RedMagic 11 Air vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide Specs Comparison

Availability

Expected Announcement
	Q3, 2026
Officially announced
Jan 20, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - $499 | €499	12GB/256GB 16GB/512GB

Design

Dimensions
6.45 x 3.01 x 0.31 inches 163.8 x 76.5 x 8 mm	6.35 x 4.88 x 0.19 inches 161.4 x 123.9 x 4.9 mm
Folded
	(161.4 x 82.2 x 9.8 mm)
Weight
7.30 oz / 207.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP54	Water, Dust; IP48
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Transparent Black, Transparent White

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 90.76% screen-to-body	7.6-inch
Type
AMOLED, 144Hz, 1800 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2600 nits
Resolution
2688x1216px, 431 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Features
	Folding inside the device, HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
	5.4 inches Dynamic AMOLED 120Hz refresh rate, Scratch-resistant glass (Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2), Ambient light sensor, Proximity senso

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1819 (Excellent)	Untested
Bright Min
3.4 (Poor)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen Elite 5 for Galaxy SM8850-1-AD (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x4.32GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L 6x3.53GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M	Octa-core
GPU
Adreno 830	Yes
Memory
12GB/256GB (UFS 4.1) 16GB/512GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 16GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (16)	Android (16)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2996	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
9659	Untested
3D Mark High
6869	Untested
3D Mark Low
2456	Untested

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Battery

Type
7000 mAh, Si - Carbon	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 80.0W	Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

8h 7min

Browsing

18h 59min

Video

11h 38min

Gaming

11h 14min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.55" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	200 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 0.6 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps)	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, 10-bit HDR
Front
16 MP	10 MP (HDR) Folded: 10 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

130

Overall

138

Photo

123

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	5.4
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos, aptX, aptX-HD

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM

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