samsung Shop

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Summary

Spec Score

97%

95%

Release Date

N/A	23 Jul, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 4.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.74 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Main Display


6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	7.61 inches (19.33 cm)
LTPO AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1200x2608 px	1848x2448 px
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

2.9 inches (7.37 cm)	5.45 inches (13.84 cm)
596x976 px	1248x1972 px

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Lens	10 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens

Battery


7500 mAh	4800 mAh
100W Hyper Charging	45W
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

512 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

N/A	8.5/10 Read Expert Review

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

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

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

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

User Ratings

N/A	4.9/5 (615 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

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₹174,999

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General

Launch Date

N/A	Jul 22, 2026 (Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

N/A

7 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

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Processor

Octa core

4.6 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 840

RAM

12 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Cooling Technology

N/A	Vapor Chamber

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

3,252,918

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

12.0 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

6,959

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

LTPO AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

7.61 inches (19.33 cm)

Resolution

1200x2608 px

1848x2448 px

Peak Brightness

3500 nits

3000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

4:3

Pixel Density

416 ppi

403 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

92.25 %

89.68 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

87.9 %

Design

Height

162.9 mm

123.9 mm

Width

77.6 mm

81.9 mm

Thickness

8 mm

9.7 mm

Weight

219 grams

201 grams

Build Material

N/A	Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Form Factor

N/A	Foldable Touch

Dimensions

N/A	Folded: 123.9 x 81.9 x 9.7 mm Unfolded: 123.9 x 161.4 x 4.5 mm

Water Resistance

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

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.67 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1.22µm pixel size

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

50 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera17 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

50 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.51" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.6 Periscope Camera115 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

6120 x 8160 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length

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

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

N/A	Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

7500 mAh

4800 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Si/C Li-Ion

TalkTime

N/A	Up to 26 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Hyper Charging

Yes 45W 63% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Yes 20W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 22.5W Reverse Charging

N/A

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 22.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W 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.

N/A

13h 30m

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

N/A

59m

Storage

Internal Storage

512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N70 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

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

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) / 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) / 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)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N70 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

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

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) / 700(band 12) / 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) / 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)