Apple iPhone Duo vs Galaxy Z Fold 8: Things to know

Apple has finally entered the foldable phone race, and the comparisons to Samsung were never going to take long. The iPhone Duo and the Galaxy Z Fold 8 have nearly converged as devices on account of having the same design in terms of a hinge design like a book, a screen size that is around 7.6 inches and costing over $1,900.

However, once you move past their similarities in terms of physical attributes, you will see that the two phones are very different in many other ways, including pricing, durability, performance and waiting period for purchase.

When making your decision among the two, remember that the differences are not only about "Apple vs. Samsung" as described here below.

Apple iPhone Duo vs Galaxy Z Fold 8 price and storage

The starting price for the iPhone Duo would be $1,999 when purchased with 256GB of storage space, but the Galaxy Z Fold 8 will begin at $100 less when equipped with the same amount of storage space at $1,899.

However, the price difference between the highest storage capacity becomes much greater, since the 2TB option from Apple costs around $700 more than the highest 1TB capacity of Samsung, which is limited to $2,500.

Apple iPhone Duo vs Galaxy Z Fold 8 design

Both phones use a similar book-style hinge with a 7.6-inch inner display, but the details diverge once you start comparing dimensions. The Fold 8 is thinner at 8.9 mm folded and lighter at 7.58 ounces, while the Duo measures 11.3 mm folded and weighs noticeably more.

Apple claws back an advantage in durability, though the Duo carries an IP68 water and dust resistance rating against the Fold 8's IP48, meaning you can take the iPhone somewhere wetter without worrying.

Apple iPhone Duo vs Galaxy Z Fold 8 chip

You're looking at a real generational gap here. The Duo runs Apple's A20 Pro, built on a 2nm process with 50% more memory bandwidth and a 40% faster GPU than last year's chip.

The Fold 8 uses Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, built on 3nm and roughly matched with Apple's previous-generation silicon rather than this year's. Samsung compensates somewhat with RAM: you get 12GB standard, jumping to 16GB if you buy the 1TB model, while Apple hasn't disclosed how much RAM the Duo carries at all.

Apple iPhone Duo vs Galaxy Z Fold 8 camera specs

If long-distance shots matter to you, both phones will disappoint slightly. Neither includes a telephoto lens. The Duo pairs a 48MP wide and 48MP ultrawide sensor, while the Fold 8 uses two 50MP shooters in the same wide-and-ultrawide configuration, giving Samsung a small resolution edge on paper even though real-world image quality will likely come down to each company's processing rather than the sensor specs themselves.