Phone comparison · UK prices · October 2026
Galaxy Z Fold8 or Galaxy Z Fold7: which should you buy?
The short answer
The Galaxy Z Fold8 leads on battery life and speed, and is smaller. The Galaxy Z Fold7 leads on the camera and has the bigger screen. The Galaxy Z Fold7 costs £99 more than the Z Fold8.
Comparing 2 phones
Galaxy Z Fold8Overall score 84/100
Galaxy Z Fold7Overall score 83/100
What the extra money buys
The Galaxy Z Fold7 costs £99 more than the Z Fold8.
You get: a zoom lens, a higher-resolution main camera, a sharper selfie camera and a bigger screen.
You give up: faster charging by cable, faster wireless charging, a faster chip and a smaller body.
Worth it if you want a zoom lens and a higher-resolution main camera. Keep the money if faster charging by cable matters more to you.
Differences in daily life
Battery and charging
Best: Galaxy Z Fold8The Galaxy Z Fold8 charges faster by cable (45 W vs 25 W on the Z Fold7), so it tops up quicker with a compatible charger.
It also charges faster without a cable (20 W vs 15 W on the Z Fold7), so cable-free top-ups are quicker.
Screen
EvenBoth have similar peak brightness (3,000 nits and 2,600 nits) and similar sharpness (403 ppi and 368 ppi), close enough not to matter much day to day.
Camera
Best: Galaxy Z Fold7The Galaxy Z Fold7 is the only one with a zoom lens (3x), so it can get closer to faraway subjects without cropping the photo.
Its main camera also has more megapixels (200 MP vs 50 MP on the Z Fold8), so photos can capture more fine detail in good light.
Speed
Best: Galaxy Z Fold8The Galaxy Z Fold8's chip (Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) scores higher in benchmark tests than the one in the Z Fold7 (Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite), so it should feel quicker in demanding apps and games.
Size and weight
Depends on youThe Galaxy Z Fold8 is smaller overall (161.4 × 123.9 mm vs 158.4 × 143.2 mm on the Z Fold7), so it is easier to reach across with one hand.
The Galaxy Z Fold7 has the bigger screen (8 inches vs 7.6 inches on the Z Fold8), which gives more room for videos, maps and reading.
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Scores
| Score | Galaxy Z Fold8 | Galaxy Z Fold7 |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 73 | 65 |
| Screen | 89 | 87 |
| Camera | 78 | 89 |
| Speed | 94 | 90 |
| Toughness | 80 | 78 |
| Connections and extras | 91 | 90 |
| Overall | 84 | 83 |
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
- Type
- Foldable Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2XDynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, Foldable Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X
- Size
- 7.6 inches8 inches
- Resolution
- 1828 × 2448 pixels1968×2184 pixels
- PPI
- 403368
- Aspect ratio
- 4:3N/A
- Screen-to-body ratio
- ≈ 88.9 %90 %
- Display features
- Capacitive Touchscreen, HDR10+, Multi-touch displayCapacitive Touchscreen HDR10+ Multi-touch display
- Max rated brightness
- 3000 nits2600 nits
- Screen protection
- Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2, Mohs level 1
Core Specifications
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
- CPU max frequency
- 4.6 GHz4320 MHz
- Microarchitecture
- 2x 4.6 GHz – Oryon V3 Phoenix L, 6x 3.62 GHz – Oryon V3 Phoenix M2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon V2 Phoenix L 6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon V2 Phoenix M
- GPU
- Qualcomm Adreno 840 @1.20 GHzQualcomm Adreno 830 (1100 MHz)
- 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
- Matrix
- 50 MP200 MP
- Video Resolution
- 4320p @ 30 fps, 2160p @ 30/60/120 fps, 1080p @ 30/60/120/240 fps4320p @ 30 fps 2160p @ 60 fps 1080p @ 60/120/240 fps 720p @ 960 fps
- Video Features
- Gyro-EIS, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)10-bit HDR, Gyro-EIS, HDR10+
- 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) 50 MP, ƒ/1.9, 120° (Ultra-wide angle), 0.7 μm, 1/2.5" Sensor size - Dual-Pixel PDAF200 MP , ƒ /1.7, 24 mm ( Wide-angle ), 0.6 μm , 1/1.3" Sensor size - Multi-Directional PDAF - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) 10 MP , ƒ /2.4, 67 mm ( Telephoto ), 1.0 μm , x3 optical zoom - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) - PDAF 12 MP , ƒ /2.2, 120° ( Ultra-Wide angle ), 1.4 μm - Dual-Pixel PDAF
Selfie camera
- Matrix
- 10 MPN/A
- Lenses
- 10 MP, ƒ/2.2, 18 mm (Ultra-wide angle), 1.12 μm, 1/3.0" Sensor size 10 MP, ƒ/2.2, 24 mm (Wide angle), 1.12 μm, 1/3.0" Sensor size10 MP , ƒ /2.2, 18 mm ( Ultra-Wide angle ), 1.12 μm Under-display camera 10 MP , ƒ /2.2, 24 mm ( Wide-angle ), 1.12 μm Camera on the cover
General
- Announced
- Wednesday, 22 July 2026Wednesday, 09 July 2025
- Released
- Wednesday, 22 July 2026Friday, 25 July 2025
Battery
- Capacity
- 4800 mAh4400 mAh
- Type
- Li-Ion, Li-PolyLi-Poly
- Wired charging power
- 45 W25W
- Wireless charging power
- 20 W15W
- Fast charging support
- Yesno
- Features
- Reverse wireless charging, Wired charging from 0-63% in 30 minutes (as advertised)Reverse wireless charging, Wired charging from 0-50% in 30 minutes (official specs),
Battery Life Test
- Browsing
- N/A14:42 hh:mm
- Video watching
- N/A8:24 hh:mm
- Playing games
- N/A9:40 hh:mm
Design
- Height
- 161.4 mm158.4 mm
- Width
- 123.9 mm143.2 mm
- Thickness
- 4.5 mm4.2 mm
- Weight
- 201 g215 g
- Resistance cert. meaning
- Dust-tight and water-resistant (submersible up to 1.5m for 30 minutes)Dust and water resistance (up to 1.5m 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, n78, n257, n258, n260, n2615G: n1 (2100), n2 (1900), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28 (700), n38 (2600), 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 )
- Bluetooth support
- Yes, v6.0Yes, v5.4
- USB ports
- USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go, USB Type-C 2.0USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go,
Multimedia
- Audio type
- High-bitrate audio support, Stereo speakers32-bit/384kHz Hi-Res audio, Stereo speakers, Tuned by AKG,