Compare / vivo X Fold5 vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8
vivo X Fold5 vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8
A side-by-side comparison of the vivo X Fold5 and the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.
Overview
Specifications
vivo X Fold5
- Technology
- GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G
- 2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
- 3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1x
- 4G bands
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66
- 5G bands
- 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 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
vivo X Fold5
- Announced
- 2025, June 25
- Status
- Available. Released 2025, July 02
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8
- Announced
- 2026, July 22
- Status
- Available. Released 2026, July 22
vivo X Fold5
- Dimensions
Unfolded: 159.7 x 142.3 x 4.3 mm
Folded: 159.7 x 72.6 x 9.2 mm
- Weight
- 217 g or 226 g (7.65 oz)
- Build
- Glass front (closed), aluminum frame, glass-fiber reinforced plastic back
- SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
IP58/IP59+ dust protected and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 3m for 30 min)
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
vivo X Fold5
- Type
- Foldable LTPO AMOLED1B colors120Hz5280Hz PWMHDR10+Dolby Vision4500 nits (peak)
- Size
- 8.03 inches, 206.5 cm2 (~90.9% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution
2200 x 2480 pixels (~413 ppi density)
Cover display:
LTPO AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 5500 nits (peak)
6.53 inches, 1172 x 2748 pixels, 21:9 ratio
Armor Glass (2nd gen)
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
vivo X Fold5
- OS
- Android 15, up to 4 major OS updates, Funtouch 15 (International), OriginOS 5 (China)
- Chipset
- Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
- CPU
- Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)
- GPU
- Adreno 750
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)
vivo X Fold5
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM
UFS 4.1
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM
UFS 4.x
vivo X Fold5
- Triple
50 MP, f/1.6, 23mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.6, 70mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
50 MP, f/2.1, 15mm, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF
- Features
- Color spectrum sensorLaser AFZeiss opticsZeiss T* lens coatingDual-LED flashpanorama
- Video
- 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
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
vivo X Fold5
- Single
20 MP, f/2.4, 21mm (wide), 1/3.6", 0.61µm
Cover camera:
20 MP, f/2.4, 21mm (wide), 1/3.6", 0.61µm
- Features
- HDR
- Video
- 1080p@30fps
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
vivo X Fold5
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5mm jack
No
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio
Snapdragon Sound
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5mm jack
No
High-bitrate audio support
vivo X Fold5
- WLAN
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band or tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
- Bluetooth
- 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
- Positioning
- GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), GLONASS
- NFC
- Yes
- Infrared port
- Yes
- Radio
- No
- USB
- USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, Display Port
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
vivo X Fold5
- Sensors
- Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8
- Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
vivo X Fold5
- Type
- Si/C Li-Ion 6000 mAh
- Charging
80W wired
40W wireless
Reverse wired
5W reverse wireless
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
vivo X Fold5
- Colors
- Titanium Gray, Green, White
- Models
- V2436A, V2429
- SAR
- 0.86 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
- Price
- About 850 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
vivo X Fold5
- Performance
AnTuTu: 1883303 (v10)
GeekBench: 6483 (v6)
3DMark: 4739 (Wild Life Extreme)
- Display
- 1916 nits max brightness (measured)
- Loudspeaker
- -25.7 LUFS (Very good)
- Battery
- Active use score 13:21h
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
vivo X Fold5
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 vivo X Fold5 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 differ
- The vivo X Fold5 has a larger battery, 6000 mAh against 4800 mAh on the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8.
- The vivo X Fold5 has the bigger screen, 8.03 inches against 7.6 inches.
- The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 is the newer of the two, released in July 2026.