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Pixel 11 Pro Fold vs Z Fold 8: £1 Apart
Google and Samsung are two big phone companies, and they each just made a new foldable phone — a phone that bends in half like a book.
The two phones cost almost exactly the same amount: only about one pound (£1) separates their prices.
That makes it really hard to choose between them!
Google's new phone still has a special zoom camera that lets you make far-away things look close up.
Samsung took the zoom camera out of its new phone, so zoom fans would need to buy a more expensive model instead.
The phones also switched up their looks: Google's new phone is slimmer, while Samsung's new phone is wider for the very first time.
Both phones have big foldable screens, and both will keep getting software updates for seven years.
Google's screen is bigger and brighter, but Samsung's phone is just slightly cheaper.
So in the end, the choice comes down to what matters more to you: zoom and brightness, or a wider screen.
The Pixel 11 Pro Fold starts at around £1,450, while the Galaxy Z Fold 8 costs around £1,451 — a gap of only about £1.
Google kept a dedicated 10.8MP 5x telephoto camera on the Pixel 11 Pro Fold, while Samsung dropped the telephoto lens from the standard Galaxy Z Fold 8.
Samsung introduced its first wide-screen foldable with the Galaxy Z Fold 8, while Google moved toward a slimmer design, bringing the two brands' foldables closer than ever.
Both phones offer 256GB, 512GB and 1TB storage options, a battery of roughly 4,800mAh, and seven years of software updates.
Google's foldable has an 8-inch 3,600-nit inner display, 16GB of RAM and the Tensor G6 chip, while Samsung's has a 7.6-inch 3,000-nit screen, 12GB or 16GB of RAM and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy.
- Who
- Google and Samsung, with their flagship foldable smartphones the Pixel 11 Pro Fold and the Galaxy Z Fold 8.
- What
- Both companies released foldable phones priced only about £1 apart, with Google keeping a dedicated 5x telephoto camera and Samsung dropping its telephoto lens while introducing a wider design.
- Where
- Not specified in the articles.
- When
- Not specified in the articles.
- Why
- The two companies have spent several generations moving toward each other's original design ideas, so the latest foldables are closer than ever in both price and design approach.
Choose the Pixel 11 Pro Fold
Choose the Galaxy Z Fold 8
Camera setup
Choose the Pixel 11 Pro Fold
Google keeps a dedicated 10.8MP telephoto camera with 5x optical zoom on its standard foldable, plus a 48MP main sensor with a claimed 56 per cent improvement in low-light sensitivity.
Choose the Galaxy Z Fold 8
Samsung dropped the dedicated telephoto from the standard Fold 8, offering only 50MP main and 50MP ultrawide cameras, and pushes zoom buyers toward the more expensive Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra.
Design and display
Choose the Pixel 11 Pro Fold
Google's Pixel 11 Pro Fold has an 8-inch inner display rated at up to 3,600 nits and a larger 6.5-inch cover display.
Choose the Galaxy Z Fold 8
Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8 is the company's first wide-screen foldable, following Google's original wide book-style approach, with a 7.6-inch inner display at 3,000 nits.
Performance
Choose the Pixel 11 Pro Fold
The Pixel runs on Google's Tensor G6 with 16GB of RAM.
Choose the Galaxy Z Fold 8
The Galaxy Z Fold 8 runs on the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy with 12GB or 16GB of RAM.
Key facts
- Pixel 11 Pro Fold price
- Around £1,450
- Galaxy Z Fold 8 price
- Around £1,451
- Pixel 11 Pro Fold rear cameras
- 48MP main, 10.5MP ultrawide, 10.8MP telephoto with 5x optical zoom
- Galaxy Z Fold 8 rear cameras
- 50MP main and 50MP ultrawide, no dedicated telephoto
- Inner display
- 8-inch 3,600-nit (Pixel 11 Pro Fold) vs 7.6-inch 3,000-nit (Galaxy Z Fold 8)
- Software support
- Seven years of OS updates, security patches and feature drops for both
- Battery capacity
- Approximately 4,806mAh (Pixel) vs 4,800mAh (Samsung)
- Processors
- Google Tensor G6 (Pixel) vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy (Samsung)







