Apple iPhone 18 Pro: 6.3-inch Pro
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5: Galaxy Z Fold5; 12 GB RAM with 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB. Memory options and colours vary by market. The Z Fold4 and Z Fold6 are separate models.
| Specification | Apple iPhone 18 Pro | Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 |
|---|---|---|
| Release year | 2026 | 2023 |
| Display | 6.3-inch Super Retina XDR OLED; 2622 × 1206; 460 ppi; Always-On Apple | — |
| Refresh rate | ProMotion; adaptive, up to 120 Hz Apple | — |
| Processor | A20 Pro; 6-core CPU (2 performance, 4 efficiency); 7-core GPU with Neural Accelerators; dual 16-core Neural Engine Apple | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy Samsung |
| Storage | 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB Apple | — |
| Body and finishes | Aluminium unibody; Black, Silver, Glacier, Burgundy Apple | — |
| Brightness | 1000 nits typical; 1600 nits peak HDR; 3000 nits peak outdoors; 1 nit minimum Apple | — |
| Contrast | 2,000,000:1 (typical) Apple | — |
| Glass | Ceramic Shield 2 front; Ceramic Shield back Apple | — |
| Main camera | 48 MP Fusion; 24 mm; variable aperture ƒ/1.48–ƒ/4.0; second-generation sensor-shift OIS Apple | — |
| Ultra wide | 48 MP Fusion; 13 mm; ƒ/2.2; 120° field of view Apple | — |
| Telephoto | 48 MP Fusion; 100 mm (4×); ƒ/2.8; tetraprism; 3D sensor-shift OIS Apple | — |
| Video | 4K Dolby Vision at 24–60 fps and 100/120 fps on the main camera; 4K 120 fps ProRes with external recording; Cinematic 4K 60 fps; Action 2.8K 60 fps Apple | — |
| Front camera | 18 MP Center Stage; ƒ/1.9; autofocus; 4K Dolby Vision 60 fps Apple | — |
| Buttons | Camera Control (exposure, depth, zoom, cameras, styles, tone); Action button Apple | — |
| USB-C | USB 3, 10 Gbit/s; DisplayPort; 4K HDR video out Apple | — |
| Charging | Wired: about 50% in 15 minutes with a 60 W or higher adapter; MagSafe and Qi2: up to 25 W Apple | — |
| Battery | Up to 24 hours typical use; up to 36 hours video; up to 33 hours streamed video Apple | — |
| Durability | IP68: up to 6 m for up to 30 minutes (IEC 60529) Apple | — |
| Wireless | 5G (sub-6 GHz and mmWave); Apple C2 modem; Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 and Thread via Apple N1; second-generation UWB; NFC Apple | — |
| SIM | eSIM only; two active eSIMs Apple | — |
| Satellite | Emergency SOS, Roadside Assistance, Messages and Find My via satellite; Crash Detection Apple | — |
| Size / weight | 150.0 × 71.9 × 8.75 mm; 211 g Apple | — |
| Software | iOS 27 Apple | At launch Android 13, One UI 5.1.1 Samsung |
| Operating temperature | 0–35 °C Apple | — |
| Main screen | — | 7.6-inch QXGA+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X; 2176 × 1812, 374 ppi; 1–120 Hz adaptive refresh Samsung |
| Cover screen | — | 6.2-inch HD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X; 2316 × 904 (23.1:9), 402 ppi; 48–120 Hz Samsung |
| Memory and storage | — | 12 GB RAM; 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB Samsung |
| Rear cameras | — | 50 MP wide (ƒ/1.8, OIS, Dual Pixel AF); 12 MP ultra wide (ƒ/2.2, 123°); 10 MP telephoto (ƒ/2.4, OIS, 3x optical) Samsung |
| Front cameras | — | 10 MP on the cover screen (ƒ/2.2); 4 MP under-display camera on the inner screen (ƒ/1.8) Samsung |
| Battery and charging | — | 4,400 mAh (typical) dual battery; 50% in about 30 minutes with 25 W wired charging; Fast Wireless Charging 2.0; Wireless PowerShare Samsung |
| Water resistance | — | IPX8 (up to 30 minutes in 1.5 m of fresh water) Samsung |
| Connectivity and SIM | — | 5G, LTE, Wi‑Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3; up to two nano-SIMs and one eSIM Samsung |
| Security | — | Capacitive fingerprint sensor in the side key; Samsung Knox Vault Samsung |
| Size and weight | — | Folded 67.1 × 154.9 × 13.4 mm; unfolded 129.9 × 154.9 × 6.1 mm; 253 g Samsung |