Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra vs Apple iPhone Duo: which should you buy?
Our pick
- Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra for a 3x telephoto and 8K video on bigger screens
- iPhone Duo for Apple Pencil and better dust protection
$1,889.99 (256GB)
Get it if
- You use an Android phone.
- You want a 3x telephoto camera.
- You shoot 8K video.
- You prefer the bigger screens: 8-inch inside and 6.5-inch cover.
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$1,999 (256GB)
Get it if
- You use an iPhone.
- You want to write or sketch with Apple Pencil on the inner screen.
- You want better dust protection: IP68 to the Fold8 Ultra's IP48.
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Get the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra if you want a 3x telephoto camera, 8K video, bigger screens and Android. Get the iPhone Duo if you want to write with Apple Pencil, better dust protection (IP68 to the Fold8 Ultra's IP48) and iOS.
What's different
A real telephoto on the Fold8 Ultra
The Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra has a 10MP telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom. The iPhone Duo has no telephoto lens; it crops its main camera for 2x optical-quality zoom.
Top video recording
Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra (leads)8KiPhone Duo4KBoth the Wide and Ultra Wide cameras on the Fold8 Ultra record 8K video. The iPhone Duo tops out at 4K.
Apple Pencil on the iPhone Duo
The iPhone Duo supports Apple Pencil (USB-C), so you can write and sketch on its 7.6-inch inner screen. The Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra does not support the S Pen.
Water and dust rating
Galaxy Z Fold8 UltraIP48iPhone Duo (leads)IP68Apple rates the iPhone Duo IP68 for splash, water and dust. Samsung rates the Fold8 Ultra IP48, sealed for water but not for dust.
Thickness
Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra8.9 mm closed, 4.1 mm openiPhone Duo11.3 mm closed, 5.2 mm openThe Fold8 Ultra has an 8-inch inner screen and a 6.5-inch cover screen; the iPhone Duo has 7.6 and 5.4 inches. The Fold8 Ultra is also thinner, 8.9 mm closed and 4.1 mm open to the Duo's 11.3 mm and 5.2 mm, and lighter, at 215 g (7.58 oz) to 254 g (8.96 oz).
Chip
Galaxy Z Fold8 UltraSnapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for GalaxyiPhone DuoA20 ProThe Fold8 Ultra runs Android 17 on a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy. The iPhone Duo runs iOS on Apple's A20 Pro.
Battery ratings, by Samsung's and Apple's own tests
Samsung rates the Fold8 Ultra for up to 27 hours of video playback; Apple rates the iPhone Duo for up to 31 hours on the inner screen and 44 on the cover screen. Samsung and Apple each run their own test, so the figures are not set against each other.
What's the same
- A foldable that opens to a tablet-size inner screen, with a cover screen for use when closed
- A fingerprint sensor for unlocking
- 256GB of storage to start
Tale of the Tape
Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra
iPhone Duo
- Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra: 10MP, 3x optical âś“ Telephoto cameraiPhone Duo: No 2x optical-quality crop of the main camera
- Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra: 8K âś“ Top video recordingiPhone Duo: 4K
- Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra: No S Pen support StylusiPhone Duo: Apple Pencil (USB-C) âś“
- Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra: IP48 Water and dust ratingiPhone Duo: IP68 âś“
- Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra: 8-inch inside, 6.5-inch cover Screen sizeiPhone Duo: 7.6-inch inside, 5.4-inch cover
- Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra: 8.9 mm closed, 4.1 mm open ThicknessiPhone Duo: 11.3 mm closed, 5.2 mm open
- Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra: 215 g (7.58 oz) WeightiPhone Duo: 254 g (8.96 oz)
- Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra: Up to 27 hrs Video playback (rated)iPhone Duo: Up to 31 hrs (inner screen), 44 hrs (cover screen)
- Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra: Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy ChipiPhone Duo: A20 Pro
- Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra: Android 17 SoftwareiPhone Duo: iOS
