Philips W3500 vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Aug 11, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
	12GB/256GB - $1799 | €1899

Design

Dimensions
5.60 x 2.90 x 0.38 inches 142.2 x 73.6 x 9.65 mm	6.23 x 5.04 x 0.25 inches (~0.30 inches with camera bump) 158.2 x 128.1 x 6.4 mm (~7.7 mm with camera bump)
Folded
	6.22 x2.64 x0.56 inches (158.2 x 67.1 x 14.4 mm)
Weight
6.00 oz / 170.0 g	9.56 oz / 271.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Dust; IPX8
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Phantom Black, Phantom Green, Phantom Silver

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 65.75% screen-to-body	7.6-inch, 88.57% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1200 nits
Resolution
854x480px, 196 PPI	2208x1768px, 22.5:18 ratio, 372 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Features
	Folding inside the device, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
	6.2 inches 2268 x832 px Super AMOLED 120Hz refresh rate, Folding inside the device, HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity senso

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
	Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1300 MHz	Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Kryo 680 3x2.42GHz Kryo 680 4x1.80GHz Kryo 680
GPU
Yes	Adreno 660
Memory
1GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/256GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDHC up to 32 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (4.2)	Android (14, 13, 12, 11)

Battery

Type
2200 mAh, Li - Ion	4400 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 11.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 30min

Browsing

8h 15min

Video

6h 58min

Gaming

8h 24min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
5 MP (CMOS image sensor)	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.76" Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Third camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide, OIS) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes Video calling	Yes HDR, Continuous autofocus, 10-bit HDR
Front
	4 MP (Under-screen, HDR) Folded: 10 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
3.0	5.2
WLAN
b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, aptX, aptX-HD

Cellular

5G Bands
	n2, n5, n25, n41, n66, n71, n260, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
8, 1	1, 2, 5, 8, 9
Data Speed
HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jun 23, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMF926U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.73 W/kg Body: 0.86 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.22 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.79 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1899

With Dual SIM and eSIM

SIM type	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

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