Phone comparison · UK prices · October 2026
Galaxy Z Flip8 or Galaxy Z Flip7: which should you buy?
The short answer
The Galaxy Z Flip8 leads on speed. The Galaxy Z Flip7 doesn't pull clearly ahead on anything we compare. We have no current UK price for the Galaxy Z Flip8.
Comparing 2 phones
Galaxy Z Flip8Overall score 82/100
Galaxy Z Flip7Overall score 81/100
Differences in daily life
Screen
EvenBoth have similar sharpness (400 ppi and 397 ppi), close enough not to matter much day to day.
Speed
Best: Galaxy Z Flip8The Galaxy Z Flip8's chip (Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy (US, Canada and China), Samsung Exynos 2600 (International)) scores higher in benchmark tests than the one in the Z Flip7 (Samsung Exynos 2500), so it should feel quicker in demanding apps and games.
Size and weight
EvenBoth have a similar size (166.9 × 75.4 mm and 166.7 × 75.2 mm) and a similar thickness (6.1 mm and 6.5 mm), close enough not to matter much day to day.
Still can't decide?
Your pick
Galaxy Z Flip8
It's a close call between the Galaxy Z Flip8 and the Galaxy Z Flip7: either suits your answers.
- A faster chip (Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy (US, Canada and China), Samsung Exynos 2600 (International))
What you give up: Nothing that shows up in the specs we compare.
We may earn a commission whichever phone you buy. It does not change the pick.
Scores
| Score | Galaxy Z Flip8 | Galaxy Z Flip7 |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 64 | 64 |
| Screen | 87 | 88 |
| Camera | 76 | 76 |
| Speed | 94 | 87 |
| Toughness | 81 | 81 |
| Connections and extras | 90 | 90 |
| Overall | 82 | 81 |
How these scores are made: Each score is calculated from the maker's published specs and benchmark results, using one fixed formula for every phone. We have not tested these phones in the hand. How we score phones
Specs side by side
Display
- Resolution
- 1080 × 2520 pixels1080×2520 pixels
- PPI
- 400397
- Screen-to-body ratio
- ≈ 87.1 %88.7 %
- Display features
- Capacitive Touchscreen, HDR10+, Multi-touch displayCapacitive Touchscreen HDR10+ Multi-touch display
- Screen protection
- Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Mohs level 1
Core Specifications
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy (US, Canada and China), Samsung Exynos 2600 (International)Samsung Exynos 2500
- CPU cores
- 8 (US, Canada and China), 10 (International)10
- Fabrication Technology
- 2 nm (International), 3 nm (International)3 nm
- CPU max frequency
- 4.6 GHz (US, Canada and China), 3.8 GHz (International)3300 MHz
- Microarchitecture
- 1x 3.8 GHz – C1-Ultra, 3x 3.25 GHz – C1-Pro, 6x 2.75 GHz – C1-Pro (International), 2x 4.6 GHz – Oryon V3 Phoenix L, 6x 3.62 GHz – Oryon V3 Phoenix M (International)1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X5 2x 2.74 GHz – Cortex-A725 5x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A725 2x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A520
- Memory type
- LPDDR5X (International)LPDDR5X
- GPU
- Samsung Xclipse 960 (@985 MHz) (International), Qualcomm Adreno 840 @1.20 GHz (International)Samsung Xclipse 950
- Expandable Storage
- NoN/A
Software
- Operating System
- Android 17 (Cinnamon Bun), with up to 7 major Android upgradesAndroid 16 (Baklava) , with up to 7 major Android upgrades
Main Camera
- Video Resolution
- 2160p @ 30/60 fps, 1080p @ 60/120/240 fps2160p @ 30/60 fps 1080p @ 60/120/240 fps 720p @ 960 fps
- Features
- High Dynamic Range (HDR), PanoramaHigh Dynamic Range (HDR) Panorama
- Lenses
- 50 MP, ƒ/1.8, 23 mm (Wide angle), 1.0 μm, 1/1.57" Sensor size, Dual-Pixel PDAF, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) 12 MP, ƒ/2.2, 13 mm, 123° (Ultra-wide angle), 1.12 μm, 1/3.2" Sensor size50 MP , ƒ /1.8, 23 mm ( Wide-angle ), 1.0 μm , 1/1.57" Sensor size - Dual-Pixel PDAF - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) 12 MP , ƒ /2.2, 13 mm , 123° ( Ultra-Wide angle ), 1.12 μm , 1/3.2" Sensor size
Selfie camera
- Lenses
- 10 MP, ƒ/2.2, 23 mm (Wide angle), 1.12 μm10 MP , ƒ /2.2, 23 mm ( Wide-angle ), 1.22 μm , 1/3.0" Sensor size
- Video Features
- High Dynamic Range (HDR)N/A
General
- Announced
- Wednesday, 22 July 2026Wednesday, 09 July 2025
- Released
- Wednesday, 22 July 2026Friday, 25 July 2025
Battery
- Type
- Li-IonN/A
- Wired charging power
- 25 W25W
- Wireless charging power
- 15 W15W
- Fast charging support
- Yesno
- Features
- Reverse wireless charging, Wired charging from 0-55% in 30 minutes (as advertised)Reverse wireless charging, Wired charging from 0-50% in 30 minutes (official specs),
Battery Life Test
- Browsing
- N/A13:09 hh:mm
- Video watching
- N/A8:41 hh:mm
- Playing games
- N/A9:05 hh:mm
Design
- Height
- 166.9 mm166.7 mm
- Width
- 75.4 mm75.2 mm
- Thickness
- 6.1 mm6.5 mm
- Weight
- 180 g188 g
- Resistance cert. meaning
- Dust and water-resistant (withstands high-pressure water jets; submersible up to 1.5m for 30 minutes)Dust and water resistance (up to 1m for 30 min)
Network
- SIM cards
- Dual SIM (Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM)Dual SIM
- Network Type support
- 5G, LTE, HSPA5G, LTE (CA), HSPA
- Network_5G bands
- n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n785G: n1 (2100), n2 (1900), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28 (700), n38 (2600), n39 (1900), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (2100), n71 (600), n77 (3700), n78 (3500 MHz)
- Network_4G bands
- b1, b2, b3, b4, b5, b7, b8, b12, b13, b14, b17, b18, b19, b20, b25, b26, b28, b29, b30, b38, b39, b40, b41, b48, b66, b71LTE: b1 (2100), b2 (1900), b3 (1800), b4 (1700), b5 (850), b7 (2600), b8 (900), b12 (700), b13 (700), b17 (700), b18 (800), b19 (800), b20 (800), b25 (1900), b26 (850), b28 (700), b38 (2600), b39 (1900), b40 (2300), b41 (2500), b66 (1700 MHz)
- Network_2G bands
- GSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHzGSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz CDMA: 800 / 1900 MHz
Connectivity
- WiFi support
- Yes (Wi-Fi 7)Yes ( Wi-Fi 7 )
- USB ports
- USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-GoUSB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go,
- GPS features
- BDS, GALILEO, GLONASS, GPSBDS, GALILEO, GLONASS, GPS, QZSS
Multimedia
- Audio type
- High-bitrate audio support, Stereo speakers32-bit/384kHz Hi-Res audio, Stereo speakers,