Samsung Galaxy Fold vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy Fold

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5

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Samsung Galaxy Fold or Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy Fold Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5
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Release date 2019, February 2023, July 26
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160.9 x 62.9 x 15.5 mm | 6.33 x 6.33 x 2.48 in 154.9 x 129.9 x 6.1 mm | 6.1 x 6.1 x 5.11 in
Weight 263 g | 9.28 oz 253 g | 8.92 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2) (folded), plastic front (unfolded), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
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Colors Space Silver, Cosmos Black, Martian Green, Astro Blue Icy Blue, Phantom Black, Cream, Gray, Blue
Battery 4380 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4400 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
Approximate price 1750 EUR 1899 EUR
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Screen

Technology Dynamic AMOLED Foldable Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 7.3" in 7.6" in
Screen area 162.6 cm2 183.2 cm2
Screen format 16:10 (height:width) 23.1:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.7% 91.1%
Screen resolution 1536 x 2152 px 1812 x 2176 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 362 PPI 373 PPI
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Other specs - HDR10+
-Cover display: 4.6", Super AMOLED, 720 x 1680 pixels (21:9)
- 120Hz, HDR10+
-Cover display:
-Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
-6.2 inches, 904 x 2316 pixels, 23.1:9 ratio
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Triple 50 MP, Triple
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
- 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
- 16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.0µm
-50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
-10 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@60/240fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps (gyro-EIS), HDR10 8K@24fps, 4K@60fps, 1080p@60/240fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps (gyro-EIS), HDR10+
DxOMark Main Score 128
DxOMark Photo 127
DxOMark Video 123
Front camera, selfie 10 MP, Dual 4 MP, Single
Specifications 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm
8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1.22µm, depth sensor
Cover camera: 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm
4 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 2.0µm, under display
Cover camera:
10 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm
Functions HDR HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 13, upgradable to Android 14, One UI 6.1
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU Adreno 640 Adreno 740
External memory No No
Internal memory 512 GB, 12 GB RAM 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1476184
Antutu 10 CPU 378184
Antutu 10 GPU 541753
Antutu 10 Mem 292222
Antutu 10 UX 378184
Antutu 9 Total 1310476
Antutu 8 Total 379422
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1945
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 5110
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 9187
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 9105
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1657
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 4061

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) Nano-SIM and eSIMDual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - Canada
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
2, 5, 48, 66, 77, 78, 257, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA (Verizon)
2, 5, 38, 41, 66, 71, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Canada
Speed HSPA, LTE-A HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.41 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.49 W/kg (head) 1.58 W/kg (body)
SAR - 1.16 W/kg (head)
SAR EU - 1.24 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Atmos sound
-Tuned by AKG
- 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Tuned by AKG

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- ANT+
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
-Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
--Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-Dimensions:
--Unfolded: 160.9 x 117.9 x 6.9 mm
--Folded: 160.9 x 62.9 x 15.5 mm
- Fast battery charging 15W
-Fast wireless charging 15W
-Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W

- Bixby natural language commands and dictation
-Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
-Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
- Fast charging 25W, 50% in 30 min
-Wireless charging 15W
-Reverse charging 4.5W
- IPX8 water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
-Stylus support
Versions
- Versions: SM-F900F (Global); SM-F900W (Canada); SM-F9000 (China, Hong Kong)

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