Samsung Galaxy Fold vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 20, 2019	Feb 25, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
$1980	12GB/256GB - $1300 12GB/512GB - $1500 16GB/1TB - $1800

Design

Dimensions
6.33 x 4.64 x 0.27 inches 160.9 x 117.9 x 6.9 mm	6.44 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches (~0.39 inches with camera bump) 163.6 x 78.1 x 7.9 mm (~10 mm with camera bump)
Folded
(160.9 x 62.8 x 17.1 mm)
Weight
9.74 oz / 276.0 g	7.55 oz / 214.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Stylus
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Space silver, Cosmos black	Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold

Display

Size
7.3-inch, 85.79% screen-to-body	6.9-inch, 90.30% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, HDR	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits
Resolution
2152x1536px, 362 PPI	3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 498 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2
Features
Folding inside the device, HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
4.6 inches 1680 x720 px Super AMOLED Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6)

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2420 (Excellent)
Bright Min
Untested	0.8 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy SM8850-1-AD (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Octa-core 2x4.74GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L 6x3.63GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M
GPU
Adreno 640	Adreno 840
Memory
12GB (LPDDR4)/512GB (UFS 3.0)	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	Android (16), up to 7 OS updates

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	3753
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	11259
3D Mark High
Untested	7801
3D Mark Low
Untested	3741

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Battery

Type
4380 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	USB Power Delivery Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 60.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 35min

Browsing

20h 10min

Video

9h 54min

Gaming

9h 17min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	200 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP2 Aperture size: F1.4 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 0.6 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Pixel size: 1 μm	50 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung JN3 Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/2.5" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Third 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 μm	10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX754 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
	50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX854 Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F2.9 Focal Length: 115 mm Sensor size: 1/2.52" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, EIS	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
10 MP (Dual-Camera, Autofocus) Folded: 10 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	12 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

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N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

157

Overall

165

Photo

149

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0, Yes	6.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3	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, ANT+	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD	32-Bit DAC, aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n257, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29, 30, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46	38, 39, 40, 41, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 07, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMF900U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.41 W/kg Body: 0.66 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.20 W/kg Phablet: 3.98 W/kg

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