Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 vs iQOO 15R

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 vs iQOO 15R 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 10,631, while iQOO 15R scores 9,090, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 offers a screen size of 7.61 inches, while iQOO 15R offers 6.59 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 iQOO 15R's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 and iQOO 15R feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: iQOO 15R offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 offers 10 MP, making iQOO 15R better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO 15R delivers longer battery life with 18h 23m, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 delivers 13h 30m, making iQOO 15R the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 and iQOO 15R offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: iQOO 15R receives a higher expert rating of 8.6 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 is rated 8.5.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 receives a higher user rating of 4.9, while iQOO 15R has a rating of 4.4.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8

₹179,000

@ Croma

iQOO 15R

₹53,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Spec Score

95%

93%

98%

Release Date

23 Jul, 2026

03 Mar, 2026

29 Oct, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro
Octa Core (upto 4.74 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.55 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Main Display


7.61 inches (19.33 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	AMOLED	AMOLED
1848x2448 px	1260x2750 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

5.45 inches (13.84 cm)	N/A	N/A
Dynamic AMOLED 2X	N/A	N/A
1248x1972 px	N/A	N/A

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	N/A	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	N/A	3.2 MP Camera

Front Camera


10 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4800 mAh	7600 mAh	8000 mAh
45W	100W Super Flash Charging	80W Super Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.6/10

Read Expert Review

8.8/10

Pros

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

Ergonomic design
Bright AMOLED display
Fast and furious performance
Exceptional battery life

Excellent 200MP cameras and an optional Hasselblad teleconverter
Stellar two-day battery life
Flat, bright 6.78-inch display with IP68 and IP69 ratings
Smooth and optimised ColorOS 17

Cons

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

Thermal management needs refinement
Limited camera features and modes

Rs 1,99,999 is a lot of money
Charges slower than the Find X9 Ultra
Five years of OS updates, against seven from Google and Samsung

User Ratings

4.9/5

(615 ratings)

4.4/5

(1,043 ratings)

1.5/5

(2 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

3,252,918 AnTuTu Score	3,078,708 AnTuTu Score	4,214,275 AnTuTu Score
13h 30m Battery Life (PC Mark)	18h 23m Battery Life (PC Mark)	20h 43m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹179,000

@ Croma

₹53,999

@ Amazon

₹199,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Jul 22, 2026

(Official)

Feb 24, 2026

(Official)

Oct 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v17

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

7 Year

4 Year

5 Year

Security Updates

7 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Origin OS

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

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MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro MT6995

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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

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Octa core

4.55 GHz, Dual core, C2-Ultra 4.35 GHz, Tri core, C2-Pro 3.1 GHz, Tri core, C2-Pro

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

2 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 840

Adreno 826

Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP16

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Vapor Chamber Cooling

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

3,078,708

4,214,275

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

12.0 s

13.0 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

5,071

6,740

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

26.1 %

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)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1848x2448 px

1260x2750 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

5000 nits

3600 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

2000 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

4320 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

360 Hz

288 Hz

Aspect Ratio

4:3

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi

466 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.68 %

90.69 %

91.13 %

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 %

94.57 %

95.5 %

Design

Height

123.9 mm

157.61 mm

161.3 mm

Width

81.9 mm

74.42 mm

76.6 mm

Thickness

9.7 mm

7.9 mm

8.40 mm

Weight

201 grams

202 grams

233 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Back: Glass

Back: Polycarbonate

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)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Shock proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Best In Class

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

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700V

200 MP
Primary Camera120x Digital Zoom 3x Optical Zoomf/1.5 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

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

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

200 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length

N/A

200 MP
f/2.1 Telephoto Camera70 mm focal length

N/A

3.2 MP
f/2.419 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

6120 x 8160 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom

20 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

120 x Digital Zoom
3 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Optical Image stabilization

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

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

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Dual AF Phase Detection

Flash

Yes Screen flash

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

7600 mAh

8000 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 Super Flash Charging

Yes 80W Super Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 20W Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

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

18h 23m

20h 43m

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

59m

45m

1h 22m 8s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB / 512 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: Nano/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 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / 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) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

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) / 1500(band 32) / 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 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 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / 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) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26)

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 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) / 700 (band 12)