Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 vs Apple iPad mini (8th Gen) Specs Comparison

Availability

Expected Announcement
	Q2, 2026
Officially announced
Jul 09, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$2000	8GB/128GB

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 5.64 x 0.17 inches (~0.34 inches with camera bump) 158.4 x 143.2 x 4.2 mm (~8.6 mm with camera bump)
Folded
6.24 x28.66 x3.50 inches (158.4 x 72.8 x 8.9)
Weight
7.58 oz / 215.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP48	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Jetblack, Silver Shadow, Blue Shadow, Mint

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 90.43% screen-to-body	8.3-inch
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2600 nits	OLED
Resolution
2184x1968px, 367 PPI	2266x1488px, 327 PPI
Features
Folding inside the device, HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor
Front cover display
6.5 inches 2520 x1080 px Dynamic AMOLED 120Hz refresh rate, Scratch-resistant glass (Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2), Ambient light sensor, Proximity senso

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2495 (Excellent)	Untested
Bright Min
0.97 (Excellent)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy SM8750-AB (3 nm)	Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x4.47GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L 6x3.53GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M	Hexa-core 2x4.26GHz P-cores 4x2.6GHz E-cores
GPU
Adreno 830	Apple A19 Pro GPU
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 16GB/512GB	8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (16)	iPadOS (26.x)

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GeekBench 6 Single
2948	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
9365	Untested
3D Mark High
5358	Untested
3D Mark Low
2823	Untested

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Battery

Type
4400 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 20.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 31min

Browsing

14h 18min

Video

6h 38min

Gaming

8h 43min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
200 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 0.6 μm	12 MP
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 67 mm Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, 10-bit HDR	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
10 MP (HDR) Folded: 10 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

142

Overall

149

Photo

134

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

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

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