Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 vs Apple Watch Series 1 (42mm) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 26, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$1799

Design

Dimensions
6.10 x 5.11 x 0.24 inches 154.9 x 129.9 x 6.1 mm	1.67 x 1.43 x 0.41 inches 42.5 x 36.4 x 10.5 mm
Folded
6.10 x2.64 x0.52 inches (154.9 x 67.1 x 13.4 mm)
Weight
8.92 oz (253.0 g)	0.88 oz (25.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water; IPX8	Yes; IPX7
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Icy Blue, Phantom Black, Cream, Gray, Blue	Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Gray

Display

Size
7.6-inch, 91.12% screen-to-body	1.6-inch, 55.61% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits	OLED, 450 nits
Resolution
2176x1812px, 21.6:18 ratio, 373 PPI	390x312px, 303 PPI
Features
Folding inside the device, HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Pressure-sensitive, Ambient light sensor
Front cover display
6.2 inches 2316 x904 px Dynamic AMOLED 120Hz refresh rate, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2), Ambient light sensor, Proximity senso

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)	Apple S1P (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510	Dual-core 520 MHz Cortex-A7
GPU
Adreno 740	PowerVR G6200
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 12GB/1024GB	0.5GB/8GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13)	watchOS (6.x, 5.1, 5, 4.x, 3.x)

Battery

Type
4400 mAh, Li - Polymer	250 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Magnetic charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 41min

Browsing

9h 22min

Video

6h 30min

Gaming

9h 27min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
10 MP (Telephoto) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 66 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
4 MP (Under-screen) Folded: 10 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

140

Overall

144

Photo

135

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	4.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Heart rate, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Loudspeaker

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n40, n41, n66, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 26, 2023 FCC ID value: A3LSMF946U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.16 W/kg Body: 1.07 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 Specs	Apple Watch Series 1 (42mm) Specs
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