Apple iPhone Duo vs Galaxy Z Fold8 by the numbers

After years of rumors, leaks and anticipation, Apple yet unveiled its archetypal folding phone. The iPhone Duo comes with a acquainted abbreviated and wide signifier factor, which has been tried and tested by respective Android makers, including Samsung with its ain Galaxy Z Fold8.

Apple versus Samsung is arsenic large arsenic it gets successful the satellite of smartphones, and we've rounded up a speedy specs examination betwixt the 2 foldables.

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You tin compare the implicit specs sheets oregon spell done the rundown below.

Size comparison

Samsung’s foldable is simply a sizeable 53 grams lighter and is besides thinner successful some folded and unfolded states. The value quality surely sticks out. The iPhone gets a much premium titanium framework portion the Galaxy sticks to aluminum. The iPhone gets a flimsy borderline acknowledgment to its IP68 ingress protection, portion the Fold8 is lone IP48-rated. Both devices person protruding camera islands, with the 1 connected the iPhone seemingly sticking retired much than the Galaxy.

Cover show comparison

When it comes to the screen screen, some devices are astir identical successful presumption of dimensions, resolution, refresh complaint and highest brightness. Fold8 has a much azygous look, portion the iPhone Duo gets rounded corners. The iPhone Duo besides brings a larger selfie camera cutout, which is stuck successful the corner, versus the much compact and centrally placed 1 connected the Fold8.

Main show comparison

Both phones get the aforesaid main show diagonal, with the iPhone Duo offering a somewhat sharper 1878 x 2670px solution and 430 ppi. Apple besides gets an vantage for hiding the selfie camera down the surface for a much uninterrupted look. Elsewhere, some diagnostic adaptable 1-120Hz refresh rates and up to 3000 nits highest brightness. The iPhone gets bonus points for its Nano Texture finish, which seems to beryllium large astatine dealing with reflections, and it besides boasts stylus support, which the Galaxy does not.

Performance

iPhone Duo gets the much modern 2nm chipset which Apple lauds arsenic the “fastest successful immoderate smartphone”, though we’ll hold for benchmarks earlier making immoderate claims. It does get an other GPU core, with Apple boasting up to 40% faster graphics show implicit the A19 Pro. Galaxy Z Fold8 is utilizing past year’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3nm) – the existent champion of the champion connected the Android side.

Both phones travel with 12GB of RAM arsenic modular and 256GB basal storage. You tin configure the Galaxy with up to 16GB RAM connected the higher 512GB and 1TB retention trims, portion the iPhone Duo tin beryllium had with up to 2TB storage.

Camera comparison

When it comes to cameras, some phones diagnostic akin setups with a main and ultrawide module connected the back. Apple is presumably utilizing a somewhat larger 1/1.28" sensor connected its main cam vs Samsung’s 1/1.56" imager. Sadly, neither telephone has a dedicated telephoto module. The Galaxy holds a flimsy vantage successful video recording, wherever it maxes retired astatine 8K solution astatine 30 fps.

Battery and charging

In emblematic Apple fashion, we did not get an existent artillery capableness for the iPhone Duo. Apple promises up to 31 hours of video playback erstwhile utilizing the interior display, and 44 hours with the outer show oregon 24 hours of usage erstwhile you usage some screens equally. Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold8 has a 4800 mAh Si/C battery, which earned a respectable 13:59h Active usage people successful our artillery test. It managed implicit 20 hours of video playback during our testing, but that effect is sadly not comparable to Apple’s investigating procedure.

In presumption of charging speeds, Apple promises 63% successful 30 minutes of wired charging, portion Samsung did 65% successful the aforesaid clip during our in-house charging test. The iPhone does bring somewhat faster 25W wireless charging compared to 20W connected the Galaxy. Both phones connection USB Type-C 3.2 ports, though the Galaxy Z Fold8 benefits from Samsung DeX, portion the iPhone does not get a desktop mode erstwhile connected to an outer display.

Verdict

Rounding retired the specs comparison, some phones enactment Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0 and UWB connectivity, though the iPhone gets the newer second-gen UWB spec. The Galaxy Fold8 retains the carnal SIM slot portion the iPhone Duo is eSIM-only. Apple

Apple iPhone Duo • Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8

And past there’s pricing. Z Fold8 presently retails for $1,649/€ 1,929. The iPhone Duo starts astatine $1,999/€2,299. That’s a hefty $350/€370 difference, which tips things successful favour of the Galaxy.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8