vivo X Fold 5G vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3

Comparing the vivo X Fold 5G vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: vivo X Fold 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 3.0 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 runs at 2.84 GHz, making vivo X Fold 5G the better performer.

Display: vivo X Fold 5G offers a screen size of 8.03 inches, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 offers 7.6 inches, making vivo X Fold 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 features a Dynamic AMOLED display compared to vivo X Fold 5G's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: vivo X Fold 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 offers 12 MP, making vivo X Fold 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: vivo X Fold 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 offers 10 MP, making vivo X Fold 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 delivers longer battery life with 10h 46m, while vivo X Fold 5G delivers None, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both vivo X Fold 5G and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

vivo X Fold 5G

₹107,190

(Not Released in India)

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3

₹149,999

@ Samsung Shop

Summary

Release Date

15 Dec, 2022

24 Aug, 2021

14 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 1	Snapdragon 888	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Main Display


8.03 inches (20.4 cm)	7.6 inches (19.3 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED	AMOLED
1916x2160 px (QHD 2K)	1768x2208 px	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

6.53 inches (16.59 cm)	6.2 inches (15.75 cm)	N/A
1080x2520 px (FHD)	832x2268 px	N/A

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	200 MP Telephoto Camera
12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	N/A	N/A

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	10 MP + 4 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


4600 mAh	4400 mAh	6600 mAh
66W Fast Charging	25W Fast Charging	100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	512 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.0/10

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8.7/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Sturdy and water-resistant build
Smooth performance and good cameras
Under-display camera makes viewing immersive
Useful software features

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Heavy and bulky
Cover screen feels cramped
Still needs to handled carefully
Pricey

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

N/A

3.9/5

(348 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	752,498 AnTuTu Score	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
N/A	10h 46m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹149,999

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₹159,999

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Aug 24, 2021

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v12

Android v11

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

4 Year

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

7 Year

Custom UI

Origin OS

Samsung One UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X2 2.5 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A710 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 680 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 680 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 680

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

5 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 730

Adreno 660

Adreno 840

RAM

12 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

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.

N/A

752,498

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

18.0 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

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

9.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

10.2 %

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

8.03 inches (20.4 cm)

7.6 inches (19.3 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1916x2160 px (QHD 2K)

1768x2208 px

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

21:9

22.5:18

19.8:9

Pixel Density

360 ppi

372 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

171.41 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus

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)

89.45 %

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

162 mm

158.2 mm

162.98 mm

Width

74.4 mm

128.1 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

14.6 mm

6.4 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

311 grams

271 grams

232 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Glass

Form Factor

Foldable Touch

N/A

Dimensions

Folded: 162 x 74.4 x 14.6 mm
Unfolded: 162 x 144.9 x 6.3 mm

N/A

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IPX8 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.75 Wide AngleS5KGN1 ISOCELL Plus 1µm pixel size

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 83° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size 1.8µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

12 MP
f/1.98 Telephoto Camera47 mm focal length

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

8 MP
f/3.4125 mm focal length

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Contrast Detection Autofocus Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

7680x4320 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @960 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording

Bokeh portrait video

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera

10 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

N/A

4 MP
f/1.8 Camera2.0µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4600 mAh

4400 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 34 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 66W Fast Charging 100% in 37 minutes

Yes 25W Fast Charging

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

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 46m

15h 10m

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

N/A

1h 5m 52s

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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 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)

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)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

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 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

HDMI

N/A

YesMini HDMI (Type C)

N/A

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Side

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Ultrasonic

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Compare Prices

Not Available in any store

₹149,999

@ Samsung Shop

₹159,999

@ Amazon