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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 vs Pixel 11 Pro Fold
A side-by-side comparison of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 and the Pixel 11 Pro Fold, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.
Overview
Specifications
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
Pixel 11 Pro Fold
- Technology
- GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
- 2G bands
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G bands
- HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
- 4G bands
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71, 75
- 5G bands
- 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
- Speed
- HSPA, LTE, 5G
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8
- Announced
- 2026, July 22
- Status
- Available. Released 2026, July 22
Pixel 11 Pro Fold
- Announced
- 2026, August 12
- Status
- Available. Released 2026, August 20
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
Pixel 11 Pro Fold
- Dimensions
Unfolded: 155.2 x 150.4 x 5 mm
Folded: 155.2 x 76 x 10.1 mm
- Weight
- 239 g (8.43 oz)
- Build
- Glass front (glass-ceramic glass) (folded), plastic front (unfolded), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
- SIM
Nano-SIM + eSIM
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
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
Pixel 11 Pro Fold
- Type
- Foldable LTPO OLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2000 nits (HBM), 3600 nits (peak)
- Size
- 8.0 inches, 206.3 cm2 (~88.4% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution
2076 x 2152 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~374 ppi density)
Cover display:
OLED, 120Hz, HDR, glass-ceramic glass
6.5 inches, 1080 x 2342 pixels
2000 nits (HBM), 3600 nits (peak)
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)
Pixel 11 Pro Fold
- OS
- Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates
- Chipset
- Google Tensor G6 (3 nm)
- CPU
- 7-core (1x4.1 GHz ARM C1-Ultra & 4x3.4 GHz ARM C1-Pro & 2x2.65 GHz ARM C1-Pro)
- GPU
- PowerVR CXTP-48-1536
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM
UFS 4.x
Pixel 11 Pro Fold
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM
UFS 4.x
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
Pixel 11 Pro Fold
- Triple
48 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
10.8 MP, f/3.1, 112mm (telephoto), 1/3.2", dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
10.5 MP, f/2.2, 127˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.4", PDAF
- Features
- Multi-zone Laser AFLED flashPixel ShiftUltra-HDRpanoramaBest TakeZoom Enhance
- Video
- 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@24/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, gyro-EIS, OIS
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
Pixel 11 Pro Fold
- Single
10 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.94", PDAF
Cover camera:
10 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.94", PDAF
- Features
- HDR, panorama
- Video
- 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5mm jack
No
High-bitrate audio support
Pixel 11 Pro Fold
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5mm jack
- No
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
Pixel 11 Pro Fold
- WLAN
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band
- Bluetooth
- 6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
- Positioning
- GPS (L1+L5)GLONASSGALILEOBDSQZSSNavIC
- NFC
- Yes
- Radio
- No
- USB
- USB Type-C 3.2
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8
- Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Pixel 11 Pro Fold
- Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Satellite SOS service
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
Pixel 11 Pro Fold
- Type
- 4806 mAh
- Charging
30W wired, PPS, 50% in 30 min
25W wireless (magnetic), Qi2.2
Bypass charging
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
Pixel 11 Pro Fold
- Colors
- Obsidian, Olive
- Models
- GZDQ6
- Price
- £ 1,449.00 / € 1,903.99 / $ 1,899.00
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
Pixel 11 Pro Fold
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
Pixel 11 Pro Fold
- Energy
- Class B
- Battery
- 45:05h endurance, 1000 cycles
- Free fall
- Class A (210 falls)
- Repairability
- Class B
How the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 and Pixel 11 Pro Fold differ
- The Pixel 11 Pro Fold has a larger battery, 4806 mAh against 4800 mAh on the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8.
- The Pixel 11 Pro Fold has the bigger screen, 8 inches against 7.6 inches.
- The main cameras are 50 MP on the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 and 48 MP on the Pixel 11 Pro Fold.
- The Pixel 11 Pro Fold is the newer of the two, released in July 2026.