Apple’s first foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo, is here to compete with Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8. Both phones have large screens that fold in half, but there are some important differences between them.

Here, you can check the top 5 differences between the iPhone Duo and Galaxy Z Fold 8 foldable phones.

1.) Display

Both phones have a 7.6-inch main screen with a 120Hz refresh rate. The iPhone Duo has a slightly higher screen resolution. Its outer screen is 5.4 inches, while the Galaxy Z Fold 8 has a slightly larger 5.5-inch outer screen. Apple also uses a special nano-texture finish to reduce screen reflections.

2.) Camera

The Galaxy Z Fold 8 has two 50MP rear cameras: a main camera and an ultrawide camera. The iPhone Duo has two 48MP rear cameras with similar functions. Neither phone has a telephoto camera, so they may not be the best choice for taking photos of faraway objects.

3.) Processor 

The iPhone Duo has Apple’s new A20 Pro chip. Samsung uses Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip in the Galaxy Z Fold 8. Based on the specifications, the iPhone Duo should be faster, mainly for gaming and other demanding tasks. Apple’s close control over its hardware and software could also help improve performance.

4.) Battery and Durability

Samsung has a 4,800mAh battery and supports faster wired charging. However, Apple claims the iPhone Duo can provide up to 31 hours of video playback on its inner screen. The iPhone Duo has an IP68 rating and a titanium build, making it more resistant to dust and water. The Galaxy Z Fold 8 has an IP48 rating.

5.) Multitasking

Samsung clearly wins for multitasking. The Fold 8 can run three apps side by side and supports several apps in separate windows. The iPhone Duo can run two apps side by side.

The iPhone Duo offers better expected performance and durability, while the Galaxy Z Fold 8 offers better multitasking and a lower starting price.

CNET tested 33 phones over the past year to compare their charging speed. The CNET comparison included budget to flagship phones and after all of it, the Galaxy S26 Ultra walked away with one clear title: fastest-charging Android phone.

Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra flagship phone has added 76% charge in 30 minutes during CNET’s wired charging test, edging out the iPhone 17 Pro’s 74%, the Moto G Stylus (2025) at 74%, and the OnePlus 15 at 72%.

The wireless charging story isn’t bad either: the S26 Ultra supports Qi2.2 at 25 watts, hitting 39% in CNET’s 30-minute wireless test.

There’s a catch, though: Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro is still the fastest overall. Faster wired charging, faster wireless charging and the fastest brand across its entire lineup.

• Apple’s average across the four iPhone 17 models and the iPhone Air landed at 54.6%.
• Samsung’s nine-phone average came in at 38.5%, dragged down by the Fold 7’s weak 29% score.

The reason the iPhone 17 Pro wins overall isn’t some technical leap. It’s a smaller battery; the eSIM-only US variant carries a 4,252-mAh cell, meaning there’s simply less to fill.

Apple’s iPhone processor and software efficiency mean that smaller battery still delivers competitive battery life. Samsung’s engineers are fighting a harder battle every time they spec in a 5,000-mAh cell.

Why doesn’t Samsung just adopt silicon-carbon batteries?

OnePlus is already selling silicon-carbon powered phones in the US. The OnePlus 15 recharged 72% of its 7,300-mAh battery in 30 minutes.

A massive battery, yet charging fast. That’s what silicon-carbon unlocks: higher capacity without the penalty on charge time. Samsung, Apple, and Google have all skipped it so far.

The broader picture from CNET’s testing is straightforward.

Faster charging is showing up everywhere now, including a $200 Samsung Galaxy A17 that supports 25-watt charging, matching the $900 Galaxy S26.

Samsung is selling Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus with Exynos and Snapdragon chips, depending on the country. A new test reveals a major gap in battery life of the Galaxy S26, and the difference in figures can’t be ignored.

A video posted on YouTube channel AndroidAddicts shows the battery test of the Galaxy S26 with Exynos and Snapdragon chips. The model Samsung is selling in the US and China turns out to be a battery beast with the same capacity.

Samsung Galaxy S26 ships with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in the US, Canada, and China. Users in the rest of the world get Exynos 2600-powered phones. Exynos is technically superior, but the Snapdragon crushes it in practice.

The battery test video involves various stages and aspects. Majority of the test scenarios belong to everyday usage of different period such as photography, social media, and entertainment.

The test involved phone call, video recording at 4K 30fps, video encoding, navigation through Google Maps, video call, YouTube video streaming, 3D Mark gaming benchmark, TikTok, X, Amazon Prime Video, and Instagram.

The video displayed everything side-by-side, with the Exynos model dying mid-X operation. It didn’t participate in Amazon Prime Video and Instagram. The battery performance gap was a huge, nearly 28 percent.

• Exynos – 6 hours and 48 minutes
• Snapdragon – 9 hours and 26 minutes

The Snapdragon version offered a battery of 2 hours and 38 minutes more than the Exynos variant. All the factors were the same while testing, it’s just the difference due to the processors inside.

It raises serious concerns about Exynos-equipped Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus, when it comes to efficiency. A recent test showed that the Exynos chip requires more power than the Snapdragon used in the Galaxy S26 series.

Source – Android Addicts (YouTube)

An independent comparison of AI call assistants between Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra and Google’s Pixel 10 Pro XL reveals a shocking winner. It feels safe to say that the S26 Ultra is trying hard, but the Pixel 10 Pro XL is still playing a different game.

Samsung finally jumped into AI call assistants with One UI 8.5, riding on the back of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Meanwhile, Google has been refining Call Screen for years, powered now by the Tensor G5.

Here’s how both phones handled three real-world scenarios. Courtesy of Tom’s Guide.

Package delivery

This is supposed to be simple. A delivery guy calls, leaves instructions, done.

Per John Velasco of Tom’s Guide, on the Galaxy S26 Ultra, the experience feels dated. The voice is robotic, with awkward pauses and a synthetic tone that screams first-gen. It’s not unusable, but it never convinces you it’s “human enough.”

Switch to the Pixel 10 Pro XL and the contrast is immediate. The assistant sounds natural, fluid, almost conversational. More importantly, it understands what’s happening. It suggests something like “leave it by the front door.”

• Winner – Pixel 10 Pro XL

Doctor’s appointment

A call comes in to confirm a doctor’s appointment. This is a perfect test of comprehension, not just transcription.

Google’s Pixel 10 Pro XL instantly picks up the intent and offers actionable responses: confirm, cancel, reschedule. It feels like the assistant is actually listening.

On the Galaxy S26 Ultra, nothing changes. Same generic responses. Same lack of awareness. The system transcribes well enough, but it doesn’t understand.

• Winner: Pixel 10 Pro XL

Solicitation call

The Pixel 10 Pro XL identifies the tone of the conversation almost immediately. It recognizes solicitation patterns and gives you a “Report as spam” option without hesitation.

The Galaxy S26 Ultra treats it like any other call. No spam awareness, no intelligent filtering at the response level. You can type a custom reply, sure, but that defeats the purpose of automation.

• Winner: Pixel 10 Pro XL

The Galaxy S26 Ultra has the hardware and One UI 8.5 integrates the feature neatly. But the core experience still feels like a Beta. Google’s advantage isn’t just better models. It’s years of data, refinement, and iteration.

Samsung will get there. Probably sooner than before, thanks to shared AI infrastructure.

Samsung Galaxy S26 series chip strategy is split between Exynos 2600 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and early GPU results are impressive. Samsung is about to impress fans with its next-gen Exynos chip in terms of graphics performance.

Recently, an upcoming Galaxy S26 Plus benchmarked on Geekbench, scoring 25791 points in GPU performance. For comparison, the OnePlus 15 with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 scores 24319 points in the same test on the same platform.

There’s a gap of 1472 points in the GPU scores of the chips. The difference isn’t substantial, but one can’t ignore the fact that Exynos 2600 has surpassed the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in terms of GPU (graphics) performance.

The latest Exynos features the Xclipse 960 GPU, while Snapdragon has Adreno 840. Xclipse 960, based on AMD’s RDNA 4 architecture, is doing real work here.

The two GPUs are made on different architectures. Both are optimized specifically for chipsets, offering impressive performance.

Exynos 2600 is built on Samsung’s 2nm GAA (Gate-All-Around) process. Compared to Qualcomm’s 3nm node, it offers tighter transistor control, better density, and improved power efficiency when done right.

Heat Path Block technology deserves attention, which improves heat transfer away from the chip. That matters for real-world gaming sessions, not synthetic benchmarks run in ideal conditions.

Qualcomm’s CPU performance, modem reliability, and ecosystem tuning are not suddenly irrelevant. But as someone who remembers the Exynos 2100 days all too well, this feels like a genuine shift.

Samsung finally stopped playing it safe. If these numbers translate into shipping devices with consistent performance and sane thermals, this might be the year Exynos makes Snapdragon users pause, then quietly feel a little jealous.

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