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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special
Samsung Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special
2.9
Price TBA
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★ Our Pick
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
256GB · ?GB RAM
3.8
From $1,199
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Our Verdict

Analysis

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special has the bigger display.

Overall Winner
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special
Display Winner
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special
Performance Winner
Tie
Camera Winner
Tie
Battery Winner
Tie
Value Winner
Tie

Specifications Comparison

Feature Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special iPhone 16 Pro Max
Display size (in) 8.00 6.90
Charging (W) 25 27
Main camera (MP) 200.00 48.00
Selfie (MP) 4.00 12.00
Weight (g) 236 227
Thickness (mm) 4.90 8.25
Chipset Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm) Apple A18 Pro
OS Android 14, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1.1 iOS 18

Pros & Cons

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special

iPhone 16 Pro Max

  • Excellent build quality
  • Strong sustained performance
  • Reliable cameras
  • Long software support
  • Expensive
  • Slow charging compared to Android flagships
  • Heavy in hand

Every Spec, Side by Side

Specification
Samsung
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special
Apple
iPhone 16 Pro Max
Battery 3 specs
Type
Li-Po 4400 mAh
Charging
25W wired, QC2.0, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless 4.5W reverse wireless
27W wired, 25W MagSafe
Capacity
4685 mAh
Body 5 specs
Dimensions
Unfolded: 157.9 x 142.6 x 4.9 mmFolded: 157.9 x 72.8 x 10.6 mm
163 x 77.6 x 8.25 mm
Weight
236 g (8.32 oz)
227 g
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2) (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 frame
Connectivity 7 specs
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE
Positioning
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
5G
Yes
Display 4 specs
Type
Foldable Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)
LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED
Size
8.0 inches, 205.3 cm2 (~91.2% screen-to-body ratio)
6.9 inches
Resolution
1968 x 2184 pixels (~367 ppi density)
2868 x 1320 pixels
 
Ultra Flexible Glass (UFG) Cover display: Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, 2600 nits (peak), Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 6.5 inches, 1080 x 2520 pixels
Features 2 specs
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Launch 2 specs
Announced
2024, October 21
Status
Available. Released 2024, October 24
Main Camera 3 specs
Triple
200 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF, OIS 10 MP, f/2.4, 66mm (telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm, AF
48 MP + 48 MP + 12 MP
Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
8K@30fps, 4K@60fps, 1080p@60/120/240fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps (gyro-EIS), HDR10+
Memory 5 specs
Card slot
No
Internal
512GB 16GB RAM
 
UFS 4.0
RAM
8GB
Storage
256GB
Misc 4 specs
Colors
Black
Models
SM-F958N
SAR
0.66 W/kg (head)     1.13 W/kg (body)    
Price
About 1870 EUR
Network 6 specs
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
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G
Platform 4 specs
OS
Android 14, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1.1
iOS 18
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
Apple A18 Pro
CPU
8-core (1x3.39GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.1GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.9GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A520)
GPU
Adreno 750 (1 GHz)
Selfie Camera 3 specs
Single
4 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 2.0µm Cover camera: 10 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm
12 MP
Features
HDR
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Sound 3 specs
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No
 
High-bitrate audio support

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