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Buyers who want a tablet-sized screen and full flagship camera hardware in one device, and who will use the inner display for work or media often enough to justify the price.
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The best Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra contract deal starts from £79.17/month with Mozillion.
2 refurbished deals available - SIM-free from £1,520.00.
The Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra is the direct continuation of the Fold7, and the model to buy if you want a foldable that gives nothing away to a conventional flagship. Externally almost nothing has moved: the same 8-inch inner screen and 6.5-inch cover display, the same 215g, the same slim 8.9mm folded profile. The changes are the ones that were actually holding the Fold back. The battery grows to 5,000mAh and charging jumps to 45W, so a device that used to need careful management now comfortably clears a heavy day and refills in a sensible amount of time. The 50MP ultrawide replaces a 12MP sensor that had lagged behind for years, which finally makes the camera system competitive with Samsung's S-series rather than merely acceptable for the money. A sharper inner panel with an anti-reflective coating and a titanium support layer make the crease harder to notice, though running a finger across it still finds the groove. There is still no S Pen support, and the design is now two years old, so this is a substance upgrade rather than a fresh start.
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| Feature | Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra | Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 |
|---|---|---|
| Shape | Tall bookfold, opens like a book | Short and wide, opens sideways |
| Display | 8.0-inch inner + 6.5-inch cover | 7.6-inch inner (4:3) + 5.5-inch cover |
| Camera system | 200MP main (OIS) + 50MP ultrawide + 10MP 3x telephoto | 50MP main (OIS) + 50MP ultrawide |
| Battery and charging | 5,000mAh, 45W wired, 20W wireless | 4,800mAh, 45W wired, 20W wireless |
| Weight and thickness | 215g, 8.9mm folded | 201g, 9.7mm folded |
| Flex Mode | Supported, holds angles from about 30 to 140 degrees | Not supported, hinge will not hold an angle |
| SIM-free price | Not available | From £1,296.00 |
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Based on calibrated CPU benchmark rankings (60%) and GFXBench GPU scores (40%). Apple chipsets included via editorial calibration since AnTuTu under-represents Apple's architecture.
Based on panel type (LTPO is the modern flagship gold standard), resolution, refresh rate, peak brightness, screen size, and HDR10+ / Dolby Vision support. Marketing peak-brightness claims are capped at 3500 nits to prevent inflation.
Based on main-sensor size (1-inch / 1/1.3" beats 1/2.0"), telephoto reach (periscope > 5x > 3x optical), image processing tier (Apple Pro, Pixel Pro, Galaxy Ultra, Honor Magic Pro, Xiaomi Ultra), pro video features (ProRes, Apple Log, Dolby Vision), camera-partnership branding (Leica, Hasselblad, Zeiss) and OIS. Older flagships are de-rated since image processing pipelines have advanced significantly each generation. Megapixel count is deliberately downweighted — it correlates poorly with real-world camera quality. Where DXOMARK has lab-tested the phone, its measured score replaces this estimate.
Based on the image-processing tier (Apple Pro, Pixel Pro, Galaxy Ultra and Honor Magic lead on computational processing), sensor resolution in tiers rather than raw megapixels, autofocus, aperture and max selfie-video resolution. Calibrated against DXOMARK's selfie protocol.
Based on battery capacity (mAh) adjusted for platform efficiency calibrated against NotebookCheck, Tom's Guide, GSMArena and CNET reviewer tests. Apple A-series gets +45% (iOS process freezing + LTPO 1Hz + tuned panels make iPhone Pro Max outlast many 6500+ mAh Android phones in measured tests). Top Snapdragon / Dimensity flagships get +15%, budget chipsets are penalised −15% to −25% to reflect less efficient displays and looser background limits. Charging speed is excluded — see the separate Fast charging tag for that.
200
8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, gyro-EIS, OIS
200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS 10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 50 MP, f/1.9, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.5", 0.7µm, multi-directional PDAF
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Foldable Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 3000 nits (peak)
8.0
2256 x 2504 pixels
5000
45W wired, PD3.0, QC2.0, 67% in 30 min 20W wireless (Qi2.2) 4.5W reverse wireless
