Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special

Name: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special
Brand: Samsung

$2,038Ultra Flagship2024

8.1

Overall Score

within Ultra Flagship

Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

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Display

200MP

Camera

4,400

mAh

16GB

Max RAM

25W

Charging

236g

Weight

Why the Galaxy Z Fold Special

Ultra Flagship

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special offers cutting-edge hardware including a powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, an expansive 8-inch foldable LTPO AMOLED display, and a high-resolution 200MP main camera system. Performance is estimated from its flagship chipset class since no direct benchmark scores were provided. While it excels in display and processing capabilities, its 25W charging speed is modest, and the very high price point significantly impacts its overall value score.

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

8.5

Performance

9.2

Battery

7.5

Display

9.3

Build

8.8

Value

5.2

Strengths

Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset

8.0-inch Foldable Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X display with 120Hz refresh rate

200 MP main camera with OIS and 3x optical zoom

16GB RAM and 512GB storage

Weaknesses

25W wired charging is slow for its ultra-premium class

Very high price point relative to standard flagship offerings

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2024, October 24

Announced

2024, October 21

Network

6 specs

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G

2G bands

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66

5G bands

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Display

3 specs

Size

8.0 inches, 205.3 cm2 (~91.2% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

Foldable Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)

Resolution

1968 x 2184 pixels (~367 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 14, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1.1

CPU

8-core (1x3.39GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.1GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.9GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A520)

GPU

Adreno 750 (1 GHz)

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)

Memory

2 specs

Internal

512GB 16GB RAM

Card slot

Main Camera

3 specs

Video

8K@30fps, 4K@60fps, 1080p@60/120/240fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps (gyro-EIS), HDR10+

Triple

200 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF, OIS

10 MP, f/2.4, 66mm (telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm, AF

Features

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Selfie Camera

3 specs

Video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Single

4 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 2.0µm

Cover camera:

10 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm

Features

HDR

Sound

2 specs

3.5mm jack

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms

6 specs

NFC

Yes

USB

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Radio

Bluetooth

5.3, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

Features

1 specs

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Battery

2 specs

Type

Li-Po 4400 mAh

Charging

25W wired, QC2.0, 50% in 30 min

15W wireless

4.5W reverse wireless

Body

4 specs

SIM

Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2) (folded), plastic front (unfolded), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame

Weight

236 g (8.32 oz)

Dimensions

Unfolded: 157.9 x 142.6 x 4.9 mm

Folded: 157.9 x 72.8 x 10.6 mm

Misc

4 specs

SAR

0.66 W/kg (head) 1.13 W/kg (body)

Price

currency: USD · price_usd: 2038.3 · price_original: 2038.3

Colors

Black

Models

SM-F958N

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special

$2,038Ultra Flagship2024

8.1

Overall Score

within Ultra Flagship

Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

Choose a configuration1 option

Prices reflect the selected storage configuration.

Find on Amazon

Display

200MP

Camera

4,400

mAh

16GB

Max RAM

25W

Charging

236g

Weight

Why the Galaxy Z Fold Special

Ultra Flagship

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

8.5

Performance

9.2

Battery

7.5

Display

9.3

Build

8.8

Value

5.2

Strengths

Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset

8.0-inch Foldable Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X display with 120Hz refresh rate

200 MP main camera with OIS and 3x optical zoom

16GB RAM and 512GB storage

Weaknesses

25W wired charging is slow for its ultra-premium class

Very high price point relative to standard flagship offerings

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2024, October 24

Announced

2024, October 21

Network

6 specs

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G

2G bands

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66

5G bands

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Display

3 specs

Size

8.0 inches, 205.3 cm2 (~91.2% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

Foldable Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)

Resolution

1968 x 2184 pixels (~367 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 14, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1.1

CPU

8-core (1x3.39GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.1GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.9GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A520)

GPU

Adreno 750 (1 GHz)

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)

Memory

2 specs

Internal

512GB 16GB RAM

Card slot

Main Camera

3 specs

Video

8K@30fps, 4K@60fps, 1080p@60/120/240fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps (gyro-EIS), HDR10+

Triple

200 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF, OIS

10 MP, f/2.4, 66mm (telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm, AF

Features

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Selfie Camera

3 specs

Video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Single

4 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 2.0µm

Cover camera:

10 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm

Features

HDR

Sound

2 specs

3.5mm jack

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms

6 specs

NFC

Yes

USB

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Radio

Bluetooth

5.3, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

Features

1 specs

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Battery

2 specs

Type

Li-Po 4400 mAh

Charging

25W wired, QC2.0, 50% in 30 min

15W wireless

4.5W reverse wireless

Body

4 specs

SIM

Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2) (folded), plastic front (unfolded), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame

Weight

236 g (8.32 oz)

Dimensions

Unfolded: 157.9 x 142.6 x 4.9 mm

Folded: 157.9 x 72.8 x 10.6 mm

Misc

4 specs

SAR

0.66 W/kg (head) 1.13 W/kg (body)

Price

currency: USD · price_usd: 2038.3 · price_original: 2038.3

Colors

Black

Models

SM-F958N

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$2,052 · Score 8.5 · Ultra Flagship

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Honor Robot Phone

$1,999 · Score 8.8 · Ultra Flagship

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vivo X300 Ultra

$1,924 · Score 9.1 · Ultra Flagship

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Price, size and performance

Where to next

Compare with Oppo Find N6 Newer: Samsung Galaxy S25 Find a phone around $2000 Trade in your old phone for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Compare with Honor Robot Phone Compare with vivo X300 Ultra