Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 vs Apple iPhone Duo

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 vs Apple iPhone Duo across display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 offers a screen size of 7.61 inches, while Apple iPhone Duo offers 7.6 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 Apple iPhone Duo's Super Retina XDR OLED, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone Duo offers 48 MP, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Apple iPhone Duo offers a higher front camera resolution with 12 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 offers 10 MP, making Apple iPhone Duo better for front camera photography.

Battery: Apple iPhone Duo offers a higher battery capacity with 5800 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 offers 4800 mAh, making Apple iPhone Duo better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Apple iPhone Duo offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8

₹174,999

@ Samsung Shop

Apple iPhone Duo

₹299,900

(Upcoming)

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Summary

Spec Score

95%

97%

Release Date

07 2026

10 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Apple A20 Pro
Octa Core (upto 4.74 GHz)	Hexa Core
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Main Display


7.61 inches (19.33 cm)	7.6 inches (19.3 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	Super Retina XDR OLED
1848x2448 px	1878x2670 px
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

5.45 inches (13.84 cm)	5.4 inches (13.72 cm)
1248x1972 px	1398x2034 px

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	48 MP Primary Camera (upto 4x Optical Zoom)
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


10 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens	12 MP

Battery


4800 mAh	5800 mAh
45W	60W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	NVMe

Expert Review

8.5/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

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

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.9/5

(615 ratings)

N/A

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₹174,999

@ Samsung Shop

Not Available in any store

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General

Launch Date

July 22, 2026

(Official)

September 9, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v17

iOS v27

OS Updates

7 Year

N/A

Security Updates

7 Year

N/A

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Apple A20 Pro

Processor

Octa core

4.74 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Hexa Core

Dual core Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

2 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 840

Apple GPU (seven-core graphics)

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra

N/A

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

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

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

12.0 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.

6,959

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

7.61 inches (19.33 cm)

7.6 inches (19.3 cm)

Resolution

1848x2448 px

1878x2670 px

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

4:3

Pixel Density

403 ppi

430 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.68 %

90.29 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

87.9 %

90.6 %

Design

Height

123.9 mm

117.8 mm

Width

81.9 mm

84.1 mm

Thickness

9.7 mm

11.3 mm

Weight

201 grams

254 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Back: Ceramic Shield Glass

Form Factor

Foldable Touch

Dimensions

Folded: 123.9 x 81.9 x 9.7 mm
Unfolded: 123.9 x 161.4 x 4.5 mm

Folded: 117.8 x 84.1 x 11.3 mm
Unfolded: 117.8 x 164.6 x 5.2 mm

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

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

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoom 4x Optical Zoomf/1.626 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1.22µm pixel size

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

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes	Yes Sensor Shift Optical Image Stabilisation

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

6120 x 8160 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
4 x Optical Zoom
Face detection

Video Recording

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

4k @100/120 fps
Full HD @25/30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Optical Image stabilization
ProRes Video
Stereo recording

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

12 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No	Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

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

4k @24/25/30/60 fps
Full HD @25/30/60/120 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4800 mAh

5800 mAh

Battery Type

Si/C Li-Ion

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 26 Hours(2G)

Up to 24 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 45W 63% in 30 minutes

Yes 60W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 20W Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

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

N/A

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

59m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: eSIM SIM2: 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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / 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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 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) / 2300(band 30) / 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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / 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) / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)