Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy), vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G, Manufactured in August, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
- Higher pixel density: 501ppi
- Lighter design: 232g vs 271g
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4400mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G
- Larger display: 7.6in
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.8 in | 7.6 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3088 pixels | 1768x2208 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 22.5:18 |
| Pixel density | 501 ppi | 374 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max brightness | 2600 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.5 % | 89.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.5 % | 97.3 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 480 Hz | 245 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 6.4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 162.3 mm (6.39 in) | 158.2 mm (6.23 in) |
| Width | 79 mm (3.11 in) | 128.1 mm (5.04 in) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 in) | 6.4 mm (0.25 in) |
| Weight | 232 g (8.18 oz) | 271 g (9.56 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IPX8 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Gray - Blue - Green - Orange - Purple - Yellow |
- Black - Silver - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G |
| Max Frequency | 3390 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520) - 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4) |
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)) - 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Hexagon 780 |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Adreno 660 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 1000 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2774 GFLOPS | 1290.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2271 | 1381 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 7119 | 3692 |
| CPU | 432608 | 262576 |
| GPU | 801870 | 355866 |
| Memory | 418926 | 201687 |
| UX | 301299 | 237066 |
| NanoReview Score | 1954703 | 1057195 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 46.8 °C | 39.8 °C |
| Stability | 59 % | 64 % |
| Graphics Test | 96 fps | 31 fps |
| Graphics Score | 16056 | 5307 |
| Writing score | 22590 | 16454 |
| Web score | 18325 | 12808 |
| Video editing | 8000 | 7732 |
| Data manipulation | 15921 | 10345 |
| NanoReview Score | 18029 | 13992 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 4200 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | 28 GB | 39 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.1 | One UI 5.1.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 4400 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (10 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (69% in 30 min) | Yes (33% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:05 h | 1:46 h |
| Web Browsing | 10:18 h | 06:01 h |
| Video Playback | 18:00 h | 10:59 h |
| Games | 05:51 h | 04:35 h |
| Standby Mode | 122 h | 80 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 16320x12240 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 240 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 200 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 200 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP2 | Sony IMX555 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3 | 1/1.76 |
| Pixel size | 0.6 μm | 1.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 111 mm | 52 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX854 | SK Hynix Hi-1337 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.52 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX564 | Sony IMX258 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/3.06 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | 65 |
| Preview | 82 | 71 |
| Zoom | 145 | 101 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 10 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 3648x2736 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | Sony IMX374 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 | 1/3.2 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes DP 1.2 | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - SBAS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) | UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) |
| LTE category | 20 | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | January, 2024 yr | August, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2024 yr | August, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1299 | 1800 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | No |
Note
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra:
There is a model with two physical SIM cards and no eSIM, and another with one physical SIM card and eSIM support.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.
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