Head to head
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8vsSamsung Galaxy Z Flip7
The short answer
Choose the Galaxy Z Flip7 for battery lifespan. The Galaxy Z Flip8 wins no row by a gap you’d notice. The Galaxy Z Flip7 is £100 cheaper at UK RRP (£1,049 against £1,149). The Galaxy Z Flip8 gets security updates for longer: until July 2033, against July 2032 for the Galaxy Z Flip7.
- Released
- 2026-08-07Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8 and Flip8 launch, retrieved 2026-09-10
- Price
- £1,149Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8 and Flip8, retrieved 2026-09-10
- Security updates until
- 2033-07-31Samsung UK spec API — Galaxy Z Flip8, retrieved 2026-09-22
- Released
- 2025-07-25endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £1,049Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Z Flip7, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Security updates until
- 2032-07-31Samsung UK spec API — Galaxy Z Flip7, retrieved 2026-09-22
0 wins for Galaxy Z Flip81 win for Galaxy Z Flip72 gaps borderline1 difference you won’t notice£100 apart at RRP
Verdict: Galaxy Z Flip7 ahead on 1 row, Galaxy Z Flip8 on none
On the makers’ published figures, the Galaxy Z Flip7 wins on battery lifespan (2,000 cycles against 1,200 cycles). 2 gaps are borderline, differences most people would not notice: battery per charge (44.17 h against 42.07 h) for the Galaxy Z Flip8 and 3DMark Wild Life Extreme (5,171 against 4,373, both from 3DMark) for the Galaxy Z Flip8. The difference in weight is below the threshold you would notice. Both state the same display size, refresh rate, peak brightness, storage (base), RAM, battery capacity, claimed video playback and fast charging. The other 33 rows have no threshold or no direction to judge by, so nobody wins them.
Specifications
A win is marked only where the figures can be ranked and the gap is one you could notice. A row the site has no threshold for says whether the two differ, and that it is not ranking them. = marks the same figure on both, ≠ not ranked a difference with no ranking. Every figure carries its source.
Body
Display
Platform
Memory
Camera
Battery
Connectivity
Benchmarks
6 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
Typical brightness · HDR peak brightness · OS versions supported · Google Mobile Services · Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core) · AnTuTu benchmark. Rows appear as sources are cited — a gap in our data, not a statement about either phone.
Questions
Is the Galaxy Z Flip8 better than the Galaxy Z Flip7?
On the figures, the Galaxy Z Flip7 is ahead wherever there is a gap you’d notice: battery lifespan, 2,000 cycles against 1,200 cycles (both EU energy label). The Galaxy Z Flip8 wins no row by such a gap. That is a count of rows, not an overall score.
Which has the better battery?
The Galaxy Z Flip8 is ahead, narrowly: battery per charge, 44.17 h against 42.07 h (both EU energy label), a borderline gap most people would not notice. Both state 31 h for claimed video playback (Samsung UK). Both state 4,300 mAh for battery capacity (Samsung UK and Samsung Newsroom UK).
Which is lighter?
The Galaxy Z Flip8 is lighter on paper, but not by a gap you’d notice: weight, 180 g (Samsung UK) against 188 g (Samsung Newsroom UK).
Which has the brighter screen?
Neither: both state 2,600 nits for peak brightness (Samsung UK and Samsung Newsroom UK).
Which gets updates for longer?
The Galaxy Z Flip8 gets security updates for longer: until July 2033, against July 2032 for the Galaxy Z Flip7. Sources: dates from Samsung UK spec API.
Which is cheaper?
The Galaxy Z Flip7 is £100 cheaper at UK RRP (£1,049 against £1,149). Prices from Galaxy Z Flip8: Samsung Newsroom UK; Galaxy Z Flip7: Samsung Newsroom UK.
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