Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra Manufactured in April, 2025, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, Manufactured in October, 2024 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
  • Higher pixel density: 526ppi
  • Lighter design: 212g vs 236g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5300mAh vs 4400mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
  • Larger display: 8in
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 8 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1968x2184 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 n/a
Pixel density 526 ppi 367 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1800 nits n/a
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4 % 91.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
1583 nits
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
n/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.26 mm (6.31 in) 157.9 mm (6.22 in)
Width 74.95 mm (2.95 in) 142.6 mm (5.61 in)
Thickness 8.39 mm (0.33 in) 5.6 mm (0.22 in)
Weight 212 g (7.48 oz) 236 g (8.32 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP48
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Yellow
Black
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
89.4 %
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
91.2 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3390 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
- 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
2858
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
2279
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
8690
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
6910
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)28582279
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)86906910
Geekbench Compute (GPU)22968n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
2509770
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
1885765
CPU523392440781
GPU1059245795002
Memory477813344091
UX449320305891
NanoReview Score25097701885765

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 14
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 One UI 6.1.1

Battery

Volume 5300 mAh 4400 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 25 W
Battery Type n/a Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging n/a Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 15 min) Yes (38% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:30 h 1:40 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
25:23
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
n/a
Web Browsing10:26 hn/a
Video Playback14:46 hn/a
Games05:40 hn/a
Standby Mode124 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels n/a
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 32 MP
Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length24 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800n/a
Sensor size1/1.55n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP10 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.4
Focal length60 mm66 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5Samsung ISOCELL 3K1
Sensor size1/2.761/3.94
Pixel size0.64 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix32 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KKD1n/a
Sensor size1/3.44n/a
Pixel size0.7 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.2
Focal length n/a 24 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX374
Sensor size n/a 1/3
Pixel size n/a 1.22 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 6.0 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version n/a 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/8/6/19UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr October, 2024 yr
Release Date April, 2025 yr October, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 649 1999
Sensors - 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
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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