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| Global Score | |
| 97.6 | 91.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 14 |
| 2019-09-27 | -- |
| 6.33 x 4.64 x 0.27 inches | 6.04 x 5.22 x 0.22 inches |
| 9.74 ounces | 8.32 ounces |
| Cosmos black and Space silver | Black Shadow |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) |
| $ 1980.00 | $ 2020.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.3 inches | 8 inches |
| 2152 x 1536 pixels | 2184 x 1968 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 362 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy SM8650-AC (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.72 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4380mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.24 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Fold is slightly better than the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, having a 97.6 score against 91.1. Both of these phones work with Android operating system, but the Galaxy Fold has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition has Android 14 version. The Galaxy Fold is a heavier and thicker cellphone than Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition has a sharper screen than Galaxy Fold, because it has a just a bit higher screen pixels density, a slightly better 1968 x 2184px resolution and a little bit bigger display. The Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition features as much storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos as Galaxy Fold, both have the same 512 GB internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy Fold has a really superior processing power than Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, although it has 4 GB lesser RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition shoots slightly better pictures and videos than Galaxy Fold, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for low light photography and videos, it also counts with a back facing camera with lot more mega pixels.
The Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition has a battery performance that is just as good as Samsung Galaxy Fold's battery lifetime, although the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition also has 4400mAh of battery capacity against 4380mAh.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy Fold is also the cheapest one.
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