vivo X Fold 6 vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra

Comparing the vivo X Fold 6 vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra runs at a higher processing speed of 4.74 GHz, while vivo X Fold 6 runs at 4.21 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra the better performer.

Display: vivo X Fold 6 offers a screen size of 8.01 inches, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra offers 8 inches, making vivo X Fold 6 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to vivo X Fold 6's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both vivo X Fold 6 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra feature a 200 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: vivo X Fold 6 offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra offers 10 MP, making vivo X Fold 6 better for front camera photography.

Battery: vivo X Fold 6 offers a higher battery capacity with 7000 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra offers 5000 mAh, making vivo X Fold 6 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both vivo X Fold 6 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

vivo X Fold 6

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₹199,999

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Summary

Release Date

N/A

23 Jul, 2026

20 Aug, 2026

Performance

N/A
MediaTek Dimensity 9500	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy	Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 4.21 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.74 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Main Display

N/A
8.01 inches (20.35 cm)	8 inches (20.32 cm)	6.72 inches (17.07 cm)
AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x	LCD
N/A	2256x2504 px	1080x2400 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

6.51 inches (16.54 cm)	6.49 inches (16.48 cm)	N/A
N/A	1080x2520 px (FHD)	N/A

Rear Camera

N/A
200 MP Primary Camera	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Primary Camera, Sony LYTIA 600 sensor
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Periscope Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A

Front Camera

N/A
20 MP	10 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens	32 MP

Battery

N/A
7000 mAh	5000 mAh	7000 mAh
N/A	45W	30W Turbo Charging
N/A	Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 4.0	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.6/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Pricer than Fold7
Telephoto camera could have been better

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

N/A

3/5

(17 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jul 22, 2026

(Official)

Aug 14, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v17

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

7 Year

2 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

3 Year

Custom UI

Origin OS

Samsung One UI

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 9500

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

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Processor

Octa core

4.21 GHz, Single core, Arm C1-Ultra 3.5 GHz, Tri core, ARM C1-Premium 2.7 GHz, Quad core, ARM C1-Pro

Octa core

4.74 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G1 Ultra MP12

Adreno 840

Adreno 710

RAM

12 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5X

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

3,074,056

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

18.0 s

N/A

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

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

LCD

Screen Size

8.01 inches (20.35 cm)

8 inches (20.32 cm)

6.72 inches (17.07 cm)

Resolution

N/A

2256x2504 px

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

3000 nits

1050 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1050 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

16:18

20:9

Pixel Density

N/A

422 ppi

391 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A

90.51 %

85.74 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

90.1 %

90.53 %

Design

Height

N/A

158.4 mm

166.23 mm

Width

N/A

72.8 mm

76.50 mm

Thickness

N/A

8.9 mm

8.60 mm

Weight

N/A

215 grams

213 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Back: Polycarbonate Satin Finish

Form Factor

N/A

Foldable Touch

N/A

Dimensions

N/A

Folded: 158.4 x 72.8 x 8.9 mm
Unfolded: 158.4 x 143.2 x 4.1 mm

N/A

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP48 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Very Good

Resolution

200 MP
Primary Camera

200 MP
Primary Camera30x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.3" sensor size S5KHP2 0.6µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.81/1.95" sensor size LYT 600 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 1.0µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
Periscope Camera

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

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Quad Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

12288 x 16384 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

N/A

30 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

N/A

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

2k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

20 MP
Primary Camera

10 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera0.7µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

N/A

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

2k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @120 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

7000 mAh

5000 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Si/C Li-Ion

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 45W 67% in 30 minutes

Yes 30W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 20W Wireless Charging

N/A

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

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.

N/A

20h 46m

N/A

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

N/A

0h 57m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 4.0

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

N/A

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5)