vivo X Fold 5 vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra

Comparing the vivo X Fold 5 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 vivo X Fold 5 scores 6,413, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra the better performer.

Display: vivo X Fold 5 offers a screen size of 8.03 inches, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra offers 8 inches, making vivo X Fold 5 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to vivo X Fold 5's LTPO AMOLED, 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 vivo X Fold 5 offers 50 MP, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra better for rear camera photography.

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

Battery: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra delivers longer battery life with 20h 46m, while vivo X Fold 5 delivers 10h 31m, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra 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 Ultra offers 256 GB, making vivo X Fold 5 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra receives a higher expert rating of 8.6 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 Ultra has a rating of 3.

vivo X Fold 5

₹139,999

@ Amazon

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra

₹199,999

@ Samsung Shop

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Summary

Spec Score

92%

96%

Release Date

30 Jul, 2025

23 Jul, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 3	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy
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)	8 inches (20.32 cm)
LTPO AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
2200x2480 px (QHD+)	2256x2504 px
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

6.53 inches (16.59 cm)	6.49 inches (16.48 cm)
1172x2748 px	1080x2520 px (FHD)

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


20 MP Wide Angle Lens	10 MP

Battery


6000 mAh	5000 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

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8.6/10

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Pros

Sleek, durable, lightweight
Excellent multitasking features
Impressive battery life
Solid cameras in dayligh

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

Cons

Older chipset
Software support not class leading

Pricer than Fold7
Telephoto camera could have been better

User Ratings

4/5

(3,297 ratings)

3/5

(17 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,985,189 AnTuTu Score	3,074,056 AnTuTu Score
10h 31m Battery Life (PC Mark)	20h 46m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹139,999

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₹199,999

@ Samsung Shop

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General

Launch Date

Jul 30, 2025

(Official)

Jul 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android

OS Updates

4 Years

7 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy

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 3.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 750

Adreno 840

RAM

16 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

RAM Type

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

3,074,056

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 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)

10.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

9.9 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Display Type

LTPO AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

8.03 inches (20.4 cm)

8 inches (20.32 cm)

Resolution

2200x2480 px (QHD+)

2256x2504 px

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

3000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

4:3

N/A

Pixel Density

413 ppi

422 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.93 %

178.04 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

92.0 %

90.1 %

Design

Height

159.68 mm

158.4 mm

Width

72.60 mm

72.8 mm

Thickness

9.2 mm

8.9 mm

Weight

217 grams

215 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass Fiber

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Form Factor

Foldable Touch

Dimensions

Folded: 159.68 x 72.60 x 9.2 mm
Unfolded: 159.68 x 142.29 x 4.3 mm

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 IPX8 IP5X IPX9 IPX9+ (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 3 meter)

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

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

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

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 Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.5" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.55 Telephoto Camera70 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size

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

Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus

Yes Quad Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

12288 x 16384 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

30 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

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

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

Video Recording Features

Bokeh portrait video

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 Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

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

Capacity

6000 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Si/C Li-Ion

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Flash Charging

Yes 45W

Wireless Charging

Yes 40W 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.

10h 31m

20h 46m

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

0h 38m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 4.x

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 / 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 / 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) / 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 / 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 / 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 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)