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Huawei Pura X Max vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8
A side-by-side comparison of the Huawei Pura X Max and the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.
Overview
Specifications
Huawei Pura X Max
- Technology
- GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
- 2G bands
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G bands
- HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
- 4G bands
- LTE
- 5G bands
- SA/NSA
- Speed
- HSPA, LTE, 5G
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8
- Technology
- GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
- 2G bands
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G bands
- HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
- 4G bands
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, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA
- 5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
- Speed
- HSPA, LTE, 5G
Huawei Pura X Max
- Announced
- 2026, April 20
- Status
- Available. Released 2026, May 18
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8
- Announced
- 2026, July 22
- Status
- Available. Released 2026, July 22
Huawei Pura X Max
- Dimensions
Unfolded: 166.5 x 120 x 5.2 mm
Folded: 85 x 120 x 11.2 mm
- Weight
- 229 g (8.08 oz)
- Build
- Glass front (Kunlun Glass 2), aluminosilicate glass back, aluminum frame
- SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
IP58/IP59 dust protected and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1m for 30 min)
Stylus support
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8
- Dimensions
Unfolded: 161.4 x 123.9 x 4.5 mm
Folded: 81.9 x 123.9 x 9.7 mm
- Weight
- 201 g (7.09 oz)
- Build
- Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus Ceramic 3) (folded), plastic front (unfolded), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
- SIM
Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
IP48 dust and water resistant (dust > 1mm; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Armor Aluminum
Huawei Pura X Max
- Type
- Foldable LTPO2 OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 1440Hz PWM, HDR Vivid
- Size
- 7.7 inches, 179.5 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution
1828 x 2584 pixels (~412 ppi density)
Cover display:
LTPO2 OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 1440Hz PWM, 5.4 inches, 1264 x 1848 pixels, 412 PPI, Huawei Kunlun Glass 2
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8
- Type
- Foldable Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 3000 nits (peak)
- Size
- 7.6 inches, 179.2 cm2 (~89.6% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution
2448 x 1848 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~404 ppi density)
Anti-reflective coating
Flex Titanium technology
Cover display:
Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3
5.5 inches, 1248 x 1972 pixels, 428 PPI
Huawei Pura X Max
- OS
- HarmonyOS 6.1
- Chipset
- Kirin 9030 Pro (6 nm)
- CPU
- 9-core (1x2.75 GHz & 4x2.27 GHz & 4x1.72 GHz)
- GPU
- Maleoon 935
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8
- OS
- Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates, One UI 9
- Chipset
- Qualcomm SM8850-1-AD Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)
- CPU
- Octa-core (2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)
- GPU
- Adreno 840 (1.3GHz)
Huawei Pura X Max
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
- 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM
UFS 4.x
Huawei Pura X Max
- Triple
50 MP, f/1.4-4.0, 24mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.2, 81mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3.5x optical zoom
12.5 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), AF
- Features
- Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR
- Video
- 4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS, HDR Vivid
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8
- Dual
50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/1.9, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.51", 0.7µm, multi-directional PDAF
- Features
- LED flash, HDR, panorama
- Video
- 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Huawei Pura X Max
- Single
8 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Cover camera:
8 MP, f/2.4, (wide)
- Video
- 4K, 1080p, HDR Vivid
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8
- Single
10 MP, f/2.2, 18mm (ultrawide), 1/3.52", 1.12µm
Cover camera:
10 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/3.52", 1.12µm
- Features
- HDR
- Video
- 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Huawei Pura X Max
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5mm jack
No
High-bitrate audio support
Huawei Pura X Max
- WLAN
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
- Bluetooth
- 6.0, A2DP, LE, L2HC
- Positioning
- GPS (L1+L5)BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b)GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b)QZSS (L1+L5)GLONASSNavIC
- NFC
- Yes
- Infrared port
- Yes
- Radio
- No
- USB
- USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, DisplayPort 1.2
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8
- WLAN
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
- Bluetooth
- 6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
- Positioning
- GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
- NFC
- Yes
- Radio
- No
- USB
- USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Huawei Pura X Max
- Sensors
- Fingerprint (side-mounted)accelerometergyroproximitycompassbarometer
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8
- Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Huawei Pura X Max
- Type
- 5300 mAh
- Charging
66W wired
50W wireless
7.5W reverse wireless
5W reverse wired
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8
- Type
- Si/C Li-Ion 4800 mAh
- Charging
45W wired, QC2.0, 63% in 30 min
20W wireless
4.5W reverse wireless
Huawei Pura X Max
- Colors
- Black, Blue, White, Olive, Orange
- Models
- HOP-AL00
- Price
- About 1400 EUR
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8
- Colors
- Graphite, Cream, Lavender, Pistachio
- Models
- SM-F971B, SM-F971B/DS, SM-F971U, SM-F971U1
- SAR
- 1.23 W/kg (head) 1.17 W/kg (body)
- SAR EU
- 0.82 W/kg (head) 1.21 W/kg (body)
- Price
- £ 1,299.00 / € 1,395.00 / $ 1,650.00
Huawei Pura X Max
Not listed for this device
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8
- Performance
AnTuTu: 2197874 (v10), 2947517 (v11)
GeekBench: 10619 (v6)
3DMark: 6459 (Wild Life Extreme)
- Display
- 1525 nits max brightness (measured)
- Loudspeaker
- -29.0 LUFS (Average)
- Battery
- Active use score 13:59h
Huawei Pura X Max
Not listed for this device
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8
- Energy
- Class A
- Battery
- 49:10h endurance, 1200 cycles
- Free fall
- Class A (210 falls)
- Repairability
- Class C
How the Huawei Pura X Max and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 differ
- The Huawei Pura X Max has a larger battery, 5300 mAh against 4800 mAh on the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8.
- The Huawei Pura X Max has the bigger screen, 7.7 inches against 7.6 inches.
- The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 is the newer of the two, released in July 2026.