Comparison
Galaxy Z Fold7 vs Galaxy Z Fold8: What Changed?
The Fold8 is not a straight upgrade. Samsung changed its shape and cameras. Here is what you gain and lose.
Samsung changed the shape. The Galaxy Z Fold8 is shorter and wider, lighter, with a bigger battery and faster charging. The Galaxy Z Fold7 keeps the bigger screens and the better camera with a 3x zoom. Pick the Fold8 for daily comfort, the Fold7 for camera and screen.
The real difference: shape, camera and battery
Shown to scale.
- Same on both10MP selfie cameras, 120Hz, IP48, no S Pen
- The Fold8 gets youA wider 5.5-inch cover screen that's easier to type on, a 4:3 inner screen, 4,800 mAh battery, 45W charging, 201 g
- The Fold7 keepsBigger screens (8.0 inside, 6.5 outside), a 200MP main camera with a 3x telephoto, and a thinner body
You want the 8-inch inner screen
You use zoom (3x telephoto)
You like a tall, phone-shaped cover screen
You want a refurbished Fold with up to a 1-year warranty
You type a lot on the cover screen
You want the bigger battery and 45W charging
You want the lightest Z Fold (201 g)
You want the newest software
Not sure? Answer 3 quick questions
How much do you zoom when you take photos?
Do you text a lot with the phone closed?
Does your battery make it to bedtime?
Round by round
200MP main and a 10MP 3x telephoto against two 50MP cameras with no telephoto. The Fold8's ultra wide is better (50MP against 12MP), but the Fold7 zooms.
8.0 inches inside and 6.5 outside, against 7.6 and 5.5.
The Fold8's wider cover screen feels like a normal phone keyboard. The Fold7's tall, narrow one is cramped for typing.
4,800 mAh against 4,400. Samsung rates video at up to 26 hours against 24.
45W against 25W. The Fold8 reaches 63% in about 30 minutes.
201 g against 215 g, the lightest Z Fold yet. The Fold7 is thinner though.
The Fold8 wins on daily comfort. The Fold7 wins on camera and screen. Neither one is just better.
Skip it if
Skip the Galaxy Z Fold7 if
- You type on the cover screen all day
- You want the bigger battery and faster charging
- You want the lightest Fold
Skip the Galaxy Z Fold8 if
- You zoom a lot
- You want the biggest inner screen
- You like the tall, phone-shaped cover screen
SOur take
Samsung went after the Fold's cramped cover screen, and it worked. For most people, the Fold8 is the easier phone to live with.
If you take a lot of photos, the Fold7 is the better camera phone, and losing the telephoto on the Fold8 is a real step back.
Every spec side by side
Better Same on both
Specs from Samsung. Battery hours are Samsung's own tests.
Before you buy
How much storage?
256GB covers most people. Go bigger if you keep movies or lots of video on the phone for the big screen.
Good to know
- Both are rated IP48: they survive water, but fine dust and sand can still get in. Keep them out of beach bags.
- Neither supports the S Pen.
- Selling your Fold7? Get a quote on our trade-in page.
Price
A refurbished Galaxy Z Fold7 starts at $1,529.99 in our store, and a new Galaxy Z Fold8 starts at $2,589.99. Prices update live. Browse all Galaxy Z foldables. All our phones are unlocked and come with up to a 1-year warranty and 14-day returns.
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FAQ
Is the Galaxy Z Fold8 an upgrade over the Fold7?
In battery, charging, weight and brightness, yes. In screen size and zoom, no: the Fold7 has an 8-inch inner screen, a 200MP camera and a 3x telephoto, and the Fold8 has a 7.6-inch screen and no telephoto.
Which Galaxy Fold replaces the Fold7?
Samsung positions the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra as the continuation of the original Fold design. The regular Fold8 has a new, wider shape.
Which is lighter, the Fold7 or Fold8?
The Fold8 at 201 g. The Fold7 is 215 g.
Do the Fold7 and Fold8 support the S Pen?
No. Neither supports the S Pen.
Sources: Samsung newsroom: Galaxy Z Fold7; Samsung newsroom: Galaxy Z Fold8; Samsung: Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Z Fold8 and Z Fold7 compared. Specs checked October 18, 2026.
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