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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra vs 18 Fold
A side-by-side comparison of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra and the 18 Fold, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.
Overview
Specifications
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra
- 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 - International
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
18 Fold
- 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, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66
- 5G bands
- 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
- Speed
- HSPA, LTE, 5G
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra
- Announced
- 2026, July 22
- Status
- Available. Released 2026, July 22
18 Fold
- Announced
- 2026, September 07
- Status
- Available. Released 2026, September 07
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra
- Dimensions
Unfolded: 158.4 x 143.2 x 4.1 mm
Folded: 158.4 x 72.8 x 8.9 mm
- Weight
- 215 g (7.58 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)
Advanced Armor Aluminum
18 Fold
- Dimensions
Unfolded: 163.8 x 117.8 x 5.0 mm
Folded: 83.6 x 117.8 x 10.7 mm
- Weight
- 219 g (7.72 oz)
- Build
- Glass front (Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass 3) (folded), plastic front (unfolded), glass back, aluminum frame
- SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
IP58/IP59 dust protected and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1m for 30 min)
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra
- Type
- Foldable Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 3000 nits (peak)
- Size
- 8.0 inches, 204.4 cm2 (~90.1% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution
2256 x 2504 pixels (~422 ppi density)
Anti-reflective coating
Flex Titanium technology
Cover display:
Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3
6.5 inches, 1080 x 2520 pixels, 422 ppi
18 Fold
- Type
- LTPO AMOLED120HzHDR10+Dolby VisionHDR Vivid4000 nits (peak)
- Size
- 7.58 inches, 174.8 cm2 (~90.6% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution
2364 x 1672 pixels (~382 ppi density)
Cover display:
LTPO AMOLED, 120Hz, Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass 3
5.38 inches, 1168 x 1712 pixels
HDR10+, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid, 4000 nits (peak)
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra
- 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)
18 Fold
- OS
- Android 17, HyperOS 4
- Chipset
- XRing O3 (3 nm)
- CPU
- 10-core 4.35 GHz
- GPU
- Arm G2-Ultra NX MC16
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM
UFS 4.x
18 Fold
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM
UFS 4.1
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra
- Triple
200 MP, f/1.7, 23mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 69mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF (17cm - ∞), OIS, 3x optical zoom
50 MP, f/1.9, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.51", 0.7µm, multi-directional PDAF
- Features
- LED flash, HDR, panorama
- Video
- 8K@30fps4K@30/60/120fps1080p@30/60/120/240fps10-bit HDRHDR10+gyro-EISOIS
18 Fold
- Triple
200 MP, f/1.7, 23mm (wide), 1/1.56", 0.5µm, PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.8, 80mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3.x optical zoom
50 MP, f/2.4, 17mm (ultrawide)
- Features
- Laser AFcolor spectrum sensorLeica lensesLED flashHDRpanorama
- Video
- 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps (Dolby Vision), 1080p@30/60/120/960fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra
- 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
18 Fold
- Single
16 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (wide)
Cover camera:
16 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (wide)
- Features
- HDR
- Video
- 1080p@30/60fps
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5mm jack
No
High-bitrate audio support
18 Fold
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos
- 3.5mm jack
No
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res wireless audio
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra
- WLAN
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/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
18 Fold
- WLAN
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band
- Bluetooth
- 6.0, A2DP, LE, LHDC 5
- Positioning
- GPS (L1+L5)BDS (B1I+B1C+B1a)GALILEO (E1+E5a)QZSS (L1+L5)GLONASSNavIC
- NFC
- Yes
- Infrared port
- Yes
- Radio
- No
- USB
- USB Type-C 3.2 Gen2, OTG
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra
- Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
18 Fold
- Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra
- Type
- Si/C Li-Ion 5000 mAh
- Charging
45W wired, PD3.0, QC2.0, 67% in 30 min
20W wireless (Qi2.2)
4.5W reverse wireless
18 Fold
- Type
- Si/C Li-Ion 6000 mAh
- Charging
67W wired, PD3.0, 50W PPS
50W wireless
Reverse wired
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra
- Colors
- Graphite, Cream, Violet Shadow
- Models
- SM-F976B, SM-F976B/DS, SM-F976U, SM-F976U1
- SAR
- 1.10 W/kg (head) 1.25 W/kg (body)
- SAR EU
- 0.82 W/kg (head) 1.17 W/kg (body)
- Price
- £ 1,398.00 / € 1,404.66 / $ 1,899.99
18 Fold
- Colors
- Gray, Silver, Red, Rose gold
- Price
- About 1400 EUR (price in China)
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra
- Performance
AnTuTu: 2160310 (v10), 2970196 (v11)
GeekBench: 11124 (v6)
3DMark: 6772 (Wild Life Extreme)
- Display
- 1432 nits max brightness (measured)
- Loudspeaker
- -29.3 LUFS (Average)
- Battery
- Active use score 13:06h
18 Fold
Not listed for this device
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra
- Energy
- Class A
- Battery
- 51:10h endurance, 1200 cycles
- Free fall
- Class A (210 falls)
- Repairability
- Class C
18 Fold
Not listed for this device
How the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra and 18 Fold differ
- The 18 Fold has a larger battery, 6000 mAh against 5000 mAh on the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra.
- The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra has the bigger screen, 8 inches against 7.58 inches.
- The 18 Fold is the newer of the two, released in August 2026.