Head to head
Apple iPhone DuovsSamsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra
The short answer
Choose the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra for lower weight. The iPhone Duo wins no row by a gap you’d notice. The Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra is £100 cheaper at UK RRP (£1,899 against £1,999). The Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra gets security updates until July 2033; Apple publishes no date for the iPhone Duo, and its record with retired iPhones points to 2033–2037, our estimate, not Apple’s. On that estimate neither clearly gets them for longer.
- Released
- 2026-10-23Apple Newsroom UK — Apple unveils iPhone Duo, retrieved 2026-09-10
- Price
- £1,999Apple UK store, retrieved 2026-09-10
- Security updates until
- Not published by the makerendoflife.date — iPhone, retrieved 2026-09-10
- 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 iPhone Duo1 win for Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra3 gaps borderline0 differences you won’t notice£100 apart at RRP
Verdict: Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra ahead on 1 row, iPhone Duo on none
On the makers’ published figures, the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra wins on weight (215 g against 254 g). 3 gaps are borderline, differences most people would not notice: display size (8 in against 7.6 in) for the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, claimed video playback (31 h against 27 h) for the iPhone Duo and wireless charging (25 W against 20 W) for the iPhone Duo. Both state the same refresh rate, peak brightness, storage (base) and RAM. The other 38 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
5 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
Google Mobile Services · Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core) · AnTuTu benchmark · 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 iPhone Duo better than the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra?
On the figures, the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra is ahead wherever there is a gap you’d notice: weight, 215 g (Samsung UK) against 254 g (Apple UK). The iPhone Duo wins no row by such a gap. That is a count of rows, not an overall score.
Which has the better battery?
The iPhone Duo is ahead, narrowly: claimed video playback, 31 h (Apple UK) against 27 h (Samsung UK), a borderline gap most people would not notice.
Which is lighter?
The Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, by a gap you’d notice: weight, 215 g (Samsung UK) against 254 g (Apple UK).
Which has the brighter screen?
Neither: both state 3,000 nits for peak brightness (Apple UK and Samsung UK).
Which gets updates for longer?
The Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra gets security updates until July 2033; Apple publishes no date for the iPhone Duo, and its record with retired iPhones points to 2033–2037, 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 Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra is £100 cheaper at UK RRP (£1,899 against £1,999). Prices from iPhone Duo: Apple UK store; Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra: Samsung Newsroom UK.
Other comparisons
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