vivo X Fold 5 vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8

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Comparing the vivo X Fold 5 vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 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 10,467, while vivo X Fold 5 scores 6,413, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 the better performer.


Display: vivo X Fold 5 offers a screen size of 8.03 inches, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 offers 7.6 inches, making vivo X Fold 5 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to vivo X Fold 5's LTPO AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both vivo X Fold 5 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: vivo X Fold 5 offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 offers 10 MP, making vivo X Fold 5 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 delivers longer battery life with 13h 30m, while vivo X Fold 5 delivers 10h 31m, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: vivo X Fold 5 offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 offers 256 GB, making vivo X Fold 5 the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 from the editorial team, while vivo X Fold 5 is rated 8.2.


User Rating: vivo X Fold 5 receives a higher user rating of 4, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 has a rating of 3.

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Summary

Spec Score

92%
94%

Release Date

30 Jul, 2025
23 Jul, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.74 GHz)
16 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Main Display

8.03 inches (20.4 cm)
7.6 inches (19.3 cm)
LTPO AMOLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
2200x2480 px (QHD+)
1848x2448 px
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

6.53 inches (16.59 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
1172x2748 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
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A

Front Camera

20 MP
Wide Angle Lens
10 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Lens

Battery

6000 mAh
4800 mAh
80W Flash Charging
45W
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

512 GB
256 GB
UFS 4.1
UFS 4.x

Expert Review

8.2/10
8.5/10

Pros

  • Sleek, durable, lightweight
  • Excellent multitasking features
  • Impressive battery life
  • Solid cameras in dayligh
  • Refreshing, useful new form factor
  • Thin & light, with solid build quality
  • Samsung's ecosystem
  • Good performance & battery life

Cons

  • Older chipset
  • Software support not class leading
  • Priced on the higher side
  • One-handed usage isn't great

User Ratings

4/5
(3,297 ratings)
3/5
(17 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,985,189
AnTuTu Score
3,252,918
AnTuTu Score
10h 31m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
13h 30m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

Videos
1 Video
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General

Launch Date

Jul 30, 2025
(Official)
Jul 22, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v15
Android v17

OS Updates

4 Years
7 Year

Security Updates

5 Years
7 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

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

4.74 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V2 Phoenix L 3.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V2 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 750
Adreno 830

RAM

16 GB
12 GB / 16 GB

RAM Type

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.

1,985,189
3,252,918

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s
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

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

10.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

9.9 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

LTPO AMOLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

8.03 inches  (20.4 cm)
7.6 inches  (19.3 cm)

Resolution

2200x2480 px (QHD+)
1848x2448 px

Peak Brightness

4500 nits
3000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

4:3
4:3

Pixel Density

413 ppi
403 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.93 %
176.27 %

Screen Protection

N/A
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)

92.0 %
87.9 %

Design

Height

159.68 mm
123.9 mm

Width

72.60 mm
81.9 mm

Thickness

9.2 mm
9.7 mm

Weight

217 grams
201 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass Fiber
N/A

Form Factor

Foldable Touch
Foldable Touch

Dimensions

Folded: 159.68 x 72.60 x 9.2 mm
Unfolded: 159.68 x 142.29 x 4.3 mm
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 IPX8 IP5X IPX9 IPX9+ (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 3 meter)
Yes Water resistant IPX8 IP48 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Resolution

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 Camera10x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size 1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.05 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size
50 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.5" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.55 Telephoto Camera70 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

Bokeh portrait video
Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size
10 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

6000 mAh
4800 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon
Si/C Li-Ion

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Flash Charging
Yes 45W 63% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 40W Wireless Charging
Yes 20W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes

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.

10h 31m
13h 30m

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

0h 38m 0s
0h 59m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

512 GB
256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1
UFS 4.x

Expandable Storage

No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

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 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78
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) / 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)
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)
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SIM 2

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 / 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) / 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) / 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)
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SAR Value

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 6GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.4
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side

Other Sensors

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

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