Head to head
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8vsApple iPhone 17 Pro
The short answer
Choose the Galaxy Z Flip8 for the larger screen. Choose the iPhone 17 Pro for peak brightness. The iPhone 17 Pro is £50 cheaper at UK RRP (£1,099 against £1,149). The Galaxy Z Flip8 gets security updates until July 2033; Apple publishes no date for the iPhone 17 Pro, and its record with retired iPhones points to 2032–2036, our estimate, not Apple’s. On that estimate neither clearly gets them for longer.
- 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
- 2025-09-19endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-19
- Price
- £1,099Apple UK store, retrieved 2026-08-19
- Security updates until
- Not published by the makerendoflife.date — iPhone, retrieved 2026-08-19
1 win for Galaxy Z Flip81 win for iPhone 17 Pro4 gaps borderline2 differences you won’t notice£50 apart at RRP
Verdict: Galaxy Z Flip8 ahead on 1 row, iPhone 17 Pro on 1 row
On the makers’ published figures, the Galaxy Z Flip8 wins on display size (6.9 in against 6.3 in); the iPhone 17 Pro wins on peak brightness (3,000 nits against 2,600 nits). 4 gaps are borderline, differences most people would not notice: weight (180 g against 204 g) for the Galaxy Z Flip8, battery per charge (47 h against 44.17 h) for the iPhone 17 Pro, battery lifespan (1,200 cycles against 1,000 cycles) for the Galaxy Z Flip8 and fast charging (40 W against 25 W) for the iPhone 17 Pro. The differences in battery capacity and 3DMark Wild Life Extreme are below the thresholds you would notice. Both state the same refresh rate, storage (base), RAM and claimed video playback. The other 37 rows have no threshold or no direction to judge by, so nobody wins them.
True to scale
Outlines from each maker’s published dimensions, drawn to scale. Corner rounding is our drawing convention, not a measurement.
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
2 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
Google Mobile Services · 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 iPhone 17 Pro?
On the figures, neither is better overall: the Galaxy Z Flip8 wins on display size, 6.9 in (Samsung UK) against 6.3 in (Apple UK); the iPhone 17 Pro wins on peak brightness, 3,000 nits (Apple UK) against 2,600 nits (Samsung UK). Every other row is borderline, too close to notice, or not ranked.
Which has the better battery?
The iPhone 17 Pro is ahead, narrowly: battery per charge, 47 h against 44.17 h (both EU energy label), a borderline gap most people would not notice. Both state 31 h for claimed video playback (Samsung UK and Apple UK). The Galaxy Z Flip8 is ahead on paper, but not by a gap you’d notice: battery capacity, 4,300 mAh (Samsung UK) against 3,998 mAh (GSMArena).
Which is lighter?
The Galaxy Z Flip8 is lighter, narrowly: weight, 180 g (Samsung UK) against 204 g (Apple UK), a borderline gap most people would not notice.
Which has the brighter screen?
The iPhone 17 Pro, by a gap you’d notice: peak brightness, 3,000 nits (Apple UK) against 2,600 nits (Samsung UK).
Which gets updates for longer?
The Galaxy Z Flip8 gets security updates until July 2033; Apple publishes no date for the iPhone 17 Pro, and its record with retired iPhones points to 2032–2036, our estimate, not Apple’s. On that estimate neither clearly gets them for longer. Sources: dates from Samsung UK spec API; Apple’s record from endoflife.date and Apple security releases.
Which is cheaper?
The iPhone 17 Pro is £50 cheaper at UK RRP (£1,099 against £1,149). Prices from Galaxy Z Flip8: Samsung Newsroom UK; iPhone 17 Pro: Apple UK store.
Other comparisons
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