Head to head
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8vsSamsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra
The short answer
Neither the Galaxy Z Fold8 nor the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra wins a row by a gap you’d notice. The Galaxy Z Fold8 is £200 cheaper at UK RRP (£1,699 against £1,899). Both get security updates until July 2033.
- Released
- 2026-08-07Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8 and Flip8 launch, retrieved 2026-09-10
- Price
- £1,699Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8 and Flip8, retrieved 2026-09-10
- Security updates until
- 2033-07-31Samsung UK spec API — Galaxy Z Fold8, retrieved 2026-09-22
- Released
- 2026-08-07Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8 and Flip8 launch, retrieved 2026-09-10
- Price
- £1,899Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8 and Flip8, retrieved 2026-09-10
- Security updates until
- 2033-07-31Samsung UK spec API — Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, retrieved 2026-09-22
0 wins for Galaxy Z Fold80 wins for Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra2 gaps borderline3 differences you won’t notice£200 apart at RRP
Verdict: nothing you’d notice between them
On the makers’ published figures, neither the Galaxy Z Fold8 nor the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra wins a row by a gap you would notice. 2 gaps are borderline, differences most people would not notice: display size (8 in against 7.6 in) for the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra and battery per charge (51.17 h against 49.17 h) for the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra. The differences in weight, battery capacity and claimed video playback are below the thresholds you would notice. Both state the same refresh rate, peak brightness, storage (base), RAM, battery lifespan and fast charging. The other 32 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
8 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
Typical brightness · HDR peak brightness · OS versions supported · Google Mobile Services · GPU · Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core) · 3DMark Wild Life Extreme · DXOMARK camera score. Rows appear as sources are cited — a gap in our data, not a statement about either phone.
Questions
Is the Galaxy Z Fold8 better than the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra?
On the figures, neither: no row has a gap between them you’d notice. The differences that exist are borderline, too close to notice, or not ranked.
Which has the better battery?
The Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra is ahead, narrowly: battery per charge, 51.17 h against 49.17 h (both EU energy label), a borderline gap most people would not notice. The Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra is ahead on paper, but not by a gap you’d notice: claimed video playback, 27 h against 26 h (both Samsung UK). The Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra is ahead on paper, but not by a gap you’d notice: battery capacity, 5,000 mAh against 4,800 mAh (both Samsung UK).
Which is lighter?
The Galaxy Z Fold8 is lighter on paper, but not by a gap you’d notice: weight, 201 g against 215 g (both Samsung UK).
Which has the brighter screen?
Neither: both state 3,000 nits for peak brightness (Samsung UK).
Which gets updates for longer?
Both get security updates until July 2033. Sources: dates from Samsung UK spec API.
Which is cheaper?
The Galaxy Z Fold8 is £200 cheaper at UK RRP (£1,699 against £1,899). Prices from Galaxy Z Fold8: Samsung Newsroom UK; Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra: Samsung Newsroom UK.
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