Device Comparison
| Galaxy Z Fold3 5G | T5 | |
|---|---|---|
| LAUNCH DATE | ||
| Announced | August 27, 2021 | 2026, September 2 |
| Released | 2021-08-27 | 2026-09-09 |
| Status | Available | Available |
| NETWORK | ||
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 MHz |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | WCDMA B1 / B5 / B8 |
| 4G LTE | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 | FDD-LTE B1/B3/B5/B8/B19/B28B/B66; TD-LTE B38/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48 |
| 5G | 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA | n1/n3/n5/n8/n28B/n38/n40/n41/n48/n66/n77/n78 |
| Speed | LTE, 5G | — |
| Technology | 5G/4G/LTE/GSM | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G |
| BODY | ||
| Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus) (folded), plastic front (unfolded), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame | Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back |
| Colors | — | Royal Bronze, Silver Green |
| Dimensions | Unfolded: 158.2 x 128.1 x 6.4 mm Folded: 158.2 x 67.1 x 14.4-16 mm | 16.442 x 7.525 x 0.799 cm (6.473 x 2.963 x 0.315 in) |
| IP Rating | IPX8 water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min), no dust rating | IP68 & IP69 |
| SIM | Nano-SIM + eSIM | Dual Nano-SIM (5G + 5G dual standby) |
| Weight | 271 g (9.56 oz) | 199 g |
| DISPLAY | ||
| Brightness | 1200 nits (peak) | 2000 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (local peak) |
| Protection | Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 6.2 inches, 832 x 2268 pixels, 25:9 ratio | — |
| Refresh Rate | 120Hz | Up to 144Hz; 300Hz touch response rate |
| Resolution | 1768 x 2208 pixels (~374 ppi density) | 1260 x 2800 pixels (1.5K), 449 ppi |
| Screen-to-body | ~88.8% | 93.8% |
| Size | 7.6 inches, 179.9 cm2 (~88.8% screen-to-body ratio) | 6.83 inches (17.35 cm) |
| Type | Foldable Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (peak) | AMOLED, 3D curved, 144Hz, HDR10+, DCI-P3 |
| PLATFORM | ||
| CPU | Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) | Octa-core (4x 2.6 GHz + 4x 2.0 GHz) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) | MediaTek Dimensity 7500 Turbo (4 nm) |
| GPU | Adreno 660 | — |
| OS | Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1 | Android 16, OriginOS 6.0 (3 Android OS upgrades, 5 years security patches) |
| MEMORY | ||
| Card slot | No | No |
| Internal | 256GB, 512GB | 128GB, 256GB |
| RAM | 12GB RAM | 6GB, 8GB, 12GB (LPDDR4X) |
| Storage Type | — | UFS 3.1 |
| Storage/RAM variants | 256GB, 512GB; 12GB RAM | 6GB + 128GB, 8GB + 128GB, 8GB + 256GB, 12GB + 256GB |
| MAIN CAMERA | ||
| Features | LED flash, HDR, panorama | Aura Light, Multifocal Portrait (1x, 1.5x, 2x), Night mode, Panorama, Slow-motion, Time-lapse, Supermoon, Professional mode, AI Erase 2.0 |
| MAIN CAMERA | 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm | 50 MP, f/1.79, (wide), Sony IMX882, OIS; 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide) |
| Video | 4K@60fps, 1080p@60/240fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps (gyro-EIS), HDR10+ | 4K@30fps, OIS + EIS |
| SELFIE CAMERA | ||
| Features | HDR | Night mode, Portrait |
| Selfie camera | 10 MP, f/2.2 (cover); 4 MP, f/1.8 (under display) | 32 MP, f/2.0 |
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS | 4K@30fps |
| SOUND | ||
| 3.5mm jack | No | No |
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers | Yes, with symmetrical dual stereo speakers |
| COMMUNICATION | ||
| Bluetooth | 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | 5.4 |
| NFC | Yes | No |
| Positioning | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | GPS (L1), BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC |
| Radio | No | No |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2 | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 6 |
| FEATURES | ||
| Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, ambient light, color temperature, e-compass, Hall sensor, infrared blaster |
| BATTERY | ||
| Capacity | 4400 mAh | 7050 mAh (typical), 6850 mAh (rated) |
| Charging Type | 25W wired 11W wireless 4.5W reverse wireless | 44W wired FlashCharge |
| Type | Li-Po 4400 mAh | Li-ion |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | ||
| Colors | Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Green, Thom Browne Edition, Wooyoungmi Edition | Royal Bronze, Silver Green |
| Cooling | — | 3,800 mm² vapor chamber (2.5x the previous graphite cooling area), 10,000+ W/(m·K) thermal conductivity (vivo) |
| Launch Price | — | INR 34,999 (6GB+128GB), INR 39,999 (8GB+128GB), INR 44,999 (8GB+256GB), INR 49,999 (12GB+256GB) — India launch, 2026-09-02 |
| Launch Price (USD) | $344.00 (reference only — see Price in Nigeria above for the actual retail price) | — |
| Models | SM-F926B, SM-F926B/DS, SM-F926U, SM-F926U1, SM-F926W, SM-F9260, SM-F926N | — |
| Price in Nigeria | ₦526,320 | ₦511,100 – ₦730,100 (estimate, converted from India launch price) |
| TESTS | ||
| Battery Endurance | — | Local video playback: 34.7 h; music playback: 85 h (vivo lab); battery health rated for 1,600 cycles (~5 years) (vivo) |
| Performance | — | AnTuTu V11: 1,202,592 (vivo lab, 12GB+256GB); Gadgetbridge review: AnTuTu 1,178,447, Geekbench 1,060 single / 3,321 multi |
| SECURITY | ||
| Security | Biometric security: Fingerprint (side-mounted). | In-display optical fingerprint sensor |