Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra

Comparing the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra 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 Ultra scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 10,257, while Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max scores 8,021, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra offers a screen size of 8 inches, while Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max offers 6.9 inches, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max's Super Retina XDR, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max offers 48 MP, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max offers a higher front camera resolution with 12 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra offers 10 MP, making Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max offers 4685 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra receives a higher expert rating of 8.6 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max is rated 8.4.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra has a rating of 3.

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

₹134,900

@ Flipkart

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra

₹199,999

@ Samsung Shop

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Summary

Spec Score

96%

Release Date

13 Sep, 2024

23 Jul, 2026

Performance


Apple A18 Pro	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy
Hexa Core (upto 4.05 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.74 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Main Display


6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	8 inches (20.32 cm)
Super Retina XDR	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1320x2868 px (FHD+)	2256x2504 px
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

N/A	6.49 inches (16.48 cm)
N/A	1080x2520 px (FHD)

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	10 MP

Battery


4685 mAh	5000 mAh
20W Fast Charging	45W
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.x

Expert Review

8.4/10

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8.6/10

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Pros

Good performance & battery life
Excellent cameras & useful Photo Styles
Video capabilities & Audio Mix
Apple Intelligence

Polished foldable design
Improved creaseless inner display
AI features and long software support
Improved battery life

Cons

Camera control needs a learning curve
Apple Intelligence needs more work
Slow charging
Pricey

Pricer than Fold7
Telephoto camera could have been better

User Ratings

4.7/5

(17,141 ratings)

3/5

(17 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,774,620 AnTuTu Score	3,074,056 AnTuTu Score
N/A	20h 46m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹134,900

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₹199,999

@ Samsung Shop

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General

Launch Date

Sep 13, 2024

(Official)

Jul 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v18

Android

OS Updates

5 Years

7 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

7 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Chipset

Apple A18 Pro

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy

Processor

Hexa Core

4.05 GHz, Dual core 2.42 GHz, Quad core

Octa core

4.74 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (six-core graphics)

Adreno 840

RAM

8 GB	12 GB / 16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

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.

1,774,620

3,074,056

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

15.0 s

18.0 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

5,392

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

28.0 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super Retina XDR

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

8 inches (20.32 cm)

Resolution

1320x2868 px (FHD+)

2256x2504 px

Peak Brightness

2000 nits

3000 nits

HBM Brightness

2000 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

N/A

Pixel Density

458 ppi

422 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

92.2 %

178.04 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes	Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

90.1 %

Design

Height

163 mm

158.4 mm

Width

77.6 mm

72.8 mm

Thickness

8.25 mm

8.9 mm

Weight

227 grams

215 grams

Build Material

Back: Textured Matt Glass

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Form Factor

N/A	Foldable Touch

Dimensions

N/A	Folded: 158.4 x 72.8 x 8.9 mm Unfolded: 158.4 x 143.2 x 4.1 mm

Water Resistance

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

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

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

200 MP
Primary Camera30x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.3" sensor size S5KHP2 0.6µm pixel size

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

50 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.5" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera120 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Quad Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

12288 x 16384 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

30 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @120 fps
Full HD @240 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size

10 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

4685 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Si/C Li-Ion

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 45W

Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging

Yes 20W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A	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

20h 46m

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

1h 36m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.x

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

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

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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

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) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)