Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs Galaxy Z Fold3 5G

Specs compared side by side, measured on real phones shared by owners with the Device Info app.

Samsung Galaxy S26 UltraSnapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Change
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5GSnapdragon 888Change

Key differences

  1. Chipset: the Galaxy S26 Ultra uses the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm TSMC N3P), the Galaxy Z Fold3 5G the Snapdragon 888 (5 nm Samsung). The Galaxy S26 Ultra's fastest core runs at 4.74 GHz, the Galaxy Z Fold3 5G's at 2.84 GHz.
  2. Screen: 6.9 inches on the Galaxy S26 Ultra, 7.5 inches on the Galaxy Z Fold3 5G. Both run at up to 120 Hz.
  3. Battery: 4,855 mAh on the Galaxy S26 Ultra, 4,275 mAh on the Galaxy Z Fold3 5G.
  4. Main camera: 49.9 MP on the Galaxy S26 Ultra, 12 MP on the Galaxy Z Fold3 5G.

The same on both: NFC, UWB and Widevine L1.

Chipset

Chipset
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Snapdragon 888
Process
3 nm TSMC N3P5 nm Samsung
CPU
2× 4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L
6× 3.63 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M1× 2.84 GHz Cortex-X1
3× 2.42 GHz Cortex-A78
4× 1.80 GHz Cortex-A55
Top CPU speed
4.74 GHz2.84 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
Adreno 840Adreno 660

Memory

Versions seen
12GB | 256GB
16GB | 1TB12GB | 256GB
RAM type
LPDDR5XLPDDR5
Storage type
UFS 4.1—

Display

Size
6.9 in7.5 in
Resolution
1440 × 31201768 × 2208
Pixel density
499 ppi377 ppi
Refresh rates
120 Hzalso 60120 Hzalso 48, 60, 96
HDR
HDR10, HDR10+, HLGHDR10, HDR10+, HLG

Battery

Capacity
4,855 mAh4,275 mAh

Cameras

Back camera 1
49.9 MP8160 × 6120 · f/1.9 · 2.2 mm12 MP4000 × 3000 · f/1.8 · 5 mm · OIS
Back camera 2
12.5 MP4080 × 3060 · f/1.4 · 6.5 mm12 MP4000 × 3000 · f/2.2 · 1.74 mm
Front camera 1
12 MP4000 × 3000 · f/2.2 · 3.3 mm10 MP3648 × 2736 · f/1.8 · 3.3 mm
Front camera 2
7 MP3056 × 2296 · f/2.2 · 2.9 mm7.1 MP3216 × 2208 · f/1.8 · 3.3 mm

Megapixels are what Android reports to apps. Many phones combine pixels by default, so the advertised megapixels can be higher.

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6E
6 GHz Wi-Fi
YesYes
Bluetooth LE Audio
YesNo
NFC
YesYes
UWB
YesYes
USB host
YesYes

Software

Android
Android 16–17Android 15
UI
One UI 9.0One UI 7.0
Released with
Android 16Android 11
Widevine DRM
L1L1

Sensors

Sensors
45 sensors53 sensors
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From phones shared with the Device Info app · updated October 2026 Hardware specs only. No personal data. Privacy