Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Apple iPhone 7 - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 vs Apple iPhone 7

71 out 100
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
VS
38 out 100
Apple iPhone 7
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
Apple iPhone 7

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 Manufactured in August, 2022, with display 7.6 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Apple iPhone 7, Manufactured in September, 2016 with chipsetApple A10 Fusion. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
  • Larger display: 7.6in
  • Higher pixel density: 374ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4400mAh vs 1960mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 4.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 7
  • Lighter design: 138g vs 263g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB		 - 2/32 GB
- 2/128 GB
- 2/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Apple iPhone 7
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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
vs
Apple iPhone 7

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 7.6 in 4.7 in
Resolution 1812x2176 pixels 750x1334 pixels
Aspect ratio 10.8:9 16:9
Pixel density 374 ppi 326 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 500 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8 % 65.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
996 nits
Apple iPhone 7
652 nits
sRGB gamut95.5 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 ms35.5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite1635:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4], [Apple iPhone 7]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 155.1 mm (6.11 in) 138.3 mm (5.44 in)
Width 130.1 mm (5.12 in) 67.1 mm (2.64 in)
Thickness 6.3 mm (0.25 in) 7.1 mm (0.28 in)
Weight 263 g (9.28 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
Water resistance IPX8 IP67
Back panel Glass Metal
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- Burgundy		 - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Red
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
90.8 %
Apple iPhone 7
65.6 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Apple iPhone 7 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Apple A10 Fusion
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 2340 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 4 (2 + 2)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)		 - 2/1.05 (Zephyr)
- 2/2.34 (Hurricane)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 16 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon No
Graphics Adreno 730 PowerVR GT7600
GPU Cores 1024 192
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 650 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 249.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
1666
Apple iPhone 7
721
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
4089
Apple iPhone 7
1923
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1666721
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)40891923
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
1225335
Apple iPhone 7
358237
CPU328991112051
GPU45929487431
Memory19494353808
UX242107104947
NanoReview Score1225335358237
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
9643
Apple iPhone 7
2579
Max Surface Temp.36.5 °C42.5 °C
Stability62 %62 %
Graphics Test57 fps15 fps
Graphics Score96432579
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4], [Apple iPhone 7]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
14062
Apple iPhone 7
n/a
Writing score16805n/a
Web score11866n/a
Video editing7393n/a
Data manipulation11243n/a
NanoReview Score14062n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 2 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 32 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13) iOS 10 (Upgradeable to iOS 15.8.1)
OS Size n/a 12.5 GB
UI Skin One UI 5.1.1 n/a

Battery

Volume 4400 mAh 1960 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 5 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (11 W) No (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) No
Full Charge Time 1:19 h 2:35 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
21:52
Apple iPhone 7
15:51
Web Browsing07:30 h05:50 h
Video Playback13:00 h09:49 h
Games04:37 h03:22 h
Standby Mode119 h80 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length23 mm28 mm
SensorSamsung GN3Apple iSight Camera
Sensor size1/1.561/3
Pixel size1 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length52 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5K3K1n/a
Sensor size1/3.94n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length12 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX258n/a
Sensor size1/3.06n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
127
Apple iPhone 7
85
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
123
Apple iPhone 7
85
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
128
Apple iPhone 7
85
Bokeh70n/a
Preview76n/a
Zoom128n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4], [Apple iPhone 7]

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 3648x2736 pixels 3088x2320 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 32 mm
Sensor Sony IMX374 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2 n/a
Pixel size 1.22 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.2 4.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 1900 MHzGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsUMTS Band I (2100), Band II (1900), Band IV (1700/2100), Band V (850)HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B46/B48/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B27/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41)
LTE category2012
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
87.4 dB
Apple iPhone 7
83 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced August, 2022 yr September, 2016 yr
Release Date August, 2022 yr September, 2016 yr
Launch Price ($) 1800 649
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 the clear winner in this comparison.

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